College of Medicine – Tucson, Department of Medicine
When
Where
Lecture Hall, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721
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Topic
Chronic Diseases Prevention and Management Using AI-Driven Telemedicine and Digital Health
Presenter Details
Joseph Finkelstein, MD, PhD, FAMIA, FACMI
Dr. Finkelstein is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. He also serves as director of the Arizona Telemedicine Program and director of the Transformation Health Institute. Prior to joining the University of Arizona, Dr. Finkelstein served as vice chair of clinical data science and telemedicine informatics at the University of Utah, where he was a full member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
After earning his MD and PhD in biomedical cybernetics, Dr. Finkelstein completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biomedical informatics at Columbia University, where he also obtained a master’s degree in biomedical informatics. Before his appointment at the University of Utah, he served as chief research informatics officer, senior associate dean for information technology and professor of population health science and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He also served as associate director for cancer information technology at the Tisch Cancer Institute, where he led a core service focused on providing information technology infrastructure and data analytics support for cancer researchers.
Dr. Finkelstein serves as the principal investigator on a Department of Defense–funded clinical trial evaluating AI-assisted support for patients with metastatic prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy who reside in rural areas.
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
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Accreditation Statement: 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 College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement: All faculty members, 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:
- Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
- Understand more clearly advances in therapy
- Become truly professional physicians
For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please call 520-626-7174 at least three days in advance of the event. If you would like to participate in the Q&A portion of this lecture, email Crystal Escobar (crystalescobar@arizona.edu) for the Zoom link and password.