Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202B

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) describe new approaches and management in controlling atopic dermatitis ,urticaria, and common drug, food, and insect allergies; 2) describe the differential diagnosis for rhinosinusitis and outline treatment options; 3) discuss the latest asthma assessment guidelines and the role of various medications in step-therapy for severity levels of asthma (levels 1-6); and 4) recognize 10 warning signs for immunodeficiency and identify which screening laboratory tests to perform. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals practicing in the areas of allergy, immunology, and primary care.

• 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Bobby Q. Lanier, MD, Fort Worth
• 7:35 am: Allergic Skin Disorders, Bob Lanier, MD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 8 am: Allergic Rhinitis/Sinusitis, William R. Lumry, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 8:45 am: Drug, Food and Insect Allergy, Russ Haden, MD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 9:30 am: Question & Answer
• 9:45 am: Break
• 10 am: Approach To the Patient With Recurrent Infections, Nana Mireku-Akomeah, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 10:30 am: NAEPP Guidelines for the Management of Asthma, Robert Rogers, MD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 11:15 am: Question & Answer
• 11:30 am: Adjourn

Anesthesiology

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, 1st Level, Room 103AB

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) explain effects of hyperglycemia on perioperative outcome and develop plan to manage glucose; 2) discuss the monitoring and management of intraoperative STT changes; 3) explain the perioperative anesthetic management of a patient with Myasthenia Gravis, Jehovah's Witness, and gas embolism patients; 4) integrate information about evidence-based practice in clinical care to improve perioperative outcome; 5) describe the risks and benefits of blood transfusion, and discuss the hemoglobin levels at which blood transfusion is advisable; and 6) develop communication skills to improve patient care. Target Audience: Physicians practicing in the areas of anesthesiology, pain management, and intensive care

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction, Girish P. Joshi, MD, Dallas and Timothy M. Bittenbinder, MD, Temple
• 9:05 am: Perioperative Glycemic Control: An Update, Roxana Grasu, MD, Houston
• 9:50 am: Anesthetic Management of Jehovah's Witness Patient (ETHICS), Erik A. Boatman, MD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 10:45 am: Break
• 11 am: Intraoperative ST and T Wave Changes, Brian L. Marasigan, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 12 pm: Lunch Break
• 1 pm: Iatrogenic Vascular Embolism: Under Recognized & Mistreated, Gary W. Latson, MD, Temple (Handout)
• 1:40 pm: Guidelines in Patient Care & Perioperative Outcomes (ETHICS), Megan Way, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 2:35 pm: Break
• 2:50 pm: Transfusion Triggers, Srikanth Hosur, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 3:30 pm: Perioperative Management of Myasthenia Gravis, Lisa Farmer, MD, Galveston (Handout)
• 4:05 pm: The Fundamentals of Communication (ETHICS), William B. McIlvaine, MD, CM, FRCPC, FAAP, El Paso (Handout)
• 5 pm: Adjourn, Professional Liability Discount - Physicians who are insured with the Texas Medical Liability Trust may earn a 3-percent discount (not to exceed $1,000) for completion of at least three hours of this educational track. This discount will be applied to the physician's next eligible policy period.

Cancer

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 204A

Upon completion of this program attendees should be able to: 1) discuss the mechanism of tobacco carcinogenesis and cancers, and identify tobacco control events ; 2) discuss legislative mandate and goals of the Texas Cancer Plan and describe the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute; 3) identify the incidence, pathogenesis, risk factors, and symptoms of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers; 4) identify qualitative methods for assessing the effects of spirituality on patient care; 5) identify risk factors and non specific symptoms of ovarian cancer; and 6) recognize current guidelines for cervical cytology and HPV screenings Target Audience: Physicians and residents practicing in the area of primary care

