8:30 am – 9:15 am — Case Presentations: Uveitis (Dr. John Gonzales)

9:15 am – 10:00 am — Grand Rounds: “Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance and Beyond: A 20-year Journey of Multidisciplinary Collaborations”, Dr. Caroline Shiboski, DDS, MPH, PhD

1. Present highlights of the 20-year journey from classification criteria to precision medicine using the Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA)’s unique biorepository and data registry.
2. Discuss various requirements for establishing and continuing such multidisciplinary collaborative efforts within SICCA, SICCA Next Generation Studies, and the Sjögren’s Team for Accelerating.
3. Provide an overview of STAMP, its scientific agenda, study design, and achievements to-date.

Disclosures:  Presenter Dr. Caroline Shiboski, DDS, MPH, PhD has no financial relationships to disclose.
Planner Yvonne Ou, MD, has received research funding from Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and advises for Oculinea and Janssen.

Target Audience: Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers.

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME 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.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This presentation receives support from UCSF’s (non-commercial) Phillips Thygeson Fund.

8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Pediatrics (Dr. Maanasa Indaram)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture: “Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of photoreceptor wiring”, Dr. Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, PhD

1. Discuss the challenges with current therapies to treat photoreceptor degenerative diseases.
2. Present new molecular mechanisms involved in photoreceptor wiring.
3. Learn how this new information can lead to better therapies to restore vision.

Disclosures:  Presenter Dr. Elizabeth Zuniga-Sanchez, PhD has no financial relationships to disclose. Planner Yvonne Ou, MD, has received research funding from Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and advises for Oculinea and Janssen.

Target Audience: Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers.

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME 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.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This presentation receives support from UCSF’s (non-commercial) Samuel J. Kimura Fund, Transamerica Lecture Fund and Proctor Lecture Fund.

2:00 – 3:00 PM — Department Research Day & Caygill Lecture Speaker: “Updates on Age-Related Macular Degeneration:  The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2″, Emily Chew, MD (Host(s): Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD & Matilda Chan, MD, PHD)

• Will recognize the indications and the secondary prevention of AMD with the AREDS2 supplements
• Understand the importance of the Mediterranean diet in the progression to late AMD and the enlargement of geographic atrophy
• Be cognizant of the potential of artificial intelligence/machine learning/deep learning in transforming future medical care and the conduct of clinical trials in AMD.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You must complete an evaluation to qualify for CME credit.

Faculty Relationship Disclosure: Planners Stephen McLeod, MD and Yvonne Ou, MD have stated they have no financial relationships to disclose. Speaker has stated they have no relationships to disclose.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this Grand Rounds presentation.  This CME activity complies with AM1195.

This presentation is supported by the The Wayne and Theresa Caygill fund.

8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Cornea (Dr. Simon Fung)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture: “Age Is Just a Number: demystifying pediatric anterior segment ophthalmology”, Dr. Simon Fung, MD

1. To learn about different pediatric corneal disorders and management strategies.
2. To learn about different pediatric glaucoma and recent updates in the field.
3. To learn about pediatric ocular surface inflammatory diseases and the latest research.

Disclosures:  Presenter Dr. Simon Fung, MD has the following financial relationships to disclose:
Dompe – Consultant/Research Support.
Planner Yvonne Ou, MD, has received research funding from Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine and advises for Oculinea and Janssen.

Target Audience: Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers.

Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME 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.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This presentation receives support from UCSF’s (non-commercial) Samuel J. Kimura Fund, Transamerica Lecture Fund and Proctor Lecture Fund.

8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Nailyn Rasool, MD (Neuro)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture: “The Cuban Epidemic of Optic Neuropathy: Working with Castro”, Alfredo Sadun, MD PhD (Host: Nailyn Rasool, MD)

• To know the types of bilateral optic neuropathies
• To understand the role of mitochondria in neurons
• To know the role of folic acid in nutritional optic atrophy

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You must complete an evaluation to qualify for CME credit.

Faculty Relationship Disclosure: Planners Stephen McLeod, MD and Yvonne Ou, MD have stated they have no financial relationships to disclose. Speaker Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD  Vice-Chair, UCLA  has stated they have relationships with Stealth Pharm, Gensight to disclose.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this Grand Rounds presentation.  This CME activity complies with AM1195.

This presentation is supported by the  Samuel J. Kimura fund.

8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Tyson Kim, MD, PhD (Cornea)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture: “Therapeutic Angiogenesis for the Treatment of Retinovascular Disease”, Dan Schwartz, MD (Host: Tyson Kim, MD, PhD)

• Understand the role of ischemia in retinovascular disease
• Understand the role of OCT angiography is revealing choriocapillaris ischemia in age-related macular degeneration and myopic macular degeneration
• Understand pre-clinical data demonstrating therapeutic angiogenesis in retina and choroidTBA

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You must complete an evaluation to qualify for CME credit.

Faculty Relationship Disclosure: Planners Stephen McLeod, MD and Yvonne Ou, MD have stated they have no financial relationships to disclose. Speaker has stated they have no relationships to disclose.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this Grand Rounds presentation.  This CME activity complies with AM1195.

This presentation is supported by the Samuel J. Kimura fund.

8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Cornea/refractive (per Drs. Seitzman and Keenan)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture:The LEITER FAMILY Lecture—“Windows of Opportunity in the Management of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TEN)” Jim Chodosh, MD

Host: Jeremy Keenan, MD

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. ™  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

You must sign in to qualify for CME credit.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this Grand Rounds presentation.  This CME activity complies with AM1195.