All CME sessions are held in the Academic Center, Room 200 unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, Sept. 12

Registration 
9 a.m. | Academic Center Lobby

William Legg, DO, Memorial OMM Workshop: Hands-on Workshop (Pre-registration Required)
Jay Danto, DO, C-FP, C-NMM/OMM, Chair and Associate Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, KCU-Joplin
9:30 - 11 a.m. | Strickland Education Pavilion, 2nd Floor, OMM Lab

Welcome from the CME Committee Chair
Kevin Hubbard, DO, HMDC, MACOI, Chair of Primary Care, Professor of Internal Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
12:25 - 12:30 p.m.

Neurophysiology of Endocannabinoids & Marijuana
Diane Karius, PhD, NAOME, Director of Human Patient Simulation Program, Professor of Physiology, KCU-Kansas City
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Vaping, Medical Marijuana, CBD
Dennis Wolff, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, KCU-Joplin
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Management Considerations in the Severe COPD Patient
Patrick Perkins, MD, Pulmonologist, The Pulmonary and Sleep Clinic, Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo.
2:45 - 3:35 p.m.

Biosimilars
Kevin Hubbard, DO, HMDC, MACOI, Chair of Primary Care, Professor of Internal Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13

Registration & Breakfast
7:30 a.m.

Dermatology Update
Brian Matthys, DO, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Sunflower Dermatology and Medical Day Spa, Kansas City, Mo., Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
8 - 9 a.m.

Common Problems in Diabetic Care
Carol Kirila, DO, FACOI, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
9 - 10 a.m.

Difficult Conversations: Presenting Scientific Evidence to Anti-Vaxxers
Sarah Parrott, DO, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
10:15 - 11 a.m.

I Hate To Eat and Run, But I've Gotta: Strategies for Healthy Eating and Exercise for Physicians On the Go
Laura Rosch, DO, FACOI, CS, MS, Dean, Assistant Professor Internal Medicine, Campus Dean, KCU-Joplin
11 - 11:45 a.m.

Campus Picnic
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Tent in Strickland Education Pavilion Parking Lot

IBD and Differential Diagnosis
Jozia McGowan, DO, FACOI, Phase II Director of Curriculum & Integrated Learning, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, KCU-Kansas City
1 - 2 p.m.

Update in Rhematology 2019
Wendell Bronson, DO, FACP, FACR, Medical Director, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology physician, Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Mo., Adjunct Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, KCU-Kansas City
2 - 3 p.m.

Acute Kidney Injury
Michael Selby, MD, Assistant Professor, Primary Care, KCU-Joplin
3:15 - 4 p.m.

Palliative Care and Hospice: New Insights on the Health and Illness Continuum
Robert Tyler, DO, MMEL, FACP, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, KCU-Joplin
4 - 4:45 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14

Registration & Breakfast
7:30 - 8 a.m.

Case Studies in Emergency Medicine with Primary Care Implications 
Robert Arnce, Jr., MD, FACEP, Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine, KCU-Joplin
7:50 - 8:50 a.m.

Beer's List and Unprescribing/When To Use
Mariam Aktar, MD, Assistant Professor of Primary Care, KCU-Joplin
8:50 - 9:50 a.m.

2019 Update: Role of the DO in America’s Opioid Crisis - A Killer Epidemic
Marcus Iszard, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, KCU-Joplin
10 - 11 a.m.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Teaching Physicians Interventions
Sarah Getch, PhD, Program Director of Health Service Psychology, Associate Professor, KCU-Kansas City
11 a.m. - Noon

Pick Up Lunches
Noon - 12:15 p.m.

Substance Abuse and Related Disorders in Healthcare Professionals
William Carpenter, DO, Medical Director, MAOPS, Physician Health Program, Jefferson City, Mo., Medical Director, Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Group, Columbia, Kansas City, Poplar Bluff, and Springfield, Mo.
12:15 - 1 p.m.

Components of Value-Based Care
Janis Coffin, DO, FAAFP, FACMPE, PCMH CCE, Director of Population Health, Chief Transformation Officer, Professor of Family Medicine, Augusta, University, Augusta, Ga.
1 - 2 p.m.

General Anxiety Disorder
Robynne Lute, PsyD, Director, Training, Health Service Psychology, Assistant Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, KCU-Kansas City
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Robert Cooley, DO, MA, Assistant Professor of Primary Care, KCU-Kansas City, Supervising Physician, Integrated Behavioral Health Medicine Service, Health Partnership Clinic, Olathe, Kan., Consulting Psychiatrist, Counseling, Education and Support Services, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. 
3:15 - 4 p.m.