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May 2008



General Staff Meeting

TBA



Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursdays at 11:00 A.M. - Uris Auditorium

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Osteoporosis - Key Issues in Diagnosis and Management for 2008
John P Bilezikian, M.D..
The Lila A. Wallis Distinguished Visiting Professor in Womens Health
Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pharmacology
College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Director, Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit
Columbia University Medical Center

Thursday, May 8, 2008
Inflammation, CRP, AND Atherosclerosis: From Clinical Applications to Genome Wide Scans
Paul M Ridker, M.D., M.P.H.
The Isadore Rosenfeld Visiting Professor
Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Fourteenth Annual David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award

Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Sixth Annual Department of Medicine Fellow Awards

Thursday, May 29, 2008
CANCELLED DUE TO COMMENCEMENT



Statement of Need
Advances in these fields need to be presented to Weill Cornell faculty and other physicians on a regular basis as one means of promoting state-of-the-art health care for patients.

Target Audience

Physicians in this specialty and others interested as one means of promoting state-of-the-art health care for patients.

Course Objectives

Physicians attending this conference regularly should be apprised of recent advances in medicine that will lead to improved patient care.

CME Accreditation

Weill Cornell Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Weill Cornell Medical College designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medical College to adhere to ACCME Essential Areas, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the audience any potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest related to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of any commercial products or devices not yet approved in the United States. All disclosures will be made to attendees prior to each presentation.

WCMC is accessible for individuals with disabilities or special needs. Participants with special needs are requested to contact the Office of CME at (212) 746-2631.

All disclosures will be made at the time of this CME activity.