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Fall 2009 Agenda

Holiday Inn City Centre, 100 W. 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD
September 9, 10, 11 & 12, 2009
Total Hours requested: 23 hours Category 1 Clinical CME.

General Information

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
6:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting  
Thursday, September 10, 2009 (9 hours)
7:00 a.m. Registration Open  
Concurrent Workshop
8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
"ACLS Recertification", Travis Spier, Sanford USD Medical Center – EMS Outreach, Sioux Falls, SD
Limited attendance 40 – Separate Registration Required (pdf)
 
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. “Advances in Minimally Invasive Surgery”, Curtis L. Peery, MD, Sanford Surgical Associates, Sioux Falls, SD.  
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. “Managing Allergic Rhinitis and Its Symptoms: A Physician Assistant Perspective” Mark Corbett, MD. Louisville, KY.  
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break in Exhibit Area & Student Research Posters on Display  
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. “Organ/Tissue Donation: The Gift of Life” Cary J. Wencil, LifeSource, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
11:15 – 12:15 p.m. “Is Back Surgery the Right Choice?” Walter Carlson, MD, Orthopedic Institute, Sioux Falls, SD.  
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. SDAPA Business Meeting  
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. “Surgical Solutions to Morbid Obesity” Dennis Glatt, MD, Sanford Surgical Associates, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. “Overview of Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease” Tommy Reynolds, MD, FACS, Cardiovascular Surgery, North Central Heart Institute, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break in Exhibit area & Student Research Posters on Display  
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. “The Big Chill: Cooling to Improve Outcome in Cardiac Arrest” Michael Hibbard, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiology, North Central Heart Institute, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. “Clinical Approach to Patients with Liver Disease” Hesham M. Elgouhari, MD, Avera Hepatology Clinic, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. “Recertification Pearls Panel” Betty Hulse, MSPAS, PA-C, PA Program, University of SD, Vermillion, SD.  
Friday, September 11, 2009 (10 hours)
7:00 a.m. Registration Open  
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. “Infertility following Cancer, and Genetic influences on Infertility” Keith Hansen, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sioux falls, SD; Quinn P. Stein, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor, Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic, Sanford Women’s Health, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD.  
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Evaluation of Non Cardiac Chest Pain” Matthew Sorrell, MD, Sanford Clinic Surgical Associates, Sioux Falls, SD.  
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. “New Vaccines and Vaccine Controversies”, Candice E. Johnson, MD. PhD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO.  
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break in Exhibit area & Student Research Posters on Display  
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. “Hyponatremia, a Confusing and Dangerous Condition of Fluid Imbalance”, Richard Holm, MD, Avera Brookings Medical Clinic, Brookings, SD.  
11:15 – 12:15 p.m. “Degenerative Disc Disease of Lumbar Spine, MRI Diagnostics” Lawrence M. Leon, MD, DABR, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of SD School of Medicine, Medical Doctor Program. Vermillion, SD.  
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH – On your own  
Concurrent Workshop
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
“CXRs, Basic Pathologies noted on a CXR” Lawrence M. Leon, MD, DABR, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of SD School of Medicine, Medical Doctor Program. Vermillion, SD.
Limited attendance 40Separate Registration Required (pdf)
 
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. “A Clinical Update on Intrauterine Contraception” Barbara Clark, MPAS, PA-C, University of Iowa, PA Program and David Plourd, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA.  
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. “Aggressive Risk Factor Management in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease: 2009” John Sink II, PA-C, CLS. The Jones Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Wellness. Macon, GA. This program is brought to you by Partners in Health, LLC though an education grant from Daiichi Sanko, Inc.  
Concurrent Workshop
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
“Intrauterine Contraception (IUC) Workshop”, Barbara Clark, MPAS, PA-C, University of Iowa, PA Program and David Plourd, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
Limited attendance 40 – Separate Registration Required (pdf)
 
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Break in Exhibit area & Student Research Posters on Display
SDAPA Committee Meetings
 
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. “Suicide” Janell Christenson, APRN-BC, CCDCIII, CT, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD. Presentation Handout in PDF format 
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. “Recertification Pearls Panel” Betty Hulse, MSPAS, PA-C, PA Program, University of SD, Vermillion, SD.  
Evening AAPA Leadership Session (All SDAPA BOD & Officers)  
Saturday, September 12, 2009 (4 hours)
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. AAPA Leadership Session (All SDAPA BOD & Officers)  
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. “Unraveling a Mystery: Evidence-Based Diagnoses and Treatment of Fibromyalgia” Lesley M. Arnold, MD, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.  
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. “ENT Exam – Normal and Abnormal Pathologies” Carroll F. Poppen, RPA-C, Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine.  
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. BREAK  
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. “Metabolic Syndrome” Ivan Casimir Switala, MS, PA-C, Internal Medical Physician Assistant, Geisinger Medical Group, Philipsburg, PA.  
11:15– 12:15 p.m. “35 and Pregnant: Is She Really High Risk?" Jeffrey G. Boyle, MD, Sanford Clinic Women’s Health, Sioux Falls, SD.  
12:30 p.m. Drawings, Final Comments, Adjourn  
Student Presentations
  Effects of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusions Versus Multiple Daily Injections in Type I Diabetes
Kari Ahlquist PAS-3
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Surgical Procedures for the Treatement of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Morbidly Obese Patients
Cathy Childress, PAS-II
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Metabolic Syndrome
Donis D. Drappeau, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Complementary Treatments for Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women:
Heidi Mullenberg, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Fish Oil Supplementation and the Prevention of Second Myocardial Infarction
Ryan Palmer, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in breastfed vs. formula-fed infants who were born to HIV-infected mothers in resources-limited countries
Nguyen-Ngoc Pham, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Duct Tape Therapy for the Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris
Tim Russell, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  Childhood Obesity Therapy: Pharmacology vs. Behavioral
David Schmitt, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  The Effects of Interleukin-2 in preventing relapse in Acute Leukemia
Heather Scribner, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 
  In Women of all ages using underarm cosmetics, how does the use of Antiperspirants affect the incidence of Upper Outer Quadrant Breast Cancer?
Holly Squibb, PA-SIII
Presentation Handout in PDF format 

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