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September 9 to 10, 1988 Mayo Surgical Symposium Rochester, Minnesota Designed to provide surgeons with current information on operations for the liver and biliary tract as well as vas­cular, endocrine, colon and anoreetal, gastrointestinal, and trauma surgery, this 1'/2-day course will detail the methods and techniques used at the Mayo Clinic. The symposium is intended to provide participants with a review of subjects that are of practical value to busy practicing general surgeons and to allow close inter­change with Mayo Clinic surgical staff.

October 15, 1988 Gynecologic Surgery Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale , Arizona This seminar will present subjects of interest in gyneco­logic surgery and discuss new concepts in the field.

October 15, 1988 Practical Management of Common Cardiovascular Problems

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona This seminar will review practical considerations in the management of common cardiovascular disorders. Cur­rent diagnostic methods will be discussed, and new treat­ment modalities will be presented.

October 2 3 to 2 6 , 1 9 8 8 Two-Dimens ional Doppler and Color Flow Imaging

in Congenital Heart Di sease Rochester, Minnesota In this course, the techniques and applications of echo-cardiography in congenital heart disease will be reviewed. The state-of-the-art presentation encompasses both adult and pediatric cardiology.

October 2 9 , 1 9 8 8 Second Biannual Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Seminar

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale , Arizona This meeting will offer continuing medical education for practicing specialists in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.

October 29 to 3 0 , 1 9 8 8 Update in Cardiovascular D i s e a s e s Rochester, Minnesota Recent advances in the diagnosis, management, and treat­ment of cardiovascular diseases will be discussed.

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October 30 , 1988 ENT for Primary-Care Phys i c ians Rochester , Minnesota This program of lectures and discussions on common otorhinolaryngologic problems will include basic guide­lines for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the head and neck region.

October 30 and November 13, 1988 Endocrinology for Primary-Care Phys ic ians Rochester , Minnesota This course will review the most recent advances in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus and thy­roid, parathyroid, pituitary, adrenal, and gonadal disorders.

October 31 to November 2 and November 14 to 16, 1988

Clinical Rev iews Rochester , Minnesota Lectures and discussion on problems of general interest in medicine and surgery will be presented by members of the staff of the Mayo Clinic and the faculty of Mayo Medical School. The program will be offered in two identi­cal sessions.

November 5, 1988 Oncology for the Pract ic ing Phys ic ian Mayo Clinic Scottsdale , Scottsdale , Arizona Subjects of interest in the field of oncology will be pre­sented at this meeting intended for general practitioners from Arizona.

November 11 to 12, 1988 Clinical Rev iews Mayo Clinic Jacksonvi l l e , Jacksonvi l l e , Florida Similar to the sessions in Rochester, Minnesota, lectures and discussions on timely and controversial topics of gen­eral interest in medicine and surgery will be presented. The targeted audience will be family physicians and gen­eral internists.

November 16, 1988 and February 1 6 , 1 9 8 9 Ophthalmology Symposium Mayo Clinic Jacksonvi l l e , Jacksonvi l l e , Florida A review and update on current medical and surgical approaches to diseases of the eye will be presented at this symposium. The program will be offered in two identical sessions.

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November 19 to 2 0 , 1 9 8 8 Monitoring Neural Function During Surgery Rochester, Minnesota This course will present didactic and practical instruction in the techniques of monitoring neural function during surgical procedures and the application of these tech­niques to specific operations. The course is open only to physicians who have completed residency training and is designed specifically for practicing physicians who have some experience in surgical monitoring.

January 30 to February 4, 1989 Update in Pulmonary, Allergic, and Infectious Di seases

Wyndham Hotel , Palm Springs, California This meeting is designed to update and educate practicing physicians in new developments in pulmonary, allergic, and infectious diseases. In addition, ample time will be provided for individual and panel discussions.

February 12 to 17, 1989 Update in Clinical Neurophys io logy Rochester , Minnesota This course will present didactic and practical instruction in clinically useful techniques of electroencephalography, polysomnography, electromyography, nerve-conduction studies, and assessment of somatosensory visual and auditory-evoked potentials. The program is open only to physicians and is designed for specialists in clinical neurophysiology.

February 20 to 2 4 , 1 9 8 9 Recent Advances in Gastroenterology Tradewinds Hotel , St. Petersburg, Florida Recent advances in gastroenterology will be discussed at this meeting intended for experienced internists.

February 22 to 26 , 1989 55th Internat ional Meeting of the Mayo Alumni Associat ion

The Phoenic ian , Scottsdale , Arizona At this international meeting, general sessions will cover a variety of important topics of interest to practicing physicians. Topics of discussion will include acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomographic scanning, the ini­tial approach to the patient with breast cancer, and care of the terminally ill patient. At subspecialty group meet­ings, participants will receive updated information on recent developments and approaches in medical and sur­gical subspecialties.

March 12 to 1 6 , 1 9 8 9 Advances in Diagnost ic Radiology Phoenix , Arizona This program will address topics in all specialty areas of radiology, with emphasis on new trends and advanced applications in each field. Daily workshops will focus on magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultra-sonography, and mammography.

For further information, please write to Postgraduate Courses, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.

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The Fifth International Conference on Behget's Disease will include sessions on the etiologic and immunogenetic aspects as well as the treatment of Behget's disease. Contributors from the endemic areas will participate.

For further information please contact Mr. William Nietz, Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905 USA.

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MAYO MEDICAL LABORATORIES WORKSHOPS

September 15 to 16, 1988 Morphologic Evaluation of Peripheral Blood: Microscopic and Automated Methods

Key Biscayrie, Florida This 2-day seminar is designed for medical technologists and technicians involved in the interpretation of blood smears. The presentations will help the participants become more familiar with the pattern interpretation technique of analyzing blood smears and enhance their understand­ing of the most recent concepts of the physiologic aspects of blood cell production. The program will review the proper terminology for normal and abnormal cells and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the French-American-British (FAB) classification of acute leukemias and pre-leukemias. Participants will be instructed in the histographic interpretation of erythrocytic, leukocytic, and platelet dis­orders with use of current instruments. Program Director: Robert V. Pierre, M.D. January 15 to 20, 1989 Current Diagnostic Challenges in Hematology and Hematopathology

Breckenridge, Colorado This 4'/2-day course for clinicians and pathologists will be presented in an informal, participatory format; selected, detailed case presentations will be used as a basis for discussion of common diagnostic difficulties. Topics will include criteria for distinction of benign versus malignant proliferations (for example, myelodysplasia versus leuke­mia, marrow recovery versus relapse, and pseudolymphoma versus lymphoma), pitfalls in automated cell-counting in­terpretation, classification of leukemias and lymphomas, and appropriate use of newly developed ancillary methods such as cytochemistry, immunomicroscopy, automated cytometry, cytogenetics, and genetic probe analysis. Non-neoplastic disorders such as human immunodeficiency virus-related clinical syndrome and associated pathologic conditions and autoimmune disorders will also be reviewed.

In addition, a perspective on national trends in health-care provision, with implications for specialty practitioners, will be presented. A course syllabus will be provided. Program Director: Peter M. Banks, M.D. February 6 to 10,1989 Problem-Oriented Case Studies in Surgical Pathology

Palm Springs, California Many surgical pathologic cases constitute a challenge not only in establishing a correct diagnosis but also in par­ticipating in decisions regarding treatment. This work­shop, intended for practicing anatomic pathologists, is designed to provide the participants with first-hand ex­perience with common, but difficult, diagnostic problems. In addition, experts will share their views on differential diagnosis and patient management.

The workshop will follow a case-presentation format. After a brief review of the pertinent history, the partic­ipants will have several minutes to study a representative slide microscopically. Discussion of the case and audience participation will follow. Participants are encouraged to bring their own microscope; however, a limited number of microscopes will be available.

Cases will be selected for their "message" value. Most will be relatively common problems of diagnosis and management, the types that are frequently encountered in an average laboratory of pathology. Cases will be chosen by the discussants and will represent diagnostic problems in pulmonary, head and neck, genitourinary, breast, gynecologic, and bone and soft tissue pathology. Program Director: Louis H. Weiland, M.D.

For further information, please contact Sue Walters, Regional Laboratory Services, 270 Hilton, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (507-284-8599).

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