Lecture Schedule & Available Handouts
Opening Session – Keynote Speaker, Helen Darling
6 – 8 pm OMT Review Session (Repeated on Sunday) CME Hours: 2 1-A Extra Credits This review session targets family physicians practicing OMT in their offices, as well as residents and students. The review session will use an interactive format with case presentations to review osteopathic manipulative diagnosis and treatment techniques relevant to the family physician. There will be opportunities to discuss osteopathic diagnosis, review several treatment models and their application to common scenarios encountered in the outpatient setting.
At the conclusion attendees will be able to:
Speaker: Stephen D. Blood, DO, FACOFP
6 – 8 pm OMT Review Session (Repeated from Saturday) CME Hours: 2 1-A Extra Credits This review session targets family physicians practicing OMT in their offices, as well as residents and students. The review session will use an interactive format with case presentations to review osteopathic manipulative diagnosis and treatment techniques relevant to the family physician. There will be opportunities to discuss osteopathic diagnosis, review several treatment models and their application to common scenarios encountered in the outpatient setting.
8 am – 12 Noon Joint and Trigger Point Injection Workshop CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits Presented by Committee on Procedural Medicine
Speakers: Edward E. Hosbach, II, DO and Donald E. Jablonski, DO, FACOFP
12 Noon - 2 pm New Horizons in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Expanding the Treatment Paradigm for Glycemic Control and Risk Reduction CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc. Type 2 diabetes involves pancreatic islet cell dysfunction as well as insulin resistance in peripheral tissues. The progressive decline in islet cell function leads to reduced insulin production and unopposed glucagon secretion, which ultimately results in inadequate glycemic control. Earlier, more aggressive treatments for type 2 diabetes can slow the progression of the disease and reduce the potential for associated complications. An increased understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes has led to therapeutic strategies aimed at improving islet cell function. Incretins are intestinal hormones that stimulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells and inhibit glucagon secretion from pancreatic α-cells, both in a glucose-dependent manner.
Incretin-based therapies, which have significant effects on the regulation of glucose homeostasis, may slow disease progression and have emerged as important options in the management of type 2 diabetes.
This symposium will review the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, the mechanisms by which incretin hormones affect glucose homeostasis, the impact of early intervention on glycemic control, and the role of incretin-based therapeutics in the management of type 2 diabetes.
Moderator: Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO, FACOFP dist. Speakers: Craig Spellman, DO, PhD; Jack L. Leahy, MD; and Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO, FACOI
2 - 4 pm The Medical Home CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits The "Medical Home" is a concept that may greatly impact the role of the primary care physician in the US healthcare system. As conceived and discussed, the Medical Home will not only change the relationship family medicine physicians have with patients but also will cause changes related to practice management and compensation. Family medicine physicians will be provided with the latest information about the concept of the Medical Home and what this means to them.
Speakers: James J. Dearing, DO; Ken Freeman, MD, JD; and Ronnie B. Martin, DO, FACOFP dist.
2 – 4 pm Resident Recruiter Workshop: Focus on the Future Family This workshop will provide Resident Recruiters with marketing and recruitment techniques to attract medical students to their residency program. In addition, attendees will receive invaluable resources to use with recruitment. Don't know what a resident recruiter is? Come find out. Attendees should be current or future resident recruiters or program directors.
Speakers: Rebeccah R. Rodriguez, DO; Lisa Phelps, DO; Ronna D. Compton, DO; M. Ross Pieper, DO; and Sarah J. James, DO
6 – 9 pm Childhood Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome: Strategies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention CME Hours: 3 1-A Credits The American Medical Association Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity has produced guidelines based on current evidence and experience. The purpose of this seminar is to provide family physicians with these guidelines. It is challenging to put these into everyday practice. It is necessary that family physicians address these problems in a timely and effective manner, generally during routine office visits for other acute or chronic conditions. Family physicians need to not only be aware of the increasing epidemic of obesity and its link to increasing diabetes, but also how to manage this problem in a busy office.