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction, Barry Brooks, MD, Dallas
• 9:15 am: The State of Tobacco Control & Prevention, Joel S. Dunnington, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 10:15 am: Texas Takes on Cancer (ETHICS), Becky Garcia, PhD, Austin (Handout)
• 10:45 am: Break
• 11 am: HPV and Oral Cancer Incidence, Jerry Barker, MD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 12 pm: Lunch, Attendees pick up boxed lunch
• 12:15 pm: Opportunities for Growth At the End of Life (ETHICS), Lois Ramondetta, MD, Houston
• 1:15 pm: Break and Book Signing, "The Light Within", Lois M. Ramondetta, MD, Houston
• 1:45 pm: Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer (ETHICS), Juan Posada, MD, Temple (Handout)
• 2:45 pm: Break
• 3 pm: Current Controversies in Cancer Screenings (ETHICS), Michael Frumovitz, MD, Houston, Ralph Wynn, MD, Dallas, and Durado D. Brooks, Dallas (Handout)
• 4:15 pm: Adjourn

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 104

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) define the role of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer; 2) discuss use of alvimopan in perioperative care of colectomy patients; 3) explain the role of colonic stents for large bowel obstruction; 4) evaluate the role of robotic-assisted surgery for diseases of the colon and rectum; and 5) outline long-term results of anal sphincter repair for fecal incontinence. Target Audience: All physicians and residents who treat gastrointestinal or colorectal diseases, as well as those who make recommendations for and/or provide colorectal screening

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction, Ronny F. Stadler, MD, Dallas
• 9:05 am: Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer, James W. Fleshman Jr., MD,St. Louis, MO (Handout)
• 10:05 am: Alvimopan & Recovery After Hand-assisted Laparscopic Colect, Clarence E. Clark III, MD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 10:30 am: Break
• 10:45 am: Endoscopic Stenting for Acute Colonic Obstruction, Aakash Gajjar, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 11:10 am: Longterm Outcome of Anterior Sphincteroplasty, Konya Keeling, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 11:35 am: Robotic Colorectal Surgery, Eric Romanucci, MD, Denton
• 12:30 pm: Roundtable Discussion on Robotic Colorectal Surgery
• 1 pm: Adjourn

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 204AB

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) recognize the epidemiology of diabetes in Latin Americans population and opportunities to improve treatment by better understanding cultural differences; 2) critique therapies for Type 2 diabetes management; 3) recognize the causes of hypopituitarism; 4) assess pituitary function for each hormone axis and develop an approach to the patient with injury to the pituitary; 5) outline diagnostic measures available to evaluate a thyroid nodule; and 6) discuss how manipulation of bone physiology may impact the treatment of osteoporosis. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals practicing in the areas of diabetes and endocrinology, internal medicine, cardiology, family practice, and nephrology

• 7:30 am: Registration and Breakfast
• 8 am: Welcome and Introduction, Richard Auchus, MD, Dallas
• 8:05 am: Introduction of Case Study #1, Ildiko Lingvay, MD, Dallas
• 8:15 am: Epidemiology and Etiology of Diabetes in the U.S., Jaime Davidson, MD, FACP, MACE, Dallas
• 8:30 am: The Evolving Pathophysiology of Diabetes, Ildiko Lingvay, MD, Dallas
• 9:05 am: Glucose Control: Intervention, Insulinization, and Managing, Philip Raskin, MD, Dallas
• 9:40 am: Emerging Therapies and Treatment Options, Jaime Davidson, MD, FACP, MACE, Dallas
• 10:15 am: Break
• 10:25 am: Introduction of Case Study #2, Ildiko Lingvay, MD, Dallas
• 10:35 am: Improving Attitudes in Physician-Patient Relationship, Amparo Gonzalez, MD, Atlanta, GA
• 11:10 am: Conclusions From Case Studies, Ildiko Lingvay, MD, Dallas
• 11:30 am: Lunch Break and Visit To Expo Hall
• 1 pm: Welcome and Introduction
• 1:05 pm: Diagnosis and Management of Hypopituitarism, Richard Auchus, MD, Dallas
• 2 pm: Break
• 2:15 pm: Office Evaluation of the Thyroid Nodule,, William C Biggs, MD, FACE, Amarillo (Handout)
• 3 pm: Bone Physiology and Its Impact on Osteoporosis Treatment, Lance Sloan, MD, FACE , Lufkin
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Emergency Medicine

