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CME

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds: Chief Residents Grand Rounds

Location: Hybrid: Health Discovery Building Auditorium (HDB 1.208) & Zoom

Address: 1601 Trinity St., Bldg. B, Austin, Texas 78712 | View Map »

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Time: 12–1 p.m.

Contact: Lyndsey Loughran

About the Event

In this installment of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, two internal medicine residents present on developing an addiction medicine elective and using antipsychotics for elderly patients.

“Designing an Interprofessional Addiction Medicine Elective”

Presented by Eugene “Brooks” Keener, M.D., ambulatory chief resident.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the educational need for incorporating an addiction medicine elective into internal medicine training.
  2. Outline the key components of an effective addiction medicine elective curriculum, including core topics, clinical experiences, interdisciplinary involvement and assessment strategies.
  3. Evaluate the impact of an addiction medicine elective on internal medicine residents’ knowledge and attitudes in managing patients with substance use disorders.

“Delirium Decision-Making: Improving Antipsychotic Ordering Practices for Elderly Patients Hospitalized at DSMC”

Presented by Douglas Benson, M.D., inpatient chief resident.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this presentation, the audience participant should be able to:

  1. Review evidence and guideline-based practices for the use of antipsychotics for agitation in elderly patients.
  2. Apply the concept of “nudging” to clinical decision-making.
  3. Discuss the applications of these guidelines and concepts to a QI project in our hospital setting.

Please register by Tuesday, May 20.

For more information, contact Lyndsey Loughran.

Target Audience

  • Primary: Department of Internal Medicine faculty
  • Secondary: Department of Internal Medicine residents and health care team members

Attributes/Competencies

This activity has been designed to promote some of the following desired physician attributes and competencies:

  • ACGME: Patient Care; Medical Knowledge; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Professionalism; Systems-Based Practice
  • IOM: Provide Patient-Centered Care; Work in Interdisciplinary Teams; Employ Evidence-Based Practice; Apply Quality Improvement
  • IECC: Interprofessional Communication; Teams and Teamwork

Speaker & Planner Disclosure

The speakers and planners of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The CME Advisory Committee, reviewers of this educational activity, have no relevant relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School designates this internet live course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.