This lecture series will examine all primary aspects of childhood and adolescent obesity including scope and public health impact. Speakers will provide information about current thinking in prevention, diagnosis and management of obesity in children and adolescents. Management strategies including the multidisciplinary approach will be discussed including the role of surgical intervention. These lectures will give the family physicians working tools such as assessment, weight management and family intervention.
Moderator: Robert DeLuca, DO, FACOFP Speakers: Adarsh Gupta, DO, MS and Malcolm Schwartz, DO
8:00 am – 12 Noon Dermatology Skills Workshop – REGISTRATION FULL New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 4 1-A Credits Presented by the Procedural Medicine Committee and sponsored by ACOFP Education & Research Foundation
Speakers: Donald E. Jablonski, DO, FACOFP and Bridget A. Bellingar, DO, FACOFP
10 am – 12 Noon OMT and the Patient with Headache CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits
Speaker: Harald Lausen, DO, FACOFP
1 - 5 pm Joint and Trigger Point Injections Workshop – REGISTRATION FULL New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 4 1-A Extra Credits Presented by the Procedural Medicine Committee and sponsored by ACOFP Education & Research Foundation
Speakers: Donald E. Jablonski, DO and David A. Lindley, DO
1 -5 pm Medical Aesthetics CME Hours: 4 2-A Extra Credit Aesthetic medicine is a rapidly growing specialty that employs office-based procedures to enhance patient satisfaction with appearance. The demand for these procedures has increased with an aging population, as well as the advent of successful minimally invasive techniques that are both affordable and require no down time. This course offers a basic knowledge of the concepts necessary to develop expertise in aesthetic medicine and a review of the recommended procedures for a successful aesthetic practice. – Overview of Aesthetic Medicine – Facial Rebalancing Techniques Utilizing Botulinum Toxin A – Facial Sculpting Techniques Utilizing Facial Fillers – Facial Injectables Demonstration – Aesthetic Laser Overview – Integrating Aesthetic Procedures into Your Practice
Speaker: Sharon McQuillan, MD
7 – 9 am Adult Immunization Update CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits Supported by an Educational Grant from Merck & Co., Inc. Diseases that could be prevented by vaccines infect thousands of American adults every year. Fortunately, we have the technology – vaccines – to avoid these deaths and illnesses. However, we are not yet using vaccines as effectively as we should among adults to close the gap between the number of cases that could be prevented and the number that actually are prevented. There are several reasons why our adult immunization rates are so poor.
Payment for adult vaccines is much more problematic than it is for children because there is no adult equivalent of the Vaccines for Children Program, which guarantees funding for vaccines for eligible children. Federal funding for adult vaccine programs is inadequate; it does not keep pace with the increasing number of vaccines and the number of adults who lack insurance coverage for immunizations. Unlike vaccines for children and adolescents, many vaccines for adults are indicated based on the presence of risk factors and not age, which adds the variables of physician and patient memory to the compliance formula. Historically, universal vaccine recommendations have resulted in much higher adherence rates than risk-specific ones.
Moderator: Richard Ogden, DO Speaker: Kevin P. High, MD, M.Sc. and Lawrence Gelbs, MD
8 am – 12 Noon How to Write a Grant Workshop CME Hours: 4 1-B Credits Presented by the ACOFP Grants Committee Technical training on how to write successful grant applications, review grants, determine best sources for grants and how to find the emerging areas for public and private funding resources.
Speakers: Margaret I. Aguwa DO, MPH, FACOFP; Mike Saxton, MEd, FACME, Pfizer Inc; Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP; Brenda Williamson, MA, CTHE; Anthony Anyanwu, MHA; Nancy Kirkpatrick, MA; and Bruce Dubin, DO
Moderator: Richard Ogden, DO Speaker: Carman A. Ciervo, DO, FACOFP
9 – 10 am Contract Negotiations New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 1 1-B Credit This program will discuss common terminology of a contract, salary information and benefit packages. Attendees will gain a better understanding about healthcare contract negotiating, including the protective wording that should be included in a contract and warning phrases to avoid.
Speaker: Scott P. Sigman, Esq.
