CME Activities

AFib Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: John Johnkoski, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH Heart & Vascular Conference Room & Teams
• Date: Fourth Monday of the month

Objectives
Review and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of selected cases with cardiovascular disease and heart rhythm disturbances including a multidisciplinary review of potential treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Cardiologists. PAs, NPs, RNs, allied health professionals and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Aspirus Neuroscience Journal Club
Physician Coordinator: Rodrigo Merino, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH Front Desk Conference Room & Teams
• Date: Varies 

Objectives
Critically assess peer reviewed articles, identify clinically relevant questions that arise during patient care, develop skill sets for providers to appraise validity of various types of journal articles, and interpret best available evidence.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is physicians, extenders, and staff in neurology, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation. All primary care, specialty physicians, NPs, PAs, medical students, and management are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, and Evidence-Based Practice.

A post-learning questionnaire relevant to each journal article discussed is required for CME credit.

Aspirus Clinical Ultrasound Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Adam Clements, DO
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
• Place: AWH Board Room & Teams
• Date: First Wednesday of the month

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Physicians, Primary Care, Hospitalists, PAs, NPs, and nurses interested in Point of Care Ultrasound.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Breast Cancer Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Cecilia Stroede, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: ARCC Conference Room C229 & Teams
• Date:  Every Wednesday of the month

Objectives
Provide consultative, multidisciplinary conference focusing on prospective review of problem cases, pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment strategy and rehabilitation of the patient with cancer.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Medical and Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists, Surgeons, Radiologists, Pulmonologists, and Urologists.  PAs, NPs, nurses, management, allied health professionals, and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Cancer Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Christopher Peterson, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: ARCC Conference Room C229 & Teams
• Date:  Every Friday of the month

Objectives
Provide consultative, multidisciplinary conference focusing on prospective review of problem cases, pretreatment evaluation, staging, treatment strategy and rehabilitation of the patient with cancer.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Surgeons, Medical and Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists, Radiologists, Pulmonologists, Urologists, Gastroenterologists, Dermatologists, Otolaryngologists, and Residents. PAs, NPs, nurses, management, allied health professionals, and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Cardiology Advanced Practice Provider Education
Physician Coordinator: James Mohn, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 12:00 -1:00 pm (CT), 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
• Place: 4th Floor Lakeview Building Conference Room and Teams
• Date: First Thursday of the month

Objectives
Develop optimal clinical approaches to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of common heart disease encounter in both the inpatient and outpatient cardiology care of patients including coronary, valvular, and structural heart disease.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Cardiologists and cardiology advanced practice providers.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Cardiovascular Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Marcus Sublette, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH 2nd Floor Conference Rooms & Teams
• Date:  Second Friday of the month

Objectives
Review and discuss electrophysiology cases and the testing, diagnosis and treatment associated with them, along with anomalies including a consultative review of potential treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Cardiologists, PAs, NPs, nurses, extenders, technicians. Management and medical students are encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Echo Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Daniel Krause, DO
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH 2nd Floor Conference Rooms & Teams
• Date: Quarterly, first Wednesday of March, June, September and December

Objectives
Review and discuss echo studies and the diagnosis and treatment of selected cases with cardiovascular disease and anomalies, including a consultative review of potential treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Vascular Surgeons, Radiologists, Cardiologists, PAs, NPs, echo sonographers, extenders, technicians, nurses. Medical students and management are encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Electrophysiology Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Kevin Rist, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH 2nd Floor Conference Rooms & Teams
• Date:  Fourth Wednesday of the month, bimonthly

Objectives
Review and discuss electrophysiology cases and the testing, diagnosis and treatment associated with them, along with anomalies including a consultative review of potential treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Cardiologists, Residents, PAs, NPs, nurses, echo sonographers, extenders, technicians. Management and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Emergency Care Conference
Physician Coordinator: Amery Robinson, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 8:00 - 10:00 am (CT), 9:00 - 11:00 am (ET)
• Place:3E Conference Room and Microsoft Teams
• Date: Second Tuesday of the month

Objectives
Discuss the evaluation and management of patients with difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problems.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Emergency Care providers and the care team - residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, allied health care professionals, and medical students.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

EMS Outreach Education Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Michael Clark, MD, MPH
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm (CT), 7:00 - 9:00 pm (ET)
• Place:Teams
• Date: Varies 

Objectives
Appropriately diagnosis and treat/stabilize patients presenting to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department, and Trauma Center.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Paramedics, Pre-Hospital Clinicians, Medical First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Air-Ground Ambulance Services, and Service Line Representatives. 

