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2012 ASAPA Primary Care Conference
Providing CMEs for Physician Assistants in all specialties!
Featuring:
• 25 Category 1 CME Hours
• 4 Hands-on Workshops
• Student Track
• CME Credit Now Available
to Nurse Practitioners
March 7th - March 10th, 2012
Arizona Grand Resort
www.ArizonaGrandResort.com
1-866-267-1321
P.O. Box 72720
Phoenix, AZ 85050
P: 888-509-1470
F: 602-532-7865
E: [email protected]
www.asapa.org
Hotel Reservations
Oasis Water Park
Arizona Grand Golf Course
Our attendees will have a special room rate of $239 per night with the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. AAA Four Diamond Arizona
Grand Resort is the leading Arizona Family vacation getaway and Southwest meetings destination. The 740 suite hotel and conference
center offers an 18-hole golf course, athletic club, spa, salon, a 7-acre water park, seven unique dining venues and 117,000 sq. ft. of indoor
and outdoor meeting space. The spacious Resort Suites include bedrooms with one king or two queen beds, private balcony or patio and
seperate living room areas with queen sofa bed. An oversized work area with a desk and high-speed, wireless Internet access offers an
atmosphere ideal for work or planning the next day’s activities. More Resort Suite amenities include: Personal safe fits 17” laptop, Mini-bar,
Two telephones, Iron and ironing board, Hair dryer, AM/FM clock radio with cd player, In-Suite movies.
You can book your room by calling the resort directly at 877-800-4888. Be sure to mention you are with ASAPA conference for the low price
of $239 per night. Or go online to www.ArizonaGrandResort.com and enter the group code 1203PA to confirm reservations. The deadline
for making your reservation at the reduced rate is February 6, 2012. We now have 5 special rate rooms for active military. Please contact the
ASAPA Business Manager, Sheila Hamilton at [email protected] or 888-509-1470 to book the active military special rate rooms.
*There will be a Non-Refundable Deposit of One nights room and tax ($270.53 total) charged to each individual upon booking.*
Make a splash at Arizona Grand Resort’s expansive, wild and fun Oasis Water Park! Voted by the Travel Channel as one of the country’s Top
10 Water Parks, families and kids of all ages can spend their days playing in the park’s infinite waves. When you need to take a break from
all the fun, relax with a drink or snack from the Oasis Bar & Grill.
The 7-acre water park features:
• 8-story tower with three thrilling water slides
• Gigantic Wave Pool
• Relaxing river tubing
• Wild Cat Springs for kids
• 25-person hot tub
• Guests must be at least 48 inches tall to ride slides
• Oasis Water Park is reserved exclusively for Resort Guests only
For over two decades, Arizona Grand Golf Course has supported the rich tradition of the game with its unique links course, featuring
panoramic views of the surrounding desert landscape. Dramatic elevation changes and breathtaking mountain vistas highlight the diverse
and challenging par 71 layout. The course compliments the grandeur of the spectacular Sonoran desert with stunning conditions and a
service staff committed to creating exceptional experiences for players of all ability levels.
In addition to the Arizona Grand Golf Course, our golf team can arrange a customized golf vacation that includes other top golf courses
within Arizona. Visit www.ArizonaGrandResort.com to customized your golf vacation.
Awards & Accolades:
• Four Diamond Award from AAA
• Named among the nation’s Top 50 “Great Service” facilities by Golf Digest
• Awarded Four Star “Best Places to Play” from Golf Digest
• Gold Tee Award from Meetings & Conventions
• “Greens of Distinction” and “Golden Links Award” from Corporate Incentive Travel Magazine
• “Top 35 Courses in Arizona”, “Best Golf Hole”, and “Best Service in Golf” from The Arizona Republic
• Adrians Award from Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assoc. International (HSMAI)
• “World Class Award” from Insurance Meetings Magazine
• “Planners Choice Award” from Meeting News
• “Excellent” rating from Zagat Survey
Visit www.ArizonaGrandResort.com to book your tee time or call (602) 431-6480.
Fitness & Recreation
You won’t have to neglect your fitness schedule when staying at Arizona Grand resort! From a 20,000 square foot onsite Athletic Club to the
17,000-acre South Mountain Preserve right at your doorstep, everything you need for a fun-filled adventure awaits you.
If it’s fitness classes you crave, we offer more than 45 classes weekly, including:
• Yoga
• Water aerobics
• Pilates
• Strength training
• Spinning • Personal training
• Zumba
• Staley Performance Institute
With the great weather Arizona has to offer, you can always opt for heart pumping outdoor adventures, including biking or hiking over 60
miles of trails in the South Mountain Preserve, named as one of top destinations for hiking and mountain views by National Geographic
Magazine.
Staley Performance Institute is a world-class teaching and coaching facility located at Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Home of
acclaimed coach, author and presenter Charles Staley, SPI features a wide variety of strenght-based fitness classes and educational offerings
for anyone seeking greater health, performance and overall functioning.
2012 ASAPA Primary Care Conference - Agenda
Wednesday, March 7th
Friday, March 9th
7:30 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 9:00 am
7:30 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Vendors
Varicose Veins - Not just a cosmetic issue!
-Peter Peifer, MPAS, PA-C
9:00 am - 10:00 am Review of Ophthalmologic Examination and
Common Eye Disease - Brandy Embry, PA-C
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break & Vendors
10:15 am - 11:15 am Sleep & Sleep Apnea: Recognition to Treatment
-Bernie Miller, RRT
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Best Practices in Immunization Delivery - Jennifer Tinney
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch & Vendors
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Jacqueline Spiegel, MS, PA-C
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
GI Pearls for the Primary Care Provider
-Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C & Jennifer Hastings, PA-C
Break & Vendors
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Stress Testing - Marina Frost, PA-C
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Thursday, March 8th
7:30 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Vendors
Parkinson’s Disease for the Primary Care Clinician
- Karen Cummings, PA-C
8:00 am - 10:00 am EKG (Advanced) Workshop - Martina Frost, PA-C
9:00 am - 10:00 am How to Integrate Oral Health Care into your Practice
-Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break & Vendors
10:15 am - 11:15 am The Acute Abdomen - Jim Roch, PA-C
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Back Pain: The Bain of our existence? - Mario Munoz, PA-C
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch/Legislative Town Hall Meeting/Vendors
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse:
A PA’s Ethical and Legal Obligation
- Gregg R. Woodnick, Esq. & Brad A. TenBrook, Esq.
Vascular Access Workshop
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Jacqueline Spiegel, MS, PA-C & Chris Davis, PA-C
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The “H” Word - Robin Bibb, MMS, PA-C
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break & Vendors
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
To Clear or Not to Clear: Assessing Cardiopulmonary Risk
in the Preoperative Patient - Kristen Will, MHPE, PA-C
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Silent Auction
Special Events
Wednesday, March 7th - 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm: Welcome Reception
Thursday, March 8th - 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm: Silent Auction
Friday, March 9th - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm: A.T. Still University Alumni Reception
Friday, March 9th - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm: Student Challenge Bowl
8:00 am - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration & Vendors
Advances in treatment of Lung Cancer and Lung Cancer
Screening: A big step forward in our fight against Lung
Cancer - Elbert Kuo, MD, MPH, MMS
Student Track: Interpreting ED and Urgent Care Imaging
-Chris Davis, PA-C
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - Is it BPH?
- Susan Finerty, PA-C
(This program is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC “Lilly”)
9:00 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am - 10:15 am
10:15 am - 11:15 am
10:15 am - 12:15 pm
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Student Track: A Review of the Current Job Market
-Jacqueline Spiegel, MS, PA-C
Break & Vendors
Vitamin D Deficiency: What Does the Primary Care PA
Need to Know? - Emily Babcock, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Student Track: Contract Negotiations
- Anne Elliot, PA-C & Jason Babcock
Management of the Hospitalized Patient with COPD
-Zachary Hartsell, MPAS, PA-C & Jennifer Williams, PA-C
Lunch/ ASAPA Membership Meeting/Vendors
Common Hospital Medician Cases - Zachary Hartsell,
MPAS, PA-C & Jennifer Williams, PA-C
Student Track: Panel Discussion - Surviving Rotations
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Alan Keating, PA-C
Break & Vendors
“My Feet Hurt” - A Guide to Commonly Missed Foot/Ankle
Injuries - Lloyd Barker, PA-C
Student Track: Common EKG Abnormalities in Primary
Care - When Should You Worry? - Martina Frost, PA-C
A.T. Still University Alumni Reception
Student Challenge Bowl
Note: Student Track is running separately
Saturday, March 10th
7:30 am - 8:00 am
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Vendors
Transoral Laser Microsurgery: A New Surgical Option
for Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
- Carrlene Donald, PA-C & William Perry, PA-C
8:00 am - 12:15 pm ACLS Workshop
9:00 am - 10:00 am Pain Management - Alan Keating, PA-C
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break
10:15 am - 11:15 am The Three-Generation Pedigree: A Key Piece of the Patient’s
Medical History - Emily Babcock, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Can You Feel Your Heart Beat? (LVADS)
-Jenifer Spadafore, MS, PA-C
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm End of Conference (Lunch - on your own)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
PALS Workshop
About the Conference and CME
The Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants 2012 Primary Care Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Arizona Grand Resort.
The conference will focus on providing Physician Assistants and other health care practitioners with current information on a variety of primary
care topics.
As part of every ASAPA CME conference we offer the registrants an opportunity to participate in a community service drive. For the 2012 ASAPA
Primary Care Conference we will be doing a new book drive for the organizaton Students from Underserved School Districts of the Phoenix Metro
Area. Registrants are asked to bring a new book to donate.
Physician Assistants: This program is not yet approved for CME Credit. Conference organizers plan to
request 25 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit from the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Total number
of approved credits yet to be determined.
Nurse Practitioners: According to the American Nurse Credentialing Center, you are permitted to earn
and file CE credits for programs accredited by the AAPA. For more information, please visit nursecredentialing.org.
