Medical Grand Rounds

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Medicine.

Speaker: Chindhuri Selvadurai, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Movement Disorders, Division Chief, UConn Health
Title: A Tale of Two Tremors: When ET Becomes Parkinson's Disease
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 8:00-9:00 am
Location:  Keller Auditorium
 
Session Attendance Code: GOZVUD
 
Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
1.  Differentiate the clinical features of essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), including tremor characteristics, associated motor findings, and typical progression patterns.
2.  Discuss key clinical signs and red flags in patients with ET that suggest Parkinsonian features
3.  Recognize established and emerging risk factors associated with the transition from ET to PD
4.  Apply a structured clinical approach to evaluating patients with ET for possible conversion to PD, including appropriate use of examination techniques, longitudinal follow-up, and ancillary testing when indicated
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Dr. Chindhuri Selvadurai in their role as speaker for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.   
 
Speaker Off-label Statement: Dr. Chindhuri Selvadurai will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 
 
Speaker AI Statement: Dr. Chindhuri Selvadurai has not used AI tools in the preparation of this session.
 

Target Audience: Practicing physicians, medical residents and fellows, medical students, and other healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants (PAs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

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

ABIM MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to _ 1 _ 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.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty members participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content.

Activity Director & Planning Committee Disclosure Statement:  Neither the activity director, the activity administrator, nor the planning committee members in their role as planning committee members for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. There are no relevant financial relationships listed for this individual to be mitigated.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

Session date: 
08/06/2026 - 8:00am to 9:00am EDT
Location: 
UConn Health
263 Farmington Ave
Keller Auditorium
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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Speaker(s)

Chindhuri Selvadurai, MD, Assistant Professor Neurology, Division Chief, Director of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott;.