Cleveland Clinic CME Newsletter: November 2008

Dear Colleague,

Now that the cold of winter is upon us what better to shift the blues than planning educational CME events for next year. For the rest of 2008, and the first three months of 2009, we are offering over 20 conferences spanning 5 states and 2 countries.

One of these is a unique international cardiology conference in China were Eastern and Western approaches to cardiovascular treatments will be examined by an international faculty of experts.

Explore what the Cleveland Clinic can offer you in the form of live CME courses and online CME activities throughout the rest of 2008 and well into 2009.

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This newsletter provides information on courses for the next 3 months. Click the dates below to discover live CME events not yet covered in this newsletter.
March 2009	April 2009	May 2009	June 2009	July 2009

Dr Michael Roizen's - Complementary, Preventive, Disease Reversal, Staying Young and Wellness Therapies Conference: What’s New, What Works, and What Should You Do?
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Dec. 5-7, 2008 \| The Hyatt Regency Chicago, Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois
Audience:	•	Anesthesiologist and the nurse anesthetist.
Accreditation:	•	19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
	•	This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.
	•	This activity may be submitted for American Academy of Family Physicians Continuing Medical Education credit.
	•	Dental Professionals may record credits towards Ohio State Dental Board requirements
	•	Dietitians may earn CPEUs for their attendance
	•	Pharmacy credit has been applied for through the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
	•	This course has met the criteria for 18.5 hours of acceptable continuing education and has been approved by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association, approval number 08S0938
	•	The Cleveland Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology is an OPA-MCE approved provider, #340714585.
	•	Respiratory Therapists may submit up to 19.0 of CEU credit from this activity to the Ohio Respiratory Care Board.
		www.ccfcme.org/Wellness08

7th Annual Liver Update
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
Dec. 6, 2008 \| Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, Ohio
Audience:	•	Gastroenterologists.
Accreditation:	•	5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/LiverUpdate08

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Treatments Cleveland Clinic Outreaching China
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Dec. 11-13, 2008 \| Shanghai International Convention Center, Shanghai, China
Audience:	•	Cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and interventional radiologists.
		www.ccfcme.org/NewHorizons08

Hysterectomy: Redefining Minimally Invasive
Jan. 30- Feb. 2, 2009 \| Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Obstetricians, gynecologists and providers of women's healthcare.
Accreditation:	•	23.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
	•	The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has assigned 23 cognate credits to this program.
	•	CEU Contact Hours (23.25)
		www.ccfcme.org

Diastology & New Echo Technologies Summit Featuring: Heart Valve Disease and Contrast Echo Mini-Symposia
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Feb. 4-7, 2009 \| Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Cardiologists, Sonographers, Nurses, Cardiology fellows, and other healthcare professionals interested in diastology, new echocardiographic technologies, contrast echocardiography, and heart valve disease.
Accreditation:	•	20.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/Echo08

4th Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit 2009
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Feb. 5-7, 2009 \| Eden Roc Resort, Miami Beach, Florida
Audience:	•	Internists, hospitalists, family practitioners, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, certified nurse anesthetists, nurse practioners and allied health professionals engaged in management of the perioperative patient.
Accreditation:	•	20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/PeriopMed08

Case Studies in Epilepsy Surgery
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
Feb. 9-11, 2009 \| Silvertree Hotel and Snowmass Conference Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
Audience:	•	Neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other healthcare professionals entrusted with the care of those with epilepsy.
Accreditation:	•	15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/CaseStudies08

20th International Colorectal Disease Symposium: ACDS 2009
Feb. 12-14, 2009 \| Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, gastroenterologists, laparoscopic surgeons, enterostomal therapists, colorectal/GI nurses.
		www.ccfcme.org

20th International Colorectal Disease Symposium: Endorectal Ultrasonography Course
Feb. 11, 2009 \| Cleveland Clinic Florida Jagelman Conference Center, Weston, Florida
Audience:	•	Colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, gastroenterologists, laparoscopic surgeons, enterostomal therapists, colorectal/GI nurses.
		www.ccfcme.org

20th International Colorectal Disease Symposium: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) Hands-on Workshop
Feb. 15, 2009 \| Harbor Beach Marriott, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	Colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, gastroenterologists, laparoscopic surgeons, enterostomal therapists, colorectal/GI nurses.
		www.ccfcme.org

Endoscopic Natural Orifice Surgery Workshop in conjunction with the Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
Feb. 15, 2009 \| David G. Jagelman MD Conference Center, Weston, Florida
Audience:	•	General surgeons, laparoscopic surgeons, bariatric surgeons, surgical fellows, residents, nurses and allied health professionals.
		www.ccfcme.org

Surgery of the Foregut Symposium in conjunction with the Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
Feb. 15-18, 2009 \| The Biltmore Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Audience:	•	General surgeons, laparoscopic surgeons, bariatric surgeons, surgical fellows, residents, nurses and allied health professionals.
		www.ccfcme.org

Inaugral Women's Sport Health Update: Fitness, Injury and Bone Health
Overview \| Objectives \| Event PDF
Feb. 21, 2009 \| Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Audience:	•	Primary Care Physicians, Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Providers
Accreditation:	•	7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/WomensSportHealth09

11th Annual Pain Management Symposium
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
Feb. 28 - Mar. 4, 2009 \| Hyatt Regency Bonaventure, Fort Lauderdale, Forlida
Audience:	•	Practitioners and health care professionals who seek the latest developments in pain medicine, anesthesia providers, interventional pain specialists, orthopaedic and spine surgeons, primary care physicians, physical therapists, physician assistants, and nurses who are interested in the practice of pain management.
Accreditation:	•	23.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/Pain08

Save-The-Date

Find out about Cleveland Clinic CME courses coming up in 2008/2009. Provide your email address and receive instant notification when important course information becomes available online.
Apr. 18	Lung Cancer 2009: Up for Debate	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
May 7-9	Biologic Therapies III - Infections, Malignancies, Cardiovascular Disease, and Other Comorbidities Featuring: Managing Complex Cases in Biologic Therapies Mini-Symposium	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
May 13-15	Orthopaedic & Rheumatology Care Quality Innovation Summit	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
June 14-19	21st Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH