Program Description: 

Weekly conference during academic year (Sept-May) to highlight updates and changes to best practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Key Words: Medicine, Update, Diagnosis, Treatment

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • To define non-invasive ventilation, bi-level positive airway pressure (BPAP) modes and recognize differences between respiratory assist devices (RADs) vs. ventilators.
    • To recommend non-invasive ventilation (NIV) settings for chronic respiratory failure management in patients with COPD.
    • To recognize BPAP setting adjustments that can optimize ventilation in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) who benefit from NIV.
    • To recognize ventilator features needed for effective adjustment of ventilation in patients with neuromuscular disease (NMD).
    • To recommend testing needed to qualify patients for domiciliary NIV.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Daniel Stein, MD
Vice Chair
Department of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert 
 
Speaker:
Alejandra C. Lastra, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Associate Professor
Co-Director Advanced Respiratoy Care Program
Program Director Sleep Medicine Fellowship
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department of Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Alejandra C. Lastra

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed.

 

Name

Company

Role

Daniel Stein

Abbvie;Lilly;Bristol Myers Squibb

Speaking/Teaching

 

 

 

Contact

Name: 
Davaria Dunson
Email: 
ddunson@mcw.edu

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Session date: 
01/31/2025 - 7:30am to 8:30am CST
Location: 
Virtual Meeting
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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