UPDATE: This program is now full, however, if you are interested, please contact us with your information so we can keep you posted about future offerings of this activity. At a time when more pediatric behavioral health care is being delivered by primary care clinicians, many providers like yourself, ncluding pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants, as well as adult-focused psychiatrists are recognizing the need for more training in the use of psychiatric medications in children and adolescents. The REACH Institute (REsource for Advancing Children's Health), under the directorship of Peter S. Jensen, M.D., has partnered with leading researchers and practitioners to develop an innovative Mini-Fellowship to help your practice achieve confidence in delivering pediatric behavioral healthcare. This activity is being designed to accommodate providers who are treating a lower-income child population.

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The program addresses competence in using multiple echocardiographic techniques in assessment of cardiac structure and function in acquired and congenital heart diseases. The format includes concise, clinically relevant didactic lectures followed by series of illustrative cases presented by experienced sonographers and echocardiography specialists that may lead to enhanced patient management. In addition, a variety of workshops are offered to demonstrate the techniques for acquiring echocardiographic data, especially with respect to new contemporary techniques such as strain imaging.

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This three-day course will provide the attendee with a multidisciplinary review of standard of care management practices and state of the art advances in care of the patient with cutaneous melanoma. The first day will focus on epidemiology, prevention, pathology, genetic syndromes, advances in genomics, imaging and medical and surgical treatment in association with melanoma. The last two days are an in-depth immersion into Dermoscopy for imaging of melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin lesions, including three breakout sessions. Participants will develop practical skills that will enable them to be more comfortable approaching patients with atypical skin lesions. This dermoscopy section is primarily targeted to clinicians, but educators and residents will find it valuable as a springboard to develop Dermoscopy training programs.

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The Heart Beat of Cardiology is a premier educational venue for echocardiography in clinical practice. This is held collaboratively with the University of Chicago Medical Center. The program is designed to accommodate the evolving needs of inquisitive attendees. Topics covered will include basic and advanced hemodynamics, 3-D echocardiography, endocardial/pericardial disease, ischemic heart disease, vascular health, contrast, heart failure, diastolic function, new technologies, and valvular heart disease. Unique Features: Audience response system to enhance immediate feedback. Easy access to faculty members. One-on-one interaction. Efforts will be made to introduce the clinical applications using new technology, however, there is no hands-on experience provided. Self-assessment questions to gauge outcome. ADDED WORKSHOP: Improving Clinical Stress Echo Interpretation with Speckle-Tracking Strain: Case Review and Hands-On Workshop This hands-on workshop offers attendees the opportunity to learn from the experts useful practices for improved standardization and efficiency with stress echo interpretation using practical strain. It includes computer workstations for group and individual review of challenging cases. Thursday, December 13, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, December 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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Essentials of Antiretroviral Therapy is a component of the HIV eCurriculum Series, an innovative, evidence-based, online curriculum designed with unique content for health care workers taking care of HIV-infected patients. The program will serve a variety of professionals across the care continuum, providing for a foundation of shared knowledge. It strives to offer relevant, practical, and tailored education through a series of courses with individual topics presented in the form of modules. The HIV eCurriculum Series Ethiopia is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and the Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia. Courses are developed and implemented in collaboration with Ethiopian major medical institutions, Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association, Ethiopian Medical Association, Ethiopian Nurses Association, and Ethiopian Public Health Association.

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Essentials of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is a component of the HIV eCurriculum Series, an innovative, evidence-based, online curriculum designed with unique content for health care workers taking care of HIV-infected patients. The program will serve a variety of professionals across the care continuum, providing for a foundation of shared knowledge. It strives to offer relevant, practical, and tailored education through a series of courses with individual topics presented in the form of modules. The HIV eCurriculum Series Ethiopia is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and the Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia. Courses are developed and implemented in collaboration with Ethiopian major medical institutions, Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association, Ethiopian Medical Association, Ethiopian Nurses Association, Ethiopian Public Health Association, and JHPIEGO.

