Breaks Interstate Park
October 25-26, 2024
Breaks, VA 24607
Thursday
6-8:30 PM – Reception for residents and leadership pizza!
Friday
8-9:00 AM – Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, MD, FIDSA, Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases, Associate Professor of Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Carilion Clinic: “Mpox and Routine Care: Incorporating Mpox Risk Assessment & Patient Management into Routine Primary Care”
9-10:00 AM – Amy Harden, MD and Angela Prater, LCSW, from the Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP): “Mental Health in Primary Care Patient Encounters”
10-11:00 AM – Neal Graham, M.Ed., “Impacts of the Pandemic on Medical Practices”
11- Noon – Mariana Gomez, MD, Infectious Diseases – Carilion Clinic, Assistant Professor of Medicine – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine: “Hepatitis C Infection in the Appalachian Region: An update for primary care providers”
After Lunch – Dr. Adegbenga Bankole, MD, FACR, FACP. Section Chief – Carilion Rheumatology,
Program Director – Virginia Tech Carilion Rheumatology Fellowship, Professor of Medicine – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine: “LUPUS for Primary Care Providers”
Friday afternoon herb walk/herbal supplements game with optional CMEs
Friday night entertainment: murder mystery, bonfire, and ghost stories
Saturday
8-9:00 AM – Resident Panel: Faith Traditions and Coping Strategies
9-10:00 AM – MaryBeth Mitcham, PhD, MPH, Director George Mason University Rural Public Health MPH: “My Mother, My Patient: navigating an elderly parent through a healthcare system when you know too much”
10- Noon – Arthur Ollendorff, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Professor, Departments of OB/GYN & Health Systems and Implementation Science Virginia Tech Carilion SOM, Melinda Ramage, MSN, FNP-BC, CARN-AP, LCAS, and Kimberly Simcox, D.O., Associate Professor Virginia Tech Carilion SOM, Fellowship Director, Addiction Medicine, Assistant Clerkship Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Emerald Program Physician Director (Addiction Treatment Program for Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorders). “Issues in Addiction Medicine: Psychostimulant Withdrawal and CDC Guidelines for Pain Management”
Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium 