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Dear Colleague,

Cleveland Clinic CME - Celebrating 75 years of Excellence in Continuing Medical Education

Thank you to everyone who took part in our survey. Your answers have helped us understand better your CME stance in the face of the current economic situation. This will play a role in our decision-making for future conferences. Thanks.

The winner of the survey draw, who gets $250 towards a Cleveland Clinic live CME conference registration, is Angelica Balingit, MD from Alaska. We look forward to meeting her in one of our upcoming conferences.

Cleveland Clinic CME
Celebrating 75 years of Excellence in Continuing Medical Education

Courses listed in this months enewsletter. Click the course name to go directly to view event details:
This newsletter provides information for the next 3 months. Click the dates below to explore future live CME events.
August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 January 2010
RA Virtual Grand Rounds

Diabetes Day 2009: Complications and Controversies

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Apr. 30, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Physician scientists / clinical investigators and basic researchers alike interested in the general fields related to mammalian heme peroxidases and their role in human health and disease.
Accreditation: • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/DiabetesDay09

Cancer Survivorship: Ensuring Quality Care 2009
Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
May 1, 2009 | Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, Ohio
Audience:

Internists, General Practitioners, Family Physicians, Oncologists, Nurses, Social Workers, and other healthcare providers practicing in primary care, oncology and public health settings.
Accreditation: • 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/Survivor09

Cardiovascular Disease in Inflammatory Arthritis
 Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
May 6, 2009 |InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Rheumatologists & Cardiologists
Accreditation: • 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/HeartMatter09

Biologic Therapies Summit III: Focusing on Infections, Malignancies, Cardiovascular Disease, & Other Comorbidities in Special Populations
Featuring: Managing Complex Cases in Biologic Therapies Mini-Symposium

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
May 7-9, 209 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Rheumatologists, Gastroenterologists, Dermatologists, Pulmonologists, and other healthcare professionals interested in or using biologic therapeutics in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Accreditation: • 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/Biotherapies09
RA eJournal Club

Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Care Quality Innovation Summit

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Call for Abstracts | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
May 13-15, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Clinicians, Scientists, health institutions, public and private third-party payers, biomedical industry, and government and nongovernment organizations that share an interest in understanding, promoting, and shaping the future of quality assessment and management practices in musculoskeletal medicine.
Accreditation: • 18 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/OrthoRheumQuality09

2nd Annual Advances in Gynecologic Surgery Conference:
Innovations, Modern Management, and Future Therapies

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
May 13-16, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Gynecological Surgeons, Pathologists, Radiologists, Obstetricians, Urologists, General Surgeons
Accreditation: • 27 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/GyneSurgery09

14th Annual May Day Therapy - Dermatology

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
May 14, 2009 | Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Dermatologists
Accreditation: • 3 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/MayDay09

Lead Management 2009: HRS Guidelines and Case Based Implementation

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
May 14, 2009 | Heart Rhythm Society Satellite, Boston, Massachusetts
Audience:

Cardiologists, Cardiovascular Surgeons, Scientists, Electrophysiologists, and associated healthcare professionals
Accreditation: • 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/HRS09Leads

2nd Annual Advanced Management Issues in HIV Medicine
Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty
May 28-29, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Physicians and other healthcare professionals who have an interest in HIV infectious disease and internal medicine.  
Accreditation: • 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/HIV09

Single Port Laparoscopy, NOTES® and Endoluminal Surgery:
A Multi-Disciplinary and Collaborative Summit

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
May 28-30, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Physicians and Surgeons from various specialties interested in the minimally invasive techniques of Single-Port Laparoscopy and NOTES including gastroenterology, urology, nephrology, gynecology, colorectal surgery, and general surgery.

Accreditation: • 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/Singleport-notes

The Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Legacy and Innovation
Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
June 3-5, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Vascular Medicine Physicians, Vascular Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Internists, Family Physicians, Nurses, Perfusionists and Respiratory Therapists.

Accreditation: • 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/CardioCare09

Mellen Center Regional Symposium on Multiple Sclerosis:
An Update in Understanding and Managing MS

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
June 12, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nursing Professionals, Psychological Professionals and other health care practitioners engaged in the management and care of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Accreditation: • 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/MS09

21st Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF | ABIM Learning Modules
June 14-19, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Physicians preparing for the Internal Medicine Board Certification (or re-certification) & Physicians desiring a review of state-of-the-art developments in internal medicine

Accreditation: • 51.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/IRIM09

Epilepsy Symposia 2009
• Epileptology: Comprehensive Review and Practical Exercises (June 19-21) &
• 18th International Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposium: Epilepsy Surgery-Improving Outcomes (June 21-24)

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Hotel Accommodations | Event PDF | Refer A Friend
June 14-19, 2009 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Adult & Pediatric Neurologists and Epileptologists, Neurosurgeons performing epilepsy surgery in adults and children, Psychiatrists, Clinical Neuropsychologists, Social Workers and other expert caretakers of patients across all age groups with epilepsy.
Accreditation: • 51 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/Epilepsy09

Innovations in Optical Coherence Tomography: Spectral Domain and Beyond

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
July 24-25, 2009 | The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:

Ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses, technicians and photographers, others.
Accreditation: • 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
www.ccfcme.org/Optical09
Disease Management Poject - 175 free in-depth medical chapters spanning 13 medical specialties providing essential physician information concerning common diseases and medical conditions
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Find out about Cleveland Clinic CME courses coming up in 2009.
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June 24-25 Pulmonary Summit
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
July 9 Infectious Disease in Primary Care: Evidence-Based Primry Prevention
and Treatment 		Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
July 24-25 Innovations in Optical Coherence Tomography: Spectral Domain and Beyond Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Aug. 6-7 Diabetes and the Heart Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Aug. 23-26 10th Annual Intensive Review of Cardiology Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Sept. 9-11 Obesity Summit 2009 Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Sept. 25 Female Sexuality for the Primary Care Physician Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Oct. 1-2 First International Summit on Fibrotic Complications in Gastrointestinal Diseases Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Oct. 2 12th Annual Endocrinology and Metabolism Board Review Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Oct. 15-16

 2009 Heart-Brain Summit Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
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