Continuing Medical Education (CME) Offered! $100 Discount Prior to April 1 st! Balboa Theatre Downtown, San Diego The Westgate Hotel Downtown, San Diego General Participants Sharp HealthCare $1,050 $ 950 Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra Michael Francis, Conductor Limited Rooms Available $219 Per Night Music & Medicine Discuss ground-breaking research and interact with international leaders in the music-brain conversation. Explore prodigy, the role of music in early development, autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more! Stimulating Lectures! Expert Panels! Inspiring Performances! Learn More! Click for more information on the conference, speakers, and CME Accreditation! Schedule of Events Distinguished Presenters Location & Accommodations CME Accreditation
LOCATION & ACCOMMODATIONS Experience the most innovative, comprehensive, and intelligent Mozart festival on the planet, right in the heart of downtown San Diego. Savor San Diego s fine dining, brewery hopping, hiking, golf, or wide variety of water sports! Stay at the site of the conference by booking at The Westgate Hotel for a special rate of $219/night! Reminiscent of old world Europe, The Westgate Hotel provides the highest standard of comfort, service, and attention to detail. EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION - $100 Discount for Registering Prior to April 1 st! $1,050 General Participants l $950 Sharp HealthCare Physicians & Staff Includes: Daytime Lectures (June 16-18) Four Mainly Mozart Concerts (June 15 18) with reserved Section A Seating Three Continental Breakfasts Three Hosted Lunches Pre-Concert Lectures and Events Special pricing for all events will be offered to CME attendees guests. Call the Mainly Mozart Box Office at or email boxoffice@mainlymozart.org to register!
ACCREDITATION This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Sharp HealthCare and Mainly Mozart, Inc. Sharp HealthCare is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME CREDIT Sharp HealthCare designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. DISCLOSURE As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Sharp HealthCare requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines relevant financial relationships as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest. Sharp HealthCare, encourages faculty to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content. CULTURAL & LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include curriculum addressing the topic of cultural and linguistic competency. The intent of this bill is to ensure that health care professionals are able to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through effective and appropriate professional development. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 6:15pm Overture Pre-Concert Lecture Dr. Gary McPherson 7:30pm Concert at Balboa Theatre MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Michael Francis, conductor James Ehnes, violin THURSDAY, JUNE 16 9:00am Dr. Mark Tramo 10:00am Dr. Concetta Tomaino 11:00am Dr. John Iversen 6:30pm Overture Pre-Concert Lecture Dr. Joanne Ruthsatz with piano prodigy Gavin George 7:30pm Concert at Westgate Hotel MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL CHAMBER PLAYERS FRIDAY, JUNE 17 9:00am Dr. Michael Hawley 10:00am Dr. Laurel Trainor 11:00am Dr. Aniruddh Patel 6:30pm Overture Pre-Concert Lecture Dr. Michael Hawley 7:30pm Concert at Balboa Theatre Ethan Bortnick SATURDAY, JUNE 18 9:00am Dr. Joanne Ruthsatz 10:00am Dr. Isabelle Peretz 11:00am Dr. Gary McPherson 6:30pm Overture Pre-Concert Lecture Dr. Laurel Trainor 7:30pm Concert at Balboa Theatre MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Michael Francis, conductor Gavin George, piano VENUE LOCATIONS WESTGATE HOTEL 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 BALBOA THEATRE 868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 All daytime events will take place at The Westgate Hotel. Evening performances will be held at either The Westgate Hotel or the Balboa Theatre (a short walk from the hotel) as indicated above.
DISTINGUISHED PRESENTERS & ARTISTS MICHAEL FRANCIS Music Director, Mainly Mozart Festival Music Director, The Florida Orchestra Chief Conductor, Norrköping Symphony DR. ANIRUDDH PATEL Dr. Patel researches the similarities and differences in how the brain processes music and language. GAVIN GEORGE, piano soloist Twelve-year old piano prodigy who made his symphonic debut at age seven. DR. MICHAEL HAWLEY Founder of Friendly Planet, a nonprofit dedicated to children s education in developing countries. Also founded Toys of Tomorrow and co-founded Things That Think. DR. JOHN IVERSEN Neuroscientist known for his research on rhythm, music, language, and music s impact on children s brain development. DR. GARY MCPHERSON An international leader in music education and prominent expert in the study of prodigy. DR. SCOTT MAKEIG Director, UCSD Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience with seminal contributions to the neuroscience of human cognition and emotion. DR. TIM MULLEN Neuroscientist, educator, and artist; directs Syntrogi Labs, developing novel solutions for mapping the brain in health and disease. Serves as Creative Director of Mainly Mozart s. DR. ISABELLE PERETZ Dr. Peretz s work focuses on the musical potential of ordinary people, its neural correlates, its heritability and its specificity relative to language. DR. BARBARA REUER Founder and Director of MusicWorx and Resounding Joy, Dr. Reuer is known internationally for her expertise in musiccentered wellness and music therapy. DR. JOANNE RUTHSATZ Professor of psychology and specialist on child prodigies who is investigating a link between autism and exceptional behavior exhibited by child prodigies. DR. LAUREL TRAINOR Founding director of the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, a multidisciplinary research group that promotes the scientific study of music. DR. CONCETTA TOMAINO Internationally renowned music therapy pioneer; Founding Director, Institute for Music & Neurologic Function. DR. MARK TRAMO Neurologist, cognitive neuroscientist, artist, and songwriter, who conducts original research on the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of music perception and cognition.