The Synapse - April 2011

Volume 25 : Issue 4

An Educational Bulletin of Mercer University School of Medicine & The Medical Center of Central Georgia

April 2011

Internal Medicine: Evidence-Based

Update July 14 – 16, 2011

If you Have Not Received A Brochure And Registration For This Conference And Would Like To Attend, Please Contact

Lenora Rogers @ (478) 301-5823 A Complete Schedule Of CME Conferences & Meetings For

April Are Located On Pages 4 & 5

Non-CME Educational Opportunities Can Be Found On Pages 6

Harbour Town Conference Center Hilton Head, South Carolina

Up To 18 Hours of CME Available

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The Mercer University School of Medicine and The Medical Center of

Central Georgia Would Like To Welcome Our Incoming Residents For 2011

WELCOME RESIDENTS

See Page 3 For a List Of Our New Residents

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Thursday, July 14 Congestive Heart Failure Update Richard Reinhart, M.D. Recognize the signs and symptoms of CHF; use appropriate diagnostics to find underlying causes; and apply appropriate treatment to maximize outcomes COPD Carl Kemp, M.D. Define the pathophysiology of COPD and more effectively manage the disease based on individual patient symptoms as well as educating patients to prevent COPD Diagnosis & Management of Anxiety Disorders Grady Carter, M.D. Recognize the causes of anxiety disorders; recognize the different types of disorders (panic, OCD, post-traumatic stress, phobias); and appropriately manage treatment with medication and behavior modifications Incorporating Motivational Interviewing into Your Patient Encounters–Part 1 Paul Seale, M.D. Incorporate motivational interview techniques into patient encounters to improve physician-patient communication Sleep Apnea Carl Kemp, M.D. Recognize the symptoms of sleep apnea and utilize appropriate studies to diagnosis; develop effective treatment plans that include medication, lifestyle changes, and breathing devices Trilogy of Tick-Borne Illness Jeffrey Stephens, M.D. Identify newer tick-borne diseases (such as STARI) and develop appropriate therapies as well as educate patients in preventive measures

Travel Medicine Ritu Kumar, M.D. Coronary Artery Disease in Women Ahmed Shah, M.D. Recognize the risk factors, symptoms, and progression of CHD specific to women and develop effective treatment plans for female patients, including lifestyle changes, medication, rehabilitation, and medical/surgical procedures

Friday, July 15

Evaluation and Management of Resistant Hypertension Ajay Srivastava, M.D. Evaluate and manage the patient with resistant hypertension EKG Interpretation for the Primary Care Physician Richard Reinhart, M.D. Diagnosis & Management of Somatization and Other Somatiform Disorders Grady Carter, M.D. Incorporating Motivational Interviewing into Your Patient Encounters – Part 2 Paul Seale, M.D. Incorporate motivational interview techniques into patient encounters to improve physician-patient communication Work-up and Treatment of Osteoporosis Kaveh Ehsanipoor, M.D. Identify and modify risk factors for the development and progression of osteoporosis and define a focused treatment program to slow or stop bone loss

Call: (478) 301-5823 For More Information

Saturday, July 16 GI Update 2011 Steven Carpenter, M.D. Prevention of Dementia Richard Ackermann, M.D. Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Kaveh Ehsanipoor, M.D. Recognize pre-diabetic indicators and symptoms of diabetes mellitus type 2 in previously undiagnosed patients; apply treatment guidelines for reduce hyperglycemia and risk factors (blood pressure, cholesterol, and LDL control) and to prevent co-morbidity health conditions Fibromyalgia Than Win, M.D. Recognize, diagnose, and manage fibromyalgia Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Edward Rydzak, M.D. Recognize the symptoms of NAFLD and define treatment to focus on control of risk factors to prevent disease progression (weight loss, diabetes, hyperlipidemia

Accreditation

The Mercer University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Internal medicine: Evidence-based Update

July 14–16, 2011

Up To 18 Hours Of CME Credit Available

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Family Medicine Huma Arain, M.D. St. Matthews University Holly Clemons, M.D. Morehouse School of Medicine Todd Deavens, M.D. Ross University Walter Floyd, M.D. American University of the Caribbean Fiona Kehoe, M.D. American University of the Caribbean Jung Kim, M.D. American University of the Caribbean Sasha Smith, M.D. Meharry Medical College Kameisha Williams, M.D. Ross University

OB/Gyn

Whitney Evans, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine Nneka Ezekwueche, M.D. Ross University Marcela Jimenez Ramirez, M.D. Ross University Megan Sutton, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine

General Surgery

Elizabeth Almon, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine Robert Baskin, M.D. Wake Forest University School of Medicine Jonathan Cudnik, M.D. Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine Tonya Johnson, M.D. The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Internal Medicine Syed Baber, M.D. Ross University Sushee Gadde, M.D. Mamata Medical College Christopher Inhulsen, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine Sunitha Kaluvehallimatta, M.D. J.J.M. Medical College, Devangere Rami Reddy Bonam, M.D. Mamata Medical College Neel Girish Patel, M.D. St. George’s University School of Medicine Yalew T. Debella , M.D. Jimma University Christian Bolea, M.D. American University of the Caribbean Christopher Middendorf, M.D. St. George University Annie Harris, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine Mark Twedt, M.D. Mercer University School of Medicine

Pediatrics Gabriella Assi, M.D. Ross University Empress Hughes, M.D. Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Robert Johnson, M.D. Saint George’s University Gargi Shikhare, M.D. Miraj Medical College Nathanael Swinger, M.D. University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Joulia Thompson, M.D. Volgogradskaja Medicinskaja Akademija

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April 2011

CME Conferences & Meetings

April 1 Coliseum Cancer Conference

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Coliseum Medical Center 350 Hospital Drive Bldg. C Macon, GA 31217 Anita Thomas (478) 746-4864 Cancer Conference The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 4 Tumor Board

Conference 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Debbie Chambers (478) 633-1902 Objective: Apply learned cancer management issues in regard to diagnosis and treatment and to dictate a plan of care The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 6 Coliseum Breast

Conference 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Coliseum Medical Center 350 Hospital Drive Bldg. C Macon, GA 31217 Anita Thomas (478) 746-4864 Breast Conference The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 7 Anesthesia Regularly

Scheduled Series 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Classroom 11 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Stacy Jackson (478) 633-1144 Anesthesia Informatics / QA Interesting Cases & Grand Rounds Series The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

March 7 General Surgery Regularly Scheduled Series 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. MCCG Joseph Eversole Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Elizabeth Jennings (478) 633-7101 Multidisciplinary G.I. Conference Objective: Review G.I. conditions and to discuss diagnostic and management plans to improve multi-disciplinary management The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 11 Tumor Board

Conference 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Debbie Chambers (478) 633-1902 Objective: Apply learned cancer management issues in regard to diagnosis and treatment and to dictate a plan of care The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 13 Internal Medicine Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Lenora Rogers (478) 301-5823 Topic: Bone-Targeting Therapies in

Breast Cancer: Evidence for Anticancer Effects

Speaker: Rowan Chlebowski, M.D. Professor of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Objective: Evaluate the role of bone-targeting agents in the management and prevention of SREs and cancer-treatment induced bone loss The Center for Biomedical Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

April 13 Houston Cancer Conference

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Houston Medical Center 1601 Watson Boulevard Warner Robins, Georgia 31093 Shelia Leones (478) 542-7779 Cancer Conference The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 14 Anesthesia Regularly

Scheduled Series 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Classroom 11 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Stacy Jackson (478) 633-1144 Anesthesia Informatics / QA Interesting Cases & Grand Rounds Series The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 14 General Surgery Regularly Scheduled Series 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. MCCG Joseph Eversole Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Elizabeth Jennings (478) 633-7101 Topic: Burnout in Medicine Speaker: Sylvia Shellenberger, Ph.D.

Psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine Mercer University School of Medicine The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Objective: Identify who suffers most from burnout, and why. Determine ways to prevent and resolve burnout The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

ACCME Accredited

School of Medicine

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April 2011

CME Conferences & Meetings

April 15 Coliseum Cancer Conference

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Coliseum Medical Center 350 Hospital Drive Bldg. C Macon, GA 31217 Anita Thomas (478) 746-4864 Cancer Conference The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 18 Tumor Board

Conference 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Debbie Chambers (478) 633-1902 Objective: Apply learned cancer management issues in regard to diagnosis and treatment and to dictate a plan of care The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 20 Coliseum Breast

Conference 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Coliseum Medical Center 350 Hospital Drive Bldg. C Macon, GA 31217 Anita Thomas (478) 746-4864 Breast Conference The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

April 21 Anesthesia Regularly Scheduled Series

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Classroom 11 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Stacy Jackson (478) 633-1144 Anesthesia Informatics / QA Interesting Cases & Grand Rounds Series The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 21 General Surgery

