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Tenth Annual Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2007
October 4 - 7, 2007
Please note that this course is offered twice, both on October 4-7, 2007 and October 18-21, 2007. The topics offered for each meeting are the same. The program will focus on topics of interest to sophisticated internists, primary care physicians and subspecialists active in clinical practice. It will emphasize the latest developments in internal medicine and its subspecialities.
Location: Hilton Sedona, Sedona, Arizona (928) 284-4040  Meeting Location
Contact: (480) 301-4580  E-Mail
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Professionalism at Academic Medical Centers: Challenges and Opportunities
October 4 - 5, 2007
This one and a half day program will address important opportunities and challenges in promoting, teaching, learning and assessing professionalism at academic medical centers. The faculty of this symposium will include nationally-recognized scholars in medical professionalism and leaders of the Mayo Clinic Program in Professionalism and Bioethics. The curriculum of this symposium will have broad appeal to individuals of all disciplines at academic medical centers.
Location: Rochester, MN (Siebens Building, 2nd Floor, Leighton Auditorium)
Contact: (800)-323-2688 E-Mail
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Clinical Update in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
October 4 - 5, 2007
An estimated 37 million patients are affected by thrombotic disorders each year. This number will continue to rise with the increase in our aging population. Clinical Update in Thrombosis and Anticoagulation will focus on clinically applicable and cutting-edge methods used in the evaluation of patients with arterial and venous thrombotic disorders. This 2-day conference will include information on advances in the evaluation and management of common thrombotic disorders as well as specific aspects of uncommon thrombotic diseases. Lectures and case studies will be presented by Mayo Clinic faculty, and ample opportunity will be provided to ask questions and discuss difficult diagnostic or management issues.
Location: The Kahler Grand Hotel, Rochester, MN Meeting Location
Contact: (507) 538-6253 E-Mail
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Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
October 4 - 6, 2007
The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and Renal Network 11 are pleased to announce a collaborative effort joining the Network Annual Meeting and the Mayo Clinic - Rochester Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation to be held at The Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, October 4-6, 2007.
Nephrology and Transplantation are constantly changing fields and maintaining current knowledge of these changes can be difficult. This course is intended for physicians, nurses, and mid-level providers who participate in the evaluation and care of patients with Nephrology and Hypertension problems and/or those who care for patients following kidney and/or pancreas transplantation. Through a combination of lectures and interactive discussion, this course will deliver updated and cutting edge information that can be directly integrated into clinical practice.
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: 507-266-1044 E-Mail
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Update on Heart Failure and Transplantation Issues
October 6, 2007
Note:This course has been cancelled.
HEART FAILURE IS THE ONLY FORM OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THAT IS GROWING IN PREVALENCE. WITH THE AGING OF THE POPULATION, THE NEED FOR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES COMPETENT IN THE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY AS WELL.
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: 507-266-1044 E-Mail
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Mayo Clinic Presents: Cardiology and Cancer Care for the Primary Care Physician
October 11 - 13, 2007
This three day course is designed to improve and update the knowledge of primary care providers in evidenced-based management of patients with a variety of cardiac or cancer diseases. Cardiology topics will include cardiovascular risk reduction, selecting stress tests, sleep disorders risk and preoperative clearance. Cancer related topics will include warning signs of skin cancer, screening tests and tumor markers, and management of elevated PSA.
Due to high demand for hotel rooms, we suggest hotel accommodations be confirmed prior to registering for the course. Please click on "More Information" for a list of alternative hotels.
Location: Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina Meeting Location
Contact: (800)-462-9633 E-Mail
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Rhinofest 2007
October 11 - 14, 2007
This program features an international faculty giving a broad perspective to this comprehensive program. Topics include endoscopic management of sinus and nasal disease, medical and surgical treatment of refractory chronic sinus disease, treatment of nasal tumors both benign and malignant, septorhinoplasty, cosmetic surgery of the nose and face, and the pathophysiology of chronic rhinosinusitis. Participants may attend lectures only or actively participate in the laboratory dissection.
Location: Rochester, MN
Contact: (800)-323-2688 E-Mail
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Mayo Clinic 2007 Annual Fall Nursing Conference
October 12, 2007
Disseminate information on recent innovations in nursing practice, education and research.
