Bold = CME Session • $ = Fee Applies • Red Type = Special Event • Please note: schedule subject to change
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Sunday . JULY 10
3-7 p.m.
MAFP Board of Directors' Meeting
4-6 p.m.
Attendee Check-in & Exhibitor Move-in
7:30-8:30 p.m. | FREE | Registration is Required
Early-bird Welcome Reception | Wenonah Suite, 6th Floor
Connect with old friends and meet new ones while enjoying light hors d' oeuvres and refreshments at this relaxing, informal welcome reception compliments of the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Monday . JULY 11
7:30-8 a.m.
First-time Attendee Conference Overview
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
MAFP Foundation Silent Auction Open
8-9 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast in the Expo Hall
Check in to receive your conference materials and other on-site instructions, and then head to the Expo Hall for a continental breakfast with the exhibitors.
9-9:10 a.m.
Welcome to "Navigating Change"
David Walsworth, MD, FAAFP, Chair, Professional Development Committee, MAFPF; and Kim Yu, MD, FAAFP, President, MAFP
9:10-10:10 a.m. | General Session
Obesogenic Environments, Trauma & Childhood Obesity
Ramona Wallace, DO | Family Physician, Muskegon
10:15-11:15 a.m. | General Session
The Many Facets of Chronic Pain Management
David Walsworth MD, FAAFP | Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Family Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, East Lansing [funded by a grant from NJAFP]
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
Strolling Lunch with Exhibitors
12:05-12:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions A
- Food Allergy: Can We Prevent It?
Nicholas Hartog, MD | Allergist-Immunologist, St. Louis, MO
- The Future of Basal Insulin: Improving Patient Outcomes by Addressing Unmet Needs
Edward Jackson, MD, FAAFP | Urgent Care Physician, Covenant HealthCare; Clinical Profession of Family Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, Saginaw [funded by a grant from NJAFP]
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Comorbidities
Mary Sharp, MD | Principal, Autism Medical Consulting Place, East Lansing
12:55-1:35 p.m. | Breakout Sessions B
- Doc, Make My Hives Go Away!
Nicholas Hartog, MD | Allergist-Immunologist, St. Louis, MO
- ABFM's MC-FP (MOC): The Latest Update & Tips for Successful Completion
Joseph W. Tollison, MD | Senior Advisor to the President, American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY
- Exploring Telemedicine
William C. Thornbury, Jr., MD, RPh, FAAFP | Founder, MeVisit Technologies; CEO & Medical Director, Medical Associates of Southern Kentucky; President-elect, Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians, Glasgow, KY
1:35-2:05 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Expo Hall
2:10-3:10 p.m. | General Session
Appropriate Preventive Care
David Walsworth MD, FAAFP | Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Family Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, East Lansing
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | General Session
Town Hall
Engage with legislators on legislative and policy issues impacting Family Medicine. Come armed with your questions!
5-7 p.m. | Washington Lanes, Downtown Bay City | $
Bowling for Family Medicine PAC FUNdraiser
7:30 p.m. | Kick-off in the Wenonah Suite, 6th Floor DoubleTree Hotel
Downtown Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday . JULY 12
6:30 a.m. | Meet in the Lobby of DoubleTree Hotel
Walk/Run FUNdraiser for MAFP Foundation
Get your blood pumping AND raise money for the Foundation when you join MAFP staff for a morning walk/run along the river.
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
MAFP Foundation Silent Auction Open
7:30-8:15 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast in the Expo Hall
8:20-9:20 a.m. | General Session
Lifetime Implications of Child Sexual Assault
Wanda Filer, MD, MBA, FAAFP | President, American Academy of Family Physicians, York, PA
9:25-10:25 a.m. | General Session
Pediatric Nitty Gritty
Paul Berman, MD, MBA | Pediatrician, Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatric Emergency Physician, San Antonio, TX
10:30-11 a.m.
Refreshment Break in the Expo Hall
11:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | General Session
Introduction to MACRA
12:10-1:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting
1:35-2:35 p.m. | Breakout Sessions C
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
Madhavi Nagalla, MD | Attending Psychiatrist, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids
- How to Improve Patient Care with Transitions of Care & Chronic Care Management Billing
Cindy Buege, CPHIMS, CHPS | HIT Project Manager, Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos
- Panel Discussion: Alternative Payment Models
Moderator: Robert Jackson, MD, MMM, Allen Park
Panelists: Jennifer B. Aloff, MD, FAAFP, Midland | Srikar Reddy, MD, FAAFP, Brighton | Alexander Ruthven, MD, FAAFP, Port Huron | Gregg J. Stefanek, DO, Alma
2:35-3:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Expo Hall
3:15-4:15 p.m. | General Session
The Anatomy of a Claim
Jeremy Wale, JD | Risk Resource Advisor, ProAssurance Companies, Okemos [sponsored by ProAssurance Companies]
5-6 p.m. | Cocktail Hour | Complimentary | Registration is Required
Wind down with hors d' oeuvres, beverages, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with colleagues during an informal cocktail reception after CME sessions. [sponsored by ProAssurance Companies]
6-7:45 p.m. | President's Gala | Registration is Required | $
Wednesday . JULY 13
6:30 a.m.
