Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

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Education

Courses, Travel & CME

CME Courses/Grand Rounds

Wed am Grand Rounds

L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

“Orthoplastic Extremity Reconstruction”
April 17, 2013 @ 7:30AM
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room N-225, San Francisco, CA 94143
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April 10| 7:30am | N-225
“Cervical Spine Clearance in Trauma Patients”
Murat Pekmezci, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF

April 17| 7:30am | N225
“Orthoplastic Extremity Reconstruction”
L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

April 24| 7:30am | N225
“Pre-Operative Evaluation of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patients”
Julia Kao, MD
UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Drs. Pekmezci and Kao have declared that neither they nor any immediate members of their families have financial arrangements or other affiliations with the manufacturers of any commercial products discussed in these CME activities. Dr. Levin receives royalties from Mavrek, Inc. All presenters will support their presentations and clinical recommendations with the “best available evidence” from the medical literature and will refrain from making recommendations regarding products or services.


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The objective of this educational activity is to educate staff, residents, attendings and all health care professionals. Educational content consists primarily of Orthopaedic topics, including Basic Science, Clinical Skills and Case Presentations.
The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCSF and The School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credit toward the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certified Athletic Trainers: UCSF Sports Medicine is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. Athletic trainers attending grand rounds may report up to 1.0 CEU of credit toward continuing education. Our approved provider number is P3359.
Other Credits: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. *The approved credit shown above include .25 credits toward meeting the requirement under California Assembly Bill 487, Pain Management and End-of-Life Care for physicians licensed in California (except radiologists and pathologists) to complete 12 hours of continuing medical education in pain management and/or end-of-life care by 30 December 2006. †In addition, .25 credits of this educational activity meet the CE requirements of the State of California, Department of Health Services Radiologic Health Branch regulation for radiologic technology. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO QUALIFY FOR CREDIT.

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