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 |  Medical Grand Rounds  |  Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds  |  Pediatric Grand Rounds
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Medical Grand Rounds

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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

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8:00 - 9:00 am
Conference Room C

Date	Title/Speaker
July 9, 2008	Title Cancelled Speaker Objectives
August 15, 2008	Title Cancelled Speaker Objectives
September, 2008	Title Accurate Diagnosis & Management of Genital Herpes Speaker Michael Harbour, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford Univ Objectives

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Pediatric Grand Rounds

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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.

June 2008

Date/ Friday	Title/Speaker
6	Business meeting
13	Title Psychiatric Approach to Eating Disorders Speaker Alexis Anderson, MD
20	Title Pediatric Urology/Hyposapadius Speaker Michael DiSantos, MD
27	Title Prevention of Childhood Obesity Speaker Susannah Wallenstrom, MPH, RD Objectives: discuss extent of problem and health consequences. look at current parenting/social practices that can lead to obesity, how pediatricians can educate parents from early on to prevent obesity.

July 2008

Date/ Friday	Title/Speaker
4	Holiday
11	Title What You Always Wanted to Know about Childhood Lead Poisoning Speaker Steven Rosenberg, MD MPH/Medical Officer Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch California Dept of Health Services Objectives Recognize the common sources of lead exposure and the major risk factors. Recognize the effects of low blood lead levels. Implement the California screening regulations for when to order lead levels.
18	Title Food Allergies in Children Speaker Rebecca Piltch, MD Allergies and Immunology Objectives Become familiar with the presentation of food allergies Understand the difference between food allergies and other non-allergic food symptoms. Become familiar with diagnostic methods and limitations.
25	Title Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in Children Speaker James Feusner, MD Pediatric hemotology/oncology Oakland Children’s Hospital Objectives Learn three key drugs used in treatment of ALL. Learn the outcomes for children according to ehri presenting features. Learn the most common physical findings and lab results for children at presentation of ALL.

August 2008

Date/ Friday	Title/Speaker
1	Business meeting
8	Title TBA Speaker Objectives
15	Title Adolescent Behavior—The Heart of Risk Speaker Nikola Teda, MD Pediatric Cardiology/CPMC Objectives Understanding “commotio cordis.” Assesing risks of energy drink consumption. Discuss cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents.
22	Title The Pediatric Perioperative Experience Speaker Jonathan Clarke, MD Pediatric Anesthesiology/Children’s Hospital Objectives Understand the guidelines for Pediatric Perioperative anesthesia environment. Assessing risks of energy drink consumption. Discuss cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents.

September 2008

Date/ Friday	Title/Speaker
5	Business meeting
12	Title Big Changes and Little Bones—How health care trends affect children’s orthopedics Speaker Stephen Skinner, MD Pediatric Orthopedics/Oakland Children’s Hospital Objectives Understand the guidelines for Pediatric Perioperative anesthesia environment. Assessing risks of energy drink consumption. Discuss cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents.
19	Title Case Conference Speaker Eric Scher, MD MGH
26	Title TBA Speaker Objectives

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