Dr.Anuradha Reddy
CME Chair, CME
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Dr. Ananth Rao
Co-Chair, CME
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Dr. Nataraj Prasad
CME Coordinator
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Dr. Sudhakr Kempanna
CME Coordinator
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Dr. Somashekar Bellary
CME Coordinator
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Dr. Vijaya Sriram
CME Coordinator
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Dr. Rekha Motigi
CME Coordinator
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Dr. Y.K. Ramaiah
CME Coordinator
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Dr. G.M. Raju
CME Coordinator
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Accreditation
The Baltimore City Medical Society (BCMS) is accredited by
the Maryland State Medical Society, MedChi, to sponsor continuing
medical education for physicians. The BCMS designates this program
for up to 7 hours of Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award
of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim
only those hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
GOALS
Attending this CME Physicians will be able to:
* Earn 7 category 1 credits towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award
* Network with colleagues who live and practice in their area
* Interact with Expert faculty during dedicated Q&A throughout the program
Learning Objectives
- New Strategies and new evidence: Prevention &Treatment of CAD.
Current Approaches to the Management of Dyslipidemia.
- Naturopathic Pain: Physicians will learn how to treat the Pain
with new understanding of mechanism of origin of pain.
- Discussion of Epidemiology of Depression and understand basic
rules of treatment choices
- Identifying features of Osteoporosis causes of bone disease and
treatments of Osteoporosis.
- Identify causes of GERD, Inflammatory bowel disease, and DYSPEPSIA.
Physicians will be able to refer patients for further investigations
and learn new options available, study medication updates,
and review new studies.
- Update the guidelines in treatment of CAD in diabetics, learn the
complications and management. Understand new therapeutic options
available. Discuss new diabetic medications and benefits of their use.
- Review cognitive behavioral treatment of Insomnia.
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Internal Medicine Updates Session I
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Saturday, September 2, 2006
12:00 pm to 12:30 pm - Registration
Opening Remarks: Dr Anuradha Reddy, CME Chair
Moderators: Dr Ananth Rao and Dr Kempanna Sudhakar
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12:35 pm to 1:30 pm
Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian Indians:
"How to Beat It" Prevention And Management
- Learn about epidemiology and unique lipid profile of Asian
Indians that puts them at a high risk for CAD.
Understand the measures to modify the risk
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Speaker:Dr Enas A Enas
Director CADI Research Center
Advanced Lipid Clinic, Illinois
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1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
"To Stent or CABG". Is There a Right Answer?
- Describe the physiological effect of passive restraint devices
- Identify the clinical indications for surgical ventricular restoration
- Learn about current and expanding indication for drug eluting stents
- Issues regarding antiplalet therapy and non-cardiac surgery
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Speakes: Dr. Ananth Rao
Interventional Cardiology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
Dr. Steven Boyce
Cardiac Surgery
Washington HospitalCenter
Washington, DC
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2:30 pm to 2:45 pm Break |
2:45 pm to 3:15 pm
Assessment, Prevention, Treament of Osteoporosis
Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis from a geriatrician’s
perspective
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Speaker: Dr. Michael Gloth III
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
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3:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Sudden Cardiac Death: Cardiac Arrhythmia and Management
- Learn about epidemiology, prevention and device therapy
- Review data from resynchronization device therapy
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Speaker: Dr Zayd A Eldadah
Associate Director
Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
The Washington Hospital Center
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| 4:15 pm to 4:30 pm Discussion/Evaluation
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Internal Medicine Updates Session II
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Sunday, September 3, 2006
7:30 am to 8:00 am - Registration and Breakfast
Opening Remarks: Dr Anuradha Reddy, CME Chair
Dr Somashekar Bellary and Dr Nataraj Prasad
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8:05 am to 8:45 am
Prevelance of Diabetes and It’s Complications:
Recent Therapeutic Options
- The epidemic of diabetes - learn about benefits of early
- intervention Guidelines of treatment: Comparison old and new medications
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Speaker: Dr. Chandrashekhar M Virupannavar
Clinical Associate Professor,MSU/KCMS and Endocrinolist
Borgess Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI
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8:45 am to 9:15 am
Major Depression: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
- Discuss the epidemiology of major depression
- Review cultural differences in presentation and treatment
- Understand basic rules for treatment choices in patients
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Speaker: Dr. Geetha Jayaram
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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9:15 am to 9:45 am
Acute and Chronic Pain Management
- Define & Understand Acute vs Chronic Pain Management
- Pharmacologic Options For Pain Management
- Classification Of Medications
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Speaker:Dr. Michael Clark
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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| 9:45 am to 10:00 am : Break
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10:00 am to 10:45 am
Current approaches in the Treatment of Asthma
- Discuss the pathophysiology of Bronchial asthma
- Review the classification and severity of asthma
- Current treatment options in the management of asthma
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Speaker: Dr. Krishna Murthy
Director Pulmonary Rehab
Gibson General Hospital, Indiana
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10:45 am to 11.30 am
Everything you need to know about Insomnia
- Compare NIH consensus statements on insomnia, 1984 and 2005
- Review cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia
- Summarize indications and properties of approved hypnotic medications
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Speaker: Dr Marc Raphaelson
Medical Director
Greater Washington Sleep Disorder Centers
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11:30 am to 12:15 am
Management of GERD and Inflamatory Bowel Disease
- Review treatment options for GERD and inflammatory bowel disease
- Review importance of nocturnal GERD
- Understand the differences between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
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Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Jaganath
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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| 12:15 am to 12:30 pm : Discussion/Evaluation
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