September 16-18, 2015 

Course Directors: Jane A. Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, David A. Foley, M.D., Rick A. Nishimura, M.D., Jody A. Weckwerth, P.A.-C.  

Alternate Locations

View the live course via videoconference at an alternate location close to home and save $100 on the course registration fee. Those attending outside of Rochester can submit questions to the moderator via email. Lunch and refreshment breaks are provided at all course locations.

Alternate Locations include:
•    Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisc.
•    Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn.
•    Mayo Clinic Health System — Franciscan 

When registering online, select the registration type that corresponds with the location where you would like to attend. Select the same location while completing the Session section of the registration. There are no breakout sessions or workshops in the alternate locations.

Optional Workshops 

Eenie, Meanie, Minie, Moe.  How to Care for Feet and Toes 
Thursday, September 17, 2015, 2:45 – 4:25 p.m.
This hands-on workshop enables participants to identify select conditions of the skin and nails, provide appropriate patient education, and experience a basic level of foot and nail care as one may see in a clinical setting. Pre-registration required, additional fee to attend.

Basic Suturing Workshop 
Thursday, September 17, 2015, 12:35 – 2:15 p.m.
This hands-on workshop provides an opportunity to obtain wound assessment and management skills useful in every day practice. Learn and practice simple interrupted and vertical mattress techniques. Pre-registration required, additional fee to attend.
  
Skin Biopsy Workshop
Friday, September 18, 2015, 2:45 – 4:25 p.m.
This hands-on workshop provides opportunity to learn and practice three types of biopsy techniques: shave, punch, and excisional.  Prerequisites: suturing experience or enrolled in basic suturing workshop. Pre-registration required, additional fee to attend.

Parking
Parking is available in various public, hotel, and Mayo Clinic visitor and patient ramps. The cost of parking is not included in the registration fee, and parking cannot be validated. More information on parking in Rochester is available online.

Lodging Accommodations

Blocks of rooms have been reserved with special course rates at each of the following downtown Rochester hotels. Special room rates are available until the block is sold out or August 24, 2015, whichever comes first. Room rates do not include applicable city and state taxes.

When making reservations, identify yourself as a participant in the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Primary Care Physicians course.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Rochester – Mayo Clinic Area
150 S. Broadway
Rochester MN 55904
Phone: 507-281-8000
$139 per night, single or double occupancy

Hilton Garden Inn Rochester Downtown
225 S. Broadway
Rochester MN 55904
Phone: 507-285-1234 or 800-445-8667 (toll-free)
$119 per night, single or double occupancy

Kahler Grand Hotel
20 Second Ave. SW
Rochester MN 55902
Phone: 507-282-2581 or 800-533-1655 (toll-free)
$102 per night, single or double occupancy

Rochester Marriott Mayo Clinic Area
101 First Ave. SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Phone: 507-280-6000 or 877-623-7775 (toll-free)
$152 per night, single or double occupancy

The Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau and Rochester 411 offer additional accommodation options and area information.

Lodging arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.