THE KAISER PERMANENTE medical center santa rosa

professional development and education for physicians

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The Kaiser Santa Rosa Physician Continuing Medical Education Program is committed to: 1) providing quality medical education programs that increase physicians' clinical skills and 2) promoting continuous improvement in patient outcomes.

Professional Development and Education Program Faculty:  Faculty members oversee a wide variety of opportunities in order to further the continuing education and training of our staff physicians, who in turn further advance the cause of medicine in the hospital and clinics. Kaiser Santa Rosa Professional Development and Physician Education requires that all planners and faculty participating in CME activities disclose any financial relationship with a commercial interest that might pose a potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest with regard to the individual’s contribution to the activity. A commercial interest is defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients; the most common examples are pharmaceutical and medical device companies. All potential conflicts of interest are mitigated prior to the conference in accordance with the policies of the KP Santa Rosa Physician Education Program.

Regularly Scheduled Conferences – Specialty Based:

Adult and Family Medicine Conference Series: Faculty Planner: Damian Bello, MD: First and Third Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Hospital Conference Rooms H2 and H3, broadcast to Rohnert Park, MOB4 and MOB6 Conference Rooms. As a result of attending this series, participants will be better able to: (1) incorporate the latest practice recommendations in a variety of clinical areas into their day to day practice; (2) implement appropriate practice change that helps address significant gaps in practice identified by organizational clinical priorities; and (3) fulfill mandated educational requirements in geriatrics, pain management/end-of-life care, and cultural competency.

Pediatric Conference Series: Faculty Planner: Adrienne Silver, MD: Fourth Tuesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Stein MOB4 Conference Room and broadcast via Teams. As a result of attending this series, participants will be better able to: (1) incorporate the latest practice recommendations in a variety of clinical areas into their day to day practice; (2) implement appropriate practice change that helps address significant gaps in practice identified by organizational clinical priorities; and (3) fulfill mandated educational requirements in pain management and cultural competency.

Hospital Based Specialists: Hospital Core Competencies: Faculty Planner: Michael Yoo, MD: Second Thursday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Hospital Lower Level Residency Workroom. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) develop overall emergency medicine and hospitalist role and goals; (2) improve interactions with adult and family medicine physicians and other healthcare providers; (3) work to overcome challenges such as hand-offs / continuity of care; (4) provide support for quality measures, including those addressing readmissions for chronic illnesses; (5) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Geriatrics: Faculty: Wynnelena Canio, MD: First Friday of each month (except August) from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Hospital Building Lower Level Conference Room H3. As a result of attending these presentations, participants will be better able to: (1) identify and describe unique presentation of diseases in older adults; (2) distinguish disease states from normal aging; (3) recognize and manage geriatric syndromes; (4) update practice based on new guidelines in caring for older adults; and (5) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Integrative Medicine: Faculty: Kambria Beck Holder, MD: Second Tuesday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Hospital Building Lower Level Conference Rooms H2 and H3. In March on the 17th. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) describe evidence based integrative medicine approaches to managing chronic disease and commonly used complementary health modalities such as supplements; (2) appropriately refer patients for complementary health services; (3) assess the benefits and limitations of integrative medicine approaches to health; and (4) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Emergency Medicine Physicians and Hospital Based Specialists: Faculty Planner: Lisa Marinelli, MD: Second Wednesday of occasional months from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Hospital Conference Rooms H1 and H2. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) develop overall emergency medicine and hospitalist role and goals; (2) improve interactions with adult and family medicine physicians and other healthcare providers; (3) work to overcome challenges such as hand-offs / continuity of care; (4) provide support for quality measures, including those addressing readmissions for chronic illnesses; (5) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Urology Case Conference: Faculty: Joseph Lee, MD, Chief of Urology: Third Wednesday of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Petaluma Campus. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) review clinical advances in the field of urology in order to make care management decisions on clinically challenging cases; (2) access a large forum for urologists to determine ways to improve our ability to meet organization quality goals; (3) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience; (4) update and improve skills at interpreting advanced genitourinary radiographic imaging; and (5) update and improve utilization of available state-of-the-art genitourinary imaging modalities.

Regularly Scheduled Conferences – Multidisciplinary:

Tumor and Cancer Board: Faculty: Fan Zhang, MD, and Irwin Lee, MD: Second Friday and Fourth Thursday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Support Services Building, Second Floor, Conference Room #20. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) describe current evidence based community standards in the care of cancer patients, including: biology of disease, diagnostic technique, pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment strategy, rehabilitation prognosis and support; (2) continually develop and monitor facility standards of care among cancer specialists; (3) discuss and provide case management feedback on individual cancer patient cases; and (4) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Endocrine Tumor Board: Faculty: Kendal Hamann, MD: Fourth Tuesday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. MOB1, 2nd Floor, TPMG Administration Conference Room. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) describe current evidence based community standards in the care of cancer patients, including: biology of disease, diagnostic technique, pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment strategy, rehabilitation prognosis and support; (2) continually develop and monitor facility standards of care among cancer specialists; (3) discuss and provide case management feedback on individual cancer patient cases; and (4) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

HIV Treatment Case Conference: Faculty: Uyen Ly, MD, and Maya Land, MD, FACP: Second Wednesday of each month, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. MOB2, 3rd Floor Conference Room 3. As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be better able to: (1) determine improved HIV treatment regimens; (2) update HIV treatment; and (3) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Sports Medicine Case Conference: Faculty: Todd Weitzenberg, MD and Shawn Hsieh, MD: First Tuesday of each month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. MOB5 P.T. Classroom. As a result of attending these presentations, participants will be better able to: (1) demonstrate improved expertise in musculoskeletal physical exam skills; (2) use the latest diagnostic and treatment approaches for common musculoskeletal conditions; (3) summarize indications for surgery; (4) describe recommended pre-operative workup; and (5) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary Case Conference: Faculty: Tracey Jones, MD: First Wednesday of the month from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. MOB5 P.T. Classroom. As a result of attending these presentations, participants will be better able to: (1) identify best practices in facilitating recovery for stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological rehabilitation patients; (2) describe follow up recommendations to reduce readmissions; and (3) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Occupational Medicine Case Conference: Faculty: Christopher George, MD MPH and Shawn Hsieh, MD: Fourth Thursday of alternating months (January, March, May, July, September, November) from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. MOB5 Conference Room 3. As a result of attending the conferences in this series, participants will be better able to: (1) demonstrate improved ability to diagnose and treat common occupational musculoskeletal conditions; (2) demonstrate proper use of radiologic testing; (3) identify factors that predict delayed recovery; (4) discuss indications for specialist referral; and (5) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Physician Service Excellence Group (PSEG) Adult/Family Medicine and Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Specialty Care Conference: Faculty: Robert Koch, MD and Damian Bello, MD: Monthly, venue varies. As a result of attending these presentations, participants will be better able to: (1) use appropriate diagnostic and treatment approaches for common musculoskeletal conditions; (2) demonstrate improved evaluation of the indications for specialty referrals and the different types of specialty care available; (3) enhance ability to deliver appropriate messaging to patients needing specialty musculoskeletal care, and (4) identify cultural/linguistic issues which may present barriers and/or opportunities in the care experience.

Direct Line: (707) 393-3193
Tie Line: 8-533-3193
401 Bicentennial Way
Hospital Bldg 1^st Floor Quality Dept
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

CHIEF OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Edward Chang, MD, FACS
Phone: (707) 393-3009
Tie Line: 8-533-3009
Email: Edward.W.Chang@kp.org    

CME COORDINATOR

Patricia A. Clayborn
Phone: (707) 393-3193
Tie Line: 8-533-3193
Email: Patricia.A.Clayborn@kp.org