NIH Clinical Center

Clinical Center Grand Rounds

March 2008 • 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm • Lipsett Amphitheater

Questions: Call 301-496-2563 or

Wednesday, March 5
12 noon - 1 p.m.

Neurologic Manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Russell R. Lonser, M.D,
Investigator, Surgical Neurology Branch, NINDS

John A. Butman, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Neuroradiologist, Diagnostic Radiology Department, CC

Wednesday, March 12
12 noon - 1 p.m.

Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers
The Modern World of Foodborne Disease
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, School of Public Health
Director, Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Policy
University of Minnesota
Lecture will be videocast, http://videocast.nih.gov

CME credit requires live or live webcast viewing. To obtain a CME evaluation form for remote reviewing, please contact Sheila Stitt at 301-496-9425 or stitts@mail.cc.nih.gov.

Wednesday, March 19
12 noon - 1 p.m.

Interferon Treatment of Hepatitis C: Is Resistance Futile or in the Designer Genes?
Jake Liang, M.D.
Chief, Liver Diseases Branch, Division of Intramural Research, NIDDK

Management of Inferferon Non-Responders: Results of the HALT-C Trial
Marc Ghany, M.D.
Staff Clinician, Liver Diseases Branch, Division of Intramural Research, NIDDK

Wednesday, March 26
12 noon - 1 p.m.

Childhood Onset Schizophrenia: Insights from Neuroimaging Studies
Nitin Gogtay, M.D.
Staff Clinician, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Developmental Delay or Deviance?
Philip Shaw, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Clinician, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH

50th Anniversary Grand Rounds

Past Rounds

All health-care professionals are invited to attend the Clinical Center Grand Rounds Series (March 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008). After attending this activity, participants will be able to (1) define options and alternatives that will guide clinical practice, (2) evaluate practical information presented about clinical research principles based on state-of-the-art scientific discovery and clinical advances, and (3) analyze information and opportunities to increase and improve collaboration among investigators.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The National Institutes of Health. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.

Reasonable Accommodations:
Individuals with disabilities who need sign language interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact 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.