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Up and Down the Tract: Practical Approaches to Common GI Complaints
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Learning Objectives:
- Consider the effectiveness of various PPI dosing regimens, and the risk/benefit profile of long-term GERD therapy
- Understand the benefit/risk scale for long-term treatment of GERD
- Explore the etiologies of fecal incontinence and proven treatment modalities
William D. Chey MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP
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Professor of Medicine, Director, GI Physiology Laboratory, Co-Director, Michigan Bowel Control Program, H. Marvin Pollard Institute Scholar, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI Brooks D. Cash FACG, FASGE, MD, AGAF
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Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, Staff Gastroenterologist, Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Besthesda, MD |
| 10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds
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Explore the latest challenges of treating infections caused by C difficile, B pertussis, and N gonorrhea. Get updated on the 2013 changes in vaccine recommendations for adults.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the issues relating to the changing epidemiology and treatment challenges of infections caused by C difficile, B pertussis, and N gonorrhoeae
- Implement the most recent changes in adult vaccine recommendations during routine visits
Kalpana Gupta MD, MPH
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA |
| 11:15 AM-12:15 PM |
Key Strategies to Keep Heart Failure Patients Out of the Hospital
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Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the risk factors and clinical interventions for heart failure
- Identify the importance of early follow-up care by PCPs in keeping heart failure patients from being readmitted
- Apply new initiatives that PCPs can participate in to help reduce hospital readmissions and improve patient quality of life
Kelly Anne Spratt DO, FACC, FACP
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Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1:15 PM-2:15 PM |
Hot Off the Press and Into Your Practice
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Enter into a discourse on the latest compelling studies and publications from the medical literature that can influence your current patient care practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Consider key findings from important new studies that can change your patient care
Scott C. Litin MD, MACP
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Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN John B Bundrick MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, Consultant in Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 2:15 PM-3:15 PM |
Medical Brain Game: PCP Edition
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Learning Objectives:
- Compete in the popular yet practical medical knowledge game. New categories are sure to provide a fun challenge
Scott C. Litin MD, MACP
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Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN John B Bundrick MD
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, Consultant in Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| 4:15 PM-5:30 PM |
Skin Deep: Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Conditions in Primary Care
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Learning Objectives:
- Use case-based images and clinical clues to improve your diagnostic skills for common skin lesions
- Identify dermatologic manifestations of systemic disease, conditions you can treat in your office, and conditions that require referral
Joslyn Kirby FAAD, MD
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Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA |
