101st Annual Fall Clinical Conference October 5-7, 2023 Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS
Agenda
Thursday, October 5, 2023
7:00 am Registration opens
7:30 am Breakfast (optional, ticket required):
- Using a Medical Interpreter, Catherine Anderson, Language and Cultural Services Manager, Jewish Vocational Services
- Heat-Induced Injuries, Bobby Schremmer, MD, FAAP, FACEP, CHSE, Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Simulation; Medical Director, PALS/BLS Training Center, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Substance Use and Addiction Symposium
8:30 am Opioid Addiction, What is It? Treatment Options, Roopa Sethi, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Kansas Medical Center
9:15 am Alcohol Use Disorder: Treatment Options, Roopa Sethi, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Kansas Medical Center
10:00 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:20 am How Do We Use Our Relationships as PCPs to Drive Behaviors? Screening strategies, Best Tools for Change, Laurel Witt, MD, MPhil, Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, The University of Kansas Medical Center
11:05 am Motivational Interviewing Tool in Addiction Medicine, Jessica Hamilton, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Mental Health Symposium
8:30 am Panic Attacks and Anxiety in the Primary Care Setting, Nick Loughman, DO, Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry, The University of Kansas Medical Center
9:15 am Depression in the Primary Care Setting, Nick Loughman, DO, Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry, The University of Kansas Medical Center
10:00 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:20 am Treatment Resistant Depression and Anxiety, Erin Bider, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Director, Director of the Maternal Mental Health Program, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Kansas Medical Center
11:05 am Using Pharmacogenomics to Inform Depression Treatment, Samantha Socco, PharmD, Medical Science Liaison, Myriad Genetics.
Luncheon (optional, ticket required)
12:00 pm Presentation: Gratitude and Connection, Stephanie A. Burrus, DO, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist; Chief Wellbeing Officer, Center for Wellbeing, Children’s Mercy Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Cardiology Symposium
1:30 pm Atrial Fibrillation, Yeruva Madhu Reddy, MD, FACC, FHRS, Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Chief, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine; Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, The University of Kansas Medical Center
2:15 pm Athletic Heart/Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes, Athletic Heart/Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes, James H. Roberson, MD, Sports Medicine Center, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Assistant Professor, University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine.
3:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
3:15 pm The Role of Nutrition and Healthy Dietary Patterns in Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction, Shadrach Smith, MD, Medical Weight Management, Encompass Medical Group
4:00 pm Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Emboli, Christopher Sirridge, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Population/Public Health Symposium
1:30 pm Prostate Screening and Treatment Options, Christian A. Hettinger, MD, Kansas City Urology Care, PA.
2:15 pm Child Abuse, Mary Moffitt, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Child Abuse Pediatrics, Telemedicine; Director, Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
3:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
3:15 pm Expanding the Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Enhance Healthcare, Steve Waxman, JD, MBA, LLM, Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Leavenworth, KS. Speaker has nothing to disclose.
4:00 pm Multicultural Care, Hope Ring, MD, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Friday, October 7, 2023
7:00 am Registration opens
7:30 am Breakfast (optional, ticket required):
- Having the Hard Conversations, Howard Rosenthal, MD, Clinical Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center
- Insomnia, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Orthopedics Symposium
8:30 am New Technologies in Orthopedics, Brit Moore, MD, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance, John Krumme, MD, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance, Lan Fotopolous, MD, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance
9:15 am Arthritis—Ounce of Prevention, Pound of Cure, KC Doan, MD, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance;
10:00 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:20 am “Normal” X-ray, Painful Hip, Michael McCabe, MD, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance
11:05 am Myths and Facts about Orthobiologics, Michael Khadavi, MD, RMSK, Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance
Women’s Health Symposium
8:30 am Breast Update, Amy Patel, MD, Breast Radiologist, Medical Director, Breast Care Center, Liberty Hospital
9:15 am Peds Gyn A-Z, Anne-Marie Priebe, MD, Gynecology, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
10:00 am Break and Visit Exhibitors
10:20 am Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Austin Findley, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Kansas Medical Center
11:05 am Unique Considerations for the Female Athlete, Lisa Vopat, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Kansas Medical Center; Medical Director, Pediatric and Adult Sports Medicine; Medical Director, The University of Kansas Health System Sports Performance Center; Medical Director, The University of Kansas Health System Female Athlete Program
Luncheon (optional, ticket required)
Noon Presentation: Clinicians in the C-Suite: A Perspective on Provider Leadership, Raghavendra B. Adiga, MD, President & CEO, Liberty Hospital, Liberty, MO
Weight Management Symposium
1:30 pm Medical Management and Pharmacology of Weight Management, Sarah Stolte, MD, Assistant Professor, General & Hospital Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center
2:15 pm Pre-Operative Assessment and Optimization of the Bariatric Surgical Patient, Jennifer McAllaster, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery, The University of Kansas Medical Center
3:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
3:15 pm Bariatric Surgery: Indications and Procedures, Nicole Spencer, MD, Midwest Surgical Associates Olathe Health
4:00 pm Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss, Julie Holding, MD, Assistant Professor, Plastic, Burn and Wound Surgery, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Adolescent Symposium
1:30 pm Antibiotic Stewardship, Jen McKinsey, MD, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Urgent Care Blue Valley, Children’s Mercy Kansas City: Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
2:15 pm Acne: What Treatments Really Work, David Kaplan, MD, Adult and Pediatric Dermatology. Dr. Kaplan is a consultant for BMS, Sanofi-Regeneron, Amgen, and Leo. All conflicts of interests have been resolved.
3:00 pm Break and Visit Exhibitors
3:15 pm Sports Medicine Exam Clearance, Greg Canty, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine; Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center; Director, Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine
4:00 pm Eating Disorders, First Steps for the PCP, Michaela Voss, MD, Telemedicine, Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Mercy Kansas City; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Saturday, October 7, 2023
State of the Art Lectures
8:30 am Urology Update, Lukas G. Hockman, MD, Kansas City Urology Care, PA and Jeffrey Marks, MD, Kansas City Urology Care, PA.
9:15 am Facial Paralysis, John Flynn, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Kansas Medical Center
10:15 am Stroke Recovery, Sandra A. Billinger, PhD, PT, FAHA, Professor, Neurology; Vice Chair of Stroke Translational Research, Vice Chair of Stroke Translational Research, Neurology The University of Kansas Medical Center
11:00 am “Doctor, should I stop my heart burn medication—I heard it causes dementia:” When are Observational Studies Sufficient to Drive Clinical Decisions, Gary Gronseth, MD, Professor, Neurology: Department Chair, Neurology The University of Kansas Medical Center.
Registration Fees
Breakfasts and luncheons NOT included
- KCSWCS Physicians, Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Member FREE
- KCSWCS Honorary Member $200
- Non-member Physician $425
- Non-member Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner $375
- Non-member Registered Nurses $350
- Non-member Other Health Care Professional $350
Optional Tickets Luncheon $35 each
- Thursday: Gratitude and Connection
- Friday: Clinicians in the C-Suite
Breakfasts $25 each Thursday:
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Heat-related Injuries
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Using a Medical Interpreter
Friday:
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Having the Hard Conversations
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Insomnia
Continuing Education Credits: 3 ways to get credit
Live hours: Attend the Conference on October 5-7, 2023 and receive a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. You must attend a breakfast and luncheon each day for maximum credits.
OnDemand lectures: Watch selected sessions of the live conference OnDemand from November 1 to December 30, 2023 and receive a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Ticketed Events will not be available OnDemand.
Combination: Attend the Conference on October 5-7, 2023 and then watch the lectures you missed at the live conference OnDemand from November 1 to December 30, 2023 and receive a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Live Event Credits
Participants must attend a breakfast and luncheon on BOTH DAYS to receive the maximum credits.
AMA: The Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 16.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.
Nursing: Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: SP1555-0925
Join KCSWCS and Save $$$
KCSWCS is devoted entirely to continuing medical education. We are completely independent and have no affiliation with any area medical schools or hospitals. Membership is open to physicians, nurse practitioners and physician associates in all medical specialties. All members current on their dues receive a FREE registration to the Fall Clinical Conference and discounts on other KCSWCS sponsored events. To join or for more information, visit our web site at www.kcswcs.org.
Hotel
To reserve your room, call (866) 837-4214 and mention you are with Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society Room Block in order to secure the group rate of $139. Book online at https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1661874261935&key=GRP&app=resvlink. The cut-off date for guest rooms is September 7, 2023, with cancellation available up to 48 hours prior to arrival. Any reservation canceled less than 48 hours prior to arrival is subject to one night’s room & tax charge.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be e-mailed to [email protected]. All cancellations will be assessed a $25 administration fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after September 20, 2023.
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