The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
CME SPOTLIGHT
Office of Continuing Medical Education Updates & Events
February 2023 | med.unr.edu/cme
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CME SPOTLIGHT
PLAN AHEAD - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
TriplePlay! 2 Hours Ethics. 2 Hours SBIRT. 2 Hours Suicide Prevention.
April 4, 6, and 11, 2023 | Virtual Program
Secure your spot today at a discounted rate!
Early registration fee $60 per 2-hour session, if registered before March 24, 2023. After, March 24, 2023 prices increase to $80 per session.
UPCOMING CME EVENTS
Clinician Well-Being: Practical Strategies to Implement TODAY
Thursday, February 16, 2023 | Virtual Program
Diversity Health Series: Weight Stigma in Healthcare: Practical Tips for a Weight Inclusive Model of Care
March 6, 2023 | Reno, Nevada
Inclusive Medicine Series: Are We Missing an Upstream Driver of Health? Addressing Racism in Medical Education
March 8, 2023 | Reno, Nevada
TriplePlay! 2 Hours Ethics. 2 Hours SBIRT. 2 Hours Suicide Prevention
April 4, 6, and 11, 2023 | Virtual
Renown Sports Medicine Conference
Saturday, April 15, 2023 | Reno, Nevada
William N. Pennington Cancer Institute - 1st Annual Cancer Symposium
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | Lake Tahoe, Hyatt
Western Region FLEX Conference
June 13-15, 2023 | Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nevada Cancer Control Summit
September 12, 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada
Enhancing Humanism in Medicine: Caring for Yourself, Caring for Your Patients, and Caring for Your Learners
December – March Session Series | Virtual Program
Cardiology ECHO – Cardiovascular Medicine in the Primary Care Settings ECHO Series
February – April Session Series | Virtual Program
SBIRT for Health Professionals ECHO Series
March – April Session Series | Virtual Program
Pacific AETC Nevada's E-Learning
The Pacific AETC-NV offers engaging and interactive online learning opportunities to increase healthcare providers' knowledge and awareness of HIV and STI-related health topics. Online and on-demand programming offer an alternative to in-person sessions for busy healthcare professionals.
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Series
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) is a national data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiative based on interdisciplinary consensus-based practices to improve maternal safety and outcomes.
Children's Behavioral Health Program Series
Primary care settings are where most childhood-onset health conditions are identified and where care is coordinated for these conditions. Mental health conditions should not be an exception, but many Primary Care Providers (PCP) report a lack of confidence when diagnosing and coordinating behavioral health care for children and adolescents.
Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Series
This series of webinars will provide education on how to establish an antimicrobial stewardship program that aids facilities in understanding MDROs, develops policies and protocols to ensure antibiotics are used responsibly based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ensuring champions are in place to ensure the policies and protocols are utilized throughout the facility.
FEATURED EVENT
Lee Schwartzberg, M.D., FACP
HIGHLIGHTED SPEAKER
Lee Schwartzberg, M.D., FACP
Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Institute for Cancer Institute, Renown Health
Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
#SpeakerSpotlight
William N. Pennington Cancer Institute - 1st Annual Cancer Symposium Presentation Topics
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | Reno, Nevada
  • Opening Remarks: Reducing the Burden of Cancer 50 Years After the National Cancer Act: Where Were We, Where We Are, Where Are We Going | 9:00 a.m.
  • Early Breast Cancer | 11:20 a.m. 
  • Closing Remarks | 4:00 p.m.

Join us at the inaugural William N. Pennington Cancer Institute’s first Annual Cancer Symposium in Incline Village, Nevada, where Dr. Schwartzberg will open the event with a presentation on Reducing the Burden of Cancer, 50 Years After the National Cancer Act. He will also present on the topic of Early Breast Cancer and conclude with closing remarks.

Dr. Lee Schwartzberg, FACP, Section Chief of Medical Oncology at the William N. Pennington Cancer Institute at Renown. Dr. Schwartzberg completed fellowship training in medical oncology and hematology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident and was a founding member of the institutional ethics committee. He serves as a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. His research interests include supportive care, precision medicine and patient-reported outcomes in breast cancer and he has published over 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and monographs. He was recently honored as the 2023 Legends in Cancer honoree at this year's Best of Breast conference for his contributions to the field of breast cancer. Dr. Schwartzberg was selected for this award based on his unique and vast contributions to advancing science and patient care, including his major research interests such as therapeutic approaches to breast cancer, targeted therapies, and supportive care.

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