Presenter: Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, MB, BS
Overview:
Monocytes – The overlooked white cells –
in health and disease
Objectives:
To increase awareness and education for pediatric providers
Dr. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath is Hematologist/Oncologist and Professor of Pediatrics at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He received his MBBS degree in India and completed his pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He has practiced Pediatric Hematology Oncology for over 6 decades. He has done pioneering clinical studies and developed treatment protocols in pediatric leukemias (both ALL and AML). He also has conducted research in a broad range of nonmalignant blood disorders, particularly in congenital and autoimmune disorders of red cells. He has published extensively and given presentations at national and international conferences on topics in the field of pediatric hematology oncology.
Financial Disclosures:
Yaddanapudi Ravindranath, MB, BS has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
The Pediatric Grand Rounds Planning Committee (Deepak Kamat, MD, PhD, Steven Seidner, MD, Daniel Ranch, MD and Elizabeth Hanson, MD) has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
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.