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

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Celebrating over 75 years of Excellence in Continuing Medical Education

The Effect of Industry Support on Participant's Perceptions of Bias in CME - published January 2010 in Academic Medicine

Courses listed in this months enewsletter. Click the course name to go directly to view event details:
September 2010 2010 Heart-Brain Summit
0 Women's Health Update 2010
0 2nd Annual Practical Management of Acute Stroke
0 Digestive Disease Institute Week -
4 CME-certified courses addressing medical and surgical approaches to digestive disease
0 International Summit on Fibrosis in Intestinal Inflammation: Mechanisms and Biological Therapies
0 46th Gastroenterology Update & 2nd Hepatic–Pancreatic–Biliary Course
0 7th Annual Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course
0 31st Annual Turnbull Symposium
October 2010 New Era International Multidisciplinary Sharing (NEIMS): A Focus on Acute Ischemic Stroke
0 2010 Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposia
0 Nephrology Update 2010
0 Cancer Survivorship: Bridging the Gap Between Primary Care and Oncology
0 Best in Practice: Improving MR and CT Imaging
0 13th Annual Endocrinology and Metabolism Board Review
0 Nanomedicine Summit 2010
0 21st Century Treatment of Heart Failure
0 Rheumatology Highlights Report LIVE, featuring Advances in B Cell Biology
0 Pain Management for your Practice
0 24th annual Clinic Seminars Dermatology
November 2010 Obesity Summit 2010: Science and Practice of Obesity Management
0 Advances in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - ACR Satellite Meeting
0 Understanding Osteoarthritis Today - ACR Satellite Meeting
0 Management of Connective Tissue Disorders and Latest Research: Bicuspid Valves, Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos, and Related Diseases
0 Blood Management Summit
0 5th Annual Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symposium
December 2010 Survey of Current Issues in Surgical Anesthesia
This newsletter provides information for the next 3 months. Click the dates below to explore future live CME events.
January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011
RheumBuzz - Discuss the Latest in Rheumatology with Clinical Experts around the World

2010 Heart-Brain Summit

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Sept. 23-24 | Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV
Audience:

Health care professionals from the fields of Cardiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Basic and Clinical Research, Nursing, and Biomedical Engineering.

www.ccfcme.org/HeartBrain10

Women's Health Update 2010

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Sept. 24 | Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, OH
Audience:

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses who provide primary care to women. Other health care professionals with an interest in women’s health will also gain significant knowledge from this educational activity.

www.ccfcme.org/Women10

2nd Annual Practical Management of Acute Stroke

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Sept. 24 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Independence, OH
Audience:

Neurologists, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, internal medicine and primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, physical therapists and occupational therapists.

www.ccfcme.org/AcuteStroke10

Hot Topics in Healthcare

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Sept. 24-25 | Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV
Audience:

Cleveland Clinic Alumni and physicians interested in reaching out beyond their specialty to broaden or refresh their depth of knowledge.

  www.ccfcme.org/AlumniNevada10
HIV Virtual Grand Rounds

Digestive Disease Institute Week
4 CME-certified events addressing the medical & surgical approaches to digestive disease

Overview
Sept. 28 - Oct 1. | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Gastroenterologists, hepatologists, colorectal and general surgeons.

www.ccfcme.org/Digestive10

New Era International Multidisciplinary Sharing (NEIMS): A Focus on Acute Ischemic Stroke

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 1-3 | Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Audience:

Neurosurgeons, Interventional Neuroradiologists, Vascular Neurologists, Emergency Physicians, Critical Care Physicians and other healthcare professionals interested in the care of the stroke patient.

www.ccfcme.org/NEIMS10

2010 Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Symposia

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 1-6 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Adult and pediatric neurologists and epileptologists, neurosurgeons with an interest in epilepsy surgery in adults and children, psychiatrists, clinical neuropsychologists, social workers and other expert caretakers of patients across all age groups with epilepsy.

www.ccfcme.org/Epilepsy10

Nephrology Update 2010

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 7-9 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Nephrologists, cardiologists, internists, and other health care practitioners seeking an intensive update on pathogenesis and treatment of kidney diseases, hypertension, fluid and electrolyte disorders, acid-base disturbances, end-stage renal failure, critical care nephrology, cardio-renal disease, and related conditions.

