Course Information & Schedule (October 21-26, 2012)
Lima, Peru
Join the faculty of the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Alexander von Humboldt, Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru; the Center of Operational Medicine, Section of Clinical Ultrasound, Georgia Health Sciences University; and the University of Pavia, Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, IRCCS S. Matteo Hospital Foundation as they co-host the first Clinical Ultrasound in Tropical Infectious Diseases course in Lima, Peru, October 21-26, 2012. Providers with experience and/or a special interest in clinical tropical medicine or infectious disease with ultrasound experience are invited to attend. This unique course consists of lectures, demonstrations, and small-group clinical rounds for live ultrasound scanning.
Curriculum
The course consists of lectures, demonstrations, and clinical rounds for live ultrasound scanning at Cayetano Heredia Hospital. Lectures and demonstrations will involve the entire group. Clinical rounds for scanning will be in small groups with faculty.
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General Daily Itinerary 7:00 Leave hotel 08:00 - 09:00 Lecture09:00 - 10:00 Lecture 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 12:15 US Scanning Rounds 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 14:30 Lecture 14:30 - 1600 US Demonstrations 16:00 - Return to hotel
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Lecture Topics to Include (not limited to) Echinococcal infections of liver, lung, spleen, kidney, and PAIR Screening for cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and hepatoma Biliary and hepatic disease from helminths Extra-Pulmonary TB Abscesses from tropical diseases (TB, amoeba, pyomyositis) Ocular infections and abnormalities, including toxocaria & many more!
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Small Group Learning Environment
All of the hospital rounds and clinical experience will involve small groups of no more than 6 course participants. It is felt that this will help facilitate learning in a congenial, informal environment while promoting hands-on, practical scanning experience.
Special Needs
The Division of Continuing Education of the Georgia Health Sciences University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require special services or facilities to support your participation in this continuing education program, contact Mary Tipton, the Course Administrator, at (866) 593-4911 or mtipton@georgiahealth.edu.
Registration Information
Course Size
The course is limited to 24 participants to maximize the small-group learning environment.
Pre-requisites
Basic knowledge and scanning skills in clinical ultrasound are required. The course is targeted to physicians with special interests in clinical tropical medicine. A pre-course is offered on October 21st for those who would like to refresh their ultrasound skills.
Optional Pre-Course Ultrasound Refresher:
There is an optional one day ultrasound refresher pre-course offered for an additional fee on October 21, 2012. The price for the pre-course is $125 US (CME credit included), and it will be held in the Casa Honorio Delgado of the University in Miraflores. If you wish to sign up for the pre-course, please make sure that you point this out in your application.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit
The Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University designates this live activity for a maximum of 41.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.TM (inclusive of CME credit for the pre-course). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration Fee = $1,500 US Dollars ($1600 after early registration deadline)
Deadlines: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. If you apply by June 1, 2012, you will qualify for the early registration price of $1,500 US. However, the final deadline for registration is August 3, 2012; therefore, if you register between June 2 and August 3, 2012, the fee is $1,600 US.
Once you submit your application, the course faculty will review it and make a decision regarding your acceptance. If you receive a letter of acceptance, a non-refundable 50% deposit will be required to officially reserve your space in the course. (Special circumstances may warrant a refund of your deposit: decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.) The remainder of the registration fee is due by August 3, 2012 (the final day for registration).
Items that ARE included in registration fee: The registration fee includes course tuition and materials, CME credit, a course completion certificate, welcome reception and orientation, and transportation to/from the Jose Antonio Executive Hotel in Miraflores to clinical hospital sites and to the closing dinner celebration. Breakfast is provided each morning for participants who are lodging at the Jose Antonio Executive Hotel.
Items NOT included in registration fee: Transportation to and from Lima, transportation to and from the Lima airport to the hotel or guest house accommodations in Lima, airport exit tax, breakfast if you do not stay at Jose Antonio Executive Hotel, transportation to and from Jose Antonio Executive Hotel if you do not stay at the Jose Antonio Executive Hotel, lunch and evening meals, and excursions during or after course and site-seeing during day(s) off.
Suggested Lodging
Jose Antonio Executive Hotel | www.hotelesjoseantonio.com
Av. 28 de Julio 398
Miraflores, Lima-18, Peru
Telephone: (511) 445-7743
Fax: (511) 446-8295
Email: reservas@hotelesjoseantonio.com
Nightly room rates are $95 US for a single, $105 US for a double, and $180 US for a senior suite. You are responsible for making your hotel reservation. Be sure to ask for the reduced conference rate.
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