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Winter CME Conference Schedule

GAPA's educational program is designed for PAs by PAs. Featuring over 25 up–to–the minute educational sessions that span a variety of specialties and practice disciplines.

Plus, to help you prepare for NCCPA certification and recertification exams, topics in most exam categories will be offered.

23 CME Hours will be applied for

Wednesday, January 23

6:00 am Registration
7 - 10 am Exhibitor Set-Up
7 - 8 am Pediatric Pearls
8 - 9 am Diabetes
7 - 10 am Optional Workshop
Procedural Potpourri In Acute Care
9 - 10 am New Developments in Pain Management
10 - 11 am Exhibit Hall Break
10:15 am - 12:15 pm Optional Workshop
Basic Dermatology Procedures & Management of Common Skin Lesions
11 am - 12 pm Hot Topics in GI/GERD
12 - 1:30 pm Walkaround Lunch in Exhibit Area
1:30 - 2:30 pm RLS/ Parkinson's
1:30 - 3:30 pm Optional Workshop
EKG Made Easy: 12 Lead Interpretation
2:30 - 3:30 pm Depression, Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder
3:30 - 3:45 pm Refreshment Break
3:45 - 4:45 pm Prevention of Fractures
3:45 - 5:45 pm Optional Workshop
Advanced EKG Interpretation
4:45 - 5:45 pm Insomnia Management

Thursday, January 24

6:30 am Registration
7 - 8 am Are You Ready for a Disaster?
8 - 9 am Gynecology & Contraception for Today's Practitioner
7 - 9 am Optional Workshop
Joint Injections & Aspirations
9 - 10 am Current CV Considerations
9:15 - 11:15 am Optional Workshop
Understanding Reimbursement & Productivity: A PA's Responsibility
10 - 11:30 am Exhibit Hall Break (Exhibits dismantle at 11:30 am)
11:30 am - 12:45 pm Luncheon for Attendees - Rural Health Care
12:45 - 1 pm Break
1 - 2 pm STD/HIV
1 - 3 pm Optional Workshop
Chest X-rays For Dummies
2 - 3 pm Plastic Reconstruction & Wound Management
3 - 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm Allergic Rhinitis: A Clinical Practice Update
3:15 - 5:15 pm Optional Workshop
Eye Examination & Slit Lamp
4:15 - 5:15 pm New Developments to Improve Care of Female Patients

Friday, January 25

6:30 am Registration
7 - 8 am Arterial Blood Gases
8 - 11 am Optional Workshop
Orthopedic Exam (Ankle, Knee, Shoulder, Elbow)
8 - 9 am Update in Women's Health: The Non-Surgical Treatment of Fibroids, Varicose Veins, and A Whole Lot More
9 - 10 am Room to Room: A Day in a Derm Clinic
10 - 10:15 am Refreshment Break
10:15 - 11:15 am New Advances in Male Urology: BPH, ED & Prostate Cancer
11:15 - 11:30 am Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Luncheon for Attendees - Fibromyalgia
12:30 - 1 pm Break
1 - 2 pm Pediatrics: Urgent and Emergency Care
1 - 4 pm Optional Workshop
Suture Techniques: Basic & Advanced
2 - 3 pm COPD
3 - 3:15 pm Refreshment Break
3:15 - 4:15 pm Multiple Sclerosis/Epilepsy
4:15 - 5:15 pm Cancer in Primary Care: Updates in Breast and Colon Cancer
5:15 pm Adjourn

* Topics & schedule are subject to change

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Sandestin, Florida
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January 21-23
Atlanta, GA
Cobb Galleria Centre
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