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July 16-20, 2008
Westin Galleria Houston
Houston, Texas

TAFP utilizes an audience-response system in the general session to test attendees’ knowledge, personalize presentations for the audience’s skill level and engage the audience in an interactive learning environment.

Wednesday, July 16

 
7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Aesthetics Workshop—Day 1
Additional fee of $950 to attend both days. Accepted for 15.25 AAFP Prescribed Credits.

Thursday, July 17

 
7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Aesthetics Workshop—Day 2
2 - 5 p.m. Leadership Seminar
S. Tim Coleridge, D.O., and Richard Grant, Ph.D.
2 - 5 p.m. Preceptor Seminar
Cindy Passmore, M.A.
2 - 5 p.m. You’ve Been Sued: Successfully Navigating the Litigation Process Seminar
Dan Ballard, J.D.
2 - 5 p.m. Women’s Health Seminar Part 1: Urinary Incontinence in Women—Stress, Urge and Mixed
Rebecca Gladu, M.D.
  Women’s Health Seminar Part 2: Issues in Obstetrics: The Latest from the ACOG
Isaac Goldberg, M.D.

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Friday, July 18

 
6:45 - 7:45 a.m. Breakfast with Exhibitors – Exhibit Hall
8 - 8:45 a.m. Opening Keynote Address: TAFP’s Strategic Planning Update
Linda Siy, M.D.
8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Ethics—You’ve Received a Letter From the Texas Medical Board: What’s Next?
Sarah Fontenot, J.D.
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Exhibit Break and Treasure Hunt
See Special Events for more details.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Principles of Screening: Saving Lives and Stomping Out Disease
Clare Hawkins, M.D.
11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. CME Lunch Lecture—Peripheral Arterial Disease: Primary Care Physicians Can Make a Difference
Michael Bloch, M.D.
1 - 1:30 p.m. Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Doc, I’ve Got This Rash...Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of the Skin
Richard Usatine, M.D.
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Evidence-Based Strategies for Managing Alzheimer’s Disease
Gary W. Small, M.D.
  Optional talk:
Small Group Insurance 101
Linda Carter
3:30 - 4 p.m. Exhibit Break and Treasure Hunt
4 - 5 p.m. Update on Adult Immunization Schedule
David Wright, M.D.
5 - 6 p.m. Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention
Deepa A. Vasudevan, M.D.

Saturday, July 19

 
6:45 - 7:45 a.m. CME Breakfast Lecture—Pain Management: Primary Care on the Front Line
Louis Kuritzky, M.D.
7:45 - 8 a.m. Break
8 - 9 a.m. Pathways to Smoking Cessation: Genetics, New and Current Therapeutic Options and Practice Guidelines
David Baron, MSEd, D.O.
9 - 10 a.m. Major Depressive Disorder: Is MDD Over Diagnosed—What Every Primary Care Professional Needs to Know
Lesley Schroeder, M.D.
10 - 10:45 a.m. Exhibit Break and Treasure Hunt
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Protein and Exercise in Weight Management
Donald Layman, Ph.D.
11:45 a.m. - Noon Break
Noon - 1:30 p.m. TAFP Business Lunch and Awards
NO CME FOR THIS EVENT.
This lunch is open to all attendees.
1:30 - 2 p.m. Dessert Break in Exhibit Hall
2 - 3 p.m. Practice Management Tools for Success
Bradley K. Reiner
3 - 4 p.m. Evaluation and Management of Cognitive Decline
Dale Moquist, M.D.
4 - 4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Polypharmacy in the Elderly
Suparna Chhibber, M.D.
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Diagnosis and Management of Parkinson’s Disease
Jay Van Gerpen, M.D.

Sunday, July 20

 
6:45 - 7:45 a.m. CME Breakfast Lecture: Addiction Medicine for Primary Care
J. Paul Seale, M.D.
7:45 - 8 a.m. Break
8 - 9 a.m. Management of COPD in the Primary Care Setting
Mark Millard, M.D.
9 - 10 a.m. Management of Diabetes and Achieving Recommended Goals
Charles Reasner, II, M.D.
10 - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Cancer Screening in Primary Care: Putting Guidelines Into Practice
Lewis Foxhall, M.D.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Closing Keynote Address: Become A Bold Champion for Your Patients
Jim King, M.D., AAFP President

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