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Topics
- Childhood Obesity
- Bariatric Surgery
- Infection Controls in the Community
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Date & Teen Violence
- DSS Issues & Filing a 51-A
Course date: October 2, 2008, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Shipley Auditorium
2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA
Course Schedule
8:00 – 8:45 Registration & Breakfast
8:45 – 9:35 
Childhood & Adolescent Obesity
Jennifer Rosenblum. MD, Adolescent Medicine, MassGeneral for Children at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
9:35 – 9:45 Break
9:45 – 10:35 Bariatric Surgery
Janey Pratt, MD, Department of Surgery and Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
10:35 – 11:25 Nutritional Considerations Pre- and Post-Bariatric Surgery
Susan Cummings, MS, RD, Coordinator of Clinical Program Services, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch (provided)
12:15 – 12:55 Infection Control Update: Community-Acquired MRSA
Paula Wright, RN, BSN, CIC, Director, Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
12:55 – 1:35 STD Trends in Massachusetts Youth
Katherine Kai-chi Hsu, MD, Divisionn of STD Prevention
1:35 – 2:15 Teen Violence: A Battle for the Future
Matthew D. Thomas, CPP, Senior Investigator, Special Investigations Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital Police and Security
2:15 – 2:55 DSS Issues & 51A Filing
Susan Lipton, LICSW, Director, MassGeneral Hospital for Children Child Protection Team
2:55 – 3:20 Wrap-up Session
Please call Julé Frechette with any questions: 617-643-1808 or 617-880-9502.
Massachusetts General Hospital (OH-239/10-1-08) is an approved provider of continuing
nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver
by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Criteria for successful completion include attendance at the entire event and submission
of a completed evaluation form.
