Clinical Center Grand Rounds
September 2006 • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm • Lipsett Amphitheater
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Questions? Call 301-496-2563 or contact us.
Wednesday, September 6
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Targeted Treatment of Medically Intractable Epilepsy
John D. Heiss, M.D.
Staff Physician, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Case for the Immune System and the Therapeutic Implications
Robert B. Nussenblatt, M.D.
Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI
Wednesday, September 13
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Contemporary Clinical Medicine Great Teachers
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Perpetual Challenge
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Director, NIAID
Lecture will be videocast, http://videocast.nih.gov
Wednesday, September 20
12 noon - 1 p.m
Anthrax Toxin: The Target of Anthrax Vaccines and Therapeutics
Stephen H. Leppla, Ph.D.
Chief, Bacterial Toxins and Therapeutics Section, Laboratory of Bacterial Diseases, NIAID
Pathogenesis and Treatment of B. anthracis Toxin-Induced Shock
Peter Eichacker, M.D.
Senior Investigator and Head, Critical Care Medicine Section, CCMD, CC
Lecture held in Masur Auditorium
Wednesday, September 27
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Combined Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: How One Mutation Causes Two Syndromes
Sergey Leikin, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator and Chief, Section on Physical Biochemistry, NICHD
Joan C. Marini, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD
50th Anniversary Grand Rounds
Past Rounds
All health-care professionals are invited to attend the Clinical Center Grand Rounds Series (September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007). Participants will be provided with (1) options and alternatives that will guide clinical practice, (2) practical information about clinical research principles based on state-of-the-art scientific discovery and clinical advances, and (3) information and opportunities to increase and improve collaboration among investigators.
The National Institutes of Health/Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of 45 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Reasonable Accommodations:
Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact the Office of Clinical Center Communications at least five days in advance. Call 301-496-2563. TTY users, please call through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
