Roving Symposia Topic List
2002 - 2003

	Chronic Pain Management and Issues Related to Iatrogenic Addiction
	How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking
	Management of Physicians Health Programs*

AIDS

	Antimicrobial Resistant Emerging Pathogens
	Diagnosis and Initial Management of HIV/AIDS: What the Primary Care Physician Should Know*
	Ethical Issues
	HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Co-Infection*
	Pediatric Patients with HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice*
	Pregnancy, Pediatrics and HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice* (See Online CME)
	Safety First: Prevention and Prophylaxis for  Occupational Exposures to HIV and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens*
	Prophylaxis and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV Disease*

Allergy

	State of the Art Management
	Imaging the Patient with Sinusitis

Anesthesia

	Geriatric Anesthesia
	Pain Management
	Pediatric Anesthesia
	Proper Use of IV Sedation

Antibiotics

	Appropriate Limits on Use of Antiobiotics
	Review of "New" Antibiotics

Developmental Disabilities

	Dentistry for the Developmentally Disabled
	Gynecologic Care for Women with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
	Polypharmacy/Psychopharmacology

Diabetes Mellitus

	Blood Glucose Control and Diabetes
	Diabetes in Pregnancy
	Diabetic Nephropathy
	Diabetes Related Cardiovascular Disease
	Diabetic Retinopathy
	Diagnosis and Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus
	New Guidelines for Diabetes
	Prevention of Lower Extremity Amputation

Emergency Care

	CPR
	New Developments in Emergency Care in New Jersey
	New Protocol for Out of Hospital DNR
	Pre-Hospital Care in New Jersey

Endocrinology

	Adrenal Diseases
	Diagnosis and Treatment of Type II Diabetes Mellitus
	Diseases of the Pituitary
	Thyroid Diseases*

Family Medicine

	Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention
	New Generation of Antidepressants
	Pathogensis, Diagnosis and Management of Headache
	Postprandial Hyperglycemia: Implications for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
	Rheumatoid Arthritis

Malpractice

	Protecting Yourself Against Sexual Harassment Claims
	Risk Prevention

Nephrology

	Acute/Chronic Renal Failure
	Diabetic Nephropathy
	Electrolyte Imbalance
	Epidemiology of End Stage Renal Disease
	Nephrotoxicity of Common Drugs
	Renal Colic and Flank Pain Imaging*

Neurology

	Anticoagulation Therapy for Prevention of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation
	CNS Disorder and Brain Dysfunction
	Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
	Neurosurgical Emergencies
	Pain Management
	Parkinsonism
	Seizure Disorders

Nutrition

	Importance of Nutrition in Disease Prevention
	Nutritional Assessment
	Nutritional Support
	Nutrition in Aids

Obstetrics and Gynecology

	Abnormal Pap Smear
	Adolescent Gynecology
	Advanced Maternal Age: The Good News
	Aids in Pregnancy and the Perinatal/Neonatal Period
	Assisted Reproductive Technologies
	Breast Feeding
	Diabetes in Pregnancy-Ethical Issues in OB/GYN
	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
	Genetic Counseling
	Gynecologic Cancer
	Pregnancy, Pediatrics and HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice* (See Online CME)
	Prenatal Diagnostic Genetic Menu
	Risks of HIV Transmission
	Screening for Pregnancy Risk
	Ultrasound in OB/GYN

Pediatrics

	Asthma: Modern Day Management
	Attention Deficit Disorder
	Breast Feeding
	Child Abuse/Neglect/Sexual Abuse
	Failure to Thrive
	Growth Hormone Therapy
	Juvenile Onset Diabetes
	Learning Disabilities
	Meningitis
	Neonatal Problems
	New Jersey's Childhood Lead Screening Law
	Pediatric Anesthesia
	Pediatric Patients with HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice
	Toward a Smoke Free Generation
	Vaccination and Immunization Issues

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

	Amputation Prevention and Rehab
	Post Polio Syndrome
	Spinal Cord Injury

Rheumatology

	Collagen Disease Update
	Lyme Disease
	Polymylagia Rheumatic

Regulations

	Hedis: Standards for Accrediting HMO's
	New Jersey's Childhood Lead Screening Law
	Protecting Yourself Against Sexual Harassment Claims

Surgery

	Diagnosis of Esophageal Reflux
	High Risk and Critical Care Surgery
	Making Decisions in Transfusion Medicine
	Management of Abdominal Emergencies
	Peripheral Vascular Disease
	Prevention of Lower Extremity Amputations
	Surgical Management of Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Breast
	Surgical Procedures for Chronic Pancreatitis
	Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
	Thoracic Surgery
	Trauma Care in New Jersey
	Vascular Surgery

Urology

	Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
	Fertility
	Prostatic Cancer
	Sexual Dysfunction
	Transurethral Resection (TUR)
	Urinary Tract Infection

