Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program
UMDF and PeerPoint Medical Education Institute have joined efforts to sponsor and organize a CME-accredited course. The course will be held during Mitochondrial Medicine Conference and will be co-chaired by Dr. Bruce Cohen and Dr. Bill Copeland.
Meet the Course Co-Chairs
Dr. Bruce Cohen
Dr. Cohen is the Director of The NeuroDevelopmental Science Center and the Interim Medical Director and VP of the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute at Akron Children’s Hospital. He also is Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Integrated Medical Sciences at Northeast Ohio Medical University. His interest in mitochondrial medicine began as an intern in pediatrics and has continued for over 35 years.
Dr. Bill Copeland
Dr. Copeland received his Ph.D. in chemistry/biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. He completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology studying the human DNA polymerase alpha/primase complex. He joined National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in 1993. He currently heads the Mitochondrial DNA Replication Group and is Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at the NIEHS.
Course Description
This will be a four-day scientific meeting conference directed toward the scientist and clinician interested in all aspects of mitochondrial science. The content of this educational program was determined by rigorous assessment of educational needs and includes surveys, program feedback, expert faculty assessment, literature review, medical practice, chart review and new medical knowledge.
The format will include didactic lectures from invited experts intermixed with peer-reviewed platform presentations. There will be ample time for professional discussion both in and out of the meeting room, and peer-reviewed poster presentations will be given throughout the meeting.
Target Audience
Neurologists
Geneticists
Researchers/Scientists
Pediatrics
Endocrinologists
Genetic Counselors
Advanced Practice Nurses
Internal Medicine
Nephrologists
Cardiologists
Physicians Assistants
RNs
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Therapy
Residents/Fellows/Students
Accreditation Statement
Designation Statement
2021 Scientific Meeting Faculty
Bruce H. Cohen, MD
2021 Course Co-Chair, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
William Copeland PhD
2021 Course Co-Chair, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC
Amy Goldstein, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Larry Grossman, PhD
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Richard H. Haas, MB, BChir, MRCP,
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Adam Hartman, MD
NINDS/NIH, Rockville, MD
Amel Karaa, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Carla Koehler, PhD
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Robert K. Naviaux, MD, PhD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Sumit Parikh, MD
The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Russell Saneto, DO, PhD
Course Chair, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA
Peter Stacpoole, PhD, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Keshav Singh, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
Philip E. Yeske, PhD
UMDF Science & Alliance Officer, Pittsburgh, PA
Kara Strittmatter, CMM, MA
UMDF Meeting Event Director, Columbus, OH