Scientific Assembly

Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians

Scientific Assembly

Join us for the
63rd Annual Scientific Assembly
at the
Doubletree Hotel on July 28 - 30, 2010!

Scientific Program and Events

Wednesday, July 28

Doubletree Hotel Grand Ballroom

7:30 a.m. Registration – Ballroom Foyer - Exhibits Open

8:20 a.m. Presentation of the Colors and Welcoming Remarks

8:30 a.m. “Health, Wellness & Independence”
David Lipschitz, M.D., PhD

9:15 a.m. “Pharmacology Mythbusters”
Dosha Cummins, PharmD, BCPS

10:00 a.m. Break / Visit Exhibits

10:30 a.m. “Newborn Myths”
Bryan Burke, Jr., M.D., FAAP

11:15 a.m. “Autism – An Update”
Eldon G. Schulz, M.D., FAAP

12:00 noon Election of Officers

12:10 p.m. Physician Lunch

1:15 p.m “Practical Strategies for the Clinical Management of GERD for Positive Outcomes”
                Roy K. H. Wong, M.D.

2:15 p.m. Break - Visit Exhibits

2:45 p.m. “Adult Pneumococcal Disease”
                Doug Campos-Outcalt, M.D.,MPH

3:45 p.m. “Nails, Scratching the Surface”
                Scott M. Dinehart, M.D.

Thursday, July 29

7:00 a.m. Registration, Snacks & Coffee
Exhibits Open Ballroom/Exhibit Area

7:15 a.m. Physician Breakfast Meeting Courtesy of Biosphere Medical
“New Treatment for Fibroid Tumors”
Michael V. Beheshti, M.D.

8:30 a.m. “Dyslipidemia Management – Five Issues To Consider Before You Treat”
Louis Kuritzky, M.D.

9:30 a.m. Break - Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m. “Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder: Tailoring Treatment Strategies for Enhanced Outcomes”
W. Clay Jackson, M.D., DipTh

11:00 a.m. “The Overactive Bladder”
Omar L. Hamada, M.D.

12:00 Noon Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 p.m. “Five Things I Wish I Knew Last Year”
Louis Kuritzky, M.D.

1:45 p.m. Final Break with Exhibitors

2:15 p.m. “Management of Chronic Pain”
Steven P. Stanos, D.O.

3:15 p.m. “Common Cutaneous Disorders”
Cheryl Ann Armstrong, M.D.

6:30 p.m. - Installation of Officers Banquet & Dance & Silent Auction

Special AAFP Guest: Jeffrey J. Cain, M.D., FAAFP
Director, American Academy of Family Physicians
Denver, Colorado
Entertainment by: One Man Band

Compliments of: Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and Baptist Health

Friday, July 30

7:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting – Courtesy of Arkansas Foundation for
                Medical Care
            “Legislative Issues Affecting Medicine”
            Scott Smith, J.D.

8:15 a.m. “Step by Step Approach to Completion of the PPPM Module”
                Joseph W. Tollison, M.D.

9:00 a.m. “The Diabetic Foot”
                Angela K. Driskill,M.D.,UHM

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. “From Buzzed to Hammered: A Review of Common Club and Recreational Drugs”
                Joseph A. Banken, Ph.D.

10:45 a.m. “The Physician as Patient: Lessons From the Other Side of the Stethoscope”
Jeffrey J. Cain, M.D., FAAFP

An Organizational Meeting/Luncheon of the Board will follow the conclusion of the Scientific Assembly.

All Members of the Board should attend!

Room Reservations

The Doubletree’s special rate is $131.00 Single: Double: King or King Sofa.

Suites are available for $169. and rooms are also available on the Concierge/

Executive Level. To make your reservation, call the Doubletree at 501-372-4371 and

specify you are with the Ar. Academy of Family Physicians Group for our special

block rate or use group code FPH when making your room reservation online. The

deadline for making reservations for our block is the earlier of July 13 or when

the room block is filled. You are urged to obtain your room as soon as possible.