Mark your calendar now for the



18th Annual

Southwestern Conference on Medicine

April 30-May 3, 2009

The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa

Tucson, AZ

28 Credit Hours AOA Category 1A

28 Credit Hours AMA Category 1

Proudly Sponsored by

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FORMAT

Sessions include a combination of lecture presentations and Q&A. Questions related to practice issues will be encouraged following each presentation. Instructions for retrieving the online course syllabus will be provided to participants upon registration.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

This year’s topic blocks and agenda were developed based on data collected from previous Southwestern Conference on Medicine participants, the planning committee’s perceptions of needed improvements in primary care diagnoses and treatments, and review of current trends in literature.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Physicians will be able to state new techniques in the field of Primary Care and Internal Medicine. Physicians will also be able to discuss and apply practical knowledge, presented in an open forum, from leading specialists regarding the most up-to-date trends in colon cancer screening and prevention, updates on the treatment of coronary artery disease, non-pharmaceutical treatments on dementia, and avian flu epidemic to name a few.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Osteopathic Association designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 30 credit hours of Category 1A – 28.0 for the general session and 2.0 for the Optional Workshops. An additional one hour of AOA Category 1A Credit will be issued in exchange for a completd Exhibitor Card returned to the registration desk after completion of the exhibit hours or at the conference conclusion.

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 The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation. The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 30.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ (28.0 maximum and 2.0 Optional Workshop). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

TUCSON OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation. The mission of the Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation shall be the achievement of excellence, innovation and caring in advancing community health care issues, enhancing medical education and developing sustainable support of projects which impact the lives of many today and in the future.

THE OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

The purpose of the Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) reflects the mission of the College of Medicine and the Arizona Health Sciences Center. This includes, “…to provide…continuing medical education for residents, clinical fellows, practicing physicians and other health care professionals” and “…to provide health care education and service for the people of Arizona” respectively. The OCME extends its service to include national and international health care professionals, facilitates lifelong independent learning, and promotes continuing medical education activities that lead to improved patient care outcomes.

Southwestern Conference on Medicine Planning Committee Members

Jerry H. Hutchinson, Jr., D.O., FACOI; Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI; Issa Y. Hallaq, D.O., FACOI; William C. Inboden, D.O.; Kimberly Carlson, D.O.; John F. Manfredonia, D.O., FACOFP, FAAHPM; Edmund Krasinski, Jr., D.O., FACG, PLLC; Bridget T. Walsh, D.O.; Melissa M. Heineman, D.O.; Daniel F. Walton, D.O., FACP, FACOI, FASN

Program Coordinators:

Cece Pappas, Medical Education Manager; Shelbie Jenkins, Precision Meetings & Events

The University of Arizona College of Medicine

at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

CME Planner: Bridget T. Walsh, D.O., Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Office of Continuing Medical Education: Kay O’Neill, Program Coordinator, Sr.

CME Reporting Forms

In response to guidelines adopted by the AOA, the following sign-in procedure is in effect for this meeting: In order to obtain credit, ALL attendees must complete the evaluation of speakers and CME sign-in form, included in the syllabus. Both forms must be returned to the registration staff by the conclusion of the meeting. Each attendee should claim only those hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Also, we will ask that you sign in before the start of each day. Please see the registration staff upon arriving to the meeting.

NEW COMPLIANCE WITH DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP(S) POLICY

Any OCME Staff, CME Committee faculty, or conference planning Committee member who does not comply with this policy (i.e. refuses to provide disclosure or provides partial/incomplete disclosure) will not be permitted to have control of, or responsibility for, the development, management, or evaluation of the conference.

NEW RESOLUTION OF PERSONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The office of Continuing Medical Education will consider any OCME Staff, CME Committee, Planning Committee member or presenter who discloses a relevant financial relationship of any value with a commercial interest as having a personal conflict of interest (COI).

For any conflict of interest found for any OCME Staff, CME Committee or Planning Committee member, the OCME will discuss the COI with the CME Committee to determine the extent of his/her responsibilities that need to be altered to resolve the COI or if the responsibilities need to be reassigned to another person.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

DISCLOSURES

Steven J. Barker, PhD, MD – Receives Grant/Research Support from Masimo

Frank Walter, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT – Receives Grant/Research Support from:

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Editor for Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS); Director of the AHLS Program at the University of Arizona

Ex-Officio: Sammy Campbell, MD – Receives Grant/Research Support from Novartis

Consultant: Schering-Plough

Speakers' Bureau: Schering-Plough, Sepracor, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Pfizer

The following CME Committee members have stated they have nothing to disclose:

Gail Barker MBA, PhD

Robert R. Klein, MD

Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS

Tom Reichenbacher, MD

Jennifer L. Suriano, MD, MPH

Todd Vanderah, PhD

Amy Waer, MD

OCME Program Coordinator Sr - Kathryn O’Neill has nothing to disclose

The following faculty members have declared conflicts of interest concerning this CME activity:

Fredrick M. Abrahamian, D.O., FACEP – serves on the Schering – Plough Speakers Bureau.

Peter J. Burrows, M.D., FACS – serves on the Pfizer, Lilly-US, Bayer, Watson, and Auxilium Speakers Bureaus. He has also disclosed that his presentation will include discussion of the following commercial products that he and/or family members have a relationship: Viagra, Lentra, Cialis, Androgel, & Testim.

Kerry Cooper, M.D. – serves on the Amgen, Shire, Abbott, Genzyme, and Bristol - Myers Squibb Speakers Bureaus.

Bill Dickinson, D.O., FASAM, FAAFP – receives Grant/Research support from Reckitt Benckiser. He also serves on the Reckitt Benckiser (Suboxone) and Forest (Campral) Speakers Bureaus. He has also disclosed that his presentation will include discussion of the following commercial products that he and/or family members have a relationship: Suboxone (Subutex).

John A. Dumot, D.O. – receives Grant/Research support from CSA Medical, Inc.

Timothy C. Fagan, M.D. – receives Grant/Research support from Merck, Novartis, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Daiichi Sankyo, and Diasome Pharmaceuticals. He is a consultant for Daiichi Sankyo, and he serves on the Merck and Novartis Speakers Bureaus.

Henry L. Hudson, M.D., FACS – has disclosed that his presentation will include discussion of unlabeled/investigational drug use for Avastin.

Edmund Krasinski, Jr., D.O., FACG, PLLC – receives grant/research support from GENOVA Clinical Research

Richard J. Metzner, M.D. – serves on the Forest Laboratories Speakers Buerau. He also has intellectual property rights to one of the depression tests discussed. He has also received speakers fees to teach antidepressant selection.

Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI, FACR – serves on the Abbott, Amgen, Pfizer, and Wyeth Speakers Bureaus and receives Grant/Research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen, Genentech, Pfizer, and UCB.

Bernard R. Rubin, D.O., MPH, FACP – receives Grant/Research support from Centocor, Genentech, Eli Lilly, and UCB.

Marwan N. Sabbagh, M.D., FAAN, CCRI – receives Grant/Research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Wyeth, Elan, Lilly, Novartis, Medivation, and Bristol - Myers Squibb. He is a Consultant for Amerisciences and Lilly. He also serves on the Forest, Novartis, Pfizer, and Eisai Speakers Bureaus.

Allen S. Yang, M.D., Ph.D. – receives Grant/Research support from Celgene. He is a consultant for Eisai, Celgene, and SuperGen. He serves on the Celgene and Bristol – Myers Squibb Speakers Bureaus. He is a Major Stock Shareholder of TherEpi, Inc.

The following faculty members have declared that they have no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

David K. Alster, M.D.

Arne J. Andersen, M.D.

Timothy J. Byrne, D.O., FACC

Bruce M. Coull, M.D.

Tyler Cymet, D.O.

Kevin P. Hubbard, D.O., FACOI

Colleen Keegan, D.O.

Kenneth M. Levine, D.O.

Sarah Sullivan, D.O.

Hoang M. Thai, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

Julie G. Thompson-Dobkin, D.O.

Edwin V. Wehling, D.O.

Daniel G. Williams, D.O.

The following planning committee members have declared conflicts of interest concerning this CME activity:

Edmund Krasinski, Jr., D.O., FACG, PLLC – receives grant/research support from GENOVA Clinical Research

Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI, FACR – serves on the Abbott, Amgen, Pfizer, and Wyeth Speakers Bureaus and receives Grant/Research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen, Genentech, Pfizer, and UCB.

Bridget T. Walsh, D.O. – receives Grant/Research support from Novartis, Genentech, Eli Lilly, Roche, Forest, Procter & Gamble, NIH, and Boehringer Ingelheim. She also serves on the Eli Lilly, TAP Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Speakers Bureaus.

The following faculty members have declared that they have no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Kimberly Carlson, D.O.

Issa Y. Hallaq, D.O., FACOI

Melissa M. Heineman, D.O.

Jerry H. Hutchinson, Jr., D.O., FACOI

William C. Inboden, D.O.

John F. Manfredonia, D.O., FACOFP, FAAHPM

Daniel F. Walton, D.O., FACP, FACOI, FASN

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Nineteenth annual

Southwestern Conference on Medicine

April 29 - May 2, 2010

The JW Marriott

Starr Pass Resort & Spa

Tucson, AZ

AOA Category 1A & AMA Category 1 Credit Hours

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SCHEDULE

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6:30 a.m. Registration\Sign-In

Continental Breakfast

Lobby Foyer

6:45 a.m. Opening Remarks

Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI, FACR

Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

Canyon I, III

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. David K. Alster, M.D.

“Anti-aging / Hormone Replacement”

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Henry L. Hudson, M.D., FACS

“Avastin vs Lucentis for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, ARMD, AIDs”

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Break

Lobby Foyer

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Kerry Cooper, M.D.

“Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Vitamin D

Deficiency in the Patient with Chronic Kidney

Disease; What the Primary Care Physician

Needs to Know”

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Edmund Krasinski, Jr., D.O., F.A.C.G., P.L.L.C.

“Autoimmune Hepatitis/Pancreatitis with a Concentration on the Liver”

11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Peter J. Burrows, M.D., FACS

“Testosterone, Supplements and Prostate Cancer Screening”

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch – ON YOUR OWN

Optional Lunch, Not for Credit

Elizabeth Juneman, M.D.

“Pharmaceutical Update”

Provided by Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Sonoran Room

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Kerry Cooper, M.D.

“Evaluation and Management of the Patient

with Proteinuria”

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Timothy J. Byrne, D.O., FACC

“Vascular and Interventional Cardiology”

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break

Lobby Foyer

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Colleen Keegan, D.O.

“Skin Cancers, Melanoma, Precancerous Legions”

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Richard J. Metzner, M.D.

“Can Individualized Treatment Improve Antidepressant Effectiveness?”

5:30 p.m. Sign-out/Adjourn

SCHEDULE

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6:30 a.m. Registration\Sign-In

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

Sonoran Room

6:55 a.m. Opening Remarks

Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI, FACR

Conference Planning Committee Co-Chair

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Tyler Cymet, D.O.

“Avian Flu Epidemic”

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. John A. Dumot, D.O.

“Barrett's Esophagus and Endoscopic

Therapy”

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Break Served in Exhibit Area

Sonoran Room

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Allen S. Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

“Advances in the Management of

Myelodysplastic Syndromes”

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. John A. Dumot, D.O.

“Colon Cancer: Screening and Prevention

Issues”

11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Hoang M. Thai, M.D., FACC, FSCAI

“Latest Updates on the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease”

12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Dessert in Exhibit Area

Sonoran Room

1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Edwin V. Wehling, D.O.

“Peripheral Vascular Disease and Limb Salvage”

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Timothy C. Fagan, M.D.

“Hypertension Update”

3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Marwan N. Sabbagh, M.D., FAAN, CCRI

“Non-pharmaceutical Treatments on Dementia/Alternative Therapies on Dementia”

4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Bernard R. Rubin, D.O., MPH, FACP

“Update Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy”

5:45 p.m. Sign-out/Adjourn

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner Reception

Murphey Room (Lower Level)

SCHEDULE

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6:30 a.m. Registration\Sign-In

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

Sonoran Room

6:55 a.m. Opening Remarks

Jerry H. Hutchinson, Jr., D.O., FACOI

Chairman, Conference Planning Committee

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Arne J. Andersen, M.D.

“Confessions of a Recovering Chronic Pain

Physician”

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Bill Dickinson, D.O., FASAM, FAAFP

“Pain Management Considerations for

Chemical Dependency Patients”

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Break Served in Exhibit Area

Sonoran Room

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Fredrick M. Abrahamian, D.O., FACEP

“Skin Conditions and Minor Joint Issues in Urgent Care”

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Kevin P. Hubbard, D.O., FACOI

“Update on Hypercoagulability”

11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Kenneth M. Levine, D.O.

“Outpatient Treatment of Adolescent Opiate Addiction: Prescription & Illicit Drugs”

12:30 p.m. Sign-out/Adjourn

*1:15 - 3:15 p.m. Optional Workshop

Deborah Jane Power, D.O., MS, FACOI, FACR

“Joint Injections”

Indigo Room

*1:15 - 3:15 p.m. Optional Workshop

Daniel G. Williams, D.O.

“OMT Workshop – Upper Body”

Finger Rock Room

*2 Credit Hours Category 1A/1

SCHEDULE

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6:30 a.m. Registration\Sign-In

Breakfast

Lobby Foyer

6:55 a.m. Opening Remarks

Jerry H. Hutchinson, Jr., D.O., FACOI

Chairman, Conference Planning Committee

Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Julie G. Thompson-Dobkin, D.O.

“Pleasant Dreams??? The Reality of Sleep Disorders”

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Bruce M. Coull, M.D.

“Stroke: Updates on Diagnosis/Therapy/ Concepts of Neuroplasticity”

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Break

Lobby Foyer

9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Fredrick M. Abrahamian, D.O., FACEP

“EKG's in the Office”

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Arne J. Andersen, M.D.

“Spinal Imaging”

11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Sarah Sullivan, D.O.

“Peripheral Neuropathy: Update in Diagnosis and Therapy”

12:15 - 12:25 p.m. Closing Remarks

Jerry H. Hutchinson, Jr., D.O., FACOI

12:25 p.m. Sign-out/Adjourn

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Faculty Disclosures

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Southwestern Conference Planning Committee Members

Friday, May 1, 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Sunday, May 3, 2009

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