28th Annual SW Virginia Pediatrics Conference
Saturday - Sunday, August 4 - 5, 2012
The Martha Washington Inn, Abingdon, VA
Des Bharti, M.D., Activity Director
This program has been approved for 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Optional: Saturday afternoon Workshop, 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Pre Conference Activities
6:50 AM – 7:30 AM
Breakfast
7:15 AM – 7:30 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Learning Objectives:
“As a result of participating in
this activity, the attendee will…
Des Bharti, M.D. – Activity
Director
Professor, East Tennessee State
University, Department of
Pediatrics, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Saturday, August 4, 2012
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Hey Dude – How Did I Get Here
and Other Tales of Trips!

Melinda Lucas, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department
of Pediatrics, ETSU, Quillen
College of Medicine, Johnson City,
TN
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Nutritional Assessment – Failure
to Thrive
Eileen Cress, M.S., R.D. L.D.N.,
Assistant Professor, Clinical
Coordinator, Dietetic Internship
Program, Department of Allied
Health Sciences, ETSU, Johnson
City, TN
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE: Bringing Value to the

Table Without Ending Up on the
Menu
R. Allen Coffman, M.D.
President
Tennessee Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Common Hematological
Problems in Newborns

Vlad C. Radulescu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department
of Pediatrics, Pediatric
Hematology & Oncology,
University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY
11:15 AM – 12:10 PM
Clinomics

Eric D. Wieben, Ph.D
Director, Medical Genome Facility
Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN, 55905
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM
Cleft Lip – Surgical Implications
R. Mark Ray, M.D.
Children’s Ear, Nose & Throat
Specialists, PLLC, Children’s
Hospital Medical Office Building,
Knoxville, TN
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Optional Workshop….
“Surviving the Death of a ChildHelp for Struggling Families”
Elizabeth B. Brown

Author of, “SunRise Tomorrow:
Coping with a Child’s Death” and
“Surviving the Loss of a Child”
Sunday, August 5, 2012
7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM – 8:25 AM
Fever: Etiology, Management
and Indicator

Dawn Tuell, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department
of Pediatrics
East Tennessee State University,
Quillen College of Medicine,
Johnson City, TN
8:30 AM – 9:25 AM
Travel Immunizations:
International Travel with
Children

Gayatri Jaishankar, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department
of Pediatrics, East Tennessee
State University, Quillen College
of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
9:25 AM – 10:15 AM
STD – Teenage Contraception
Howard Herrell, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology, East Tennessee State
University, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MRSA in Children
Leslie Taylor, M.D.
Professor, Department of

Surgery, East Tennessee State
University, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
When to Refer to Genetics:
Common Clinical Scenarios &
New Tests Available – from
Single Genes to Whole Exome
Sequencing

Apostolos Psychogios, M.D.,
F.A.C.M.G.
Associate Professor,
LeeAnne Brown Chair of Clinical
Practice, Director of Medical
Genetics and Clinomics,
Department of Pediatrics, East
Tennessee State University,
Quillen College of Medicine,
Johnson City, TN
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
Harold W. Elliot, M.D.
Associate Professor, Residency
Program Director, Department of
Psychiatry, East Tennessee State
University, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM
Evaluation & Wrap up
Activity Director: Des Bharti, M.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics, East Tennessee
State University, Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Presenters:
Melinda Lucas, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
East Tennessee State University, Quillen
College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Dawn Tuell, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
East Tennessee State University, Quillen
College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Gayatri Jaishankar, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
East Tennessee State University, Quillen
College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Apostolos Psychogios, M.D., F.A.C.M.G.
Associate Professor, LeeAnne Brown Chair of
Clinical Excellence, Director of Medical
Genetics and Clinomics, Department of
Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University,
Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Eileen M. Cress, M.S., R.D., L.D.N.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator,
Dietetic Internship Program, Department of
Allied Health Sciences, East Tennessee State
University, Johnson City, TN
Howard Herrell, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics
& Gynecology, East Tennessee State
University, Quillen College of Medicine,
Johnson City, TN
Leslie A. Taylor, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, East
Tennessee State University, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Vlad C. Radulescu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Harold W. Elliott, M.D.
Associate Professor, Residency Program
Director, Department of Psychiatry, East
Tennessee State University, Quillen College of
Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Mark Ray, M.D.
Children’s Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist,
PLLC, Children’s Hospital Medical Office
Building, Knoxville, TN
Eric D. Wieben, Ph.D.
Director, Medical Genome Facility, Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, MN
R. Allen Coffman, M.D.
President, Tennessee Chapter of the
American Academy of Pediatrics
Elizabeth B. Brown, M.S.
Inspirational teacher, speaker and author of,
SunRise Tomorrow: Coping with a Child’s
Death, Surviving the Loss of a Child, The Joy
Choice, Living Successfully with Screwed Up
People, Hope for Grieving Parents, and
Working Successfully with Screwed-Up
People.
Learning Objectives:
The primary purpose of the conference is to provide accurate, evidence-based information to
physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other providers with the most
current information on common pediatric problems, as well as offer practical solutions to more
complex dilemmas that occur in pediatric care. As a result of participating in this activity, the
attendee should be able to…..
 Utilize current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s
specific objectives, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and referral
 Apply proper life-stabilizing measures as well as identify the life-threatening
emergencies as requiring urgent treatment and /or hospital admission
 Organize an approach to diagnosis and test ordering
 Provide effective treatment, referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving
patient outcomes.
.
Target Audience: Family Medicine Physicians, Pediatricians, Psychiatrists, OB/GYN
Physicians, Surgeons, APNs and PAs, Pharmacists, Emergency Physicians, Nurses, and other
health care providers who desire to update their knowledge in pediatric care.
Google Group
You are invited to participate in pre- and post-conference discussions with the presenter(s) of
your choice. The Google Group will be available from Monday, July 16th until Friday, August
17th. For information on how to connect, please visit the CME website for the 28th Annual SW
Virginia Pediatric Conference online at: www.etsu.edu/cme.
**The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates
this live activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
Optional Saturday afternoon Workshop, 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
AAFP:
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of
Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
CNE Credit: 9.5 continuing nursing education contact hours will be provided
for this conference and an additional 1.5 CNE credits for the optional
Saturday afternoon workshop. East Tennessee State University College of
Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the
Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Physician Assistants may participate in this educational activity and earn a certificate of
completion as AAPA, AANP, and ANCC accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM through their
reciprocity agreement.
This event is presented by the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics and the Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME). OCME
maintains responsibility for this program and its content.