CME Agenda & Schedule

June 29- July 4, 2008 - Embassy Suites/Kingston Plantation - Myrtle Beach,

Below is the tentative schedule of continuing educational sessions, workshops and social activities. Please note that these are subject to change without notice. Evidence-based credits for portions of the program are pending. Please continue to check back for additional information and updates.

Sunday, June 29

4:00-9:00 pm Registration
Exhibit Set-up

4:30–5:00 pm Light Refreshments

4:55 pm Welcome & Intro

5:00–7:00 pm CPT-4 and ICD-9 -- Coding in 2008
Judith C. Richardson, RN, MSA, CCS-P

7:00-8:00pm Management of Alzheimer's Disease in a Primary Care Setting
David A. Smith, MD

8:00–9:00 pm Asthma Management
B. Wayne Blount, MD

9:00 pm Adjourn

Monday, June 29

7:00-7:30 am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:30–8:30 am Combination Therapy for Lipids
Thomas R. White, MD

8:30–9:30 am Dem Bones, Dem Bones, We Must Protect Them Bones!
Jill Vargo, MD

9:30–10:30 am What’s New In Vaccines
Douglas K. Mitchell, MD

10:30–11:15 am Break/Exhibit Hall

11:15–12:15 pm Diabetes Update - A Rational Approach

12:15–1:15 pm Hypertension JNC 7 and 1/2
Brian R. Forrest, MD

1:15pm Adjourn

6:30 pm Family Fun & Cook Out
SPLASH Pool Complex

Tuesday, July 1st

7:00-7:30am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:30-8:30am Headache-Migraine vs Sinus Disease
Remy Coeytaux, MD, PhD

8:30-9:30am Rational Weight Loss
R.W. Watkins, MD, MPH, FAAFP

9:30-10:30am Integrative Medicine for the Family Physician
Remy Coeytaux, MD, PhD

10:30-11:15am Break/Exhibit Hall

11:15-12:15pm Adult Smoking Cessation Strategies: A Rural Healthcare CME Initiative
Jacquie Halladay, MD

12:15-1:15pm Care of the Newborn
Richard W. Lord, MD

1:15pm Adjourn

6:30 pm Alabama Theatre Show
Dinner & Transportation not provided.

Wednesday, July 2

7:00-7:30am Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:30-8:30am When to Worry About Elevated LFTs
Fred C. Fowler, MD

8:30-9:30am Screening & Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problem Patients
Robert E. Gwyther, MD

9:30–10:30am Major Depressive Disorder - Is MDD Over Diagnosed? What Every Primary Care Professional Needs to Know
David A. Baron, MS, ED, DO

10:30-11:15am Break/Exhibit Hall

11:15-12:15pm Migraines in Women - An Update
Anne H. Calhoun, MD

12:15-1:15pm COPD Update
James F. Donohue, MD

1:15pm Adjourn

1:36 pm Golf at Arcadian Shores

Thursday, July 3

Practice Management Seminar

7:00-7:30 am Continental Breakfast

7:30-8:30 am Transformation of a Dinosaur by Karen L. Smith, MD, FAAFP

8:30-9:30 am Economics by Richard W. Lord, MD

9:30–10:00 am Break

10:00-11:00 am Controlling Overhead by Brian R. Forrest, MD

11:00–12:00 pm Maximizing Collections

12:00 pm Adjourn

Friday, July 4th

Cosmetic Procedures

7:00-7:30 am Continental Breakfast

7:30-8:00 am Introduction to Botox Cosmetic by David Lamond, DO

8:00-8:30 am Introduction to Chemical Peels & Photoaging by Janna Norton, LE

8:30-9:00am Dermal Fillers by David LaMond, DO, LME

9:00-9:30 am Break

9:30-11:00 am Rotating Hands On Demonstrations for Botox, Chemical Peels & Dermal Fillers

11:00-12:00 pm New Horizons in Medicine: Cosmetic Procedures Lecture by David LaMond, DO

12:05–1:05 pm Hands on Laser Demonstrations

1:00 pm Refreshments
More Laser Demonstrations