Overview

This course originally launched live and was successfully recorded and now avaiable on-demand. 

Original LIVE Launch:

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital 

Hughes Conference Center (main hospital location)

Rooms A/D

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION DUE January 9, 2023

Limited seating, sign up soon. A light lunch will be served if approved by the hospital (due to Covid-19). If you are not able to attend in-person, this lecture will be live streamed. This session will also be recorded and available on-demand soon after the live event. This event is free.

Please Note: Registration is absolutely mandatory for the in-person option or live stream option. if you do not register in advance, you will not receive the link necessary for the live streaming or you will not be allowed into the classroom due to Covid-19 restrictions. Please register by the deadline indicated. 

Objectives

• Describe differences in management between umbilical and inguinal hernias and when to expedite a referral
• Discuss new techniques such as minimally invasive laprascopic repair as wwll as current state of controversies such as use of synthetic mesh

Credit & Accreditation Statements

Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Credit & Accreditation Statements

Disclosures

Lurie Children's CME Leadership & Staff:
Ravi Jhaveri, MD, Course Director; Sharon Unti, MD, CME Planning Committee; Claudia Cooper,CME Manager

FSM's CME Leadership & Staff:
Clara J. Schroedl, CME Medical Director; Sheryl Corey, CME Manager;  Senior Program Coordinator, Allison McCollum; Administrative Assistant, Rhea Alexis Banks have nothing to disclose.

Speakers / Course Directors:

Ravi Jhaveri, MD, course director and speaker discloses that he contributes to the editorial services for Elsevier; is involved in the clinical trial planning for Seqirus; receives a consulting fee from Hologic and participates in contracted research for Saol Therapeutics.

Seth Goldstein, MD, MPhil has nothing to disclose