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Hershey CME 2009 Schedule

  

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cocoa 1 / Terrace

12:30 p.m. - Family Medicine
Registration

1:00 p.m.
Chairman's Welcome
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH
Professor and Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

1:15 p.m.
"Medical Home"
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH

2:00 p.m.
"Medical Care of the Patient with Intellectual Disabilities"
Joseph M. Geskey, DO, FAAP
Medical Director of Hospital Care Management, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center

2:45 p.m.
"GERD, NERD, NAB and BE; What's Going On Down There? Come see!"
Steven Lichtenstein, DO
Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Director,Endoscopy/GI Lab, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

3:30 p.m.
Break

3:45 p.m.
"Update on Psychopharmacology for the Primary Care Physician"
Douglas A. Ockrymiek, D.O.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Faculty of Central Pennsylvania Institute for Mental Health

4:30 p.m.
"Medications to Treat Alcohol Dependency"
Christopher J. Davis, D.O.
Medical Director and Clinical Supervisor for New Insights, Lemoyne, PA

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Questions & Answers

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Friday, June 26, 2009
Cocoa 1 / Terrace

7:45 a.m. - Family Medicine
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Dean's Welcome
Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA, FACOFP
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

8:15 a.m.
"The Therapeutic Basis of Incretin Therapy"
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO, FACOI
Professor of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Endocrinology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

9:00 a.m.
"Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents"
William A. Jamack, DO
Psychiatrist at Behavioral Specialists Inc., a Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program in Williamsport, PA; Medical Director, White Deer Run Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility in Allenwood, PA

9:45 a.m.
"Symptom Management"
Nicole Joseph, DO
Instructor, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

10:30 a.m.
Break

10:45 a.m.
"Clinical Trials in Prmary Care"
Rocco J. Crescenzo, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Hematology and Oncology, PCOM; Medical Director, Oncology Research and Development, Glaxo SmithKline

11:15 a.m.
"Dermatology for Primary Care Physician"
Everett W. Schlam, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ; Assistant Director, Mountainside Family Practice Residency Program, Verona, NJ

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Saturday, June 27, 2009
Cocoa 1 / Terrace

8:00 a.m. - Infectious Diseases
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.
Chairman's Welcome
David H. Loughran, DO
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Infectious Disease, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

8:30 a.m.
"ENT Infectious Diseases"
Maurice Roth, MD, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University; Attending Surgeon, Director of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

9:15 a.m.
"Cough, Headache, Lesions, Rashes...Puzzle Pieces for the Primary Care Physician"
Anne J. Egan, DO, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

10:00 a.m.
"Endovascular Infections"
Lucyann M. Sciandra, D.O.
Attending Physician, Wilkes Barre General Hospital and Geisinger-Wyoming Valley, Private Practice in Wilkes Barre, PA

10:45 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m.
"Doctor/Attorney Perspective on Malpractice"
Robert J. Conroy, ESQ
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann, P.C.
Attorneys to Health Professionals
Steven A. Maffei, DPM, FACFS, FACPOM
Attending Physician, The Center for Wound Management-Capital Health System at Mercer, Trenton, NJ

1:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Questions & Answers

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Reception and Refreshments
Activities for children at Swan Lake & special guest: Buster T. Clown
Balloon sculpture and face painting

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Sunday, June 28, 2009
Cocoa 1 / Terrace

7:45 a.m. - Infectious Diseases
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
"HIV/AIDS Update: Understanding New Treatment Options"
Jihad Slim, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, NJ; Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ

8:45 a.m.
"Medical Tourism - Navigating Elective Medical Care Abroad"
Michael Barnish, DO, FACOI
Clinical Assistant Professor Medicine, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ; Private Practice, Voorhees, NJ

9:30 a.m.
"Bites and Stings"
Dennis M. Guest, DO, FACOEP, FACEP
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Director, Department of Emergency Medicine - Temple East, Northeastern Hospital

10:15 a.m.
"Infections in Implantable Cardiac Devices"
Edward S. Johnson, MD
Dean, Trinity University School of Medicine, St. Vincent's and the Grenadines; Director of Infection Control & The Travelers Resource, Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ

11:00 a.m.
"Infections in the Diabetic Patient"
David H. Loughran, DO

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Questions

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

 THIS PROGRAM IS BEING SUPPORTED WITH
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS FROM
Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo SmithKline
Merck & Co., Inc.
Tibotec Therapeutics
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals