John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds: M&M Conference

Sindhu Joseph, MD

Associate Firm Chief, Firm A

John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County

Mauricio Carballo, MD

Chief Medical Resident, Firm A

John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County

Following participation in this educational activity the participant intends to incorporate the following into their practice of medicine:

• Conduct an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for microscopic hematuria in the outpatient setting
• Initiate an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for patients with a leukemoid reaction
• Identify individual cognitive biases and how they can lead to potential misdiagnosis.

The Rush Accreditation and Designation Statement

Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

Dr. Joseph has disclosed that she has no actual or potential conflicts of interest in regards to this presentation.

Rush Disclosure Policy Statement

It is the policy of the Rush University Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure that its CME activities are independent, free of commercial bias and beyond the control of persons or organizations with an economic interest in influencing the content of CME.  Everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest (including but not limited to pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic) within the preceding 12 months  If there are relationships that create a conflict of interest, these must be resolved by the CME Course Director in consultation with the Office of Continuing Medical Education prior to the participation of the faculty member in the development or presentation of course content..

The FDA Assurance statement

In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices.  Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.

Sponsored for CME credit by Rush University Medical Center