Cleveland Clinic CME Newsletter: May 2008

Dear Colleague,

In conjunction with the 2008 Intensive Review of Internal Medicine the Cleveland Clinic is proud to offer an ABIM Learning Session (June 7, 20089) featuring medical knowledge modules in both Hospital-Based and Office-Based Internal Medicine.

The primary purpose of the Learning Sessions is to facilitate completion of ABIM medical knowledge modules by board-certified internists and subspecialists of internal medicine in order for them to receive Maintenance of Certification credit.

Maximize you education opportunity when you register for the 20th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine and also register for ABIM Learning Session for an additional $25.

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To make this newsletter more concise CME courses for the next 3 complete months (including the current month) are listed in this newsletter. Links to CME courses for the following months are linked to below.
September 2008	October 2008	November 2008	December 2008	January 2009

Advanced Management Issues in HIV Medicine
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
May 29-30, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Healthcare Professionals interested on the management of patients infected with HIV
Accreditation:	•	6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/HIV08

Update in Headache Management
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
May 30, 2008 \| Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Physicians, Dentists, Physician Assistants and all health care providers involved in the diagnosis and management of patients with headache, neck pain and other related chronic pain disorders.
Accreditation:	•	6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
	•	Approved for 6.75 lecture hours of FAGD/MAGD credit
		www.ccfcme.org/Headache08

20th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
June 1-6 , 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Physicians preparing for the Internal Medicine Board Certification (or re-certification), Physicians desiring a review of state-of-the-art developments in internal medicine
Accreditation:	•	51.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/IRIM08
In conjunction to 20th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine the Cleveland Clinic is proud to offer an ABIM Learning Session (June 7) featuring two medical knowledge modules: Hospital-Based Internal Medicine Office-Based Internal Medicine
The primary purpose of the Learning Sessions is to facilitate completion of ABIM medical knowledge modules by board-certified internists and subspecialists of internal medicine in order for them to receive Maintenance of Certification credit. The ABIM Learning Sessions are conducted in an interactive group setting with educational support, and are led by ABIM-certified physicians. Program attendees will actively participate using an audience response system. Find out more concerning the ABIM Learning Sessions here.

Third Annual Heart-Brain Summit
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Hotel Accommodations \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
June 4-5, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Cardiologists, Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Basic and clinical Researchers, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, Biomedical Engineers
Accreditation:	•	12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/HeartBrain08

Mellen Center Regional Symposium on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) An Update on Managing MS - A Regional Partnership
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
June 6, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Physicians and their allied health professionals who care for patients with multiple sclerosis
Accreditation:	•	4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/MS08

Music and the Brain
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF \| Refer A Friend
June 6, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses & Musicians
Accreditation:	•	6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/Music08

Lung Summit: Update in Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
June 26-27, 2008 \| InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Audience:	•	Pulmonologists, General Internists, Family Practice Physicians, Intensivists, and allied health practitioners who manage areas of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Accreditation:	•	17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/Pulmonary08

Cleveland Spine Review – Hands-On 2008
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
July 16-22, 2008 \| Embassy Suites Hotel, Independence, Ohio
Audience:	•	Participants interested in studying surgical techniques and strategies for a range of procedures including screw, lateral mass, pedicle and wire fixation, as well as occipitocervical and cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and lid sacral surgical techniques.
Accreditation:	•	52 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/Spine08

Managing Spine Tumors
Overview \| Objectives \| Agenda \| Faculty \| Event PDF
July 22, 2008 \| Embassy Suites Hotel, Independence, Ohio
Audience:	•	Spine surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, rehabilitation physicians, medical spine physicians, and primary care physicians
Accreditation:	•	5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
		www.ccfcme.org/SpineTumors08

Save-The-Date

Find out about Cleveland Clinic CME courses coming up in 2008. Provide your email address and receive instant notification when important course information becomes available online.
Sept. 3-6	Colorectal Cancer Week - Colorectal Cancer Summit (Sept. 3-4) & 12th Annual Meeting of Collaborative Group of Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (Sept. 5-6)	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Sept. 10-12	Obesity Summit	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Sept. 11-12	44th Annual Gastroenterology Update	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Oct. 5-8	Nephrology Update 2008	Ritz Carlton Hotel, Cleveland, OH
Nov. 15-19	Survey of Current Issues in Surgical Anesthesia	Ritz Carlton Hotel, Cleveland, OH
Nov. 17-20	5th Annual Laparscopic Colorectal Surgery Course & 29th Annual Turnbull Symposium	Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH