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Reunion Weekend

  

Reunion Weekend CME Seminars

June 4–5, 2010

4170 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Program Chairman
Eugene Mochan, PhD, DO '77, FACOFP
Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Dean for
Primary Care and Continuing Education

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Friday, June 4
Evans Hall, Room 404 Lab

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00-9:45 a.m. Myths and Realities of Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
Phillip C. Ginsberg, DO, JD '80, FACOS Professor and Chairman, Division of Urology, Albert Einstein Medical Center
9:45-10:30 a.m. Maintenance of Licensure: The Next Hurdle in Practice
John W. Becher, DO '70, FACOEP Professor and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, PCOM
10:30-11:15 a.m. Future Considerations and OMM
Michelle B. Hobson, DO '80, Clinical Assistant Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, PCOM
11:15–12:00 p.m. Revisiting a Historic Disease, Gout, and is Hyperuricemia a Marker for Atherogenesis and CAD?
Richard A. Pascucci, DO '75, FACOI Vice Dean for Clinical Education, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
12:00-1:00 p.m. LUNCH (College Cafeteria)
1:00-1:45 p.m. Headaches in the Elderly
Michael F. Shank, DO '80, Associate Professor, Departments of Anatomy and Geriatrics, PCOM
1:45-2:30 p.m. Osteopathic Medicine: Past & Present
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO '75, FAAO
Professor and Chairman, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, PCOM
2:30-3:15 p.m. HIV/AIDS Update 2010
Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO, '85, FAAFP Associate Director, Family Practice Residency Program and Medical Director, Comprehensive Care Medicine for HIV, Lancaster General Hospital
3:15-4:00 p.m. Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in 2010
Louis C. Haenel III, DO, '70, FACOI Head Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Kennedy Health System; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ

6 AOA Category 1A CME Credits

 

Saturday, June 5
Zedeck Family Amphitheater - Evans Hall
7:30-8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00-8:45 a.m. Common Dermatoses
Howard M. Goldman, DO '85, FAOCD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, PCOM
8:45-9:30 a.m. Capsule Endoscopy: Just Swallow a Pill?
Steven Lichtenstein, DO '90, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, PCOM
9:30-10:15 a.m. Key Medical Issues in the Gay and Lesbian Community
Adrian C. Demidont, DO '00, Attending Physician, Callen Lorde Community Health Center, New York City
10:15-11:00 a.m. Review of Congenital Heart Disease
Louis A. Papa, DO '70, FACC Clinical Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden, NJ
11:00-11:45 a.m. Common Skin Cancers
Robert P. Finkelstein, DO ’90, FAOCD Clinical Private Practice, The Center for Skin Wellness, Sarasota, Florida
11:45-NOON Q & A - Adjourn

4 AOA Category 1A CME Credits

12 NOON–2 PM ALUMNI AND FAMILY LUNCHEON AND CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE
Come tour the campus and see firsthand the exciting changes since your student days. Departments will be open, faculty on hand and student-led tours will leave you amazed and very proud of your alma mater. A barbecue luncheon will be served. Cost is $5.00 per person. For reservations or inquiries, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations & Development at 215-871-6120.

Continuing Education Credit
Physicians: "The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has requested that the AOA council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for ten hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credits. Approval is currently pending." Sign-in and full day of attendance of program required for credit. All faculty participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by PCOM are expected to disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

Parking:
On-campus parking is available in our garage. All-day parking is $5.00. Please note: the automated gate takes quarters or one, five and ten dollar bills. Parking is complimentary on Saturday. Enter Evans Hall through the front entrance across from the parking garage.

Fee Policies
Registration fees for Friday and Saturday programs are not refundable, nor can they be credited to future programs.

Emergency Messages
Call PCOM Rowland Hall Security Desk at (215) 871-6351 ask the guard to transfer your call to ext. 5350 which is the phone in Evans Hall.