MARCH 13 - 14, 2009
Continuing Medical Education Conference Focusing on Primary Care Medicine
Presented by the
TENNESSEE ACADEMY
OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
at the
Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
About... Topics Schedule Lodging Registration Speakers Exhibitors

Spring Fling Schedule

CME Track Friday, March 13
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration / Check-in
Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Hall Opens
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Opening Prayer & Comments
8:00 - 8:55 a.m. Cystic Fibrosis Update
9:00 - 9:55 a.m. Developmental, Behavioral, and Emotional Screening for the Primary Care Provider
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Break / Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:40 a.m. Medical Imaging Update 2009
11:45 - 1:00 p.m.

Luncheon / Exhibit Hall
Luncheon features: Managing Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs):
Staying a Step Ahead of Common Respiratory Pathogens.
Sponsored by PriCara, Division of Ortho-Mc-Neil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exhibit Hall Closes at 1 p.m.)

1:00 - 1:55 p.m. Evaluation of the Red Eye
2:00 - 2:55 p.m. Diagnosis and Management of the Dizzy Patient
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:20 - 4:15 p.m. Substance Use Disorders in the Primary Care Setting
4:20 - 5:15 p.m. Diabetes Mellitus: New Advances in Optimal Care
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting

CME Track Saturday, March 14
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
(No exhibitors on Saturday)
8:30 - 9:25 a.m. CAD 2009: Can We Identify and Treat the Risk Factors Earlier and More
Aggressively
9:30 - 10:25 a.m. Things You Don't Want To Miss: Zebra's - A Case Study
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 - 11:40 a.m. Prescribing Practice and Improving DDI & PIM Rates in the Medicare Part D Population
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Conference Luncheon
The Complexities of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)*
David L. McNeil, MD, Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Psychiatry
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
1:00 - 1:55 p.m. Approach to the Psychotic Patient
2:00 - 2:55 p.m. The Many Faces of Urticaria
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break
3:20 - 4:15 p.m. Female Genital Disorders and the Family Practitioner
4:20 - 5:15 p.m. Vaccines: Clinical Update

Student Track Saturday, March 14

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. President's Address and Welcome
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. TAPA Membership
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Practice Protocols
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Coding
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Contract Negotiations, Interview Skills, CV Writing
11:45 - 12:00 p.m. Break and Network
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Conference Luncheon
The Complexities of Major Depressive Disorder (see above)
1:00 - 1:55 p.m. Initial Licensure
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CME, License Maintenance, NCCPA Certification
3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Owning Your Own Clinic
3:45 - 4:14 p.m. Legislative Update and Future Issues
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Financial Planning
4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

* This is a non-accredited educational pressentation sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and is intended for healthcare professionals treating patients 18 years of age and older. Lunch will be provided for attendees of this program.

 

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