NORFOLK—Some of the medical issues involved in today's current events will be the focus of a Continuing Medical Education program being held as part of the 2006 EVMS Medical Alumni Reunion.

From Today’s Headlines to Your Practice: Global Topics and Their Lessons for Medicine will include presentations on bird flu and other emerging infectious diseases, battlefield medicine in Iraq, issues in transplantation surgery, and lessons from Katrina relief efforts.  Presenters include three EVMS alumni and one EVMS faculty member who have leadership roles in these issues of national and international importance.  (See below for course topics and objectives.)

The scientific session will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 12 in Lewis Hall. The program is open to all alumni, faculty, students, and members of the medical community. EVMS students may attend free of charge. The fee for all others is $50 per person, which covers lunch, refreshments, registration fee, and course materials. Advance registration is required: please call 757-446-6070.

Accreditation -- Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation -- Eastern Virginia Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

10:45 a.m. - Sign-in.  Lunch and refreshments will be served buffet style and available throughout the seminar.

11:00 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks

Gerald J. Pepe, Dean and Provost

11:15 a.m. - Global Perspectives: Bird Flu, Influenza, and Emerging Infectious Diseases

Edward Oldfield, II, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Director of Infectious Diseases

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Objectives: Explain the Hs and Ns of influenza.  Assess the potential impact of an influenza pandemic.  Summarize the national and global efforts to decrease the impact of a pandemic.

12:00 noon -- Perspectives from New Orleans: Medical Lessons from the Katrina Relief Effort

Marcus Martin, M.D., EVMS Class of 1976

Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Objectives: Relate personal experiences of providing medical relief to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Discuss travel needs and access to care issues.  Discuss sharing of resources through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC).

12:45 p.m. -- Break

1:00 p.m. -- New Perspectives in Transplantation Surgery

Gregory J. Jaffers, M.D., EVMS Class of 1976

Associate Professor and Director of Transplantation Surgery

Scott and White Hospital/Texas A&M College of Medicine

Objectives: Relate general surgery procedures for transplant patients.  Discuss new advances in kidney and pancreas surgery.  Analyze issues related to dialysis access.

1:45 p.m. -- Perspectives from Iraq: The Surgical/Shock Trauma Platoon Experience

Capt. Kevin J. Knoop, M.D., EVMS Class of 1985

Director of Medical Education

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Assistant Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

 

Objectives: Identify the three levels of treatment facilities in a deployed environment.  Discuss the capabilities of a level II Surgical Shock Trauma Platoon (SSTP).  Describe patient distribution and types of injuries seen at a Level II Surgical Unit in a combat zone.  Explain the method of patient transport to and from SSTP.  Describe the role of En Route Care Nursing in the combat environment.  Relate the patient flow through a SSTP after viewing video presentation.

2:45 p.m. -- CME Evaluations/Adjourn

August 11-13
M.D. Alumni Reunion Weekend
The 2006 Alumni Reunion Scientific Session is being held in conjunction with the the 2006 Medical Alumni Association Reunion weekend. Many of the events are open to all EVMS faculty, students, staff, and friends. A complete schedule, with registration information, is available online.

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