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Continuing Medical Education
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July • August • September
• October • November
• December •2003
JANUARY 2004
12 Losing To Win
5:30-6:30 p.m., South Auditorium 801 N. Rutledge,
Springfield
Ten-week weight loss program; open to the public
Contact: Amy Olson, R.D., Medicine, 217-545-7985
17
Winter Ball
6 p.m., Center for the Arts, 420 S. 6th Street, Springfield
Annual dinner dance sponsored by medical students
Contact: Student Affairs, 217-545-2860
FEBRUARY 2004
3 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating and sharing the cultures of African-American, Africa countries,
West Indies and Caribbean Islands
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 545-7243
5 Cancer and Genetics
5-7 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirsen Parkway,
Springfield
A public education program, "Cancer and Genetics: Knowledge That
May Protect Your Family"
Cancer assessments and screenings will be available; Keynotes "Cancer
and Genetics: Knowledge That May Protect Your Family by Barbara Parker-Fuller, J.D., National Institutes of Health
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
5-6 4th Annual Cancer Symposium--
Continuing Medical Education Conference
Crowne Plaze Hotel, 3000 S. Dirsen Parkway,
Springfield
Course directors are Thomas Robbins, M.D., David Steward, M.D., and Jerry
Kruse, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
10 Black History Month
Speaker
7 p.m., South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge
Eric Whitaker, M.D., director of Illinois Department
of Public Health
Contact: Cathy Dickman, Diversity/Minority Affairs, 217-545-7334
17, 24
Mini Med School
7
- 9 p.m., South Auditorium
Annual program sponsored by SIU medical students;
17th - "Social Security-Rights and Rules"
and "Modern Cancer Care";
24th - "Can Aging
be Delayed" and Latest Developments in Burn Management"
Contact: Nancy Austin, Research/Faculty Affairs, 217-545-7936
18
SIUnity Fair and Breakfast
7:30 - 10 a.m., Wedeberg
Conference Center
Opportunity for SIU employees, faculty and staff to learn what is happening
at the medical school
Contact: Ann Collins, SIU Physicians & Surgeons, 217-545-8065
25 2nd Annual Women's Health
Conference -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Wedeberg Conference Center, 701 N. First
St., Springfield
Course directors are Janet Albers, M.D., and Patricia Brady, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
MARCH 2004
2
Ethnic Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the culture of Ireland
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 545-7243
2, 9,
16, 23 Mini Med School
7
- 9 p.m., South Auditorium
Annual program sponsored by SIU medical students
2 - Family Sculpture-A Delicate Balance" and "SARS;"
9 - "Advances in Body Imaging" and "What
Does Age-Related Hearling Loss do to the Brain;"
16 - "Health Effects of Exercise" and Current
Management of Menopause;"
23 - "Heart Disease" and "Total Joint
Replacement"
Contact: Nancy Austin, Research/Faculty Affairs, 217-545-7936
3 Musculoskeletal Health
in Women -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Wedeberg Conference Center, 701 N. First
St., Springfield
Course director is Richard Pamenter, Ph.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
18 Lunch with a Doc
Noon, Prairie Heart Institute, 619 E. Mason, Springfield
Brad Schwartz, D.O., Surgery, will discuss the latest urologcal procedures
at this free educational lunch
Contact: Carol Thomas, Surgery, 545-7133
18 Match Day
11 a.m., The Northfield Center, 3280 Northfield
Drive, Springfield
Senior medical students find out where they will go for their residencies
Contact: Student Affairs, 217-545-2860
19 Leadership Springfield
- Health and Aging Program
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., The Pearson Museum
Sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Merle Shiffman, Public Affairs, 217-545-5616
19 22nd Annual Neurology
Symposium -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Wedeberg Conference Center, 701 N. First
St., Springfield
Course director is Joni Clark, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
26-27 Molecular and Cellular
Biology Symposium
Pere Marquette Lodge, Grafton Illinois
Medical students, residents and staff present and discuss results of their
research for presentation.
Contact: Blaine Bartholomew, Ph.D., Biochemisty/Molecular Biology, 618-453-6437
or go to http://intranet.siu.edu/~mbmb/symp10.html
31 Primary Care Update
-- Continuing Medical Education Conference
John A. Logan College, 700 Logan College
Road, Carterville
Course director is Kyaw Naing, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
31 To Your Health Series
6 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, Faith Temple A.M.E. Church, 901 S. 23rd St.,
Springfield
An open forum on obstetrics and gynecology
Contact: Office of Diversity, 545-7334.
