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Pediatrics Review 2013
Holland America's ms Noordam
11-Night Mediterranean Explorer Cruise Conference
from Barcelona, Spain to Rome, Italy
September 28 - October 9, 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 - $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 |
Vera Hupertz, M.D. was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY (1974-1978) and received her BS in Biology. She attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY and graduated in 1982 with MD. Internship and residency was completed at Rainbow Babies & Children’s (RB&C) Hospital, Cleveland, OH by 1985 and Pediatric Gi and Hepatology fellowship by 1988. She maintains 3 board certifications which include: Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Transplant Hepatology.
Vera stayed on as Staff Physician at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and achieved the level of Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She was made Medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Team, and was co-director of the Residency Training Program at RB&C. In addition to the above, I developed a residency curriculum for Chronic Care to be used at Health Hill Hospital (now Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation).
She became a staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in July of 2000 and currently has a joint appointment with the Department of Transplant Surgery. She is Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. She is Vice Chair of Quality Improvement for the Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Current interests are liver disease (especially neonatal disease) and liver transplantation, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases.
Michael Macknin, M.D. graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his PL-1&2 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his pediatric training with a general pediatric fellowship and outpatient chief residency at Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Macknin is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and provides general pediatric care on the main campus at Cleveland Clinic and at Huron Hospital. He has been on the pediatric faculty at Harvard University, The University of Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, and The Ohio State University. He is a former Chairman of General Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic and directed medical student clerkships for 20 years.
Dr. Macknin has published on a wide variety of general pediatric topics including the common cold, teething, bedtime cereal, injury prevention, enuresis, and otitis. Dr. Macknin is on multiple best doctors lists including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly. He has won numerous teaching awards, including housestaff teaching awards from Cleveland Clinic, and Rainbow Babies and Childrens,and received the Master Educator award from the Cleveland Clinic. He is currently a physician advisor for 14 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine students, is the Cleveland Clinic Principal Investigator for the National Children's Study, and is on the editorial board of Pediatrics in Review.
Vera stayed on as Staff Physician at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and achieved the level of Associate Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She was made Medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Team, and was co-director of the Residency Training Program at RB&C. In addition to the above, I developed a residency curriculum for Chronic Care to be used at Health Hill Hospital (now Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation).
She became a staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in July of 2000 and currently has a joint appointment with the Department of Transplant Surgery. She is Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. She is Vice Chair of Quality Improvement for the Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Current interests are liver disease (especially neonatal disease) and liver transplantation, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases.
Michael Macknin, M.D. graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his PL-1&2 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He completed his pediatric training with a general pediatric fellowship and outpatient chief residency at Boston Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Macknin is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, and provides general pediatric care on the main campus at Cleveland Clinic and at Huron Hospital. He has been on the pediatric faculty at Harvard University, The University of Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, and The Ohio State University. He is a former Chairman of General Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic and directed medical student clerkships for 20 years.
Dr. Macknin has published on a wide variety of general pediatric topics including the common cold, teething, bedtime cereal, injury prevention, enuresis, and otitis. Dr. Macknin is on multiple best doctors lists including Best Doctors in America and Castle Connolly. He has won numerous teaching awards, including housestaff teaching awards from Cleveland Clinic, and Rainbow Babies and Childrens,and received the Master Educator award from the Cleveland Clinic. He is currently a physician advisor for 14 Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine students, is the Cleveland Clinic Principal Investigator for the National Children's Study, and is on the editorial board of Pediatrics in Review.
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| Target Audience |
Pediatricians, Psychiatrists, Behavioral Psychologists, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
Statement of Purpose:
The purpose of this CME activity is to review commonly encountered conditions found among children and adolescents
The purpose of this CME activity is to review commonly encountered conditions found among children and adolescents
Preliminary Objectives for Activity:
At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants should be able to:
• Review causes of abdominal pain and appropriate evaluation
• Determine the best approach to gastrointestinal foreign bodies
• Review the current literature on hepatitis and treatment for children
• Determine appropriate evaluation for common GI problems in children
• Review the causes and treatment of neonatal jaundice
• Explore gastroesophageal reflux and its therapy
• Evaluate current treatment modalities for inflammatory bowel disease and its implications
At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants should be able to:
• Review causes of abdominal pain and appropriate evaluation
• Determine the best approach to gastrointestinal foreign bodies
• Review the current literature on hepatitis and treatment for children
• Determine appropriate evaluation for common GI problems in children
• Review the causes and treatment of neonatal jaundice
• Explore gastroesophageal reflux and its therapy
• Evaluate current treatment modalities for inflammatory bowel disease and its implications
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.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
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 |
Sat Sep 28 |
Barcelona, Spain (Overnight onboard) | - |
- |
Sun Sep 29 |
Barcelona, Spain | - |
4:00pm |
Mon Sep 30 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am-12noon, 1:00pm-5:00pm |
- |
- |
Tue Oct 1 |
Marseille (Provence), France | 8:00am |
6:00pm |
Wed Oct 2 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8:00am |
8:00pm |
Thu Oct 3 |
Calvi, France | 8:00am |
5:00pm |
Fri Oct 4 |
Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy | 7:00am |
7:00pm |
Sat Oct 5 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am-12noon, 1:00pm-5:00pm |
- |
- |
Sun Oct 6 |
La Goulette (Tunis), Tunisia | 7:00am |
5:00pm |
Mon Oct 7 |
Palermo, Sicily, Italy | 8:00am |
4:00pm |
Tue Oct 8 |
Naples, Italy | 8:00am |
6:00pm |
Wed Oct 9 |
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy | 7:00am |
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