Conference Description

August 26, 2006
Westin Fort Lauderdale
400 Corporate Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
800-937-8461

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CME Credits: 10.3*

Nonrefundable registration fee: $0.

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants.

Program Summary:
This program will provide Primary Care Physicians the opportunity to learn first hand from national thought leaders in their field. The goal is to provide a clearer understanding of several of the most common disease processes, in light of rapid scientific advances. By doing so, attendees will walk away with new insights and learn useful strategies to manage the challenges faced on a daily basis.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

1. more fully understand the origins of insulin resistance and type 2 Diabetes, and review studies of atherosclerosis prevention in patients with type 2 Diabetes
2. utilize appropriate first line therapies in the treatment of diabetes with the goal of targeting the various metabolic pathways in the management of hyperglycemia, thereby preventing development of complications
3. understand the role for insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes and develop strategies for initiating and adjusting therapy
4. utilize evolving data and novel therapies to understand and more effectively manage patients with chronic constipation
5. understand the benefits of endovascular techniques and the role of carotid stenting in prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular disease
6. recognize the importance of achieving the recommended goal blood pressure rather than the superiority of a specific antihypertensive over another in improving patient outcome and understanding the importance of combination therapy to achieve effective blood pressure control
7. more effectively assess wounds commonly seen in practice and utilize new technologies, as well as current treatment protocols, in wound bed preparation and wound management
8. understand that COPD is not only a problem of the lungs but also a disease with important systemic consequences that does respond to many forms of effective therapy
9. recognize the signs of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, guide appropriate evaluation and discuss the latest therapeutic options
10. evaluate and diagnose the etiology of anemia of chronic kidney disease, understand its implications in heart failure, and guide treatment decisions based on emerging data
11. more effectively minimize practice liability exposure, structure the practice environment in an efficient and productive manner, and assess different strategies for acquisition of the physical plant and equipment

Agenda:
Saturday, August 26, 2006

7:30-8:10 am		Registration, Continental Breakfast and Welcome
8:10-8:20		Welcome Remarks Gregg Sherman, MD
8:20-9:20		Insulin Resistance: From Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes – Pathophysiologic Origins, Progression to Diabetes, Prevention of Atherosclerosis Patrick Boyle, MD
9:20-10:20		Treatment Early in the Time Course of Type 2 Diabetes Patrick Boyle, MD
10:20-10:40		Break
10:40-11:40		Beyond Oral Agents: Insulin Initiation and Management Cristina Mata, MD
11:40-12:40		Chronic Constipation Brooks Cash, MD
12:40-1:30		Lunch
1:30-2:30		State of the Art Endovascular Surgery and Carotid Stenting William Julien, MD
2:30-3:30		The Importance of Blood Pressure Control in The Management of Hypertension: Improving Outcomes in 2006 Jan N. Basile, MD
3:30-3:50		Break
3:50-4:50		Wound Care for the 21st Century: An Overview of Wound Management and New Technologies for the Primary Care Physician Robert Snyder, DPM

Sunday, August 27, 2006

7:30-8:20 am		Continental Breakfast and Welcome
8:20-9:10		COPD: An Optimistic View Bart Celli, MD
9:10-10:00		Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Franck F. Rahaghi, MD, MHS, FCCP
10:00-10:20		Break
10:20-11:10		Practice and Risk Management in 2006 Stuart R. Morris, CPA, Esq.
11:10-12:00		Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: Clinical Implications and Treatment Options Jeffrey Berns, MD
12:00		Conference Wrap Up Gregg Sherman, MD

Faculty:
Jan N. Basile, MD
Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal
Medicine/Geriatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina
Acting Director in Primary Care at
the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina

Jeffrey Berns, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Renal, Electrolyte, and Hypertension Division
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Patrick J. Boyle, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico

Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACP
CDR, MC, USN
Chief, Gastroenterology Division and Colon Health Initiative
Associate Professor of Medicine
National Naval Medical Center

Bart Celli, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Tufts University
Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

William Julien, MD
President, South Florida Vascular Associates
American Board of Radiology
Certificate of Added Qualification in Interventional Radiology
Margate, Florida

Cristina Mata, MD
Medical Director of Diabetes Services
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Stuart R. Morris, CPA, Esq.
Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates
Board Certified in Elder Law
Boca Raton, Florida

Franck F. Rahaghi, MD, MHS, FCCP
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Cleveland Clinic Florida at Weston

Robert Snyder, DPM
Director Wound Care Center
NorthWest Medical Center, Margate, Florida

Program Chair: Gregg Sherman, MD

Activity Director: Alan Goodstat, LCSW

*Continuing Education Information
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 10.75 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and the National Association for Continuing Education. UMMS is accredited by ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UMMS designates this continuing medical education activity for 10.3 credit hours in Category I toward the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Under the auspices of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Education this offering meets the requirements for 12.4 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spend in the educational activity.

This program was supported through educational grants from the following companies: Abbott, Actelion, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Camellia Home Health, Comprehensive Home Care, Novo nordisk, Pfizer, sanofi-aventis, Sepracor, Takeda, Wyeth.