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6/19/2018 - Medical Grand Rounds: Morbidity and Mortality in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease & Keeping off the Bottle: Medications for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explain the definition of alcohol use disorder (AUD)
  • Be comfortable prescribing Naltrexone and Acamprosate
  • Describe the medication options for AUD for the cirrhotic patient
  • Recognize and manage complications of sickle cell disease in adults.
  • Discuss new insights into pathophysiology of sickle cell disease.
  • Raise awareness of health disparity in caring for patients with sickle cell disease.

Presentation Topics
Title:  Morbidity and Mortality in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Presenter:  Madhav Vissa, MD

Title:  Keeping off the Bottle: Medications for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Presenter:  Patricia Ajayi-Fox, MD

Authors:
Madhav Vissa, MD — Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Chief Resident, PGY-4, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Patricia Ajayi-Fox, MD — PGY3, Internal Medicine Resident, UPMC Global Health and Underserved Track
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.