Seminar/Conference

This program will focus on instructing adults who are in frequent contact with children how to recognize, react, and respond to suspected child sexual abuse.  This course is recommended for teachers, caregivers, and adults who work in youth serving organizations. 

Topics will include:

• Identify facts about the problem of child sexual abuse
• Describe the types of situations in which child sexual abuse might occur
• Explain simple, effective strategies for protecting children from sexual abuse
• The importance of talking about the

Join noted area historians for Hagerstown Community College's 150th Commemoration of the Civil War. 

This seminar will feature four one-hour lectures, lunch and a panel discussion.

Seminar presenters and lecture titles:

• Dr.

Breakfast and Networking

Initial Evaluation of the Glaucoma Suspect
Dr. Andrew Mohammed (COPE Pending)

Break

Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Dr. Sona Kalra (29844-NO)

Lunch

New Developments in Posterior Lamellar Corneal Transplants for Patients with Corneal Decompensation
Dr. Sunil Thadani (33577-AS COPE Pending)

Break

Part I: New Developments in the Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degenertion (AMD)
Part II: 25-Gauge Vitrectomy Surgery
Dr. Robert E.

January 9-12, 2012

9 a.m.

For more information and to register, see the PDF below.

Topics include:

• Define and describe the range of craniofacial, blunt trauma, and ballistic trauma
• Acute management of these injuries
• Reconstructive options for reconstruction in craniofacial trauma
• Long-term follow-up of these patients

Speaker:

Michael Christy, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Director of Microsurgery at the R.

See PDF below for registration information and a detailed schedule.

NRS 583 D
Fee: $25 for Tri-State Echo members and Meritus Staff
NRS 583 DD
Fee: $55 for others

Agenda:

Registration and Continental Breakfast
Pericardial Disease
3-D Cardiac Ultrasound
Volume Echocardiography: Clinical Practice
Ergonomics and Exercise
3-D Echo for the Beginner
Dilemmas in Carotid Imaging

Sponsored by Robinwood Heart and Associated Radiologists

Care givers conference & Wisdom Expo.  8:30am to 3pm

See attached PDF for more information and how to register.

Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week and learn from successful entrepreneurs who have BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT.  Topics are grouped into three "pathways:" New and Starting Businesses, Existing and Expanding Enterprises, and Specialties and Business Trends.

Agenda:

8 a.m.        Registration, Continental Breakfast, Vendors, & Networking
9 a.m.        Welcome & Keynote by John L.

Topics include:

• Child Exploitation Investigations
• Physical Child Abuse Identification
• Bite-mark Recognition
• Investigating Child Sex Crimes
• Interviewing Disabled Children
• Documentation Caveats

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Tanya Hinds, SSA Mark Hilts, Dr. David Williams, Dr.

See the PDF below for a detailed schedule and information on registration.

NRS 543 D
Seminar Fee: $85

About the Program:

This full-day course will provide updated information on Trauma situations, Transport, Radiology and Pediatric Trauma Drowning.  The topics will be beneficial to Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and EMS.  Six CEUs will be provided to those who attend 100% of the program. 

About the Speakers:

Michael R. Christy, MD
Dr.