2024 Sommer Memorial Lectures and OHSU Scientific Session
Conference description
The Sommer Memorial Lectures are made possible by a perpetual trust established by the late Dr. Ernst A. Sommer with United States National Bank of Oregon. The lectures are open, without charge, to all members of the medical profession and to students attending accredited medical schools. The Sommer Lectures have brought to Portland more than 250 distinguished speakers from the United States and other countries since 1941 when the programs were inaugurated.
Conference date
May 2-3, 2024
Conference location
Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland Oregon
Registration for the Sommer Memorial lectures is free.
2024 Sommer Lecturers
Maria Frank, M.D., FACP, SFHM, FAOS
Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado
Christine Laine, M.D., MPH
Professor of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine
Margaret Lee Schwarze, M.D., M.P.P., FACS
Professor of Surgery
University of Wisconsin
Schedule
Thursday, May 2
7:30 Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome to the Sommer Lectures - David Cook, M.D.
8:40 Viral Hemmorrhagic Fevers and the Art of Epidemiological and Travel History - Maria Frank, M.D.
9:30 Better Conversations for Better Informed Consent - Margaret Schwarze, M.D.
10:20 BREAK
10:40 Do Stories Belong in Medical Journals? - Christine Laine, M.D.
11:30 Question / Answer Panel
12:00 Lunch with the Lecturers
1:30 Study What Pisses You Off - Margaret Schwarze, M.D.
2:15 Uplifting Credible Health Information on Social Media: How Do We Keep it Real? - Christine Laine, M.D.
3:00 BREAK
3:20 General Disaster: The Role of Generalists in Disaster Preparedness and Response - Maria Frank, M.D.
4:05 Question / Answer Panel
4:35 ADJOURN
Friday, May 3
8:30 The Role of Medical Journals - Christine Laine, M.D.
9:15 Arboviruses: History, Present and Future - Maria Frank, M.D.
10:00 BREAK
10:20 Harnessing Scenario Planning to Manage Uncertainty - Margaret Schwarze, M.D.
11:05 Question / Answer Panel
11:35 ADJOURN SOMMER LECTURES
11:35 Silvio John Vukov, M.D. / School of Medicine Dean's Luncheon
12:45 OHSU SOM Scientific Session Welcome / Presentation of Awards - Nels Carlson
1:10 Vukov Lecture: The Challenge of Post-Acute Care - Peter Esselman, M.D., MPT
1:55 Distinguished Scientist Lecture - Owen McCarty, Ph.D.
2:40 Question / Answer Panel
3:00 BREAK
3:20 OHSU Continuing Professional Development Distinguished Lecturer - M. Sean Stanley, M.D.
4:05 OHSU Continuing Professional Development Distinguished Lecturer - Rob Hendrickson, M.D.
4:50 Question / Answer Panel
5:15 ADJOURN
Credit
American Medical Association
Accreditation
OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification
ABIM
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Contact
Questions?
E-mail: cme@ohsu.edu
If you have a disability and require assistance to participate in the conference, please contact the Division of Continuing Professional Development as soon as possible, but no later than 20 business days prior to the conference.