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Tentative Agenda – session topics and times subject to change
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 30 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. An additional 7.5 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit can be obtained by attending additional workshops scheduled throughout the week. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.
This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.
| Sunday, July 25, 2010 | |
| 2 - 6:30 PM | Registration desk opens |
| Monday, July 26, 2010 |
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| 7 -
8 AM |
CME Breakfast - Osteoporosis (Scott Urquhart, PA-C) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Amgen. |
| 8:10 - 9 AM | Thyroid Disorders (Matthew Bourcier, MPA, PA-C) |
| 9 - 10 AM | Achieving the Goal of Glycemic Control: Innovative Strategies for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Millitus (Scott Urquhart, PA-C) This session is presented through the AAPA Chapter Lecture Series, which is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Amylin. |
| 10 - 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 - 11:15 AM | "My Head Hurts" – Evaluation of a Headache (Marie Holland, M.D.) |
| 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Below the Belt – Common & Not So Common Genitourinary Disorders in Men (Victor Brugh, M.D.) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Allergan. |
| 12:15 - 1:15 PM | LUNCH (on your own) |
| 12:15 - 2:15 PM | VAPA Membership Meeting |
| 1:15 - 2:15 PM | Acute Abdominal Pain (Timothy Novosel, M.D.) |
| 3:15 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 - 5:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Trigger Point Injections (Steve Gershon, M.D.) |
| 3:30 - 5:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Dermatology (Kim Dempsey, PA-C) |
| 3:30 - 5:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Wilderness Medicine (Joseph R. Howell, PA-C) |
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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| 7 - 8 AM | CME Breakfast - Hypertension (Dan Thibodeau, MHP, PA-C) |
| 8:15 - 9:15 AM | Acute Coronary Syndrome (Deepak Talreja, M.D.) This session has been moved to Wednesday, July 28th from 2:15 - 3:15pm. |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM | The Childhood Obesity Epidemic (Marta Satin-Smith, M.D.) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Abbott Nutrition. |
| 10:15 - 10:30 AM | BREAK |
| 10:30 - 11:30 AM | Female Sexual Disorders: Enhancing Communication Skills (Rebecca A. Lehman, MPAS, PA-C) |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Recognition of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers (Tom Parish, DHSc, PA-C) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Sanofi-Aventis. |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Non-CME Lunch - Product Theatre:
The Challenges of Treating Depression in Older Adults Adam Sky, MD , Assistant Clinical Professor, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri This program is sponsored by and the speaker is presenting on behalf of Lilly USA, LLC. It is being presented consistent with FDA guidelines and is not approved for continuing education credit. Lunch will be provided for attendees of this program. This medical presentation is intended only for invited Health Care Professionals for whom the information to be presented is relevant to their practice. We regret that spouses or other guests cannot be accommodated. As a result of enacted state regulations food, beverage and/or meals will not be provided by Lilly USA, LLC for Health Care Professionals from the states of Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont. |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Trauma 101: What You Need to Know (Jeffrey G. Yates, MPA, PA-C) |
| 2:30 - 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Basic Suturing Skills and Techniques (Marie Waller, MPAS, PA-C) |
| 2:30 - 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP - EKG Review (George Sarris, M.D.) FILLED |
| 2:30 - 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Advanced Suturing Skills and Techniques (Brad Boyette, PA-C) |
| 2:30 – 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP – Diabetes Management (Aaron Vinik, MD, PhD, FCP, MACP) This session is supported through an educational grant from Sanofi-Aventis. |
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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| 7 - 8 AM | CME Breakfast - Hepatitis (Allison Law Baroco, M.D.) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Genentech. |
| 7 AM - 12:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8 - 9 AM | Pregnancy Emergencies 101 (Steven B. Powers, M.D.) |
| 9 - 10 AM | Over Active Bladder (Daniel T. Vetrosky, PA-C, Ph.D.) |
| 10 - 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 - 11:15 AM | The Dizzy Patient (Sheri E. Hamnik, M.D.) |
| 11:15 - 12:15 AM | Polypharmacy in the Elderly (Tom Lynch, PharmD) |
| 12:15 - 1:15 PM | CME Lunch: Chronic Abdominal Pain (Bruce Waldholtz, M.D., FACP, FACG) |
| 1:15 - 2:15 PM | Recognition & Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Andrea Thurman, M.D.) |
| 2:15 PM | Acute Coronary Syndrome (Deepak Talreja, M.D.) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Daiichi Sankyo Lilly. |
| 2:30 - 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP -Understanding of Acid/Base (Catherine B. Pearman, MPAS, PA-C) |
| 2:30 - 4:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Physical Exam Technique Review (Breast, Pelvic, Testicular/Rectal, Thyroid) (Instructors from EVMS) |
| Social Event | VAPA Splash Day at Ocean Breeze Waterpark |
| Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | CME Breakfast - Dermatology This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Amgen. |
| 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | The Febrile Child (Teresa Guins, M.D.) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM | Recognition & Management of Acute Fractures (Jason Graham, MPA, PA-C) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 - 11:45 AM | COPD / Asthma (Bill Kohlhepp, DHSc, PA-C) This session is presented through the AAPA Chapter Lecture Series, which is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Chronic Diarrhea (Michael H. Sperling, M.D.) |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:45 - 2:45 PM | Sudden Cardiac Death – Who’s at Risk? (Bruce Lo, M.D.) |
| 2:45 PM | BREAK |
| 3 - 4 PM | Hematologic Malignancies: A Review (Michelle Roullett, PA-C) |
| 1 - 5 PM | WORKSHOP - ACLS Recertification Part I |
| 4 - 5:30 PM | WORKSHOP – Billing & Coding: Getting the Most Profit for Your Efforts (Andrew Iwanik, AAPA) |
| 4 - 5:30 PM | WORKSHOP - Legal Medicine: Decreasing Your Risk (Mary Elizabeth Sherwin, Partner, Kaufman & Canoles) |
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| Friday, July 30, 2010 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | CME Breakfast - Allergies (Thomas Robertson, M.D. ) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Merck. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM | Adult Attention Deficit Disorder: Real of Fallacy? (Stephen I. Deutsch, M.D., Ph.D) This session is supported through an educational grant provided by Eli Lilly. |
| 9:30 - 10:30 AM | ENT Potpourri (Angela Eads, PA-C ) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 - 11:45 AM | Managing Chronic Renal Failure in Primary Care (Kiran Dhillon, M.D.) |
| 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM | Nutritional Deficiencies in Adults (David Castaldo, M.D.) |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM | LUNCH (on your own) |
| 1 - 5 PM | WORKSHOP - ACLS Recertification Part II |
