Sponsored Workshops

Sponsored Workshops are held in the Sponsored Workshop Theater on the Exhibit floor.

Friday, April 4, 2008 1:00 - 1:30 PM
Create Your Own Personalized Patient-Education Website David Near CEO Women's Healthcare Forum Eighty-five percent of online women use the Internet to research health topics and they most frequently turn to their healthcare provider to verify what they have learned. Most clinicians embrace this role, but time constraints and information gaps present significant challenges to a dialog that improves patient relationships and outcomes. Learn how WHF has addressed these challenges to provide you an individual patient education website that you and your patients can trust.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 10:30 - 11:10 AM
Meet the Author: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Jo Ann Woodward, RNC, BSN, NP Planned Parenthood of Arizona Ms. Woodward, a highly regarded member of the WHF faculty, will discuss portions of this collaborative work which was first published in June 2007. Written by clinicians, many of whom have been diagnosing, treating, and counseling patents since the days of venereal disease, this book is packed with current, evidence-based information that provides the clinician with the ability to identify and manage sexually transmitted infections as well as obtain information about preventing their sequelae. Following her presentation, Ms. Woodward will be available to sign copies of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Practical Guide for Primary Care.
1:00 - 1:30 PM
FBHC CARES™ for Type 2 Diabetes: Update on Performance Improvement (PI) CME Judy Seraphine Consultant The Foundation for Better Health Care In the near future, Performance Improvement (PI) CME will be a major component of physicians' CME and re-licensure activities. Learn more about FBHC's proprietary PI CME program designed to assess your practice-based performance in nine evidence-based clinical performance measures for Type 2 diabetes. Participating in the FBHC CARES™ PI CME program allows you the opportunity to earn up to 20 hours of Category 1 credits.