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CME Bulletin Board


Courses sponsored by the ACP

Accreditation

The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates these continuing medical education activities for the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) indicated below. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

May 29-June 1, 2008

New Jersey Internal Medicine Board Review Course. Sayreville, N.J.. Location: Middlesex County Fire Academy. Co-Directors: John R. Middleton, FACP and Purnendu Sen, FACP. Groups A and D, $1,065; Group B $865; Group C $1,465. Course Code PG0809. CME credits: 33 maximum

June 8-13, 2008

Greater Chicago Internal Medicine Board Review Course. Schaumburg, Ill. Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel. Director: Lynell W. Klassen, FACP. Co-Director: Joel Bessmer, FACP. Groups A and D, $1,065; Group B $865; Group C $1,465. Course Code PG0809. CME credits: 33 maximum

June 11-15, 2008

San Antonio Internal Medicine Board Review Course. San Antonio, Texas. Location: Hilton Palacio del Rio. Co-Directors: Jane E. O’Rorke, FACP and Mysti D. Schott, FACP. Groups A and D, $1,065; Group B $865; Group C $1,465. Course Code PG0809. CME credits: 32 maximum

June 27-28, 2008

Boston Maintenance of Certification Exam Preparation Course. Cambridge, Mass. Location: Marriott Boston Cambridge. Co-Directors: Eileen E. Reynolds, FACP and C. Christopher Smith, MD. Groups A and D, $419; Group B, $209; Group C, $739. Course Code PG0806. CME credits: 14 maximum

June 29, 2008

ABIM SEP-Based Learning Session for Maintenance of Certification. Cambridge, Mass. Location: Marriott Boston Cambridge. Faculty: Eileen E. Reynolds, FACP and C. Christopher Smith, MD. A.M. Module 2007 Update in Hospital-Based Internal Medicine. Course Code PG0807A. CME credits: 4 maximum. P.M.. Module 2007 Update in Comprehensive Internal Medicine. Course Code PG0807B. CME credits: 4 maximum. Individual Session: Groups A and D, $129; Group B, $79; Group C, $219. Both Sessions: Groups A and D, $209; Group B, $109; Group C, $369. Additional fees may apply for SEP module.

June 30, 2008

Quality Improvement for Maintenance of Certification. Cambridge, Mass.. Location: Marriott Boston Cambridge. Faculty: TBD. Groups A and D, $209; Group B, $109; Group C, $369. Additional fees may apply for SEP module. Course Code PG0808. CME credits: 7 maximum

July 14-18, 2008

Washington DC Internal Medicine Board Review Course. Arlington, Va.. Location: Crystal Gateway Marriott. Director: Carmella A. Cole, FACP. Co-Director: Leonard Wartofsky, MACP. Groups A and D, $965; Group B $765; Group C $1,245. Course Code PG0803. CME credits: 41 maximum

July 15-19, 2008

Seattle Internal Medicine Board Review Course. Seattle, Wash. Location: Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Director: Douglas S. Paauw, FACP. Co-Director: Joyce E. Wipf, FACP. Groups A and D, $965; Group B $765; Group C $1,245. Course Code PG0801. CME credits: 45 maximum

Ongoing

Medical Laboratory Evaluation (MLE) Proficiency Testing Program. Up to nine hours of category 1 CME credits per year in self-instructional materials covering blood banking, chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, urinalysis and laboratory quality assurance. ASCP CMLE credits also available. Offered as a free service only to MLE participants. Contact MLE customer service at 800-338-2746, option 5, for more information; fax: 202-835-0440; e-mail: mle@acponline.org.

* Codes for registration fees are: A—ACP Member, Fellow and Master; B—ACP Associate; C—nonmember; D—resident, research fellow or allied health professional (verification letter required)

Courses sponsored by organizations other than the ACP

March 10-12, 2008

Medico-Legal Aspects of Healthcare: Emerging Policy Issues. Location: Madison Loews Hotel in Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Southern Medical Association in conjunction with Auburn University College of Business. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available. Full brochure and online registration at www.sma.org or call 800-423-4992, ext. 620. Priority Code: ACP.

March 28-30, 2008

Clinical Infectious Disease Update Course 2008 Eleventh Annual Management Review for the Practicing Physician. To be held at the Grand Hyatt, New York, N.Y. Sponsored by the Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc (CBC). This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. For more information contact: Donni Hawthorne, Project Coordinator, Center for Bio-Medical Communication, Inc. at 433 Hackensack Ave., 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601. E-mail: dhawthorne@cbcbiomed.com.

April 10-13, 2008

16th Conference on Sleep Disorders and Pulmonary Medicine: This Conference, taking place at the Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, combines all you should know about recent developments in sleep medicine and selected topics in pulmonology, presented by nationally-known faculty. Sponsored by the Southern Medical Association. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ available. Full brochure and online registration at www.sma.org/sleep or call 800-423-4992, ext. 620.

June 16-19, 2008

8th Annual Conference on Comparative Healthcare Systems: This conference will be held at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel in The Netherlands. Sponsored by Southern Medical Association in conjunction with Auburn University College of Business. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available. Full brochure and online registration at www.sma.org/chs or call 800-423-4992, ext. 620.

June 16-20, 2008

Practical 34th Annual UPDATE YOUR MEDICINE June 2008 COURSE: Multiple lectures, Hands-on workshops, MTP Luncheons. To be held at and sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York City. AMA PRA Category 1 credit (s)™ available. Director, Joseph C. Dreyfus III, MD and Coordinator, Juliet Kadriu / 445 East 69th Street, Room 428 New York, NY 10021. Telephone: 212-746-4752 Fax 212-746-8072. Jck2004@med.cornell.edu, Web: www.med.cornell.edu/update.your.medicine.