complete program details in the attached brochure

Continuing Medical Education
Programs
Laura Goldstein, MD
Chair, Lake Forest Hospital
Continuing Medical Education Committee
LFH GRAND ROUNDS: CME MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES
Choosing Wisely: What the Hematology and
Oncology Lists Mean for Primary Care Physicians
Friday, January 16, 2015
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast will be served at 7:00 a.m.
Lecture begins at 7:30 a.m.
Health Education Center Conference Room A
Lake Forest Hospital
660 North Westmoreland Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Course Director
Laura Goldstein, MD
Medical Director, Stroke Program
Lake Forest Hospital
CME Credit
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Learning Objectives
• Identify appropriate indications for red blood cell transfusions
• Understand the role of thrombophilia testing
• Understand the role of imaging in surveillance after cancer therapy is
completed in early stage breast cancer
Registration
Register online at lfh.org/cme (NOT REQUIRED)
For more information contact Sybil Chadwick at [email protected]; 312.694.0484
or Sarah Baggs at [email protected]; 312.926.7975
Biography
Speaker
Neal P. Christiansen, MD, FACP
Board Certified in
Medical Oncology
Neal P. Christiansen, MD, FACP
Dr. Neal P. Christiansen is a member of Northwestern Medical Group serving as a Health
Service Clinician in Hematology and Oncology at Lake Forest Hospital and at Grayslake Cancer
Center since August 2014. Dr. Christiansen was previously an Associate Professor and
Fellowship Program Director at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston from
2009-2014.
Dr. Christiansen earned his MD at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and
completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Michael Reese Hospital and
Clinic in Chicago, followed by fellowship in Medical Oncology at the University of Minnesota.
He is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine. He is a member of the
American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, the American
Association for Cancer Research, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has
been active in state oncology societies, having served as a member of the South Carolina
Oncology Society board from 2004-2014 including two years as President 2010-2011. Dr.
Christiansen has also served as Medical Chief of Staff at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial
in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dr. Christiansen has been active in academic medicine with faculty positions at the University
of Minnesota, University of Tennessee – Memphis, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the
University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. He was also in private practice
from 1999-2009 with South Carolina Oncology Associates, P.A. in Columbia. His interests and
research through his career have included stem cell transplantation, immunotherapy,
leukemia, myeloma and solid tumor oncology including breast, lung and pancreas, as well as
health disparity. Postgraduate education and patient education have also been major foci for
Dr. Christiansen.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
FSM’S CME LEADERSHIP AND STAFF HAVE NOTHING TO DISCLOSE
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates
this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
FSM’S CME LEADERSHIP AND STAFF HAVE NOTHING TO DISCLOSE
The course director, Dr. Laura Goldstein, and planning committee
members of this activity, Drs. Stanley Dee, Michael Ankin, Richard
Clatch, Robert Gerber, Trevor Hamilton, Deborah Gulson, Bonnie
Salomon, Robert Hartman, Edwin Wu, Stephen Ganshirt, and
Gaurav Chaturvedi, have nothing to disclose.
John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD, Sr. Associate Dean for Medical
Education, Genevieve Napier, CME Director, Jen Banys,
Tristan Brown and Michelle Mallery, CME Project
Specialists.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine requires course directors, speakers, instructors, planners and other individuals who are in a position to
control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified
conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by NUFSM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content,
and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The faculty disclosures and the discussion off-label usage will be indicated in the course syllabus.