Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education
The Genetic Basis of Adult Medicine
What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know
Friday - Sunday October 6 - 8, 2006
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston, Massachusetts

 
 
COURSE DIRECTORS
 

Michael F. Murray, MD  &  Richard L. Maas, MD, PhD

 
OFFERED BY
 

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine

The care of adult patients in the 21st century will increasingly rely upon an improved understanding of the genetic basis of disease. For many clinicians the impact of this transformation of medicine is already being felt. This course is designed to allow practicing clinicians the opportunity to acquire an up-to-date understanding of "genetic medicine for adults" from faculty who work at the interface between the emerging science and the growing clinical applications.

A portion of this program has been designed to meet the criteria for 4.0 hours of risk management credits in Massachusetts.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  •  Update knowledge regarding the genetic basis of adult disease.

  • Update knowledge regarding genetic testing, and the "best practice" applications for this testing in adults.

  • Update knowledge regarding genetic privacy, and the non-clinical implications of genetic testing.

  • Examine how changes in clinical practice, brought about through the integration of genetic knowledge into medicine, will translate to better patient care.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Internal Medicine

  • Family Physicians

  • Genetic Counselors

  • Registered Nurses

  • Nurse Practitioners

  • Physician Assistants

  • Physicians


PROGRAM SCHEDULE*


FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
6:00-7:00 Registration/Coffee
OVERVIEW OF GENETIC MEDICINE
7:00-7:10 Welcome and Introduction - Michael F. Murray, MD
7:10-8:10 KEYNOTE LECTURE: What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know about Genetics - Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD
8:10-8:45 Key Genetic Principles That You Need to Know - Richard L. Maas, MD, PhD
8:45-9:45 Personalized Medicine - Raju Kucherlapati, PhD
9:45-10:15 Break
UNDERDIAGNOSED MONOGENIC DISEASES
10:15-10:50 Genetics of Anemia in Adults - Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD
10:50-11:25 Genetics of Thromboembolic Disease - Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
11:25-12:00 Genetic Causes of Heart Failure - Christine E. Seidman, MD
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:05 Genetics of Lipid Disorders - Michael F. Murray, MD
2:05-2:40 Genetic Causes of Liver Dysfunction - Benjamin N. Smith, MD
2:40-3:15 Genetics of Renal Failure - Martin R. Pollak, MD
3:15-3:45 Case Studies #1 - 35 yr old woman with family history of genetic disease - Gretchen H. Schneider, MS, CGC
3:45-4:00 Break
PHARMACOGENOMICS PLENARY
4:00-5:00 Genetics as the Basis for Medication Selection - Dan M. Roden, MD
5:00-6:00 Reception - The Fairmont Copley Plaza
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
6:30-7:00 Coffee
COMMON POLYGENIC DISEASES
7:00-7:10 Review of Schedule
7:10-7:55 Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease - David T. Miller, MD, PhD
7:55-8:40 Genetics of Pulmonary Disease - Dawn L. DeMeo, MD
8:40-9:25 Genetics of Common Psychiatric Diagnoses - Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD
9:25-9:45 Break
9:45-10:30 Case Studies Case #2 – 59 yr old man with fever, cough, and sputum - Michael F. Murray, MD
10:30-11:30 Genetics of Gastro-Intestinal Diseases - Mark W. Babyatsky, MD
11:30-12:45 Lunch
CANCER GENETICS
12:45-1:35 Genetics of Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH
1:35-2:25 Genetics of Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers - Sapna Syngal, MD
2:25-3:15 Genetics, Lung Cancer and Treatment Responses - Thomas Lynch, MD
3:15-4:00 Genomic Information and Cancer - Todd R. Golub, MD
4:00-4:15 Break
GENETIC DISEASE and TREATMENT: Changing the Paradigm
4:15-5:15 Marfan Syndrome - Ronald Lacro, MD
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
7:00-7:30 Coffee
GENETIC DIAGNOSIS and TESTING
7:30-7:40 Review of Schedule
7:40-8:30 Recommended Genetic Screening 2006 - Michael F. Murray, MD
8:30-9:30 Ordering a Genetic Test: Who Offers Testing, How Much Does It Cost, and Who Will Pay for It? - Janina A. Longtine, MD
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:45 Barriers to the collection and use of the Family Health History in Primary Care - Caryl Heaton, DO
ETHICAL LEGAL SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS (ELSI) OF GENETICS LECTURE
10:45-11:45 Understanding Genetics and Race - Lynn Jorde, PhD
11:45-12:00 Break
CLINICAL CASE WORKSHOP
12:00-1:00 Registration required, but at no additional cost. Free lunch provided.
Presentations of Common Scenarios in Adult Genetics

*Please note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
  ATTENDANCE LIMITED

ACCREDITATION

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Medical School designates the Course Only for a maximum of 20.5 and the Course with Sunday Workshop for a maximum of 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

A portion of this program has been designed to meet the criteria for 4.0 hours of risk management credits in Massachusetts.

 

FACULTY

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY
Dawn L. DeMeo, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Todd R. Golub, MD
Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Raju Kucherlapati, PhD
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Ronald Lacro, MD
Children's Hospital Boston
Janina A. Longtine, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas Lynch, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard L. Maas, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
David T. Miller, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital Boston
Michael F. Murray, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital Boston
Martin R. Pollak, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Gretchen H. Schneider, MS, CGC
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Christine E. Seidman, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
Pamela Sklar, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Benjamin N. Smith, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sapna Syngal, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana Farber Cancer Center
VISITING FACULTY
Mark W. Babyatsky, MD
Division of Gastroenterology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Caryl Heaton, DO
Department of Family Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Lynn Jorde, PhD
Department of Human Genetics
University of Utah
Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD
Department of Genetics
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Dan M. Roden, MD
Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Physicians $625.00
Residents and Fellows in Training $425.00
Allied Health Professionals $425.00
Genetic Counselors $425.00

All foreign payments must be made by a draft on a United States bank or by Visa or MasterCard. Telephone registrations are not accepted. If paying by check, make it payable to Harvard Medical School and mail with the completed registration form to: Harvard Medical School - Department of Continuing Education, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. If paying by credit card, fax the completed registration form to (617) 384-8686, mail it to the above address, or register online at cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/genetic. Inquiries should be directed to the above address, made by phone: (617) 384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm (EST), or by e-mail:
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu
.

Upon receipt of registration a confirmation letter will be mailed to the address listed on the form.

Tuition Refund Policy: A handling fee of $60 is deducted for cancellation. Refund requests must be made by mail or fax one week prior to the course. No refunds will be made thereafter.




 

 

 

COURSE LOCATION
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
138 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
617-267-5300
Copley Station on Green Line of the MBTA Subway.

ACCOMMODATIONS
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel (Tel: 617-267-5300; Fax: 617-437-0794) until September 14, 2006. In addition, a limited number of rooms have been reserved at The Lenox Hotel (Tel: 617- 536-5300; Fax: 617-267-1237) and The Boston Park Plaza Hotel (Tel: 617-426-2000; Fax: 617-426-5545) until September 5, 2006. Please specify that you are enrolled in this course to receive a reduced room rate

TRAVEL
For information about reduced airfare, call the Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education at (617) 384-8600, Monday-Friday, 10 am to 4 pm (EST).

 



 

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