Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Edwin J. Jacobson, MD
Conference Co-Chair
Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Daniel Johnson, MD, FAAHPM
Director, Life Quality Institute
Regional Department Chief, Palliative Care
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Faculty Associate, University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Aurora, Colorado

Toby Maurer, MD
Conference Co-Chair
Associate Professor
Department of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Department of Dermatology
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California

Bonnie R. Saks, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Robert Vissers, MD, FACEP, FRCPC
Chief, Emergency Medicine
Emmanuel Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon

Consistent with ACCME and ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. Additionally, Symposia Medicus Board, Planning Committee, and Staff members have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

WEDNESDAY, June 23

7:00am Registration & Check-in
Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome & Introduction
Edwin Jacobson, MD

8:15 Common Dermatologic Infectious Diseases: Viral, Fungal and Mimickers of Staphylococcus aureus (Rx = 20 minutes)
Toby Maurer, MD

9:00 Non-Specific Abdominal Pain: Defying Diagnosis (Rx = 10 minutes)
Robert Vissers, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Type 2 Diabetes: A 2010 Update (Rx = 40 minutes)
Edwin Jacobson, MD

11:15 Recognition & Management of Depression (Rx = 30 minutes)
Bonnie Saks, MD

Noon Understanding & Accessing Palliative Care Services for Patients with Progressive Illness
Daniel Johnson, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30pm-7:00pm Wine & Cheese Reception (Faculty, Participants and Guests)

THURSDAY, June 24

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Practical Tips for Managing Common Physical Symptoms in Advanced Illnesses (Rx = 25 minutes)
Daniel Johnson, MD

8:45 Management of Hypertension: It's Time for a Change (Rx = 15 minutes)
Edwin Jacobson, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Managing Pain in the Elderly (Rx = 25 minutes)
Daniel Johnson, MD

11:00 Review of Sexual Chemistry & Enhancers (Rx = 20 minutes)
Bonnie Saks, MD

11:45 New Insights into Stroke Prevention (Rx = 30 minutes)
Edwin Jacobson, MD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

FRIDAY, June 25

3:30pm Round Table Discussions - Session One

Ethical Principles & The Law in End-of-Life Care: Dispelling the Myths
Daniel Johnson, MD

Pros & Cons of Cosmetic Dermatology
Toby Maurer, MD

Sex, Lies & Antidepressants
Bonnie Saks, MD

Identifying Office Emergencies: Who to Treat & Who to Send
Robert Vissers, MD

5:00 Break

5:15 Round Table Discussions - Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

SATURDAY, June 26

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Skin Cancers: Non-Melanoma & Melanoma (Rx = 10 minutes)
Toby Maurer, MD

8:45 Masquerade Party: Unmasking Systemic Causes of Abdominal Pain (Rx = 10 minutes)
Robert Vissers, MD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check-out if applicable)

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Outpatient Office Management of Common Dermatologic Problems (Rx = 30 minutes)
Toby Maurer, MD

11:15 Early Recognition of Chronic Kidney Disease
Edwin Jacobson, MD

Noon Office Based Procedural Sedation (Rx = 35 minutes)
Robert Vissers, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions