Program Description: 

This CME program addresses gaps in medical knowledge and best practices with regards to the clinical practice of internal medicine and teaching learners the discipline of internal medicine.  These conferences update the audience with new findings and best practices to match current understanding in the field of internal medicine so that our faculty are knowledgeable, competent, and practice patient care of value to the patient.

Target audience: 
  • Physicians/Faculty
  • Allied Health Professionals
Learning objectives: 
  • Describe the pathophysiology and epidemiology of Cushing’s syndrome.
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of late-night salivary cortisol and other screening tests for spontaneous Cushing’s syndrome.
  • Compare and contrast the use of late-night salivary cortisol measurements and other screening tests in patients with adrenal incidentalomas and subclinical Cushing’s syndrome
Faculty & credentials: 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Commercial Support Six, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners: Leonard Egede, MD, MS and Ankur  Segon, MD, MPH, FACP     

Presenter: 

Hershel Raff, PhD, FAAAS, FAPS
Professor of Medicine, Surgery, and Physiology, Medical School, Medical College of Wisconsin Professor, Pharmacy School, Medical College of Wisconsin Director - Endocrine Research Laboratory, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Advocate Aurora Research Institute
 

                                                                                                                                                         

Contact

Name: 
Lexie Cizauskas
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0388
Email: 
acizaukas@mcw.edu
Session date: 
12/04/2020 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm CST
Location: 
Froedtert Hospital
9000 N. Wisconsin Avenue
Inpatient Area, 2NT Conference Center
Milwaukee 53225
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 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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