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Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 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. Cardio Metabolic Syndrome: Putting Together Components of Cardiovascular Risks
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO, FACOI Professor of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Endocrinology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2:00 p.m. Feeding Dilemmas in Toddlers
Mark S. Baker, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Family and Community Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center
2:45 p.m. The Electronic Office and Reporting Quality Measures
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
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
4:30 p.m. Managing the Chemically Dependent Patient in the Primary Care Setting
Christopher J. Davis, DO 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 25, 2010 - 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. Challenges in Osteopathic Education 2010
Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA, FACOFP
9:00 a.m. An Update on The Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis
Richard A. Pascucci, DO, FACOI Vice Dean for Clinical Education; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
9:45 a.m. Understanding Gang Violence
Cliff Akiyama, MA, MPH, CGS, CGP
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology and Forensic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. To Err is Human - NOT! Avoiding Common Medical Errors
Katherine E. Galluzzi, DO, FACOFP Professor and Chairperson, Department of Geriatrics, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
11:45 a.m. Rash Decisions
Everett W. Schlam, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University Hospital, Newark, NJ; Assistant Director, Mountainside Family Practice Residency Program, Verona, NJ
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Questions & Answers
5 HOURS CATEGORY 1A CME CREDITS


Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 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. Medicare Update – Coding and Billing/Meaningful Use, The New Rules and How to Stay in the Game
Carol L. Henwood, DO, FACOFP Chair of POMA Practice Management Committee, Governor of ACOFP, Private Practice in Stowe, PA
9:15 a.m. Legal Pitfalls in Infectious Diseases
Chester Smialowicz, MD Director of Infectious Diseases, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Browns Mill, New Jersey
10:00 a.m. Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Syndromes in Office
Anne J. Egan, DO, MBA Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. It's the Little Things that Can Cause You So Much Trouble 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 27, 2010 - Cocoa 1 / Terrace
7:15 a.m. Infectious Diseases - Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. Update in the Evaluation and Treatment of Hepatitis B
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
8:15 a.m. Accessing the 2009-2010 H1N1 Influenza Season: Lessons Learned
Michael Barnish, DO, FACOI Clinical Assistant Professor Medicine, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ; Private Practice, Voorhees, NJ
9:00 a.m. Infection Control Practices in the Office
Monika VanSant, DO Assistant Director of Medical Education/Program Director for Family Practice Residency, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
9:45 a.m. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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
10:30 a.m. Skin Flicks
David H. Loughran, DO
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Discussion
5 HOURS CATEGORY 1A CME CREDITS


This Program is Being Supported With Education Grants From
Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo SmithKline
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pfizer
Roche Genetech