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Pediatric and Adult Autism, ADHD, and other Behavior Disorders
Celebrity Cruises' Infinity
11-Night British Isles Cruise
from Harwich, England
June 3 - 14, 2013
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours
Course Fee Physicians $695
All Others - Course Fee $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy
30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the CME meeting group through Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® at 800-422-0711 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
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| Faculty |
Raun D. Melmed, M.D. Co-founder and Medical Director, Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Phoenix, Arizona; Director, Melmed Center, Scottsdale, Arizona; Adjunct faculty, ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; Adjunct Senior Researcher at the Translational Genomics Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
Raun D. Melmed, MD, is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and co-founder and Medical Director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. He is also Director of the Melmed Center in Scottsdale, Arizona and is an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the Translational Genomics Institute in Phoenix. Dr. Melmed earned his medical degree at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, completed his internship at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Israel, his residency in Pediatrics at Brookdale Hospital in New York and a fellowship at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston, where he was an Instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Melmed is a member of the Society for Behavioral Pediatrics and the Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is board certified in Pediatric and in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
The author of more than 50 publications, he has made presentations nationally and internationally. His most recent book is titled Autism Early Intervention and he also authored Succeeding with Difficult Children. Dr. Melmed has set up nationally recognized physician training programs for the early identification of infants and toddlers with developmental and behavioral concerns and more recently authored a program geared toward the early screening for autism spectrum disorders. He is currently an investigator of studies involving family linkage studies, proteomics and gene expression in autism as well as being principal investigator of studies of novel psychopharmacological agents in the treatment of autism, Fragile X and ADHD.
I. Leslie Rubin, M.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine; Co-director, Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Emory University; President, Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability; Medical Director, Developmental Pediatrics Specialists, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Rubin is originally from South Africa where he trained in Pediatrics and came to the USA to specialize in Neonatology and then in Developmental Medicine. He was initially at the Hospitals of the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio and then moved to The Children’s Hospital in Boston and the Harvard Medical School where he spent 14 years. In 1994 he moved to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and in 2004 he moved to the Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Since 1998 he has been active in the Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at Emory, which is one of a network of 10 centers in North America that focus on children’s environmental health.
In 2004 founded the Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability (ISDD), which is dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of the relationship between social and economic disadvantage and disabilities in children, addressing health disparities, providing outreach education and training, and influencing health care policy and practices.
Currently he provides interdisciplinary clinical services for children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding where he teaches residents and medical students from Emory and Morehouse schools of Medicine.
His research projects include Break the Cycle of Environmental Health Disparities, one goal of which is to cultivate future leaders to address the challenges of health disparities, Healthcare without Walls, which works on ‘building’ Medical Homes for Homeless Children; and Project GRANDD, which serves grandparents of low income minority communities who are the primary care givers for their grandchildren with disabilities
. He is involved in international organizations, most notably in Chile, where he regularly participates in educational programs and projects.
He has had a number of publications, most significantly the co-editor with Allen Crocker of Delivery of Medical Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities. 2nd Edition, and of Safe and Healthy School Environments Oxford University Press, with his colleagues at the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at Emory – Howard Frumkin, Robert Geller and Janice Nodvin. As well as Senior Editor of 4 monographs published annually in International Journals on the Break the Cycle research projects. He is currently working on the 3rd edition of the developmental disabilities text.
Raun D. Melmed, MD, is a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and co-founder and Medical Director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. He is also Director of the Melmed Center in Scottsdale, Arizona and is an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the Translational Genomics Institute in Phoenix. Dr. Melmed earned his medical degree at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa, completed his internship at Tel Hashomer Hospital in Israel, his residency in Pediatrics at Brookdale Hospital in New York and a fellowship at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston, where he was an Instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Melmed is a member of the Society for Behavioral Pediatrics and the Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is board certified in Pediatric and in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
The author of more than 50 publications, he has made presentations nationally and internationally. His most recent book is titled Autism Early Intervention and he also authored Succeeding with Difficult Children. Dr. Melmed has set up nationally recognized physician training programs for the early identification of infants and toddlers with developmental and behavioral concerns and more recently authored a program geared toward the early screening for autism spectrum disorders. He is currently an investigator of studies involving family linkage studies, proteomics and gene expression in autism as well as being principal investigator of studies of novel psychopharmacological agents in the treatment of autism, Fragile X and ADHD.
