Monday, May 12, 2008

"The Unstable Elbow”
Department of Surgery/Orthopaedic Grand Rounds
Presented by Matthew C. Mai, MD
7 a.m. - MMC, Conference Room D229
Resident’s Research Presentation
Department of Medicine/Medicine Conference
Presented by Armine Tumyan, MD and Ravish Shah, MD
12 noon - MMC Conference Room G10/10A
“Potential Targets to Combat Apoptosis Resistant Glioblastomas"
Dept. of Pharmacology/Seminar
Presented by Piyush Jain
3 p.m. - 801 N. Rutledge, Pharmacology Conference Room #3313
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

“Breast Cancer: New Paradigms: New Frontiers”
Dept. of Medicine/Medical Grand Rounds
Presented by Robert Mocharnuk, MD
8 a.m. - MMC, Wedeberg Conference Center, Room E72
“Annual Conference on Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders”
SIU Center for Alzheimer Disease
Contact Leslie Randolph at 545-7181
8:30 a.m. - 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, Crowne Plaza Hotel
“Contraceptive Pharmacology”
Sponsored by Medical Students for Choice
Presented by Amber Barnhart, MD
10 a.m. - 801 N. Rutledge, West Auditorium
“Seizure-induced neuronal injury: What do we know? What should we do?
Department of Neurology/Grand Rounds
Presented by Michael Gruenthal, MD, Ph.D.
3 p.m. - MMC Conference Room G10A
“Bionic and Biological Strategies for Restoration of Hearing in Deafness”
Department of Surgery/Division of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery/Faculty Candidate
Presented by Mark A. Crumling, Ph.D., Kresge Hearing Research Institute
4 p.m. - 801 N. Rutledge, Room 3313
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology/Journal Club
Presented by Kelly Hall and Fei Xing
11 a.m. - 825 N. Rutledge, SCLF New Addition, Conference Room 3690
NO CONFERENCE
Department of Medicine/Board Review Conference
12 noon - MMC, Conference Room G10/10A
“Sixth Annual Women’s Health Conference”
Department of Family and Community Medicine and SJH Carol Jo Vecchie women & Children’s Center
Contact Judy Harbison at 545-7711 for more information
619 E. Mason, Prairie Heart Institute, James T. Dove Conference Center
“Sensory-Motor Development in Chicks and Novel Polymer-Based Neuronal Implants”
Dept. of Pharmacology Graduate Program/Seminar
Presented by Andrew Sharp, Ph.D., Asst. Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, SIU-C
3 p.m. - Pharmacology Conference Room #3313
Thursday, May 15, 2008

NO CONFERENCE
Department of Surgery/Grand Rounds
8 a.m. - MMC, Wedeberg Conference Center, Room E72
“17-Year-Old Male with Abdominal Pain”
Department of Pediatrics/Grand Rounds
Presented by M. Samer Ammar, MD
8 a.m. - SJH, Bunn Auditorium
“Breast Cancer: New Paradigms: New Frontiers”
Department of OB/GYN/Grand Rounds
Presented by Robert Mocharnuk, MD
8:30 a.m. - SJH, CJV WCC, Conference Room A & B
“Trophoblastic Disease”
Department of OB/GYN Grand Rounds
Presented by Edgardo Yordan
9:30 a.m. - SJH, CJV WCC, Conference Room A & B
PGY1 Communications
Department of Medicine
Presented by Jacob Mathew, MD and Abdul Rehman, MD
12 noon - MMC D229
Friday, May 16, 2008

“Clinical Trials TrainingCourse”
Dept. of Surgery
8:30 a.m. - MMC, Room D229
Note: The Department of Surgery Clinical Trials Office is offering a basic clinical trials course designed to provide clinical research education with a primary focus on the administrative aspects of sponsored clinical trials (drug and device). The content is a supplement to, not a substitute for, the training required by SCRIHS. The course is a one-day program for investigators, coordinators, and clinical research staff. Participants will receive 7 hours of CME. For more information and registration, please contact Joseph Milbrandt, PhD via email at jmilbrandt@siumed.edu or by phone at 545-7811. Space is limited.
“Negotiation and Conflict Management”
The Academy for Scholarship in Education & Dept. of Pediatrics
Presented by Dr. Gregory Northcraft, Professor of Business Administration, and Harry J. Gray, Professor of Executive Leadership, UIUC
9:30 a.m. - 825 N. Rutledge, Room 3690
Note: Half day workshop, registration required as space is limited.
NO CONFERENCE
Department of Medicine
12 noon - MMC, Wedeberg Conference Center, Room E72
“Insight into Schizophrenia”
Department of Psychiatry/Resident Grand Rounds
Presented by Michael Martin, MD
12 noon - 913 N. Rutledge, Room 1252
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming CM“Principles of E-Learning: Better Design for E-Instruction”
The Academy for Scholarship in Education
Monday, May 19, 2008
Presented by Geoff Norman, Ph.D., Assistant Dean PERD, Professor, Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University
8:00 a.m. - 913 N. Rutledge, Telehealth Conference Room #1252 and teleconferenced to SIUC, Lindegren 310
“Cognitive Perspective on How People Learn”
The Academy for Scholarship in Education
Monday, May 19, 2008
Presented by Geoff Norman, Ph.D., Assistant Dean PERD, Professor, Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University
12 noon - 801 N. Rutledge, Dirksen Conference Room and teleconferenced to SIUC, Wheeler 104E Symposia

Web-Based CME--May
“Thyroid Cancer”
SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU
Presented by K. Thomas Robbins, MD
The Program will be available for viewing beginning on Wednesday May 7, 2008. You may view the program at your convenience. All web-based CME Programs are archived for one year.
These free web-based CME Programs offer .5 /AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. You may register at www.siumed.edu/cme.
“Agricultural Occupational Health Training”
Sponsored by SIU SOM, University of Iowa, University of Illinois Great Lakes Center for Occupational Safety and Health, SIUE School of Nursing, SIUC Dept. of Health Education, and the AgriSafe Network
May 21-23, 2008 and June 18-20, 2008 (two 2 ½ day sessions)
Presented by David Steward, MD, 13 guest presenters, and 10 SIU presenters
12 noon
409 W. Calhoun, SIUE School of Nursing
Note: Registration fee is $300 per 2 ½ hour session. CME credits are available for physicians and nurses. Additional information and registration details are available online at www.siumed.edu/cme or by contacting SIU’s continuing Medical Education Office, 217/545-7711
Note: For the complete program and on-line registration go to the CME website and click on “Upcoming Symposia” at http://www.siumed.edu/cme