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202C

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:1) discuss advances in treatment of acute stroke care; 2) understand historical perspective of H1N1 and appropriately develop a hospital disaster plan; 3) identify and treat commonly missed EKG findings; and 4) discuss and implement advances in acute coronary syndrome. Target Audience: Physicians in all specialties with a primary focus in emergency, cardiology, neurology and disaster management

• 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Angela Siler Fisher, MD, The Woodlands
• 7:35 am: Acute Stroke Care Update, Juan Fitz, MD, FACEP, Lubbock (Handout)
• 8:30 am: 2009 H1N1: The New Face of Public Health Emergencies, John Carlo, MD, Dallas, Wendy Chung, MD, Dallas, and Ira Nemeth, MD, FACEP, Houston
• 9:45 am: Break
• 10 am: Deadliest Catch: Missed Findings on EKGs (ETHICS), Joe Shiber, MD, FACEP, Houston (Handout)
• 11 am: Acute Coronary Syndrome Update, James M. Williams, DO, FACEP, San Antonio

General Session

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 4, Ballroom

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: illustrate the major pitfalls of poor communication; and 2) explain the importance of acknowledgement, negotiation, and summary to effective communication. Target Audience Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals in all specialties

• 4:30 pm: Welcome and Introduction, Gregory Fuller, MD, Keller
• 4:35 pm: How To Communicate and Still Stay Stupid, Robert Buckman, MD, Ontario, Canada
• 5:30 pm: Adjourn

Geriatrics

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) discuss the prevalence, etiology, and impact of anemia on elderly patients and identify common treatment options; 2) outline techniques for diagnosis and treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica and related syndromes such as RS3PE, giant cell arteritis, and temporal arteritis; 3) recognize physical illnesses and common medications associated with depression in the elderly along with screening tools and treatment options; 4) define four steps in comprehensive palliative care assessment and how they relate to patient and family needs; and 5) recognize preventive screening tests and immunizations that are covered by Medicare Part B. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and allied health personnel caring for geriatric patients

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction, Robert W. Parker, MD, San Antonio
• 9:05 am: Anemia in the Elderly, Kathy Soch, MD, Corpus Christi (Handout)
• 9:45 am: Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Related Syndromes, Robert W. Parker, MD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 10:30 am: Break
• 10:45 am: Late Life Depression (ETHICS), Youcef Sennour, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 11:30 am: Palliative Care (ETHICS), Yvonne Hinojosa, MD, Corpus Christi
• 12:10 pm: Medicare Update, Sandra Hazelip, DO, Abilene (Handout)
• 1 pm: Adjourn

Health Care Disparities: Quality Care for All People

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 201B

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) define health care disparities & identify the cultural, linguistic and literacy issues that contribute to them; 2) define the concept and rationale for culturally competent, patient centered health care; and 3) recognize behaviors that will improve cultural competency & data collection practices to influence future practice patterns. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals of all specialties.

• 1 pm: Welcome and Introduction, Andrew C. Eisenberg, MD, Madisonville
• 1:05 pm: Health Disparities (ETHICS), Mildred Olivier, MD, Chicago, IL (Handout)
• 1:30 pm: Providing Patient Centered Care (ETHICS), Mildred Olivier, MD, Chicago, IL
• 2 pm: Break
• 2:15 pm: Cultural & Linguistic Competency & Health Literacy (ETHICS), Mildred Olivier, MD, Chicago, IL
• 3 pm: Health Care Disparities in Texas (ETHICS), Panel Discussion
• 3 pm: Health Care Disparities in Rural Texas, Andrew C. Eisenberg, MD, Madisonville (Handout)
• 3 pm: Health Care Disparities - Team Approach, Miildred M.G. Olivier, MD, Chicago, IL
• 3 pm: Health Care Disparities - Bigger in Texas, Eduardo Sanchez, MD, Richardson (Handout)
• 3 pm: Border Health Disparities, E. Linda Villarreal, MD, Edinburg (Handout)
• 4:15 pm: Adjourn, Professional Liability Discount - Physicians who are insured with the Texas Medical Liability Trust may earn a 3-percent discount (not to exceed $1,000) for completion of at least three hours of this educational track. This discount will be applied to the physician's next eligible policy period.

