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Urology Post Graduate Education Program

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education and the Department of Surgery, Division of Urology.
 
Speaker: Emily May, MD
Title: The Whirlpool Sign Revisited: Limited Additional Predictive Value when Screening for Testicular Torsion at a Stand-Alone Pediatric Institution
Date: Sept. 24, 2026
Time: 7:30 - 8:30am
Location: Virtual-live
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82057459452?pwd=VN4bCxbGPLwtGsnBfcrx5MAJEIbmyx.1

Topic: Urology Grand Rounds - NEAUA Presentations
Time: Sep 24, 2026 07:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Session Attendance Code: BURSAW

Session Learning Objectives:  Participants will (be able to):
1.  Describe the sonographic appearance and proposed pathophysiology of the whirlpool sign in testicular torsion.
2.  Analyze the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV) of the whirlwind sign alone and combined with traditional ultrasound findings in a real-world pediatric cohort.
3.  Apply evidence-based interpretation of an isolated whirlpool sign to guide clincial-making and unnecessary surgical exploration.
 
Speaker Disclosure Statement: Emily May, MD 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: Emily May, MD will not be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device. 
 
Speaker AI Statement: Emily May, MD has not used AI tools in the preparation of this session.
 

Target Audience: Faculty, Residents, Staff – Dept. of Surgery

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.

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 Directors & 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 these individuals to be mitigated.

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

Session date: 
09/24/2026 - 7:30am to 8:30am EDT
Location: 
UConn Health - Virtual Live only
Farmington, CT 06030
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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