I. Leslie Rubin, M.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine; Co-director, Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Emory University; President, Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability; Medical Director, Developmental Pediatrics Specialists, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Rubin is originally from South Africa where he trained in Pediatrics and came to the USA to specialize in Neonatology and then in Developmental Medicine. He was initially at the Hospitals of the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio and then moved to The Children’s Hospital in Boston and the Harvard Medical School where he spent 14 years. In 1994 he moved to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and in 2004 he moved to the Department of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Since 1998 he has been active in the Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at Emory, which is one of a network of 10 centers in North America that focus on children’s environmental health.
In 2004 founded the Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability (ISDD), which is dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of the relationship between social and economic disadvantage and disabilities in children, addressing health disparities, providing outreach education and training, and influencing health care policy and practices.
Currently he provides interdisciplinary clinical services for children with Autism, Cerebral Palsy and other developmental disabilities at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Hughes Spalding where he teaches residents and medical students from Emory and Morehouse schools of Medicine.
His research projects include Break the Cycle of Environmental Health Disparities, one goal of which is to cultivate future leaders to address the challenges of health disparities, Healthcare without Walls, which works on ‘building’ Medical Homes for Homeless Children; and Project GRANDD, which serves grandparents of low income minority communities who are the primary care givers for their grandchildren with disabilities
. He is involved in international organizations, most notably in Chile, where he regularly participates in educational programs and projects.
He has had a number of publications, most significantly the co-editor with Allen Crocker of Delivery of Medical Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities. 2nd Edition, and of Safe and Healthy School Environments Oxford University Press, with his colleagues at the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at Emory – Howard Frumkin, Robert Geller and Janice Nodvin. As well as Senior Editor of 4 monographs published annually in International Journals on the Break the Cycle research projects. He is currently working on the 3rd edition of the developmental disabilities text.
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| Target Audience |
Family Physicians, Nurses, NPs, PAs
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
Statement of Purpose: To update practitioners and their office personnel on current diagnosis and management of behavioral conditions and issues in children and adolescents.
- Understand the concept of developmental disabilities in children and have a context for diagnosis and management
- Appreciate the vulnerability of premature infants and the neurodevelopmental consequences
- Have an improved understanding of cerebral palsy and the complexities of management
- Appreciate environmental factors that can affect the health and development of children
- Recognize that children who grow up in low income and underserved communities are more vulnerable to adverse environmental factors and more likely to have difficulties with development, learning and behavior
- Learn about how the school environment can affect learning and performance
- Learn about medical complications and management of the of children with developmental disabilities
- Determine and implement the multimodal treatment s of ADHD
- Employ ADHD screening practices for adults with ADHD
- Describe the medical problems co-occurring with autism in childhood
- Explain the impact of autism and other special needs on the family, including siblings, parents and grandparents
- Implement screening for Asperger’s disorder in their practices
- Identify common behaviors in childhood and develop treatment strategies for them.
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
| Accreditation |
Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Continuing Education, Inc designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.
Continuing Education for Psychologists
Approval: Continuing Education, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Continuing Education, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Designation: As an organization approved by the American Psychological Association, Continuing Education, Inc. is offering this activity for a maximum of 14 hours of continuing education credit. APA Standards for Awarding Credit require 100% attendance in all educational sessions to receive any CE credits.
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We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
| Cruise Itinerary |
DATE |
PORT OF CALL | ARRIVE |
DEPART |
Mon Jun 3 |
Harwich, England | - |
5:00pm |
Tue Jun 4 |
Le Havre (Paris), France | 7:00am |
9:00pm |
Wed Jun 5 |
St. Peter Port, Channel Islands | 7:00am |
3:00pm |
Thu Jun 6 |
Cork, Ireland | 9:00am |
8:00pm |
Fri Jun 7 |
Waterford, Ireland | 7:00am |
6:00pm |
Sat Jun 8 |
Dublin, Ireland | 10:30am |
9:30pm |
Sun Jun 9 |
Liverpool, England | 9:20am |
8:00pm |
Mon Jun 10 |
Glasgow, Scotland | 8:30am |
8:30pm |
Tue Jun 11 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am-12noon, 1:30pm-4:30pm |
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- |
Wed Jun 12 |
Inverness, Scotland | 7:00am |
6:00pm |
Thu Jun 13 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am-12noon, 1:30pm-4:30pm |
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Fri Jun 14 |
Harwich, England | 4:00am | - |