Health Information Technology

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) utilize comparison tools to effectively evaluate EMR products; 2) identify eligibility requirements for federal EMR adoption incentives; 3) summarize compliance requirements of new HIPAA Security and HITECH regulations. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals in all specialties, as well as practice managers and administrators

• 8:30 am: EMR Adoption: Carrot (Stimulus Dollars) & Stick (Penalties), Joseph H. Schneider, MD, MBA, Dallas (Handout)
• 9:30 am: A Buyer's Guide for EMRs, Matthew M. Murray, MD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 10 am: Break
• 11:30 am: Lunch Break and Visit To Expo Hall
• 1 pm: HIPAA Security & HITECH Enforcement, Deborah Hiser, JD, Brown McCarroll, LLP (Handout)
• 2:30 pm: Adjourn

Health System Reform

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to discuss implications of health system reform for patients, physicians, and the delivery of health care in Texas. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals in all specialties

• 3 pm: Welcome and Introduction, Susan Rudd Bailey, MD, TMA President-Elect
• 3:15 pm: Caring for Patients in a Time of Change, Dan K. McCoy, MD, Chair, TMA Council on Legislation, Darren Whitehurst, TMA, Vice President, Advocacy, and Steve Levine, TMA, Vice President, Communications (Handout)
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Healthy Life Steps

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203B

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) identify patients' readiness for lifestyle change and barriers they'll need to overcome; 2) discuss the economic cost of chronic disease stemming from unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and how physicians can get compensated for health behavior counseling; 3) demonstrate the use of in-office counseling tools to alter obesity and inactivity trends; 4) identify patients whose patterns of alcohol consumption place them at risk for increased morbidity and mortality; and 5) apply a multi-modal intervention to help nicotine dependent patients reduce or stop their use of nicotine products. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals of all specialties.

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction
• 9:05 am: AMA Healthier Life Steps, J. James Rohack, MD, President, AMA
• 9:45 am: The Fiscal Impact of Unhealthy Lifestyles, Eduardo Sanchez, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 10:45 am: Break
• 11 am: Reduce Type-2 Diabetes, Lance Sloan, MD, Lufkin
• 12 pm: Lunch Break
• 1 pm: Removing the Barriers To Activity and Fitness, Todd, Whitthorne, CEO/President Cooper Concepts, Inc. (Handout)
• 2 pm: Risks Associated With Binge Drinking, Saundra Gilfillan, DO (Handout)
• 3 pm: Break
• 3:15 pm: Update on the Treatment of Nicotine Dependence, Kenneth Vogtsberger, MD (Handout)
• 4:30 pm: Adjourn

It's Not Just What You Say...

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 102

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) utilize communication techniques to manage difficult conversations with patients, colleagues, and staff. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals of all specialties.

