
7th Annual Essentials of Clinical Medicine CME Conference
Please make plans to join us for our 7th Annual "Essentials of Clinical Medicine" CME conference, to be held June 9-11, 2023, at Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and Spa in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee!
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and professional students. Please visit http://dcomalumni.LMUnet.edu/2023CME for more information and to register.

Friday, June 10 - all times are Eastern
Noon On-site Registration Opens
1 p.m. The Highway to Back Pain
Speaker: Lucie Mitchell, DO'15
Interventional Spine and Pain Specialist, Harbin Clinic Spine & Pain, Rome, Georgia
2 p.m. Updates in the Management of Chronic Lung Disease in Adults
Speaker: Benjamin Bale, DO'16
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow, Charleston (West Virginia) Area Medical Center
2:25 p.m. Pediatric Chronic Lung Disease
Speaker: Angela Cope, DO'15
Pediatrician, Christ Health Center, Birmingham, Alabama
3 p.m. Congestive Heart Failure
Speaker: Neil Barry, DO'13
Interventional and Structural Cardiologist, Tennova Heart, Knoxville, Tennessee
3:25 p.m. Updates in Rheumatology
Speaker: Eugene Jalbert, DO'13
Rheumatologist, North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, Alabama
4:00 p.m. What Nutrition and Exercise Can Do For Me and My Patients
Speaker: Megan Akins, DO'11
Family Medicine Physician, Holston Medical Group, Kingsport, Tennessee
4:25 p.m. Clinical Pearls to Lessen the Burden When Treating Diabetes & Hyperlipidemia
Speaker: Jim Aderhold, PA-C, MS
Physician Assistant, Unicoi Medical Associates, Erwin, Tennessee
5 p.m. Social Hour On-site
Saturday, June 11 - all times are Eastern
6:30 a.m. On-site Breakfast
7 a.m. OMM for the COVID Patient
Speaker: Travis Groth, DO'11
Family Medicine Physician, Blount Memorial Physician Group, Alcoa, Tennessee
8 a.m. Human Trafficking: Health Care Providers as Key Assets in East Tennessee
Speaker: Brandy Fuesting, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health, LMU-DCOM
9 a.m. Colon Cancer: Screening and Prevention
Speaker: Jessica Enderson, DO'15
Assistant Professor of Surgery, LMU-DCOM
9:25 a.m. Caring for Patients With Obesity: Where Do We Go From Here?
Speaker: Kaitlin Deters, DO'14
Bariatric and General Surgeon, Bon Secours Health System, Petersburg, Virginia
10 a.m. Proper Prescribing in the Chronic Pain Management Setting
(TN required controlled substances prescribing course)
Speaker: Mark Bailey, DO
Professor of Neurology and Professor of Anesthesiology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama
Sunday, June 12 - all times are Eastern
6:30 a.m. On-site Breakfast
7 a.m. Medical Care for the LGBTQ+ Population
Speaker: Jennifer Russomanno, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Practice, UT Knoxville Department of Public Health
8 a.m. Covid-19 Update
Speaker: Paul Swafford, DO'14
Physician Advisor, Covenant Health
8:25 a.m. Vaccine Update
Speaker: Danielle Stephens, DO'13
Pediatrician, Holston Medical Group Pediatrics, Kingsport, Tennessee
9 a.m. Occupational Therapy for the Aging Patient
Speaker: Jason Hughes, PhD
Founding Director and Associate Professor, LMU Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program
9:25 a.m. Physical Therapy Considerations for the Aging Patient
Speaker: Kellee Harper-Hanigan, DPT
Program Director, LMU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
10 a.m. An Introduction to Stroke Rehabilitation and Technology
Speaker: Nicholas Elwert, DO'17
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky Department of PM&R, Lexington, Kentucky
11 a.m. Pediatric Mood and Anxiety Disorders for Primary Care
Speaker: Leah Snodgrass, MD
Associate Professor and Chair of Behavioral Health, LMU-DCOM