ME Category 1 Programs

"Multiple Myeloma"

1) Identify new and emerging data on multiple myeloma.

2) Formulate treatment plans that incorporate new data on multiple myeloma as appropriate.

3) Identify guidelines for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of both newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

4) Recognize key elements of standard treatment options for multiple myeloma, including stem cell transplantation.

Parameswaran Venugopal, M.D.
– Professor of Medicine & Co-Director, Section of Hematology
Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, Illinois

"Ovarian Cancer”

1) Discuss the clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, staging, and treatment options of ovarian cancer.

Lee Shulman, M.D.
– Professor and Chief, Division of Reproductive Genetics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine – Chicago, Illinois

Oncology Grand Rounds 

Topics:  To Be Announced

 “Oculoplastics: A Review for the Non-Ophthalmologist”

1) Review the anatomy and commonly encountered pathology of the skin and soft tissue of the eye.

 2) Review the anatomy and commonly encountered pathology of the orbit of the eye.

3) Discuss the anatomy, physiology, and commonly encountered pathology of the lacrimal system.

Kenya Starks, M.D. – Oculoplastic Surgeon
Hauser-Ross Eye Institute and Kishwaukee Community Hospital – DeKalb, Illinois

 “New Updates in Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Research”

1) Provide an overview of the new updates in non-embryonic stem cell research.

2) Discuss the implications of non-embryonic stem cells in the near and far future.

Peiman Hematti, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Director Clinical Hematopoietic Cell Processing Laboratory
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health – Madison, Wisconsin