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This is the first course in the Mayo Clinic HIV eCurriculum Series. It is comprised of 13 modules that address what is considered essential general HIV knowledge. The important features of the Essentials of HIV Medicine are: Participants are required to perform a one-time simple registration process for the course. During this process, a log-in ID and a password is set up. Participants access the course through a password-protected portal using their established log-in ID and password. Participants are required to progress sequentially from the first module to the next, and not haphazardly from topic to topic. Participants are not expected to peruse the educational content online; the intent of the program is that the content is printed off and reviewed at the participant’s leisure. Once participants complete reviewing the module content, they are required to log in again and respond to post test questions before they can progress to the next module. At the completion of the entire course, CME credits and a certificate of attendance/completion are awarded from the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development. There is no registration fee for this course.

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This is the first course in the Mayo Clinic HIV eCurriculum Series/Ethiopia. It is intended for physicians and is comprised of 10 modules that address what is considered essential general HIV knowledge. The important features of the Essentials of HIV Medicine are: Participants are required to perform a one-time simple registration process for the course. During this process, a log-in ID and a password is set up. Participants access the course through a password-protected portal using their established log-in ID and password. Participants are required to progress sequentially from the first module to the next, and not haphazardly from topic to topic. Participants are not expected to peruse the educational content online; the intent of the program is that the content is printed off and reviewed at the participant’s leisure. Once participants complete reviewing the module content, they are required to log in again and respond to post test questions before they can progress to the next module. At the completion of the entire course, a certificate of attendance/completion are awarded from the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development. There is no registration fee for this course.

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This is the second course in the Mayo Clinic HIV eCurriculum Series/Ethiopia. It is intended for nurses practicing in Ethiopia and is comprised of 10 modules that address what is considered essential general HIV knowledge. The important features of the Essentials of HIV Medicine are: Participants are required to perform a one-time simple registration process for the course. During this process, a log-in ID and a password is set up. Participants access the course through a password-protected portal using their established log-in ID and password. Participants are required to progress sequentially from the first module to the next, and not haphazardly from topic to topic. Participants are not expected to peruse the educational content online; the intent of the program is that the content is printed off and reviewed at the participant’s leisure. Once participants complete reviewing the module content, they are required to log in again and respond to post test questions before they can progress to the next module. At the completion of the entire course, a certificate of attendance/completion is awarded from the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development. There is no registration fee for this course. Essentials of HIV Medicine/Ethiopia - Nurses is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and implemented in partnership with the Ethiopian Nursing Association.

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Esophageal disease is a rapidly-developing area marked by significant advances in diagnosis, therapy and identification of new diseases. In this course, a comprehensive approach will be taken to explore these exciting advancements including high-resolution manometry and impedance monitoring, new techniques in endoscopic detection and treatment of Barrett's esophagus, and insights into new diseases such as eosinophilic esophagitis. Faculty will include esophageal experts from all Mayo Clinic campuses. A special feature of this program is a hands-on workshop for interpretation and performance of motility studies, new endoscopic imaging techniques, endoscopic mucosal resection and ablation, and transnasal endoscopy. Participants will rotate through each of the following stations: EMR cap technique, EMR ligation, radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, motility, and transnasal endoscopy.

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Mayo Clinic faculty, board certified in Psychosomatic Medicine or medical disciplines, will review principles of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of patients managed in medical and surgical inpatient and outpatient settings. The target audiences are family medicine physicians, general internists, psychiatrists, and selected medical and surgical specialists and subspecialists who manage conditions with significant behavioral or psychiatric contributions.

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This course will be a comprehensive update of issues in hematologic and oncologic malignancies presenting new disease classification, treatment, and challenging cases. Course topics will include updates from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting and in medical oncology. Topics focus on key hematologic diseases (dysproteinemias, acute and chronic leukemias, lymphomas), key solid tumors (breast, thoracic, GI, GU), and overlap topics of supportive, ancillary and diagnostic care. "The activity has been submitted to the Mayo Clinic Arizona provider unit for approval to award contact hours. Mayo Clinic Arizona is an approved provider by the Arizona Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation."

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Tutorials in Diagnostic Radiology is a postgraduate course designed to update the diagnostic radiologist in new trends, relevant techniques, and applications in diagnostic imaging. The latest advances will be emphasized and related to common problems encountered in clinical practice. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in three American Board of Radiology Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs).

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This course is designed to give Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Surgeons, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Head and Neck Oncologists a focused educational experience in transoral endoscopic techniques for resecting primary head and neck tumors. Both transoral laser and robotic surgery will be featured, as well as flexible laser surgery in inpatient and outpatient environments. An optional cadaveric hands-on workshop will provide participants with opportunities to perform various transoral procedures with laser technologies and delivery systems. Renowned faculty will emphasize fundamental transoral anatomy, microsurgical and robotic techniques, and wound exposure, as well as other transoral techniques. Workshop participants will gain experience in the art of tumor exposure using various retractors and appropriate and safe use of multiple transoral systems.

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This course, with a case-based lecture format, educates clinical cardiologists as well as interventionalists on treating their patients based on the components of structural heart disease. New advances in technology and treatment provide great opportunity to educate today's cardiologists, especially as more and more physicians are integrating procedures into their practices.

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This CME event is an innovative program meant to enhance the understanding of addiction through the use of a theatrical performance in association with the Guthrie Theater. This CME event will build on the success of the May 2012 Windows into Mood program held at the Guthrie Theater. This course will again utilize personal perspectives of addiction through Melissa Gilbert's description of addiction in herself and family member and via "Long Day's Journey into Night", the autobiographical classic by Eugene O'Neill. These powerful personal stories combined with latest information on addiction and treatment are meant to enhance understanding and emotional depth for clinicians.

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This one-day educational program will provide hematology and oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with an overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various hematologic malignancies, based on abstracts presented at the December 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Invited speakers choose exciting and relevant abstracts presented at the ASH meeting and discuss their clinical relevance to the hematology/oncology practice.

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Selected Topics in Internal Medicine is a postgraduate course designed to update general internists, internist-subspecialists, family medicine physicians, and other primary health care providers on selected internal medicine topics. Some of the most common problems encountered in clinical practice will be represented. Presentations will be made by experts from various disciplines in internal medicine. Faculty members will be available during the break sessions to answer questions and to discuss cases with course participants

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The program will explore approaches to the diagnosis, management and prevention of common rhythm disorders. The diagnoses and management of Atrial fibrillation will also be reviewed. The program will share “pearls” to aid in the evaluation and assessment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. The diagnosis and treatment of patients with congestive heart failure will be integrated as well as valular heart disease and cardiac arrhythmias.

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Designed for endocrinologists and interested internists and surgeons, the Sixteenth Mayo Clinic Endocrine Course will address gaps in medical knowledge and barriers in clinical practice in order to improve the outcomes of patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders. This 4-day course will span the full spectrum of endocrinology through lectures, debates, panel discussions, clinicopathologic sessions, "clinical pearls" sessions, informal breakfast round table discussions, and small group discussions with experts. There will be plenty of opportunity for interaction with the course faculty who are selected from Mayo Clinic for their expertise and clinical acumen. An optional thyroid ultrasound course will also be offered. New! Option for live virtual attendance. See course brochure for details.

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The goal of this program is to improve patient care for those with cardiovascular disease by providing clinicians a dynamic interactive educational experience. There will be in-depth reviews of the latest breaking clinical trials, updates on state-of-the-art techniques and technologies, and extensive "street smarts" information through excellent lectures, case presentations, and interactive discussions. The program is designed to more effectively present both didactic and practical information, and maximize attendee/faculty interaction.

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The material presented at this conference is specifically designed to educate cardiology care providers, providing them with the most up-to-date information regarding multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. This course will fulfill these elements by: 1. reviewing the basic technical issues of echocardiography as well as CT, MRI, and nuclear imaging, 2. discussing relevant advances in techniques and limitations of each modality, and 3. providing a comprehensive update of the clinical uses of the techniques in the diagnosis and prognosis of common cardiovascular diseases in a clinical case based format.

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Current trends for management of general surgical patients are constantly changing. As technical advances progress, the options of surgical treatments continue to expand. This interactive symposium, designed for general surgeons, assists in decision-making for multiple aspects of surgical practice. Active audience participation with faculty is strongly encouraged during case presentations and the faculty panel discussion. Also featuring Self-Assessment credit toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program.

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This four-day symposium includes three interactive workshops and over 20 lectures in anesthesia and perioperative management. It is intended for practicing anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists and perioperative health care providers. The symposium highlights current information useful for those with an interest in clinical anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. Audience participation is encouraged via use of an audience response system to promote interaction with the faculty. The interactive workshops focus on difficult airways; regional anesthesia; and hands-on use of the latest technology and equipment in perioperative management.

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Mayo Clinic is collaborating with MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Canter to bring this unique educational opportunity. This course features leading experts in the field who will present a well-balanced program in robotics surgery in gynecology. Highlights will include multiple unedited surgical video's introducing cutting-edge technology and procedural innovation in vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic approaches in gynecology.

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This two day course is designed for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNP), physician assistants (PA), oncology nurses, registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and general practitioners (internal medicine and family medicine). Residents in training and fellows from these specialties are encouraged to attend. Topics in breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies and colon cancer will include screening, diagnosis, and state of the art treatment. Emphasis will be given to management guidelines, molecular diagnosis and individualization of cancer therapy based on molecular profiles. There is a special session devoted to the area of supportive care in oncology, with an emphasis on optimal surveillance after treatment for each of the selected malignancies. Presentations from the latest national and international meetings (ASCO, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, ASCO GI, and ESMO) will be reviewed. Participants will have the opportunity to hear outstanding summaries of these topics and personally interact with our expert faculty.

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This webcast is brought to you live from the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2013" is designed to update physicians practicing in gastroenterology and hepatology and other health care providers on new approaches to the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Faculty will present data on multiple topics, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, general GI, motility and nutrition, pancreaticobiliary disorders, endoscopy and hepatology. Controversies in diagnosis and management will be analyzed in discussions. Complex endoscopy cases and cutting edge technology will be presented by expert endoscopists in a video forum. Twitter will be utilized for interactive learning by the participants.

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This course is designed to update physicians practicing in gastroenterology and hepatology and other health care providers on new approaches to the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Faculty will present data on multiple topics, including inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, general GI, motility and nutrition, pancreaticobiliary disorders, endoscopy and hepatology. Controversies in diagnosis and management will be analyzed in discussions and breakout sessions. Complex endoscopy cases and cutting edge technology will be presented by expert endoscopists in a video forum. New endoscopic techniques will be available at the Hands-On Endoscopy Workshop using state-of-the-art technology. An audience response system and social media (twitter) will be utilized for interactive learning by the participants. If you are unable to attend in person, the general didactic sessions each day will be available via live webcast. Visit the course webcast website, http://www.mayo.edu/cme/gastroenterology-2013S347, for system requirements and registration information.

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The Advanced Radiology Life Support (ARLS) Course is designed to focus on the unique, life-threatening emergencies that occur within a radiology department. It is designed to teach prompt recognition and treatment of contrast reactions. The ARLS course will discuss management of the sedated patient and the proper management of an airway in an emergency situation. The administration of contrast in patients with renal insufficiency including contrast induced nephropathy and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis will be discussed. Basic concepts of advanced life support will also be reviewed. This course is fashioned after the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course that has been successfully teaching physicians, nurses, and allied health personnel patient management during cardiac arrest. This course will offer the current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) recertification training materials.

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This course is designed as a review of techniques and topics pertaining to Clinical Neurophysiology which includes: basic physiology; pathophysiology; EEG; evoked potentials; EMG; movement disorders; and intraoperative monitoring. There is a focus on clinical correlation of various neurophysiological tests used for the evaluation of patients with epilepsy, sleep disorders, movement disorders, peripheral nerve, and neuromuscular disorders. Featuring an ABPN Approved Self-Assessment Activity

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