Procedures in Rheumatology: Minor Salivary Gland Biopsy and Ultrasound Guided Injections

Thursday, July 18, 2024, 6:00 PM - Friday, July 16, 2027, 11:45 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Participants will be able to explain to their patients what the procedure entails when they refer them for a lip biopsy.

1. perform an ultrasound guided joint and bursa injection.
2. utilize three different techniques for ultrasound guidance when doing procedures.
3. perform an ultrasound-guided joint and bursa injection for both upper and lower extremities.
4. perform a salivary gland biopsy.

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

Physicians - AMA PRA Category 1  
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions or concerns regarding this activity please contanct:

• Erin Reau

Additional Resources

• Srikar A, Michael Blaivas. The Ultimate Guide to the Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Procedures. Springer 2020 (ebook).
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Scanning Protocol Consensus Statements on Scanning Conventions and Documentation in the U.S. Torralba KD, Choi KS, Salto LM, Fairchild R, Cannella AC, Kissin EY, Thiele R, Evangelisto A, Nishio MJ. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Aug;72(8):1177-1184.
• AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of Selected Ultrasound-Guided Procedures. J Ultrasound Med. 2016, Sept; 35(9):1-40.

Educational Planner and Presenter: Zeinab Saleh 
Activity Coordinator: Erin Reau  

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

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None of the planners or presenters for this educational activity have 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.