CME and Agenda

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
The 65th Annual Assembly and Exhibition is set to take place August 2-5, 2012, at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, FL. The Education Committee is working hard to bring you quality lectures over the four days of our largest meeting of the year!

Each year the Education Committee review the evaluations and comments form the previous year to decide what educational programs are needed. The Committee accepts proposals from speakers and encourages members to submit proposals to present at the Annual Assembly.
 
Interested in speaking? Simply email Mary Catherine Koonce at the LAFP office or give her a call at 225.923.3313.


64th Annual Assembly and Exhibition Recap
All CME session ran Thursday, August 4- Sunday, August 7, 2011. CME sessions began at 8:00 a.m. each morning following a breakfast buffet in the exhibit hall. Members of the LAFP Committee on Education volunteer to serve as moderator to each session to maintain non-bias and to keep the sessions on track.

NEW THIS YEAR: on Saturday morning, August 6, there were three parallel tracks: CME for Physicians, Practice Management for Physicians and/or Office Staff and Workshops and Procedures for LAFP student and resident members.   

Accreditation
This Live activity, LAFP 64th Annual Assembly and Exhibition, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 16.50 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Program Objectives
This activity is designed for the specialty of family medicine, but may also be of educational interest to the specialties of internal medicine, pediatrics and other primary care fields. It is designed to introduce providers to the latest information, techniques and technology applicable to office-based patient care through didactic lectures and interactive discussions. Upon completion of this program, participants should have a working and applicable comprehension of these topics. Specific objectives for each topic will be included in the participant syllabus.

CME topics included the following areas:
New Vaccine Controversy
Cardiac Testing- and AAFP Lecture Series
Osteoporosis
Major Depressive Disorder
American Board of Family Medicine Update
Optimizing Asthma Care
GOUT with Dr. Louis Kuritzky
Diabetes Management
Colon Cancer Screening
Vitamin D
Prevention of Posterpetic Neuralgia
New Drug Update with Wayne Weart, PharmD