MGH NEDS Clinical Meeting

When
02/11/2012
7:30 AM
Location
Holiday Inn, Conference Room 15th Floor 5 Blossom Street Boston, MA 02114

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Hosted by:
Department of Dermatology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Registration, Case Discussion & Lectures
Holiday Inn, Conference Room 15th Floor
5 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114

Patient Viewing
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Dermatology
50 Staniford Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02114

IMPORTANT NOTE: Parking, food and registrations will be held at the Holiday Inn. Once you have signed in and received a booklet, you can proceed to the patient viewing at 50 Staniford Street. Sign-in sheets and booklets will NOT be available at MGH, so all attendees must go to Holiday Inn first.

Program Schedule

Time	Activity
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast Holiday Inn, 5 Blossom Street, Boston, Mass 02114 Conference Room, 15th Floor
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Patient Viewing 50 Staniford Street, 2nd Floor Boston, MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pathology Viewing Holiday Inn, Conference Room 15th Floor
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Business Meeting Holiday Inn, Conference Room 15th Floor
10:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Case Discussions and Speakers Moderators Thomas Horn, MD Daniela Kroshinsky, MD
0:15 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Welcome Introductions, Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH
10:20 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.	Guest Speaker, Gideon P. Smith, MD, PhD "Advances in the Treatment of Common Complications in Connective Tissue Disease.”
10:35 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Case Discussion
11:10 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.	Guest Speaker, Joi B.Carter, MD "Cutaneous CD30+ Lymphoproliferative Disorders”
11:25 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.	Case Discussion
12:05 p.m. - 12: 20 p.m.	Guest Speaker Mathew Avram, MD, JD "What’s New in Lasers”
12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.	Case Discussion
12:50 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Final Comments: Thomas Horn, MD
1:00 pm	Meeting Adjourns Box lunch and seating provided Location

* Take the hotel elevator to the 2nd floor to access the Charles River Plaza walkway between the hotel and Staniford Street.

Planning Committee:

Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology, Mass General Hospital
Senior Vice President, Mass General Physicians Organization

Mayra Lorenzo, MD PhD
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Resident Faculty Advisor
Mass General Hospital, Department of Dermatology

A. Brooke Eastham, MD
1st year Dermatology Resident
Harvard Combined Residency Program

Susan J. Huang, MD
2nd year Dermatology Resident
Harvard Combined Residency Program

Speakers:

Thomas Horn, MD (Moderator)
Medical Director, MGPO Dermatopathology Associates
Mass General Hospital

Daniela Kroshinsky, MD (Moderator)
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Pediatric Dermatology, Mass General Hospital

Gideon P. Smith, MD PhD (Speaker)
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Mass General Hospital Connective Tissue Diseases Clinic

Joi B. Carter, MD (Speaker)
Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Mass General High Risk Skin Cancer Clinic

Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD (Speaker)
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Mass General Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center

Directions to Discounted Parking at the Holiday Inn Select
5 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114

From the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90):
Take exit 18 (Brighton/Cambridge). This will be a left exit.
After the tollbooths, stay in the right lane (Cambridge/Somerville).
Make a right at the 1st traffic light. (Downtown Boston/Storrow
Drive). Travel 3 miles on Storrow Drive to the Government
Center/Downtown Exit. Upon exiting, go straight through the traffic
light and onto Cambridge Street. Turn left at the 2nd traffic
light. (Blossom Street). The Holiday Inn Select will be on your right.

From 93 South and 95 South (NH, ME, VT)
Take 95 South to 93 South. Take exit 26 Storrow Drive
(Storrow Drive/Cambridge). Stay in the far right lane. Follow
signs to Back Bay/Storrow Drive. Stay to the left and take the exit
ramp listed as Government Center/Kendall Square. Go straight
through the 1st blinking light. Bear left at the stop light (onto
Cambridge Street). Turn left at the 2nd traffic light. (Blossom
Street). The Holiday Inn Select will be on your right.

From Logan Airport:
Take the Sumner Tunnel to the 93 North exit towards Storrow
Drive/Cambridge. This is a left exit. Once on 93 North, stay in the
right lane and take Exit 26 (Storrow Drive/Cambridge). Stay to the
left and follow the Storrow Drive signs. Go over the ramp listed
as Government Center/Downtown and go straight through the 1st
blinking light (Cambridge Street). Continue on Cambridge Street
to the 2nd traffic light and turn Left. The Holiday Inn Select will
be on your right.

From Route 2:
Take the Memorial Drive East to the Downtown/Government
Center exit. This will be a left exit. Cross the Longfellow Bridge.
Go straight through the light on Cambridge Street. Make a left at
the 2nd traffic light (Blossom Street). The hotel is on the right.

CME Credit/Accreditation
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 Massachusetts Medical Society and New England Dermatological Society. The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

As a result of participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
a. Identify signs, symptoms, and pathophysiology of rare and unusual dermatological disease and conditions.
b. Formulate a diagnosis and describe evidence-based best practices for treatment of dermatological diseases and conditions.
c. List updates on what is new in dermatology guidelines and resulting patient applications.

PO Box 549127. Waltham, MA 02454-9127

P: 781-434-7731. F: 781-464-4896. E-mail: NEDS@mms.org

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