	Advanced Directives
	Ethics in Managed Care
	How to Handle Family of Patient in ICU on Life Support
	New Protocol for Out of Hospital DNR
	Where is Alternative Medicine Going and When Will it Collide With Traditional Medicine

Cardiology

	Congestive Heart Failure
	Diabetes Related Cardiovascular Disease
	New Developments in Emergency Care of Heart Attacks
	Use of New Cardiac Drugs

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Dentistry

	Aids and Dentistry
	Dentistry for the Developmentally Disabled
	Infection Control in the Dental Office

Dermatology

	Sensible Sun Exposure and Common Tumors of the Skin
	Superficial Fungal Infections

Gastroenterology

	Colitis
	Esophageal and Swallowing Syndromes
	Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
	Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease
	Management of Portal Hypertension
	Proper Use of Endoscopy

Geriatrics

	Alzheimer's Disease
	Anemia in the Elderly
	Elder Mistreatment
	Functional Assessment of the Elderly
	How to Help the Adult Caretaker
	Medical Problems in the Elderly
	New Protocol for Out of Hospital DNR
	Nutrition in the Elderly*

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Hematology

	Leukemia
	Maintaining a Safe Blood Supply
	Making Decisions in Transfusion Medicine
	New Treatment Guidelines for Sickle Cell Anemia

Infectious Disease

	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
	Diagnosis and Initial Management of HIV/AIDS: What the Primary Care Physician Should Know
	Emerging Infectious Diseases
	Hepatitis
	HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection*
	Infection Control in the Private Office
	Pediatric Patients with HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice*
	Pregnancy, Pediatrics and HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice* (See Online CME)
	Safety First: Prevention and Prophylaxis for Occupational Exposures to HIV and Other Blood-Borne Pathogens*
	Prophylaxis and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HIV Disease*
	Travel Related Illnesses
	Tick Borne Diseases
	The New Epidemic: Tuberculosis
	Vaccination and Immunization Issues

Occupational Medicine

	How to Handle Disability/Workman's Comp
	Latex Sensitivity
	Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Primary Care Practice

Oncology

	Breast Cancer
	Current Chemotherapy
	Current Radiation Therapy
	Head and Neck Cancer
	Leukemia
	Lung Cancer
	Lymphomas
	Malignant Melanoma
	Management of Urinary Tract Cancer
	Molecular Biology of Cancer Gene Therapy
	Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas
	Colon/Rectal Cancer

Ophthalmology

	Cataracts: Diagnosis and Indications for Surgery
	Diabetic Retinopathy
	Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma
	Hypertension

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Organ Procurement

	Clinical Aspects
	Ethical Issues
	Legal Implications
	Renal & Pancreatic Transplant Update
	Routine Required Request

Orthopaedics

	Cervical Disc Disease
	Cervical Fracture
	Lumbar Disc Disease
	New Advances in Spinal Fusion
	Spinal Stenosis or Tumors of the Spine
	Spondylolisthesis

Practice Management

Correct and Accurate Coding*

Preventive Medicine

	How to Help Your Patients Stop Smoking
	Integrating Preventive Services into Practice Management

Psychiatry

	Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
	Assessment of Depression in Family Practice
	Child Abuse/Neglect/Sexual Abuse
	Chronic Pain Management
	Managing Stress Effectively
	Managing the Psychosocial and Psychiatric Issues of Patients with HIV Infection
	Medical and Psychiatric Aspects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
	Neuropsychiatric and Psychosocial Aspects of AIDS
	New Antidepressants
	New Trends in Psychopharmacology
	Panic Disorder and Other Anxiety Syndromes
	Potentially Violent Patients; Predicting and Handling
	Psychiatry and the Law
	Teenage Suicide

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Public Health

	Fall Prevention in the Elderly-Part I*
	Fall Prevention in the Elderly-Part II*
	Reducing Vertical HIV Transmission*
	Travel Related Illnesses
	Utilizing Cancer Registry Data*
	Evaluating a State Immunization Regulation*
	National Healthcare Objectives for the Year 2010

Pulmonary

	Controversies in the Treatment of Chronic Bronchitis
	Sleep Apnea Syndrome
	Tuberculosis Control

Radiology

	First Do No Harm: Patient Safety in Radiology*
	Vascular Diagnostic Ultrasound
	Diagnostic Imaging of the Shoulder*
	Imaging of Lower Back Pain*

Women's Health Issues

	Access and Quality of Care Barriers Encountered by Women Patients
	Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis
	Family Violence Issues for Physicians and Allied Health Practitioners
	Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Management of Menopause
	GYN Endocrinology
	Mammography Screening
	Management of Abnormal Pap Smear
	Pregnancy, Pediatrics and HIV: Guidelines for Your Practice* (See Online CME)
	Preventive Health Issues: General Overview

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