- Email: [email protected]
Addenda
AJG – April, 2001
2001 American Board of Internal Medicine Recertification Examinations in Internal Medicine, Its Subspecialties, and Added Qualifications Deadline for Submission of Exam Registration Form: September 1, 2001 CPD Examination Administration: November 7, 2001 The ABIM Recertification Program, which has been renamed the Program for Continuous Professional Development (CPD), consists of an at-home, open-book Self-Evaluation Process and an examination that will be administered twice each year in May and November. To register for the examination, diplomates must be enrolled in the CPD Program and be in at least year 6 of their certification cycle. For more information and application forms, please contact: Registration Section, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 191063699. Phone: 800-441-2246 or 215-446-3500; fax: 215-4463590; e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.abim.org
The 11th Board Review in Gastroenterology September 29 –October 3, 2001 Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner McLean, Virginia Directed by William Steinberg, M.D., this course is designed for fellows and physicians preparing to take the certifying/recertifying board examination, and/or those who desire a comprehensive review of gastroenterology. The review will include information on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach/duodenum, small intestine, colon, pancreas, biliary, and liver. AMA Category 1 credit will be provided by the Washington Hospital Center. Contact: Travel Destinations. Phone: 800-2831997/410-363-1300; fax: 410-559-0160; e-mail: giboard [email protected]; website: www.giboardreview.com
ACG Applications for Membership (Including Trainee Membership) If you are interested in becoming an active member or trainee member, applications are available from the Amer-
Announcements
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ican College of Gastroenterology, 4900 South 31st Street, Arlington, VA 22206-1656.
Trainee Announcements The American Journal of Gastroenterology has decided to list (presently free of charge) in its Announcement Section trainee candidate availability for trainee gastroenterologists. Trainee candidate listing should include a name, position desired, area of the country desired, and contact address.
ADDENDA Re: GI Fellowship Training Program Listing. The information for Brigham and Women’s Hospital Training Program has changed from the listing appearing in the December issue. The listing should now read: Richard S. Blumberg, M.D., Chief, Gastroenterology Division Program Director, GI Fellowship Training Program Brigham & Women’s Hospital 75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115
Re: Irritable Bowel Syndrome According to Varying Diagnostic Criteria: Are the New Rome II Criteria Unnecessarily Restrictive for Research and Practice?, an Original Communication published in the November, 2000 issue on pages 3176 –3183. The author notes there was an error in the abstract. The prevalence rates for IBS according to Manning, Rome I, and Rome II criteria were reported as 4.4%, 6.9%, and 13.6%, respectively. These figures are in the wrong order, and the correct text should read 13.6%, 4.4%, and 6.9%. These are the correct figures as cited in the Results section of the article. Re: Zuckerman et al.—Sensitivity of Ca-125 in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis in the Presence of Ascites, a Letter to the Editor published in the January, 2001 issue on pages 253–254. Only one author was listed. The authors were R. Sari, B. Yildirim, A. Sevinc, and F. Hilmioglu.
2001 American Board of Internal Medicine Recertification Examinations in Internal Medicine, Its Subspecialties, and Added Qualifications Deadline for Submission of Exam Registration Form: September 1, 2001 CPD Examination Administration: November 7, 2001 The ABIM Recertification Program, which has been renamed the Program for Continuous Professional Development (CPD), consists of an at-home, open-book Self-Evaluation Process and an examination that will be administered twice each year in May and November. To register for the examination, diplomates must be enrolled in the CPD Program and be in at least year 6 of their certification cycle. For more information and application forms, please contact: Registration Section, American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 191063699. Phone: 800-441-2246 or 215-446-3500; fax: 215-4463590; e-mail: [email protected]; website: www.abim.org
The 11th Board Review in Gastroenterology September 29 –October 3, 2001 Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner McLean, Virginia Directed by William Steinberg, M.D., this course is designed for fellows and physicians preparing to take the certifying/recertifying board examination, and/or those who desire a comprehensive review of gastroenterology. The review will include information on the diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach/duodenum, small intestine, colon, pancreas, biliary, and liver. AMA Category 1 credit will be provided by the Washington Hospital Center. Contact: Travel Destinations. Phone: 800-2831997/410-363-1300; fax: 410-559-0160; e-mail: giboard [email protected]; website: www.giboardreview.com
ACG Applications for Membership (Including Trainee Membership) If you are interested in becoming an active member or trainee member, applications are available from the Amer-
Announcements
1319
ican College of Gastroenterology, 4900 South 31st Street, Arlington, VA 22206-1656.
Trainee Announcements The American Journal of Gastroenterology has decided to list (presently free of charge) in its Announcement Section trainee candidate availability for trainee gastroenterologists. Trainee candidate listing should include a name, position desired, area of the country desired, and contact address.
ADDENDA Re: GI Fellowship Training Program Listing. The information for Brigham and Women’s Hospital Training Program has changed from the listing appearing in the December issue. The listing should now read: Richard S. Blumberg, M.D., Chief, Gastroenterology Division Program Director, GI Fellowship Training Program Brigham & Women’s Hospital 75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115
Re: Irritable Bowel Syndrome According to Varying Diagnostic Criteria: Are the New Rome II Criteria Unnecessarily Restrictive for Research and Practice?, an Original Communication published in the November, 2000 issue on pages 3176 –3183. The author notes there was an error in the abstract. The prevalence rates for IBS according to Manning, Rome I, and Rome II criteria were reported as 4.4%, 6.9%, and 13.6%, respectively. These figures are in the wrong order, and the correct text should read 13.6%, 4.4%, and 6.9%. These are the correct figures as cited in the Results section of the article. Re: Zuckerman et al.—Sensitivity of Ca-125 in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis in the Presence of Ascites, a Letter to the Editor published in the January, 2001 issue on pages 253–254. Only one author was listed. The authors were R. Sari, B. Yildirim, A. Sevinc, and F. Hilmioglu.