2012 ASAPA Primary Care Conference
Exhibitor/Sponsorship Prospectus
Providings CMEs for
Physician Assistants
in all specialties!
March 7 - March 10, 2012
LOCATION
Arizona Grand Resort
8000 S. Arizona Grand Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona 85044
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS
Physician Assistant Practice
ASAPA’s Primary Care Conference connects you to a vital, expanding health care market.
We have several opportunities to sponsor. Our
most popular event is our luncheon speakers.
We have one luncheon available. Program
sponsorship that is eligible for CME credit will
receive first consideration.
ASAPA will provide for:
• Meeting Room
• A/V equipment
• Sign in services
• Lunch and beverage coordination
Exhibitor Information
As acknowledgement for your support, you will
be recognized on the home page of our website.
The PA profession is the fourth fastest growing health care professionin the country.
Approximately 245 million visits to PAs are made annually. PAs conduct physical
examinations, make diagnoses and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on
preventive health care, assist in surgery, make rounds in nursing homes and hospitals,
and write prescriptions. PAs prescribe 303 million medications to patients each year
and practice in more than 60 different specialty fields including primary care,
pediatrics, surgery, cardiology, obstetrics, and gynecology, dermatology, and
emergency medicine.
The Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants invites you and your company to
exhibit at our 2012 Primary Care Conference. The conference will be held at the Arizona
Grand Resort in Phoenix, AZ. ASAPA’s conference attracts the most dedicated PAs in the
profession. With over 1,600 Arizona PAs seeing an average of 30 patients per day,
PAs are writing for an estimated 3,700,000 prescriptions per year. Your exhibit will be
seen and discussed by an audience of PAs who will exchange ideas and information
regarding their various practice settings. From your exhibit, they will learn about new
products and materials useful in the management and evaluation of many health care
problems.
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This year, we will be offering a passport raffle drawing. Attendees that
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To reserve space: If you are interested in exhibiting, please complete the online at
www.asapa.org. Keep in mind the exhibitor space is limited, and will be given to those
who apply first.
Booth Specifications: A standard 8 ft. skirted table will be available for your display
with room behind the table for any additional display and/or chairs. The booth fee is
$950 per booth.
Hotel Reservations: Our attendees will have a special room rate with the
Arizona Grand Resort. You can book your room by calling the resort directly at
877-800-4888 and be sure to ask for the ASAPA Room block. Or go online at
www.ArizonaGrandResort.com and enter the group code 1203PA to confirm
reservations. Deadline for making your reservation is February 6, 2012.
Investment Luncheon Sponsorship:
• $5,000 CME approved presentation
• $7,000 non CME approved presentation
Welcome Reception:
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm
One sponsorship available. As acknowledgement
for your support, your logo will be placed on conference marketing materials and on the ASAPA
website as the conference reception sponsor.
Investment: $2500
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in customizing a sponsorship
package, please contact the ASAPA Business
Manager, Sheila Hamilton at [email protected]
or 888-509-1470.
Exhibit Booth
CME Approved Lunch Sponsor
NON CME Approved Lunch Sponsor
Welcome Reception Sponsor
Shared Book Table
$950
$5000
$7000
$2500
$250
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.ASAPA.ORG
2012 ASAPA Primary Care Conference
Registration Form
March 7 - March 10, 2012
Full Conference Registration Fees
Optional workshops (There is an additional cost for each optional workshop)
ASAPA Members
$375
$150
Student & Pre-PA Members
$490
Non-Members
I will not be attending the full conference
(See below for partial registration choices)
Partial Conference Registration Fees
Student & Pre-PA Members - Friday & Saturday Only
ASAPA Members -Wednesday, March 7th
ASAPA Members - Thursday, March 8th
ASAPA Members - Friday, March 9th
ASAPA Members - Saturday, March 10th
Non-Members -Wednesday, March 7th
Non-Members - Thursday, March 8th
Non-Members - Friday, March 9th
Non-Members - Saturday, March 10th
$75
$130
$130
$130
$50
$170
$170
$170
$90
Attendee Information
Late or Onsite Registration (All registrations received after 2/29/12) +$75
Refunds: Written notice of cancellation must be received by
February 15, 2012. A $25 administrative fee will be retained.
Check - Please send your registration form and check
made payable to ASAPA to ASAPA, P.O. Box 72720, Phoenix, AZ 85050
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Thursday, March 8th - 8 am to 10 am
EKG (Advanced Workshop) $75
Thursday, March 8th - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Vascular Access Workshop $75
Saturday, March 10th - 8:00 am to 12:15 pm
ACLS Workshop $135
Saturday, March 10th - 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
PALS Workshop $135
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Questions? Please call 888-509-1470
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ASAPA’S Going Green for 2012!
We hear you and we want to do our part to Reduce, Recycle and Reuse. All presentations will be
available for download prior to the conference. We encourage you to either download to your laptop
(WiFi is available in the meeting rooms) or print on recycled paper.