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News from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Lukas Mueller to give Surgery Grand Rounds on frostbite management on Nov. 6

Lukas Mueller, M.D., a PGY-V resident in the UND Department of Surgery, will present a talk entitled “Frostbite Management” at Sanford Medical Center – Broadway in Fargo, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The objectives of Dr. Mueller’s talk are to:

  1. Define the stages of frostbite.
  2. Identify passive and active rewarming strategies.
  3. Understand the indications, timeline, and contraindications to use thrombolysis to treat severe frostbite.
  4. Discuss the role of surgical intervention and the timing of surgical intervention.

This Surgery Grand Rounds Conference, sponsored by the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Surgery, is broadcast via video conference to many sites in North Dakota and Minnesota. For more information about how to view the presentation, contact Kerri Hjelmstad at 701.777.2589 or kerri.hjelmstad@und.edu.

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.