2020 Continuing Medical Education Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 10

Morning

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

8:00 - 10:00 OMM Workshop: The Application of Osteopathic Concepts and Principles in the Age of COVID-19
Presenters: Kevin Treffer, DO, Chair of OMM, KCU and Laura Rosch, DO, Campus Dean - Joplin
2.00
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK  
10:15 - 11:30 Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts for Physicians
Presenters: Mr. Scott E. Blakesley, and Robert Juhasz, DO
2.00
11:30 - 12:00 Practice Models for Efficiency and Happiness
Presenter: Robert Juhasz, DO
0.50

Afternoon

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

12:00 - 12:15 BREAK  
12:15 - 1:00 Physician Suicide: Risk Factors, Screening, and Management
Presenter: Brandi Norman, PhD, Campus Psychologist, Student Services-KCU-Joplin
0.75
1:00 - 1:45 Substance Use Disorders in Healthcare Professionals
Presenter: William Carpenter, DO
0.75
1:45 - 2:00 BREAK
2:00 - 3:00 Burnout and Time Management: How to Prevent Burnout and Manage Increasing Workload
Presenter: James Wieberg, M.Ed., LPC
1.00
3:00 - 3:45 Creating a Safe and Welcoming Environment for LGBTQ+ Patients
Presenter: Ronald Holt, DO, MPA, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, KCU
0.75

Friday, Sept. 11

Morning

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

8:00 - 8:30 Muscle Tension Dysphonia and Vocal Manipulation
Presenter: Jared Nichols, DO
0.50
8:30 - 9:00 A Brief History of Race and Epidemics in the United States
Presenter: Kirby Randolph, PhD
0.50
9:00 - 9:45 Palliative Care and Hospice: New Insights on the Health and Illness Continuum
Presenter: Robert Tyler, DO
0.75
9:45 - 10:00 BREAK
10:00 - 11:00 Diabetic Management Using New Medications, and the Cost Barriers
Presenter: Carol Kirila, DO, FACOI
1.00
11:00 - 12:00 Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems
Presenter: John Paulson, DO
1.00

Afternoon

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. BREAK
12:15 - 1:15 Reimbursement: E/M Coding 2021
Presenter: John Paulson, DO
1.00
1:15 - 2:15 Role of the D.O. in America’s Opioid Crisis-A Killer Epidemic
Presenter: Ronnie Martin, DO
1.00
2:15 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 3:30 Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care
Presenter: Jared Heiles, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS
1.00
3:30 - 4:30 Medications, Insomnia, and You
Presenter: Talene Churukian, DO, MPH
1.00

Saturday, Sept. 12

Morning

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

8:00 - 8:30 Nonpharmacological Therapy for Chronic Pain
Presenter: Robert (Bo) Cooley, DO
0.50
8:30 - 9:00 The Role of Meditation in Aiding Individuals with Chronic Pain
Presenter: Barth Wright, PhD
0.50
9:00 - 10:00 Marijuana, CBD and Vaping: Evidence Based Knowledge on the use of Cannabis and its Role in Future Medicine and its Benefits
Presenter: Nauman Ashraf, MD
1.00
10:00 - 10:30 COVID-19 Emotional Burden: How to cope with it
Presenter: Nauman Ashraf, MD
0.50
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 Oral Ulcerations: How to deal with it “derm-style”
Presenter: Panagiotis Mitropoulos, DO
0.75
11:30 - 12:00 Asymptomatic Severe Hypertension: Are we treating the numbers, or the patients?
Presenter: Robert McNab, DO
0.50

Afternoon

Time

Topic

Credit Hours

12:00 - 12:15 BREAK
12:15 - 1:15 A Primer on Adolescent Gynecology
Presenter: Anne-Marie Priebe, DO
1.00
1:15 - 2:15 The Future of Medicine in the Time of COVID-19
Presenter: Darrin D'Agostino, DO, MPH, MBA
1.00