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February 2-4, 2018 Omni Mandalay Hotel, Las Colinas and Irving Convention Center Irving, TX

2018

43rd Annual CME Conference

2018 43rd Annual CME Conference Feb. 2-4 • Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas and Irving Convention Center

RegistrationSave by registering early! Your registration fee includes all breakfasts, lunches, breaks, lectures, and access to the exhibit hall. Registration badges will be required for admission to all events.

Advance registration for the meeting and all social events is required to guarantee attendance for sessions and social functions. The deadline to register for the meeting at the early bird rate is January 22, 2018. Registration refunds will be made for cancellations received by January 15, 2018, via mail, email, or telephone, however, a $25 administrative fee will be retained. No-shows and registrations cancelled during or after the meeting will not be refunded. Special circumstances will be taken into consideration.

ConfirmationsUpon receipt of your conference registration form and payment, a confirmation letter will be emailed to the email address on the registration form. The confirmation letter will include a link to the online meeting syllabus.

CME CreditThis program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers have requested 21.5 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit from the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Total number of approved credits yet to be determined.

WorkshopsWorkshops are available on a first come-first served basis. No Pre-Registration required. These workshops are for PA and PA-Cs only. Students and Pre-PAs will have their own workshops on Saturday.

Student and Pre-PA WorkshopsThese workshops and lectures are for Students and Pre-PAs only. They do not require pre-registration, it is on a first come, first served basis.

Irving Convention CenterALL CME lectures will be held at the Irving Convention Center. There will be parking available at the Center and also a small shuttle running back and forth between the Omni and Convention Center. More information on convention center parking and shuttle service will be provided to all registrants prior to the conference.

Hotel InformationOmni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas221 East Las Colinas Ave. • Irving, TX 75039 • (972) 556-0800

Self-parking: ComplimentaryValet: $22 overnight/$16 daily

Room Rates: $169.00 Single/Double OccupancyReservation Information: 1-800-843-6664You can also reserve your room online.

Reservation Deadline is January 10, 2018. Please refer to the special Texas Academy of Physician Assistants rate when making your reservations.

2018 43rd Annual CME Conference Feb. 2-4 • Omni Mandalay Hotel and Irving Convention Center

Restaurants & Bars In The Omni• Trevi’s Restaurant— modern Italian steak

house menu created by our very own executive chef. Trevi’s is the perfect location for your large party or for a romantic evening to show that special someone just how much they mean to you.

• Les Jardins — Enjoy live music or explore our collection of Malaysian and Indonesian artwork and sculptures as you unwind with a cocktail or a cup of coffee.

• M Bar — Relax with your favorite beverage and indulge in savory items from our bar menu while you take in the day’s happenings on one of the six plasma televisions.

• Morsel’s — Located just off the lobby, Morsel’s offers freshly brewed coffee, espresso and cappuccino, along with pastries baked by our own pastry chef.

Recreational Facilities In or Near The Omni• Fully-equipped, complimentary fitness center

• Heated lakeside swimming pool and whirlpool open year-round

• Jogging and biking trail around hotel; maps available upon request

• Children’s playground located on the back courtyard

• Mokara Spa: full-service salon and spa

Why Stay in the Official TAPA Hotel?Thanks to the buying power of more than 500+ physician assistants who will attend this conference, TAPA offers affordable rooms in a premier hotel. Those who stay in other facilities impair TAPA’s ability to negotiate with these choice hotels and to secure space for the many business and social activities held during the conference. Simply put, by staying in our preferred hotel, you help to ensure that the Annual CME Conference remains an affordable member benefit!

Travel Info: FROM DFW AIRPORT Take the North exit to the TX-114 East (to Dallas). Follow TX-114 East to the O´Connor exit. Turn left on O´Connor, and go 2 blocks. Make a right turn onto Las Colinas Boulevard. Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas will be on the left. Drive time: Approximately 15 minutes.

FROM LOVE FIELD AIRPORT Exit the airport and turn right on Mockingbird Lane. Take Mockingbird Lane to TX-183 West. Take the right fork in the road (toward Irving/Grapevine). Exit O’Connor (TX-114 West). At the first light, take a right on Las Colinas Boulevard. Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas will be on the left. Drive time: Approximately 20 minutes.


ScheduleFriday, February 2, 2018

7am – 6pm Registration

7 – 7:30am Continental Breakfast 7:30 – 8:30am General Session: Inpatient and Perioperative Management of Hyperglycemia Luigi Meneghini, MD, MBA

8:30 – 9:30am General Session: Multiple Sclerosis Update Paula Hardeman, PA-C

General Session II: Identifying Patients with Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes Brian Reys

9:30 – 10am Coffee Break – Exhibit Hall Opens

10 – 11am General Session: Kidney Stones Megan Rasmussen Bollner, MPAS, PA-C

General Session II: Cardiovascular Effects on current Cancer Treatments Vlad Zaha, MD, PhD, FACC

10am -12pm Workshop: Advanced Suturing Skills John Kane, MPAS, PA-C and Veronica Coleman, MPAS, PA-C

