Session 5: Biomedical Informatics

This course will provide an introduction to biomedical informatics, genomic assay technologies, and the use of data science in healthcare.  

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D., serves as the Associate Director of Bioinformatics at the MCW Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center (GSPMC) and oversees development and operations supporting research and clinical bioinformatics processes. Working in team science collaborations, his lab develops methods for interpreting the mechanistic effects of human genomic variation, starting from atomic structures and scaling up to systems-level patterns and their epigenetic and network regulation. He is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Department of Biochemistry. He is also vice-chair of the faculty advisory committee for MCW’s high-performance computing cluster and serves additional roles for data management. Dr. Zimmermann is focused on improving methods for interpreting human genetic variation so that all patients can have more benefit from knowledge of their own genetic data.

 

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacists
  • Genetic Counselors
  • Researchers
  • Lab Technicians

Learning Objectives

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

  • Define types of biomedical informatics approaches in health care.
  • Identify the clinical utility of major types of genomic assay technologies.
  • Examine sub-specialties of data science.
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Kellie LeGrave
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-4139
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
10/20/2025
Course expires: 
10/19/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Precision Medicine Continuing Education Program 2025

Reading:  ACGS Best Practice Guidelines for Variant Classification in Rare Disease <link> 

Activity Director:
Gwen Lomberk, PhD
 
Planning Committee:
Gwen Lomberk, PhD
John Meurer, MD, MBA
Carolyn Oxencis, PharmD
Jenny Geurts, MS, CGC
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 
 
  • Gwen Lomberk, PhD
  • John Meurer, MD, MBA
  • Carolyn Oxencis, PharmD
  • Jenny Geurts, MS
  • Jeremy Garrett, PhD
  • Donald Basel, MD
  • Jake Luo, PhD
  • Michael Zimmermann, PhD

 

Name

Company

Role

Deepak Kilari, MD

Eisai, Aveo, Jannsen, Pfizer, Exelixis, MJH Life Science, Aptitude, Targeted Oncology

Consultant, Speaker, Advisory Board

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.
 
Designation of Credit Statement
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.50 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
 
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized The Medical College of Wisconsin to offer up to 1.5 CEUs or 15 Category 1 contact hours for the activity Precision Medicine Continuing Education Program Spring 2025. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.
 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 
Participation shared with ABP through PARS:
 
Individual participants’ information will be shared with ABP through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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