Medicine Grand Rounds with Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy

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

Topic: “Long COVID: The stealthy pandemic”

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD 

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

— A light lunch will be provided. —

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Presenter: Dr. Parthasarathy is a professor and chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, and director of the Center for Sleep, Circadian & Neuroscience Research at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, PCORI, various foundations and industry. He was previously chairperson for the Sleep Research Network as well as the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board to the NIH. He currently serves as associate editor for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and on the editorial board of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. His research focuses on sleep and breathing in both ambulatory and critically ill patients. Specifically, his current PCORI-funded initiative is addressing peer-driven intervention for promotion of adherence to noninvasive ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure therapy. His NIH-funded research investigates the relationship between sleep and inflammation in critically ill and in the general population with an additional focus on COVID-19. He is committed to training and fostering young scientific investigators and is a principal investigator for a NIH training grant for under-represented biomedical researchers.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2024-09-11_parthasarathy_v1.pdf

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:

Essential elements of the homeostatic system controlling long term energy stores
The role of the melanocortin-3 receptor in energy homeostasis
Understanding the current, and potential future therapeutic roles for melanocotin-based drugs