FALL CONFERENCE
November 8-10, 2024
Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio
Streaming virtual option available as well!
Regarding the virtual streaming option: To receive the CME credit, you will be expected to log in and watch the lectures in real time during the conference weekend. Credit will not be awarded for watching videos after the conference is over.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: This program will provide participating practitioners the ability to identify frequent office maladies and inform them of the latest trends in medicine. This program is most relevant to primary care physicians as well as physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
NWOOA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS & CME PLANNING COMMITTEE: President/ Program Director: Nicholas Pfleghaar, DO; Vice President: Jennifer Pfleghaar, DO; Treasurer: Nicholas Barnes, DO; State Trustee: Nicholas Espinoza, DO; Local Trustee: Jordan Benavente, DO, Tracy Karolyi, DO & Alex Murray, DO; Executive Director: Tim Polakowski
CME CREDIT: The NWOOA certifies credit hours in conjunction with the Ohio Osteopathic Foundation. The Ohio Osteopathic Foundation is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The Ohio Osteopathic Foundation designated this program for a maximum of
20 hours of AOA Category 1-A credits
and will report CME in accordance with the extent of the physicians’ participation in this activity. No credit will be given to those physicians who fail to submit their attestation form immediately following the conference.
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept, at face value, the number of hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE, provided it was approved by a nationally accredited system of CE approval.
REGISTRATION FEES (BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON):
OOA/NWOOA Members: $650
Non-members: $750
PAs and CNPs: $450
Retired Physicians: $300
HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS:
https://book.passkey.com/e/50782352
or call (419) 433-7200 and be sure to tell them you are with the NWOOA conference to receive the discounted rate. Please book your rooms early as our room block and the hotel fills up months ahead of time.
AGENDA/LECTURES:
**Current Tentative Schedule in Development**
Schedule and presentations subject to change
Friday, November 8, 2024
8:00-9:00
Functional Neurologic Disorders
Nicole Danner, DO
Advanced Neurologic Associates, Bellevue, OH
9:00-10:00
Metabolic Age, GLP 1s and the Rise of Telemedicine
Timothy Scott, DO
Perrysburg, OH
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15
Work up and Management of Acute or Chronic Neck and Low Back Pain.
Kristin Powers, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
11:15-12:15
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Hypophysectomy for Palliative Treatment of Refractory Cancer Pain
Kyle Neale, DO
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
12:15-12:45 Lunch Provided
12:45-2:45
Hot Topics in Primary Care
Firelands Family Practice Residents & Attendings
Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00
Pediatric Anxiety and Mood Management in Primary Care
Joseph Austerman, DO
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
4:00-5:00
Making Sense of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data
Allison Petznick, DO
NOMS Healthcare, Sandusky, OH
Saturday, November 9, 2024
8:00-9:00
Sweet Dreams: The Importance of Sleep to Health and Integrative Medicine Approaches to Improve It
Jennifer Pfleghaar, DO
PflegMed, Perrysburg, OH
9:00-10:00
Hospice/Palliative Vignettes
Larry Robinson, DO, & Associates
Stein Hospice, Sandusky, OH
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15
The Dreaded Topic: Hormones
Shannon Connole, DO
Promedica, Toledo, OH
11:15-12:15
OMM
Rob Cromley, DO
Fisher-Titus Family Medicine, Milan, OH
12:15-12:45 Lunch Provided
12:45-1:45
Postoperative Complications for the PCP
David Kim, DO
Mercy, Toledo, OH
1:45-2:45
STIs in the LGBTQIA+ Population
Daniel Truitt, DO
NOMS Healthcare, Sandusky, OH
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00
12 Step Program for Recovery
Tom Gibbs, DO
Hartville, OH
4:00-5:00
Breathing New Air Into the Evaluation and Management of COPD
Timothy Barreiro, DO
Mercy Healthy, Youngstown, OH
5:00 Family Pizza Party!
Sunday, November 10, 2024
8:00-9:00
Reducing Kidney Function Decline in Patient’s with Chronic Kidney Disease
Norman Moser, DO
Lima, OH
9:00-10:00
2021 E&M Billing Changes: Avoiding Catastrophe
John Irwin, MD, JD
Chagrin Falls, OH
10:00-11:00
Hospital Quality Update
Amy O'Linn, DO
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
11:00-12:00
Grief & Trauma: The Difference and What to Offer
Tim Polakowski, MBA, MSW, LISW-S, FT, ACHP-SW
Monarch Grief Center, Perrysburg, OH 43551
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