Neurology Grand Rounds

Kinne Auditorium

Monday July 31, 2017 at 12:15 PM

Video-conferenced to Nemours 1 North and Brooks Rehab

Christopher Anderson M.D., presents:

“Making Good on the Promise of GWAS in Stroke”

Dr. Chris Anderson is a Neurocritical Care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, with research expertise in the genetics of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Dr. Anderson is a member of the Steering Committee for the International Stroke Genetics Consortium, an organization made up of investigators from around the world devoted to using human genetics to explore the biology of stroke. He is also a member of the Program in Medical and Population Genetics at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. His laboratory utilizes computational, genetic, and epidemiologic tools to derive new information about the mechanisms underlying cerebrovascular disease, and to use this information to drive identification of novel treatment targets and implementation of precision strategies for primary and secondary prevention.

Learning objectives:

Define areas of new neuroscience knowledge and research

Identify Clinicopathologic (CPC) correlations of neurologic disease

Illuminate areas of practice-based improvement within the neurosciences based on advancing scientific research or Practice-based improvement projects.

Speaker Christopher Anderson, M.D. has no financial relationship to disclose or intentions to discuss off label/investigational use of a commercial product/device.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit is available to Mayo Clinic Staff only.

This program is supported in part by an educational grant from the following company in accordance with ACCME Standards: None