PCCSM Grand Rounds: Mariam Qazi, DO, PGY4 & Sixto Arias, MD

The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine invites you to attend GRAND ROUNDS with speakers:

Mariam Qazi, DO, PGY4

Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine Fellow

University of Miami/Jackson Health System

TOPIC: Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Mechanical Ventilation

OBJECTIVES – At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Define and review core AI terminology
• Differentiate the three main machine learning paradigms and understand their clinical utility
• Examine the role of AI in transforming ventilator management, specifically through precision medicine, predictive analytics, and real-time decision support.
• Evaluate current literature on AI-driven mechanical ventilation and its readiness for future clinical application in the ICU.

Sixto Arias, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

UM Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

TOPIC:Central Airway Obstruction

OBJECTIVES – At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Manage central airway obstruction.
• Describe different tissue destruction modalities.
• Be familiarized with the different airway prostheses.

Faculty Disclosures

Drs. Qazi & Arias have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

Planning Committee Disclosure

Dr. Vehar and Ms. Kelner have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Target Audience

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine physicians.

Accreditation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 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. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.”