10 am – 12 Noon Coding and Billing New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits This program will provide a quick CPT and ICD course review as well as the federal documentation guidelines. Attendees will review cases to understand the office visits/hospital visits, with and without procedures.
Speaker: Douglas J. Jorgensen, DO, CPC, FACOFP
10 am – 12 Noon 2009 Pearls of Preceptorship “Passing the Torch: Efficient and Effective Student Teaching in Your Office” CME Hours: 2 1-B Extra Credit Teaching medical students and residents in the office and at the bedside is fundamental to the growth and strength of our profession. Practice, financial and time pressures challenge community family physicians who teach the next generation of family doctors.
Learning objectives for this session include:
Speaker: John R. Bucholtz, DO
10 am – 12 Noon Institute for Women CME Hours: 2 1-B Credit Presented by ACOFP’s Task Force on Women’s Initiatives This session will provide an overview of a new ACOFP series for women and will also include three distinct presentations: Being an effective leader, media training and policy briefing.
Dr. Nichols will discuss becoming familiar with support resources for a leader, as well as with different approaches to leadership self assessment. She will also talk about understanding the characteristics of a leader.
Mr. Reindl will look at the media as an important part of the care equation, providing critical information about health risks and issues and busting common myths about care and prevention.
But reporters need doctors who can help them get the story right and get it out in time. As a veteran public affairs expert, he will lead a lively and interactive "mini workshop" focusing on: a) the most important things to do–and not do–when reporters come to you; and b) tips taking the story to reporters.
Ms. Fox will address politics as a key part of the practice of medicine. New policies affecting the health care delivery system are being written into legislation every day by elected officials, few of whom have a medical degree. Learning how to influence policy, and the policymakers, at the state and federal level is key to ensuring that the best interests of physicians and the patients they serve are considered. As a profession, it is up to us to ensure that the right policies are made from the beginning and in this session you’ll learn how easy it is to get involved and what we can do with the amount of time we have available. This is the age of broad-based citizen advocacy, but we can’t assume that others will carry the message for us – we have to get involved ourselves.
Moderator: Dawn Fairley, DO, FACOFP dist. Speakers: Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, FACOI, CS; Leann Fox, MA; and Travis Reindl, MPP Recommeded Books
12 Noon – 1 pm Mental Illness and the Soldier: New Approaches in the Management of Depression, Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Soldiers returning from combat face significant challenges as they attempt to re-assimilate into their home lives. Major depression, generalized anxiety disorder and post traumatic stress disorder are common. Upon returning home, soldiers may find it very difficult to cope with the memories of combat.
The warrior culture may also cause the soldier to delay seeking assistance for mental health issues.
This presentation will provide information about the mental health issues of soldiers returning home and present best approaches to diagnosis and treatment based on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center model of care.
Moderator: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Captain David M. Keller, DO
1 - 3 pm It’s About Time: Smoking Cessation CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits This lecture will review epidemiology and demographics of smoking and provide information about screening patients for tobacco use and how to design an individualized cessation plan.
Moderator: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO, FACOFP dist.
1 - 2 pm Medical Malpractice New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 1 1-B Credit This program will discuss the legal elements of a malpractice claim, stages of malpractice litigation, and provide a better understanding of malpractice insurance policies. Also learn ways to prevent litigation.
Speaker: Joshua B. Axelrod, Esq.
2 - 3 pm The Medical Marriage: Strategies to Promote Marital Relationships During Residency and Beyond New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Physicians, as well as patients, may enter into marriage with unrealistic expectations which can lead to conflict. This program will offer insight into the unique struggles experienced by physicians and their spouses in attempting to maintain marital satisfaction and emotional health during residency and beyond. We will review the faulty coping mechanisms often developed by physicians and their spouses. We will discuss use of the “BATHE” (Background, Affect, Trouble, Handling, and Empathy) technique and marital maintenance exercises to prevent and resolve conflict. With the use of video clips of medical marriages and group discussion, this forum will explore the misconceptions that hinder healthy relationships and examine strategies that promote healthy relationships. Benefits will be realized in the participant’s personal and professional life.
Speakers: Raymond Buch, MD, FABFP and Patricia H. Kroth, DO, MBA
3 - 4 pm Moonlighting and Other Extracurricular Activities New Physician and Resident Program CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit This program will focus on what "moonlighting" is and how to find other employment opportunities in family medicine. Attendees will learn the logistical and legal aspects of moonlighting as a resident or attending physician. Attendees will gain an understanding of the various per diem and part-time positions that family physicians can obtain outside their primary employment. Attendees will learn the costs of taking on more work-related responsibilities outside of their primary employment.
Speaker: Joshua S. Coren, DO, MBA
– Presentation of the Namey/Burnett Award Winners
Moderator: Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, DO, FACOFP Speakers: Steve Scott, DO; Gunnar Brolinson, DO, FACOFP; and William Bograkos, DO
8 - 9 am Breast Cancer Prevention CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Supported by an Educational Grant from Lilly USA, LLC Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among U.S. women and is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. A woman’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer, assuming she lives at least 80 years, is 12.5 percent (1 out of 8). The last decade has seen a striking decrease in the overall mortality rate of this disease. While advances in treatment of breast cancer have certainly contributed to this decline, increased screening and prevention strategies have definitely played a vital role as well. This year, more than 200,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed as having invasive breast cancer. Mortality rates among women with breast cancer have decreased steadily over the last two decades. It is thought that decreases seen in recent years are due to improvements in early detection and treatment, rather than changes in the underlying epidemiology of the disease. Family physicians are often the first contact for women concerned about their breast health and information on the latest screening and disease prevention is essential for the primary care provider.
Moderator: Michael Becker, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Robin Ciocca, DO
8 am – 5 pm Dermatology Skills Workshop CME Hours: 8 1-A Extra Credit Presented by Committee on Procedural Medicine
Speaker: Donald E. Jablonski, DO, FACOFP and Bridget A. Bellingar, DO, FACOFP
9 - 10 am Men’s Health: Medical Management of BPH with Consideration of Sexual Function and Prostate Cancer CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive, non-malignant condition characterized by an enlarged prostate gland. BPH is common among older men, and the incidence increases with age. More than 50 percent of men older than 60 years of age have a histologic diagnosis of BPH; by age 85, that number increases to 90 percent. Symptoms of BPH can significantly affect a patient’s quality of life. The inability to urinate freely, despite a sense of urgency, can cause frustration or embarrassment. Urine retention increases the risk of urinary tract and prostate infection. Men who have BPH may also suffer anxiety because of the potential for complications and the need for invasive treatment.
Moderator: Michael Becker, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Ronnie B. Martin, DO, FACOFP, dist.
11 am – 12 Noon Current Thoughts and Analysis of Hepatitis and Liver Function CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Blood tests ordered by physicians, obtained through health fairs or in course of insurance physicals now commonly detect evidence of viral hepatitis or elevations of liver chemistries. These often include asymptomatic elevations of transaminases (AST/ALT), bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase or presence of antibodies to hepatitis A, B or C that need further evaluation.
A common sense, systematic approach to evaluation of hepatitis and abnormal liver tests will be presented using illustrative case examples. On completion, the family physician will more confidently interpret, manage and refer, when appropriate, their patients found to have abnormal liver tests.
Moderator: Greg Smith, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Scot M. Lewey, DO, FACP, FAAP, FACOP
12 Noon - 2 pm OAB in Women … and in Men: Recognizing and Managing Different Symptom Complexes CME Hours: 2 1-A Credit Supported by an Educational Grant from Astellas Pharma US, Inc. More than 33 million Americans—16 percent of U.S. adults—are affected by one or more symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB), such as urinary frequency, urgency, and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence. Although the prevalence of OAB is similar between men and women, women are more likely to experience incontinence. Although OAB affects persons of all ages, its occurrence increases with advancing age.
Many men experience urgency, frequency, incontinence, and nocturia—all classic OAB symptoms. Recent research suggests that the hesitancy, poor flow, intermittency, and straining associated with classic male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may be a more predominant feature of OAB in men. Many men develop OAB symptoms concomitantly with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Of all men with histologic BPH, approximately 50 percent develop moderate LUTS and, depending on the bother associated with these symptoms, seek advice from a health-care provider.
