Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development

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Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric & Palliative Medicine
Sunday, September 14 – Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Overview

Mount Sinai School of Medicine is pleased to offer the Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric & Palliative Medicine CME course–an important opportunity for close study with nationally recognized experts in both fields. An engaging, highly practical and comprehensive review of all aspects of geriatric and palliative medicine, this four-day course is uniquely organized around intimate work sessions, enabling participants to take advantage of close one-on-one mentoring, and networking opportunities. Case-based workshops cover topics ranging from geriatric assessment and pain management to hip fracture and urinary incontinence.

Highlights

  • Plenary Sessions and Discussion
  • Interactive Small Group Workshops
  • Board Review Q&A sessions

Registration

Space is limited. Early registration is recommended. Special discount for registrations received by July 31, 2008.

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Register online at https://www.sporg.com/registration?form_id=107947
Event Unique ID# 107947

Accreditation

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 32 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure

It is the policy of Mount Sinai School of Medicine to ensure objectivity, balance, independence, transparency, and scientific rigor in all CME-sponsored educational activities. All faculty members participating in the planning or implementation of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict of interest that may arise from the relationship. Presenters must also make a meaningful disclosure to the audience of their discussions of unlabeled or unapproved drugs or devices. This information will be available as part of the course material.

Course Directors

Emily Chai, M.D.
Audrey Chun, M.D.
Helen Fernandez, M.D.
Gabrielle Goldberg, M.D.

Events Manager

Kristine Kime

Department Chair

Albert L. Siu, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Location

Baruch College Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor VC Conference Center
New York, NY 11010
Web Site: www.baruch.cuny.edu/conferencecenter/vc.htm

This course is sponsored by Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development and The Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, and endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society, the Center to Advance Palliative Care, and the Bronx VA GRECC.

For additional information

Please e-mail: kristy.kime@mssm.edu
Or call Kristine Kime at (212) 241-6353
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1070
New York, NY 10029

American Geriatrics Society, James J. Peters VA Medical Center and CAPC

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