Daily Schedule for Virginia Beach, VA CME Conference
Whether you practice full-time and strive to sharpen your skills, or you work occasionally and need to improve your knowledge base, there’s something for everyone here! Perhaps you just want to stay current and pass your recertification exams. Plus, this exciting program allows participants to come early and/or stay over the weekend for a vacation. Discounted hotel rates apply! Schedule is preliminary.
Topics, times and presenters subject to change.
Product Theater (Non-CME) denoted by *
*Number of hours depends on your course selection. Rx denotes Pharmacology hours. Daily CME credits listed are the maximum number of credits available for that specific day.
Monday, August 7 – Early Registration 2:00 – 5:00 pm
- August 8
Day 1 – Tuesday
Cardiology & Emergency Medicine - August 9
Day 2 – Wednesday
Orthopedics - August 10
Day 3 – Thursday
Women’s Health - August 11
Day 4 – Friday
Dermatology
Leslie Davis, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA
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6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 AM Breakfast & Learn Sponsored by AstraZeneca
8:30 – 9:30 AM Who’s Got Rhythm: 12 Lead ECG Interpretation Part 1
In this session, you will learn how the frontal, augmented, and chest (V) leads of the ECG align with the images on the printed copy of the 12 lead ECG. You will learn which two leads are the most useful to determine rate and rhythm. By the end of the first session, you will be a pro at on-the-spot interpretation of the underlying heart rate and rhythm.
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 10:45 AM Larger, Slower, Turned to the Side: 12 Lead ECG Interpretation Part 2
In this session, you will learn what is meant by axis, including likely causes and significance of an axis deviation, if present. You will use the “eyeball test” as one of the three ways to determine if left ventricular hypertrophy is present on a 12 lead ECG. You will get hands-on practice using a systematic approach to determine the difference between a right versus left bundle branch blocks in ECGs with wide QRS waves.
10:45 – 11:15 AM Ischemia, Injury, Infarct: Spot the Difference – 12 Lead ECG Case Studies
This session will utilize a systematic approach for recognizing acute ischemia, acute injury, and infarction in case studies of 12 lead ECGs. You will get hands-on practice in interpreting case studies to apply the knowledge gained. After this session, you will be able to recognize acute ischemia like a pro.
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Sponsored Lunch or Lunch on Your Own
12:30 – 1:30 PM Ischemia, Injury, Infarct: Spot the Difference – 12 Lead ECG Case Studies (continued)
This session will utilize a systematic approach for recognizing acute ischemia, acute injury, and infarction in case studies of 12 lead ECGs. You will get hands-on practice in interpreting case studies to apply the knowledge gained. After this session, you will be able to recognize acute ischemia like a pro.
1:30 – 2:00 PM Prevent the Stroke: Stop the Bleed in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
In this session, you will utilize evidence-based risk stratification scoring tools to determine whether your patient with atrial fibrillation needs chronic anticoagulation to prevent stroke while considering the likelihood of bleeding. We will compare newer versus traditional anticoagulation options to stroke prevention, even for those with chronic kidney disease. The discussion will conclude with reviewing a systematic approach to managing bleeding, including the use of newly approved reversal agents, as appropriate, in patients on chronic anticoagulation.
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:15 PM Prevent the Stroke: Stop the Bleed in Adults with Atrial Fibrillation (Rx=1.00) (Continued)
In this session, you will utilize evidence-based risk stratification scoring tools to determine whether your patient with atrial fibrillation needs chronic anticoagulation to prevent stroke while considering the likelihood of bleeding. We will compare newer versus traditional anticoagulation options to stroke prevention, even for those with chronic kidney disease. The discussion will conclude with reviewing a systematic approach to managing bleeding, including the use of newly approved reversal agents, as appropriate, in patients on chronic anticoagulation.
3:15 – 4:45 PM Taking “Failure” Out of Caring for Adults With Heart Failure (Rx=1.00)
The treatment of heart failure (HF) patients has become very complex, including figuring out how to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction and HF with preserved ejection fraction. This session will cover the latest treatment guidelines for treating adults with both types of HF. We will review how to start and titrate optimal medical therapy, including traditional baseline therapy and two new classes of medications. You will learn strategies for overcoming barriers to medication titration from an expert in the field, including which circumstances would trigger a referral to a HF specialist. Templates for conducting phone visits (within 72 hours) and clinic visits (within 7-10 days) for those hospitalized for HF will be shared for immediate use in your clinical practice. Patient education resources and a user-friendly app for health care providers will also be shared.
Karen Myrick, DNP, APRN, FNP, ONP, FAAN
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6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 AM Orthopedic Exam and CT Scans, X-rays and MRI’s, OH MY
A head-to-toe review and presentation of the key components of the examination of the musculoskeletal system will be discussed. High yield history questions and examination techniques will be detailed. Diagnostic testing for orthopedic and sports medicine chief complaints and mechanisms of injury will be discussed and recommended.
8:30 – 9:30 AM Let Me Give You a Hand in Diagnosing Upper Extremity Injury and Conditions
Upper extremity injuries and conditions are common causes of patient visits to providers. Up top! This session will review the most common issues and highlight what the clinician should listen for in the history, and which examination techniques will be helpful in arriving at the patient’s diagnosis.
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 11:15 AM Let Me Patella You Something About Lower Extremity Injuries and Conditions
This might be a knee-jerk reaction, but this is a session you all kneed. There is a wide span of differential diagnoses for the commonly injured or affected knee joint and lower extremities. We will systematically identify the evaluation, diagnosis and management of conditions and injuries which affect the lower extremities.
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Sponsored Lunch or Lunch on Your Own
12:30 – 2:00 PM When the Back is Out of Whack….
Back pain for the patient can be lower posterior pain for the provider! In this session, we will identify back problems seen in primary care, along the continuum of simple and common to complex and rare, the diagnoses of spinal issues will be discussed.
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:45 PM Interactive Case Studies
This session will tie together concepts and techniques learned throughout the day. An interactive session, the participants will be asked to comment, help to come up with a list of differential diagnoses, and to identify key components of the history and physical examination, to make the perfect final orthopedic diagnosis.
Shelagh Larson, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, NCMP
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6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 AM The Gyn Visit: Bleeding, Cyst, and Fibroids (Rx=0.25)
In this session, we will start getting those dreaded Gyn visits out of the way. We will go in-depth into why there is heavy or no bleeding and how to test and treat it. Next, we will tackle the cyst issue that haunts every ObGyn. You will be able to understand what and why, and how to treat. Next, the fibroid fiasco will be broken down. You will be able to discuss these concerns like a champ. We will also have time to discuss some vulvar issues.
8:30 – 9:30 AM Contraceptive Update: What’s New, Out and in the Pipeline (Rx=0.50)
Contraceptive choices have widened. In the second session, we will examine not only what’s new for women, but male contraceptives will be introduced. You will understand why you would lick one over another, and I’ll even provide a “cheat sheet” for when you get home.
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 11:15 AM STI Update: CDC 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines (Rx=0.75)
Just when you memorized the old STD treatments, CDC came along and changed the name and treatment regimen. We will discuss why the name changed from STD to STI, additional STI screenings, and the modifications in treatments. We will also discuss your role in the treatment of sexual partners.
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Sponsored Lunch or Lunch on Your Own
12:30 – 2:00 PM Menopause Matrix: Rising from the Hot Flash Ashes (Rx=0.50)
STIs are not the only treatment modality to get a facelift. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) updated menopause guidelines in 2022. A point of clarification will happen during this session. You will leave this conference confident about hormone therapy and prescribing to menopausal women.
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:45 PM Not Tonight Honey, I Have a Headache: Sexual Dysfunction (Rx=0.50)
We will end the day with a little sex (discussion). You will appreciate the different sexual response phases and what drugs and conditions that interfere with them. You will have all the right tools to open sexual health discussions and understand “what and why” there may be a problem. Alternatives, medications, and new treatments will be examined.
Terri Nagy, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
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6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 AM It is Getting Kind of Hairy in Here! (Rx=0.25)
Thanks to COVID, hair loss has become much more commonplace. Amanda Mull published an article in The Atlantic on November 12, 2021, entitled “The Year America’s Hair Fell Out,” specifically referring to telogen effluvium. However, there are several different types of hair loss. This session will explore some of the most common types, the clinical presentations, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options.
8:30 – 9:30 AM What is THAT in My Groin? (Rx=0.50)
It hurts! It itches! It won’t go away! Yes, we are going there. Why? Because this particular region presents with concerns that are difficult and embarrassing for patients to discuss, hard to diagnose, and extremely impactful when it comes to quality of life. We will explore such diagnoses as inverse psoriasis, lichen sclerosis, and hidradenitis suppurative.
9:30 – 9:45 AM Break
9:45 – 11:15 AM Skin Cancer! Damn! (Rx=0.50)
What is a dermatology conference without a session on skin cancers? Let’s look at the three big contenders, their presentations, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Sponsored Lunch or Lunch on Your Own
12:30 – 2:00 PM Kids, Bugs and Drugs (Rx=0.50)
As a derm PA, I can honestly say I have spent the majority of the last 19+ years tending to the needs of pediatric patients. This session will look at some common (and a few not-so-common) pediatric concerns. You will certainly take away a few pearls for diagnosing and treating these little ones.
2:00 – 2:15 PM Break
2:15 – 3:45 PM A Year in Pictures: AKA What The???
Every year, National Geographic releases their most remarkable photos in a publication called ‘A year in Pictures.’ We will spend our last session together looking at photos depicting various dermatologic conditions. You will have your chance to diagnosis these conditions. We will then briefly discuss each case, diagnostic methods, and treatment options.