Moderator: Gautam Desai, DO Speakers: David O. Sussman, DO, FACOS; Matt Rosenberg, MD; and Carman A. Ciervo, DO, FACOFP
2 - 4 pm Spirometry CME Hours: 2 1-A Credit Supported by an Educational Grant from Glaxo Smith Kline This lecture will provide physicians an opportunity to gain information about the utility of spirometry in family medicine practice; equipment required to get started; competencies related to testing and interpretation; patient selection; coding and billing. Studies have shown that office spirometry is underutilized in primary care. Family medicine physicians can gain significant information about pulmonary function and trends in a patient to optimize management.
At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:
Moderator: Gautam Desai, DO Speaker: Daniel J. Callan, DO, MPH, FACOFP
2 – 4 pm OMT and the Patient with Headache Workshop CME Hours: 2 1-A Extra Credits
2 – 4:30 pm ACOFP/SOMA OMM Demonstration for Students and Residents “OMT for the Upper Arm, Lower Extremity” Speaker: Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FACOFP, FAAO
2 – 6 pm Medical Aesthetics Workshop CME Hours: 4 2-A Extra Credits Aesthetic medicine is a rapidly growing specialty that employs office-based procedures to enhance patient satisfaction with appearance. The demand for these procedures has increased with an aging population, as well as the advent of successful minimally invasive techniques that are both affordable and require no down time. This course offers a basic knowledge of the concepts necessary to develop expertise in aesthetic medicine and a review of the recommended procedures for a successful aesthetic practice.
– Overview of Aesthetic Medicine – Facial Rebalancing Techniques Utilizing Botulinum Toxin A – Facial Sculpting Techniques Utilizing Facial Fillers – Facial Injectables Demonstration – Aesthetic Laser Overview – Integrating Aesthetic Procedures into Your Practice
2 – 6 pm Introduction to Medical Acupuncture Workshop CME Hours: 4 1-A Extra Credit
Speaker: Stevan A. Walkowski, DO
4 - 5 pm The Amputee Soldier/Patient: The Long Road Home CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit Soldiers with traumatic limb amputations are returning to their homes having received the best in combat and stateside care. Family medicine physicians often assume care for the returning soldiers after they leave Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This lecture will present information about the physical and psychological aspects of care and the long road home for these patients. New technology for prosthetics will be discussed.
Moderator: Gautam Desai, DO Speaker: Captain J. Jared Anderson, DO
7 - 9 am The Future is Ours: DOs Involved in Best Practices CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits Presented by ACOFP’s Practice Management Subcommittee on Quality, P4P, and Safety. This program will provide ACOFP members with important information that will impact their future practices, and to provide information related to emerging practice management issues.
At the conclusion of this program attendees will be able to:
Moderator: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, FACOFP Speakers: Martin S. Levine, DO, FACOFP; William J. Burke, DO, FACOFP; and Ronald R. Burns, DO
9 - 11 am Improved Patient Care Through Lawsuit Protection and Prevention CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits This program teaches proven and effective strategies to prevent and protect against lawsuits, allowing physicians the peace of mind necessary to focus on improved patient care.
Moderator: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Larry Oxenham
11 am - 1 pm Quality Metrics, Pay-for-Performance and Optimizing Clinical Outcomes CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits This lecture will outline the dramatic changes to the medical reimbursement landscape. Specifically, attendees can expect to walk away with a firm grasp of what the federal and private Quality, Pay for Performance and Pay for Reporting programs are and how to achieve success for their patients and their practices relative to these programs. Dr. Douglas Jorgensen, a nationally-recognized authority on billing and coding on the federal and private levels, is a practicing osteopathic physician and a certified professional coder, having authored dozens of peer reviewed articles. He has lectured in nearly 30 states at state and national meetings.
Moderator: Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, FACOFP Speaker: Douglas J. Jorgensen, DO, CPC, FACOFP