Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Francis DeRoos, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Program Director
Emergency Medicine Residency
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, FACMT
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, Division of Toxicology
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

S. Michael Marcy, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Panorama City, California
Center for Vaccine Research
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. This policy is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about material presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Venice, Italy
Depart 5:00pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
At Sea

7:30-8:00am Registration/Check-in

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:15 Human Papillomavirus Infections: Disease, Diagnosis and Prevention (Rx = 50 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:15 Break

9:30 Pearls and Pitfalls of Antibiotic Selection (Rx = 60 minutes)
Francis DeRoos, MD

10:30 Strategies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholism (Rx = 45 minutes)
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

11:30 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:30pm Lunch Break

2:00 A Balanced Approach to the Dizzy Patient (Rx = 45 minutes)
Francis DeRoos, MD

3:00 Parvovirus B19 Infection: Fetus, Infant, Child and Adult (Rx = 20 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

4:00 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

5:00pm Adjourn for the Day

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

8:00am What is Fever? Evaluation, Significance and Management (Rx = 15 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:00 Drug Interactions: Killer Combinations (Rx = 60 minutes)
Francis DeRoos, MD

10:00 Break

10:15 Dietary Supplements and Health Food Fads: What is Safe?
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

11:15 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:15pm Adjourn for the Day

Piraeus (Athens), Greece
Arrive Noon - Depart 8:00pm

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Mykonos, Greece
Arrive 7:00 am - Depart 7:00pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

8:00am Past, Present and Future of Immunizations (Rx = 50 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:00 Current Trends in Drug Abuse (Rx = 50 minutes)
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

10:00 Break

10:15 Practical Pearls from the Recent Literature
Francis DeRoos, MD

11:15 Group Discussion / Questions & Answers
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:15pm Conference Concludes

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece
Arrive Noon - Depart 7:00pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Corfu, Greece
Arrive 7:00am - Depart 5:00pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Split, Croatia
Arrive 8:00am - Depart 6:00pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Venice, Italy
Arrive 7:00am

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions