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Dermatology for the PCP
Celebrity Cruises' Silhouette
10-Night Eastern Mediterranean Cruise
from Rome to Venice, Italy
July 9 - 19, 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 and doctoral level degrees - $695
Other Professionals - $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy
30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%
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| Faculty |
Dr. Robert T. Brodell, is graduate of Washington and Jefferson College (’75) and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (’79). Following two years of internal medicine training at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester he completed a Residency in Dermatology at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and a dermatopathology Fellowship at this same institution. He has been in private practice for 27 years in Warren, Ohio and is director of Skin Pathology Services, Inc. Known for his passion for teaching, Dr. Brodell has performed 1,314 lectures and directed 30 symposia at local, regional, and national venues. He has 213 scientific publications, and is editor of one book Warts: Diagnosis and Management an Evidence-based Approach (2003). Dr.Brodell has reviewed articles for 28 journals and serves on the editorial board of two journals. He has participated in 32 multi-center clinical trials. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, travelling, and visiting his five children.
Stephen E. Helms, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dermatology Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Helms has been in private practice in Warren, Ohio for 33 years. He graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his Dermatology residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He has lectured at the local and national levels in addition to teaching medical students and Dermatology Residents part time at NEOMED and Case Western Reserve University College of Medicine. He has 39 scientific publications, is a reviewer for two journals, and has participated as an investigator or sub-investigator in several clinical trials. He has served on many hospital committees in addition to serving several years each as secretary and later as vice president of the medical staff. Other positions have included president of his county medical society, secretary of the Ohio State Dermatological Association, and Board Member of the Cleveland Dermatological Society. He enjoys fishing, reading, watching classic movies, and especially, traveling with his wife, two children and their families.
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
| Target Audience |
Primary Care Physicians, Dermatologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
- Review stepwise approach to evaluating patients with common skin conditions and diseases
- Identify superficial fungus infections based on physical diagnostic criteria
- Asses the clinical features and treatment of scabies and lice infections
- Review the clinical features of herpes simplex, and herpes zoster infections
- Discuss clues to the diagnosis of eczema
- Review available drugs to treat psoriasis
- Review the clinical features of Papillomavirus infection
- Develop an understanding of the pathogenesis of acne
- Recognize the clinical features of normal “moles” based on the natural history of these lesions
- Review the indications for common surgical procedures
- Review selected techniques in dermatologic surgery
- Identify clinical features of common blistering diseases
| 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.
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 |
Tue Jul 9 |
Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy | - |
5:00pm |
Wed Jul 10 |
Naples/Capri, Italy | 7:00am |
6:30pm |
Thu Jul 11 |
Valletta, Malta | 1:00pm |
10:00pm |
Fri Jul 12 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am-12noon; 1:30pm-4:30pm |
- |
- |
Sat Jul 13 |
Athens (Piraeus), Greece | 6:00am |
6:00pm |
Sun Jul 14 |
Mykonos, Greece | 7:00am |
6:00pm |
Mon Jul 15 |
Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey | 7:00am |
6:00pm |
Tue Jul 16 |
Santorini, Greece | 7:00am |
4:00pm |
Wed Jul 17 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am-12noon; 1:30pm-4:30pm |
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- |
Thu Jul 18 |
Venice, Italy (Overnight stay onboard) | 11:00am |
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Fri Jul 19 |
Venice, Italy | - |
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EXCLUSIVE SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and independently of those offered by the cruise line. |