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:
  • Describe healthcare as a complex, dynamic, and adaptive system
  • Describe key principles in the evolution of patient safety and their relevance to current clinical practice
  • Apply practical tools to identify, manage, and reduce potential risk in everyday clinical work
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
 
Speaker:

Raji Venkitachalam MBBS
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Critical Care and Cardiology    
Children’s Wisconsin

Nancy Jacobson, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin

 
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.
  • Avantika Singh
  • Raji Venkitachalam 
  • Nancy Jacobson
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
Sam Hooshmand
EMD Serono
  • Consultant
  • Speaking or Teaching
Sam Hooshmand
TG Thearputics
  • Consultant
  • Speaking or Teaching
  • Advisory Committee
Sam Hooshmand
Amgen
 
  • Consultant
  • Speaking or Teaching
Sam Hooshmand
Genetech
  • Consultant/ Advisory
  • Committee Honorarium
Sam Hooshmand
Novartis
  • Researcher

Contact

Name: 
Mary Brehm
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: 
04/17/2026 - 8:00am to 9:00am CDT
Location: 
Hybrid
8701 W Waterown Plank Road
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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