13th Annual Preventive Medicine Board Review Course

Weekend Refresher in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

PMRA -- ACPM's Preventive Medicine Recognition Award

COURSE OBJECTIVES
The ACPM Preventive Medicine Review Course provides the only comprehensive framework for review and preparation for the certification examination of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. It is also an excellent opportunity to update, refresh, and review the field of preventive medicine. At the conclusion of the Preventive Medicine Review Course, the participant will be able to:

• define the content areas of the specialty of preventive medicine
• understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of biostatistics and epidemiology to the practice of preventive medicine
• identify gaps in personal knowledge, understanding and application of the methods and content of preventive medicine
• effectively prepare for the certifying examination in preventive medicine

CME
The American College of Preventive Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. ACPM designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 41 Category 1 credits toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the ecuational activity. This course has been planned and presented for physicians in accordance with the ACCME Essentials and Standards for Continuing Medical Education.

This course has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 41 Prescribed credit hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

Receive a Bibliography	up to 40 hours of AMA Category I CME
Receive a 1,400+ page syllabus	Purchase study books at publishers prices
Network with colleagues

COURSE DIRECTORS & FACULTY
Eric T. Evenson, MD, MPH, FACPM, Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency and Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
Gershon B. Bergeisen, MD, MPH, FACPM, Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Federal Programs/Office of Assistant Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA
David Atkins, MD, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, Colorado Permanente Medical Group, Denver, CO
Joanne M.Garrett, PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC
V. James Guillory, DO, MPH, University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO
Bart Harvey, MD, MPH, University of Toronto, Canada
Daniel Hryhorczuk, MD, MPH, University of Illinois-Chicago, IL
Margot Krauss, MD, MPH, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
Alan Melnick, MD, MPH, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Martin Meltzer, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Gary Rischitelli, MD, MPH, JD, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Richard J. Thomas, MD, MPH, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Timothy Weyandt, MD, MS, MPH, Pennsylvania State University, Huntington, PA

REGISTRATION
ACPM members: $639.00 through June 30 $694 after June 30
Non-members: $739.00 through June 30 $794 after June 30
Enrollment is limited!! Be sure to register early. REFUNDS are subject to an administrative fee of $50 and will be made only upon written notification of cancellation received prior to shipment of study materials. Only partial refunds will be made after materials have been shipped. Materials may not be returned for refund. No refunds will be made after August 10th.

CRYSTAL GATEWAY MARRIOTT - 703-920-3230
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202

Conveniently located minutes away from Washington Reagon National Airport in Arlington, VA, the Marriott provides complimentary shuttle bus service to and from National Airport. The special conference room rate is $119 plus tax for a single or double room. August 10th is the deadline to guarantee a room at the special rate. This rate is available to you for three days prior to and three days after the Review Course. The hotel has a fitness facility which includes an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, whirlpool, weight machines, aerobic bicycles, free weights and locker rooms with showers and saunas. The Marriott is connected to the Crystal Underground which has over 100 specialty shops and restaurants, as well as the Washington subway system. The commuter fee for the hotel garage is $7.00 per day.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
The 2000 ABPM examination is scheduled for Monday, November 13 in Chicago. For information or any questions concerning the certification examination and application deadlines, contact:
American Board of Preventive Medicine, 9950 W. Lawrence Avenue, Suite 106, Schiller Park, IL 60176; Phone: (847) 671-1750 Fax: (847)671-1751; INTERNET: www.abprevmed.org