PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE® NEWS BUREAU
Contact: Leonard N. Karp
lkarp@philadelphiamedicine.com
215-735-3989

July 28, 2004

For immediate release:

Continuing Medical Education listing for summer/fall 2004

Philadelphia International Medicine and its hospital and physician network present an active schedule of Continuing Medical Education events in Philadelphia. To register for any of the courses listed below, please contact Lucia Rosenberg of PIM at 215-735-3269, or by e-mail at lrosenberg@philadelphiamedicine.com

The following programs are offered through Philadelphia International Medicine’s Institute of Education and the PIM member hospitals listed. Included in the cost for continuing medical education seminars, workshops, and conferences is tuition and introduction to Philadelphia International Medicine as well as (for programs held in Philadelphia) a walking tour of Philadelphia, tours of Philadelphia International Medicine hospital facilities and lunch with a PIM faculty member in the participant’s field.  All programs are conducted in the English language. Air and ground transportation, meals (except those included in the program), hotel accommodations and personal expenses are not included.  The Institute of Education will coordinate your program registration, itinerary for your visit and assist you with hotel reservations and information on local restaurants and events.  Please call (215) 735-3269 for program registration, or email us at lrosenberg@philadelphiamedicine.com.  For more information, visit our website at www.philadelphiamedicine.com.

Sponsoring Hospital

Topic

Dates

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Clinical Research Associate Meeting

09/01/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Technologic Advances in the Treatment of Valvular and Structural Heart Disease

09/10/04-09/11/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Tracking the routes of transport of MHC class II molecules to the clel surface in developing dendritic cells

09/16/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Mood & Anxiety Disorders

09/18/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

 

More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Human Subjects Protection

09/22/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

12th Annual Arrhythmia Symposium

09/27/04

Temple University Hospital

28th Semi-Annual Fall Family Practice Review

09/26/04-10/01/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Performance Improvement/Quality Improvement – Program Manager Meeting

09/29/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Lung Cancer 2004:  The Therapeutic Odyssey

09/29/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

2nd New Insights into Coagulation

10/01/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Penn Advances in Interventional Radiology 2004

10/01/04-10/03/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Penn Neurology Board Review Course

10/01/04-10/03/04

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Tenth Annual Pediatric Refresher Course

10/04/04-10/08/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

6th Annual Gastroenterology & Hepatology Update

10/07/04-10/09/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Neuroradiology: The Essentials

10/07/04-10/09/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

7th Annual Symposium on Alternative Bearing Surfaces in Total Joint Replacement

10/14/04-10/15/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Advanced Cardiac Imaging: SPECT, PET,CT & MRI

10/16/04-10/17/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

2nd Annual Urogynecology & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

10/22/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Cancer 2004: Breast Cancer

10/22/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

The Penn Rhinoplasty Course: Aesthetic and Functional Rhinoplasty

10/22/04-10/23/04

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2nd Annual Topics Explored: Pediatric Surgical and Trauma Nursing

10/28/04-10/29/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Human Subjects Protection in the Real World (Re-certification)

11/01/04

Temple University Hospital

Topics in Endocrinology and Rheumatology: A Practical Approach

11/15/04-11/19/04

Temple University Hospital

Neurology for the Non-Neurologist

11/29/04-12/03/04

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Clinical Research Associate Meeting

12/02/04

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

16th Annual Pan-Philadelphia Neurosurgery Conference

12/03/04

Temple University Hospital

Gynecology for Primary Care and Emergency Medicine

12/06/04-12/10/04

MossRehab Hospital

MossRehab Orthotic Course

12/09/04-12/11/04

Temple University Hospital

Dermatology for the Practicing Physician

12/13/04-12/17/04

Temple University Hospital

Pediatrics for Emergency Medicine and Primary Care

12/20/04-12/24/04

Temple University Hospital

Review and Update in Adult Infectious Diseases

12/27/04-12/31/04

Temple University Hospital

Radiology Review for the Non-Radiologist

01/17/05-01/21/05

Temple University Hospital

Pediatrics for Practitioners and Emergency Medicine

01/24/05-01/28/05

Temple University Hospital

Geriatrics: Issues in Primary Care Medicine

01/31/05-02/04/05

Temple University Hospital

Cardiology Review for the Non-Cardiologist

02/07/05-02/11/05

Temple University Hospital

Rheumatology for Primary Care Medicine

02/14/05-02/18/05

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Cardiology 2005: 8th Annual Postgraduate Course in Neonatal and Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease

02/16/05-02/20/05

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

11th Annual Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring

02/18/05-02/20/05

Temple University Hospital

Issues in Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

02/21/05-02/25/05

Temple University Hospital

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: An Update for Primary Care

02/28//05-03/04/05

Temple University Hospital

Dermatology for the Practicing Physician

03/07/05-03/11/05

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

The Penn International Rhinology Course: Advances in Management of Sino-nasal Disease

03/10/05-03/12/05

Temple University Hospital

29th Semi-Annual Spring Family Practice Review

03/13/05-03/18/05

Temple University Hospital

Adult Infectious Diseases in the Outpatient and Inpatient Settings

03/14/05-03/18/05

Temple University Hospital

Review and Update of Issues in Family Medicine

03/21/05-03/25/05

Temple University Hospital

Review and Update of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

03/28/05-04/01/05

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

The Fourth Penn Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium: Current Update and Future Directions

04/01/05-04/02/05

Temple University Hospital

Neurology for the Non-Neurologist

04/18/05-04/22/05

Temple University Hospital

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Review and Update

04/25/05-04/29/05

Temple University Hospital

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

05/23/05-05/27/05

Temple University Hospital

Medicolegal Risk Management

05/30/05-06/03/05

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Update on Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Anomalies 2005

06/09/05-06/11/05

Temple University Hospital

Emergency Medicine for Primary Care and Emergency Physicians

06/13/05-06/17/05

Temple University Hospital

Family Medicine: A Review and Update of Common Clinical Problems

06/20/05-06/24/05

Temple University Hospital

Cardiology Update in Primary Care Medicine

06/27/05-07/01/05

 

CME Courses

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Echocardiography 31 Hours CME

08/02/04-08/06/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Sonomammography 8 Hours CME

09/10/04-09/11/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Basic Cardiac Echo 15 Hours CME

10/08/04-10/09/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Vascular Imaging & Doppler Ultrasound 20.5 Hours CME

10/13/04-10/16/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fetal Echocardiography 13.5 Hours CME

10/21/04-10/22/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Principles of Ob/Gyn Ultrasound 28 Hours CME

10/26/04-10/30/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Transvaginal Ultrasound 9.5 Hours CME

11/05/04-11/06/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Obstetrics & Gynecology Ultrasound-Core 26 Hours CME

11/09/04-11/13/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Vascular Interpretation 15 Hours CME

11/18/04-11/19/04

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Advanced Cardiac Echo 15 Hours CME

12/03/04-12/04/04

     

Philadelphia International Medicine is an organization that provides medical and patient support services to international patients. It also provides continuing medical education and health care training and education to international physicians, administrators and other practitioners. As the international department of several Philadelphia-area hospitals, international patients gain access to physicians and hospitals rated among the best in the world through one telephone call to PIM. You can reach PIM by calling 1-215-735-3575; fax, 1-215-790-1267; or e-mail, physicians@philadelphiamedicine.com . You can find out more about PIM through its Website at www.philadelphiamedicine.com .