CME Info Annual Meeting 2020

CME Track 1: Friday, July 31, 2020

Navigating Florida’s Medical Landscape
(8:30 am to 5:30 pm)

Livestream CME sessions to help you maintain your Florida license &
address key issues that affect FL-licensed physicians

 

8:30 – 10:30 am
2 credits
Livestream

 

Domestic Violence

Co-Presenters: Suzanne Harrison, MD, Director of Clinical Programs and Professor of Family Medicine & Rural Health, Florida State University College of Medicine and Robin Thompson, MA, JD, Executive Director, Survive and Thrive Chair; Co-Chair and Member, Social Services Committee, Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking

Description: This course fulfills the renewal requirement (two credits every six years) for allopathic and osteopathic physicians in Florida. The content is intended to remind physicians that sometimes the little things they do in everyday practice, like detailed documentation and simple screenings, can make a huge impact in patients’ lives.

 

10:30 – 11:30 am
1 credit
Livestream

Human Trafficking

Presenter: Karysse Trandem, DO, HealthPark Medical Center; FMA Member & Physician Speaker/Trainer, National Human Trafficking Intelligence Center, Washington, DC

Description: The latest mandatory topic for many healthcare professionals introduced by the Florida Legislature in 2019, this one-time requirement will feature content related to the topic of sex and labor trafficking, including tips for physicians to identify and assess potential victims, as well as provide resources and service referrals.

 

12:00 – 2:00 pm
2 credits
Livestream

Controlled Substance Prescribing

Presenter: David Koo, MD, Lake County Hospitalist Care and FMA Member

Description: This session fulfills the CME requirement for Florida-licensed MDs and DOs who are registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances. The course will highlight updated and new prescribing laws and rules; emphasize the current standards for prescribing controlled substances, particularly opiates; review alternatives to opiates, including nonpharmacological options; and address the risks of opioid addiction following all stages of treatment in the management of acute pain.

 

2:15 – 3:15 pm
1 credit
Livestream

Florida Laws, Rules and Ethics for Healthcare Professionals

Presenter: Edwin Bayó, Grossman Furlow and Bayó, L.L.C.

Description:
This session, required for osteopathic physicians licensed in Florida, is intended to de-mystify Florida’s physician licensure and regulatory process and to highlight the top regulatory and ethical issues currently affecting Florida-licensed physicians.

 

3:30 – 5:30 pm
2 credits
Livestream

Prevention of Medical Errors

Presenter: Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA, Innovative Healthcare Compliance Group and FMA Member

Description:
This session features the mandatory content required by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine for prevention of medical errors, including root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and the most commonly mis-diagnosed conditions identified by the two Boards


CME Track 2: Saturday, August 1, 2020

COVID-19: Lessons Learned and How We Are Evolving

 

9:00 am – 12:30 pm
3 credits
Livestream

  Description: The FMA is offering this virtual workshop to provide healthcare professionals with compelling information and data about the COVID-19 pandemic, including lessons learned and those still being learned from an infectious disease and public health perspective, how the outbreak has affected physicians and their practices, and ways in which our healthcare delivery system is likely to evolve.

Panelists: Rebekah Bernard, MD, Gulf Coast Direct Primary Care, Author and Speaker, and FMA Member; Leslie M. Beitsch, MD, JD, FMA Member and Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, FSU College of Medicine; and Larry Bush, MD, Comprehensive Infectious Diseases, Wellington, FL; and Jarrod Fowler, MHA, FMA Director of Health Care Policy and Innovation

CME Track 3: Sunday, August 2, 2020

Infections, Vaccines, and Health

 

  9:00 am – 12:30 pm
3 credits
Livestream
 

Description: This virtual activity will feature three experts in the field of public health and immunizations. Primary focus will be on the following critical issues:

  • Current Immunization Guidelines with a special focus on the emerging 2019 novel coronavirus
  • Best practices and techniques for encouraging patients to get recommended vaccines
  • Importance of vaccination and screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) as a goal for eliminating cervical cancer
  • Emerging data on screening and linkage to care for patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Panelists: Gordon Dickinson, MD, FMA Member and Professor of Medicine, UM Miller School of Medicine; Anna R. Giuliano, PhD, Dorothea Bennett Memorial – American Cancer Society (ACS) Clinical Research Professor and Director, Center for Immunization and Infection Research in Cancer (CIIRC), Moffitt Cancer Center; and Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH, Associate Center Director, Community Outreach, Engagement & Equity, Moffitt Cancer Center

CME Information

To protect the health and safety of FMA staff, speakers and our learners, all CME sessions will be offered in a virtual streaming format. There is no need for any special software or hardware to view these sessions. Participants must use a device (desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone) with an Internet connection sufficient to watch HD videos and that provides the ability to click a link and view/listen to streaming content.

Registration Fees:

Track 1:   FREE for members  $450 for non-members
Track 2:   $125 for members    $250 for non-members
Track 3:   $125 for members    $250 for non-members

Planner Disclosure Information:

The planners of this year’s CME sessions disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Speaker Disclosure Information:

Edwin Bayó, Esq
Les Beitsch, MD, JD
Rebekah Bernard, MD
Larry Bush, MD&
Gordon Dickinson, MD
Jarrod Fowler, MHA
Suzanne Harrison, MD
David Koo, MD
Arnold Mackles, MD, MBA
Robin Thompson, JD, MA
Karysse Trandem, DO
Susan Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
Ana Giuliano, PhD
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Grant/Research and
Consultant, Merck & Co, Inc.


CME Accreditation / Designation Statements:

The Florida Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Florida Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.