COURSE DIRECTORS Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, MT(ASCP), PA-C, Director. Post-Professional Education, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of PA Education, SHTM* Donna Ferrara, MS, RPA-C, Vice Chair, Director of Preclinical Educ, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept of PA Education, SHTM*
FACULTY Mersema Abate, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, School of Medicine*
Keith Ancona, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Medicine, School of Medicine*, and Phy-
sician in private practice, Branch Pediatrics, Smithtown, NY Harold Carlson, MD, Professor and Division Head, Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine* Jeanne Cavalieri, MPAS, PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of PA Education, SHTM* Gail Cohan, MD, Medical Director, Department of PA Education, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine* Kimberly Cossaro, PA-C, Physician Assistant in Private Practice, New York Skin Cancer Center, Smithtown, NY Kathleen Finnegan, MS, MT(ASCP), SH, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, SHTM * Evan Geller, MD, Surgeon in private practice; Associate Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine,* Former Chief, Division of Trauma, University Hospital* Kevin Gilbert, PA-C, Physician Assistant in Private Practice, South Bay Cardiology, West Islip, NY Cara Harth, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine* Kevin Kaplowitz , MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine* Arnold Katz, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine* Lynn Keil, PA-C, Physician Assistant in private practice, Queensbury Family Health Center, Queensbury, NY Peter D. Kuemmel, MS, PA-C, Chair and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of PA Education, SHTM*, Past President, NYSSPA Shinu Kuriakose, MPAS, PA-C, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Year Education, Dept. of PA Education, SHTM* Lucy Palmer, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine* Pruthvi Patel, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, School of Medicine* Garry Ritter, MHA, PA-C, Sr Administrative Director of PA Services, LIJ Medical Center Angelo Rizzi, PA-C, Physician Assistant, Department of Orthopedics, Stony Brook University Medical Center Peter Rumore, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine* and Physician in private prac-tice, Rheumatology Associates of Long Island; Gloria Sacco, MS, PA-C, Senior Physician Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecol-ogy, Queens Hospital Center Jeffrey Varcirca, MD, Assistant Prof of Medicine, Medical Director, Outpatient Oncology Services, School of Medicine*; Managing Partner/CEO, North Shore Hematology/Oncology Nikhil Waingankar, MD, Chief Resident, Dept of Urology, Hofstra School of Medicine, LIJ North Shore
38th Annual Board Review
and Post-Graduate Program for Physician Assistants
August 14-18, 2013
Lecture Hall 3, Level 2, Health Sciences Center Stony Brook University
Presented by the Department of Physician Assistant Education
School of Health Technology and Management
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
August 14, 2013 7:15-7:45 am Registration
Lecture Hall 3
7:45-8:00 am
Welcome Donna Ferrara, MS, PA-C
Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PA-C
8:00-10:00 am
OB-GYN Gloria Sacco, PA-C
BREAK
10:15-11:15 am
Arrythmias Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C
11:15–12:15 pm
Trauma Evan Geller, MD
LUNCH ON
YOUR OWN
1:15-3:15 pm
Gastrohepatology Pruthvi Patel, MD
B R EAK
lectures adjourn
8.0 CME lecture hours
6:00-8:00 p.m. Radiologic Review of Common
Musculoskeletal Disorders Workshop
Jeanne Cavalieri, MPAS, PA-C MILC room, Room 500, Level 2, HSC
3:30-5:30 pm
Clinical Laboratory
Kathleen Finnegan, MS, MT(ASCP), SH and
Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PAC
August 15, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-10:00 am
Hematology Jeffrey Vacirca, MD
BREAK
10:15-11:45 am
Dermatology Kimberly Cossaro, PA-C
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:45-2:15 pm
Pulmonary Lucy Palmer, MD
BREAK
2:30-4:30 pm
Pediatrics Keith Ancona, MD
4:30-6:00 pm
Nephrology Mersema Abate , MD
lectures adjourn
8.5 CME lecture hours
6:30-8:30 p.m.