Walk/Run Along the River
7:30-8:10 a.m.
Breakfast & Coffee Talk
Join newly-installed MAFP President Robert Jackson, MD, MMM and Board Chair Kim Yu, MD, FAAFP as they lead a conversation with AAFP President Wanda Filer, MD, MBA, FAAFP over breakfast and coffee.
8-10:20 a.m.
MAFP Foundation Silent Auction Open
8:15-9:15 a.m. | General Session
Francis P. 'Dusty' Rhoades Memorial Lecture—Social Determinants of Health
Esther Dyson | Founder & Angel Investor, HICCUP/Way to Wellville, New York, NY
9:20-10:20 a.m. | General Session
Adult Immunization in Michigan: Using the Standards to Increase Coverage
Karen Mitchell, MD, FAAFP | Program Director, Providence Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Southfield [funded through a partnership of the MSU Extension PPEPI Program and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Immunization]
10:25-11:25 a.m. | General Session
Radiographic Potpourri
Edward Jackson, MD, FAAFP | Urgent Care Physician, Covenant HealthCare; Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, Saginaw
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Lunch & Silent Auction Winners Announced
12:30-1:30 p.m. | Keynote Address
Physician Burnout & Wellness
Wanda Filer, MD, MBA, FAAFP | President, American Academy of Family Physicians, York, PA
1:35-2:20 p.m. | Breakout Sessions D
- Reducing the Burden of Childhood Oral Health Disease in Michigan
Rachel Putnam-Farley, MPH, MPA | Technical Assistance Lead, Altarum Institute/Michigan Caries Prevention Program, Ann Arbor
- The Placebo Effect in Treatment of Pain
Thomas Palmer, MD | Palliative Medicine Service, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea
Olga C. Aroniadas, MD | Attending Physician/Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY [sponsored by Integrity Continuing Education]
2:20-2:35 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:40-3:25 p.m. | Breakout Sessions E
- Building a Primary Care Team
Ewa M. Matuszewski | CEO & Co-founder, MedNetOne Health Solutions, Rochester
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea
Olga C. Aroniadas, MD | Attending Physician/Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY [sponsored by Integrity Continuing Education]
- Integrating Behavioral Health in Pediatric Primary Care
Dianne Shaffer, MSW | Program Manager, Kalamazoo Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Kalamazoo
3:30-4:30 p.m. | General Session
Diagnosing & Managing Patients with Psoriasis
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD | Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
4:45-6:45 p.m. | USS Edson Naval Ship Tour | Registration is Required | $
7-10 p.m. | Appledore Dinner Cruise | Registration is Required | $
7-10:30 p.m. | Old City Hall Dinner & Ghost/Graveyard Tour | Registration is Required | $
Thursday . JULY 14
6:30 a.m. | Meet in the lobby of DoubleTree Hotel
Walk/Run Along the River
7:30-8:25 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Registration is Required | $
Knowledge Self-Assessment Study Group*: Diabetes (*formerly referred to as SAM or Self-Assessment Module)
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | General Session
Evidence-Based CME Series
Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS | Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Gary Ferenchick, MD | Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, MSU Department of Medicine, East Lansing
Heather Laird-Fick, MD | Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, MSU College of Human Medicine, East Lansing
8:30-8:45 a.m. | Dr. Ebell
Welcome & Introduction
8:45-9:15 a.m. | Dr. Ferenchick
Novel Anticoagulants & Atrial Fibrillation
9:15-9:45 a.m. | Dr. Ebell, Dr. Ferenchick, Dr. Laird-Fick
Editor's Choice
9:45-10:15 a.m. | Dr. Ferenchick
GI Update
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30-11 a.m. | Dr. Ebell
Musculoskeletal Update
11-11:30 a.m. | Dr. Laird-Fick
Adolescent Medicine
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Dr. Ebell
Cancer Surveillance & Follow-Up for Primary Care
12-12:30 p.m. | Dr. Laird-Fick
Travel Medicine
12:30 p.m. | "Sail Away" BBQ Lunch | Registration is Required
