Date: Wednesday January 25, 2017
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Location: Pinn Hall auditorium (formerly Jordan Hall), 1-5
Cost: Free
Zain Kassam, MD, MPH is the Chief Medical Officer at OpenBiome. He is a gastroenterologist, internal medicine physician and epidemiologist.
Zain was named a Top 40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovator by MedTech, and is a Scientific Advisory Board member for the American Gastroenterological Association Center for Gut Microbiome Research & Education. Dr. Kassam’s research focuses on innovative microbiome-directed therapies that deeply impact human health and disease. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed abstracts, publications and book chapters and holds grants from the CDC, CCFA and private foundations.
CME learning objectives:
1. Appreciate the impact of universal stool banks in enabling safe access to fecal microbiota transplantation
2. Understand the role of universal stool banks on catalyzing research in the microbiome
Medicine Grand Rounds is offered every Wednesday throughout the year by the UVA Department of Medicine, in association with UVA’s Office of Continuing Medical Education. CME credit is available; instructions and forms are available at the event.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Virginia School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University Of Virginia School Of Medicine awards one hour of participation to each non-physician participant who successfully completes this educational activity. The University of Virginia School of Medicine maintains a permanent record of participants who have been awarded hours of participation. CME transcripts may be obtained at www.cmevillage.com (click on Transcripts and follow the instructions).
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