ACOFP 45th Annual Convention & Exhibition

March 12-16, 2008
Hyatt Regency Denver/Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado

This year’s ACOFP Annual Convention provided all handouts for the CME online. To cut down on paper waste and to provide a more member-specific benefit, ACOFP has posted the handouts on the website. Thanks for helping us be more environmentally friendly.

Please note, CME will only be available to those that attended the live lectures in Denver. Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

6 – 8 pm
OMT Review Session (repeated on Monday)
CME Hours: 2 1-A Extra Credits
Eris Gish, DO

6 – 8 pm
OMT Review Session (repeated from Sunday)
CME Hours: 2 1-A Extra Credits
Eris Gish, DO

9 am – 12 Noon
Joint and Trigger Point Injection Workshop
CME Hours: 3 1-A Extra Credits
Presented by the Committee on Procedural Medicine

Speaker:
Edward E. Hosbach, II, DO - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

12 Noon – 2 pm
Kidney Continuum: Intervention to Impact Upon Progression from Hypertension to End Stage Renal Disease/Complications
CME Hours: 2 1-A Credits – Luncheon and Lecture

Hypertension: Recognizing the Ramifications of Physiologic Change
Thomas J. Mohr, DO, FACOI

Chronic Kidney Disease: Primary Care Management Concerns
Theodora Bernardini, DO, FACOI

End Stage Renal Disease: Living with the Complications and Improving Quality of Life Question and Answer/Panel Discussion
Gregory D. Smith, DO, FACOFP

2 – 3 pm
Overview of Peripheral Artery Disease in the Primary Care Practice
CME Hours: 1 1-A Credit – Lecture
William R. Hiatt, MD, FACP

6 – 9 pm
Immunizations for the Ages
CME Hours: 3 1-A Credits – Lecture
Supported by a grant from Merck and Co., Inc.

Speakers:
Stanley E. Grogg, DO, FACOP
Margaret Wilkins, DO, FACOFP
M. Susan Burke, MD, FACP

7 – 9 am
Aggressive Preventive Cardiology Strategies for the Family Physician: Unraveling the Mysteries of Lipoprotiens and Cardiovascular Disease, Including Vascular Imaging
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Continental Breakfast and Lecture
Jeff I. Boone, MD, Internal Medicine and Coronary Care Prevention - No handout available

8 – 11 am
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Overview of Coding
CME: 3 1-B Credits – Program

Speakers:
Douglas J. Jorgensen, DO, FACOFP CPC - No handout available
Don Self

9 – 10 am
Preventive Cardiology Within a Family Physician’s Office Incorporating Advanced Imagery and New Padadigm’s in Relation to Hyperlipidemia
CME: 1 1-A Credit – Lecture
Ian R. Levenson, DO, FACOFP - No handout available

12 Noon – 2 pm
Endstage Cardiomyopathy: Technical Intervention
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Lunch and Lecture
Ronald D. Blonder, DO, FACC, FACOI

1 – 2 pm
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Pay for Performance
CME: 1 1-B Credit – Program
Carol L. Henwood, DO, FACOFP

1 – 5 pm
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Dermatology Skills Workshop
CME: 4 1-A Credits – Workshop
Sponsored by the ACOFP Education and Research Foundation
Donald E. Jablonski, DO, FACOFP- Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2- 5 pm
Battle of the Electronic Medical Records
CME: 3 1-B Extra Credits – Lecture
Presented by the ACOFP Practice Management Committee
David Connett, DO, FACOFP

2 - 4 pm
Point-of-Service Testing Workshop
CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits - Workshop
Gautam Desai, DO - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 – 4 pm
Diagnostic Ultrasound Workshop
CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
Scott J. Primack, DO - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 – 4 pm
Gait Testing Workshop
CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
Richard K. Ogden, Sr., DO, FACOFP - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 – 4 pm
Office Emergencies Workshop
CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
Rance L. McClain, DO, FAOASM - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 - 5 pm
Basic Disaster Life Support Workshop – Part 1
CME: 3 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
Italo A. Subbarao, DO, MBA- Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 – 5 pm
Five-Minute OMT: Integrating Osteopathic Principles and Practices into the Family Medicine Encounter – A Case Based Approach
CME: 3 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
David C. Mason, DO- Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

3 – 4:30 pm
Student Program:
Family Medicine - Thinking Outside the Box
Speakers: Joshua S. Coren, DO, MBA, Stephanie Casalman, DO, Jeremy Dubin, DO and Nicole Sirchio, DO (speaker handouts combined)

4 – 5 pm
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Contract Negotiations/Reading Contract Language
CME: 1 1-B Credit – Program
Greg Smith, JD

7 – 9 am
Tuberculosis: Scourge of the Twenty-First Century
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Continental Breakfast and Lecture
Charles Daley, MD, FCCP

8 am – 12 Noon
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Joint and Trigger Point Injections/Ingrown Toenail Removal Workshop
CME: 4 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop
Sponsored by the ACOFP Education and Research Foundation
ACOFP CPE Trainer – Edward E. Hosbach, II, DO - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

