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Columbia University Medical Center
Clinical Pearls Of Internal Medicine
Learn from the Leading Clinician Educators

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas

7-Night Western Caribbean
from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 24-31, 2013

Course Fees
Physicians - 25 Credit Hours - $695
Nurses, Physician Assistants and other medical professionals - 25 Credit Hours - $395

Cancellation Policy for Course
30-days-None; 7-29 days-50%; 7 days or less-100%

Faculty

PAUL LEE, MD, MPH – COURSE DIRECTOR, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Section of Hospital Medicine, Associate Director, Medical House Staff Training Program, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine

ANGELO BIVIANO, MD, Esther Aboodi Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine

HYUNMI CHOI, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Neurology

KATHERINE D. CREW, MD, MS, Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine

R. JOHN CREW, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Medical Director, Comprehensive Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine

JULIA IYASARE, MD, Director, Simulation Center, Department of Medicine

MARCUS PEREIRA, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine

ELIZABETH C. VERNA, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assoicate Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program, Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine

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Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

This uniquely specialized and educationally intense COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER program will immerse attendee’s in some of the most important topics in internal medicine, designed specifically by Columbia Physicians..

Spend 25 fun & intense hours on cutting edge topics and issues that face you daily. The material will be presented in interactive lecture format, presented by the leading clinician educators from Columbia University Medical Center. Learn directly from Columbia Physicians on the following topics: Cardiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Neurology and Nephrology. In addition, each specialty will have a case-based question and answer session using the Audience Response System which will allow you (anonymously) to test your knowledge in the different areas of medicine.

Monday, March 25
07:00 am Registration
07:30 am Venous Thromboembolism
09:00 am End-Stage Liver Disease
10:00 am Infectious Endocarditis and Other Blood Stream Infections
11:00 am Key Concepts in Solid Tumors
12:00 pm Simulation Center
12:30 pm Acute Renal Failure
01:30 pm Arrhythmias
03:00 pm Perioperative Cardiac Risk
04:00 pm Adjourn
Thursday, March 28
07:00 am Registration
07:30 am Acid Base Abnormalities
08:30 am Electrolyte Abnormalities
09:30 am Approach to Abnormal Liver Tests
10:30 am Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
11:30 am Review of the ECG
12:30 pm Simulation Center
01:00 pm Overview of Antibiotics
02:00 pm Hospital Acquired Infections
02:45 pm Community-Acquired Pneumonia
03:30 pm Pleural Effusions
04:00 pm Adjourn
Saturday, March 30
07:00 am Registration
07:30 am HIV Updates
08:15 am Hematologic Malignancies
09:00 am Oncologic Emergencies
10:00 am Hypertensive Emergencies
11:00 am Neurologic Emergencies
12:00 pm Simulation
12:30 am Upper & Lower GI Bleeding
01:30 pm Pancreatitis & Hepatobiliary Disease
02:30 pm Coronary Artery Disease/Acute Coronary Syndrome
03:15 pm Heart Failure
04:00 pm Adjourn

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Continuing Education, Inc and Columbia University Medical Center. Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation: Continuing Education, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at Sea (depends on program and itinerary) so that conflict with any Ports of Call or evening entertainment is minimized.

(A Convenient Calendar to Check Your Dates)

DATE	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Sun Mar 24	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	-	5:00pm
Mon Mar 25	Cruising	-	-
Tue Mar 26	Labadee, Haiti	8:00am	5:00pm
Wed Mar 27	Falmouth, Jamaica	10:00am	7:00pm
Thu Mar 28	Cruising	-	-
Fri Mar 29	Cozumel, Mexico	8:00am	7:00am
Sat Mar 30	Cruising	-	-
Sun Mar 31	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	6:15am	-

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