WAPA Spring CME 2020 April 1-3

1. 2020
SPRINGCONFERENCE
Engage, Enrich, Explore
madison•wisconsin
Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club
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2. About the 2020 Spring WAPA Conference
Message from the Program Chair
2020 SPRINGCONFERENCE
Engage, Enrich, Explore
madison•wisconsin
Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club
APRIL 1-3
Join general medical and specialty practitioners from across the spectrum
of team-based healthcare in Madison this spring to engage, enrich and
explore at the Spring 2020 conference! The WAPA Spring CME conference
is a conference for medical professionals – PAs, NPs, physicians and
others, offering broad-based education on a variety of topics, as well as
hands-on training opportunities.
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the WAPA CME Committee, you are cordially invited to join us in
Madison for the Spring CME Conference, April 1-3, at the Concourse Hotel &
Governor’s Club. We are pleased to offer a newly expanded program, offering
up to 22 CME credits.
Engage yourself with 2 hours of training on motivational interviewing for
substance use disorders.Choose from a menu of hands-on workshops covering
everything from dental care to women’s health topics.
Enrich your mind with exciting tracks, including a full-day behavioral health
track on Wednesday and a women’s health track on Thursday. Select lectures
covering a variety of primary care topics, including diabetes medication,
smoking cessation, hyperlipidemia and obesity. Looking for education on
acute care? Check out sessions on bedside echocardiogram, pancreatitis and
emergency psychiatry.
Explore your networking opportunities and your state capital! The conference
will feature expanded networking opportunities (more details to come!) to
make connections and socialize with friends and colleagues.
Besides being our State’s capital, the city of Madison has rich culture, history
and entertainment. Get the most of your conference by visiting historic Madison
destinations, such as the Capitol Building, Madison Children’s Museum or the
Allen Centennial Botanical Gardens.
We hope to see you in Madison!
Sincerely,
Karissa Kerstan, PA-C
Spring CME Conference Chair
venue & lodging
April 1-3, 2020
Concourse Hotel & Governor’s Club
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
registration FEES
Workshops
WAPA is pleased to offer a menu of workshops at the spring conference.
Detailed descriptions can be found on page 4.
Thursday, April 4
Dental Pain and Infection Control
Session I 8:30-10:30 am
Session II 3:30-5:30 pm
Cost: Free as a result of a grant from the state
Women’s Health Workshop
1:00-3:00 pm
Cost: $70
Friday, April 5
Advanced EKG Interpretation
9:30-10:03 am
EKG for Beginners
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $35 per session
Category Early
before
2/23/20
Regular
after
2/23/20
Members
Full conference:
One day:
$395
$250
$445
$275
Student Members
Full conference:
One day:
$100
$75
$100
$75
Non-Members
Full conference:
One day:
$570*
$290
$620*
$320
Non-Member
Students
Full conference:
One day:
*WAPA membership included in fee
$135*
$100
$135*
$100
Rooms are available for $175/night,
excluding taxes and fees. Book your
room on the WAPA website or call
800-356-8293 and reference the
WAPA Spring CME Conference.

3. 2020 spring conference • ENGAGE, ENRICH, EXPLORE
Preliminary Conference Schedule
BH = Behavioral Health Track
WH = Women’s Health Track
ST = Student Track
Wednesday, April 3, 2020
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast / Product Theater
8:30-9:30 am BH Track: Mental Health After Traumatic Injury
Joshua C. Hunt, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Childhood Chronic Cough in a 15-Minute Office Visit
Todd Mahr, MD, Gundersen Health
9:30-10:30 am BH Track: Suicide and Self-Injurious Behavior
Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA,
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
Diabetes Medication Updates
Jon Zlabek, MD, Gundersen Health System
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break & Exhibitor Mingle
11:00 am-12:00 pm BH Track: Psychiatric Medications and
Updates: Beyond SSRIs
Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA, Milwaukee County
Behavioral Health Division
What is Leadership?
Alex Beuning, MD, Mayo Clinic Health System
12:00-1:00 pm 2020 WAPA Member Business Meeting & Luncheon
1:00-2:00 pm Counseling Patients on Smoking Cessation
Jon Zlabek, MD, Gundersen Health System
Pediatric Psychopharmacology
Speaker TBA
2:00-3:00 pm BH Track: Emergency Psychiatry for
the Non-Psychiatrist
Suraj Singh, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Parkinson’s for Primary Care
Ken Bentson, PA-C, Allina Health
3:00-3:30 pm Coffee Break & Exhibitor Mingle
3:30-4:30 pm How to do a Neuro Exam: Tips and Tricks
Christopher Luzzio, MD, UW Health
3:30-5:30 pm BH Track: Motivational Interviewing for Substance
Abuse Disorders: Helping Patients Change
Amy Parins
4:30-5:30 pm Vasculitis
Douglas White, MD, Gundersen Health
Thursday, April 4, 2020
6:30-7:30 am WH Track: Interactive Yoga Session: Women’s
Health Tips and Pearls
Kim Shefchik, PA-C, Bellin Health
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast / Product Theater
8:30-10:30 am Dental Pain and Infection Control Workshop I
(Separate registration required.)
8:30-9:30 am Improving the Care of Sexual and Gender
Minority Patients in the Acute Care Setting
Imtithal (Em) Kisirwan, DNP, Mayo Clinic
Menopause
Herb Coussons, MD, Bellin Health
9:30-10:30 am WH Track: Expert Management of OB Emergencies
for PAs: Pregnant Women are Scary!
Kristin Lyerly, MD, MPH, FACOG, Prevea Health
Update on the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia
Jim Stein, MD, UW Health
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break & Exhibitor Mingle
11:00 am-12:00 pm WH Track: Dysuria
Kelsy Kellerman, PA-C, Bellin Health
Bedside Echo: Questions It Can Answer for Us
Jesse Quinn, PA-C, Mayo Clinic Health System
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Break / Product Theater / Advocacy Update
1:00-3:00 pm Women’s Health Workshop
(Separate registration required.)
1:00-2:00 pm Seizure Emergencies and Rescue Therapies
Patricia Osbourne Shafer, RN, MN, Epilepsy Foundation
This activity is sponsored by an independent educational grant from the Epilepsy Foundation
of America as part of the U.S. National Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Project:
Improving Education, Awareness and Quality of Life in Epilepsy through Partnerships.
2:00-3:00 pm Probiotics: Magic Pill or Load of Waste?
What Does Your Gut Say?
Joe McBride, MD, UW Heath
The Art and Science of Breaking Bad News
Liana Eskola, DO, University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health
3:00-3:30 pm Coffee Break
3:30-5:30 pm Dental Pain and Infection Control Workshop II
(Separate registration required.)
3:30-4:30 pm How to Talk to Patients About Obesity
Kathleen M.Antony, MD, MSCI, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
Febrile Illness in the Returning Traveler
Michael Toppe, PA-C, Concordia University-Wisconsin
4:30-5:30 pm Pediatric Trauma
Adam Brinkman, MD, UW Health
Golden GI Nuggets: Not What You Think!
Amie Baumgartner, PA-C, Gundersen Health System
5:30-6:30 pm Poster Session
6:30-8:30 pm Student Challenge Bowl
call for abstracts!
PAs and other WAPA members are invited to submit
their abstracts for a peer-reviewed poster session on the
evening of Thursday, April 4. Submission is open on the
website – the abstract deadline is January 31, 2020.

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Friday, April 5, 2020
6:30-7:30 am Interactive Yoga Session: The Benefits of Yoga
and Healthy Living
Kim Shefchik, PA-C, Bellin Health
7:30-8:30 am Breakfast / Product Theater
8:30-9:30 am Management of Heart Failure in 2020
Nunzio Gaglianello, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Pancreatitis
Abdul Rehman, MD, Gundersen Health System
9:30-10:30 am Lyme Disease: Recognition and Management
David McNamara, MD, Gundersen Health System
Do Patients Want a Choice? The Importance of
Shared Decision Making in Clinical Practice
Samantha McKittrick, MPAS, PA-C, Mayo Clinic
Advanced EKG Interpretation Workshop
(Separate registration required.)
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break & Exhibitor Mingle
11:00 am-12:00 pm Confronting Conflict in the Workplace
Emily Elsner Twesme, DBA, Bright Business Consulting
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Speaker TBA
EKG for Beginners Workshop
(Separate registration required.)
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch Break / Product Theater
1:00-2:00 pm TAVR: When to Refer and What to Expect
Mark Twesme, PA-C, Mayo Clinic Health System
ST Track: NCCPA: What Students Need to Know
Jeff Boswell, NCCPA
2:00-3:00 pm Abdominal Transplant
Chelsey Daniels, PA-C, Advocate Aurora Health
ST Track: Preceptor Panel
Students are encouraged to attend the preceptor panel
to have all their questions answered by preceptors from
medical and surgical specialties, as well as primary
care & emergency medicine. These preceptors will give
you tips & tricks to succeed on your rotations.
3:00-4:00 pm Lymphedema
Margaret Stanisic, PT, CLT, CWS, MS
ST Track: Recent Grad Panel
Questions about job applications, the interview and
negotiation process, and onboarding at your first job?
Attend the recent graduate panel to have all your
questions answered. There will be representation by
recent PA graduates working in several specialties
across the state, as well as a PA graduate enrolled in a
post-graduate fellowship program.
Dental Pain and Infection Control Workshop I & II (cost: free)
Thursday, April 4, 8:30-10:30 am & 3:00-5:00 pm
Get them out of pain, get the infection under control, and get them to a
dentist. With over 18,000 patients a year showing up in Wisconsin EDs and
urgent care, dental pain has reached epidemic proportions. We’ll share
information on The Wisconsin Dental Pain Protocol, which includes an
evidence-based clinical algorithm on non-opioid and opioid pain control,
local anesthetics,and antibiotic prescribing specific to presenting infections.
The majority of the session will be a hands-on training on local anesthetics.
We’ll be gloving and masking up, sticking our hands in each other’s mouths,
identifying anatomic landmarks, and making local anesthetic nerve blocks
and infiltrations simple. Those interested will also be able to practice on
each other or on your instructors. That’s right, if the session is boring, you
can take your revenge.
Women’s Health Workshop (cost: $70)
Thursday, April 4, 1:00-3:00 pm
This workshop is specifically designed for PAs working in gynecology or
primary care but is also open to students and providers in other specialties.
You will learn the practice and skills needed for Nexplanon insertion and
removal, IUD insertion, and endometrial biopsy and will practice these
techniques on models. This workshop will be led by women’s health
specialists and product consultants. Upon completion of the course, you
will receive a Nexplanon training certificate.
EKG Workshops (cost: $35)
Advanced EKG Interpretation
Friday, April 3, 9:30-10:30 am
This workshop is designed for practitioners wanting to take their EKG
interpretation skills to the next level. We will cover rare, but important “do
not miss” findings that will augment your practice through instruction and
hands-on practice.”
EKG for Beginners (cost: $35)
Friday, April 3, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
This workshop will provide hands-on instruction and practice on EKG
interpretation for students and other novices.
workshop menu
Select hands-on training from an array of topics: