Annual Spring CME Conference 

Thursday, May 8th

• 7am - 12pm

Friday, May 9th

• 7am - 12pm

Saturday, May 10th

• 7am - 12pm

$350 - Non Preceptors

$300 - Preceptors

• Both include Controlled Substances Online Course

Program description

This continuing education conference is designed to deliver evidence-based information regarding current standard of care and emerging therapies in several topics, including major health burdens are recognized by CDC Healthy People 2010 (i.e. tobacco  abuse, obesity).  In addition, topics where significant changes in standard of care are being delivered to serve as an update to practitioners who are more than 5 years post residency or graduation, such as new information regarding advanced imaging, applications for ultrasonography, and treatment in acute coronary syndromes.  The appropriate prescribing of controlled substances, including balancing the issue of the under-treatment of chronic pain while prescribing with liability authority, will be discussed.  Our state is placing significant emphasis on this issue, including the mandate for some professions to obtain specified hours in this topic within each CME cycle.  Additional topics serve to help practitioners be successful with the business of medicine, including wealth management training, current trends in contract negotiation, and safe, proven aesthetic therapies which can complement some primary care services.  Lecture-learner format will be complemented by workshops which allow participants to apply didactic knowledge in patient scenarios, as well as, participate in active discussions with topic experts/panels.

Continuing medical education credit

15 hours - Prescribed CME

Guest faculty

Thomas Byrne, MD
Professor
MUSC Dept Surgery

John Ramey, MD
Allergy and Asthma Specialists of America
Adjunct Professor, MUSC Dept of Medicine

Malissa Sandhu, MSPAS, PA-C
Instructor
MUSC Dept Ophthalmology
Oculoplastic Surgery Medical Esthetics

Suzanne Thomas, PhD
Associate Professor
MUSC Dept Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Gary Headden, MD
Assistant Professor
MUSC Dept Medicine
Division of Emergency Medicine

Shaun Nguyen, MA, MD
Assistant Professor
MUSC Dept Radiology

Charles Gilman, MD
Assistant Professor
MUSC Dept Medicine
Division of Emergency Medicine

Nathan Straus, CFP
Commonwealth Financial Group

Arnie Metz, MA, PA-C
Assistant Professor
MUSC PA Program

Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C
Assistant Professor and Director,
MUSC PA Program

Wanda Gonsalves, MD
Associate Professor and Medical Director,
MUSC Dept Family Medicine
MUSC Physician Assistant Program

Christine Otruba, DO
Director of Pediatric Education
MUSC Dept Clinical Services
Consulting Faculty and Organizations

Payment information

Payment may be made in the form of personal check, money order, or credit card (i.e. Visa or Mastercard).  

*****Checks should be made payable to MUSC Department of Clinical Services.*****

Questions?

Call
843-792-1913 
(Charleston area)
1-800-651-2926
(Toll Free)
or
Send us an e-mail at
musc-pa-clinical@musc.edu

Program Topics

Proven Strategies for Tobacco Cessation

• Understand tobacco dependence as a chronic condition requiring repeated intervention from individual healthcare providers across the healthcare delivery system
• Describe basic behavioral and cognitive coping techniques that can be taught to patients who are trying to quit smoking.
• Recognize how to engage smokers who are in precontemplation.
• Describe currently approved smoking-cessation medications.
• Develop a strategy to efficiently implement the CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines for tobacco use and dependence into each encounter with a patient.

Advances in Cardiac and Diagnostic Imaging

• When assessing patients for the presence of cardiovascular disease, evaluate the advantages that each of the cardiac imaging modalitie: MRI, MDCT, and nuclear imaging. 
• Apply the most novel MDCT, MRI and nuclear imaging techniques when assessing patients for the presence of cardiovascular disease.
• Describe advantages and novel developments in advanced imaging contrast agents.
• When assessing patient who present with acute chest pain, you will optimize performance and interpretation of studies in evaluating pulmonary thromboembolism to maximize patient results.

Workshop on Aesthetic Therapies in Primary Care

• Describe upper and lower face techniques for injecting botulinum toxin, type A.
• Discuss physiologic differences about the aging face among men and women.
• Detail risks for non-invasive facial aesthetic treatments including botulinum toxin type A, laser therapy, and hyaluronic acid.
• Detail emerging non-cosmetic clinical uses for botulinum toxin, type A.
• Differentiate new laser technologies in the treatment of skin laxity, hair removal, pigmented lesions, vascular therapy and skin rejuvenation.

