Challenging Gastrointestinal Disorders Series

NEW DATE!
Saturday, September 25, 2010

The Claremont Hotel
41 Tunnel Road
Berkeley, CA 94705

• Why You Should Attend
• Who Should Attend?
• Course Objectives
• Course Registration
• Agenda
• Course Faculty
• Course Accrediation
• Hotel Information

Why You Should Attend

This symposium features updates on new guidelines for gastroesophageal reflux (GER) diagnosis and management. It will provide insight into new trends of thought in the physiopathology of GER and its therapy from experts in the fields of pediatric gastroenterology. You will gain insight into other conditions that can mimic reflux and implications of chronic reflux outside the esophagus. Reviews on current GER evaluation techniques including a review on nutrition assessment will also be part of this conference.

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Who Should Attend?

The symposium is designed for health care professionals who participate in the care of patients with gastrointestinal conditions, including physicians and nurses in internal medicine, family practice, gastroenterology and pediatrics.

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Course Objectives

At the completion of the program, participants should be able to:

1. Describe at least 3 features of the new Pediatric GE Reflux Consensus Group guidelines.


2. List 3 disease entities that can mimic GE reflux and how to differentiate them.

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Course Registration

Registrations must be received no later than Friday, September 10, 2010.
Registration form available in course brochure.

Please include the following information when you register:

First Name
Last Name
M.D.     D.O.     N.P.     R.N.     Other
Employer
Home Address
City
State
Zip
Day Phone
Fax Number
E-mail (required for confirmation)

Registration Fee $50.00
*Early Bird registration $25.00
*Early Bird rate available through August 18, 2010.
Registration fee is non-refundable.

Please choose your payment method:
Check enclosed payable to CPMC
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Account number
Exp. date
Authorized signature

Mail it to:
Sophia Hall
CPMC Regional Referral Program
633 Folsom Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
OR
Fax to 415-600-2955.

If you have questions or would like additional information, call Sophia Hall at 415-600-7450.
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Agenda

• 7:30 -8:00 Breakfast


• 8:00 - 8:10 Welcome and Introduction - Antonio Quiros, M.D.


• 8:10 - 8:50 Reflux in Flux: New Definitions & Guidelines Treatment Risk/Benefit Part 1 - Eric Hassall, M.D.


• 8:50 - 9:10 Evaluating Gastroesophageal Reflux: Barium, pH, Impedance and Beyond - Antonio Quiros, M.D.


• 9:10 - 9:30 Connective Tissue Disorders Presenting with GER - Andreas Reiff, M.D.


• 9:30 - 9:50 Pediatric GERD: The View From the Motility Armchair - Miguel Saps, M.D.


• 9:50 - 10:00 Q & A Panel Session - Antonio Quiros, M.D., Miguel Saps, M.D., Eric Hassall, M.D., Andreas Reiff, M.D.


• 10:00 - 10:30 Break


• 10:30 - 10:50 Assessing Nutrition in Pediatric GER: It’s in the Skin - Oshtory Shaheen, M.D.


• 10:50 -11:10 Motility Disorders Mimicking Gastroesophageal Reflux - Miguel Saps, M.D.


• 11:10 - 11:30 Pulmonary Manifestations of GE Reflux - Karen Hardy, M.D.


• 11:30 - 12:00 Reflux in Flux: Treatment Risk/Benefit Part 2 - Eric Hassall, M.D.


• 12:00 - 12:10 Q & A Panel Session - Eric Hassall, M.D., Miguel Saps, M.D., Karen Hardy, M.D., Oshtory Shaheen M.D.


• 12:10 p.m. Closing Remarks

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Course Faculty

Course Co- Chairs:
Antonio Quiros, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
California Pacific Medical Center
Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, San Francisco

Eric Hassall, M.D.
Professor, Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology,
BC Children’s Hospital & University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Course Faculty:
Karen Hardy, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis Center
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Children’s Hospital, Oakland

Andreas Reiff, M.D.
Head, Division of Rheumatology
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Miguel Saps, M.D.
Director of Gastrointestinal Motility and
Functional Bowel Disorders Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine
Childrens Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Oshtory Shaheen, M.D.
Adult and Pediatric Dermatology
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

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Course Accrediation

California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CPMC takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

CPMC designates this educational activity for a maximum of (4) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

CEU Credit 3.8 Contact Hours Available, RN/LVN Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 1956. Please Note: If you are more than 10 minutes late or leave more than 10 minutes early, we will be unable to award you with BRN hours for the course.
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Hotel Information

The Claremont Hotel
41 Tunnel Road
Berkeley, CA 94705
claremontresort.com
Directions & Map

Claremont Hotel Rate is $189.00 a night w/o taxes and gratuity.
Parking is $12.00 for day and overnight.

Public Transit Directions
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) – Rockridge Station
BART is a fast and convenient way to reach the East Bay from San Francisco, or to reach Berkeley/Oakland from points in the greater East Bay. The Rockridge Station, located on the Pittsburgh/Baypoint line, is 1.3 miles from the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa. Taxis are readily available at the Rockridge station. Alternatively, you may take the AC Transit #49 bus, which drops you off just below the hotel. Visit www.511.org to plan your trip.

Driving Directions
Dumbarton Bridge
Follow Hwy 84 East over bridge, connect with 880 North. Follow Hwy 880 North and follow signs for Hwy 24 to Walnut Creek. Take the Claremont Avenue exit, turning left at the bottom of the exit onto Claremont. Turn right on Tunnel Road/Ashby Ave. (5th stoplight) and the Hotel’s entrance is two blocks ahead on the left.

Heading west on Hwy 580
From Hwy 580 West, merge onto Hwy 13 North (the Warren Freeway to Berkeley). Continue toward Berkeley through the stoplight and the Hotel’s entrance is 3/4 mile on the right.

Heading north on Hwy 680
Take Hwy 680 North to Hwy 580 West. Merge onto Hwy 13 North (the Warren Freeway to Berkeley). Continue toward Berkeley through the stoplight and the Hotel’s entrance is 3/4 mile on the right.

Heading south on Hwy 680
Take Hwy 680 South to Hwy 24 West. Follow Hwy 24 through the Caldecott Tunnel and take Hwy 13/Berkeley exit. Proceed straight through traffic light. Hotel entrance is 3/4 mile on the right.

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