Medicine Grand Rounds with UCSF’s Dr. Robert Wachter

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

Topic: “The Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Is This Our Hemingway Moment?”
Robert M. Wachter, MD

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links, including zoom.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

LIVESTREAM HERE!

Presenter: Dr. Robert Wachter is professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). In 2022, the Department was ranked the best internal medicine department in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Wachter is author of 300 articles and six books. He coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is often considered the “father” of the hospitalist field, the fastest growing medical specialty in U.S. history. He is past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine and past chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has written two books on safety and quality, including “Understanding Patient Safety,” the world’s top selling safety primer (now in its third edition). His 2015 book, “The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine’s Computer Age,” was a New York Times science bestseller. In 2004, he received the John M. Eisenberg Award, the nation’s top honor in patient safety. Thirteen times, Modern Healthcare magazine has ranked him as one of the 50 most influential physician-executives in the U.S., including No. 1 on the list in 2015. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2020-23, his tweets on COVID-19 were viewed over 500 million times by 275,000 followers and served as a trusted source of information on the clinical, public health and policy issues surrounding the pandemic.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2024-01-17_v3.pdf

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Medicine Grand Rounds" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: 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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-6349 at least three days in advance of event.