The following presentations were presented during the 115th Annual Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition Minority Health Seminar.
Minority Health Seminar:
'Grave' Lessons in End of Life Care
Hector López, DO
Vice Chair, Work Force Committee
Commission to End Health Care Disparities
Past President, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
CEO, Community Medical Clinic
El Paso, Texas
Cultural Traditions in the End of Life
Christine M. Estrada, DO, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Palliative Care
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
MBA Candidate, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Palliative Care Seminar:
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Long-Acting Opioid Medications
Annette T. Carron, DO, CMD, FACOI, FAAHPM
Director, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Botsford Hospital
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Starting the Conversation – Breaking Bad News
Bruce Bates, DO, ACOFP and CMD
Chair Department of Geriatric Medicine
University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicine
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine 04005
Delirium Management
John F. Manfredonia, DO, FACOFP, FAAHPM
National Medical Director
Odyssey HealthCare
Tucson, Arizona
James Preston, DO, FAODME
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Firelands Regional Medical Center\Stein Hospice
Sandusky, Ohio
Women’s Health Seminar:Complexity, Confusion, Uncertainty – Age Based Mammography Screening
Richard L. Theriault, DO, MBA
Professor of Medicine, Department of Breast Medical Oncology
Division of Cancer Medicine
Professor, Section for Integrated Ethics in Cancer Care
Department of Critical Care Medicine
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas