Program Description: 

Neurology Grand Rounds is a weekly lecture series designed to improve clinical competency and patient care by exposing attendees to evidence-based practices and recent advances in disciplines across the breadth of the clinical neurosciences including but not limited to: neuropsychology, cognitive neurology, headache medicine, movement disorders, epilepsy, neuro-oncology, neuro-immunology, neuro-ophthalmology, vascular neurology, endovascular interventional neuroradiology, and neuro critical care. Attendees are also regularly exposed to both pertinent basic science and clinical research occurring both on campus and elsewhere.

Key Words: Neurology, Neuroscience, Neuropsychology

Target audience: 
  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurses
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Allied Health Care Professionals and Physicians (fellows/residents)
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

Janine Taitt, MD

Title:   Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Objectives:

  • Review what is fNIRS
  • Identify the benefits of fNIRS
  • Analyze clinical application of fNIRS

 

Raquel Alonso, MD

Title:   Tail vein injection of rituximab for partial B cell depletion in humanized CD20 transgenic mice is safe and efficacious

Objectives:  

  • Overview of the immune system, autoimmune disease (MS in particular) and role of B cells in Multiple Sclerosis 
  • Overview of basic science study of B cells and approaches
  • Experiment, methods, results, discussion, and future directions

 

Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):

Avantika Singh, MD
Assistant Professor
Dept of Neurology, Div of Child Neurology
Epilepsy and Neonatal Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Children’s Wisconsin

Sam Hooshmand, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin 
Director, Zablocki MS Clinic
Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Chad Carlson, MD, FAAN
Professor and Vice Chair - Education
Program Director - Neurology Residency
Program Director - Clinical Neurophysiology & Epilepsy Fellowships
Department of Neurology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
 
Janine Taitt, MD
Child Neurology Resident
Department of Neurology 
Children’s Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Raquel Alonso, MD
Child Neurology Resident
Department of Neurology
Children’s Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin

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.

  • Avantika Singh
  • Sam Hooshmand
  • Chad Carlson
  • Janine Taitt
  • Raquel Alonso

Contact

Name: 
Mary Brehm
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0655
Email: 
[email protected]

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: 
09/06/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Location: 
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
HUB 4th floor A4520/A4628 and via Zoom
Milwaukee, WI 53226
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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