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May 2, 2013

Time/Location	Speaker and Topics
7:30am - 8:00am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 8:15am	Welcome & Announcements
8:15am - 9:15am	Motivational Interviewing and Strategies Marla Corwin, LCSW, CAC III Mountain Plains AIDS Education and Training Center Aurora, CO Retaining patients in care is perhaps the single greatest variable in optimizing medication adherence, sustaining healthy behavior changes, preventing disease transmissions, and decreasing morbidity/mortality. Creating a welcoming clinic culture and linking patients with health care providers who focus on patient strengths, skills, self-efficacy, and motivation rather than on deficits and pathologies have demonstrated effectiveness in retaining HIV-infected patients in care. This session will address the use of strength-based strategies, including the use of motivational interviewing, reflective listening and reframing.
9:15am - 10:15am	Smiles for Life: Ensuring Oral Health Across the Lifespan Jonathan Bowser, PA-C University of Colorado Englewood, CO This session will describe why oral health is important to overall health, review basic concepts in oral health, and suggest resources for learning about oral health and incorporating it into your practice. The Smiles for Life online curriculum will be presented as a free resource for obtaining knowledge and skills in this area.
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:30am	Drugs of Abuse Steve Gilpin, BS North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation Grand Forks, ND This session will discuss why individuals will 'doctor shop', it will examine the prices narcotics sell for on the street, and will determine ways to identify individuals who are attempting to obtain prescription medication to divert. The session will also cover any questions that may arise regarding the ongoing prescription medication abuse program.
11:30am - 12:30pm	Lunch NDAPA Silent Auction & Exhibitor Showcase
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Therapeutics Update I Richard Clarens, PharmD University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND This session will review clinically relevant therapeutic information from recent clinical trials and updated guidelines. The presenter will discuss therapeutic changes in various disease management guidelines, summarize up-to-date therapeutic concepts in the management of common primary care diseases, and discuss updates in various therapeutic categories.
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Therapeutics Update II Richard Clarens, PharmD University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND This session will be a continuation of Therapeutics Update I, discussing clinically relevant therapeutic information from recent clinical trials and updated guidelines. The presenter will discuss therapeutic changes in various disease management guidelines, summarize up-to-date therapeutic concepts in the management of common primary care diseases, and discuss updated in various therapeutic categories.
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Break NDAPA Silent Auction & Exhibitor Showcase
3:00pm - 4:00pm	ND Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Kathy Zahn ND Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Bismarck, ND Abuse and diversion of prescription drugs is a rapidly growing concern and considered to be of 'epidemic proportions' by the National Institute of Health. Learn how to utilize the ND Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, surrounding state programs, and the benefits it can bring to your practice. Sign-ups and use of the program is free. Please see the booth before and after this presentation for more information.
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Tick Borne Diseases and HIV Paul Mariani, MD Sanford Health Fargo, ND This session will provide medical practitioners with insight in the understanding of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The presenter will discuss basic tools and strategies for recognizing clinical manifestations of tick-borne diseases via case studies in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals.

May 3, 2013

Time/Location	Speaker and Topics
7:30am - 8:00am	Registration & Continental Breakfast NDAPA Silent Auction & Exhibitor Showcase
8:00am - 8:15am	Welcome & Announcements
8:15am - 9:15am	Common Thyroid Conditions in Primary Care Eric Johnson, MD University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND This session will discuss the commonly seen thyroid issues in primary care, the implementation of guideline based management of common thyroid conditions, and when to refer certain thyroid conditions.
9:15am - 10:15am	Diabetes Targets Eric Johnson, MD University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND This session will review diabetes practice targets to include glucose control, hypertension, and lipid management. It will also review implementation of guideline based management in a primary care setting, and understand complication avoidance in diabetes.
10:15am - 10:45am	Break NDAPA Silent Auction & Exhibitor Showcase
10:45am - 11:45am	HPV: Current Screening and Vaccine Guidelines Stacy Lovelace, BA & Mary Sahl, RN, BSN, OCN North Dakota Department of Health Bismarck, ND This session will discuss current vaccine recommendations for HPV, as well as tools to use when speaking to parents about this vaccine.
11:45am - 12:45pm	Lunch NDAPA Membership Meeting
12:45pm - 1:45pm	Medication Therapy Management Wendy Brown, PharmD, MPAS, PA-C, AE-C North Dakota State University Fargo, ND During this case based interactive learning session, participants will identify ways to improve patient's medical adherence and tools to facilitate medication reconciliation.
1:45pm - 2:45pm	Childhood Obesity Tanis Hastmann, PhD, MPH University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Grand Forks, ND This session will discuss the increase of childhood obesity as a national health crisis; adverse health outcomes associated with childhood obesity; key factors associated with obesity, including genetics, behavior, and environment; and ways that physician assistants can help combat the childhood obesity crisis.
2:45pm - 3:00pm	Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm	ACS and North Dakota EMS Guidelines Rabeea Aboufakher, MD Altru Health System Grand Forks, ND This session will discuss pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment strategies for different acute coronary syndromes.
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Healthcare Tips for Providers Caring for Women > 50 Years Old Terrie Jo Wold, MSHS, PA-C Sanford Health Moorhead, MN This session will explain the signs and symptoms of menopause, recognize health conditions that are unique for women over 50 years of age, and explain treatment options to manage the symptoms of menopause.
5:00pm	Seminar Conclusion
5:00pm - 6:00 pm	NDAPA Board Meeting