Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Steven A. Godwin, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Dean, Simulation Education
University of Florida COM-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida

Jason Persoff, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Consultant in Hospital Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida

David Plourd, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
OB/GYN Hospitalist
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, California

Rodney C. Richie, MD, FACP, FCCP
Conference Chairman Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
President, Waco Lung Associates
Waco, Texas

Henry Rodriguez, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Program
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana

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.

Tuesday, February 24

5:30-7:00pm Registration/Check-in / Group Reception

Wednesday, February 25

6:30am Late Registration & Check-in
Continental Breakfast

7:30 Conference Introduction
Rodney Richie, MD

7:45 Update on Diagnosis & Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (Rx= 30 minutes)
Jason Persoff, MD

8:30 Controversies in Hormone Therapy: WHI or WHI Not (Rx= 30 minutes)
David Plourd, MD

9:15 Obesity: The New Pediatric Epidemic
Henry Rodriguez, MD

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

10:45 Adjourn Morning Session

Mid-Day Break

4:00pm Acute Headaches (Rx= 15 minutes)
Steven Godwin, MD

4:45 Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Hypertension (Rx= 40 minutes)
Rodney Richie, MD

5:30 Osteoporosis: The Bare Bones of the Matter (Rx= 20 minutes)
David Plourd, MD

6:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

7:15 Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, February 26

6:30am Continental Breakfast

7:00 Prostate Cancer: Controversies in Screening & Treatment (Rx= 20 minutes)
Rodney Richie, MD

7:45 Update on Diabetes 2009: Emerging Technologies (Rx= 25 minutes)
Henry Rodriguez, MD

8:30 Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: Who's at Risk?
Jason Persoff, MD

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, February 27

4:00pm Contraception Update 2009: Rods, Rings & Things (Rx= 40 minutes)
David Plourd, MD

4:45 Childhood Growth & Thyroid Abnormalities
Henry Rodriguez, MD

5:30 Treatment Update on Pediatric Fevers (Rx= 30 minutes)
Steven Godwin, MD

6:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

7:15 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, February 28

6:30am Continental Breakfast

7:00 Ear Emergencies: 2009 Update
Steven Godwin, MD

7:45 Improving End-of-Life Care (Rx= 10 minutes)
Rodney Richie, MD

8:30 Case Studies in the Diagnosis & Management of Hyponatremia (Rx= 25 minutes)
Jason Persoff, MD

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Conference Adjourns

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