Key Essentials for Optimizing Patient Care - 5 Block CME Series

Key Essentials for Optimizing Patient Care - 5 Block CME Series is organized by Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) and will be held from Sep 06 - Dec 06, 2025.

Key Essentials for Optimizing Patient Care:

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine is enhancing and refining physicians’ knowledge to manage the continuously changing needs of the healthcare system. This education-based lecture series is specially structured to augment physician expertise with modern clinical guideline recommendations and materials, as well as up-to-date advances in medical treatments on specific topics. In acknowledgment of evaluations from previous activity participants, focused education blocks were generated to cover the following topics: Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics & Women's Health and Vascular Surgery and Musculoskeletal Conditions. Lecturing faculty were chosen based on their clinical research, thorough experience, and clinical distinction in their respective fields. This series will bring together a prominent group of physicians to discover convenient, current recommendations and protocols and advances in treatments in each of the chosen focus areas.

PSYCHIATRY (Saturday, September 6, 2025, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Credits: 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ / 5 AOA Category 1-A

Topics Include:

• Management of Depression, Salvatore Messina, DO
• Psychiatric Considerations in Treatment of Chronic Pain, Emily Loscalzo, PhD
• Prescribing Psychiatric Medications during Pregnancy and Lactation, Rachel Shmuts, DO
• Rule #1 Know Your Audience: The Importance and Value of Rapport Building with Youth, Stephen Mateka, DO
• Eating Disorders, Shilin Pandeya, DO

GERIATRICS (Saturday, September 13, 2025, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Credits: 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ / 5 AOA Category 1-A

Topics Include:

• Chronic Pain and Substance Abuse Treatment in Older Adults, James Bailey, DO 
• Common Urgent Care Complaints from Older Adults, Chad Richmond, DO
• Prognostication in Older Adults, Lynn Wilson, DO
• Goals of Care and Advance Care Planning, Paul Bryman, DO
• Gait Disorders, Falls, and OMM in Older Adults, Jesse Abesh, DO

CARDIOLOGY (Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM)

Credits: 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ / 5.5 AOA Category 1-A

Topics Include:

• Geriatric Medicine, TBD 
• Advances in Hypertension Treatment, TBD 
• Appropriate Workup and Referral for Cardiopulmonary Rehab, TBD
• Evaluation and Treatment of the Female Cardiac Patient, TBD
• Achieving Health Equity in the Cardiovascular Population, TBD
• Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatologic Conditions, TBD
• The Cardiac – Pulmonary Interface, TBD

PEDIATRICS & WOMEN'S HEALTH (Saturday, October 18, 2025, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Credits: 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ / 5 AOA Category 1-A

Topics Include:

• The Vagina Monologues: The Later Years (and They’re Not a Play), Mary Anne Yehl, DO
• Updates in Breast Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction, William Weeks, DO
• Red Flag Signs of Syncope Not to be Missed, Aarti Dalal, DO
• Addressing the Unique Healthcare Needs of Military Children, Ryan Mascio, DO
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis, Impact, and Treatment, Alexander Nutaitis, DO

VASCULAR SURGERY & MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS (Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Credits: 5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™ / 5 AOA Category 1-A

Topics Include:

• A Not So Common Cause of Extremity Pain: Compartment Syndrome, Thomas Chu, DO, CAQSM
• Endovascular Approaches to Venous Thrombectomy for IVC and Iliofemoral DVTs, Chris Cappellini, DO, RVSI
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Surgical Perspective, Stephen Gallo, DO
• Universal Ultrasound, Julia Cardosa RDCS, RVT, RPhS
• Lower Extremity Injuries and On Field Management, Zachardy Schmidt, MS, ATC