Category Archives: Events

UPDATE: Letters from Mayo Clinic Team 8: Partners in Medical Education with Haiti

June 6th, 2011 - 4:25 pm

By Megan Donley, R.N. June 1st Learning a lot about the ability to be flexible. After learning about a public announcement about a mass cholera outbreak and witnessing an influx of cholera patients, our team transformed St Philomene. To prepare … Continue reading →

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Letters from Mayo Clinic Team 8: Partners in Medical Education with Haiti

June 3rd, 2011 - 2:15 pm

More than a year after the earthquake in Haiti, Mayo Clinic medical teams are helping in shifts.  Since February of this year several groups from Mayo Clinic campuses have rotated on medical mission trips to assist at St. Damien Hospital … Continue reading →

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New iPad App launched at TransFuse Conference

May 3rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm

There seems to be an iPad application, over 65,000 and counting, for almost anything to make one’s daily life more manageable, efficient and entertaining. Today, health care professionals can also turn to iPad apps for educational purposes and as decision-making tools. From medical calculators to drug … Continue reading →

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David Holmes, M.D. Inducted as President of the American College of Cardiology

April 21st, 2011 - 8:38 am

After serving as President-Elect of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for the past year, David R. Holmes, M.D. was inducted as the President during the American College of Cardiology’s 60th Annual Convocation ceremony held in early April in New … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Quality Academy Conference to be held May 3-4

April 15th, 2011 - 3:00 pm

The 15th Annual Mayo Clinic Quality Academy Conference, “Creating and Paying for Value in Health Care,” will be held May 3-4, 2011, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. This conference, open to all health care providers, will provide … Continue reading →

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Special Journalists Media Briefing for Heart Month

February 2nd, 2011 - 12:58 pm

Mayo Clinic, in conjunction with National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, along with Women Heart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, is hosting a special media briefing for journalists.  The session, entitled, In the Prime of Her Life, … Continue reading →

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Ice hockey and Concussions

January 24th, 2011 - 10:18 am

From the professional athlete on down, there has been an increased awareness placed on concussions and the effect they can have long-term. In October of 2010, Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center hosted the “Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion.” The … Continue reading →

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Selected Topics in Internal Medicine – January 24-28, 2011

October 26th, 2010 - 4:11 pm

On January 24-28, 2011, the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development is offering the 23rd annual Selected Topics in Internal Medicine postgraduate course in Kauai, Hawaii. It is designed to update general internists, internist-subspecialists, family medicine specialists, and other primary … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine to Host Concussion Summit

October 14th, 2010 - 8:55 am

On Oct. 19–20, 2010, Mayo Clinic’s Sports Medicine Center will host “Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion.” The summit will bring together top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic to Host Breast Cancer Twitter Chat

October 13th, 2010 - 3:00 pm

Dr. Sarah McLaughlin, a breast surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida will be taking your breast cancer questions during a Twitter chat.   The hour long session will begin at noon ET on Friday, October 22nd.   To take part in … Continue reading →

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