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++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + CME EVENT U +++ ++++++++++++++++++ NEW DANNEMILLER CME COURSES IN SAN ANTONIO D OCTORS FROM ALL over the world gathered in San Antonio the first weekend in March to participate in an interventional pain management cadaver workshop, as Dannemiller Inc. took its first steps in using its corporate headquarters as a fully functional education center. Seventeen physicians and six esteemed faculty members participated in the 13-hour educational conference, employing ultrasound and fluoroscopy to teach a variety of interventional pain management techniques in a hands-on setting. The conference began with engaging lectures and presentations from the faculty and led to 13 breakout sessions at three separate workstations, each equipped with a C-arm and ultrasound machine. The breakout sessions provided time for participants to practice 12 different ultrasound and fluoroscopic pain techniques on both live models and cadavers. Dannemiller is venturing beyond its renowned anesthesiology and pain management review courses by expanding its education center in San Antonio to offer more hands-on, skills-based training for ultrasound and fluoroscopy. This kind of applied instruction, which allows for questioning and functional practice under an expert's watchful eye, is the pinnacle of continuing medical education. Designed to be valuable, affordable and convenient for the health care professional at all skill levels, the Dannemiller expansion will provide the applied preparation needed for quality patient outcomes and improvement. Dannemiller offers a wide variety of continuing medical education (CME) activities. Working independently or with one of 24 educational partners, the company annually accredits more than 250 medical education programs and provides more than 50,000 credit 14 | San Antonio MD NEWS I MDNEWS.COM hours in a variety of therapeutic categories including anesthesiology, pain management and medicine, nutrition, sleep medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, transplantation management, physician business management, hemophilia, and urology. Widely known for its annual anesthesiology and pain management review courses — which proudly boast a remarkable passing rate for certification and recertification exams — Dannemiller's educational of ferings encompass a multitude of deliver y moda lities, including onsite and regional live lectures and workshops, interactive computerbased simulations and case studies, online articles, abstracts, slideshows, webinars, portable media (iPod, iPad, DVD and USB), and a variety of online testing databases. Today, with roots firmly planted in anesthesiology and pain management, Dannemiller is expanding its education center in San Antonio to offer more hands-on, skills-based training and a local facility for professionals to use for meetings and conferences. Dannemiller has been an accredited provider through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medica l Education (ACCME) and California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN) f or 2 9 y e a r s , r e c e nt l y e a r n i n g "Accreditation with Commendation" from the ACCME — a status held by only 9% of accredited providers. Dannemiller is also accredited by Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Commission on Dietetic Registration. To share your educational needs, inquire about u sing the educat ion center for meetings and conferences, or to learn more about this exciting, new approach to medical education at Dannemiller, please contact corporate headquarters at (210) 641-8311 or visit www.dannemiller.com. I