Physician Speaker Series
PAST SESSIONS
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The Physician Speaker Series is an educational CME series aimed at providing evidence-based, best practice updates to U Health and affiliate employees. Providers and administrators have the opportunity to learn every month in hour-long sessions through the Monthly Affiliate Call, held the first Wednesday of every month at noon, as well as one or two additional education events per month. See schedule below for upcoming events.
Participants are awarded 1.0 hour of ACCME Category CME credit at no cost for each 1.0 hour of live sessions attended. Full instructions for claiming CME are available in the CME Learner Information Packet.
MONTHLY AFFILIATE CALL
The Monthly Affiliate Call, led by Dr. Ted Kimball, serves as a forum to collaborate and address regional issues and challenges that affect health care in the Mountain West. All University of Utah Health partners are encouraged to participate in the call via Zoom. Topics change monthly to reflect trending issues and current needs.
Dr. Ted Kimball is a health care provider with 29 years of experience practicing at the University of Utah Hospital and VA Hospital in Salt Lake City. As the Medical Director of the Office of Network Development and Telehealth and TeleICU, Dr. Kimball has practiced alongside many providers in the region.
Upcoming Sessions
Date |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
| August 5, 2026 Noon - 1 pm (MT) |
Monthly Affiliate Call - The U Health Transplant Process: What Rural Clinicians Need to Know - Join on Zoom | Amber Jones, RN Transplant Program Nurse Manager, U of U Health |
| August 12, 2026 Noon - 1 pm (MT) |
Best Practices for Accurate CCHD Pulse Oximetry Screening - Register Here | Melanie Thelin, RN, MSN, AirMed Perinatal Nurse, U of U Health |
| August 17, 2026 Noon - 1 pm (MT) |
CKD Management in 2026: A New Era of Kidney Protection - Register Here | Amara Sarwal, MD, MSCI, FASN Asst. Professor of Nephrology, U of U Health |
| September 2, 2026 Noon - 1 pm (MT) |
Monthly Affiliate Call - - Join on Zoom | |
| September 9, 2026 Noon - 1 pm (MT) |
Neuromuscular Oncology: Cancer's Effects on Nerves and Muscle - Register Here | Kelsey Barrell, MD Asst. Professor of Neuromuscular Medicine |
M.ED Pod: Medical Education for the Practicing Clinician
M.ED Pod, Medical Education for the Practicing Clinician, is one of few podcasts that deliver free continuing medical education (CME) to you in 30 minutes or less. It's a convenient way to continue learning in spite of a busy schedule. The podcast covers many healthcare topics — with a particular focus on information and tools that support primary care providers, their patients, and their practice.
M.ED Pod is brought to you by University of Utah Health and the Rural & Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) program.
