Pri-Med Access with ACP
This CME activity, Pri-Med Access with ACP, is co-sponsored by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and pmiCME. All decisions about the CME content and faculty are made exclusively by ACP and pmiCME. It is the goal of the organizations to provide educational opportunities that are timely, unbiased, scientifically rigorous, practical in nature, and that serve to improve patient outcomes.

Pri-Med Access with ACP in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Date: June 11-12, 2010

Meeting Overview

Venue:
Broward County Convention Center
Primary Audience:
Primary Care
Credits:
13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM, 24.25 AAFP, 13.25 AANP, and 11 AAFP Evidence Based


Debate, discuss and dialogue with faculty and colleagues on your schedule at Pri-Med Access with ACP

Pri-Med Access and American College of Physicians have created an all-new CME curriculum that will explore advances in efficient and cost-effective diagnoses and care related to:

• Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors

• Evaluation/management of musculoskeletal pain and respiratory diseases

• Work-up of gastrointestinal complaints

• Prompt identification of community acquired infectious disease

3+ hours dedicated to Q&A

You’ll have time to dialogue with our expert faculty, who are practicing clinicians as well as leading educators. You’ll have opportunities to share ideas and confirm your clinical approaches. The format is flexible—sign up for one course, one day, or the full two-day program.

Realize immediate returns on your time investment

• The techniques, treatments, and therapies you’ll learn about today will improve your patients’ care tomorrow

• Immediately apply “clinical pearls” in the care of your patients

Plus, expand your knowledge by attending optional, non-CME certified, industry-led presentations on the latest therapeutic products during breaks from your CME sessions. Learn more.

*Industry refers to pharmaceutical or medical device companies or agents working on their behalf.

Pri-Med thanks the following organizations for informing clinicians of the program: Aetna, and American Society of Hypertension, Inc..

Session Summary


Following is a recap of the core educational elements from the conference sessions, to help you take what you learned and apply it to your interactions with patients.

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Friday, June 11, 2010
6:30 AM-7:30 AM Registration, Breakfast & Additional Opportunities
7:30 AM-7:45 AM Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
7:45 AM-9:00 AM Keynote Presentation
7:45 AM-9:00 AM
Presentation Skills for Clinicians: Making Your Next Presentation Better Than Your Last
Scott Litin MD, MACP Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
9:15 AM-12:30 PM Track 1
Cardiovascular Issues in Primary Care
9:15 AM-11:00 AM
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH , Associate Physician, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
F. Wilford Germino, MD, FACP ,
11:00 AM-11:15 AM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
11:15 AM-12:30 PM
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH ,
F. Wilford Germino, MD, FACP , Department of Internal Medicine, Orland Primary Care Specialists, Chicago, IL
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch & Additional Opportunities
1:30 PM-2:55 PM Track 2
Evaluation/Management of Musculoskeletal Pain
1:30 PM-2:55 PM
Assessing Painful Knees and Shoulders in the Primary Care Setting
M. Susan Burke, MD, FACP, (Read Bio) Clinical Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA, Director, The Lankenau Hospital Medical Clinic,
2:55 PM-3:45 PM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
3:45 PM-5:15 PM Track 3
Respiratory Disease
3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Evaluating the Adult Patient with Chronic Cough: From Clear-Cut to Clinical Conundrum
John R McArdle, MD , FACP , Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Saturday, June 12, 2010
6:30 AM-7:45 AM Registration, Breakfast & Additional Opportunities
7:45 AM-8:00 AM Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
8:00 AM-9:00 AM Keynote Presentation
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Healthcare Reform 2010: Where Do We Go From Here?
Stuart B HimmelsteinInternist, Private Practice, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Governor, Florida Chapter, American College of Physicians, Sunrise, FL
9:15 AM-12:30 PM Track 4
Gastroenterologic Screening and Management
9:15 AM-10:40 AM
Controversies and Considerations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF , Associate Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
10:40 AM-11:15 AM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
11:15 AM-12:30 PM
A Case-based Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia
David A. Peura, FACP , MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch & Additional Opportunities
1:30 PM-4:30 PM Track 5
Community-acquired Infectious Disease
1:30 PM-2:45 PM
Infections of the Excretory Pathways in Practice: Real-World Management of Diarrhea and UTI
Thomas Hooton, MD, FACP , Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
2:45 PM-3:00 PM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Staphylococcus Aureus Infections: An Ominous Evolution in the Community Setting
Michael L Tapper, MD, FACP , Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, Hospital Epidemiologist, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Accreditation

Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
24.25 AAFP This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 24.25 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
13.25 AANP pmiCME is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education programs by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider number 040308. This program has been approved for 13.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 7.000 hours of pharmacology).
11 AAFP Evidence Based This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 24.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Of these credits, 11 conform to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based CME clinical content. CME credit has been increased to reflect 2 for 1 credit for only the EB CME portion.
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Travel Arrangements

Meeting Location

Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-4205
(954)765-5900
Broward County Convention Center web site

Hotel Accommodations

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel
1881 SE 17th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-3095
Phone: (800)445-8667
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel web site

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina Hotel. Please call (800)445-8667 by 06/02/2010 and identify yourself as a Pri-Med Access with ACP attendee to receive the discounted rate of $109.

Syllabus Materials

For your convenience, printer-friendly copies of the session slides are available to view and download approximately 1 week prior to the event. Materials will not be provided on-site. Review session slides prior to attending the program and come equipped with questions for our faculty.

 

Print Syllabus

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Additional Opportunities

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Theater 1
Theater 2
12
PM
1
PM
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Challenges in Lipid Management: Achieving More Intensive Treatment Goals
Brought to you by: Merck

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
DSI: Options for Powerful Hypertension Treatment
Brought to you by: Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.

3
PM
3:00 PM-3:45 PM
Hypoglycemia and Its Effects on Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Brought to you by: Merck

 
Theater 1
Theater 2
7
AM
8
AM
7:15 AM-8:00 AM
Lipid Management: A Sharper Focus on HDL-C
Brought to you by: Abbott Laboratories

10
AM
11
AM
10:45 AM-11:15 AM
A Patient-Oriented Approach to Insulin Initiation
Brought to you by: Novo Nordisk Inc.

10:45 AM-11:15 AM
An Alternative for Patients With Signs and Symptoms of Osteoarthritis of the Knee(s)
Brought to you by: Covidien

12
PM
1
PM
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Asthma: Challenges in Treating a Heterogeneous Disease
Brought to you by: Merck

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Fibromyalgia: Disease Overview and Clinical Features
Brought to you by: Pfizer Inc.

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Merck
Novo Nordisk Inc.
Pfizer Inc.

Featured Speaker

Scott Litin MD, MACP

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN

Speaking:

Stuart Himmelstein

Private Practice, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Florida Chapter, American College of Physicians, Sunrise, FL

Speaking:

  • Healthcare Reform 2010: Where Do We Go From Here? - Saturday (June 12, 2010), 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Faculty

Akshay S. Desai MD, MPH

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Speaking:

  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    9:15 AM-11:00 AM
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

M. Susan Burke MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA
The Lankenau Hospital Medical Clinic,

Speaking:

  • Assessing Painful Knees and Shoulders in the Primary Care Setting
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    1:30 PM-2:55 PM

Brooks D. Cash MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Speaking:

  • Controversies and Considerations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
    Saturday, June 12, 2010
    9:15 AM-10:40 AM

Thomas Hooton MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Speaking:

  • Infections of the Excretory Pathways in Practice: Real-World Management of Diarrhea and UTI
    Saturday, June 12, 2010
    1:30 PM-2:45 PM

F. Wilford Germino MD, FACP

Speaking:

  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    9:15 AM-11:00 AM
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

John R McArdle MD , FACP

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Speaking:

  • Evaluating the Adult Patient with Chronic Cough: From Clear-Cut to Clinical Conundrum
    Friday, June 11, 2010
    3:45 PM-5:15 PM

David A. Peura FACP , MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA

Speaking:

  • A Case-based Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia
    Saturday, June 12, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

Michael L Tapper MD, FACP

New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Speaking:

  • Staphylococcus Aureus Infections: An Ominous Evolution in the Community Setting
    Saturday, June 12, 2010
    3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Course Directors

Christopher Smith MD,FACP

Associate Proessor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Co-Director
Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

John Inadomi MD

Professor of Medicine
Dean M. Craig Endowed Chair in Gastrointestinal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Adolf W. Karchmer MD,FACP

Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Medical Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Joshua Beckman MD,MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director
Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
Brigham & Women's Hospital

Susan Murin MD,FACP

Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of California