11-02-200912:00 PMJohn Bellizzi, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), MCW, will speak on "Pneumonia-Where Have you Been?" at noon in "H" Conference Room in the Pavillion. All are welcome.
11-02-20095:00 PMAnne Fadiman is the author of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down". Her lecture on November 2nd will focus on the collision of healing and medicine, as illustrated in the true story of a Hmong child's illness. Ms. Fadiman won the 1997 National Book Critics Circle Award for her sensitive treatment of the gult between Hmong culture and the American medical system.
11-03-20099:30 AM"Catheter-Related Thrombosis in High Risk Pediatric Patients" Janna Journeycake, MD, MSCS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Director, Hemophilia and Thrombosis Program Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center Dallas Host: Joan Gill, M.D.
11-05-20097:30 AMTopic: "Value of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patient Management" Presenter: Thomas Holly, MD Northwestern University
11-05-20097:30 AMDr. David R. Harder discusses how to write a 12 grant from the current 25 page format.
11-05-200910:00 AM‘Fine-mapping genetic loci for type 2 diabetes using heterogeneous stock rats’ presented by Leah Solberg Woods, PhD Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Please join us following the seminar for cookies, coffee and conversation.
11-05-200910:00 AMThere will be a Book Fair offered in the exercise room on the second floor of the Research Park Center on Thursday November 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Friday November 6th from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
All book items are priced 40% to 70% below retail. Sale items include everything from the latest children’s books to New York Times best sellers. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted.
Proceeds from the Book Fair will benefit the Medical College of Wisconsin.
11-05-200912:00 PM"Can I Just Take Them Home with Me? Coping with Child Abuse Cases" Light lunch will be served to the first 100 attendees. The Schwartz Center Rounds are a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients. The discussions are intended to be safe and comfortable so that participants can learn from and support each other. For more information on the Schwartz Center visit www.theschwartzcenter.org
11-05-200912:30 PMThomas Zahrt, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, MCW, will present: "Live attenuated Vaccine Candidates for Francisella tularensis." All are welcome.
11-06-20097:30 AMHrair-George Mesrobian, MD, Professor of Pediatric Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin will present “What's in Your Urine? A Report from a CSI.” Who should attend: Urology Faculty, Residents, Allied Healthcare Providers, and Community Physicians The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 contact hours of continuing education for allied health professionals. Sponsored by the Department of Urology
11-06-20098:00 AM"Resident Away Rotation" Presentation by Bashar Qumseya, MD, PGY III Resident in Internal Medicine & Akhila Sasi, MD, PGY III Resident in Internal Medicine. PLEASE NOTE: This presentation is NOT designated for CME credit.
11-06-20099:00 AMStore-operated Ca2+ activated K+ channel opening
11-06-20099:30 AMJacek Zielonka, PhD (Research Scientist, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin) will present "Lighting up Peroxynitrite: Development of Novel Fluorescent Probes for Peroxynitrite"
11-06-200910:00 AMDr. David R. Harder discusses how to write a 12 grant from the current 25 page format.
11-06-200912:00 PMWeekly research conference - John Baker, PhD Professor, Dept. of Surgery Cardiothoracic/Research will present “Total Body Irradiation in the Child Increases Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms and Mitigation”
11-06-200912:00 PMHematology/Oncology Case Conference
You may bring a lunch.