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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgA new Mayo Clinic study found that surgical treatment of spinal arteriovenous fistulas is safe and effective. Newer techniques like endovascular embolization have not yet been demonstrated to be as effective, and therefore must be studied further in order to be recommended over traditional surgery.
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In almost half of all patients with Graves' disease, a form of hyperthyroidism, the antibodies that attack the thyroid gland also attack the eyes, causing changes known as Graves' ophthalmopathy.
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Internal Medicine-Certification & Maintenance of Certification
July 17-23, 2009
The Internal Medicine Board Review (IMBR) course, held July 17-23, 2009, is designed to help candidates apply the "finishing touch" to their preparations for the 2009 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Certification and Maintenance of Certification Examinations. The course also provides a comprehensive overview of all areas in Internal Medicine for practicing physicians.
Location: Siebens Building, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Contact: 1-800-323-2688 (toll free) or cme@mayo.edu
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Pulmonary Hypertension Update 2009
Aug. 29, 2009
This one-day course is designed to improve and update knowledge of the evaluation and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Upon completion of the course, the clinician should be able to make an accurate diagnosis and determine the best treatment option for the patient. In addition, the clinician will understand and appreciate the role of lung transplantation in the management of PAH so that patients can be appropriately counseled. Recommendations on appropriate referrals to PAH and Transplant Centers will be discussed. Case studies will be emphasized to illustrate practice principles.
Location: Kinne Auditorium, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.
Contact: 1-800-462-9633 or cme@mayo.edu
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Mayo Clinic's Department of Surgery recently began performing hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion (HILP), an innovative procedure for patients who have melanoma and extremely rare cases of sarcoma. HILP has an excellent response rate of approximately 80 percent. "We are certainly excited about the opportunity to offer another novel treatment option for these very challenging and often debilitating diseases," says James Jakub, M.D., Surgery.
HILP is only offered at select, high-volume cancer centers due to the need for a multidisciplinary team approach, a commitment from multiple specialties and the extent of the surgical procedure. Mayo Clinic is one of four medical institutions in the Midwest performing HILP.
The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics awarded nearly $5.4 million in state-funded research support to six research teams. This new round of scientific exploration will provide initial support for research on cancer, neurological diseases, heart disease, gastrointestinal conditions and nanotechnology that could impact a range of diseases.
Controversies in Cardiovascular Disease: Practical Approaches to Complex Problems: Medical and Surgical
May 2-3, 2009
A two-day course for a multidisciplinary perspective and discussion on the management of complex clinical challenges in cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Topics will include heart failure, valvular heart disease, ischemic heart disease, aortic/vascular disease, atrial fibrillation and adult congenital disease. Faculty, including leading clinicians in surgery and medicine from Twin Cities' practices and Mayo Clinic, will contribute to this discussion.
Location: Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, Minn.
Contact: 1-800-323-2688 (toll free)
1st Mayo Clinic Symposium in Reconstructive Microsurgery
June 4-7, 2009
Our honored guest and teacher for this new and innovative course is Fu-Chan Wei, M.D., international expert in microsurgery from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The intensive four-day program will cover the latest innovations and techniques in free tissue transfers and local flap options for reconstructive surgeons involved in the treatment of defects throughout the body.
Location: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Contact: 1-800-323-2688 (toll free)
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Psychiatric Genomics: Applications for Clinical Practice
Aug. 3-7, 2009
This course offers a broad array of lecture topics beginning with a review of basic genomics and progressing to clinical applications. It is designed for individuals with an interest in understanding the ways in which genes not only affect mental illness, but impact disease course and prognosis. Pharmacogenomic principles that guide the treatment of psychiatric illness will be specifically highlighted.
Location: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Contact: 1-800-323-2688 (toll free)
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Mayo Brothers Inducted into Healthcare Hall of Fame
William J. "Will" Mayo, M.D., and Charles H. "Charlie" Mayo, M.D., founders of Mayo Clinic, will be inducted into the Healthcare Hall of Fame on March 22. The Mayo brothers have been credited with developing the model of integrated, multispecialty group practice, which has been widely emulated at medical centers around the world.
The Center for Tobacco-Free Living opened in November on the 18th floor of the Gonda Building. The center includes interactive media to help patients, family members and health professionals understand and consider tobacco addiction treatment in a new way. Becoming informed about tobacco dependence lifts the guilt and shame that many smokers have and enlightens friends and relatives about being more understanding and supportive. Learn more about stop smoking treatment at Mayo.
A new study from Mayo Clinic has found that the drug therapy etanercept is ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of the liver caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. Abstinence remains the best treatment.
Two more nationally regarded researchers have been recruited to support critical biomedical research in Minnesota, thanks to the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics.
Mayo Clinic Trustees Honor Named Professors
The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees recognized four new named professors:
Sundeep Khosla, M.D., Walter Wilson, M.D., Diane Jelinek, Ph.D., and Douglas Packer, M.D.
Peter Harris, Ph.D., Nephrology, received the 2008 Homer Smith Award of the American Society of Nephrology.
Rajiv Kumar, M.D., Nephrology, received the 2008 Louis V. Avioli Founders Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Metabolism.
A study led by Mayo Clinic has found that infliximab (Remicade®) administered alone or in combination with azathioprine is a more effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease than azathioprine alone.
A study conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic shows that obese patients with specific genetic makeup had enhanced response to the weight-loss drug sibutramine, while others who lack these genetic factors lost little or no weight. The findings were published in the October issue of Gastroenterology.
In the largest-ever study to compare molecular breast imaging (MBI) to mammography, researchers have shown that MBI can detect three times as many cancers in women who have dense breast patterns on their mammogram and are at increased risk of breast cancer.
John Heit, M.D., a cardiovascular specialist at Mayo Clinic, received a $1.1 million grant from National Institutes of Health's Genes, Environment and Health Initiative. Dr. Heit will use the grant to study the genomewide association of venous thrombosis.
Shelagh A. Cofer, M.D., Otorhinolaryngology
Dale C. Ekbom, M.D., Otorhinolaryngology
6th Annual Mayo Clinic Hematology Review
Jan. 24, 2009
This one-day educational program will provide hematology and oncology clinicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with an overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various hematologic malignancies, based on abstracts presented at the December 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Invited speakers choose exciting and relevant abstracts presented at the ASH meeting and discuss their clinical relevance to the hematology/oncology practice.
Location: Graves 601 Hotel Downtown Minneapolis, Minn.
Contact: 1-800-323-2688 (toll free)
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Saint Marys Hospital's Stroke Center received certification as a Disease-Specific Care- Advanced Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission following a June 23 review. This certification recognizes efforts to advance stroke-care outcomes, and indicates that the care provided at Saint Marys Hospital's Stroke Center incorporates critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes.
Mayo Clinic researchers have found a gene mutation linked to one family's hereditary form of atrial fibrillation. Researchers hope this discovery will lead to better understanding of the disease.
Researchers compared the relative safety of two systems — an online prescribing service versus traditional physician consultation — for patients seeking medication to treat erectile dysfunction. They concluded that the e-medicine system "outperformed the traditional system in most of the safety variables tested."
Nicholas Wetjen, M.D., Neurosurgery
Sophie Bakri, M.D., Ophthalmology
Sanjay Patel, M.D., Ophthalmology
Arthur Sit, Ophthalmology
Joseph Cass, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery
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