Regularly Scheduled Series 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. MCCG Joseph Eversole Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Elizabeth Jennings (478) 633-7101 Surgical CME / QI Program

Journal Club: Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

Speaker: Danny Vaughn, M.D. Administrative Chief Resident Department of Surgery

Mercer University School of Medicine The Medical Center of Central Georgia

Objective: Literature review regarding the prevention of surgical site infections The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 25 Tumor Board

Conference 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Debbie Chambers (478) 633-1902 Objective: Apply learned cancer management issues in regard to diagnosis and treatment and to dictate a plan of care The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

April 27 Internal Medicine Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Lenora Rogers (478) 301-5823 Topic: Progress in the Treatment of

Chronic Airway Infection in Cystic Fibrosis

Speaker: Michael Schechter, M.D. Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Health

Director of Cystic Fibrosis Center Emory University School of Medicine

Objective: Recognize the characteristics of chronic airway infection and identify appropriate therapies to manage comorbid conditions in cystic fibrosis The Center for Biomedical Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 28 Anesthesia Regularly

Scheduled Series 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Classroom 11 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Stacy Jackson (478) 633-1144 Anesthesia Informatics / QA Interesting Cases & Grand Rounds Series The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

______________________________ April 28 General Surgery Regularly Scheduled Series 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Elizabeth Jennings (478) 633-7101 Trauma Topics Conference Objective: Review the latest literature on trauma and to discuss plans to improve performance and safety The Mercer University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

ACCME Accredited

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April 2011

Non-CME Conferences & Meetings

April 1 Family Medicine Regularly Scheduled Series

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Mary Ann Paul (478) 633-0550 Topic: Renal Emergencies Part II Speaker: Ajay Srivastava, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine MUSM / MCCG Objective: Review the more common kidney injuries as well as renal emergent situations

______________________________ April 5 Pediatric Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Felicia Bentley (478) 633-7140 Topic: New CORM Program for Children’s Hospital Speaker: Pam Griggs, R.N. MUSM / MCCG

______________________________ April 6 Internal Medicine

Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Lenora Rogers (478) 301-5823 Topic: Managing Nausia & Vomiting in

Pallitive Setting Speaker: Allison Sheetz, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine MUSM / MCCG

______________________________ April 8 Family Medicine

Regularly Scheduled Series 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Mary Ann Paul (478) 633-0550 Topic: Men’s Health in the Outpatient

Setting Speaker: Ajay Srivastava, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine MUSM / MCCG Objective: How to communicate with the male patient

April 12 Pediatric Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Felicia Bentley (478) 633-7140 Topic: Every Encounter is an Opportunity Speaker: Stephanie Walsh, M.D. Pediatric Resident MUSM / MCCG

______________________________ April 15 Family Medicine

Regularly Scheduled Series 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Mary Ann Paul (478) 633-0550 Topic: Dermatologic Emergencies Speaker: Nicola Presley, M.D. Family Medicine Resident MUSM / MCCG Objective: Early recognition and intervention of life threatening dermatologic conditions

______________________________ April 19 Pediatric Regularly Scheduled Series 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MCCG Trice Auditorium 777 Hemlock Street Macon, GA 31201 Felicia Bentley (478) 633-7140 Topic: Newborn Nightmares the Redbook

and Beyond Speaker: Edward Clark, M.D. Pediatrician MUSM / MCCG

April 20 Internal Medicine Regularly Scheduled Series

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Lenora Rogers (478) 301-5823 Topic: Smoking Cessation Speaker: Shikha Singla, M.D.

Internal Medicine Residency MUSM / MCCG Objective: Discuss stepwise treatment to assist patients in smoking cessation Topic: Illicit Drug Use Speaker: Neema Froutan, M.D. Internal Medicine Residency MUSM / MCCG Objective: Review the physiologic effects from the use of various illicit drugs

______________________________ April 28 Psychiatry Regularly Scheduled Series 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Beth Hatten (478) 301-4033 Topic/Speaker: TBA

______________________________ April 29 Family Medicine

Regularly Scheduled Series 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. MUSM Medical Education Building 790 First Street Macon, GA 31201 Mary Ann Paul (478) 633-0550 Topic: HIV Today Speaker: Ritu Kumar, M.D.

Assistant Professor Internal Medicine MUSM / MCCG Objective: Understanding HIV and its complications in today’s world

The following Educational Opportunities Are Available But Do Not Have Continuing Medical Education Credit