SMA Assembly Session Details: Friday

NEW!
Enhancing Care of the Patient with Chronic Constipation: Innovative Management Opportunities in the Primary Care Setting (Breakfast CME Session)
7:00am - 8:30am

Continuing Education Credit: The Bimark Center for Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty: Drs. Fisher, Schiller, and Cash
Target Audience: Physicians interested in the management of chronic constipation.

Chronic constipation (CC), a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that negatively affects quality of life, is associated with varying definitions, overlap with other GI disorder symptoms, and high rates of over-the-counter self-medication. This program will enable physicians to improve the recognition, diagnosis, and management of CC, and understand the role of newer agents approved for the disorder.

NEW!
Asthma - Waiting to Inhale (Breakfast CME Session)
7:00am - 8:30am

Faculty: Drs. Burki and Segall
Target Audience: Primary Care Physicians, Family Practitioners, Internal Medicine, Physicians in Training, Pulmonary Physicians, Allergists, Pediatricians, Emergency Medicine, and Rehabilitative Care Medicine, and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with asthma.

Asthma affects 5-10% of the population or an estimated 4-5 million persons, including 5 million children. The estimate of lost work and school time from asthma is approximately 00 million days of restricted activity. More than .8 million emergency department evaluations occur annually. Left undiagnosed and untreated, asthma can be fatal. Each year, about 5,000 deaths in the United States are attributed to this disease. Yet, asthma is a manageable illness and death is usually avoidable. Despite recent advances in understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of asthma, the condition continues to have significant medical and economic impacts worldwide.

Upon completion participants should be better prepared to: 1) Discuss the pathophysiology, incidence/prevalence and mortality/morbidity associated with asthma; 2) List contributing factors to the increase in the severity of asthma; 3) Discuss key factors that determine what is known and not known about the causes of asthma; and 4) Describe the importance of asthma surveillance in targeting interventions for asthma.

SMA Alliance Hospitality and Exhibit Room
Location: The Westin Charlotte

Thursday, October 12
10:00am - 5:00pm
5:00pm - 6:00pm, Welcome Reception

Friday, October 13
7:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday, October 14
7:00am - 12:00noon

Talk with old friends and meet new ones as you visit exhibits featuring the work of SMA Alliance members. The booths will showcase Doctors’ Day, Medical Heritage and Health Education Projects — all important initiatives of SMAA. These exhibits highlight SMAA’s commitment to enhance the field of medicine and reflect the hard work of state and county medical alliances in the SMA family.

The SMAA Boutique is back!!! It will feature a beautiful selection of jewelry, handbags, accessories and many more exciting items! A portion of the proceeds will benefit activities of the Research and Education Endowment Fund, so come ready to shop!

“Talk to the Pros”
8:30am - 3:00pm

Fee: $25.00 per session. Ticket required. Mark registration form.

During this one-on-one session, a financial professional will review your personal financial health. Emphasis will be on estate planning, asset management and practice employee benefits. Time slots are first-come, first-serve. Advanced preparation required. Upon receipt of your enrollment, you will be contacted regarding a mutually convenient time slot, and applicable information will be mailed to you.

SMA Alliance General Session & Awards Celebration
8:30am - 10:30am

Location: The Westin Charlotte

Celebrate the achievements of your Alliance and colleagues at the SMAA meeting that concludes this Alliance year and outlines initiatives for 2007. Learn about Alliance programs, share the pride in our accomplishments and see how you can get involved.

An Update on Women's Health Issues
9:00am - 12:15pm; 1:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderators: Drs. Ward and Barnett
Faculty: Drs. Martens, Lofgren, Makii, H. Shaw, J. Shaw, Gajewski, Barnett, Irvin, Shaver, Warsof, and Melton
Target Audience: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Physician Assistants, Licensed Nurse Practitioners, and other Healthcare Professionals Specializing in Women’s Health.

Updates and changes have recently been made to national guidelines, including the CDC’s STD Guidelines and the NOF’s guidelines for osteoporosis.This session will cover these issues, as well as provide updates on additional top health threats to women. Upon completion of the session, attendees should be able to: 1) Understand the major recommendations from the new CDC STD Guidelines; 2) Identify and distinguish what is available in contraceptive therapy; 3) Recognize what’s new in hormone therapy; 4) Identify changes in osteoporosis guidelines; 5) Identify the latest information on the new HPV Vaccines; 6) Define strategies for prevention of preterm labor; 7) Understand the impact of new first trimester pregnancy screening methods for chromosomal abnormalities; 8) Understand how to manage abnormal Pap Smears in pregnancy; 9) Differentiate between stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, and overflow incontinence and plan appropriate treatment; 10) Understand current options for the prevention of post-operative pelvic adhesions; 11) Understand the sensitivity and specificity of screening tests for ovarian cancer; and 12) Understand the safety and efficacy of new treatments for the treatment of uterine fibroids.

LIFE Curriculum: Dealing with Resident Impairment and Fatigue
9:15am - 11:15pm

Faculty: Drs. Andolsek and Cefalo, and Mr. Kertesz
Target Audience: Residents, Fellows, Medical Students, Program Directors, and Faculty in Graduate Medical Education Programs

The LIFE Curriculum (Learning to address Impairment and Fatigue to Enhance patient safety) is designed to help residency program directors prevent, identify, and manage fatigue and impairment in their residents and fellows. Although intended as a tool for graduate medical education, the curriculum has themes that are pertinent for medical students, practicing physicians, and others in the health professions. This case-based curriculum, derived from a literature review and needs assessments by North Carolina program directors, includes vignettes of typical situations to demonstrate impaired performance and inappropriate behavior, as well as the facilitation of instructive feedback.

NEW!
Spirituality and Alcohol/Substance Abuse
9:15am - 12:15pm

Moderator: Dr. Hamdy
Faculty: Dr. DuRant and Chaplain Snorton
Target Audience: All meeting attendees

This session is designed to address the scope, medical prevention, and management of alcoholism and substance abuse, including various age groups and ethnic populations. During the session, the spiritual/religious dimension of the problem will be addressed, including how the person’s spirituality/religiousness can protect against alcohol/substance abuse and how it can be harnessed to enhance the outcome of treatment. Upon completion of the activity, attendees will be better prepared to: 1) appreciate the scope of the problem with special reference to various populations; 2) discuss state of the art management; 3) recognize relapses and how they can be avoided and managed; 4) appreciate the spiritual/religious dimension of the problem; and 5) be aware that in some instances, some religious practices may lead to substance abuse.

Latest Advances in Evaluating and Treating the Patient with Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease
9:15am - 12:15pm

Moderator: Dr. Rehman
Faculty: Drs. Rehman, Basile, Rahimi, and Pulliam
Target Audience: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Geriatric Medicine, and Emergency Medicine

Hypertension and pre-hypertension are among the most important risk factors for coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD incidence has increased to >700% in recent years. It is imperative for every practicing clinician to learn identification and management of CKD. Upon conclusion of the session, attendees should be able to: 1) Understand appropriate workup and be familiar with secondary forms of hypertension; 2) Identify the evidence for why certain agents are recommended as initial antihypertensive therapy in those with uncomplicated hypertension; 3) Become familiar with those special populations which compel us to use specific antihypertensive agents for outcome improvement; 4) Identify barriers to achieve effective blood pressure control; and 5) Recognize early detection, management, treatment, and referral options for chronic kidney disease.

What's New in Gastroenterology
9:15am - 12:15pm

Moderator: Dr. McCallum
Target Audience: Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, and Radiology.

The purpose of this session is to provide attendees with an overview of new diagnostic imaging and therapeutic developments in the field of Gastroenterology, as well as to provide an update on commonly encountered gastrointestinal disorders, including GI motility, dyspepsia, and IBS/constipation. The latest in diagnostic and imaging techniques, such as PillCam, CT Colonography, and fecal DNA will be addressed, as well as GERD gadgets, new PPI in development and new ways to image the small bowel. Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to: 1) Recognize clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic options for GI motility disorders, dyspepsia, and IBS/constipation; 2) Identify what is new in GI diagnostics and imaging; and 3) Recognize new drugs and therapies available in the treatment of Obesity, GERD, and IBD.

Orthopaedic Update for Primary Care
9:15am - 12:15pm

Moderator: Dr. McBryde
Moderator: Peroutka, Ray, McBryde, and Hartsock
Target Audience: Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, and Radiology.

This session will focus on the recognition and ongoing decision making and management of selected musculoskeletal problems that involve sports medicine, adult reconstruction and trauma. Emphasis will be on non-operative measures to implement, as well as timing and judgment regarding referral for tertiary care. Primary care and orthopaedic presentations will be featured, including case scenarios plus active panel discussion and audience participation. Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to: 1) Have an enhanced knowledge of multidiscipline interaction with selected musculoskeletal problems; and 2) Have an increased awareness of “when to continue patient treatment and when to refer” in sports medicine, adult reconstruction, and trauma.

Physicians-in-Training Oral Abstract Competition
11:15am - 4 :00pm

SMA’s Planning Committee is selecting abstracts, submitted by medical students, residents and fellows, to compete for cash prizes during this competition. Awards will be presented during the Moderated Poster Reception on Friday evening. At press time, abstracts were being reviewed and selected for the competition. Check back for updates.

SMA Alliance Luncheon and Officer Installation Ceremony
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Location: The Westin Charlotte
Fee: $50.00 per person. Ticket Required. Mark registration form.

The SMA Alliance Luncheon is always the highlight of the Alliance’s activities. Enjoy specially prepared cuisine as you socialize with friends and support Gail Delaney of Orangeburg, South Carolina and her officers as they are installed for 2007. We will also cheer on the winners of the coveted Doctors’ Day, Health Education and Medical Heritage awards.

Join newly installed SMAA President, Gail Delaney, Orangeburg, South Carolina as she welcomes guest speaker Jane Sanders for her presentation of “GenderSmart — Improving Communication Between Men & Women.” Discover how to maximize the effectiveness of communication with spouses, family, co-workers, and clients in this fun, no-male bashing session. Jane is a powerful speaker you will not want to miss!

CANCELLED
Pediatric Ophthalmology: Difficult Problems in Strabismus and Non-strabismus
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Cardiovascular Medicine: The Southern Influence
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderator: Dr. Stapleton
Faculty: Drs. Collins, Bourge, Messerli, McKinney, Talano, Zama, Berenson, Stapleton, and Aboufares
Target Audience:Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Physician Assistants, Licensed Nurse Practitioners and Nurses

This session is designed to reflect on the last 100 years of Cardiovascular Medicine particularly related to the distinguished Southern Medical community influence. State-of-the-art lectures will be given in a comprehensive review of current cardiovascular medicine. This unique seminar will place our current understanding of cardiovascular disease in a unique historical perspective. Upon conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to: 1) Understand the rationale for aggressive risk factor modification; 2) Know appropriate indications for referral for EP Studies, Interventional cardiology/CV Surgery; and 3) Apply contemporary heart failure treatment strategies to your patients.

Oncology Update
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderator: Dr. Medellin
Faculty: Drs. Xiong, Banerjee, Ehlers and Scouros
Target Audience: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, Radiation Oncology, and other Healthcare Professionals who Care for Cancer Patients

The purpose of this session is to provide attendees with an update in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and management of pancreatic, breast, and other common cancers. In addition, there will be a panel discussion related to disparities of healthcare in breast cancer patients in 2006. Upon completion of the session, attendees should be able to: 1) Identify current surgical treatments and interventions for pancreatic cancer; 2) Discuss trends in hormonal and non-hormonal therapy of breast cancer; 3) Identify and be aware of current screening techniques; and 4) Recognize trends of disparities in breast cancer patients.

