Mayo Clinic is committed to taking care of our learners and staff as we address the COVID-19 situation. In order to help protect our communities, and out of an abundance of caution, the School of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is suspending live courses and conferences through December 31, 2020.
At this time, CPD suggests suspending or changing delivery method for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) with more than 10 in-person attendees. See individual RSS sessions for any changes to dates, times and delivery methods.
DESCRIPTION
This activity consists of three series. All sessions are held in Gonda 18-102 Lecture Hall unless otherwise noted in the session.
- Wednesday AM Conference - Every Wednesday, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
This series is made up of interesting case vignettes in pulmonary, sleep, and critical care medicine with discussions on diagnosis and management. - Friday AM Conference - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Research Conference - Every Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
The series talks about the research projects by various researchers in our division with the goal of disseminating ideas, discussion, thought on the research methodology and results. This conference has been held over 5 years. - Friday Noon Conference - Every Friday, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
This series features selected topics of clinical interest related to the practice of pulmonary, sleep and critical care medicine, including current literature review and updates.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This series is designed for physicians, fellows in training, residents, mid-level providers, medical students, and allied staff who are interested in the field of pulmonary, sleep and critical care medicine.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- recognize the basic genetic, molecular and cellular underpinnings of diseases affecting patients with pulmonary critical care and/or sleep disorders.
- recognize the molecular and physiologic basis for established and emerging diagnostic and therapeutic modalities used in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
- review ongoing basic, clinical, translational and educational research efforts within the division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
- discuss inter-disciplinary and cross-specialty research interactions relevant to pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders.
Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC (This credit type is only available for the Wednesday morning and Friday noon series.)
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Participation information will be shared with ABIM through PARS.
Disclosure Summary
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Mayo Clinic School of CPD) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course Director(s), Planning Committee Members, Faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place. Faculty also will disclose any off label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation. Disclosure of these relevant financial relationships will be published in activity materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.
Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...
Wednesday AM
Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry: None
No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Alexander Niven, MD
Kannan Ramar, MD
Eric Olson, MD
John Park, MD
Darlene Nelson, MD
Megan Dulohery Scrodin, MD
Vicki Loeslie, APRN, CNP, DNP
Debra Hillier, RN
Linda O’Connell, Educ. Program Coordinator
Morgan Hammel, Coordinator
Friday AM
Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Dr. Robert Vassallo = Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, SunPharma & Bristol-Myers-Squibb
Dr. James Utz = Grant/Research Support: PneumRx (Study ended June 14, 2019)
No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Alexander Niven, MD
Roberto Benzo, MD
Richard Oeckler, MD, PhD
Sean Caples, DO
Andrew Limper, MD
Patricio Escalante, MD
Tobias Peikert, MD
Kannan Ramar, MD
Darlene Nelson, MD
Ulrich Specks, MD
Sanjay Kalra, MD
Cassie Kennedy, MD
Craig Daniels, MD
Linda O’Connell, Educ. Program Coordinator
Ashokakumar Patel, MD
Patricia Iverson, Administrative Assistant
Eric Cleveland, Administrator, PCCM Division
Friday Noon
Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry: None
No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Kannan Ramar, MD
Eric Olson, MD
John Park, MD
Vicki Loeslie, APRN, CNP, DNP
Darlene Nelson, MD
Megan Dulohery Scrodin, MD
Alexander Niven, MD
Debra Hillier, RN
Morgan Hammel, Coordinator
Linda O’Connell, Educ. Program Coordinator
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here.
ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance. All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs. This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance. Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows.
TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.
COURSE DIRECTORS
Alexander Niven, MD; Darlene Nelson, MD
QUESTIONS?
Contact Linda O'Connell, Department Coordinator, at ph. 3-0941 for the Wednesday morning and Friday noon series.
Contact Trish Iverson, Department Coordinator, at ph. 4-2301 for the Friday morning series.

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