Presenter:
Angela Weyand, MD
Assosciate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School
Overview:
“Reference Ranges and Health Inequality in Hematology”
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Dr. Angela Weyand is an associate professor of pediatric hematology and oncology at the University of Michigan Medical School. She attended Northwestern University for her undergraduate education before heading to the University of Michigan for medical school. She completed her pediatrics residency at Seattle Childrens/University of Washington before returning to the University of Michigan for her pediatric hematology oncology fellowship. Her clinical interests are in hormone provoked thrombosis, von Willebrand disease, and the care of young women and girls with disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis. She is co-director of a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the care of this population. Her research interests are in optimizing the care of young women and girls with disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis, as well as reference ranges and how these contribute to health inequity.
Financial Disclosures:
Angela Weyand, MD has disclosed she is a Researcher for Pfizer, Takeda, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk; and a Consultant for Sanofi, Genentech, Bayer, Takeda, Spark, and Novo Nordisk. The relevant financial relationships noted for Dr. Weyand have been mitigated.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Planning Committee member Steven Seidner, MD has disclosed he receives funding from Draeger Medical for the Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates for which he is a co-principal investigator.
Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hour)
Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hour)
MOC-2 credit (1.00 hour)
Target Audience:
Pediatric Doctors and Providers
Faculty, residents, health care providers; medical students and trainees.
Accreditation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.