Agenda

Wednesday, JULY 24, 2019 - Optional Pre-Conference Workshops

8:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Optional Workshop: Analysis of the 12 Lead ECG
Sally K. Miller, PhD, APN, FAANP

1:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Optional Spirometry Workshop: Spirometry for Primary Care Nurse Practicioners
Mary Lou Hayden, RN, MS, FNP-BC, AE-C
Michelle R. Dickens, MSN, RN, FNP-C, AE-C

1:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Optional Kidney Workshop
Denise Link, MPAS, PA-C, FNKF

Thursday, JULY 25, 2019

Breakfast/Exhibits

Breakfast Symposium

Course Overview

The Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: Who Needs the ECG?
Sally K. Miller, PhD, APN, FAANP

Morning Symposium (1.25 Additional CME Credit)
Reducing Cardiovascular Events in Patients with T2DM: The Why and How
Faculty: Stephen Brunton, MD, FAAFP and Christine Kessler MN, ANP-BC, CNS, BC-ADM, FAANP
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC.

Break/Exhibits

Hypertension in Renal Disease: It Really Isn’t that Difficult, Trust me!
Denise Link, MPAS, PA-C, FAHA

Q & A Panel

Asthma: Guideline-based Diagnosis and Treatment
Mary Lou Hayden, RN, MS, FNP-BC, AE-C

Lunch

Luncheon Symposium

Dessert Break/Exhibits

Severe and Difficult Asthma:  Differential Diagnosis, Phenotypes, Genotypes, and Precision Medicine for the Primary Care Practitioner
Michelle R. Dickens, MSN, RN, FNP-C, AE-C

Valvular Heart Disease and Endocarditis
Sally K. Miller, PhD, APN, FAANP

Heart Failure for Clinical Case-Getting Into the Guidelines for Your Patients
Daniel Thomas Thibodeau, MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA

Q & A Panel

Recurrent Infections: Is It Current Viral Exposures or Something More Sinister, Primary Immune Deficiency?
Brian Bizik, PA-C

COPD: Updated 2019 GOLD Guidelines
Gabriel Ortiz, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Q & A Panel

Friday, JULY 26, 2019

Breakfast/Exhibits

Breakfast Symposium

Finally, Some Real Options to Control Severe Dyslipidemia
John G. McGinnity, MS, PA-C

The Thyroid and the Heart: How to Avoid a Clinical Catastrophe
Christine Kessler MN, ANP-BC, CNS, BC-ADM, FAANP

Q & A Panel

Break/Exhibits

Cardiac Pharmacology: Testing your Knowledge- an Interactive Presentation
Daniel Thomas Thibodeau, MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA

Cardiac Cases & Lessons Learned: How Not to Lose Your License
John G. McGinnity, MS, PA-C

Q & A Panel

Lunch

Luncheon Symposium

Dessert Break/Exhibits

Chronic Sinusitis: Guidelines-based Treatment Approaches
Brian Bizik, MS, PA-C

Interactive Respiratory Case Studies
Mary Lou Hayden, RN, MS, FNP-BC, AE
Michelle R. Dickens, MSN, RN, FNP-C, AE-C

Q & A Panel

A Global Approach to Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD) and Improving Outcomes    
Daniel Thomas Thibodeau, MHP, PA-C, DFAAPA

Understanding Ways to Improve Survival in a Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD) Patient with Diabetes
Christine Kessler MN, ANP-BC, CNS, BC-ADM, FAANP

Q & A Panel

Saturday, JULY 27, 2019

Breakfast

Breakfast Symposium

Incorporating the New Hypertension Guidelines into Your Clinical Practice
Leslie L. Davis, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FPCNA, FAHA 

Lower Respiratory Infections in the Primary Care Office: Pneumonia and Bronchitis
Wendy L. Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

Stretch Break

Women and Heart Disease: Symptom Recognition and Moving to Care
Leslie L. Davis, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FPCNA, FAHA  

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Evolution of the Patient with a Chronic Cough
Wendy L. Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

Summit Adjournment