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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
15th Annual Hershey CME

Family Weekend Seminars at
Hershey Lodge & Convention Center

Thursday to Sunday
June 26 - June 29, 2008

Schedule of Events

Day 1     Day 2     Day 3    Day 4

Day One - Thursday, June 26
Cocoa Suites 2, 3 & 4

12:30 p.m. - FAMILY MEDICINE
Registration

1:00 p.m.
Chairman's Welcome
Harry J. Morris, DO, MPH
Professor and Chairman, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

1:15 p.m.
Why Community Medicine

Oliver C. Bullock, DO
Professor, Department of Family Medicine,
Chairman, Division of Community Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

2:00 p.m.
Pediatric Asthma

Joseph M. Geskey, DO, FAAP
Medical Director of Hospital Care Management,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

2:45 p.m.
Differential Diagnosis in Anemia

Robert M. Fogel, DO
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Forensic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

3:30 p.m.
Break

3:45 p.m.
Sports Related Concussions

Matthew Lewullis, DO
Attending Physician, Mercy Sports Medicine, Mercy Suburban Hospital, Norristown, PA

4:30 p.m.
Clinically Based OMT

Denise K. Burns, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Questions & Answers

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Day Two - Friday, June 27
Cocoa Suites 2, 3 & 4

7:45 a.m. - FAMILY MEDICINE
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Dean's Welcome

Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA, FACOFP
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

8:15 a.m.
Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

Douglas A. Ockrymiek, DO
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Faculty of Central Pennsylvania Institute for Mental Health

9:00 a.m
Immunizations Over the Life Cycle

Michael A. Becker, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

9:45 a.m.
A Review of the Evidence in Hypertension Therapy

Michael L. Levin, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

10:30 a.m.
Break

10:45 - Noon
The Outpatient Rheumatology Encounter - How to Look for the Pearl and Avoid the Pitfall

Sharon E. Banks, DO
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Shoulder and Knee Problems and the Primary Care Physician - Physical Examination Techniques and Guidelines for Management

Edwards Schwentker, MD
Professor, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Professor, Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine

We would like to acknowledge and thank the PA AHEC Program for lectures given by Dr. Sharon E. Banks and Dr. Edwards Schwentker.

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Day Three - Saturday, June 28
Cocoa Suites 2, 3 & 4

8:00 a.m. - Infectious Diseases
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m
Chairman's Welcome

David H. Loughran, DO
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Infectious Disease, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

8:30 a.m
Basic HIV Update for Primary Care Physicians

Jihad Slim, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, NJ;
Senior Attending Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ

9:15 a.m.
Abdominal Sepsis

Gregory J. Lynch, DO, FACOS
Associate Professor of Surgery, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

10:00 a.m.
Infections of the Head and Neck

Maurice Roth, MD, FACS
Clinical Associate Professor, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University;
Attending Surgeon, Director of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

10:45 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m.
Bioterrorism

Rani Bright, MBBS, HCLD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Forensic Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

11:45 a.m.
Meningitis and Encephalitis

Joseph S. Lubeck, DO
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Chairman, Division of Neurology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Questions & Answers

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Reception and Refreshments

Activities for children at Swan Lake, & special guest: Buster T. Clown, balloon sculpture and face painting

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits

Day Four - Sunday, June 29
Cocoa Suites 2, 3 & 4

7:45 a.m. - Infectious Diseases
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Update on Community Acquired MRSA Infections

Michael Barnish, DO, FACOI
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ;
Private Practice, Voorhees, NJ

8:45 a.m.
Risk Management: Physician/Attorney Perspective


Robert J. Conroy, ESQ
Kern Augustine Conroy & Schoppmann, P.C.
Attorneys to Health Professionals

Steven A. Maffei, DPM
Attending Physician, The Center for Wound Management-Capital Health System at Mercer, Trenton, NJ

10:15 a.m.
Fever of Unknown Origin

Edward S. Johnson, MD
Dean, Trinity University School of Medicine, St. Vincent's and the Grenadines;
Director of Infection Control & The Travelers Resource, Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville, NJ

11:00 a.m.
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

David H. Loughran, DO

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Questions

5 Hours Category 1A CME Credits


This program is being supported with educational grants from

Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo SmithKline
Merck & Co., Inc.
Tibotec Therapeutics
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals