CME Programs
Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:55PM October 2011
Oct. 1: 2011 Mayo Clinic in Arizona Annual Nursing Conference: Nursing Practice in a Safe and Caring Environment is at Mayo Clinic Scottsdale’s Ashton B. Taylor Auditorium, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale 85259.
Conference will focus on providing a safe and caring environment for nurses and their patients. Course sessions:
Promoting Safety and Dignity in the Workplace.
Breast Cancer—The Latest in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up.
Genetic Counseling and Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes.
Robotic Hysterectomy Indications and Nursing Considerations.
Potential Pitfalls of Nursing License Responsibilities.
Help Me, Help You: Questions Nurses Should Ask Their Pharmacist
Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/ email: mca.cme@mayo.edu
Phone 480.301.4580. Fax 480.301.8323.
Oct. 13-16 and 27-30: The 14th Annual Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2011 is being given twice to allow more attendees to participate. It is at the Hilton Sedona Resort, 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona 86351; phone 877.273.3762 or 928.284.4040; www.hiltonsedona.com .
CME: AMA PRA Category 1 maximum 17.5; AOA Category 2-A, 17.5.
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Cost: Physicians active in practice, $640; resident, retired and allied health professionals, $75 discount from standard fee for online registration, expires Sept. 1.
Four-day course targets primary care physicians, NPs, and PAs for a practical update on a variety of subspecialty topics including allergy, cardiovascular diseases, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, integrative medicine, neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary, renal disease, rheumatology, travel medicine, and others applicable to today’s practice and patients.
Contact: Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, 13400 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale 85259. Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/internal-medicine-and-subspecialties-2011s182 . E-mail: mca.cme@mayo.edu . Phone 480.301.4580; fax 480.301.8323.
November 2011
Nov. 4-5: The Arizona Geriatrics Society’s 23rd Annual Fall Symposium: The Changing Face of Geriatrics, is at Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd. in southeast Phoenix.
Our population of older adults will double within the next 20 years and one in every five Americans will be aged 65 or older. This has profound implications for every healthcare professional and makes CME in the complext specialty og geriatrics more valuable. The 23rd s will have updates on geriatric literature and various disease states, explore controversial issues, and focus on critical knowledge gaps in responding to the health needs of older adults.
The program will update physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, case managers, social workers, long-term care and managed-care providers, healthcare administrators, educators and students.
For more information or to register, visit www.arizonageriatrics.org, or call the AzGS office at 602.265.0211.
Nov. 5: The 2nd Annual Advanced Clinical Aspects of Coccidioidomycosis is 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at University of Arizona BIO5 Institute, Room 103, 1657 E. Helen St., Tucson 85721. Register at www.vfce.arizona.edu.
Course is free for VFAAC members, students, and physicians in training; $50 charge for all others. Topics include surgical management of pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with VATS; coccidioidomycosis in rheumatologic patients; current diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis: definitive, presumptive, and maybe; VFAAC and cocci study group: overview and updates.
Nov. 5: The 4th Annual Valley Fever Educational for Primary Care Physicians is 8 a.m.to noon at UofA BIO5 Institute, Room 103, 1657 E. Helen St., Tucson 85721. Register at www.vfce.arizona.edu. No charge to attend.
Topics include epidemiology of coccidioidomycosis in Arizona; recognizing and managing primary coccidioidal pneumonia; managing chronic and disseminated disease; and diagnostic tests.
Nov. 12: The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Lung Cancer Symposium: Thoracic Oncology for the Non-Oncologist, is at Mayo Ashton B. Taylor Auditorium, 13400 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale 85259.
CME: AMA PRA Category 1 max of 4.75; AOA Category 2-A, 4.5. Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Cost: Physicians active in practice, $200; resident, retired and allied health professionals, $175 ($75 discount from standard fee for online registration, expires Oct. 12.
Thoracic malignancies represent the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. This activity focuses on recent developments in comprehensive care of patients with malignancies of the chest. Faculty will provide important information regarding lung cancer types, causes, prognosis, and treatment. Important clinical advances and clinical trials including surgical, medical, radiation and palliative techniques also will be discussed. Program targets family practitioners, internists, pulmonologists, NPs, PAs, and any healthcare professionals with an interest in learning more about lung cancer.
Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/. E-mail: mca.cme@mayo.edu.
Phone: 480.301.4580. Fax: 480.301.8323.
February 2012
Feb. 5-10: The Mayo Clinic Interactive Surgery Symposium is at Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, 1571 Poipu Rd., Koloa, Hawaii 96756.
CME credits: 27 Category I; 27 AOA.
Current trends for management of general surgical patients are constantly changing and, as technology advances, options for surgical treatments continue to expand. This interactive symposium is designed for general surgeons to assist them in decision-making involving multiple aspects of general surgical practice. Audience participation is strongly encouraged during case presentations and faculty panel discussions.
Phone: 480.301.4580. Fax 480.301.8323. Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/surgical-specialties-2012s073mca.cme@mayo.edu
Feb. 15-18: The Mayo Clinic Department of Gynecology’s 23rd Annual Advanced Techniques in Minimally Invasive Pelvic Surgery: The Leading Edge and Hands-on Cadaveric Workshop, is at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 7575 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale, Ariz. 85255.
CME credits: 27.5 AMA PRA Category 1; American Osteopathic Association 27.5 credits Category 2-A.
Symposium’s goal is to provide a well-balanced program truly reflective of a practice committed to minimally invasive surgery. “The attendee will walk away from our course understanding the many aspects of MIS and the roles of vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches in a surgeon's practice.”
Phone: 480.301.4580. Fax” 480.301.8323. Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cme/surgical-specialties-2012s656mca.cme@mayo.edu