SW VA Greater Medical Education Consortium and ETSU presents
Head for the Hills, 2012
Breaks, VA
October 11, 2012 (Check-in and registration)
October 12-13, 2012 (Educational Sessions)
October 12, 2012 (Friday)
7:00 - 7:45 AM
Breakfast, registration
7:50 – 8:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
8:00 - 8:50 AM
Dementia with Depression:
A Diagnostic Challenge
Louis Cancellaro, M.D.,
PhD
Interim Chair
Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychiatry
& Behavioral Sciences,
Quillen College of
Medicine
ETSU
8:50 – 9:40 AM
The Poly Pharmacy
Challenge in Geriatrics
Larissa N.H. Bossaer,
PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Professor
Bill Gatton College of
Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy
Practice
ETSU
9:40 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 10:50 AM
Practical Application of the
“Falls Guidelines”
Mary Jo Davenport, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical
Therapy
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Learning Objectives: As a result of
participating in this activity, the learner will be
able to………
 Diagnose depression in elderly patients
 Recognize the presence of depression in
patients with dementia
 Develop an approach to treating the
elderly patient with depression and/or
dementia
College of Clinical and
Rehabilitative Health
Sciences
East Tennessee State
University
Johnson City, TN
10:50 – 11:40 AM
Two Common Painful
Conditions in the Elderly:
Post Herpetic Neralgia and
Spinal Compression
Fractures
Benjamin Meeks, FNP
Pain Medicine Associates,
Johnson City, TN
11:40 – 12:00
Noon
12:00 Noon –
12:20 PM
12:20 PM
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Resident PresentationInappropriate Use of
Medication in the Geriatric
Population
Eric Hofmeister, DO
Family Medicine Resident
Wellmont Medical
Associates
Norton, VA
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Resident PresentationLewy Body Dementia
Tracy Boschee, DO PGY II
Family Medicine Resident
Welmont Health System
Norton, VA
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Lunch
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Recognize medications that are
potentially innappropriate in the
geriatric population
Understand how innappropriate
medications can lead to increased
morbidity & mortality
Understand the financial implications
associated with the utilization of
inappropriate medications
Incorporate 2012 updated Beers Criteria
into daily practice
Describe the unique signs of Lewy Body
Dementia
Propose a treatment plan for patients
with Lewy Body Dementia
Outline the general course of Lewy Body
Dementia
SW Virginia Greater Medical Education Consortium and ETSU presents
Head for the Hills, 2112
Breaks, VA
October 11, 2012 (Check-in and registration)
October 12-13, 2012 (Educational Sessions)
October 13, 2012 (Saturday)
6:45 - 7:25 AM
Breakfast, registration
7:25 – 7:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Learning Objectives: As a result of
participating in this activity, the learner will be
able to………
7:30 – 8:20 AM
Geriatric Diabetes
Pharmacotherapy Update
(Suggested Topic)
Brian Cross, PharmD, CDE
Vice Chairman and
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacy
Practice
Bill Gatton College of
Pharmacy
ETSU
8:20 – 9:25 AM
Beyond Alzheimer's:
Identifying the multiple
dementia variants in your
practice
Tim Urbin, PhD
Assistant Professor and
Clinical Psychologist
Department of Family
Medicine
Quillen College of
Medicine
ETSU
9:25 – 9:40 AM
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Break
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Describe three neuropathological
causes of dementia
Identify at least three different
symptoms associated with a nonAlzheimer's type dementia
Describe at least 2 significant treatment
concerns when treating elderly patients
with signs of Lewy Body dementia
9:40 – 10:00 AM
10:00 – 10:50 AM
10:50 – 11:20
Resident PresentationOsteopenia & Osteoporosis
2012
Souhail G Shamiyeh, MD,
FACP, CMD
Family Medicine Resident
Wellmont Medical
Associates
Norton, VA
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Arthritis in the Elderly
Gerald Falasca, MD
Rheumatologist
Medical Specialists of
Johnson City
Johnson City, TN
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Joint Injections
Gerald Falasca, MD
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11:20 – 11:40
11:40 – 12:00
12:30 PM
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Resident PresentationGeriatric Hypertension
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Lindsay Yorns, D.O. PGY-2
Family Medicine Resident
Wellmont Medical
Associates
Norton, VA
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Resident PresentationGeriatrics: It’s Not Just
Nursing Home Care
Dennie Bryant, DO
Family Medicine Resident
PGY3
Wellmont LMU-DCOM
Norton, VA
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Lunch
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Understand the impact of osteoporosis
and osteopenia
Use of BMD – DX
Use of FRAX in RX
Use of VFA
DX patients at risk for osteoporos &
ostopenia
Manage gout more effectively
Recognize Sjogren syndrome and
polymyalgia rheumatica as mimics of
fibromyalgia
Manage rheumatoid arthritis in the
elderly
Inject a knee joint with little or no pain
Inject the shoulder joint with little or no
pain
Inject lumbar paraspinal muscles for
degenerative low back pain
Discover when to treat geriatric
hypertension
Determine when an elderly patient is at
maximal treatment
Recognize precautions prior to starting
elderly on anti-hypertensive treatment
Explain the role of the Gerontologist in
the out patient and in-patient setting
Explain how geriatric medicine is
different from other adult medicine
Delineate the parts of a Geriatric office
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About the Conference: Learn, dine and play with us for two days in the beautiful “Breaks Interstate
Park” in Southwest Virginia while it’s ablaze with fall splendor. Mornings will be dedicated to ruralhealth-focused medical education, and the afternoons and evenings will be spent in group activities or
quiet relaxation. Families are welcome to attend.
This Year’s Focus: This year the conference is focused on meeting the needs of the geriatric population
when being managed in the rural primary care setting. A large percentage of the patients seen in SWVA
are geriatric, and few geriatric specialty practices exist. The conference is committed to bring the latest
in geriatric medicine as it should be practiced in the primary care setting.
Learning Objectives: As a result of participating in the activity, the attendee will be able to:
 Differentiate between dementia and depression in the geriatric patient, describing appropriate
management for each
 Address the scope and focus of poly pharmacy in the elderly, describing strategies to address in
the primary care setting
 Describe the causes, differences in presentation, and appropriate management of chronic pain in
the geriatric population
 Describe the appropriate assessment for and of falls in the elderly, and the appropriate
management strategies to be employed with the patient and family
 Describe the latest pharmacotherapy management of geriatric diabetic patients, including the
difference in the management of the geriatric population from younger adults
 Identify the most common types of arthritis in the geriatric population describing their
appropriate management
 Describe the process, tools and steps in appropriate joint injections
 Differentiate the diagnosis and treatment of the major forms of dementia
 Describe the most common GYN needs of the elderly female patient, their surveillance and
management
About the Sponsor: The SWVA Graduate Medical Education Consortium (GMEC) creates and supports
medical residency preceptor sites in rural and underserved parts of Southwest Virginia. GMEC is a nonprofit agency governed by a volunteer board of directors and managed by the University of Virginia’s
College at Wise.
Activity Director: Tom Townsend, MD, Professor, Family Medicine, East Tennessee State
University.
Target Audience: Primary care physicians practicing in, and residents training or considering
practicing in the rural communities of SW VA and Central Appalachia.
Date, Time, and Location: The conference is from Thursday evening, October 11 (checking and
dinner), through the educational sessions on the mornings of October 12, and 13, with lots of
optional social activities Friday afternoon and evening. Educational sessions begin at 8:00 AM
and end at 12:20 on each day. All education and meals will be at the Rhododendron
Conference Center at the Park.
Sunday, February 07, 2016
Accommodations and Food: There are a number of rooms reserved for resident attendees at
no cost and food is included when it is taken with the group. To arrange for accommodations,
call 276-328-0289. Please note: Registration for accommodations DO NOT occur when
registration for attendance is completed.
Family and Child Care: Immediate family is invited to attend with the conference participant.
For those families in which both parents are attending the educational sessions, child care will
be made available. Mention your need for child care at the time you make arrangements for
your accommodations.
Fees: There is no cost to attend the conference, but advance registration is required. It is
advisable to register early, as the conference fills to capacity.
Registrations: Click here to register. Or call 423 439 8027.
Technology and Phones: There is no WiFi service at the park, but wired internet is available.
Cell phone coverage is less than assured within the park.
Directions to the Park: Follow this link to obtain directions to the park. DO NOT use your GPS
service to travel to the park – you may find yourself somewhere far afield.
Accreditation:
AACME Accreditation: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians.
CME Credit: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates this
live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Joint Sponsorship: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint sponsorship of Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University and SWVA Graduate
Medical Education Consortium (GMEC). Quillen College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AAFP Prescribed Credits: Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of
Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Sunday, February 07, 2016