Pediatric Grand Rounds
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. – Registration/Refreshments
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. – Speaker
The First Decade of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery. Personal Experience in 100 Pediatric Patients: Outcomes, Complications and Results
Presented by:
Amin B. Kassam, MD, FRCS(C)
Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Target Audience
General Practitioners, Family Practitioners, Pediatricians, Physiatrists, Allied Health Professionals, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, nurses, social workers and case managers.
Entrance and Parking
Please enter The Children’s Institute from Shady Avenue. Street parking is available.
Continuing Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, as part of the Consortium for Academic Continuing Medical Education, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/ she actually spent in the educational activity. Other healthcare professionals are awarded 0.1 Continuing Education Units which are equal to 1 contact hour.
Faculty for this activity have been requested to identify significant financial or other relationships with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or with provider(s) of any commercial service(s) which might affect the balance of their presentation.
The presenter’s disclosure information will be available at the presentation.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
1) increase medical knowledge in the field of pediatric rehabilitation that is provided by experts in various fields of pediatric medicine
2) recognize new advances in the field of pediatric rehabilitation
Jointly sponsored by The Children’s Institute and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences
Disclosure Statement
The Children’s Institute was designed as a rehabilitation facility, and its staff is committed to increasing accessibility for all persons. If you have accessibility concerns, please contact The Children’s Institute at 412.420.2373.
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious creed, disability, ancestry, sex, age, or sexual orientation in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activities or in employment.
For further information about this policy, please call administration at 412.420.2400, TDD Pennsylvania Relay Services Voice:1.800.654.5988, TDD:1.800.654.5984
Pediatric Rehabilitation Grand Rounds
For more information please call:412.420.2270
For TDD use, contact us through PA Relay Services
Voice: 1.800.654.5988
TDD: 1.800.654.5984
