NMPRA - The National Med-Peds Residents' Association

NATIONAL MED-PEDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION NORTHEAST CONFERENCE

Saturday April 17, 2010

New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences

7:30-8:00

Registration & Breakfast

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8:00-8:10

Dana L Wymer, DO; Chief Resident, University at Buffalo, Combined Med-Peds

Welcome & Introduction of Moderators:
Michael Aronica, MD; University at Buffalo, Program Director and Co-Chair, Division of Combined Medicine-Pediatrics
Kathleen Grimm, MD, FAAP, FACP, MHsC; University at Buffalo, Co-Chair, Division of Combined Medicine-Pediatrics

8:10-8:30

Med-Peds Update
Allen Friedland, MD, FACP, FAAP; Christiana Care Health System Program Director, Combined Med-Peds Residency Program

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8:30-9:30

Patient Centered Medical Home - Fundamentally Reforming Healthcare Delivery
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Ed Stehlik, MD, FACP, NYACP President

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9:30-9:40

Break

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9:40-10:30

EMR in the Role of Quality Improvement
John Janas III, MD; President/CEO, Clinical Content Consultants

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10:30-11:20

Childhood Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome – Addressing an Epidemic
Stephen Cook, MD, MPH; Golisano Children's Hospital at the URMC, Graduate UB Med-Peds

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11:20-12:10

TEAMStepps - Improving Patient Safety with an Evidence-Based Teamwork System to Improve Communication and Teamwork Skills Among Health Care Professionals
James Hereth, MD – UB Med-Peds Graduate; PICU fellow – Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

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12:10-1:10

Lunch & Tours of the NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences

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1:10-1:25

NMPRA Update
Jessica Wilson, MD; NMPRA Immediate Past-President, PGY-4 Medical College of Wisconsin

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1:25-2:15

Social Networking – Professionalism & Ethics Involved in the Use of Facebook and Other Social Networking Websites by Physicians
David Brendel, MD, PhD; Asst. Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

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2:15-3:05

Transitional Care
Miriam Kaufman, BSN, MD, FRCPC; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

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3:05-3:15

Break

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3:15-4:05

Political Advocacy
Niraj Sharma, MD, MPH; Program Director, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Brigham and Women's and Boston Children's Hospitals; Harvard Medical School

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4:05-4:55

End of Life Care/Palliative Care – “What to do for the Patient who Wants “Everything”
Timothy E. Quill M.D.; Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Medical Humanities
Center for Ethics, Humanities and Palliative Care; University of Rochester School of Medicine

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4:55-5:00

Closing Remarks