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Rheumatology and Orthopaedics

Holland America's ms Noordam

11-Night Ancient Mysteries Cruise Conference
from Istanbul, Turkey to Piraeus (Athens), Greece
May 17 - 28, 2013

14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours

Course Fee
Physicians - $695
All Others - $450

BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.

Course Fee Cancellation Policy
30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

Faculty

Alan Rubinow, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Medicine, Hadassah University Medical Center, Ein-Kerem, Jerusalem

Dr. Alan Rubinow MD was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a graduate of the Hadassah - Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. Following his residency in Internal Medicine he trained in Rheumatology and Allergy in the Division of Arthritis at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Massachusetts. His main research interest during his seven year tenure in Boston was amyloidosis, particularly the hereditary and familial forms of the disease.

He is American Board certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Allergy/ Clinical Immunology. Dr. Rubinow is Associate Professor of Medicine and Senior Physician in the Department of Medicine and past chairman of the Rheumatology unit. He is past Chairman of the Israel Rheumatology Society and past Chairman of the Board of Examinations in Rheumatology.

He has been visiting professor at many international universities and medical schools where he was involved in teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels: Indiana University School of Medicine (1994), University of Western Australia in Perth (2004) Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York City (2005), University of Cape Town, South Africa (2007) and University of Florence, Italy (2008).

Prof. Rubinow was a member of the Board of Directors of Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI). He is the author of over 140 publications and chapters in books.

In 1998 Prof. Rubinow was the recipient of the Feldman Foundation Fellowship and was Associate Visiting Professor of Medicine in the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University. He is a member of the Hadassah Medical Center Helsinki committee (Institutional Review Board) for research on human subjects, member of the ethics bureau of the Israel Medical Association and advisor to the Ombudsman in the Ministry of Health.

Wayne A. Pisesky, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D., FRCS(c),
Dr. Pisesky is Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He has served as the Team Physician of the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team. He received his Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Medical Degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He completed his medical training with an internship at the Edmonton General Hospital and residencies in the department of surgery, division of orthopedics in Vancouver. He also completed a Spine Fellowship at Shaughnessy Hospital; a Sports Medicine Fellowship at University of British Columbia Hospital; and a Arthroplasty Fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He has practiced in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia since 1984 as an Orthopedic Surgeon with an interest in Sports Medicine. He has been involved in primary care research for the prevention of thrombosis in Orthopedics, as a PI, for Phase 2 & 3 multicenter research projects. He has been a chief Medical Officer at various world cup events in Freestyle skiing, Disabled skiing, and Nordic skiing. He is a member of The Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine and has been certified as a “Doping Officer” in Canada with the regulation of Drugs in Sports. He has been a Lecturer with University at Sea since 2003 giving lectures on Sports Medicine Topics.

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Accreditation: 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 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^tm. Each physician should claim only the 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 OF CALL	ARRIVE	DEPART
Fri May 17	Istanbul, Turkey (Overnight stay onboard)	-	-
Sat May 18	Istanbul, Turkey	-	4:00pm
Sun May 19	Cruising the Dardanelles Lectures 1:00pm - 5:00pm	-	-
Mon May 20	Mykonos, Greece	8:00am	11:00pm
Tue May 21	Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey	8:00am	7:00pm
Wed May 22	Rhodes, Greece	8:00am	6:00pm
Thu May 23	At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am - 12noon; 1:00pm-4:00pm	-	-
Fri May 24	Port Said, Egypt	4:00am	8:00pm
Sat May 25	Alexandria,(Cairo), Egypt	7:00am	9:00pm
Sun May 26	At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am - 12noon	-	-
Mon May 27	Iraklion, Greece	8:00am	3:00pm
Tue May 28	Piraeus (Athens), Greece	7:00am	-

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