David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium

May-June 2021 Schedule

Zoom Meeting 1-2pm: Session information will be provided prior to each Wednesday event

May 5, 2021
“From Residency to Retirement: Physicians’ Careers over a Professional Lifetime”
Terry Mizrahi, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Professor Emeritus
Silberman School of Social Work
Hunter College
City University of New York

May 12, 2021
“Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystems Elders (NICHE) – Ensuring Age-Friendly, Evidence-Based Care Across the Continuum”
Mattia J. Gilmartin, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN
Executive Director
Jennifer Pettis, M.S., R.N., CNE, WCC
Acting Director of Programs
NICHE – Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystems Elders
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing

May 19, 2021
Cancelled for Convocation

May 26, 2021
“Superbugs: Lessons from the Pandemic”
Matthew McCarthy, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine

June 2, 2021
Rogers Colloquium Advisory Board Meeting
To plan next academic year’s program
Open to all attendees

Rogers Colloquium will resume September 8, 2021
Have a great summer!


Target Audience: Weill-Cornell Physicians in a broad interdisciplinary and intergenerational group, other interested physicians and health care providers, and students.

Course Objectives: This CME Activity is intended to lead to improved patient care and safety based upon an assessment of gaps in physician knowledge, competence and performance. By the conclusion of this series, physicians should learn new content relevant to their practice that informs and thereby improves the clinical care they provide.

CME Accreditation: Weill Cornell Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Weill Cornell Medical College designates this live activity for a maximum of 1AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure: It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medical College to adhere to ACCME Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States. WCMC CME activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias. If you feel this is not the case, please call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 212-746-2631 to anonymously express any concerns.

WCMC does not accept industry support for any regularly scheduled conference. Any exceptions to this are approved by the CME Committee, and will be disclosed prior to this presentation.

WCMC is accessible for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Participants with special needs are requested to contact the Office of CME at 646-962-6931.