www.ccfcme.org/Neph10
Differential Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Neuromuscular Diseases: A Case-Based Approach

Cancer Survivorship: Bridging the Gap Between Primary Care and Oncology

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 8 | Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, OH
Audience:

Internists, general practitioners, family physicians, oncologists, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, social workers, and other healthcare providers practicing in primary care, oncology, and public health settings.

www.ccfcme.org/Survivor10

Best in Practice: Improving MR and CT imaging

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 14-16 | Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
Audience:

This program is open to all physicians, physician trainees, and technologists.

www.ccfcme.org/BestInPractice10

13th Annual Endocrinology & Metabolism Board Review 2010

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 15-17 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Endocrinologists and other physicians with an interest in endocrinology, metabolism, and diabetes.

www.ccfcme.org/EndoReview10

Nanomedicine Summit 2010 (non-CME event)

Overview | Agenda | Faculty
Oct. 18-19 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Scientists, clinicians, business professionals, investors, and others who investigate sustainable solutions of multidisciplinary methodologies to further advance the use of nanomedicine in clinical practice.

www.ccfcme.org/Nano10
RA Virtual Grand Rounds

21st Century Treatment of Heart Failure

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 21-22 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Cardiologists.

www.ccfcme.org/HeartFailure10

Rheumatology Highlights Report LIVE, featuring Advances in B Cell Biology

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 22-23 | Westin Times Square, New York, NY
Audience:

Rheumatologists, immunologists, rheumatology and immunology fellows, clinical researchers, and rheumatology and immunology allied health professionals, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

www.ccfcme.org/RHR10

Pain Management for Your Practice

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 23 | Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, OH
Audience:

For family, general and physical medicine and rehabilitation practitioners, internists, orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, neurologists, geriatricians, physician assistants, nurses, and other health care providers who care for chronic pain patients

www.ccfcme.org/PainMgmt10

24th annual Clinic Seminars Dermatology

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Oct. 29 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Dermatologists.

www.ccfcme.org/DermSeminars10
Incretin-Related Therapies in Diabetes: Virtual Grand Rounds

Obesity Summit 2010: Science and Practice of Obesity Management

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 3-4 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Health care practitioners (including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and dietitians), researchers, and others focusing on obesity-related fields, including bariatric surgery, endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology, internal medicine, pulmonology, diet and nutrition, psychiatry and psychology, gynecology, and family practice medicine.

www.ccfcme.org/Obesity10

Advances in the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 10  |  Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Audience: Rheumatologists, rheumatology fellows, and other interested health care professionals.
www.ccfcme.org/SLE10

Understanding Osteoarthritis Today

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 11  |  Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA
Audience: Rheumatologists, rheumatology fellows, and other interested health care professionals.
www.ccfcme.org/OA10

Management of Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders:
Marfan Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Bicuspid Valves, and Related Diseases

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 11-12  |   InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Physicians, surgeons, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health care providers in the following specialties: cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, pediatric cardiology, internal medicine, genetics, and genetic counseling

www.ccfcme.org/Marfan10

Blood Management Summit

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 13 |  InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Medical specialists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, medical directors, perfusionists, hospitalists, hematologists, pediatricians, transfusion medicine specialists, medical and surgical residents, quality managers, nurses, and blood management directors.

  www.ccfcme.org/Blood10
Exploring Psoriatic Arthritis: Bridging Dermatology and Rheumatology

5th Annual Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symposium

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Nov. 19 |  InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Primary Care Physicians, Emergency Room Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Licensed Counselors, Chemical Dependency Professionals, Social Workers, Pastoral Counselors, Ministers and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.

www.ccfcme.org/PTSD10

Survey of Current Issues in Surgical Anesthesia

Overview | Objectives | Agenda | Faculty | Event PDF
Dec. 1-5 | InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, OH
Audience:

Anesthesiologists, intensivists and nurse anesthetists.

  www.ccfcme.org/SurgAnes10
Save-The-Date
Oct. 30, 2010 Essentials for the Spine Care Clinician
Cleveland, OH
Nov. 11, 2010 Understanding Osteoarthritis Today
Atlanta, GA
Nov. 19, 2010 7th Annual Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium
Cleveland, OH
Dec 10-12, 2010 8th Annual Dr. Roizen’s CAM Conference:
The Science and the Art of Non-Traditional Medical Therapies
Cleveland, OH
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