COURSE: “Lipedema – An Educational Program to Recognize, Diagnose & Treat Patients”

Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 8:00am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 

Abrams Public Health Center, Conference Room 2102
3950 S. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85714

WHAT: "Lipedema | An Educational Program to Recognize, Diagnose and Treat Patients"
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, 8 a.m. -Noon | Check-In (7:30 a.m.) & Closing Remarks (11:45 a.m.)
WHERE: Abrams Public Health Center | Conference Room 2102
3950 S. Country Club Road, Tucson, Arizona 85714

This free event is hosted by the UA Treatment, Research and Education of Adipose Tissue (TREAT) Program --a program of the Division of Endocrinology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson--and the Lipedema Foundation. The TREAT Program is pleased to offer a 3.5 CME course for health care providers--including physicians, fellows and residents--on recognizing lipedema. There is no charge for the course.

Speakers for the course include:

  • Karen Herbst, MD, PhD -- director, TREAT Program, UA Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and associate professor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Imaging, UA College of Medicine - Tucson, and Department of Pharmacy Practice-Science, UA College of Pharmacy
  • Elle Ross, DO, PhD, MS --assistant professor, Department of Medicine, and researcher, TREAT Program, Division of Endocrinology, and internist, General Internal Medicine/Inpatient Medicine, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
  • Bobby Kalb, MD -- associate professor, Department of Medical Imaging, UA College of Medicine - Tucson, and clinical director, Abdominal Imaging & MRI, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson

Useful Documents [PDFs]:
Lipedema Course Announcement | CME Credit Request Form | TREAT CME Pilot Syllabus

Registration is required. Email registration (CME credit request form): TREATProgram@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Light refreshments served and there is surface parking available in a lot adjacent to the Abrams building.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)(tm). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the TREAT Program at (520) 626-7689. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange.

For more on the TREAT Program, see: treat.medicine.arizona.edu | For the Lipedema Foundation, see: www.lipedema.org