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
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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.