Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Edwin J. Jacobson, MD
Conference Chairman
Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Joan E. Shook, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Head of the Section of Emergency Medicine
Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Jeffrey Starke, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Infection Control Officer
Texas Children's Hospital
Chief of Pediatrics
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, Texas

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. Additionally, employees & board members of Symposia Medicus have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Miami, Florida
Depart 4:30pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
(At Sea)

7:30am Registration & Check-in (Continental Breakfast)

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Edwin Jacobson, MD

8:15 Patient Safety 2009: Case Discussions
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

9:15 Break

9:30 Latent Tuberculosis Infection: New Test Uses and Limitations
Jeffrey Starke, MD

10:30 Type 2 Diabetes: A 2009 Update
Edwin Jacobson, MD ( Rx = 40 minutes)

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

12:30 Lunch Break

2:00 Enzymes Gone Awry: Critical Management of Inherited Disorders
Joan Shook, MD, MBA (Rx = 30 minutes)

3:00 New Insights into Stroke Prevention
Edwin Jacobson, MD (Rx = 30 minutes)

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

5:00 Adjourn for Day

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Labadee®, Haiti
Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Arrive 9:00am; Depart 5:00pm

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
George Town, Grand Cayman
Arrive 8:00am; Depart 4:00pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

7:00am Continental Breakfast

7:30 Emerging Epidemics: Recently Discovered Infections in Children - It's Not Just Bird Flu!
Jeffrey Starke, MD

8:30 Preparing for Disaster: Lessons Learned from Katrina
Joan Shook, MD, MBA

9:30 Questions & Answer / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:00 Adjourn for Day

Cozumel, Mexico
Arrive 10:00am; Depart 7:00pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
(At Sea)

7:00am Continental Breakfast

7:30am Management of Hypertension: It's Time for a Change
Edwin Jacobson, MD (Rx = 45 minutes)

8:30 Fever Syndromes & Their Management
Jeffrey Starke, MD (Rx = 40 minutes)

9:30 Break

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:00 When Animals Attack - Management of Bites
Jeffrey Starke, MD (Rx = 45 minutes)

11:00 Conscious Sedation & Pain Management
Joan Shook, MD, MBA (Rx = 45 minutes)

Noon Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk: Where Do We Go From Here?
Edwin Jacobson, MD (Rx = 40 minutes)

1:00pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Miami, Florida
Arrive 7:00am

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