Annual Meeting
of the

North Central Chapter
Infectious Diseases Society of America
(NCCIDSA)

April 30th, 2011

THE DEPOT
225 Third Ave South
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jointly Sponsored by:

North Central Chapter Infectious Diseases
Society of America (NCCIDSA)

and

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Program

Saturday, April 30, 2011
 
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
  • Breakfast and Registration
 
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.
  • Welcome remarks
 
8:05 - 9:00 a.m.
  • Emerging Infections 2011
    Ruth Lynfield, M.D.
    Minnesota Department of Health
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
  • Antibiotic Resistance:
    The Significant Contribution of Antibiotic Overuse in Agriculture
    David Wallinga, M.D.
 

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

  • Break
 
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Current perspectives on HIV-1 drug resistance
    Daniel Kuritzkes, M.D.
 
11:30 - 1:00 p.m. – Lunch
  • IDSA Update: Daniel Kuritzkes, M.D.
 
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
  • Vector - Borne Illness
    Aaron DeVries, M.D.
    Minnesota Dept of Health
 
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  • Beyond TNF inhibition: the Risks and Rewards of Biologic therapy
    Kevin Winthrop, M.D.
 
3:00 - 3:20 p.m.
  • Break
 
3:20 - 3:45 p.m.
  • Business Meeting
 
3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
  • Short Case Presentations/Fellow Research Presentations
 
5:15 p.m.
  • Concluding Remarks

 

 

Please click here for registration and any questions.


CME Accredited Sponsor: University of Minnesota

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Minnesota and the North Central Infectious Diseases Society of American (NCCIDSA). The University of Minnesota is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Minnesota designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE POLICY
It is the policy of the University Of Minnesota Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating faculty, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. It is not necessary to disclose relationships with non-profit or government organizations or proprietary entitles that do not produce health care goods or services. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entitles producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CME activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure informaiton for each coarse faculty will be shared with the audience prior to the faculty's presentation.

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, and Other Health Care Professionals

Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals who participate in this CME activity may submit their Statements of Attendance to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

 


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http://www.opitsourcebook.com/ncentral/ncentral.html
and please notify interested colleagues.

For further information, contact President, NCCIDSA:

Rajesh Prabhu, M.D

Duluth Clinic
400 East 3rd St.
Duluth, MN 55805

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