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MEDICINE
 

Continuing Medical Education
Calendar

Winter/Spring 2007

 
Date/Time Title Speaker Group/Location
December 2, 2006
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Update in Medical Ethics   TBA
UNC-CH
Wilson Medical Center
December 5, 2006
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
What's New in the Management of Hypertension Margaret Kiser, MD
UNC-CH
Halifax Regional Medical Center
December 6, 2006
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Antibiotic Update 2006 Deverick Anderson, MD
Duke
Nash General Hospital
December 7, 2006
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series:  TB in eastern North Carolina   Tara Harris, RN
Wilson County Health department
Wilson Medical Center
December 12, 2006
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
TBA

TBA Heritage Hospital
December 19, 2006
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Current Practice in Mental Illness
Vickie Ripley, PharmD
TEPES
Dunn Center Concert Hall
Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount

January 3, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Treatment of Healthcare-Acquired Pneumonia
Kristen Patterson, MD
Nash General Hospital
January 4, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series:  STDs in eastern North Carolina
Arlinda Ellison, MS
Health Educator
Edgecombe County Health Department
Wilson Medical Center
January 9, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Management of Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome 
Mariavittoria Pitzalis, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
January 9, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Advances In Genetic Engineering
James Evans, MD
UNC-CH
Halifax Regional Medical Center
January 16, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Alternate Techniques to Manage Chronic Pain Disorders 
William Blau, MD
UNC-CH
TEPES
Dunn Center Concert Hall
Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount

January 17, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Management of Acute Renal Failure  
Margaret Kiser, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
January 18, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Meet the Professor Series:  An Overview of Alzheimer's Dementia
Martin Williams, MD
North Carolina Special Care Center
Wilson Medical Center
January 23, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Evaluating and Managing Dizziness and Vertigo in Primary Care  Anthony Brewer, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
February 1, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series: Glaucoma Update
Paul Lee, MD
Duke
Wilson Medical Center
February 3, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Renal Artery Hypertension: Management and Treatment  
Abhijit Kshirsager, MD
UNC-CH
Wilson Medical Center
February 6, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
New Drugs in Diabetes Management
Joseph Largay, PA-C
UNC-CH
Halifax Regional Medical Center
February 13, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Update in the Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD/ADD  
William Coleman, UNC-requested
Heritage Hospital
February 15, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the Professor Series: Evaluating and Treating Metabolic Syndrome   
Robert Tannenburg, MD
ECU
Wilson Medical Center
February 20, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Evaluation of Anemias
Hendrick vanDeventer, MD
UNC-CH
TEPES
Location TBA

February 21, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Osteoporosis:  New Ways to Think About and Old Problem  
Janet Rubin, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
February 27, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
An Overview of Pay-for-Performance   

Ross Simpson, MD
UNC-CH
CCME
Heritage Hospital
March 1, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series:  Evaluation and Treatment of Common Foot Disorders  
Kendall Blackwell, DPM
Wilson Podiatry Associates
Wilson Medical Center

March 3, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Dyslipidemia Update   

Evan Ashkin, MD
UNC-CH
Wilson Medical Center
March 6, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Obstetrical Emergencies Trimester by Trimester    or Managing Medical Illness in the Pregnant Patient  
UNC TBA
Halifax Regional Medical Center

March 7, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The Role of the Primary Care Provider in Preventing Child Maltreatment  
Desmond Runyon, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital

March 13, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Review of Myalgias/Myositis for Primary Care Physicians   
George Ho, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
March 15, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the Professor Series: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Randolph Chitwood, MD
ECU
Wilson Medical Center
March 20, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Management of Metabolic Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Risks Ron deVizia, PharmD
Kerr drug
Zebulon, NC
TEPES
Location TBA


March 21, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Series:  Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Breast Cancer   Jeffery Peppercorn, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
March 27, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Changing Presentation of Dementia in Primary Care Kenneth Steinweg, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
April 3, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Stemming the Flow of Allergic Rhinitis
Brent Senior, MD
UNC-CH
Halifax Regional Medical Center
April 4, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Hepatitis C: Emerging Therapies   

Michael Fried, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
April 5, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series:
TBA
Wilson Medical Center
April 10, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Role of the Primary Care Provider in Preventing Child Maltreatment   
Mark Everson, MD-UNC requested
Heritage Hospital
April 17, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Addressing Common Geriatric Problems in Primary Care   
Jane McCaleb, MD
Rural Health Group
Jackson, NC
TEPES
Location TBA

April 18, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Hypertension Care Therapies   

Romulo Colindres
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
April 19, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the Professor Series:
Finding and Using EBM Resources   
Jill Mayer, MLS
UNC-CH
Health Sciences Library
Wilson Medical Center
April 24, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Medical Management of the Cancer Patient   
Paul Walker, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
May 1, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Chronic Non-malignant Pain:  When and When Not to Treat with Opiods   
Sunil Dogra, MD
UNC-CH

Halifax Regional Medical Center
May 2, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Series: Virtual Colonoscopy: a Useful Screening Tool Ian Grimm, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
May 3, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Community Best Practice Series:

TBA
Wilson Medical Center
May 5, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Delirium in the Primary Care Setting:  Diagnosis and Treatment  
UNC-CH
TBA
Wilson Medical Center
May 8, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hypertension in the Diabetic Patient   

M.J. Barchman, MD
ECU
Heritage Hospital
May 15, 2007
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Proper Use of Radiologic Techniques:  When to Order What   
Joy Renner, MD
UNC-CH
TEPES
Location TBA

May 16, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Series: Prostate Cancer   

Andrew Armstrong, MD
Duke
Nash General Hospital
May 17, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the Professor Series:
Advances in Screening for Cardiac Abnormalities
Assad Movahed, MD
ECU
Wilson Medical Center
May 22, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Diagnosing and Managing Depression in Adolescents
Jack Naftel, MD
UNC-CH
Heritage Hospital
June 2, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Dermatology for the Primary Care MD:  Lesions to Refer or Ignore   
UNC-CH
TBA
Wilson Medical Center
June 5, 2007
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Working with Bipolar Patients in the Primary Care Setting   
Bradley Gaines, MD
UNC-CH
Halifax Regional Medical Center
June 6, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Series:  Genetic Susceptibility in Ovarian Cancer   
Duke requested
Nash General Hospital
June 20, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cancer Series:  Novel Approaches in the Early Detection of Lung Cancer in the High-Risk Patient Richard Feins, MD
UNC-CH
Nash General Hospital
June 2, 2007
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meet the Professor Series:
Pre-Operative Evaluation of the Patient Undergoing General Anesthesia for the Primary Care Physician
Suzanne M. Kraemer, MD
ECU
Wilson Medical Center

Note on Tumor Boards

Tumor Boards are held at the following hospitals and times:
Nash General Hospital
- Every Friday at 7:00 a.m. in Dining Room #2
Heritage Hospital
  - 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Main Classroom
Wilson Medical Center
 - 2nd and 4th Thursday from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Auditorium.


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