Education (CME/CE)

July 26-30, 2009
Daily Schedule

 

Pre-Conference Opportunity, July 25-26

ISCD Bone Densitometry Course & Certification Exam (details)

 

Sunday, July 26

5:00 pm Registration Opens  
6:00-6:45 Welcome Reception - tickets required for guests  
Plenary Session – All Attendees
Moderators: Drs. Pizak and Martens
6:45-8:00 Vitamin D–Sunshine in a Bottle?
(Spouses/Guests welcome to attend this session)
Objectives: Evaluate patients at risk for vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency; describe the clinical consequences of low vitamin D levels; treat and monitor low vitamin D levels.
Dr. Lewiecki

Monday, July 27

7:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast  
Plenary Session – All Attendees
Moderator: Dr. Pizak
8:00-8:30 Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis
Objectives: Discuss diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis; apply guidelines for therapy and follow up; explain new developments in therapy.
Dr. Piziak
8:30-9:00 Using Hormones in Osteoporosis – What’s New?
Objectives: Recognize the use of hormone therapy for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis; describe osteoporosis prevention strategies.
Dr. Shaw
9:00-9:45 Geriatric Joints: Safe Exercises for Your Elderly Patients
Objectives: Demonstrate exercise skills for the older patient; explain the evidence that exercise is medicine.
Dr. Stadler
9:45-10:15 Break  
10:15-11:00 Update in Thyroid Disease
Objectives: Discuss diagnosis and considerations in therapy for subclinical thyroid disease; describe thyroid hormone replacement dosages, types of medication and monitoring; recognize hyperthyroidism and types of therapy.
Dr. Piziak
11:00-11:45 Obstetric Complications Leading to Chronic Adult Diseases
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Ramin
11:45-12:30 Run Like a Girl: Injuries of the Female Athlete
Objectives: Recognize the mechanism of common female knee injuries; define the mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of other female athlete injuries.
Dr. Stadler
12:30-1:15 2009 Contraception Update
Objectives: Identify strategies to control unscheduled bleeding; discuss differences in new contraceptive products; discuss new regulatory changes for various contraceptive methods.
Dr. Martens
Osteoporosis Matrix Workshop
2:30 - 4:30 Linking Outcomes of Osteoporosis Care to the IOM Aims and the ACGME Core Competencies: A Matrix Solution (details below)
Objectives: Describe how a tool called the Healthcare Matrix can help improve care of osteoporosis while meeting competency requirements.
Dr. Quinn and Mr. Bingham

Tuesday, July 28

7:00 am Continental Breakfast  
Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Topics
Moderator: Dr. Piziak
7:30-8:15 Evaluating Abnormal Liver Function Tests – Can I Still Put Her on a Statin?
Objectives: Diagnose common liver diseases such as hemochromatosis, chronic viral hepatitis and fatty liver; identify statin therapy for mild elevation of transaminase; discuss the facts of statin hepatotoxicity.
Dr. Sears
8:15-9:00 Screening for Connective Tissue Diseases
Objectives: Evaluate the relative value of established and newer immunologic studies for diagnosis of connective tissue disorders; compare immunologic laboratory studies with history and physical exam findings.
Dr. Jundt
9:00-9:45 Common Orthopaedic Injections
Objectives: Explain the mechanism of action of orthopaedic injections; define skills needed for large joint injections and for bursal and tendon origin injections.
Dr. Stadler
9:45-10:00 Break  
10:00-10:45 Colon Cancer New Developments
Objectives: Identify which colorectal cancer screen tool is best for individual patients; explain the risks of various screening tools to patients.
Dr. Sears
10:45-11:30 Management of Lupus
Objectives: Diagnose systemic lupus erythematosis earlier and more accurately; identify and interpret important clinical signs leading to the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosis.
Dr. Jundt
11:30-12:15 Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Women
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Scott
12:15-1:00 Difficult Cases in Dyslipidemia
Objectives: Discuss strategies for management; explain screening for secondary causes; describe new therapies for dyslipidemia.
Drs. Scott and Piziak
OB/GYN Breakout
Moderator: Dr. Martens
7:30-8:15 Interstitial Cystitis-Much Ado About a Painful Bladder
Objectives: Develop counseling techniques to patients with Interstitial Cystitis; explain treatment of Interstitial Cystitis
Dr. Shaw
8:15-9:00 Pap Smears and HPV in Young Women
Objectives: State guidelines for pap smear screening for adolescents and young adults; describe indications for HPV tying in adolescents and young women; discuss indications for HPV vaccine in adolescents and young women.
Dr. Hunter-Hicks
9:00-9:45 Female Sexual Dysfunction: What Do Women Want?
Objectives: List major female sexual dysfunction classifications; identify new skills in obtaining sexual history in women; apply new diagnostic and therapeutic treatments of women with sexual dysfunction.
Dr. Shaw
9:45-10:00 Break  
10:00-10:45 Infertility: Fibroids and Infections
Objectives: Apply counseling strategies regarding the effect of various fibroid treatment procedures on future fertility; describe which infections and treatment lead to the greatest risk of infertility; recognize infection complications of infertility diagnostic procedures.
Dr. Martens
10:45-11:30 Hematuria and Recurring UTI: Diagnostic Dilemmas
Objectives: Apply new techniques to the work-up and treatment for UTI’s and hematuria in women
Dr. Shaw
11:30-12:15 Beware the 4th Cesarean Section: Avoiding Complications
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Ramin
12:15-1:00 Screening for Ovarian and Uterine Cancer
Objectives: Describe what patients are eligible for uterine and ovarian cancer prevention; state screening tests available for uterine and ovarian cancer; list risk factors for genetic predisposition for uterine and ovarian cancers.
Dr. Hunter-Hicks

Wednesday, July 29

7:00 am Continental Breakfast  
Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Topics
Moderator: Dr. Piziak
7:30-8:15 Prevention and Treatment of Thromboembolic Events in Women
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Scott
8:15-9:00 Celiac Disease: Could This Explain Her Fatigue, Bloating and Osteoporosis?
Objectives: Apply screening strategies for celiac sprue; recognize the subtle clues that lead to suspicion of celiac sprue; explain the lifestyle changes necessary to treat celiac sprue.
Dr. Sears
9:00-9:45 Gout Management
Objectives: Manage acute gout attacks; apply an optimal program for chronic gout management.
Dr. Jundt
9:45-10:00 Break  
10:00-10:45 Vaginal Infections in Pregnancy
Objectives: Evaluate and diagnose cause of infections; educate the patient regarding practices to sustain vaginal health in pregnancy; discuss interventions which may be harmful to the fetus.
Dr. Martens
10:45-11:30 Update on CHF in Women
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Scott
11:30-12:15 The Importance of RAS Inhibition in Hypertension Control
Objectives: Recognize the differing modalities to inhibit the RAS; discuss the clinical value of RAS inhibition in hypertension especially in patients with concomitant disease.
Dr. DiPette
12:15-1:00 Difficult Cases in Hypertension
Objectives: Discuss management of different levels of hypertension; apply screening strategies for secondary causes of hypertension; explain how to use different classes of drugs for hypertension.
Drs. Piziak, Scott, & DiPette
OB/GYN Breakout
Moderator: Dr. Martens
7:30-8:15 Office Gynecologic Procedures-Update on Ablation and Sterilization
Objectives: Select and apply appropriate office procedures; recognize patients eligible for office procedures.
Dr. Martens
8:15-9:00 Obstetric Monitoring Techniques
Objectives: TBA
Dr. Ramin
9:00-9:45 Postpartum Hemmorrhage
Objectives: Recognize the global importance of postpartum hemorrhage in terms of maternal and neonatal mortality; describe which interventions have level-II evidence to support widespread use; explore the team concept for addressing emergencies and the use of new agents to reduce hemorrhage.
Dr. Derman
9:45-10:00 Break  
10:00-10:45 Female Sexual Dysfunction: What Do Women Want?
Objectives: List major female sexual dysfunction classifications; identify new skills in obtaining sexual history in women; apply new diagnostic and therapeutic treatments of women with sexual dysfunction.
Dr. Shaw
10:45-11:30 Perimenopausal Bleeding – What’s the Work up?
Objectives: Define perimenopausal and menopausal bleeding; describe differential diagnosis techniques for abnormal uterine bleeding.
Dr. Hunter-Hicks
11:30-12:15 The True Story of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
Objectives: Apply counseling strategies regarding the accuracy of test results; recognize the correct test to confirm suspected infection; identify the most appropriate treatment options.
Dr. Martens
12:15-1:00 Preventative Health and Menopause Management
Objectives: Define an expanding list of treatment options in menopause to address patient needs; state evidence-based information on health outcomes relative to underlying risk factors and therapeutic choices; recognize quality of life and preventive health options in a rapidly changing patient demographic mix.
Dr. Derman

Thursday, July 30

Plenary Session – All Attendees
Moderator: Dr. Piziak
7:30-8:15 Evidence-based Medicine Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Menopause
Objectives: Recognize substantiated alternatives to hormonal therapy in menopause; review journal articles with a critical eye towards inclusion and exclusion criteria related to CAM; recognize the prevalence and safety issues associated with use of CAM therapies.
Dr. Derman
8:15-9:00 Hypertension: When and How to Start Management
Objectives: Describe the pathogenesis of hypertension at the vascular level; discuss evidence-based clinical pharmacologic trials that directly impact and guide the pharmacologic management of hypertension; apply the multi-drug management of hypertension.
Dr. DiPette
9:00-9:45 Risk Management: Dealing with the Difficult Patient
Objectives: Address difficult patients with a clear understanding of the legal implications; recognize and utilize various techniques that may diffuse a problem situation; define their legal rights and the process for terminating a patient relationship.
Ms. Fontenot
9:45-10:00 Break  
10:00-10:45 Recognizing and Managing AIDS
Objectives: Recognize when to offer HIV testing; list the factors that most influence initiation of treatment; describe criteria for AIDS.
Dr. Cornelius
10:45-11:30 Update in Malpractice Liability
Objectives: Define the four elements of a negligence claim; discuss various initiatives to alter the way disputes between patients and providers are resolved; address issues related to negligence claims and advocate for initiatives that will provide a more balanced approach to claims of negligence.
Ms. Fontenot
11:30-12:15 Using Newer Antimicrobial Agents
Objectives: Describe common side effects of the newer antibiotics; recognize situations when antibiotic misuse can occur; list severe consequences of antibiotic use.
Dr. Cornelius
12:15 Adjourn  

 

Breakout Format

It is not necessary to commit to a particular breakout session on Tuesday/Wednesday. Attendees may move between rooms choosing lectures according to their interests.

 

OSTEOPOROSIS “MATRIX” WORKSHOP

Monday, July 27, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
No Charge, Sign-up on Registration Form.

Linking Outcomes of Osteoporosis Care to the IOM Aims
and the ACGME Core Competencies: A Matrix Solution

Organizations, programs and physicians struggle with the competencies which are now required by the ACGME, MD Specialty Certification Boards, and the Joint Commission for credentialing. This workshop will describe how a tool called the Healthcare Matrix can help improve care of patients with osteoporosis while meeting these competency requirements. The Healthcare Matrix provides a framework analyzing care and for identifying “what was learned from this analysis and what needs to be improved”. This would be especially useful in multiple physician practices. Examples of how to use external measures of quality (and future physician report cards) as the driver of improvement will also be presented.

 

Osteoporosis "Matrix" Workshop Faculty

John Bingham, Vice President, Performance Improvement and Chief Quality Officer, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Doris Quinn, PhD, Director, Process Improvement and Quality Education, Department of Performance Improvement, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Southern Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.