Medicine Grand Rounds

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724

OR

Banner-University Medical Center South, Conference Room 3030
2800 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713

TOPIC: "Cannabis in Clinical Practice: The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown" 
SPEAKER: C. Bree Johnston, MD, MPH 
LOCATION: UAHS 5403 (LIVE) and BANNER-UMC-SC 3030 (VIDEO CONFERENCED) 

Watch It LIVE!
(or archived here for later viewing)

About the Speaker
Bree Johnston MD MPH FACP has been with Banner University Medical Center since February of 2017.  She received her education and training from UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, UC Davis and Stanford University.  She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care. She spends the majority of her time with the inpatient palliative care service, and also works with the Arizona Center on Aging and the GWEP.  From 2011-2016, She was the Director of Palliative Care at PeaceHealth Medical System serving hospitals in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, and also served as Professor at the University of Washington.  Most of Dr. Johnston’s career was spent at UC San Francisco where she served as the Chief for Geriatrics Education and Director of the Geriatric Fellowship Program.  She is the author of numerous book chapters and journal articles, and has spoken extensively on numerous geriatrics and palliative care topics. She is the past Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine geriatrics exam writing committee.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education 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.

All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

1.Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses

2.Understand more clearly advances in therapy

3.Become truly professional physicians