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145th MSMS Annual Scientific Meeting    

Wednesday, October 20 - Saturday, October 23, 2010 
Somerset Inn • Troy, MI

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Invitation:
Physicians of all specialties, residents, students, nurses, and all other health care professionals are invited to join Michigan State Medical Society Foundation at our 145th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and earn up to 31 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM at one convenient location.  Take this opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, see the latest our medical industry vendors have to offer, and learn about the cutting-edge clinical advances from local and national experts. Click here for the full list of the clinical courses this year's ASM has to offer!


Meet-and-Greet Reception: 
NEW to the ASM, attendees are invited to attend the Doctors Meet-and-Greet Reception on Wednesday, October 20 at the Somerset Inn Exhibit Hall in Troy from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  Be sure to attend this extraordinary event to mingle with your colleagues, exchange valuable clinical information, meet course directors and speakers, and enjoy hors d'oeuvres and beverages with your peers and vendors in a casual environment. 
 

Resident Abstract Research Poster Competition:
The MSMS Foundation encourages medical residents to participate in its first MSMS Resident & Fellow Section Abstract Research Poster Competition in conjunction with the ASM this fall. Read more>>

Sampling of Course Content:
· Asthma Update 2010
· Selected Topics in Dermatology
· Cardiology Update 2010: Old Problems, New Approaches
· Infectious Disease Update
· Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care
· Broken Bodies and Troubled Minds: The Connection Between Stress and Physical
  Illness
· Clinical Challenges in Prescribing Controlled Drugs: Prescribing to Balance Risk
  and Access


Click here to view conference brochure (Full agenda is on page 5)


Daily Agenda: 
6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m......... Registration
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m......... Plenary Session (Wed, Thurs, Fri, and Sat)
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m....... Morning Concurrent Courses
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m..... AM Break
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m....... Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m......... Afternoon Concurrent Courses
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ....... PM Break
5:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m......... Evening Course (Wed and Thurs)


Complimentary Meals: Continental breakfasts and lunches will be provided.  Evening courses include dinner.


Fees:
MSMS & MAPA Members: $105 per course
MSMS Members with "retired status": $75 per course
YPS Members: $75 per course
Residents: FREE
Non Members $135 per course
Nurses: $105 per course
Students: FREE
Note: prices for the other meetings below vary


Other Meetings at the ASM
· Michigan's Health Gaps
· Symposium on Retirement Planning
· The Masters Series







Click here to download registration form
1. Mail registration form to MSMS Foundation, PO Box 950, East Lansing, MI 48826
2. Fax registration form to (517) 336-5797
3. Phone MSMS Registrar (517) 336-5785
4. Online registration click here.

For more information:
For additional information, please contact Marianne Ben Hamza at (517) 336-7581 or mbenhamza@msms.org


Special THANKS to our 2010 ASM exhibitors for their continuing financial support!
· AmerAssist
· American Physicians Assurance Corporation
· Beaumont Laboratory
· Comcast
· Crittenton Wound Healing Center
· Delta Dental
· Dynamic Rehabilitation
· e-MDs, Inc.
· ebix inc.
· Elsevier/Mosby/Saunders
· Genus Solutions
· Greenway Technologies
· HealthPlus of Michigan
· McKesson
· Medical Advantage Group
· Merck & Co., Inc.
· Michigan Department of Community Health and MSU Extension - Physician Peer
  Education Project on Immunization
· Michigan State Medical Society
· Michigan State Medical Society Foundation
· MSMS Physicians Insurance Agency
· MSMS Practice Partner/MSMS Connect
· NeilMed Pharmaceuticals
· Office Depot
· Physicians Insurance Agency
· Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory
· PROM
· Retirement Investment Services
· SCW Agency Group, Inc.
· The Advanced Strategies Group
· Vector Computer & Speech Technologies, Inc.

Click to download an electronic copy of the 2010 ASM Exhibitor and Commercial Support Opportunities 
If you too would like to be a part of the 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, please return the completed form to kmcpherson@msms.org or fax (517) 336-5797 attn: Kate McPherson.  Space is limited so act now!

2601 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy, Michigan 48084
Tel: (248) 643-7800 -- Fax: (248) 643-2289
Click here to print the hotel reservation form

The Somerset Inn is conveniently located just off I-75 on Big Beaver Road at Coolidge in the center of Troy's business district and next to the magnificent Somerset Collection.  A block of rooms has been reserved for the MSMS Foundation Annual Scientific Meeting, October 19-23, 2010.  Please complete the reservation form and mail, phone, or fax directly to the Somerset Inn Hotel by September 30, 2010.  



The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The MSMS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 31 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Nurses: The ACCME is approved by the Board of Nursing as an acceptable provider of continuing education for license renewal or relicensure.