10am – 12pm Workshop: Pediatric Orthopaedic Exam Made Ridiculously Simple Jessica Frankel, PA-C, Janith Mills, PA- C, and Hong Putnam, PA-C

11am – 12pm General Session: Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: How Should I Be Treating It? Denise Link, MPAS, PA-C

General Session II: Delivering Bad News in an Ethical Manner with Clarity & Confidence Alexandra Huffman, OSW-C, LCSW

12noon – 1:30pm Lunch on your own or Product Theater Sponsored by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

1:30 – 2:30pm General Session: The Impact on Healthcare Reform on Transplantation (or Medicine): The Good, The Bad, and the Very, Very Ugly Rick W. Snyder, MD, FACC

General Session II: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: Who Should I Listen To? Hannah Bereuter, PA-C and Rachel Wooldridge, MD

1:30 – 3:30pm Workshop: Quality of Care: You, Your Team, and Your Patients Shawna Nesbit, MD and Carolyn Bradley-Guidry, MPAS, PA-C

1:30 – 3:30pm Workshop: EKG Dave Klocko, MPAS, PA-C

1:30 – 3:30pm Workshop: Advanced Suturing Skills John Kane, MPAS, PA-C and Veronica Coleman, MPAS, PA-C

2:30 – 3:30pm General Session: Parkinson’s Disease in the Primary Care Setting Lauren Aldridge, PA-C

General Session II: Cardiology Potpourri for the Primary Care Clinician Aaron Tungate, PA-C, MPAS

3:30 –– 4pm Light Refreshment Break

4 – 5pm General Session: At Your Cervix: Updates on Screenings Katherine Berdell, MSHS, PA-C

General Session II: Minimally Invasive Approaches in Gastrointestinal Cancer: The Role of Robotic and Laproscopic Surgery Patricio Polanco, MD

4 – 5:30pm Workshop: Update from NCCPA: It’s Not Just About PANRE Greg Thomas, PA-C, MPH

5 – 6pm General Session: Overgrowth Syndromes: The Genetic Mutations, Classifications and Treatment Options for Vascular Malformations, Hemihypertrophy and Macrodactyly Scott N. Oishi, MD


Saturday, February 3, 20187am – 6pm Registration

7 – 7:30am Continental Breakfast

7:30 – 8:30am General Session: Chronic Abdominal Pain Rinarani Sanghavi, MD

8:30 – 9:30am General Session: Severe Hepatocellular Injury Jose Soto, MD

8:30 – 10am Workshop: Interventional Radiology Maria Ravanzo, PA-C

9:30 – 10am Coffee Break

10 – 11am General Session: UTI and Microhematuria Aneesa Husain, PA-C

General Session II: Adolescent Sexual Behavior. Teen Pregnancy, STDs, and Birth Control Summer Abubaker Migoni, MPAS, PA-C

11am – 12:00pm Keynote Address: The Emerging Field of Onco-Cardiology: A Focus on the Health of Cancer Patients Myrshia Woods, MHS, PA-C Jean Bernard Durand, MD

12 – 1:45pm Membership Luncheon & Awards Presentation

1:45 – 2:45pm TAPA Town Hall Meeting – Legislative Update Matt Boutte, PA-C and Jaime Capelo

1:45 – 3:45pm Workshop: Casting and Splinting of the Upper Extremity Barbara Rachich, PA-C, Victoria Scafide, PA-C, and Ashley Hartley, PA-C

2:45 – 3:45pm General Session: The Memory Patient Rebecca Logan, PA-C

General Session II: Obstructive Sleep Apnea David Luterman, MD

4 – 5pm General Session: Older Adult – Handle With Care Sara Wick, GNP

General Session II: Skin Cancer in the Immunocompromised Population Cynthia Griffith, MPAS, PA-C

5 – 6pm General Session: Pediatric Pancreatitis David Troendle, MD and Megha Metha, MD

Sunday, February 4, 20187:30am – 12pm Registration

7:30 – 8am Coffee Break

8 – 9am General Session: E-Consults: An Approach to Improve Access to Specialty Care Christian Mayorga, MD

9 - 10am General Session: C. Difficile Colitis: Update on Guidelines including Fecal Transplantation Jade M. Le, MD

10 – 11am General Session: Chronic Leukemias: All Magic Comes with a Price Jaime Roman, III, PA-C

** There will be an additional PA Student & PrePA track held on Saturday. Watch the TAPA website and TAPA’s student social media for more information


Childcare We regret that due to insurance liability, children are not allowed in the exhibit areas or lecture halls. Childcare services are available through the hotel.

Refund PolicyDEADLINE FOR REFUNDS IS JANUARY 15, 2018. Refunds requested prior to January 15th must be submitted in writing to the TAPA office. Requests can be submitted via email, fax or mail, but must be received before or on January 15th . All refunds are subject to a $25 processing fee. No-shows and registrations cancelled during or after the meeting will not be refunded. Special circumstances will be taken into consideration.

