Day 1: Friday, September 30, 2022

​Speaker Objectives and Slidedeck Downloads:
  
8:00am-9:00am
Health Equity by Christina Johnson, M.D., PhD
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Distinguish equity from equality and justice.
  • Understand how institutional racism in the U.S. laid the groundwork for healthcare disparities.
  • Relay two methods of evaluating health equity as a clinician or practice and as a health system.
 
9:00am-10:00am
Gender Affirming Care and Sexual Health for LGBTQ+ individuals in the Primary Care Setting by James Kostek, D.O. and Tyree Winters, D.O., FACOP
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Learn proper criteria and steps to initiating gender affirming hormone replacement therapy.
  • Demonstrate the understanding of important LGBTQ+ cancer, sexual health, mental health, and substance abuse screenings.
  • Describe how to initiate PrEP for HIV Prevention.
 
10:00am-11:00am
Cancer Survivorship in Primary Care by Brenda Matti-Orozco, M.D.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Identify the specific elements involved in cancer survivorship care.
  • Identify common long-term and late effects of cancer and its related therapy
  • Describe management options for long term and late effects of cancer and its related therapy.
 
 
11:00am-12:00pm
In Search of Asthma Control- An Evolving Story by John Oppenheimer, M.D., FAAAAI, FACAAI
At the Conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recall the differences of asthma like symptoms
  • Discuss the objective measures of asthma control
  • Identify treatment options of asthma
 
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
 
1:30pm-2:30pm
Long Covid: Considerations for Primary Care Providers by David Sousa, M.D.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the manifestations of long Covid.
  • Identify the best practice approach to evaluate patients with Long Covid symptoms.
  • Demonstrate a model of care for long Covid that is patient centered.
 
2:30pm-3:30pm
Fatty Liver Disease: An Overview by Ravish Parekh, M.D.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recount the risk factors and diagnosis of Fatty Liver.
  • Express different modalities to screen for Fatty Liver.
  • Discuss the management of fatty liver.
 
3:30pm-4:00pm Break
 
4:00pm-5:00pm
The Forgotten Parent: Postpartum Depression in Fathers and Non- Birth Parents by David Levine, M.D.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recall that postpartum depression and anxiety can occur in fathers and non-birth parents.
  • Describe how postpartum depression and anxiety can present in fathers and non-birth parents.
  • Recount how to screen for and know resources for referral of patients that are diagnosed with postpartum depression and/or anxiety.
 
5:00pm-6:00pm
​Overcoming Obesity and the Current Trends in Bariatric Surgery by Danhua Xiao, MD, PhD
​Current Trends in Bariatric Surgery by Ashish Padnani, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Diplomate of ABOM
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Define different categories of overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome.
  • Recall the risk of obesity in relation to diabetes, hypertension, CVD, cancer and other diseases.
  • Explore current obesity prevention and treatment guidelines, define roles of nutrition, exercise, medicine and surgery in management of obesity.
  • Review the indications, contraindications, effects and side effects of FDA approved weight loss medications.
  • Identify other medical issues related with obesity, such as Vitamin D deficiency, sleep apnea, medications that may impact weight, etc.
  • Recall the relationship between obesity and associated comorbidities.
  • Review Bariatric surgery indications and options

Day 2: Saturday, October 1, 2022

​Speaker Objectives and Slidedeck Downloads:

8:00am-9:00am
Venous Reflux Disease/Venous Hypertension causing Swollen, Tired, and Painful Legs by Amit Nayar, M.D.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Identify the causes of leg swelling.
  • Discuss how to make a diagnosis of leg swelling with and without varicose veins.
  • Recall treatment plans and algorithms for venous reflux disease, varicose veins.
 
9:00am-10:00am
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for the Practicing Physician by Steven Rubin, D.O., Jonathan Torres, D.O.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Demonstrate how to properly bill and document OMM
  • Perform OMT for lower respiratory infections
  • Recall the rationale of applying OMT in systemic illnesses.
 
