36th Annual Winter Refresher Course for Family Practice

Fees and Registration
Registration fees are discounted by $50 if postmarked before January 11, 2006.
Fees include course materials, food and beverages during this event. Participants may register each morning from 7:00 am-8:00 am.

Spouses and guests are welcome to attend the continental breakfasts, lunches and visit the exhibits: the fee is $18/day.

The fees are as follows:
Winter Refresher Course (WRC) Wed/Thur/Fri
Physicians $400 - Active Preceptors $350 Residents/Fellows $250
PAs & NPs $350

Daily WRC Registration
$200 per day

Checks should be made payable to the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Refund Policy
All refunds are subject to a non-refundable $50 processing fee. To receive a tuition refund, send notice of cancellation in writing before Wednesday, January 11, 2006.  No refunds will be granted after that date.  Fees will not be refunded for no-shows.

Accreditation
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.00 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 27.25 credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. 13.00 of these credits conform to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based EB CME clinical content. The amount of EB CME has been doubled to reflect 2 for 1 credit for only the EB CME portion. When reporting CME credit, AAFP members should report total Prescribed and Elective credit earned for this activity. It is not necessary for members to label credit as evidence-based CME for reporting purposes. The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 16.00 contact hours of continuing education for allied health professionals.

Objectives
Participants will receive new knowledge and perspectives on:

• The issue of Pay for Performance.
• A broad range of timely Pediatric and general medicine clinical topics.
• New skills in orthopedic casting for primary caregivers.
• A major update in dyslipidemias.

Participants will have opportunities to network and receive information regarding the local and national status of family medicine.

A syllabus for the program is prepared with outlines of the presentations.  The breakout seminars encourage interactive formats between the audience and the presenters.  Questions and audience participation are encouraged rather than a straight lecture format.

For More Information
If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact Bonnie Lawyer
(414) 456-4205 or email blawyer@mcw.edu or
Mary Ellen Radjenovich (414) 456-8189 or email meradjen@mcw.edu

Messages
Your office can contact you while you are attending this meeting.  Callers may phone (262) 547-0201 and ask for the Winter Refresher Course registration desk.  Messages will be posted on the board there.

Accommodations
A block of rooms will be reserved for registrants until January 15, 2006 at a special rate of $109/deluxe, $149/executive suite, plus tax, per night. Water park passes will also be available with a "Special Splash" discount of $20 off, which would include (4) water park passes. If conference attendance exceeds expectations, rooms in the conference block may be sold out prior to January 15, 2006. Please call the Country Springs Hotel at (262)547-0201 or (800)247-6640 for reservations. Please mention the Winter Refresher Course when you reserve your room to receive the reduced rate.

Directions
From Interstate 94,exit Highway T north (exit 293). Travel 1/8 mile and turn left onto Golf Road. Drive west on Golf Road for one mile and you will arrive at the Country Inn Hotel and Conference Center.

Course Planning Committee
Steven L. Lawrence, MD, Program Director
Alan K. David, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine
William Geiger, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine
David W. Lillich, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine
Halim Hennes, MD, MS, Professor; Pediatrics CHW, President Wisconsin Chapter AAP
Larry Pfeifer, Executive Director WAFP
Karen Krause-Fromm
Bonnie Lawyer
Mary Ellen Radjenovich