2024 Scientific Assembly

AUGUST 21-24 @ DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock

Assembly Agenda

Expand the sections below to view the fully daily agenda for the 2024 Assembly.

Wednesday, August 21

7:00am-5:00pm

REGISTRATION


8:00am-5:00pm

EXHIBITS OPEN


8:45-9:00am

Welcome & Opening Remarks


9:00-9:45m

“Managing Staphylococcus Aureus Bactermia”
Ryan Dare, MD


9:45-10:30am

“Improving Safety for Older Adults: Preventing Falls, Managing Delirium and Hospital at Home”
Franklin John Gray, MD


10:30-11:00am

BREAK AND EXHIBITOR TIME


11:00-11:15am

Resident Presentation: “Bell’s Palsy: Case Presentation”
Gregory Kwon, DO


11:15am-Noon

“More Things We Do for No Reason in the Hospital”
Nick Gowen, MD


Noon-1:30pm

LUNCH & EXHIBITOR TIME


1:30-1:45pm

Resident Presentation: “Pulmonary Embolism”
Roy Eapen, MD


1:45-2:30pm

“Women’s Cardiovascular Health – A Primer for Family Physicians”
Rajalakshmi Cheerla, MD, FAAFP


2:30-2:45pm

Resident Presentation


2:45-3:15pm

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS


3:15-5:00pm

“Cutting Edge: Mastering Lesion Removals Through Procedural Practice”
Lauren Gibson-Oliver, MD, MBA
**Workshop provided at no extra cost to members!**


Thursday, August 22

7:00am-5:00pm

REGISTRATION


7:00am-8:00am

Breakfast compliments of Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care


8:00am-8:15am

Opening Ceremony


8:15-9:15am

AAFP Update
AAFP President Steven Furr, MD, FAAFP


9:15-10:00am

“Empowering Patients to Take Control of Their Diabetes”
Chad Rodgers, MD, Tina Hedrick & Jamey Mantz


10:00-10:45am

EXHIBITOR BREAK


10:45-11:00am

Resident Presentation


11:00-11:45am

“Human Trafficking: Do You Know Who is in Your Exam Room?”
Melony Hilton, RN, MBA, FACMPE


11:45-Noon

“Annual Membership Meeting”
Leslye McGrath, MD, FAAFP, 2023-2024 ARAFP President


Noon-1:30pm

LUNCH & EXHIBITOR TIME – Lunch compliments of SVMIC


1:30-2:15pm

“You are Getting on My Nerve: Review of Upper Extremity Weakness, Tingling or Numbness”
Elton Cleveland, MD, DVM, FAAFP


2:15-3:00pm

“EveryONE Should Have a Family Physician: The Value of Inclusion in Family Medicine”
Margo Savoy, MD, MPH, FAAFP


3:00-3:30pm

LAST EXHIBITOR BREAK


3:30-4:15pm

TBD


4:15-5:00pm

“ABFM PRIME Registry Update”
Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH and Sarah Adolph, MD, DrPH


Friday, August 23

7:00am-5:00pm

REGISTRATION


7:00-8:00am

Breakfast compliments of Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care


8:00-8:45am

“An Introduction to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome”
Scott Lucchese, MD


8:45-9:45am

“Advances in the Treatment of Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Disorders”
Jay Shubrook, DO


9:45-10:00am

BREAK


10:00-10:45am

“Things Not Taught in Medical School: Financial Competency for Family Physicians”
Lonnie Robinson, MD, FAAFP


10:45-11:30am

“Cases from the Battlefield – 2024 Legal Update”
Jennifer Smith, JP, RN


11:30-12:15pm

“Everything I Should Have Learned in Medical School About Dentist Stuff, The Medical/Dental Interface”
Mark Jansen, MD


12:15-1:30pm

Officer & Director Installation | Fellowship Convocation
LUNCH Provided by Baptist Health & Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield


1:30-2:15pm

“Demystifying Buprenorphine: Practical Application of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder”
Amber Norris, MD


2:15-3:00pm

“New Drug Update”
Dosha Cummins, PharmD


3:00-3:15pm

BREAK


3:15-4:00pm

“Maternal Health – An Update for Arkansas”
William Greenfield, MD, MBA, FACOG


4:00-5:00pm

Dermatology and Skin Surgery Tips”
Scott Dinehart, MD


6:00-7:00pm

President’s Reception to honor Dr. Nicole Lawson-Rounds & Pre-Party for the “Play it Forward” Concert Event for the Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund


7:00-9:00pm

Play it Forward!
Event featuring award-winning musical artists Cliff & Susan and Erin Enderlin


Saturday, August 24

7:00am-8:00am

Breakfast compliments of Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care


8:00-8:45am

“Prostatic Artery Embolization for BPH and Other Ventures”
Adam Berry, MD


8:45-9:30am

“Minimizing the Impact of Maternal Depression on Young Children”
Nikki Edge, PhD


9:30-9:45am

BREAK


9:45-10:30am

“10 Things I Wish Family Doctors Knew About Infectious Diseases”
Ryan Dare, MD


10:30-11:15am

“Understanding Peripheral Arterial Diseases”
Kapil Yadav, MD, FACC, RPVI


11:15am-Noon

Resident Presentations


2024 Assembly & Concert Registration

If you have any questions, or prefer to register by phone, call (501) 316-4011