• 8 am: Welcome and Introdcution, Gregory Fuller, MD, Keller
• 8:05 am: It's Not Just What You Say ...(ETHICS), Robert Buckman, MD, Ontario Canada
• 9 am: Adroun

Medicine & The Law

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203BC

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: 1) discuss regulation of the practice of medicine through physician licensure and enforcement; and 2) describe the disciplinary function of the TMB and outline the legal process of an investigation. Target Audience Physicians, residents, and other health care providers in all specialties

• 8 am: Welcome and Introduction
• 8:05 am: Upholding Professional Accountability (ETHICS), Mari Robinson, JD,TMB Executive Director, Austin Alan T. Moore, MD, TMB Medical Director, Austin Jaime Garanflo, TMB Director of Licensure, Austin (Handout)
• 10 am: Break
• 10:30 am: As Paul Harvey Would Say...(ETHICS), Michele Shackelford, JD, Shackleford Consulting, Horseshoy Bay (Handout)
• 11:30 am: Adjourn, Professional Liability Discount - Physicians who are insured with the Texas Medical Liability Trust may earn a 3-percent discount (not to exceed $1,000) for completion of at least three hours of this educational track. This discount will be applied to the physician's next eligible policy period.

Ophthalmology Day 1

Friday, April 30, 2010, Convention Center, 2nd Level, Room 200

Upon completion of this program attendees should be able to: 1) identify areas of practice at risk for and appropriately respond to an audit or inquiry from CMS and/or its contractors; 2) address concerns of competency in an objective manner; 3) discuss the benefits, challenges and complications of anterior segment surgery. Target Audience: Ophthalmologists

• 8 am: Welcome and Introduction, Dawn C. Buckingham, MD, Austin
• 8:05 am: RAC, CMS, OIG, MAC, CPT, E&M: What Does This All Mean To Me?, Mary A. Meyer, JD, Risk Management Consultant, Houston (Handout)
• 9:35 am: Break
• 10:10 am: Evaluating Competency; Handling Incompetency, Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, OMIC Senior Risk Management Specialist, San Francisco, CA, Charles G. Bell, JD, Partner at Stewart and Stimmell, LLP, Dallas, and Joe R McFarlane Jr, MD, JD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 11:30 am: Lunch Break and Visit To Expo Hall
• 1 pm: Controversies in Anterior Segment Surgery Panel, James P. McCulley, MD, Dallas
• 1:05 pm: Dreams of a Glasses Free Society, R. Wayne Bowman, MD, Dallas
• 1:30 pm: Extreme DSEK From Aphakia To Zonular Dehiscence, Anthony Aldave, MD, Los Angeles, California (Handout)
• 2:10 pm: Break
• 2:35 pm: Iris Repair and Reconstruction Options, M. Bowes Hamill, MD, Houston
• 3 pm: Advances in Cataract and IOL Surgery, Robert Cionni, MD, Salt Lake City, UT (Handout)
• 3:40 pm: Panel Discussion
• 4 pm: Adjourn, Professional Liability Discount - Physicians who are insured with the Texas Medical Liability Trust may earn a 3-percent discount (not to exceed $1,000) for completion of at least three hours of this educational track. This discount will be applied to the physician's next eligible policy period.

Ophthalmology Day 2

Saturday, May 01, 2010, Convention Center, 2nd Level, Room 200

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) describe current post-graduate medical research in ophthalmology from around the state and identify its potential relationship to your practice; 2) utilize simple, readily available techniques to improve management of children referred for evaluation of school-related difficulties; 3) distill a desired medical policy message from a mountain of information & present it so that listeners can comprehend it; 4) discuss contemporary thinking about the role of society in the prescription & proscription of the practice of medicine from a bioethical standpoint. Target Audience: Ophthalmologists

• 8 am: Welcome and Introduction, Dawn C. Buckingham, MD, Austin
• 8 am: Resident Presentations:
• 8:05 am: Cataract Surgery and 5 Year Mortality Rates in Veterans, Soo Yeon Kim, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 8:20 am: Ink, Metal, and Makeup, Brian Phelps, MD, Lubbock
• 8:35 am: Ophthalmic Signs of SJS and TEN and Relation To SCORTEN, Marlene Morales, MD, Dallas
• 8:50 am: Photodynamic Therapy and SJS and TEN, Michael Morris, MD, Temple (Handout)
• 9:05 am: Triamcinolone To Reduce Postoperative ERM Peel Macular Edema, Kapil G. Kapoor, MD, Houston
• 9:25 am: Ophthalmologic Evaluation for School-Related Difficulties, David Coats, MD, Houston
• 9:50 am: Break
• 10:15 am: You Are Your Best Lobbyist, Dan Finch, TMA Director of Legislative Affairs, Austin
• 10:45 am: Specific Issues Facing Ophthalmology 2005-2009, Michael S. Duncan, Executive Director of Texas Ophthalmological Association, Austin
• 11 am: How To Be Effective in the Legislative Environment, Rep Charlie Geren,Texas House of Representatives, Fort Worth and Rep Vicki Truitt, Texas House of Representatives, Fort Worth
• 11:30 am: Take Charge of Your Testimony, Pam Udall, TMA Director of Media and Public Relations, Austin (Handout)
• 12 pm: The ABCs of PACs, Jay W. Propes, The Graydon Group Lobbyist, Austin
• 12:25 pm: Panel Discussion
• 12:45 pm: Lunch Break and Business Meeting of TOA, Room 201B
• 2 pm: Distributive Justice in Bioethics (ETHICS), George R. Beauchamp, MD, Grapevine, Room 201B (Handout)
• 3 pm: Adjourn

Otolaryngology Day 1

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 201A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) explain the evaluation and management of patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome, anterior skull base neoplasm, & benign vocal fold lesions; 2) disseminate the latest information regarding ear, nose, throat problems; 3) discuss the role of microvascular free flaps in complex head and neck cancer surgery reconstruction; 4) describe the rationale, indications, dosing, and clinical benefits of sublingual immunotherapy; 5) assess for nasal valve obstruction and understand surgical treatment options for functional septorhinoplasty; and 6) recognize signs of physician stress and burnout & discuss implications. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals practicing in the area of otolaryngology or a related specialty

• 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Ron Kuppersmith, MD, College Station, and Andrew L. De Jong, MD, College Station
• 7:40 am: Superior Canal Dehiscence, Brian Perry, MD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 8:15 am: Tympanoplasty Techniques, Bob Owens, MD, Dallas
• 9 am: Break
• 9:30 am: Septoplasty and Septal Reconstruction, Krista L. Olson, MD
• 10:10 am: Endoscopic Management of Anterior Skull Base Neoplasms, Pete Batra, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 10:50 am: Management of Sinus Headache, Patricia Maeso, MD, Galveston
• 11:30 am: Business Meeting and Lunch, Ron Kuppersmith, MD, President, College Station
• 1 pm: Management of the Difficult Post-ESS Patient, Pete Batra, MD, Dallas, Martin Citardi, MD, Houston, Samer Fakhri, MD, Houston, Amber Luong, MD, Houston, Patricia Maeso, MD, Galveston, Masayoshi Takashima, MD, Houston
• 2:15 pm: Break
• 2:30 pm: Contemporary Management of Thyroid Cancer, Joe Cordero, MD, Lubbock (Handout)
• 3:15 pm: Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: 2010 Update, Cecelia Schmalbach, MD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Otolaryngology Day 2

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 201A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) explain the evaluation and management of patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome, anterior skull base neoplasm, & benign vocal fold lesions; 2) disseminate the latest information regarding ear, nose, throat problems; 3) discuss the role of microvascular free flaps in complex head and neck cancer surgery reconstruction; 4) describe the rationale, indications, dosing, and clinical benefits of sublingual immunotherapy; 5) assess for nasal valve obstruction and understand surgical treatment options for functional septorhinoplasty; and 6) recognize signs of physician stress and burnout & discuss implications. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals practicing in the area of otolaryngology or a related specialty

• 9 am: Welcome and Introduction, Andrew L. De Jong, MD, College Station
• 9:05 am: Physician Stress and Burnout (ETHICS), Eugene Boisaubin, MD, Houston
• 10 am: Sublingual Immunotherapy, Matt Ryan, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 10:40 am: Break
• 10:55 am: Functional Septorhinoplasty, Etai Funk, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 11:35 am: Oral and Mandibular Reconstruction, Matt Hanasono, MD, Houston
• 12:15 pm: Management of Benign Vocal Fold Lesions, Ted Mau, MD, Dallas
• 1 pm: Adjourn

Pain Medicine

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 201BC

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) outline the various diagnoses of headaches, including descriptions of pathophysiology and treatment strategies; 2) describe primary approaches to diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal and rheumatological pain issues; 3) assess common back pain scenarios with primary treatment approaches and indications for referral for surgical consultation; and 4) discuss new Texas Medical Board rules concerning pain management. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and health care professionals caring for patients suffering with chronic pain

• 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Larry C. Driver, MD, Houston and Aaron K. Calodney, MD, Tyler
• 7:35 am: Headaches for the Primary Care Physician (ETHICS), John C. Krusz, PhD, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 8:30 am: Musculo-Skeletal-Rheumatic Pain Issues for the PCP (ETHICS), Rahul Patel, MD, Irving (Handout)
• 9:15 am: Back Pain: When To Refer for Spine Surgical Consult (ETHICS), Ralph Rashbaum, MD, Plano (Handout)
• 10 am: Break
• 10:15 am: Have To Register As a Pain Clinic? TMB Updates (ETHICS), Mari Robinson, JD, Austin and Victoria Soto, JD, Austin and C.M. Schade, MD, PhD, Garland (Handout)
• 11:15 am: Evaluations
• 11:30 am: Adjourn

Pediatrics

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202C

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) identify key messages to use in counseling families of young children to promote healthier lifestyles; 2) summarize barriers that mothers experience in their attempts to successfully breastfeed their infants and support breastfeeding as the beginning of a healthy lifestyle; 3) explain the various stages of change in health promotion impacted by parents’ and children’s life circumstances; and 4) describe resources for active play that engage children and help them develop an active lifestyle. Target Audience: Pediatricians, family practitioners, and other physicians who provide care for children and adolescents

• 8:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Alice K. Gong, MD, San Antonio
• 8:35 am: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in the Pediatric Office, LeAnn Kridlebaugh, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 9:30 am: Baby Steps: Promoting, Expanding, & Sustaining Breastfeeding, Alice K. Gong, MD, San Antonio and Sara Gill, PhD, San Antonio (Handout)
• 10:30 am: Break
• 10:45 am: Jump Start: Finding Solutions To Barriers To Get Kids Moving, Shawn K. Jeffries, Ph.D, Fort Worth and Teresa Wagner, MS, RD/LD, Fort Worth (Handout)
• 11:45 am: Lunch, Attendees pick up boxed lunch
• 12 pm: Jump Start: Finding Solutions To Barriers Part 2, Shawn K. Jeffries, Ph.D, Fort Worth and Teresa Wagner, MS, RD/LD, Fort Worth
• 1:15 pm: Adjourn

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202C

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) develop new skills to improve patient care that will assist in meeting American Board of Physical Medicine and Pain requirements; 2) define maintenance of certification requirements & importance of quality improvement in health care; and 3) identify general QI techniques. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care professionals participating in the areas of family practice, geriatrics, internal medicine, occupational medicine, orthopedics, physical medicine, rehabilitation, and rheumatology

• 1 pm: Welcome and Introduction, Christopher J. Garrison, MD, Austin
• 1:05 pm: Quality Improvement Through the MOC Process (ETHICS), Christopher J. Garrison, MD, Austin (Handout)
• 2 pm: Maintenance of Certification (ETHICS), Barry Smith, MD, Montgomery (Handout)
• 2:50 pm: Break
• 3:05 pm: Practical Steps in Meeting the MOC Requirements (ETHICS), Christopher J. Garrison, MD, Austin, and Barry Smith, MD, Montgomery (Handout)
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Practice Management

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203BC

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) organize and apply office efficiency techniques; 2) identify ways to train staff to manage multiple types of patient encounters; 3) discuss techniques to effectively communicate care and treatment plans with patients and their families; and 4) modify current scheduling practices to streamline patient flow and decrease patient wait times. Target Audience: Physicians, residents, and other health care providers in all specialties

• 1 pm: The Efficient Physician, Deborah Walker Keegan, PhD, FACMPE, Arden, NC (Handout)
• 2 pm: Questions and Answers
• 2:15 pm: Break
• 2:45 pm: Managing Patient Flow (Handout)
• 3:45 pm: Questions and Answers
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Psychiatry

Friday, April 30, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 202A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) outline best practice for treating pediatric patients with Bipolar Disorder; 2) describe psychiatric manifestations of Dermatopathology; 3) identify & treat substance use disorders; 4) identify ethical and legal issues related to forensics; and 5) explain ethical pitfalls in clinical practice & determine how to manage them. Target Audience: Physicans and residents practicing in the area of psychiatry

• 7:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Richard L. Noel, MD, Houston
• 7:35 am: Psychodermatology, Richard L. Noel, MD, Houston and Jimmy D. Schmidt, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 9:15 am: Break
• 9:45 am: Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Jair C. Soares, MD, Houston
• 11:30 am: Lunch Break
• 1 pm: Ethical and Related Issues in Forensic Psychiatry (ETHICS), Victor Scarano, MD, Houston (Handout)
• 2:30 pm: Break
• 2:45 pm: The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (ETHICS), Edgar P. Nace, MD, Dallas (Handout)
• 4 pm: Adjourn

Public Health

Saturday, May 01, 2010, CC, Level 2, Room 203A

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: 1) discuss lessons learned from the H1N1 influenza pandemic; 2) determine how to manage rabies patients in Texas; 3) outline ethical issues pertaining to international health care following a disaster; 4) recognize current epidemiology and prevention strategies for sexually transmitted infections, and other communicable diseases; 5) describe the changes in current disease management screening guidelines for breast cancer screening and diabetes management; and 6) identify the impact of international violence on public health along the Texas/Mexico border. Target Audience: Physicians and residents in all specialties

• 8:30 am: Welcome and Introduction, Sandra Guerra, MD, MPH, San Antonio
• 8:35 am: Lessons Learned in a Pandemic, Adolfo Valadez, MD, Austin (Handout)
• 9:15 am: Rabies Update: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, Tom Sidwa, DVM, DSHS Infectious Disease Control Unit, Austin (Handout)
• 10 am: Break
• 10:15 am: Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Updates, Nick Curry, MD, Austin
• 11:15 am: Pertussis - The Cough We Must Prevent, W. S. "Chip" Riggins Jr. MD, MPH (Handout)
• 12:30 pm: Luncheon Presentation: HAITI After Earthquake (ETHICS), Wright Hartsell, MD, San Antonio and John Jordan, MD, Houston
• 1:30 pm: Break
• 1:45 pm: Test Texas Project: HIV Testing, John Carlo, MD Dallas (Handout)
• 2:30 pm: New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines (ETHICS), Lauri Kalanges, MD MPH, Austin (Handout)
• 3:15 pm: Break
• 3:30 pm: Recent Updates in Diabetes: HbA1C, Priscilla A. Hollander, PhD, MD, Dallas
• 4:15 pm: Health Impact of Border Violence Panel, Hector Ocaranza-Flores MD El Paso (Handout)
• 4:25 pm: Health Impact of Borger Violence Panel, Brian Smith MD, McAllen
• 4:30 pm: Health Impact of Border Violence Panel, Maurice Click MD, Laredo
• 4:35 pm: Health Impact of Border Violence Panel, Hervey Faz Rios MD, Del Rio (Handout)
• 4:40 pm: Health Impact of Border Violence Panel Discussion, Sandra Guerra, MD, San Antonio (Moderator)
• 5 pm: Adjourn