Registration is now open for the 84th Annual Postgraduate Convention (APC) taking place March 4 to 7 on the Loma Linda University campus. The convention is hosted by the School of Medicine Alumni Association.
The weekend will provide abundant opportunities for medical professionals to acquire necessary continuing medical education credits, as well as to connect with classmates and peers, medical organizations and medical students.
Those interested in registering for APC 2016 can do so online, by mailing in a completed advance registration form, or calling the Alumni Association office at (909) 558-4633.
Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS, who leads the Center on Elder Care and Advanced Illness for Altarum Institute, will open the APC weekend scientific session Friday morning as guest speaker for the Jack W. Provonsha Lectureship with “Physician Assisted Dying: Peril and Promise.” A bioethics roundtable discussion will follow, taking a look at disputable and likely candidates for physician-assisted dying.
Many other presentations are scheduled for Friday, Sunday and Monday. Guest speakers include Wayne W. Grody, MD, PhD, director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories and Clinical Genomics Center at UCLA, who will present “Adventures in Clinical Genomics,” and Maie St. John, MD, PhD, chair, head and neck surgery and co-director of the UCLA head and neck cancer program, who will present “Precision Medicine in the Clinical Frontier.”
One of the weekend’s highlights is the APC Gala, where the Alumni Association will recognize its honored alumni and the Alumnus of the Year. Entertainment for the evening will include medical student musical talent and stories. This year the gala will be held Sunday evening at the Riverside Convention Center. This is an important scheduling change from previous years.
Additional weekend activities include a campus tour led by Loma Linda historian Richard Schaefer; morning devotionals and Friday night vespers with guest speaker Chris Oberg, senior pastor of the La Sierra University Church; the traditional fellowship luncheon and AIMS Mission Symposium on Sabbath; and the Loma Linda University Medical Auxiliary vespers and brunch; click here for more information. Medical alumni are encouraged to contact their class representatives for information regarding class reunions taking place during the weekend.
Lectures and presentations will be held primarily in the Centennial Complex in the Damazo Amphitheater and nearby rooms. APC registration and the scientific poster sessions will take place on the fourth floor of the Centennial Complex.