PANCE/PANRE Prep Workshop Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C and Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PA-C
MILC room, Room 500, Level 2, HSC
August 16, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-9:30 am Clinical
Pharmacology Gail Cohan, MD
BREAK
9:45-11:45 am
Neurology Cara Harth, MD
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:45-2:15 pm
Ophthalmology Kevin Kaplowitz, MD
2:15-4:15 pm
Cardiology Kevin Gilbert, MS, PAC
lectures adjourn
8.5 CME lecture hours
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Basic 12 Lead EKG Workshop Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C Room 125, Level 2, HSC 2 hours Category 1 CME
BREAK
4:30-6:00 pm
Psychiatry Shinu Kuriakose, MPAS,
PA-C
August 17, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00 -10:00 am
Orthopedics Angelo Rizzi, PAC
BREAK
10:15-12:15 pm
Endocrinology Harold Carlson, MD
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30-3:30 pm
Urology Nikhil Waingankar, MD
BREAK
3:45-5:45 p.m. Infectious Diseases Lynn Keil, PAC
lectures adjourn
8.0 CME
lecture hours
August 18, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-9:00 am
Rheumatology Peter Rumore, MD
BREAK
9:15-10:45 am
ENT Arnold Katz, MD
10:45-12:45 pm
General Surgery Garry Ritter, MHA, PA-C
lectures adjourn
4.5 CME lecture hours
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 43.5 hours of AAPA Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity. This program was planned in accor-dance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
August 14, 2013 7:15-7:45 am Registration
Lecture Hall 3
7:45-8:00 am
Welcome Donna Ferrara, MS, PA-C
Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PA-C
8:00-10:00 am
OB-GYN Gloria Sacco, PA-C
BREAK
10:15-11:15 am
Arrythmias Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C
11:15–12:15 pm
Trauma Evan Geller, MD
LUNCH ON
YOUR OWN
1:15-3:15 pm
Gastrohepatology Pruthvi Patel, MD
B R EAK
lectures adjourn
8.0 CME lecture hours
6:00-8:00 p.m. Radiologic Review of Common
Musculoskeletal Disorders Workshop
Jeanne Cavalieri, MPAS, PA-C MILC room, Room 500, Level 2, HSC
3:30-5:30 pm
Clinical Laboratory
Kathleen Finnegan, MS, MT(ASCP), SH and
Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PAC
August 15, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-10:00 am
Hematology Jeffrey Vacirca, MD
BREAK
10:15-11:45 am
Dermatology Kimberly Cossaro, PA-C
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:45-2:15 pm
Pulmonary Lucy Palmer, MD
BREAK
2:30-4:30 pm
Pediatrics Keith Ancona, MD
4:30-6:00 pm
Nephrology Mersema Abate , MD
lectures adjourn
8.5 CME lecture hours
6:30-8:30 p.m.
PANCE/PANRE Prep Workshop Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C and Lynn Timko-Swaim, MS, PA-C
MILC room, Room 500, Level 2, HSC
August 16, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-9:30 am Clinical
Pharmacology Gail Cohan, MD
BREAK
9:45-11:45 am
Neurology Cara Harth, MD
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:45-2:15 pm
Ophthalmology Kevin Kaplowitz, MD
2:15-4:15 pm
Cardiology Kevin Gilbert, MS, PAC
lectures adjourn
8.5 CME lecture hours
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Basic 12 Lead EKG Workshop Peter Kuemmel, MS, PA-C Room 125, Level 2, HSC 2 hours Category 1 CME
BREAK
4:30-6:00 pm
Psychiatry Shinu Kuriakose, MPAS,
PA-C
August 17, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00 -10:00 am
Orthopedics Angelo Rizzi, PAC
BREAK
10:15-12:15 pm
Endocrinology Harold Carlson, MD
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30-3:30 pm
Urology Nikhil Waingankar, MD
BREAK
3:45-5:45 p.m. Infectious Diseases Lynn Keil, PAC
lectures adjourn
8.0 CME
lecture hours
August 18, 2013 7:30-8:00 am
Daily Check In
Lecture Hall 3
8:00-9:00 am
Rheumatology Peter Rumore, MD
BREAK
9:15-10:45 am
ENT Arnold Katz, MD
10:45-12:45 pm
General Surgery Garry Ritter, MHA, PA-C
lectures adjourn
4.5 CME lecture hours
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certificate prior to departure.
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