10:00am-11:00am
Contract Negotiations for Physicians by Nan Gallagher, Esq.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recall the value and importance of including specific terms in employment agreements.
  • Make informed decisions about the scope and breadth of restrictive covenants.
  • Negotiate favorable employment terms on either side of the transaction.
 
11:00am-12:00pm
So You Want to Start Your Own Private Practice… Now What? By Len Garza, Esq.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Enumerate the most important factors to take into consideration when creating a private medical practice.
  • Recall key areas of regulatory compliance and employment risks to new private medical practies.
  • Examine legally compliant business models to meet revenue and tax needs for a new practice owner.
 
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break
 
1:30pm-2:30pm
Reconnect With Your Why- Reignite Your Career by Pamela Ludmer, M.D.
At the Conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recognize the role of your Why in keeping you and others motivated and inspired
  • Identify your professional Why
  • Utilize your Why to expand your business and leadership skills
 
2:30pm-3:30pm
​How to Make Friends and Influence People… as a Physician by Elsie Koh, M.D., EMHL, FSIR
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • List the three biggest skills in connecting with others through communication
  • Recall how to influence someone to listen to what you want.
  • Describe how to find common ground, the basis to effective negotiations.
 
3:30pm-4:30pm​
Social Media and Medicine: The Good, Bad, and Ugly by Tyree Winters, D.O. FACOP, FAAP
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Recall background information on social media use and medicine
  • Discuss potential benefits and risks with using social media as a physician.
  • Provide tips on how to identify and handle cyberbullying.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Information

NNJMC Fall 2022 Online Program Goals and CME Credits
Global goals for NNJMC Fall 2022 Online are designed to illustrate the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS) commitment to provide independent, needs-based education that fosters change in physicians’ knowledge, competence and performance to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

KNOWLEDGE
  • Offer a core curriculum of clinical education, including comprehensive reviews of established practice patterns as well as new developments in diagnosis and treatment
  • Provide updates of available pharmaceuticals, medical devices and management strategies
  • Disseminate information related to practice management, quality of care, ethical practices and non-clinical topics that contribute to desired patient outcomes
  • Provide a forum for analyzing and critiquing new medical information

COMPETENCE
  • Foster the translation of evidence-based science into daily clinical practice.
  • Provide training in clinical diagnostics and procedures, including osteopathic manipulative techniques, presented in self-paced and hands-on format.
  • Promote professional exchanges between and within specialty groups with similar clinical and/or educational interests

TARGET AUDIENCE
NNJMC Fall 2022 Online is intended for all professionals involved in delivering patient care, with particular emphasis on physicians. Nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and physician assistants, as well as medical students, will also benefit.

ACCREDITATION
Physician (AOA) Accreditation Statement
The NJAOPS is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education (CME) activities for osteopathic physicians.

Credit Designation Statement (AOA)
NJAOPS designates this live activity for 15 AOA Category 1-A CME credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician (AMA) Accreditation Statement
The NJAOPS is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement (AMA)
NJAOPS designates these educational activities for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Requirements for successful completion are attendance in a session in its entirety and completing the evaluation tool

Health Professionals
Participants may claim hours to receive a Certificate of Participation for an activity designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
It is the policy of NJAOPS that the information presented at CME activities will be unbiased and based on scientific evidence. To help participants make judgments about the presence of bias, NJAOPS has provided information that Program Committee members, moderators, and speakers have disclosed about financial relationships they have with commercial entities that produce or market products or services related to the content of this CME activity.

DISCLOSURE OF OFF-LABEL USE
The contents of some CME activities may contain discussions of off-label uses of some of the agents mentioned. The faculty will inform participants if discussion of any non-FDA approved uses of pharmaceuticals or medical devices will be included in their presentation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT
AROC is supported in part by educational grants. Full disclosure of all funding sources is provided to NNJMC Fall 2022 Online participants.

CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions regarding the accreditation of this activity, please contact the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS) at info@njosteo.com.

Faculty Disclosures

Northern New Jersey Medical Conference Disclosure Statements
  • Danhua Xiao
    I intend to discuss the role of Metformin in Weightloss (non-FDA approved or investigational use)

  • Elise Koh
    LEAD Physician leadership Program