Don Coullahan, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Adolescent Medicine
Director, Pediatric Rheumatology Division
University of Tennessee at Knoxville

"Teenagers and the spondyloarthropathies: a brief review."

Objectives:
There is increasing evidence that a group of disorders known as the spondyloarthropathies are much more common in adolescents than previously
thought.  In addition, many adult cases, in retrospect, have been shown to have onset of symptoms in the teenage and childhood years.

At the end of this brief presentation, the attendee will:

a.  know what a spondyloarthropathy is defined as, and
b.  know what the clinical signs and symptoms of the spondyloarthropathies are, and
c.  be able to list the subsets of the spondyloarthropathies, and
d.  understand the relationship of HLA-B27 to the spondyloarthropathies, and
e.  have basic knowledge of each of the conditions listed as spondyloarthropathies, and finally
f.  will be able to spell spondyloarthropathy."
 

  M. Douglas Cunningham, M.D.
Vice President for Medical Coding
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

"Physician Practice Management Groups, Inc.: Another Experiment in American Medicine"

Objectives:
Identify the practice and business elements of a national practice group.

Describe the role of a practice compliance program.

Understand the central role of CPT coding to private practice in today's medical care.

Explore the impact of federal and state regulatory mandates on day-to-day practice.
 
 

  Richard M. McNeal, M.D.
Pediatrician and Pediatric Nephrologist
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Department of Pediatrics
SHARP Rees-Stealy Medical Group
San Diego, California

"Civilian Pediatrics - The Grass is Always Greener?"

Objectives:
Present information on a typical civilian Pediatric practice and compare it to the practice of Pediatrics in the Navy.

Show the positive and negative aspects of delivering Pediatric health care in a civilian setting.

Allow those attending to determine if the "grass is greener" in a civilian Pediatric practice.