As of July 1, 2021, we are pleased to announce our APP Grand Rounds are approved by the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, office of Continuing Medical Education and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (OCME). By attending our APP Grand Rounds, you qualify to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (™).
AB 1195 (Compliance PDF)
http://www.meded.uci.edu/CME/pdfs/AB1195-compliance.pdf
AB 241
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB241
UCI Health Advanced Practice Providers Program is excited to announce the launch of our Grand Rounds presentations. The Grand Rounds Subcommittee is comprised of:
- Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C (Activity Director, Content Reviewer)
- Richard Bruce, PA-C (Planner)
- Angela Nguyen, NP (Planner)
- Chi Nguyen, NP (Planner)
- Dr. Sunil Verma, MD, MBA (Planner)
We’re in the process of compiling a list of potential speakers. If you have any ideas for Grand Rounds or are interested in giving a presentation on a clinical topic, public health initiative, or legislative update, please reach out to Deon Kidd (vkidd@hs.uci.edu) for further details.
Upcoming Grand Rounds
| 2024 Speakers | Event Details | Zoom Info/CME |
|---|---|---|
 Robert Redfield III, MD Associate Clinical Professor, Chief of Transplantation Surgery, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Living Donation Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Jennifer Xu, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cardiology | Aortic Stenosis and TAVR Wednesday, October 16, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
   Connie Wanchun Lu, NP, Pamela Antiquera, Np, & Paulo Jusay, NP UCI School of Medicine, Radiological Sciences | Interventional Radiology: What We Do Wednesday, September 18, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
Past Grand Rounds
| Speakers | Event Details | Zoom Info/CME |
|---|---|---|
 Sandra Sunhee Park, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | IBD Basics Wednesday, August 14, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 David Lee, MD Professor of Urology, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and Clinical Operations, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Urology | Prostate Cancer Detection and Management Wednesday, July 17, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Prem Tripathi Bay Hills Plastic Surgery | Botox/Fillers/Aesthetics Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Florica Potra-Cionca, PA-C UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Evaluation and Treatment of Low Back Pain Wednesday, May 8, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Kishore M. Gadde UCI School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Weight Management Medications (pros/cons/alternatives), including GLP-1 Medications Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Richard Bruce, PA-C UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Postoperative Considerations for Total Knee & Hip Arthroplasty Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
  Dr. Ryan C. Tone & Angela Nguyen, NP UCI School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | Anesthesia Preoperative Considerations Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Chi Nguyen, NP UCI School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology | Obstructive Sleep Apnea January 10, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Jennifer Hammonds, CPC, CHC UCI School of Medicine, Compliance | CMS 2024 Final Rule Changes Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Janellen Smith Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology | Dermatology Discussion: Oral Disease Tuesday, September 12, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, UCI Health Member, California Physician Assistant Board | Director’s corner: Where do we stand on NP/PA Joint postgraduate residency/fellowship training in the US? A limited review of the literature Wednesday, August 9, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Kiran Clair Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology | Ovarian Cancer Wednesday, July 12, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Peter Chung Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine | A Broad View of Autism Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Candice Whealon, NP DNP Placement Coordinator, UCI School of Nursing | Monkeypox Masquerading as Syphilis Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
| Richard Bruce, PA-C UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Postoperative Considerations for Total Knee & Hip Arthroplast Thursday, April 13, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Maureen Carr, NP UCI School of Medicine, Department of Hematology | A Day in the Life of a Cancer Patient Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Hamid Djalilian Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology | Otologic Migraine: A Common but Underdiagnosed Problem Friday, February 10, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 | Preop Considerations/Surgical Optimization Wednesday, January 11, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials. Click here for meeting materials. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, UCI Health Member, California Physician Assistant Board | Evidence-Based Treatment Of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) Wednesday, December 14, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Zoom recording and meeting materials will be posted after the event. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
| Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, UCI Health Member, California Physician Assistant Board | Implicit Bias Attitudes and Training In Post-Graduate Education Program Wednesday, November 9, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Zoom recording and meeting materials will be posted after the event. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Antoney Ferrey Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension & Kidney Transplant | Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)/Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Wednesday, October 12, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
