Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

James G. Garrick, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Director, Center for Sports Medicine
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California

Douglas S. Paauw, MD
Conference Chairman
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD, FACP
Department of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Chief of Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Scott & White Clinic & Texas A & M University
Temple, Texas

Karen Stout, MD, FACC
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Division of Cardiology
University of Washington Medical Center
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Barry D. Weiss, MD
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Editor: Family Medicine
Tucson, Arizona

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. This policy is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about material presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

7:00am Registration and Check-in during Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Douglas Paauw, MD

8:15 A Pragmatic approach to the Office Management of Back Pain (Rx = 15 mins.)
James Garrick, MD

9:00 Practical Pearls for Dilemmas in Primary Care (Rx = 20 mins.)
Douglas Paauw, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Controversies in the Prevention and Therapy of Osteoporosis (Rx = 30 mins.)
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

11:15 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: New Guidelines & Future Directions (Rx = 25 mins.)
Barry Weiss, MD

Noon Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Coming Soon to a Clinic Near You
Karen Stout, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30pm Adjourn for Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception

Thursday, July 31, 2008

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Urinary Incontinence: Devices & Gadgets You May Not Know About
Barry Weiss, MD

8:45 Cardiology Case Studies (Rx = 20 mins.)
Karen Stout, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Office Dermatology: Common Dermatologic Dilemmas (Rx = 30 mins.)
Douglas Paauw, MD

11:00 Syncope: When to Worry About the Heart (Rx = 15 mins.)
Karen Stout, MD

11:45 Health Literacy: The Hidden Risk Factor (Rx = 10 mins.)
Barry Weiss, MD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15pm Adjourn for Day

Friday, August 1, 2008

3:30pm Round Table Discussions: Session One

Do Your Patients Understand You?: Improving Communication
Barry Weiss, MD

Helping Your Female Patients Sort Out Diets and Effective Exercise
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

Examination of the Knee, Ankle & Shoulder
James Garrick MD

Approach to Chest Pain: How Not to Miss a Heart Attack
Karen Stout, MD

5:00 Break

5:15 Round Table Discussions: Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the day

Saturday, August 2, 2008

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Office Management of Gradual Onset (Overuse) Injuries (Rx = 5 mins.)
James Garrick, MD

8:45 Management of Lipid Disorders and Hypertension (Rx = 20 mins.)
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check out, if applicable)

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Non-surgical Management of Osteoarthritis (Rx = 15 mins.)
James Garrick, MD

11:15 Primary Care Psychiatry (Rx = 25 mins.)
Douglas Paauw, MD

Noon Cases in Thyroid Disease (Rx = 30 mins.)
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30pm Conference Concludes

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions