Calendar
February 2012
February 9-16 47th Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course, Miami, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

Miami Children’s Hospital

3100 SW 62nd Ave. Miami, FL 33155, Unknown or unspecified country

Phone: (305) 662-8357

Fax: (305) 669-6406

Toll Free: 1-800-445-9340

E-mail: info@ppgcpip.com

Web site: click here »

February 13-17 Family Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

February 20-24 Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

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March 2012
March 2-6 American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology 2012 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

AAAAI

555 East Wells St., Suite 1100 Milwaukee, WI 53202, Unknown or unspecified country

Phone: (414) 272-6071

Fax: (414) 272-6070

E-mail: annualmeeting@aaaai.org

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March 5-9 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

March 12-16 Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Detection, Diagnosis and Developing Treatment Plans, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

March 26-28 1st National Immunization Conference Online, n/a, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

Conference Planning Team

, U.S.

Phone: (404) 639-8225

E-mail: NIPNIC@cdc.gov

Web site: click here »

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April 2012
April 2-6 Pediatric Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

April 28-May 1 Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, U.S.

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For more information or to register, contact:

Pediatric Academic Society

Suite B-7, 3400 Research Forest Drive The Woodlands, TX 77381, Unknown or unspecified country

Phone: (281) 419-0052

Fax: (281) 419-0082

E-mail: info@pas-meeting.org

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April 30-May 4 Family Medicine: Improving Your Outcomes Through Diagnosis and Treatment, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

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May 2012
May 5-6 The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida 10th Annual Pediatric Conference, Fort Myers, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

Joanne Gorgone, CME Coordinator

, U.S.

Phone: (239) 424-2397

E-mail: joanne.gorgone@leememorial.org

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June 2012
June 25-29 Family Medicine: A Review and Update of Common Clinical Problems, Sarasota, FL, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

D. Reece Pierce, PA-C

American Medical Seminars, Inc. P.O. Box 49947 Sarasota, FL 34230-6947, U.S.

Phone: (941) 388-1766

Fax: (941) 365-7073

Toll Free: (866) 267-4263

Web site: click here »

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July 2012
July 20-22 34th Annual Pediatric Primary Care Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

n/a

, U.S.

Phone: (804) 828-3640

Web site: click here »

July 29-August 3 30th Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases , Vail, CO, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

Kris Beam, Conference Coordinator

Vail, CO , U.S.

Phone: (720) 777-6671

Fax: (720) 777-7295

E-mail: kris.beam@childrenscolorado.org

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October 2012
October 17-21 ID Week, San Diego, CA, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

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1300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22209, U.S.

Phone: (703) 740-4961

Web site: click here »

October 17-21 IDWeek 2012 , San Diego, CA, U.S.

For more information or to register, contact:

IDWeek 2012

1300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22209, U.S.

Toll Free: (703) 740-4961

E-mail: info@idweek.org

Web site: click here »

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Cover Story

Spike in foodborne outbreaks highlights need for improvements

Approximately one in six people are infected with a foodborne illness each year in the United States, according to the CDC. The costs of foodborne illness are vast; Salmonella alone has accounted for $365 million in direct medical costs. Recent outbreaks this year have highlighted the need for improvements in the system — outbreak reporting and diagnosing illness in patients must improve. However, in some instances, positive outcomes have been demonstrated. The quick response time in the Listeria outbreak led to the swift identification of the food vector, which was promptly removed from the market.

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