Upcoming Programs and Events

Erik Harden Senior Clinical Research Manager The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) David Hanauer, MD, MS University of Michigan Medical School  Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics Clinical Associate Professor of Learning Health Science Medical School and Clinical Associate Professor of Information Title: An introduction to the EMERSE text searching and natural language processing tool for electronic health record notes. Description: This talk will introduce participants to EMERSE, an easy-to-use search engine with natural language processing capabilities for electronic health record (EHR) notes.  EMERSE is available at nearly 20 academic health centers across the country, including at Columbia’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC). EMERSE is useful for identifying cohorts based on anything mentioned in the clinical notes, as well as for general research and data abstraction tasks. Join Zoom Meeting https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/98062087107?pwd=ODN1TFwbtR23dO0Pk7Bq73td7fG91L.1 Meeting ID: 980 6208 7107 Passcode: 267022

Ramon Parsons, MD, PhD Director, The Tisch Cancer Institute Professor & Chair, Oncological Sciences Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Title: Improving tools for targeting AKT in cancer. Description: 

Speaker: Leonard I. Zon, MD, Grousbeck Professor of Pediatric Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Howard Hughes Investigator, Director of the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital. Hosted by:  Emmanuelle Passegue, PhD, Alumni Professor of Genetics and Development; Director, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Stavroula Kousteni, PhD, Professor, Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics; Director, Evans MDS Center at Columbia This event is jointly sponsored by the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center's (HICCC) Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI) at Columbia University. 

Program Overview Columbia University Irving Medical Center invites you to join the leading educators from Columbia University, addressing an overview of high-yield challenging scenarios in the management of AL Amyloidosis. Through a combination of lectures and case-based presentations, this course will deliver up-to-date and cutting-edge information that can be directly integrated into clinical practice. Video Access All registrants will be sent access to lecture video recordings. Learning Objectives Clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and risk stratification of patients with newly diagnosed systemic AL Amyloidosis. Management of patients with newly diagnosed systemic AL Amyloidosis. Management of various organ involvement such as heart failure and nephrotic syndrome, autonomic neuropathy and GI involvement in patients with AL Amyloidosis. Discuss and develop consensus in guidelines for managing relapsed and refractory cases, including the role of salvage therapies and experimental approaches. Joint Accreditation Statement In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Columbia University. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Professions in scope for this activity are listed below. Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.   Physicians Amedco LLC designates this live virtual activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   Nurse Practitioners The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as approved accreditors and allow reciprocity for AANPCP continuing education credit. Physician Assistants The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification for PAs. Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. PAs should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.