Evaluation of Pain and Addiction Assessment & Effective Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain & Workshop on Pain Management

• Describe the basic approaches to the management of pain and discomfort.
  Relate recent findings from clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance regarding the safety and efficacy of analgesics for use in the mangement of patients with chronic, nonmalignant pain.
• Discuss the anticipated therapeutic effect, safety, tolerability, monitoring, and cost of commonly available analgesics including nonsteroidal antiiflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, salicylates, opioids and opioid-like agents, and adjunctive treatments.
• Describe appropriate methods for assessment of pain, psychosocial status and contributing symptoms including use of common assessment tools and visual analog scales.
• Differentiate between various types of pain syndromes and develop a rationale for use of specific pain treatments.
• Be familiar with the World Health Organization 3-Step Analgesic Ladder.
• Describe methods for the effective selection, monitoring, documentation, addiction assessment, and diversion prevention as they relate to pain management.
• Differentiate appropriate treatment goals and regimens for patients with acute pain, post-operative pain, chronic nonmalignant pain, and chronic malignant pain.
• Develop a pharmacologic treatment and monitoring plan for a patient with acute pain or chronic nonmalignant pain.

Effective Strategies for Treating Obesity

• Recognize current guidelines for body weight and additional recommendations on weight loss strategies with diet and exercise.
• Discuss currently approved and emerging drug therapies which support weight loss, including benefits, risks, and outcome data.
  Relate indications for weight loss surgery, including common applied criteria from third party payers.
• Describe potential complications of gastric bypass including intraperitoneal extravasation, gastro-gastric fistula, gastric outlet obstruction, afferent loop obstruction, and hemorrhage into the excluded segment.
• Apply principles of weight loss management and risk factor reduction and create individualized plans with realistic goals and adequate support systems.

Update on the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

• Develop a differential diagnosis of chest pain, including cardiac and non-cardiac causes.
• Describe appropriate diagnostic testing for a patient presenting with chest pain.
• Discuss modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for cardiac disease.
• Interpret an ECG of a patient presenting with chest pain.
• Define stable and unstable angina.
• Describe the use of laboratory studies in the evaluation of a patient with chest pain (e.g. CK-MB, tropinins etc.).
• Compare and contrast the following methods the of stress testing and imaging in a patient with chest pain (Treadmill exercise testing,
• Echocardiogram/exercise stress test, Radionuclide stress test, chemically induced stress testing, cardiac CT and MRI scans, and cardiac catheterization.
• Review guidelines for the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes

Evidence based Applications for Ultrasound Technology

• Understand the basic physics and components of ultrasound machine.
• Describe major indications for obstetrical and vascular ultrasound.
• Discuss the timing of obstetrical ultrasound for diagnostic purposes.
• Recognize advantages and disadvantages of ultrasound in abdominal and pelvic imaging. 
• Interpret reported data from ultrasound and understand its reliability.

ENT Update for the Primary Care Provider

• Differentiate different causes of hoarseness.
• Effectively utilize voice analysis skills.
• Identify indications for and potential complications of diagnostic esophagoscopy.
• Describe the diagnostic work-up and management strategies for tinnitus.
• Recognize signs and symptoms of head and neck cancers in primary care patients.

Emerging Therapies for Asthma Control

• Review the criteria that indicate the best results for asthma control.
• Assess for indicators of loss of control of asthma.
• Examine the continuum approach in asthma management.
• Discuss evidence based drug treatments and delivery systems for asthma.
• Recognize emerging and novel therapies for asthma  including the rationale for use, potential benefits and adverse effects.

Pediatric and Adolescent Challenges in Primary Care

• State the clinical essentials required for an efficient and comprehensive pediatric stabilization assessment.
• Discuss both non-pharmacological and pharmacological choices used in managing various urgent & emergent pediatric situations.
• Identify commonly ingested agents in pediatric poisonings and discuss current treatment recommendations for each.
• Compare and contrast signs and symptoms of upper versus lower airway conditions when selecting appropriate management strategies.
• Describe strategies for effectively diagnosing common pediatric and adolescent patients with mental and/or behavioral illness.

Workshop on Asset Protection and Wealth Management

• Discuss when to use a corporation or professional association.
• Describe effective strategies in asset protection and estate planning.
• Recognize powerful strategies for limiting liability.
• Identify the role of trusts for asset protection and tax savings.
• Describe key elements to discuss during a contract negotiation.

Registration Links

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