Clinical Center Grand Rounds

 Clinical Center Grand Rounds


Schedule for March 1999


Wednesday, March 3
noon-1 p.m.

BENCH TO BEDSIDE

Recent Progress in the Therapy of Cancer with Recombinant Immunotoxins

Ira Pastan, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, DBS, NCI

Lee H. Pai-Scherf, M.D., Medical Officer, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, DBS, NCI

Speaker bios


Wednesday, March 10
noon-1 p.m.

Does the Natural History of Deep Venous Thrombosis Justify Thrombolytic Therapy?

McDonald Horne, M.D., Senior Clinical Investigator, Hematology Service, Clinical Pathology Department, CC

From Cannibals to Mad Cows

Clarence Gibbs, Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies, Basic Neuroscience Program, Division of Intramural Research, NINDS

Speaker bios


Wednesday, March 17
noon-1 p.m.

All About SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder: Past, Present, and Future

Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., Senior Researcher, Section on Biological Rhythms, Intramural Research Program, NIMH

Endocrine Aspects of Interleukin-6: Potential Diagnostic Uses

Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, M.D., Chief, Adult Endocrine Ward and Clinics, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, NICHD

Speaker bios


Wednesday, March 24

Challenging Issues in Child Maltreatment

Lavdena Orr, M.D., Director, Center for Child Protection, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

The Eradication of Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis: Virtual Reality or Immaculate Perception?

Harvey Alter, M.D., Chief, Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, CC

Speaker bios


CC Roundtable: Friday, March 26

A live, interactive television broadcast from the NIH Clinical Center.

noon to 1 p.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater.

The topic: Arthritis of Recent Onset: Studies in Pathogenesis and Prognosis.

Visit the Roundtable web site for details.


Wednesday, March 31

CLINICAL STAFF CONFERENCE

Pathogenesis, Natural History, and Treatment of Hepatitis C

T. Jake Liang, M.D., Chief, Liver Diseases Section, DDS, NIDDK, Moderator

Speaker bio


Past Rounds

All health-care professionals are invited to CC Grand Rounds. Participants will be provided state-or-the-art research on the latest scientific advances in the field of biomedical research. Lectures will be held in the Lipsett Amphitheater, First Floor, Clinic Building, (ACRF), Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. Parking is very limited on the NIH campus, but Medical Center Station on the Red line is within a 10-minute walk of the Clinical Center.

Directions to the Clinical Center | Directions in the Clinical Center| the Metro

If you must drive, please park in the overflow lot. This is Mid-Pike Plaza, located north of NIH at Montrose Rd. and Rockville Pike. This lot is served by shuttle buses, which run to the Clinical Center every 20 minutes. Parking in the P-3 level of the ACRF garage is intended for patients, their visitors, and staff members with handicap-parking stickers.

The National Institutes of Health /The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The National Institutes of Health/The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. designates this continuing medical education activity for 1 hour per session up to a maximum of 48 hours in category 1 of the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity.

Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities: If you require special accomodations to participate, please provide information about your requirements to Clinical Center Communications at 301-496-2563 at least five business days in advance of lecture.


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