Wednesday CME Conferences are usually held the
first and
third Wednesdays of each month (excluding major holidays and the months of August, November
and December), and feature speakers who are on the faculty of teaching
institutions in California and other regions of the United States. Topics
pertain to patient care and related issues and are selected on a need-basis
as expressed by individual Medical Staff members, departments or committees
affiliated with Torrance Memorial.
Virtual conferences are held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and login instructions
are emailed to physicians and clinical staff. If you would like to be
added to the distribution list please email Linda Russell, Medical Staff/CME
Coordinator at
linda.russell@tmmc.com. All physicians are welcome to attend online. An automated listing of
scheduled conferences may be accessed by calling the CME Telephone Number at
310-784-8776.
Calendar of Wednesday CME Conferences
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
“Workup of Anemia”
Zahra Pakbaz, M.D.
UCI School of Medicine
Commercial Support: None
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
NO CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
“Osteoporosis Update”
Stuart Silverman, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Commercial Support: Amgen, Radius Medical, Pfizer & Lilly
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
NO CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
NO CONFERENCE
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
“Culture for Quality and Safety”
Arnold Mackles, M.D., MBA
Innovative Healthcare Compliance Group
Commercial Support: None
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
NO CONFERENCE
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
“Sepsis Guidelines”
Thomas Cesario, M.D.
UCI School of Medicine
Commercial Support: None
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
NO CONFERENCE
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
“Prevention of Hospital Readmissions”
Arnold Mackles, M.D., MBA
Innovative Healthcare Compliance Group
Commercial Support: None
Please note that calendar listings are subject to change without prior
notice. To avoid any inconvenience you may call the CME Telephone Number
at 310-784-8776 which contains an up-to-the-minute schedule.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Institute for Medical
Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
Torrance Memorial Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category I credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing
Medical Education.