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Medical Grand Rounds


First, Seccond and Third Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. in The Conference Center. There are no Medical grand rounds on the 4th or 5th Tuesday.


There are no Medical Grand Rounds in July or August

Date/
Tuesday

Title/Speaker

Title
Speaker

Unless otherwise noted the program methods for these conferences will be didactic followed by a queston and answer period. They will be evaluated using the standard evaluation form. The Marin Consortium for Continuing Medical Education is a CMA accredited provider of continuing medical education. Physicans attending these courses may report one hour per session of Catergory 1 credit toward the California Medical Association certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association's Physicaian Recognition Award.

MGH Department of Medicine business meetings are excluded from this provision.

The programs have been reviewed and accepted by the American Academy of Family Phyicians for one Prescribed credit hour each. Prescribed credit is equivalent to the American Medical Association Category 1 credit for purposes of the AMA's Physician Recognition Award.
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Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds


8:00 - 9:00 am
Conference Room C




Date

Title/Speaker

July 9, 2008
TitleCancelled
Speaker
Objectives
August 15, 2008
TitleCancelled
Speaker
Objectives
September, 2008
TitleAccurate Diagnosis & Management of Genital Herpes
SpeakerMichael Harbour, MD,
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford Univ
Objectives

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Pediatric Grand Rounds


All Confernces 7:45-8:45am Unless Noted

CME CREDIT --- This is an activity offered by MGH under the auspices of the Marin Consortium for Continuing Medical Education, a CMA-accredited provider. Physicians attending each course may report up to (1) hour/s of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association's Certificate in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association's Physician's Recognition Award(unless more credit is otherwise specified)

Note:
Due to new HIPAA Laws, only MGH Physicians are permitted to attend Pediatric Case Review Rounds, generally on the 3rd Friday of alternating months. Because these Case Review Rounds involve discussion of actual patients. the discussion is limited to MGH medical staff members in clinical practice. All other Physicians and chaperones should check the schedule at the beginning of each month, and plan to not attend Pediatric Case Review Rounds.

September 2008

Date/
Friday

Title/Speaker

 5Business meeting
12
TitleBig Changes and Little Bones—How health care trends affect children’s orthopedics
SpeakerStephen Skinner, MD
Pediatric Orthopedics/Oakland Children’s Hospital
Objectives
  1. Understand how "orthopedics" has changed to "orthopedic surgery."
  2. Understand the impact of obesity and the emergence of resistant bacteria on the the practice of pediatric orthopedics
  3. Stimulate discussion of changing healthcare on musculo-skeletal health in children
19
TitleCase Conference
SpeakerEric Scher, MD
MGH
26
TitlePediatric Scoliosis - State of the Art
Speaker
Objectives
  1. Be familiar with the diagnosis and initial evaluation of scoliosis
  2. Understand the natural history of scoliosis
  3. Be familiar with the current treatment strategies for scoliosis

October 2008

Date/
Friday

Title/Speaker

 3Business meeting
10
TitleBasics of EKG Reading in the Pediatric Office
SpeakerHoward Rosenfeld, MD/Pediatric Cardiology
17
TitleCase Conferences (M&Ms) - 3 Credits
SpeakerEric Scher, MD
ObjectivesTo lean from a variety of interestig and challenging cases.
24
TitleType 2 Diabetes Melitus and PCOS in Adolescents
SpeakerSuruchi Bhaka, MD/Sutter Health
Objectives:
  1. Identify adolescents at rish for type 2 diabetes melitus and PCOS
  2. Screen adolescents with appropriate laboratory evaluation for Type 2 DM
  3. Recognize risk for diabetic ketoacidosis in adolescents with type 2 DM

November 2008

Date/
Friday

Title/Speaker

 7Department of Pediatrics Business Meeting
14
TitleUpdate of Juvenile Arthritis
SpeakerPeter Chira, MD/Stanford
Objectives
  1. Review briefly the joint exam in children
  2. Review the nerwe classification systems for childhood arthritis
  3. Understand current treatment strategies and goals
21
TitleCase Conference (M&Ms) - 3 credits
SpeakerEric Scher, MD
ObjectivesTo learn from a variety of interesting and challenging cases.
25
TitleHoliday
Speaker
ObjectivesHappy Thanksgiving

December 2008

Date/
Friday

Title/Speaker

 5Dept of Pediatrics Business meeting
12
TitleNot Your Father's Celiac Disease
SpeakerBeth Gleghorn, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Objectives
  1. List serveral clinical scenarios in which to suspect celiac disease
  2. Describe the diet need while testing a patient of celiac disease
  3. List two abnormalities that may be present in a newly diagnosed celiac
19
TitleCase Conference (M&Ms) - 3 credits
SpeakerEric Scher, MD/MGH
ObjectivesTo lean from a variety of interesting and challenging cases
26
TitleHoliday
Speaker
ObjectivesHappy Holidays

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