ExhibitorsThe TAPA Primary Care Conference will feature exhibits of interest to physician assistants. The exhibit area will be open from 9:30am – 6pm on Friday, and from 7:30am – 12:30pm on Saturday. Attendees are encouraged to spend time visiting with the exhibitors throughout the meeting.

MAKE A LIFE-SAVING FASHION STATEMENT BY WEARING REDNational Wear Red Day For Women is a massive national public awareness day the first Friday

each February, urging women, people from all walks of life, businesses, towns, schools, the media, buildings and landmarks to “go red” and “glow red” to bring attention to the leading killers of women – heart disease and stroke. On February 2, help us turn America RED and

SAVE WOMEN’S LIVES from heart disease and stroke by wearing something red… a red dress, tie, jacket, scarf, hat, blouse or shirt. Go Red for Women and show your commitment

to reducing risk, improving health, and saving women’s lives.

Feb. 2, 2018National Wear

Red Day

Wear red to the conference on Friday!

AttireCoat and tie are not required for any function. Casual attire in good taste in entirely appropriate and suggested. Dress comfortably - due to the ever-changing temperatures in hotel meeting rooms, sweaters or jackets may be desired.

Registration InformationFor Registration Information Contact:BreeAnn Stallsmith, Meeting Coordinator or Lisa Jackson, Executive Director401 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701-1680Phone: (800) 280-7655 Fax: (512) 370-1693

Other items of note


EntertainmentToyota Music factory (1 mile)300 Las Colinas Blvd Irving, TX 75039

Lone Star Park (10 miles)1000 Lone Star Pkwy Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Perot Museum of Nature and Science (10 miles)2201 N. Field StreetDallas, TX 75201

Dallas Museum of Art (11 miles) 1717 North HarwoodDallas, Texas 75201

West End Historic District (11 miles)The Galleria (11 miles)13350 Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas 75240

Reunion Tower (11 miles)300 Reunion Blvd EDallas, TX 75207

AT&T Stadium (22 miles)1 AT&T WayArlington, TX 76011

RestaurantsChampps855 West John W. Carpenter FreewayIrving, TX 75039

The Ranch857 W. John Carpenter FreewayIrving, TX 75039

Cool River Las Colinas1045 Hidden Ridge Irving, Tx.

Via Real4020 N MacArthur Blvd #100Irving, Texas 75038

Pappadeaux10428 Lombardy Ln., Dallas, TX 75220

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse10477 Lombardy Ln, Dallas, TX 75220

AT&T Stadium / Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Dallas Museum of Art / Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Reunion Tower/ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Points of Interest in and around Irving

2018 43rd Annual CME Conference Feb. 2-4 • Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas and Irving Convention CenterTexas Academy of Physician Assistants43rd Annual CME Conference Registration Form To complete form online visit: www.tapa.org20

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Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________ Work Home

City: State: Zip: ___________________________________

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Registration Fees (circle appropriate amount)

On or before Jan. 22 nd After Jan. 22 nd / On-Site

Members Non-members Members Non-members

Entire Conference $315 $490 $415 $590

Friday Only $120 $184 $220 $284

Saturday Only $120 $184 $220 $284

Sunday Only $75 $115 $175 $215

Friday/Saturday $240 $368 $340 $468

Entire Conference + 2018 Dues $480 n/a $580 n/a

PA Student $100 $150 $125 $175

Pre PA $200 $225 $250 $275

*Special offer for non-members! If you apply and pay for TAPA membership now, you may attend the meeting at the mem-ber rate. To take advantage of this offer, check the box to the left and include $480 (early)/$580 (late/onsite) as your registration fee. This will pay your member CME registration fee and your TAPA membership thru 6/30/2019. An application will be sent to you with your meeting confirmation letter. Reduced rate is contingent upon the return of a completed membership application.

Registration Total: $

Payment Information

Enclosed is a check for $ ______________________ (Please make checks payable to TAPA)

If you wish to pay for the conference with a credit card, you can do this by registering for the conference online at www.TAPA.org. We can no longer take credit cards by fax or mail due to PCI compliance.

Refunds: Written notice of cancellation must be received by January 15, 2018. A $25 administrative fee will be retained.

In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, please check here if you have any special needs.

Deadline for refunds is January 15, 2018. Refunds requested prior to January 15th must be submitted in writing to the TAPA office. Requests can be submitted via email, fax or mail, but must be received before or on January 15th. All refunds are subject to a $25 processing fee. No-shows and registrations cancelled during or after the meeting will not be refunded. Special circumstances will be taken into consideration.

Please mail or

fax registration to:

TAPA401 W. 15th St., Ste. 100

Austin, TX 78701Phone: (800) 280-7655

Fax: (512) 370-1693


Each year TAPA’s Challenge Bowl adds more and more teams competing and each year the competition gets more difficult. Bring your signs and loud voices

and come root on your classmates or support your alma mater!

Free of charge — bring your friends, and join your fellow PA colleagues for a night of music and fun!

8 – 8:30amNetworking Coffee Social

for Recent Graduates, PA Students and Pre-PAs

Saturday Morning

TAPA 16TH ANNUAL

STUDENT CH AL L ENGE BOWL

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