Physician Speaker Series
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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 20, 2025 5:30 - 6:30 pm (MT) | HIPEC - Register on Zoom | Laura Lambert, MD, FACS and Erin Ward, MD Huntsman Cancer Institute |
| September 3, 2025 Noon - 1 pm (MT) | Monthly Affiliate Call: Understanding and Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy with Your Patients - Zoom Link | Megan Petersen, PhD(c), MPH, W-EMT |
| September 8, 2025 | Updates in Stroke Care - Register on Zoom | |
| September 25, 2025 Noon - 1 pm (MT) | Medical Management of Diabetes - Register on Zoom | Amie A. Long, MSN, FNP, University of Utah Health |
| September 26, 2025 Noon - 1 pm (MT) | Advanced Treatment Options for Essential Tremor: Focused Ultrasound and Deep Brain Stimulation - Register on Zoom | Shervin Rahimpour, MD, FAANS, FCNS |
M.ED Pod: Medical Education for the Practicing Clinician
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.
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