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From the summer 2010 issue of The WIsper:
The November 5-6 Pediatric Orthopedics and Sports Medicine conference at the Kalahari Resort is being offered through the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The item was incorrectly noted as being hosted by the Marshfield Clinic. Our apologies for the error.
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AAP CME September 3-5 (Labor Day Weekend)
Musculoskeletal Update -- Washington, DC |
Announcing the first ever pediatric musculoskeletal education course with half-day sessions features-interactive case based sessions, hot topic short lectures, hands-on breakout sessions, entertaining debates and more. Update your education to diagnose and manage clinical problems in orthopaedics, rheumatology, and sports medicine by reviewing cutting edge topics and recent practice. Maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Registration Bonus -- All attendees will receive the 2009 PREP Reference* CD-ROM (a $300 value) for free! The searchable CD-ROM contains 5 years of PREP* Self-Assessment and 10 years of Pediatrics in Review* articles. The CD-ROM will be available on-site at the registration desk. (CD-ROM available only during course exhibit hours; does not offer CME credit).
Register online or call 866/THE-AAP1 (866/843-2271).
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UW-Madison Seminars in Pediatrics Sep 23-24, 2010
Pediatric Infectious Disease -- Madison, WI |
The UW Dept. of Pediatrics invites pediatricians and family practice physicians to attend the 2010 Seminars in Pediatrics conference on September 23-24, 2010. Invited speaker, Gary Marshall, MD Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville School of Medicine will discuss parents concerns about vaccines, general rules for vaccines and fever of unknown origin.
Additional invited speakers include Peter Havens, MD, MS, (Medical College of Wisconsin) discussing HIV infection in children; Ken Cheyne, MD (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine) discussing sexually transmitted infections and Thomas Boyce, MD, MPH, (Mayo Clinic), discussing preparing for influenza. Additional topics include vaccine controversies, sinusitis, UTIs, intercountry adoptions, Kawasaki Syndrome, screening for TB, dermatology and more.
Visit seminars.pediatrics.wisc.edu for a complete agenda and to register on-line for the conference. Contact cme@pediatrics.wisc.edu for more information or to be added to the UW Pediatrics CME update email list.
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New Report on Infant and Toddler Services in WI |
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families and the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental health have completed a joint policy brief entitled "Infants and Toddlers: Crucial Years of Development." The brief focuses particularly on the growing understanding birth-to-three development, the increased numbers of very young children in out-of-home care, and the implications for public policy. View the full brief at:
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Welcome New Executive Committee Members |
Foster Care (New Committee)
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