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Review Courses

40th Annual Family Medicine Review

The 40th Annual Family Medicine Review took place April 6-8, 2006 at the Moody Gardens Conference Center in Galveston, Texas. Selected presentations are available for review/download here through December 2006. All rights reserved.

Presentations are available in Adobe PDF format.

Thursday, April 6, 2006
Plenary 1: Cardiology Update
New Modalities in Treatment for the Patient with Chronic Heart Failure
N. Alejandro Barbegelata, M.D.
    
Role of HDL Cholesterol in Preventing Atherosclerotic Disease
Jamal Islam, M.D., M.S.
   
Management after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Yochai Birnbaum, M.D.
   
Palpitations: Workup and Treatment
Masood Ahmad, M.D.
   
Plenary 2: Women's Health Update
Cervical Dysplasia Update
Edward V. Hannigan, M.D.
   
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)
Baiba Grube, M.D.
   
HPV Vaccine
Richard Rupp, M.D.
   
Workshops and Seminars: Thursday
Suturing
Steven J. Blackwell, M.D., F.A.C.S.
   
Diabetes Education: Putting Knowledge into Action in Your Office and the Community
D. Darlene Cass, R.N.
   
Wound Management
Maria T. Guidry, M.D.
   
Afternoon Lectures: Thursday
Controlling End of Life Pain
Loretta L. Grumbles, M.D.
   
Update on Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Michael D. Trahan, M.D.
   
Sympathy and Suffering
Marvin S. Cohen, M.D.
   
Friday, April 8
Plenary 3: Urgent Care Update
Heat Illness
Christine M. Houser, M.D.
   
Acute Mental Status Changes in the Elderly: A Case Report
Abel Longoria, M.D.
   
Bites and Stings
Christine M. Houser, M.D.
   
Plenary 4: Developmental Delay Update
Overview of Developmental Delay
Susan M. Gerik, M.D.
   
Autism Update
Virginia N. Niebuhr, Ph. D.
   
Down Syndrome: A Primary Health Care Approach
Alvah R. Cass, M.D., S.M.
   
Allan C. Shields Lecture
The Future of Family Medicine Project: Translation into Practice
Joseph E. Scherger, M.D., M.P.H.
   
Workshops and Seminars: Friday
Integrative Approach to Low Back Pain
Victor S. Sierpina, M.D. and Rob Francis, D.C.
   
Knee and Shoulder Physical Examination
Marty Ivey, M.D.
   
Common Dermatology
Erica B. Kelly, M.D.