  Dr. Shalini Shah & Phuong Hoang, NP Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vice Chair Division of Pain Management | Pain Management Wednesday, September 14, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Meeting materials will be posted after the event. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. David Swope Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders | Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Wednesday, August 10, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials Zoom recording and meeting materials will be posted after the event. CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
  Dr. Mohammad Shafie & Dr. Wengui Yu Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Division of Neurocritical Care & Stroke | Stroke Wednesday, July 13, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Virginia Kimonis Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetic and Genomic Medicine | Lysosomal Storage Diseases Wednesday, June 8, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Catherine Diamond Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases | HIV Care Update Catered to UCI Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Kimberly Burton, PA-C Physician Assistant, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma | Burn/Wound Care Wednesday, April 13, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Dr. Roxana Ghashghaei Assistant Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology | Hypertensive Care In Outpatient Settings Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Katie Rankell, RD, CDE, CLE Program Director, UCI Health Weight Management Program | Weight Management Clinic Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Click here for flyer | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits will be sent out via email to all attendees. |
 Kathy LaPierre, CPC-CPMA-CEDC-CEMC Compliance Audit Officer, UCI Health Compliance & Privacy Office | 2022 Billing/Coding Updates Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Not eligible for this event due to the nature of the topic. |
| 2021 Speakers | Event Details | Zoom Info/CME |
|---|---|---|
Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of Advanced Practice Providers Program | Post-Graduate Fellowship Training for Advanced Practice Providers Monday, November 15, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits has been sent out via email to all attendees. If you attended and have not received your CME Evaluation link, please email Mei Deng (meiweid@hs.uci.edu). |
 Janette Villalon, PA-C Physician Assistant, UCI School of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology | Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Monday, October 11, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits has been sent out via email to all attendees. If you attended and have not received your CME Evaluation link, please email Mei Deng (meiweid@hs.uci.edu). |
 Molly Nunez, MSN, RN, ACNP Director, Clinical Operations, UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute | Integrative Health: Case Study Monday, September 13, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits has been sent out via email to all attendees. If you attended and have not received your CME Evaluation link, please email Mei Deng (meiweid@hs.uci.edu). |
 Victor C. Joe, MD, FACS Director of Burn Services, HS Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | Improvement. Inspiration. Innovation UC Wide APP Week 2021 Monday, September 27, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Meeting materials unavailable. CME Credits: CME credits are not available for this event. |
 Steven Bereta, MS, RN, FNP-C Clinical Research Nurse Practitioner, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Urology | Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Monday, August 9, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits has been sent out via email to all attendees. If you attended and have not received your CME Evaluation link, please email Mei Deng (meiweid@hs.uci.edu). |
 Dr. Dawn Lombardo Associate Clinical Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology | Heart Failure Management Monday, July 12, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  Click here for flyer » | Click here for meeting materials » CME Credits: Instructions for obtaining your CME credits has been sent out via email to all attendees. If you attended and have not received your CME Evaluation link, please email Mei Deng (meiweid@hs.uci.edu). |
 Kristen Ko, PHN, FNP-BC, CCTC Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Transplant Coordinator, UCI Division of Transplantation | Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Monday, June 14, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » |
 Nilu Patel, DNAP, APRN, CRNA Sr. CRNA, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care | Local Anesthetics and Lipid Therapy Monday, May 10, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » |
 Dr. Miriam Bender, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing | Implementation Science Monday, April 12, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » |
 Dr. Sunil Verma, MD, MBA Associate Professor, UCI School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | Tracheostomy 101 Monday, March 8, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » |
Kathy LaPierre, CPC-CPMA, CEDC, CEMC Compliance Audit Officer, UCI Health Compliance & Privacy Office | 2021 Billing/Coding Updates Monday, February 8, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Click here for meeting materials » |
  Kim-Hau Nguyen, LCSW Senior Social Services Supervisor, Orange County Adult Protective Services Kelli Jean Morris, JD, LLM Senior Protection Program and Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) Coordinator, Council on Aging – Southern California | Interprofessional Didactic Sessions “Elder & Financial Abuse: Protecting Your Patients & Loved Ones” Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Zoom recording and meeting materials unavailable. |