Clinical Center Grand Rounds
December 2007 • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm • Lipsett Amphitheater
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Questions: Call 301-496-2563 or contact us.
Wednesday, December 5
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Ethics Rounds
When Respecting Confidentiality Is Risky
Leonard Fleck, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy and Medical Ethics
Philosophy Department and Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences
College of Arts and Letters/College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
Lecture will be videocast, http://videocast.nih.gov
Wednesday, December 12
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers
Anemia: Mechanistic Considerations
William Zinkham, M.D.
Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus
Johns Hopkins School of MedicineLecture will be videocast, http://videocast.nih.gov
Wednesday, December 19
12 noon - 1 p.m.
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Which of Your Patients Are at Risk?
Meryl Waldman, M.D.
Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Kidney Disease Section, NIDDK
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Association with Gadolinium-Based MRI Contrast Agents and Recommendations to Mitigate Risk
Elizabeth Jones, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting Chief, Clinical Operations, Diagnostic Radiology Department, CC
Wednesday, December 26
50th Anniversary Grand Rounds
Past Rounds
All health-care professionals are invited to attend the Clinical Center Grand Rounds Series (September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008). 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 44 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.
