Eastern Shore Medical Symposium Eastern Shore Medical Symposium
Monday-Friday
June 16-20, 2008
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Jointly sponsored by Jefferson Medical College and the University of Delaware with promotional assistance provided by the Medical Society of Delaware
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Conference Schedule


Sunday, June 15
4:00-6:00 p.m.

Registration, Rehoboth Beach Convention Center

Monday, June 16
7:00 a.m. Registration
7:55 a.m. Welcome
8:00-8:50 a.m. G. I. Update—Anthony J. DiMarino Jr., MD
8:50-9:40 a.m. Cancer Screening and Prevention 2008—Richard C. Wender, MD
9:40-10:00 a.m. Break

10:00-10:50 a.m.
New Threats in Infectious Disease: Virulent Clostridium Difficile and Beyond—John J. Stern, MD
10:50-11:40 a.m. Reducing Malpractice Risk: Avoiding Common Pitfalls—Robert L. Perkel, MD
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Parkinsons and Other Movement Disorders—Daniel E. Kremens, MD; Tsao-Wei Liang, MD
12:30-12:45 p.m.

Evaluation

Tuesday, June 17
7:00-8:00 a.m.

The following workshops are limited to 25 participants per session. Mark your choice on the registration form.

  • Pay for Performance: How to Increase Your Quality Scores: Part I—Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH; Dianne Bradtke, MSA, RN, CNA, CPHQ
  • Primary Care Gynecology—Lara Carson Weinstein, MD
  • Visual Pitfalls, Perils, and Pearls in Pediatrics–Revisited—Charles A. Pohl, MD
8:00-8:50 a.m. A Practical Approach to Hematologic Issues—Ronald N. Rubin, MD
8:50-9:40 a.m. Symptom Management for Those with Terminal Illness—Susan M. Parks, MD
9:40-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-10:50 a.m. Pancreatic Cancer: What Primary Clinicians Need to Know—Charles J. Yeo, MD
10:50-11:40 a.m. New Imaging Options in Cancer Management—Richard C. Wender, MD
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Evaluation of the Patient with Tingling in the Palms and Soles: All Is Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome— Dale D. Berg, MD; Katherine T. Berg, MD
12:30-12:45 p.m.

Evaluation

Wednesday, June 18
7:00-8:00 a.m.

The following workshops are limited to 25 participants per session. Mark your choice on the registration form.

  • Low Back Pain: A Case-based Approach—Marc I. Harwood, MD
  • Choosing the Right Test to Diagnose Cardiovascular Disease—Michael J. Pasquale, MD, FACC
  • Pay for Performance: How to Increase Your Quality Scores: Part II—Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH; Dianne Bradtke, MSA, RN, CNA, CPHQ
8:00-8:50 a.m. Atrial Fibrillation—Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD
8:50-9:40 a.m. Issues in Anticoagulation Therapy 2008—Geno J. Merli, MD
9:40-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-10:50 a.m. Cases in Medical Consultation—Geno J. Merli, MD
10:50-11:40 a.m. HIV Prevention and Prophylaxis—Robert J. Winn, MD
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tendinosis—Marc I. Harwood, MD
12:30-12:45 p.m. Evaluation
5:30 p.m.

Family Program: Family Banquet Dinner and Musical Entertainment

Thursday, June 19
8:00-8:50 a.m. Losing Weight: The Naked Truth—Richard C. Wender, MD
8:50-9:40 a.m. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Patient with Spinal Pain—Mitchell K. Freedman, DO
9:40-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Dermatologic Quandaries and a Few Select Physical Findings—James S. Studdiford, MD
10:50-11:40 a.m. The Patient with Heart Disease Who Needs Non-Cardiac Surgery: Who Is at Risk and How Can the Risk Be Lowered?—Howard Weitz, MD
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Helping Patients with Dizziness—Michael T. Teixido, MD
12:30-12:45 p.m.

Evaluation

Friday, June 20
8:00-8:50 a.m. Pulmonary Update 2008—Sandra Weibel, MD
8:50-9:40 a.m. Getting Everybody to Their Glycemic Goal—Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD
9:40-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-10:50 a.m. 2008 Contraception Update—Aileen Gariepy, MD
10:50-11:40 a.m. Primary Care Approach to Urinary Incontinence in Women—Joseph M. Montella, MD
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Pharmaceutical Update A-Z—Cynthia Cheng, MD, PhD
12:30-12:45 p.m.

Evaluation

 
 
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