Cleveland Clinic CME Newsletter: December 2007

Dear Colleague,

Our December newsletter will help you plan your CME schedule for the next 6 months. We have several top-notch live courses scattered across the U.S. and Mexico, including the 2nd Annual Innovations in Ophthalmology course in Los Cabos, Mexico and Palliative Medicine 2008, which will be held this winter in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In this newsletter, you can also learn about upcoming courses provided by Cleveland Clinic Florida. We hope to see you in 2008!

Cleveland Clinic CME

Hysterectomy: From the Office to the OR
Feb. 1-4, 2008 \| Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and providers of women's health care
		Cleveland Clinic Florida CME website

Diastology & New Echo Technologies Summit featuring: Contrast Echo Mini Symposium
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Feb. 7-9, 2008 \| Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Daytona Beach, Florida
Audience:	•	Cardiologists, Sonographers, Fellows, Nurses, and Basic Scientists
Accreditation:	•	18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Now Includes:		Non-CME Satellite Breakfast Symposium - FDA “Black Box Warning” on Ultrasound Contrast Agents
		www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/Echo08

8th Annual Orthopaedics: Excellence Through Education
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF
Feb. 14, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Physician assistants, RNs, LPNs, clinical technologists, orthopaedic technologists, and others directly involved in the care of orthopaedic patients in the ambulatory, operating room, or inpatient areas.
Accreditation:	•	Accreditation pending approval from Ohio Nurses Association and the American Academy of Physician Assistants
		www.ccfcme.org/OrthoEd08

19th Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium (ACDS) 2008 featuring 2 satellite programs: Endorectal Ultrasound & TEM
Feb. 14-16, 2008 \| Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Colorectal Surgeons, General Surgeons, Gastroenterologists, Laparoscopic Surgeons, Enterostomal Therapists, Colorectal/GI Nurses
		Cleveland Clinic Florida CME website

Pain Management for the Primary Care Physician
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF
Feb. 16, 2008 \| Coronado Bay Resort & Spa, San Diego, California
Audience:	•	Family, General, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Practitioners, Internists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Rheumatologists, Neurologists, Geriatricians, Physician Assistants, and other health care providers who care for patients with chronic pain.
Accreditation:	•	7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/PainPhysician08

10th Annual Pain Management Symposium
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Feb. 16-20, 2008 \| Coronado Bay Resort & Spa, San Diego, California
Audience:	•	Anesthesia Providers, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Primary Care Physicians, Physical Therapists, and Nurses who are interested in the practice of pain management.
Accreditation:	•	24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
	•	Each Cadaver Workshop - additional 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
	•	Live Model Workshop - additional 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/Pain08

Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
Feb. 18-20, 2008 \| Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida
Audience:	•	General Surgeons, Laparoscopic Surgeons, Bariatric Surgeons, Surgical Residents, Fellows, Nurses, and other interested health care professionals
		Cleveland Clinic Florida CME website

Female Pelvic Floor Disorders
Mar. 7-10, 2008 \| Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Urologists, Gynecologists, and Colorectal Surgeons
		Cleveland Clinic Florida CME website

Palliative Medicine 2008
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Submit An Abstract \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Mar. 13-15, 2008 \| The Westin-Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona
Audience:	•	International Audience of Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists, and other Healthcare Providers involved with palliative care. Healthcare Professionals in Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, and Hospice Care will benefit.
Accreditation:	•	15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/pm2008

3rd Ambulatory Urology Symposium: The Changing Face of Urology
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF
Mar. 13-15, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Urologists and other professionals interested in issues relating to ambulatory urology
Accreditation:	•	19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/AmbUrol08

10th Annual Innovations in Plastic Surgery
Mar. 14-15, 2008 \| Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel & Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Audience:	•	Aesthetic, Facial, Breast, Ophthalmic, Craniofacial, and Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons
		Cleveland Clinic Florida CME website

2nd Annual Innovations In Ophthalmology
Overview \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Mar. 25-28, 2008 \| Marquis Los Cabos Hotel, Los Cabos, Mexico
Audience:	•	Ophthalmologists
Accreditation:	•	16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/Eye

Comprehensive Anesthesiology Review
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF
Apr. 7-12, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Anesthesiologists, Certified Nurse Anesthetists & Student Nurse Anesthetists
Accreditation:	•	55.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
	•	43 CE credits - approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
		www.ccfcme.org/AnesReview08

Cartilage Innovation Summit 2008
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Refer A Friend
May 7-10 , 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rheumatologists, Sports Medicine Specialists, Specialists in Rehabilitation Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Radiologists, Pathologists, Cartilage Tissue Engineers & Cartilage Biologists
Accreditation:	•	26.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/Cart08

Heart-Brain Summit
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Refer A Friend
June 4-5, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Cardiologists, Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Basic and Clinical Researchers, Nurses and Nurse practitioners, & Biomedical Engineers
Accreditation:	•	12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
		www.ccfcme.org/HeartBrain08

Save-The-Date

Find out about Cleveland Clinic CME courses coming up in 2008. Provide your email address and receive instant notification when important course information becomes available online.
Feb. 22-24	Second International Symposium on Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Radiosurgery	Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Mar. 9-15	Diagnostic and Therapeutic Update: Neuromuscular Disorders, Epilepsy, and Sleep Disorders	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Apr. 11	4th Annual Contemporary Issues in Pituitary Disease: Case-based Management Update	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Apr. 14-15	50 Years of Excellence: Enterostomal Therapy/Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing at the Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Apr 17-20	Society of Black Academic Surgeons	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
May 8-9	Ethical Challenges in Surgical Innovation	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
May 15-17	Advances in Gynecologic Surgery: Surgical Innovations and State-of-the-Art Perioperative Care	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
May 17-18	A Hands on Approach to Diagnostic Pathology	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
May 29-30	HIV	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
June 1-6	20th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 17-21	Ninth Annual Intensive Review of Cardiology	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH