Description: 

The Sutter Health Virtual Grand Rounds is a Continuing Education (CE)* webinar series hosted by Sutter Health providers for medical professionals across Northern California. Our mission is to spread awareness and information through virtual presentations of medical breakthroughs, treatments, new procedures, research and innovative ideas. An interactive Q&A session will take place during each live event.

ALERT - Sutter Health Virtual Grand Rounds (SHVGR) Zoom virtual meeting registration is performed in a separate location. Please visit the SHVGR Website to view/register for upcoming learning events.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Psychologists

Social Workers

Other Healthcare Professionals

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Recognize surgical referral indicators for pancreatic, liver, biliary and upper GI malignancies.

• Review selection criteria and outcomes associated with robotic surgery.

• Describe robotic and minimally invasive techniques in complex hepatopancreatobiliary and Gl cancer surgery.

• Identify strategies to optimize systemic therapy and surgery sequencing.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Han, C. J., Tounkara, F., Kalady, M., Noonan, A. M., Burse, N. R., Paskett, E. D., & Von Ah, D. (2023). Risk factors of health-related quality of life among gastrointestinal cancer survivors in the US: With a focus on social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH). International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(17), 6676. - LINK TO ARTICLE

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Speaker
Dr. Geoffrey Krampitz disclosed a consulting relationship with Intuitive Surgical related to robotic surgery expertise. This relevant financial relationship was mitigated via peer review by Michaela Simoncini, MD who does not have any ineligible financial relationships.

Committee Member(s)

Jennifer Biltoft, PharmD, MHA, BCPS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carolin Delker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Max Ingersoll, FNP-BC, MSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jill Kacher Cobb, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michelle Mah has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sharmi Mukherjee has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tam Nguyen, PhD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lori Petrini has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, MD MRCP MHA has a financial relationship (Speaker) with K Kirin; financial relationship (Speaker) with Alexion; financial relationship (Speaker) with Abbvie; financial relationship (Speaker) with Novo Nordisk; financial relationship (Speaker) with Neurocrine.

Luanne Ridgley has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

 

Moderator(s)

Michelle Mah has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

 

Planner(s)

Jennifer Biltoft, PharmD, MHA, BCPS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carolin Delker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Max Ingersoll, FNP-BC, MSN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jill Kacher Cobb, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sharmi Mukherjee has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tam Nguyen, PhD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Lori Petrini has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Luanne Ridgley has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, MD MRCP MHA a planning team member, disclosed consultant fees from Novo Nordisk (growth hormones), Medtronic (insulin pumps), Dexcom (glucose sensors), Mankind (inhaled insulin), Alexion (HPP), and K Kirin (XLH), as well as speaker fees from Lilly (diabetes), Sanofi (Type 1 diabetes prevention), and AbbVie (puberty). These relationships were deemed not relevant to this activity’s topic, and mitigation was not required.

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Fozia Ferozalai, Ed.D. 

Session date: 
05/06/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm PDT
  • 1.00 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 ASWB-ACE

    Social Work Credit 

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

  • 1.00 PTBC

    Physical Therapy Board of California

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Faculty List: 
Peer Reviewer(s)

Michaela Simoncini

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Geoffrey Krampitz, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Intuitive Surgical;.