The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation has made it a priority to reach out to physicians through Grand Rounds.  The program introduces and/or broadens the knowledge base on mitochondrial diseases.  The primary purpose of the Grand Rounds is to provide continuing education to health care providers on topics specific to mitochondrial disorders, which also furthers the UMDF mission to promote research and education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to affected individuals and families.

With the generous support from various funders, the UMDF schedules up to eight Grand Rounds per year.  The Grand Rounds will also be coupled with a special family meeting to help educate patients/families about mitochondrial disease - and many times, the family meetings are suitable for outreach to nurses, therapists, educators, and various allied health professionals.

If you would like to see the UMDF bring a Grand Rounds Program to your area, please contact Janet Owens at janet@umdf.org.

2008-2009 UMDF Grand Rounds and Exhibit Schedule - Click Here 

The UMDF is also trying to schedule Grand Rounds Programs in:

Check back for more updates!

Special Thanks to Transgenomic Labs for financially supporting the UMDF Grand Rounds Program!

Past Grand Rounds

2008
January 29-30, 2008: TC Thompson Children's Hospital, Chattanooga, TN
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

February 11-12, 2008: St. Joseph's Hospital & Barrow Neurological Institute, Pheonix, AZ
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

February 18-19, 2008: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

February 26-27, 2008: Duke University, Durham, NC
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

May 7, 2008: Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Speaker: Michio Hirano, MD

July 8-9, 2008: Rush University Medical Center & University of Chicago
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

August 10-11, 2008: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

September 12, 2008: Children's Hospital of Minneapolis and Gillette Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Speaker: John Shoffner, MD

September 17, 2008: University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

September 18, 2008: Cardnial Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
September 19, 2008: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Speaker:  Bruce H. Cohen, MD

2007
February 28, 2007: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MI
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD
 
August 21, 2007: Children’s Healthcare at Scottish Rite, Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

August 23, 2007:  Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
Speaker:  Sumit Parikh, MD

August 22-23, 2007: Children’s Healthcare at Egleston, Atlanta, GA
Speaker: Mark Korson, MD

August 28-30, 2007: Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis and  St. Paul Campuses, Gillette Children’s Specialty, St. Paul, and St. Mary’s Clinic, Duluth, MN
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

September 17-18, 2007: Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

September 27, 2007: Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD

October 17, 2007:  Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, Denver, CO (family mtg only)
Speaker:  Bruce H. Cohen, MD

November 14, 2007 – Providence Medical Center, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Kansas City Pediatrics Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
Speaker:  Amy Goldstein, MD

December 12-13, 2007: Oregon Health Sciences, Portland, OR
Speaker: Bruce H. Cohen, MD