Keeping Pace with Change: A Quest for Good Health

112 th Annual Convention - June 8 – 11, 2005

Hilton Oceanfront Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC

Wednesday, June 8, 2005

Practice Economics for Doctors
Olin Wiley , CLU
Financial Counselor for Healthcare Providers, Atlanta , GA

Managing your Finances & Financing your Growth
Jacques Lee
Senior Vice President/Retail Division Manager, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta , GA
Frederick L. Daniels, Jr.
Senior Vice President /Commercial Division Manager, Citizens Trust Bank, Atlanta , GA

The Elimination of Poly-Pharmaceuticals
Calvin W. McLarin, M.D.
Cardiologist – Metropolitan Atlanta Cardiology Consultants, P.C., Atlanta , GA

Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in the Patient with Multiple Risk Factors
M.J. Collier, M.D.
Family Practice/ Occupational Medicine/Sports Injury Medicine – Atlanta West Primary Care Associates, Lithia Springs , GA

Thursday, June 9, 2005

Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Children: Diagnosis and Management
Benjamin D. Gold, M.D.
Medical Director, Gastrointestinal, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine; Division Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emory University School of Medicine ; Fellowship Director, Gastroenterology; Fellowship Training Program, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta , GA

Minimal Invasive Surgery of the Thyroid Gland
Titus D. Duncan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine; Director of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Atlanta Medical Center , Atlanta , GA

Meeting the Standards of Care
Rita Louard, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology) Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx , NY

Black Southern Doctors Documentation Project
William H. Cleveland, M.D. & Toni Lee

Cardiovascular Disease in African-American: Facts, Fiction, Theory and Hope with an Emphasis on Heart Disease
Malcolm Taylor, M.D.

The Role of Brain Natriuretic Peptides in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure Wayne Batchelor, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.H.A.
Interventional Cardiologist Southern Medical Group, P.A., Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Tallahassee Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute

Renal Protective Strategies in 2005
Mitchell H. Rosner, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville , VA

Hypertension in the Diabetic Patient
Alonzo Jones, M.D.
Cardiologist, Columbus , GA

Medicaid Managed Care Forum - Moderating Lawrence Sanders Jr., M.D.
Legislative Representatives
-Rep. Howard Mosby (D) :
- COVENTRY - Sharon Williams, Dir. Compliance -Wellpoint –Susan Hulett
-AMERICHOICE - Denise Ross, M.D., CMO CENTENE - Dan Paquin, Senior VP

Awards Dinner Lecture
David Satcher, M.D.
Interim President, Morehouse School of Medicine , Atlanta , GA

Friday, June 10, 2005

Non-Surgical Solutions: Fibroids, Varicose Veins & Vertebroplasty
John C. Lipman, M.D., FSLR
Medical Director, MICRO: The Center for Minimally Invasive Therapy, Atlanta , GA

Lung Disease in the United States Population: 2005 Update
Anthony Kimani, M.D.
Pulmonology, Atlanta , GA

Mo’ Betta’ Sex: Female Sexual Dysfunction Update 2005
Jenelle Foote, M.D.
Midtown Urology, P.C.; Clinical Assistant Professor, Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta , GA
10:00am – 10:30am Visit Exhibits

Quality of Life after Vagus Nerve Stimulation Surgery
James Fortson, M.D.
Professor of Surgery/Otolaryngology, Morehouse School of Medicine

The Difficult Abdomen
Wm. Lynn Weaver, M.D.
Professor Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Atlanta , GA

Controversies in Anticoagulation
Doug Collins, M.D.
Metro Hematology-Oncology, Atlanta , GA

End of Life Care Appeal: An Introduction
Robert Williams, M.D.
Senior Attending Physician, Howard University Hospital ; Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Family Practice, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington , DC .

End of Life Care
Glenda Hodges, PhD, JD, M.Div
Director, Program in Spirituality and Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington , DC

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Interviewing theAdolescent – A Tough Job but Somebody’s Gotta Do It
Yolanda Hill Wimberly, M.D., MSc
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine , Atlanta , GA

Childhood Obesity & Mental Health
M. Christopher Griffith, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine; Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Stockbridge, GA

Diagnosis and Management of Acute PE
Kenneth V. Leeper, Jr., M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Atlanta , GA

HIV Update
Joyce Drayton, M.D
Specialist in Infectious, Decatur , GA

Glaucoma Update
Eddie Harris, M.D.
Ophthalmology, Atl anta , GA

A National Concern: Colon Cancer in African Americans
Marie Borum, M.D.
Division Director, Gastroenterology, George Washington University Medical Center , Washington , DC

Migraine Treatment Update
Patrick Griffith, M.D.
Chief of Neurology, Morehouse School of Medicine , Atlanta , GA

Update on Dementia and Alzheimer Disease
Andrew Aldridge, M.D.
Attending Psychiatrist, Tewksbury Hospital , MA ; Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA and University of Michigan , MI

HCV: Approach to Serious Disease
Norman Gitlin, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Hepatology, Emory University ; Director of Hepatitis Research Center , Atlanta , GA

Complimentary/Alternative Medicine: Approach to Diagnosis & Treatment
William Richardson, M.D.
Preventative Medicine, Atlanta , GA