Cutting Edge and Office Rheumatology
1:00pm - 5:30pm

Moderator: Drs. Morris and Serebro
Faculty: Drs. Morris, Serebro, and Gibofski
Target Audience: Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Orthopaedics, Geriatrics, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, and Occupational Medicine

The purpose of this session is to provide a clinically relevant update for physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat rheumatologic diseases. Upon conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to: 1) Identify potential uses of new biologic therapies in autoimmune inflammatory diseases; 2) Discuss the latest biologic therapies, as well as those on the horizon; 3) Apply possible treatments for acute gouty arthritis and identify various therapies for lowering uric acid levels in the patient with gout; 4) Classify various medication options for the management of the patient with fibromyalgia, and be knowledgeable of nonpharmacologic modalities that may benefit these patients; 5) Differentiate more common types of arthritic disease; and 6) Understand treatment options for osteoarthritis.

SMA Alliance Post Convention Board Meeting
2:15pm - 4:15pm

Location: The Westin Charlotte

This session is not just for new board members! Plan to attend to find out more about Alliance activities and plans for 2007 and how your participation can make a difference. Winners of the coveted Doctors’ Day, Health Education and Medical Heritage awards will highlight their projects.

Writing a Paper for Publication
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Faculty: Dr. Hamdy
Target Audience: Residents, Fellows, Medical Students, and All Interested Practicing Physicians

“Publish or perish” refers to the pressure to constantly publish work in order to further or sustain one’s career in academia. In medical education, this process enables the physician-in-training to document the achievement of competency of medical knowledge and the evolution of medical science. While many achieve the scientific applications of their research, they sometimes fall short in transferring their research from the lab to the scientific paper so that it is acceptable for publication. This session will provide attendees with the tools for preparing a manuscript for publication in peerreviewed journals and/or presenting their findings at scientific meetings.

Moderated Poster Session with Reception and Presentation of Physicians-in-Training Competition Best Paper Awards
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Moderators: Drs. King and Shack
Fee: No Fee. Mark registration form.

Presidents' Reception
7:00pm - 10:00 pm

Location: Levine Museum of the New South
Fee: Adults - $75.00 and Child ages 3-12 $40.00. Ticket Required. Mark registration form.
Dress: Smart Casual

Levine Museum of the New South is an interactive museum housing the nation’s most comprehensive interpretation of post-Civil War Southern history. The New South means people, places and a period of time – from 1865 to today and includes areas in the Southeast U.S. that began to grow and flourish after 1865.

The centerpiece of the Museum is the award-winning exhibition, Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont in the New South. The exhibit, covering 8,000 square feet, features Charlotte and its 13 surrounding counties as a case study to illustrate the profound changes in the South since the Civil War. Attendees will be able to step inside a one-room tenant farmer’s house; run a hand through a pile of cotton seed; listen to the churning of the cotton mill; play checkers on the front porch of a mill house; sit in Good Samaritans Hospital Chapel, one of the first African-American hospitals in the South; and walk down main street and try on a hat in an early Belk department store.

Our featured entertainment for the evening, singer/guitarist, David Davol, will complement the relaxed evening with his acoustic guitar and vocals highlighting the folk rock style of the 60’s and 70’s, with music from artists like James Taylor, The Eagles, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Also featured will be the best of modern country and western music, with selections from artists Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, and Willie Nelson.

This year’s reception honors SMA President Braxter P. Irby, Jr., MD of Brookhaven, Mississippi and SMA Alliance President, Mrs. Donna Gosney of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Please join your friends and colleagues for a superb evening of music and enjoyment with a night out in Charlotte!