Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

S. Michael Marcy, MD
Conference Chairman
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
USC and UCLA Schools of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Panorama City, California
Center for Vaccine Research
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Bea Files McConnell, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Michael E. McConnell, MD
Sibley Heart Center Cardiology
Co-Director, Emory-Sibley Adult Congenital Cardiac Clinic
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. Additionally, Symposia Medicus Board, Planning Committee and staff members have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and verbally disclosed at the conference.

SATURDAY, JULY 31
Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
Depart 5:00pm

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1
(Cruising)

7:30am Registration/Check-in

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:15 Streptococcal Pharyngitis: Controversies in Diagnosis & Therapy of Sore Throat (Rx = 15 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

9:00 Chest Pain in Children & Adolescents: How to Identify Emergencies (Rx = 15 minutes)
Michael McConnell, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Pertussis - A Cough Commonly Misdiagnosed: Evaluation, Management & New Concepts in Prevention (Rx = 20 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

10:45 Sickle Cell Disease in Children - Crises & Silent Pathology (Rx = 15 minutes)
Bea Files McConnell, MD

11:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:30pm Lunch Break

1:30 I Think It's a Bug!... Challenging Infectious Disease Cases in Office Practice - You Make the Call (Rx = 25 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

2:30 Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Telling the Parents What's Ahead (Rx = 10 minutes)
Michael McConnell, MD

3:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

4:00 Adjourn for Day

5:15-6:15 Group Reception (Faculty, Participants and their Guests)

MONDAY, AUGUST 2
Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Arrive 9:00am

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3
Kings Wharf, Bermuda
Depart 5:00pm

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4
(Cruising)

8:00 What is a Fever & What Should We Do About It? (Rx = 15 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

8:45 The ABC's of Anemia (Rx = 20 Minutes)
Bea Files McConnell, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Common Pediatric Arrhythmias: Diagnosis & Treatment (Rx = 30 minutes)
Michael McConnell, MD

10:30 How to Prevent Missing a Pediatric Oncologic Diagnosis
Bea Files McConnell, MD

11:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:30pm Lunch Break

1:30pm Recognize the Manifestations & Treatment of Kawasaki Disease in Infants & Children (Rx = 15 minutes)
S. Michael Marcy, MD

2:15 Pediatric Heart Murmurs: Audio Video Presentation & Discussion
Michael McConnell, MD

3:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

3:45 Conference Adjourns

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5
Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey
Arrive 8:00am

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions