February 4, 2003 12 P.M.
Library Grand Rounds:
"Clinical Genetics Information Resources"
Auditorium E, DHMC
See http://www.dartmouth.edu/~biomed/new.htmld/lgr_genetics.shtml
A patient asks you, "My sister was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Am I at increased risk - and, if so, what should I do about it?" Another patient's mother has Parkinson's Disease; is he likely to develop this condition? There are several web-based resources available to help clinicians answer these questions.
February's Library Grand Rounds will focus on information resources that help primary care clinicians identify patients requiring genetic testing and manage potential genetic diseases. Bradley Arrick, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology), and Kasia Bloch, genetic counselor at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, will summarize the issues. Biomedical Librarians will identify and review web-based information tools and resources for identifying and managing patients at risk in the primary care environment. These include screening tools, clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based reviews, and family history tools.
Please join us! Library Grand Rounds are a forum for presenting information resources and tools of interest to Dartmouth clinicians. Please contact Karen Odato, the Libraries' Education Coordinator, if you have questions, comments or suggestions for future Library Grand Rounds.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center designates this educational activity for up to one hour in Category I credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity.
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Bill Garrity
603 650-1662