37th Annual MidWinter Family Practice Update 

February 3 - February 8, 2013

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Please note: This registration is for the 37th Annual MidWinter Family Practice Update course ONLY. Please see the left side of this page or the course brochure to complete the hotel reservations form to book your accommodations at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan. If you have any questions, please contact the MAFP office at 517.347.0098.

Click here to download a copy of the course brochure for additional details and a hotel reservation form.

Celebrating 37 Years of Education
The 37th Annual MidWinter Family Practice Update will be held once again at Boyne Highlands, providing an exciting week of stimulating medical education and winter recreation. Per request, the Course Planning Committee has increased the number of topics presented from 27 to 39 to provide you with more opportunities to hear from expert speakers representing a variety of medical backgrounds. All speakers will cover new information and updates focused on the evidence that matters most to you and your patients. 

The objective of the MidWinter Family Practice Update is to assist you in implementing new ideas and approaches into your own patient care within the first few days of your return to practice. Over 98% of previous attendees report a desire to return to future courses, and recommend this course to colleagues.

Among the topics to be addressed, primary care providers attending this year’s Midwinter Family Practice Update will learn new diagnostic and therapeutic information in the a variety of clinical areas, including: common podiatric problems; positional vertigo; imbalance and gait disorders; treating hyperlipidemia; use of aspirin to prevent heart disease; using BEERS; screening and treating osteoporosis; neuromuscular disorders; office guidelines, quality improvement; wound care; pediatric and adolescent hypertension; treating obesity in adolescents; approaches to developmental delay; ulcers; back pain; chronic pain control; ectopic pregnancy; food allergy; bipolar disorder; antipsychotic medications; suicide assessments; testosterone replacement; eosinophilic esophagitus; anaphylaxis; erectile dysfunction; renal stones; benign prostatic hypertrophy; GERD; and dyspepsia.

Who Should Attend?
The MidWinter Family Practice Update is designed to be of interest to:

• Family and General Practice Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Others with Family-Centered Practices

Course Schedule

Sunday, February 3
5:30 p.m.   Super Bowl Party for all attendees

Monday, February 4
7:05 - 7:10 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks

7:10 - 7:40 a.m.   Are We Over- or Under-Treating Hyperlipidemia? (Michael E. Johansen, MD)

7:40 - 8:10 a.m.   General Podiatric Pathology (Crystal Holmes, D.P.M., C.W.S.)

8:10 - 8:40 a.m.   Positional Vertigo (Kevin A. Kerber, MD)

8:40 - 9:10 a.m.   ASA in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Michael E. Johansen, MD)

9:10 - 9:20 a.m.   Last Questions of Morning Session

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Nail Pathology (Crystal Holmes, D.P.M., C.W.S.)

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.   Imbalance and Gait Disorders (Kevin A. Kerber, MD)

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.   Osteoporosis Screening: Low Density Approach (Michael E. Johansen, MD)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.   Diabetic Foot Management (Crystal Holmes, D.P.M., C.W.S.)

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.   The Broken Reality of Osteoporosis Treatment (Michael E. Johansen, MD)

7:30 - 7:40 p.m.   Last Questions of Evening Session

Tuesday, February 5
7:15 - 7:35 a.m.   Wound Care Principles (Sahoko H. Little, MD)

7:35 - 8:05 a.m.   Pediatric and Adolescent Hypertension (Margaret L. Dobson, MD)

8:05 - 8:35 a.m.   Pressure Ulcers (Sahoko H. Little, MD)

8:35 - 9:05 a.m.   Evidence for Obesity Interventions in Adolescent Patients (Margaret L. Dobson, MD)

9:05 - 9:20 a.m.   Last Questions of Morning Session

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Developmental Delay: Case Series Review (Margaret L. Dobson, MD)

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.   Leg Ulcers (Sahoko H. Little, MD)

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.   Safe Prescribing via BEERS Update (Margaret L. Dobson, MD)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.   Ectopic Pregnancy (Sahoko H. Little, MD)

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.   Common Neuromuscular Disorders in Primary Care Practice (Anthony E. Chiodo, MD)

7:00 - 7:10 p.m.   Last Questions of Evening Session

Wednesday, February 6
7:15 - 7:35 a.m.   Evidence-Based Quality Monitoring (Grant M. Greenberg, MD)

7:35 - 8:05 a.m.   Myofascial Pain and Trigger Point Injections (Anthony E. Chiodo, MD)

8:05 - 8:35 a.m.   Day-to-Day Process Improvement: A Brief Primer (Grant M. Greenberg, MD)

8:35 - 9:05 a.m.   Acute Management of Low Back Pain (Anthony E. Chiodo, MD)

9:05 - 9:15 a.m.   Last Questions of Morning Session

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Implementation of Guidelines into Clinical Practice (Grant M. Greenberg, MD)

5:00 - 5:40 p.m.   Opioid Management and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (Anthony E. Chiodo, MD)

5:40 - 6:10 p.m.   Measuring Clinical Performance (Grant M. Greenberg, MD)

6:10 - 7:00 p.m.   Not All That Swings is Bipolar: Diagnosis and Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (Michael D. Jibson, MD, Ph.D)

7:00 - 7:10 p.m.   Last Questions of Evening Session

Thursday, February 7
7:15 - 7:35 a.m.   Metabolic Side Effects of Antipsychotic Medications (Michael D. Jibson, MD, Ph.D)

7:35 - 8:05 a.m.   Anaphylaxis Update (Matthew J. Greenhawt, MD, MBA)

8:05 - 8:35 a.m.   Assessment of the Suicidal Patient (Michael D. Jibson, MD, Ph.D)

8:35 - 9:05 a.m.   Food Allergy Update (Matthew J. Greenhawt, MD, MBA)

9:05 - 9:20 a.m.   Last Questions of Morning Session

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Just Because It’s Not Your Heart, Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Real (Michael D. Jibson, MD, Ph.D)

5:00  - 5:30 p.m.   Testosterone: Testing and Replacement (Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG)

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.   Eosinophilic Esophagitis (Matthew J. Greenhawt, MD, MBA)

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.   Erectile Dysfunction Update (Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG)

6:30 - 7:00 p.m.   Metabolic Work-Up for Renal Stones (John M. Hollingsworth, MD)

7:00 - 7:10 p.m.   Last Questions of Evening Session

Friday, February 8
7:15  - 7:35 a.m.   GERD Update (Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG)

7:35  - 8:05 a.m.   Management of Acute Renal Colic (John M. Hollingsworth, MD)

8:05 - 8:35 a.m.   Dyspepsia (Joel J. Heidelbaugh, MD, FAAFP, FACG)

8:35 - 9:05 a.m.   Update on Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (John M. Hollingsworth, MD)

9:05 - 9:15 a.m.   Last Questions of Morning Session/Course Adjourns

Additional Information
Download a copy of the course brochure for additional details and information on this course.

Questions?
Please contact Madeline Wegener, MAFP Meeting Planner, at mwegener@mafp.com or 517.347.0098.

Register Now! Please note: This registration is for the 37th Annual MidWinter Family Practice Update course ONLY. Please see the left side of this page or the course brochure to complete the hotel reservations form to book your accommodations at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan. If you have any questions, please contact the MAFP office at 517.347.0098.