APRIL 2004
12 State
University Retirement System General Information Presentation
9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m.; South
Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
Jim Beedie, Special Projects Coordinator from SURS, will speak about the
many aspects of retirement.
Contact: Vicki Benson, Human Resources, 545-8035
14
Combined Research Symposium
Medical students, residents and graduate students present results of their
own research projects for presentation.
Contact: Nancy Austin, Research/Faculty Affairs, 545-7936
14-17
8th International Montreal/Springfield
Symposium on Alzheimer -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth
Hotel, Montreal, Canada
Course director is Ezio Giacobini, M.D., Ph.D
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
17 & 19 Oral
Head & Neck Cancer Screening
8-11 a.m., Saturday, April 17; 4-7 p.m. Monday, April 19, St. John's Pavilion,
5th floor, 301 N. 8th Street, Springfield
Contact: Pam Ray, Surgery, 545-6150
20 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the culture of Israel
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 545-7243
29 SCOPE Reading
12:30 p.m., Pearson Museum, 801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
Readings from the 11th annual edition of SCOPE, the School's literary
magazine.
29 Annual
Wound Care Symposium
8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Memorial Medical Center, lower level conference rooms,
701 N. 1st Street
Eighth annual symposium for medical professionals;
cost is $50 for SIU faculty and staff, $75 for all others
Contact: Carol Thomas, Surgery, 545-7133
MAY 2004
4 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of Asia
and Pacific Islands
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 545-7243
5 17th Annual Nephrology
- Continuing Medical Education Conference
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Wedeberg Conference
Center, Memorial Medical Center, 701 N. First St., Springfield
Course director is Sumanta Mitra, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
7 CMN
Golf Tournament
Annual
golf tournament to benefit Children's Miracle Network at The Oaks.
Contact SIU Foundation/Development Office, 217-545-2955
8 Illinois Association
of Orthopaedic Surgeons -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Prairie Heart Institute Conference Center,
619 E. Mason, Springfield
Course director is D. Gordon Allan, M.D.
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
10-15 Cover the Uninsured
Week
Variety of events to raise awareness of
the uninsured in Sangamon County;
15 Health Fair
and Screening, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., location
TBD
12 Ninth Annual Conference
on Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield
Contact: Leslie Randolph, CADRD, 545-7181
14 State
University Retirement System General Information Presentation
1-3 p.m.; South Auditorium,
801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
Jim Beedie, Special Projects Coordinator from SURS, will speak about the
many aspects of retirement.
Contact: Vicki Benson, Human Resources, 545-8035
19 Senior
Health Fair
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Orr Building-Illinois State Fairgrounds
Health fair geared to people 50 years of age and older; 75 screenings
provided free of charge
Contact: Ann Collins, SIU P&S, 545-8065
22
Graduation
Noon,
Sangamon Auditorium, University of Illinois at Springfield
Graduation for Class of 2004, Commencement speaker is Thomas Inui, M.D.,
professor of Medicine
and associate dean for health care research at Indiana University School
of Medicine
Contact: Student Affairs, 217-545-2860
25-27 Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Clinical Updates
1-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 25; 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,
Prairie Capital Convention Center,
7-1 E. Adams St., Springfield
Course director is Theodore Sunder, M.D.
Contact: Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or go to www.siumed.edu/cme
JUNE 2004
3-5
CMN Radiothon
Fourth
annual WNNS LiteRock 99 Miracle Marathon for Kids; begins 6 a.m. on Thursday
and runs through 12 p.m. Saturday,
Lobby of Carol Jo Vecchie Women and Children's Center at St. John's Hospital
Contact: Donna Crebs, 544-6464, ext 44700
5-6
CMN Telethon
Annual
broadcast with WICS NewsChannel 20; begins 7 p.m. Saturday and runs through
6 p.m. Sunday
Contact: Donna
Crebs, 544-6464, ext 44700
7 American
Lung Association Golf Tournament
Annual tournament to benefit Richard H. Moy Pulmonary Research fund; School
of Medicine is Platinum sponsor
Panther Creek Country Club
Contact: Sarah Williams, American Lung Association, 787-5864
15 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the culture of Italy
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 545-7243
23
Camp COCO Golf Tournament
Annual golf tournament to benefit Camp COCO
at The Rail in Sherman
Contact: SIU Foundation Office, 217-545-2955
26-27
Relay For Life
5
p.m. Saturday, June 26, through 6 a.m. Sunday, June 27 at Illinois DOT
on Dirksen Parkway
Annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society; School of Medicine
is a Circle of Hope sponsor
Contact: Tanni Lovelace, Pediatrics, 217-545-0577
JULY 2004
10-16 Camp COCO
Annual camp
for children with cancer sponsored by SIU Department of Pediatrics
Timber Pointe Outdoor Center, Bloomington, Illinois
Contact: Justine Morgan, Pediatrics, 217-545-5817
20 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of Middle
Eastern countries, India and Pakistan
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
23
Take Your Child to Work Day
8
a.m. - 4:30 p.m., South Auditorium, 801 Courtyard
Annual day-long program for children of employees to learn about medicine
through various lectures and activities.
Contact: Merle Shiffman, Public Affairs, 217-545-5616
29 Used Book
Sale
10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Used book sale to help fund Civil Service Council events.
Contact: Chris Hobrock, Education/Curriculum, 217-545-5665
AUGUST 2004
9 Hot Dog Lunch
11:30
a.m., 801 courtyard
A hot dog lunch to welcome new medical students
Contact: Cathy Dickman, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7334
13
White Coats Ceremony
Medical
students receive their White Coats at a ceremony at the Student Center
in Carbondale
Contact: Student Affairs, 217-545-2860
16 Family
Medicine Interest Group Election
5 p.m., Pearson Museum, 801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
The Family Medicine Interest Group will hold their annual kick-off and
hold elections for medical student officers.
Contact: Julie Robbs, Family/Comuniuty Medicine, 545-0200
17 Ethnic
Heritage Month - CANCELLED
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of
Greece and France
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
18 School
of Medicine Day
11 a.m., Southern Illinois University tent (across from the Dairy Barn),
Illinois State Fair
Contact: External Affairs, 545-5770
19 Seventh Annual Symposium-Internal
Medicine & Geriatrics: Issues in Primary Care -- Continuing Medical
Education Conference
11:45 a.m. - 4:15
p.m., John A. Logan College, 700 Logan College Road, Carterville
CME conference for physicians and allied health professionals
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
23
Annual Pearson Lecture
6
p.m., Pearson Museum, 801 N. Rutledge
Frank
Lynne Meshbarger, M.D., will present "Michaelangelo and the Brain:Decoding
the Creation of Adam"
Contact: Medical Humanities, 217-545-4261
SEPTEMBER 2004
8 Second Annual Cultural
Competency Workshop
8:30
a.m. - 3 p.m., Wedeberg Conference Center, Memorial Medical Center, 701
N. First Street, Springfield
Cynthia Barnes-Boyd, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois at Chicago
will facilitate this
CME conference for staff, residents and faculty of the Center for Family
Medicine
Contact: Linda Werner, Center for Family Medicine, 217-757-8125
10 Our Supersized Society:
Obesity and Obesity Related Diseases in the Female Patient --
Continuing Medical Education Conference
8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Prairie Heart
Institute, 619 E. Mason, Springfield
CME conference for physicians and allied health professionals
Course director is Laura Rogers, M.D., Medicine
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
14 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of
Latino/Hispanic countries
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
14
Losing to Win - Orientation Session
5:30 p.m., South Auditorium,
801 N. Rutledge
A 10-week weight loss program that focuses on making health lifestyles
choices.
Contact: Amy Olson, Medicine,
545-7985
16 Men's Night
Out
5 - 7:30 p.m., Springfield High
School, 101 S. Lewis Street
A free educational event on men's health/prostate health for men ages
21 and older;
Bob Gibson, Hall of Fame
Cardinal pitcher, will be the featured speaker
Contact: Carol Thomas, Surgery, 545-7133
24 Doctors Fair
SIU
med students and residents have the opportunity to speak to physician
recruiters from Illinois.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 801 N. Rutledge, north parking lot
Contact: John Record, External Affairs, 217-545-5770
24 Managing Depression in
Primary Care -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
7:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.,
MMC's Wedeberg Conference Center, 701 N. 1st Street, Springfield
CME conference for physicians and allied health professionals
Course directors are Stephen Soltys, M.D., and Karen Lee, both Psychiatry
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
28 From Burnout to Balance:
Stress Management for Health Professionals
5:30-8 p.m., MMC's Wedeberg Conference Center, 701 N. 1st Street,
Springfield
Contact: Karen Broquet, Residency Affairs, 545-8852
30 Annual
Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
Prairie Heart Institute Conference Center,
619 E. Mason, Springfield
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
OCTOBER 2004
1
Service Awards Recognition
SIU Medical
School employees honored for years of service.
Contact: Dean's Office, 217-545-3625
2 Unforgettable
Run and Memory Walk
8 a.m. - run / 10:30 a.m. - walk, Lost Bridge Trail, Department of Transportation
building, 2300 Dirksen Parkway
Annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association
Contact: Maggie Schaver, SIU Alzheimer Center, team captain, 545-7193 or Alzheimer's
Assocation, 726-5184
2 Walk For the Cure
9 a.m., Washington Park, Springfield
Fundraiser for Epilepsy Resource Center
Contact: Linda Lobue, 726-1839
8 Orthopaedic
Issues in Primary Care -- Continuing Medical Education Conference
7:30
- 4 p.m., Crowne Plaze Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield
CME conference for physicians and allied health professionals
Course director is D. Gordon Allan, M.D., Surgery
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
19 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the culture of Germany
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
21 Mimi Covert Memorial Lecture
7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Memorial Medical Center, room G10, 701 N. 1st St., Springfield
Laura Tosi, M.D., Chief of Orthopaedics at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., will be the guest lecturer
Contact: Judy Walsh, Medicine, 545-6504
28 Fourth Annual Neuromotor
Symposium / Developmental Disabilities: A Potpourri --
Continuing Medical Education Conference
7:45 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.,
Prairie Heart Institute, 619 E. Mason, Springfield
CME conference for health professionals and educators who care for children
with cerebral palsy
Course directors are John Fisk, M.D., Surgery, and Jeri Beth Karkos, M.D.,
Pediatrics
Contact: Judy Harbison, Continuing Medical Education, 217-545-7711 or
go to www.siumed.edu/cme/
29 Fall Festival
11:30 a.m., 801 courtyard
Holidays R Us invites you to join them in celebrating Fall
Contact: Stephanie George, Educational Media, 545-3184
NOVEMBER 2004
1 & 8 Diabetic Foot Screenings
Room 1700 - first floor, SIU Clinics, 751 N. Rutledge St., Springfield
Free foot screening for people with diabetes and people with diabetic-related foot problems.
Contact: Sue Paisley, Surgery, 545-8879
2 Getting To Know Your Diabetes
5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Prairie Heart Institute, 619 E. Mason, Springfield
A free educational event on diabetes presented by physicians, nurses and dietitians
Contact: Ann Collins, SIU P&S, 545-8065
11 Veteran's Day
noon, South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge, Springfield
Ceremony to honor veterans and those on active duty
Contact: Alice Costa, Surgery, 545-3255
16 Ethnic
Heritage Month
11 a.m. - 1 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of the Native
American and South American Indian
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
16 Annual
Children's Medical Resource Network Symposium on Child Abuse and Neglect
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Rend Lake Conference Center, 11712 E. Windy Lane,
Whittington, Ill.
How head injuries and abdominal trauma affect children and the effects
of methamphetamine
manufacturing environments on children
Contact: Elaina Spalt, Pediatrics and Children's Medical Resource Network,
618-833-6488
20 Alzheimer Awareness Forum
9 a.m. to noon, Wedeberg Conference Center, Memorial Medical Center, 701
N. 1st St., Springfield
Public forum for those interested in learning more about Alzheimer Disease.
Contact: Leslie Randolph, Alzheimer Center, 545-7181
DECEMBER 2004
14 Ethnic
Heritage Month
Noon
- 1:30 p.m., main lobby, 801 N. Rutledge
Celebrating
and sharing the cultures of Eastern
European and Nordic countries
Contact: Patricia Davis, Minority/Diversity Affairs, 217-545-7243
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August 17, 2007
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