Calendar of MAPU Events, Workshops, and Meetings:

2010 Fall Program

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
6:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m.

MMS Headquarters
860 Winter Street
Waltham, Massachusetts

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6:00 p.m. Registration/Reception/Exhibits Begin

6:45 p.m. Dinner

Dr. Marston Linehan at the National Institutes of Health looks at a microscope with President Obama.

7:30 p.m. *Educational Program
"The Genetic Basis of Kidney Cancer: A Metabolic Disease"

Guest Speaker: W. Marston Linehan, MD
Branch Chief, Urologic Oncology Branch
National Cancer Institute, U. S. National Institutes of Health

8:30 p.m. Question and Answer Session

9:00 p.m. Program Adjournment

*Jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists

Education Program Objectives:
Completion of this program should enable the physician to:
a. Describe how genetic defects lead to renal cell carcinoma
b. Discuss medical and surgical management of renal cell carcinoma
c. Provide knowledge of clinical trials that are available for treating renal cell carcinoma.

Target Audience
Practicing Urologists, Residents, Fellows, Office Staff

CME Credit/Accreditation
*The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship of the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.

The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For questions or special assistance, please contact Ginny DuLong at (781) 434-7313 or e-mail vdulong@mms.org.