Primary Care Update Conference

Agenda: Primary Care Conference

7 - 7:45 a.m. - Registration and Preliminary Poster Session

7:50 - 8 a.m. - Roger Zoorob, M.D., MPH, FAAFP
Welcome and Opening Remarks

8 – 9 a.m. - Arunima Misra, M.D.
CHF: Diagnosis, Staging and Evidence-Based Updates
- Discuss heart failure, its classification and differential diagnosis
- Determine diagnostic value of tests to assess and treat heart failure
- Examine strategies for prevention of heart failure

9 – 10 a.m. - Aimee Garcia, M.D.
Wound Care
- Explain the basics of wound bed preparation
- Discuss management plans for commonly encountered wounds in ambulatory setting
- Review indications for different types of dressings to treat wounds

10 - 10:15 a.m. - 15 Minute Break

10:15 – 11:15 a.m. - Sahil Mittal, M.D.
Functional bowel disorders
- Discuss etiology, diagnosis and differentials of functional bowel disorders
- Explain updated management plans for primary care patients
- Analyze case based scenarios to develop familiarity with treatment strategies

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. - Maher Karam-Hage, M.D.
Smoking cessation: Newer options and updates
- Discuss and review the biological basis of tobacco use disorder and dependence
- Describe newer treatment modalities for tobacco cessation.
- Reframe tobacco cessation education for patients

12:15 - 1 p.m. - Lunch and Poster Presentations

1 – 2 p.m. - Judy Levison, M.D.
Abnormal Cervical Cytology: What do I do next?
- Review recommendations for cytology/HPV testing and discuss exceptions
- Explain updates on next steps in following up on abnormal cytology/HPV test results
- Interpret abnormal Pap/Colposcopy/LEEP and hysterectomy in ambulatory patients

2 – 2:15 p.m. - 15 Minute Break Coffee Break

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. - Ida Orengo, M.D.
Common Skin Lesions in Primary Care
- Recognize skin lesions commonly seen in a primary care setting
- Describe and document these lesions
- Formulate strategies and discuss options for treatment of skin lesions

3:15 – 4:15 p.m. - Savitri Fedson, M.D.
End of Life Decision: Medical Facts & Patient Preferences
- Explain life-sustaining treatment & underlying ethics in advance directive documents.
- Define the types of advance directives documents under Texas Advance Directives Act.
- Identify standards and hierarchy in end-of-life decisions by surrogate decision makers.

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. - Closing Commentary and Awards