13th Annual Endocrinology & Metabolism Board Review 2010
October 15-17, 2010
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Overview
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and the Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute presents the 13th Annual Endocrinology & Metabolism Board Review 2010. The educational activity will provide participants with an intensive review of endocrinology and metabolism that is also helpful as preparation for the endocrine board certification examination.
Target Audience
Directed to practicing endocrinologists and other physicians with an interest in endocrinology, metabolism, and diabetes.
Objectives
As a result of attending this Board Review, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Describe diabetes control and complications;
- Interpret tests to evaluate hypo- and hyperadrenalism and apply the results to endocrine hypertension;
- Analyze thyroid tests and apply results to thyroid disorders;
- Review evaluation and treatment of osteoporosis and calcium disorders;
- Appraise patients with hypogonadism and pituitary disorders;
- Diagnose important pediatric endocrine disorders;
- Evaluate endocrine disorders during pregnancy;
- Identify genetic disorders in endocrinology;
- Discuss the indications and consequences of new interventional therapeutic procedures;
- Simulate board certification questions and answers.
Directors
Helena W. Rodbard, MD, MACE |
Robert S. Zimmerman, MD, FACE |
AACE Endocrinology Annual
Board Review Course Committee (2010-2011)
Robert S. Zimmerman, MD, FACE Peter A. Singer, MD, FACE Robert Cuddihy, MD, FACE Hossein Gharib, MD, MACP, MACE Amir Hamrahian, MD, FACE Betul Hatipoglu, MD |
Faramarz Ismail-Beigii, MD, PhD Harmeet S. Narula, MD, FACP, FACE S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD, MBA, FACP, MACE Mae Sheikh-Ali, MD Mario Skugor, MD, FACE Farhad Zangeneh, MD |
Organized by Cleveland Clinic
Department of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism
Manjula Gupta, PhD Amir Hamrahian, MD, FACE Betul Hatipoglu, MD Sangeeta Kashyap, MD Laurence Kennedy, MD, FRCP |
Angelo Licata, MD, PhD Adi Mehta, MD Christian Nasr, MD, FACE Leann Olansky, MD, FACE Mario Skugor, MD |
Guest Faculty
H. Bryan Brewer, Jr, MD Col. Henry Burch, MD Hossein Gharib, MD, MACP, MACE Michael A. Levine, MD, FAAP, FACP, FACE Mark Molitch, MD Thomas Murphy, MD |
Peter A. Singer, MD Harmeet Singh Narula, MD, FACP, FACE Joseph Verbalis, MD Farhad Zangeneh, MD, FACP, FACE Donald Zimmerman, MD, FACE |
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Marjan Attaran, MD Emmanuel Bravo, MD Charles Faiman, MD, MACE Surafel Gebreselassie, MD Manjula Gupta, PhD Anzar Haider, MD Marwan Hamaty, MD Amir Hamrahian, MD, FACE Betul Hatipoglu, MD Sangeeta Kashyap, MD |
Laurence Kennedy, MD, FRCP Angelo Licata, MD, PhD Adi Mehta, MD Christian Nasr, MD, FACE Leann Olansky, MD, FACE Douglas Rogers, MD James Simon, MD Allan Siperstein, MD Mario Skugor, MD Holly Thacker, MD |
Agenda
| Friday, October 15, 2010 | Saturday, October 16, 2010 | Sunday October 17, 2010 |
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 | |
| 7:00 am | Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits |
| 7:55 am | Welcome - Helena W. Rodbard, MD & Robert S. Zimmerman, MD |
| SESSION 1: Helena W. Rodbard, MD, MACE | |
| 8:00 am | Male Hypogonadism and Infertility - Charles Faiman, MD |
| 8:45 am | Female Hypogonadism - Marjan Attaran, MD |
| 9:30 am | Hirsutism - Adi Mehta, MD |
| 10:10 am | Refreshments and Exhibits |
| 10:30 am | Osteoporosis and Vitamin D Deficiency - Angelo Licata, MD, PhD |
| 11:15 am | Hyper and Hypocalcemia - Michael Levine, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Luncheon and Exhibits |
| SESSION 2: Sangeeta Kashyap, MD | |
| 1:00 pm | Dyslipidemia: Diagnostic Question & Answer Period - H. Bryan Brewer, Jr, MD |
| 1:45 pm | Adrenal Dysfunction - Thomas Murphy, MD |
| 2:45 pm | Refreshments and Exhibits |
| 3:15 pm | Diabetes Therapeutics: From New Insulins to Incretins - Robert Zimmerman, MD |
| 4:00 pm | Case Management Studies in Endocrine Surgery - Allan Siperstein, MD |
| 4:45 pm | Kidney Stones - Surafel Gebreselassie, MD |
| 5:30 pm | Visual Journey of Endocrinology: Preparation for the Boards - Farhad Zangeneh, MD |
| 6:15 pm | Welcome Reception and Exhibits |
| 7:15 pm | Pediatric Endocrinology Case Reviews - Douglas Rogers, MD & Anzar Haider, MD |
| 8:30 pm | Adjourn |
| Back to Top | |
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009 | |
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast / Exhibits |
| SESSION 3: Peter A. Singer, MD | |
| 7:30 am | Board Simulation in Pediatric Endocrinology - Donald Zimmerman, MD |
| 8:15 am | Metabolic Bone Disease: Board Simulation - Mario Skugor, MD |
| 9:00 am | Preventive Endo-Cardiology Highlights - Betul Hatipoglu, MD |
| 9:45 am | Refreshments and Exhibits |
| 10:00 am | Endocrine Hypertension - Emmanuel Bravo, MD |
| 11:00 am | Pituitary Disorders - Mark Molitch, MD |
| 12:00 pm | Luncheon and Exhibits |
| SESSION 4: Harmeet Singh Narula, MD, FACEg | |
| 1:00 pm | Thyroid Nodules and Cancer - Hossein Gharib, MD |
| 2:00 pm | Thyroid Board Simulation - Henry Burch, MD |
| 3:00 pm | DI/SIADH - Joseph Verbalis, MD |
| 4:00 pm | Refreshments and Exhibits |
| 4:15 pm | Considerations in Women’s Health - Holly Thacker, MD |
| 5:00 pm | Endocrinology Highlights – 2008-2009 Who Wants to be an Endocrine Millionaire? Faculty vs. Fellows - Sethu Reddy, MD |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn |
| Back to Top | |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2009 | |
| SESSION 5: Marwan Hamaty, MD | |
| 7:30 am | Board Simulation: Potpourri - Christian Nasr, MD |
| 8:15 am | Genetics and Endocrinology - Sethu Reddy, MD |
| 9:00 am | Board Simulation: Pituitary/Adrenal - Amir Hamrahian, MD |
| 10:00 am | Brunch |
| 10:45 am | Laboratory Cases: Curves and Sinkers - Manjula Gupta, PhD |
| 11:30 am | Endocrinology and Pregnancy - Laurence Kennedy, MD |
| 12:30 pm | Preventing Diabetes Complications and Intensive Therapy: Board Simulation - Leann Olansky, MD |
| 1:15 pm | Adjourn - Robert S. Zimmerman, MD |
Location
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216.707.4100 or 877.707.8999
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Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Conference Hotel and InterContinental Suite Hotel until September 14, 2010. To make your reservations, contact the Hotel Reservations Department at 216.707.4100 or 1.877.707.8999. Please identify yourself as being with the Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology Board Review.
Special rates are listed below:
- InterContinental Conference Hotel, $169 single/double plus tax (online code IT6)
- InterContinental Suite Hotel, $149 single/double plus tax (online code B96)
The InterContinental Conference Hotel is located at 9801 Carnegie Avenue, on the campus of The Cleveland Clinic. The Suite Hotel is located at 8800 Euclid Avenue and is within walking distance to the InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center.
Taxi service is available from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to the hotel.
Additional Information
For further information about the course, contact the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education at:
Local: 216-448-0770
Toll Free: 800-238-6750
For questions about registering, call 216-448-0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify The Center for Continuing Education at 216.448.0770 at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore, the 23.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits.
Registration & Cancellation
Preregistrations are accepted by until 4:00 pm ET October 13, 2010. To register after this date, please do so onsite.
In case of cancellation, a full refund will be made if canceled by October 5, 2010. After October 5, 2010, a $100 cancellation fee will be deducted from your refund. Written notification of your cancellation is required in order to process your refund.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER OCTOBER 31, 2010.
Online Registration/Fees
Registration fee includes syllabus, continental breakfasts, two lunches, Sunday brunch, refreshment breaks
and Friday welcome reception.
TO REGISTER PER DAY CALL 216.448.0777
| CATEGORY | FULL EVENT |
PER DAY |
ONSITE FULL EVENT |
ONSITE PER DAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician | $599.00 | $240.00 | $649.00 | $290.00 |
| Comprecare Affiliate | $389.35 | $160.00 | $439.35 | $210.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Alumni | $359.40 | $150.00 | $409.40 | $200.00 |
| Resident / Fellow | $199.00 | $80.00 | $249.00 | $130.00 |
| Nurse / Nurse Practitioner / Allied Health Professional | $425.00 | $170.00 | $475.00 | $220.00 |
| CCHS Physician | $599.00 | $240.00 | $649.00 | $290.00 |
| CCHS Resident / Fellow | $199.00 | $80.00 | $249.00 | $130.00 |
| CCHS Nurse / Nurse Practitioner / Allied Health Professional | $150.00 | $60.00 | $200.00 | $110.00 |
| CCF Physician | $300.00 | $120.00 | $350.00 | $170.00 |
| CCF Resident / Fellow | $199.00 | $80.00 | $249.00 | $130.00 |
| CCF Nurse / Nurse Practitioner / Allied Health Professional | $150.00 | $60.00 | $200.00 | $110.00 |









