Sunday, October 24, 2010
8:00 a.m. Screening & Management of Osteoporosis
Faculty: Michael D. Whitaker, MD
• Review clinical guidelines for screening for osteoporosis
• Address screening and management of osteoporosis in general and in those patients taking steroids
8:30 a.m. Update on Clinical Guidelines for Asthma & COPD
Faculty: Mark S. Regan, MD
• Summarize current asthma guidelines
• Describe the GOLD criteria for COPD and the usefulness of the GOLD guidelines in the evaluation and management of patient
9:00 a.m. Creating Processes and Practices to Ensure Good Care for the Last Part of Life
Faculty: Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS
• Communicate with the family regarding hospice decisions, end-of-life care and also likely course and preferences
• Incorporate agreed goals of care into decisions about prevention, treatment and support
• Build local processes and standards that ensure normalization of discussions of likely course and patient/family preferences as to how to live with serious illness
9:30 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Addiction Medicine
Faculty: Carol Havens, MD
• Review the use and abuse of prescription drugs
• Identify red flags for addiction in patients on chronic opioid therapy
• Incorporate practical drug screening measures into practice
10:30 a.m. Evaluation and Work-Up of Your Patients with Thrombosis
Faculty: David A. Garcia, MD
• Review types of laboratory work available for thrombosis
• Evaluate when laboratory work should be ordered
• Discuss evaluation skills to diagnose thrombosis
11:15 a.m. Chronic Cough: Work-up and Treatment
Faculty: Mark S. Regan, MD
• Describe 2006 ACCP guideline recommendations for treatment of chronic cough
11:45 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m. Is It OAB? (educational lunch symposium)
Faculty: Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD
• Improve skills to evaluate and diagnose urinary incontinence and other urinary problems
• Incorporate tools for the detection of urinary conditions
• Review recommendations on the treatment of incontinence, BPH and related conditions
1:00 p.m. Break
1:15 p.m. Top Ten Questions About Anticoagulants
Faculty: David A. Garcia, MD
• Discuss evidence-based recommendations to improve care for patients on anticoagulant therapy
• Address common questions and pitfalls in anticoagulant therapy (i.e. bridging, CMWH, new anticoagulants)
1:45 p.m. Managing Risk and Safety When Prescribing Opioids in Primary Care
Faculty: Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD
• List at least 5 risk factors for abuse of opioids in those with chronic pain
• Describe strategies for managing risk and improving safety in usual and high risk patients
• Discuss how risk evaluation and mitigation strategies may impact prescribing
2:15 p.m. The Sunshine Vitamin in the Sunshine State
Faculty: Michael D. Whitaker, MD
• Present the evidence behind the benefits of vitamin D
• Reinforce tests to measure vitamin D levels
• Determine appropriate initiation and treatment for vitamin D deficiency
• Discuss the role of vitamin D
2:45 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty
• What to Do With FRAX Scores: When & How to Treat: Michael D. Whitaker, MD
• Asthma/COPD: Mark S. Regan, MD
• Practical Addiction Medicine for Primary Care: Carol Havens, MD
• "It Takes a Village" Moving Your Care System to Improve Care for Serious Chronic Disease: Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS
• Practical Strategies to Take the Pain Out of Pain Management: Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD
4:15 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty Repeated
5:15 p.m. Adjourn
Monday, October 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. Open for Emerging Topics
8:30 a.m. Keeping ICDs Out of the ICU
Faculty: Jamie B. Conti, MD
• Identify and treat "ICD storm"
• Decide when ICDs are indicated
• Manage ICDs in primary care
• Review strategies to prevent re-admission
9:00 a.m. Cost-Effective Prescribing of Medications
Faculty: Wayne Weart, PharmD
• Maximize treatment for low-income patients
• Choose appropriate treatment that will improve patient adherence
• Determine when NOT to use a generic drug
• List low-cost drugs for top disease states
9:45 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Outpatient ID Cases
Faculty: George C. Mejicano, MD, MS
• Optimally diagnose and treat Lyme Disease
• Consider common causes for sustained fever in the outpatient setting
• Know when to use antibiotics to treat acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in adults
10:45 a.m. Medication in Pregnancy
Faculty: Wayne Weart, PharmD
• Outline pharmaceutical treatment for common disease states depression, diabetes, asthma, hypertension in pregnant women
11:15 a.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:30 p.m. Prevention of Medical Errors **Meets CE Renewal Requirements for Florida**
Faculty: J Thomas Danzi, MD
• Assess the significance of the problems regarding patient safety
• Implement guidelines that external agencies have mandated in an attempt to improve patient safety
• Support what can be done pro-actively to decrease medical errors
2:30 p.m. Emerging Infectious Diseases
Faculty: George C. Mejicano, MD, MS
• Recognize and diagnose emerging infectious diseases
• Understand the factors associated with emerging infectious disease
• Evaluate techniques to limit the spread of infectious disease in the community
• Discuss public health responsibilities
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty
• Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure: Jamie B. Conti, MD
• New Drug Update: Wayne Weart, PharmD
• Hour 2 of Prevention of Medical Errors **Meets CE Renewal Requirements for Florida**: J. Thomas Danzi, MD, FACP
• Bugs, Drugs & Hugs: George C. Mejicano, MD, MS
4:30 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty Repeated
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
7:30 a.m. Diagnosis & Management of Amenorrhea
Faculty: Louis Kuritzky, MD
• Management of primary amenorrhea
• Management of secondary amenorrhea
• Diagnosis of amenorrhea
8:15 a.m. The Simplest Most Effective Diabetes Management Program
Faculty: Jan N. Basile, MD
• Describe new developments in diabetes management
• Present treatment goals as an alternative to glucose control
8:45 a.m. Sports Injuries: Weekend Athletes on Monday Morning
Faculty: Daniel J. Van Durme, MD, FAAFP
• Recognize and treat soft-tissue overuse injuries
• Review ACL tears and how to prevent them
9:15 a.m. A Systems Approach for Managing Depression in Primary Care
Faculty: Louis Kuritzky, MD
• Employ the PHQ-9 in depression screening and follow-up in primary care
• Assess the most effective and commonly used antidepressant medications
• Employ practical counseling skills in primary care
9:45 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Dysphagia
Faculty: Jason R. Roberts, MD
• Determine when further testing is necessary
• Calculate when patients need to be scoped
• Review the use of Proton Pump Inhibitors as treatment for GERD
10:45 a.m. Sports Injuries: "When Can I Go Back in the Game?"
Faculty: Daniel J. Van Durme, MD, FAAFP
• Review impact testing for concussion in school- and college-aged patients
• Interpret impact testing scores
• Determine when appropriate for patients to return to practice
11:15 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty
• Effective Diabetes Management: Jan N. Basile, MD
• Practical Pearls: Sports Pre-Participation Physicals & Sports Dermatology: Daniel J. Van Durme, MD, FAAFP
• GERD in the 21st Century: Heartburn, Cancer & the Patient Who Fails PPI Therapy: Jason R. Roberts, MD
• Case Studies in Depression: Louis Kuritzky, MD
12:15 p.m. Seminars with the Faculty Repeated
1:15 p.m. Adjourn
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Procedural Session Registration Required $100 additional fee
Simple Cosmetic Procedures for Your Patients
Faculty: Robert A. Lee, MD
• Discuss the anatomy of facial and neck muscles
• Discuss the history, action, side effects and contraindications of cosmetic botulinum A toxin
• Illustrate the proper marking and injection techniques for botulinum A toxin
• Implement botulinum A toxin procedures into your practice
• Discuss other office-based procedures such as microdermabrasion, dermal fillers or chemical peels