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Internal Medicine Journal Club
Physician Coordinator: David Arvold, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 12:15 - 1:00 pm (CT), 1:15 - 2:00 pm (ET)
• Place: 4th Floor Lakeview Building and Teams
• Date: Biweekly, Tuesdays

Objectives
Critically appraise journal articles and clinical studies for diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Internal Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Other Specialists (Cardiology, Critical Care, etc.), Physician Assistants (PAs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Medical Students, Nurses, and the Internal Medicine care team.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Conference
Physician Coordinator: Scott Mikesell, DO
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:30 - 8:30 am (CT), 8:30 - 9:30 am (ET)
• Place: 4th Floor Lakeview Building and Teams
• Date: First and third Thursday of the month

Objectives
Develop individual care plans for each patient presented to include pre, intra, and post-operative care needs/concerns.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians; The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Cardiologists. residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and the care team.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

OBGYN Clinical Conference
Physician Coordinator: Deker Beyer, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 8:00 - 9:30 am (CT), 9:00 - 10:30 am (ET)
• Place: St Luke's Hospital and Teams
• Date: Every Thursday of the month

Objectives
Identify indications and contraindications for new modalities in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions presented at each session.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is OBGYN physicians and care team, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Family Medicine Physicians, and Pediatric Hospitalist Physicians.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehab Series
Physician Coordinator: Xan Courville, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: Auditorium and Teams
• Date: Monthly Wednesdays

Objectives
For each diagnosis or condition, identify current trends in both surgical and non-surgical approaches as identified by orthopedics, other specialties, and current literature.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians; The target audience is Orthopedic and Rebab physicians, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and the care team.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Peripheral Vascular Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: D. Jamie Costa, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH 2nd Floor Conference Rooms & Teams
• Date: First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Thursday of the month

Objectives
Review the diagnosis and treatment of selected patients with peripheral vascular disease including providing a consultative review of treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Vascular Surgeons, Radiologists, Cardiologists, PAs, NPs. Nurses, extenders, technicians, students, and management are encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Schwartz Rounds
Physician Coordinator: Ryan Andrews, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm (CT)
• Place: AWH 2nd Floor Conference Rooms.
• Date: Bimonthly, third Wednesday of the month

Objectives
Schwartz Rounds® are designed to share experiences, thoughts, and feelings about patient care in an effort to improve teamwork, decrease feelings of stress, and enhance patient care delivery

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is all providers and employees at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Interdisciplinary Teams, Interpersonal and communication skills, Professionalism.

Spine and Neurosciences Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Luke Budleski, DO
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: ARCC Conference Room C229 & Teams
• Date: Fourth Thursday of the month

Objectives
Appropriately diagnosis and treat patients with neuromuscular and spinal problems.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physical Therapy, and Chiropractors. PAs, NPs, nurses, management, and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

St Luke's Valve Conference
Physician Coordinator: James Mohn, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:30 - 8:30 am (CT), 8:30 - 9:30 am (ET)
• Place: 4th Floor Lakeview Building Conference Room and Teams
• Date: Mondays prior to TAVR dates

Objectives
Discuss individual care plan for each patient presented regarding pre, intra and post op care needs/concerns to plan accordingly for their evaluation and/or upcoming procedure.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Cardiologists and the valve conference care team.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Stroke and Interventional Neurology Case Reviews
Physician Coordinator: Muhammad Fareed Suri, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: 4th Floor Lakeview Building Conference Room and Teams
• Date: Quarterly

Objectives
Facilitate learning by having a multidisciplinary case review of neuro-intervention cases. Case discussion will focus on pertinent clinical information for the care team.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is the Stroke and Interventional Neurology care team.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

System Grand Rounds
Director/Manager: Aspirus CME
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 12:00 - 12:45 pm (CT), 1:00 - 1:45 pm (ET)
• Place: Teams 
• Date: Second Wednesday of the month

Objectives
Practice up-to-date treatment of diseases in clinical practice; Identify when to refer patients to specialists; Improve multidisciplinary teamwork and improve quality in patient care.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is primary care and specialty physicians. PAs, NPs, allied health professionals, students, and management are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

System Multi-specialty Case Conference
Director/Coordinator: Adam Clements, DO
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00-9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AWH 2nd Level Floor Classroom & Teams
• Date: Fourth Wednesday of the month

Objectives
Review the diagnosis, consultive review, and treatment options of selected cases to provide education, quality improvement, and collaboration across the system.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians. The target audience is primary care and specialty physicians. PAs, NPs, allied health professionals, students, and management are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Tumor Board Conference
Physician Coordinator: Homan Alkaied, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: 3 E Conference Room or 3 Center Conference Room
• Date: Weekly, Thursdays

Objectives
Correlate and integrate the clinical oncologic diagnosis with the pathologic radiologic, and surgical findings of the cases presented.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is St Luke's providers and care team for oncology patients.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Valve Case Conference
Physician Coordinator: Ronald Miles, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™

• Time: 7:00 - 8:00 am (CT), 8:00 - 9:00 am (ET)
• Place: AHVI Heart & Vascular Conference Room
• Date: Second & Fourth Thursday of the month

Objectives
Review and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of selected cases with cardiovascular disease and heart rhythm disturbances including a multidisciplinary review of potential treatment options.

Target Audience
CME activities are designed to serve the professional and educational needs of physicians.  The target audience is Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Cardiologists.  PAs, NPs, nurses, extenders, technicians, management, and medical students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Core Competencies
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interdisciplinary Teams, System-Based Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice.