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Drug Enforcement Agency Workshop

Saturday, August 13th
7:30 am - 7:00 pm

Registration/Breakfast begins at 7:30 am

Mississippi College - Main Campus
Mississippi College Physician Assistant Studies
Medical Education Center
Located on the 3rd floor of the Baptist Healthplex

Agenda
Registration Form

Join the MS Academy of Physician Assistants on Saturday, August 13th for 10 Category 1 CME Hours that satisfy the state requirement for prescribing controlled substances.


Recent Advances in Gout Treatment

A complimentary webinar sponsored by Society of Physician Assistants in Rheumatology (SPAR)
Available at http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=18153017
To register you must scroll down to the bottom of the link to acknowledge and accept the CME Information.
 
Target Audience
This program is designed for physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physicians (MDs/FPs) and nurses (RNs/LPNs) who care for patients with gout in a clinical, surgical or research setting.  Content is geared to advanced practice professionals.
 
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
1. Diagnose and manage patients with gout.
2. Describe the role that diet plays in gout.
3. Describe appropriate therapy for gout.
 
Faculty: Robert Wortmann, MD, MACR
Professor of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology
Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Joan McTigue, PA-C
Divisions of Rheumatology & Dermatology
University of Florida Medical Center and VA Hospital
Accreditation
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of one hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel.  Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of May 24, 2011.  Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.  This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs.
NURSES - This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours to be provided by the Florida Board of Nursing Provider #50-7071.  Each nurse should claim only those hours that he/she actually attends and educational activity.
Each attendee should claim only those hours that he/she actually attends an educational activity.
 
Support
This program was supported by an educational grant from URL Pharma.



SPAR Day at the AFPPA Fall Meeting
Friday, November 11, 2011
Portola Bay Hotel & Spa, Monterey, CA

8:00-9:00 amWelcome/Hand Surgery for the Arthritic Patient Don Flinn, PA-C
9:00-10:00 amJuvenile Idiopathic Arthritis - Elizabeth Roth-Wojcicki RN, MS, CPNP
10:00-10:15 amBreak
10:15-11:45 amTaking the blindfold off with Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injections - Patrick Astourian, PA-C
11:45 am-1:00 pm  Lunch
1:00-2:00 pmOsteoporosis Update - Steven Harris, MD
2:00-3:00 pmRheumatoid Arthritis & Cardiac Risk Factors - Dimitrios Pappas, MD
3:00-4:00 pmSystemic Lupus Erythmatous - David I. Daikh, MD, PhD
4:00-5:00 pmGout and Other Crystal-Induced Arthritis - Joan McTigue, PA-C

This program is not yet approved for CME credit.  Conference organizers plan to request AAPA Category I CME credit from the Physician Assistant Review Panel.  Total number of approved credits yet to be determined.

SPAR Members receive a discount of $120 and SPAR dues cost only $40/year or $10 for PA students.

Join today and start enjoying your member benefits now!



You won’t want to miss the educational offerings at the 2011 APAO Conference!
Proposed Agenda includes:
  The Oncology clinical highlights pre-conference
Keynote Speaker: Lawrence E. Einhorn, MD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine;
Lance Armstrong Professor of Medicine
General Sessions & Concurrent Workshops: Oncology 101, Diagnostics, Survivorship
Welcome Reception, Membership Meeting, Exhibit Hall, Symposia

Registration is NOW open. Click here for more information.

Join your colleagues for another outstanding educational conference on the latest advancements in clinical and surgical oncology care.  Attendees at our last conference said:
“Best conference attended in my career as an oncology PA... Will bring others next year.”
“Great conference including speaker quality, presentation scopes & location.”
“One of the most informative conferences I have attended.”
“Very pleased with the content & presentations.”
“Good mix of topics.”

You’ll have a choice of general sessions, concurrent workshops, oncology 101 for those new to the field -all included in the main conference registration fee.  A separate full-day pre-conference devoted to Oncology clinical highlights is also open to all healthcare practitioners.  Who should attend? Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Family Medicine & General Practice Professionals in a clinical or research setting.

Benefits of attending include:

Learn, share, and network with other advanced practice oncology professionals &
renowned experts
Evidence-based curriculum developed from current scientific research
Interactive discussions and workshops
Learn best practices that can be shared in your organization
Bring home techniques that can improve patient outcomes
Make personal contacts with others dealing with similar issues
Get renewed & inspired!

Chicago has unparalleled sophistication, class, and style . Fine dining, world-famous museums, legendary entertainment, sports, shopping & much more throughout the city.  Come and discover why so many visitors fall in love with Chicago every year.  For more information on all that Chicago has to offer, visit www.choosechicago.com/meetinchicago.

Conference attendees are responsible for making their own hotel arrangements.  A limited number of hotel rooms are available at the Wyndham Chicago for APAO attendees at reduced rates.  Reserve your room as soon as possible by contacting the Wyndham at (312) 573-0300 (local) or 800-996-3426 (national) and requesting the Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology rate; or book online at www.wyndham.com/groupevents2010/orddt_apao/main.wnt.  Special rates expire on August 15, or when the room block is full –whichever comes first.  BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM TODAY!!

2011 ANSPA Annual CME Meeting
 

Registration NOW OPEN!

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the Fifth Annual Association of Neurosurgical Physician Assistants (ANSPA) CME Meeting.

This event will take place on Saturday October 1, in Washington, DC just prior to the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).

This year’s CME Meeting is entitled “A Tour of the Nervous System.” Topics will cover the entire nervous system and include panel discussions. This meeting offers outstanding educational sessions geared to Physician Assistants.

Eight Category I CME credits will be available, pending approval of the AAPA. You will also have the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the CNS to earn more CME and take part in more focused neurosurgical education.

This year ANSPA is offering free one year ANSPA membership to any member or attendee who gets an exhibitor to sign up for the ANSPA meeting! Email cme@anspa.org for more information on this new incentive.

We hope you plan to join us for this outstanding educational opportunity and the chance to explore Washington, DC!

Registration is now open. Please visit www.ANSPA.org for registration information or email cme@anspa.org.

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