Location: Orange Tree Golf Resort, Scottsdale, AZ (480) 948-6100 Meeting Location
Contact: (480)-301-4580 E-Mail
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Applying Abdominal Pressure During Colonoscopy
October 15, 2007-October 15, 2008
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Human Factors in Health Care: Practical Applications to Improve Patient Safety
October 17 - 19, 2007
NOTE: For Mayo Rochester employees: Motorcoach transportation will be provided from Rochester to the St. Paul Hotel. The cost of the motorcoach will be prorated ($30-$50 approx) and charged to your department. You are required to have the Company/PAU by Oct 15 to ride the motorcoach. Pre-registration required by October 10. To register, contact the CME Registrars at 507-284-2509.
This course is an introduction to the practical use of human factors and the practical application of its principles to improve patient care.
Human Factors science explores how humans behave physically, psychologically, socially, and biologically in realtion to the particular environment in which they live and work. It can be used to determine how the systems that combine human behavior with technology can be designed to maximize safety and efficiency in the healthcare environment.
Human Factors in Health Care provides a forum to examine the core elements of human factors science, how each element influences system safety, and methods for appropriately utilizing the tools, methodologies and teamwork required to improve the quality and safety of patient care.
Location: St. Paul Hotel, St. Paul, MN Meeting Location
Contact: (800)-323-2688 E-Mail
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Tenth Annual Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2007
October 18 - 21, 2007
COURSE IS FULL. PLEASE SEE COURSE DATES 10/4 - 10/7.
Please note that this course is offered twice, both on October 4-7, 2007 and October 18-21, 2007. The topics offered for each meeting is the same. The program will focus on topics of interest to sophisticated internists, primary care physicians and subspecialists active in clinical practice. It will emphasize the latest developments in internal medicine and its subspecialities.
Location: Hilton Sedona, Sedona, Arizona (928) 284-4040 Meeting Location
Contact: (480) 301-4580 E-Mail
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Mayo Clinic Plummer Centennial Symposium
October 18, 2007
Scholars and practitioners of medical informatics, outcomes research, and patient record infrastructure will review and celebrate progress and advances in patient data representation since the advent of the Plummer medical record in 1907.
Location: Phillips Hall, Siebens Building, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Contact: (800)-323-2688 E-Mail
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81st Annual Clinical Reviews - October Session
October 22 - 24, 2007
Clinical Reviews seeks to update physicians on the latest recommendations involving the medical subspecialties important for the primary care physician through a comprehensive program consisting of lectures, panel and roundtable discussions on problems of general interest in various areas of medicine, surgery, and pediatrics relevant to clinical practice.
Location: Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, MN
Contact: (800)-323-2688 E-Mail
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Putting Prevention into Practice Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in the Clinical Setting
October 29 - 30, 2007
Putting Prevention into Practice is an innovative two-day course focusing on preventive cardiology for individual practitioners, nurse practitioners and allied health personnel involved in preventive cardiology clinics. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. It is important to integrate the screening and treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the health care of patients.
The course will be practical in nature and teach participants how to use existence evidence-based medicine and “best practice consensus” where evidence is not yet solid. Audience participation will be encouraged in a variety of ways including electronic audience response system, case-based format, question and answer sessions, and extended moderated discussion sessions. In addition to classroom work, additional learning opportunities of a more experiential nature will be provided including a moderated lunch featuring information on nutrition and food preparation presented by an endocrinologist/nutritionist and executive chef and an evening exercise session featuring options for cardiovascular fitness, yoga, and tai chi.
Location: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Contact: (800) 283-6296 E-Mail
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Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk: State of the Art
October 30 - 31, 2007
This conference will provide an overview of advances in the use of biomarkers in cardiovascular risk stratification in asymptomatic individuals, in particular the use of proteomic markers. Topics will include the assessment of atherosclerotic burden, testing of arterial function, emerging markers, current approaches to cardiovascular risk stratification, statistical approaches to biomarker validation, novel platforms, regulatory issues, and perspectives from industry.
Location: Leighton Auditorium, Harold W. Siebens Medical Education Building, Rochester, MN
Contact: 507-284-0286 E-Mail
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