9 – 10 am
Asthma: A Growing Dilemma Among America's Youth
CME: 1 1-A Credit – Lecture
Richard R. Terry, DO, FACOFP, FAAFP, CAQ

9 – 10 am
Resident/Young Physician Program:
Moonlighting and Other Extracurricular Activities
CME: 1 1-B Credit – Program
Joshua S. Coren, DO, MBA

11 am – 12 Noon
Spirometry Practicum: Case-Based Clinical Applications
Supported by a grant from GlaxoSmithKline
CME: 1 1-A Credit – Lecture
Daniel J. Callan, DO, FACOFP, MPH
Spirometry Reimbursement Guide

12 Noon – 2 pm
Management of Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria: Case-based Vignettes and Challenges in Day to Day Practice
Supported by a grant from sanofi-aventis
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Lunch and Lecture

Speakers:
Christopher Chappel, MD, FAAFC, CD
Carman A. Ciervo, DO, FACOFP
Frank A. Filipetto, DO, FACOFP
David C. Mason, DO

12 Noon – 2 pm
Pearls of Preceptorship
CME: 2 1-B Extra Credits
Caryl J. Heaton, DO

12:30 – 2 pm
Student Program:
OMT Without an OMT Table in the Ambulatory Setting
Ann L. Habenicht, DO, FAAO, FACOFP

1 – 2 pm
Resident/Young Physician Program:
From Residency to the Real World – Which Job Will Be the Right Fit For You
CME: 1 1-B Credit – Program
Scott Strauss, DO

2 – 4 pm
Religion, Conscience and Controversial Medical Interventions
CME: 2 1-B Extra Credits - Lecture

Speakers:
Gail Dudley DO and Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO, FACOFP dist., CMD (speaker handouts combined)

2 – 5 pm
Basic Disaster Life Support Workshop – Part 2
CME: 3 1-A Credits - Workshop
Italo A. Subbarao, DO, MBA - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

4 – 6 pm
Preventive Medicine Case Studies
Presented by the ACOFP Committee on Preventice Medicine and Medical Preparedness
CME: 2 1-A Extra Credits – Lecture

Speakers:
Eric Felber, DO
Elizabeth Pepe, DO, FACOFP
Dan Galloway, DO, FACOFP
Anna Lamb, DO

7 – 9 am
Depression in Women
Supported by a grant from Wyeth and University of North Texas Health Science Center
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Continental Breakfast and Lecture

Speakers:
Alan Podawiltz, DO, MS, FAPA
Ralph Anderson, MD, FACOG

8 am – 5 pm
Dermatology Skills Workshop
CME: 8 1-A Extra Credits – Workshop (lunch on own)
Presented by the Committee on Procedural Medicine
Donald E. Jablonski, DO, FACOFP - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

9 – 11 am
Emerging Technologies in the Treatment of Pain
Supported by a grant from Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC.
CME: 2 1-A Credit – Lecture
Micke Brown, BSN, RN and Steven Stanos, DO (speaker handouts combined)

11 am – 1 pm
Changing the Course of Diabetes: The Impact of Early Intervention on Disease Modification
Supported by a grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
CME: 2 1-A Credits – Lecture
J. Unger, MD - No handout available
Jay R. Huber, DO, PC - No handout available
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO, FACOI - No handout available

1 – 2 pm
Diabetes Mellitus: Complexity and Complications Resulting from Core Defects
Supported by a grant from Merck and Co., Inc.
CME: 1 1-A Credit – Lecture
Ronnie B. Martin, DO, FACOFP dist., and Natasha Bray, DO (speaker handouts combined)

1 – 5 pm
Basic Disaster Life Support Workshop – Part 3
CME: 4 1-A Credits – Workshop
Italo A. Subbarao, DO, MBA - Handout material for paid workshops are not available.

2 - 3 pm
The History and Philosophy of A.T. Still, MD, DO and Osteopathy
Presented by the ACOFP Osteopathic Principles and Practice Committee
CME: 1 1-A Extra Credit – Lecture
William H. Stager, DO, FACOFP

3 – 4 pm
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Evidence-Based Medicine: Oxymoron?
Presented by the ACOFP Osteopathic Principles and Practice Committee
CME: 1 1-A Extra Credit – Lecture
Eric E. Gish, DO

7 – 8:30 am
Update in Malpractice Risk Management and Patient Safety
CME: 1.5 1-A Credit – Lecture and Continental Breakfast
Jeffrey L. Varnell, MD

8:30 – 10 am
Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes and Medical Errors
CME: 1.5 1-A Credit – Lecture
Dennis J. Boyle, MD

10 – 11:30 am
2008 Vital Signs for Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)
CME: 1.5 1-A Credit – Lecture
Barbara M. Drury, BA, FHIMSS, President of Pricare, Inc.

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Seven Habits of Effective Managers
CME: 1.5 1-A Credits – Lecture
Myron L. Treber, Your Personnel Manager, LLC