GEORGIA MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION in Joint Sponsorship With

The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association

2024 SUMMER SYMPOSIUM         JULY 26-28, 2024

 MARRIOTT SAVANNAH RIVERFRONT HOTEL

100 General McIntosh Blvd, Savannah, GA  31401

PROGRAM

 THURSDAY, JULY 25

8:00 am - 6:00 pm             Corporate/Interest Group Meeting Opportunities

3:00 – 9:00 pm                  Exhibitor/ Poster Presentation Set-Up

3:00 – 7:00 pm                  Early  Registration/Help Desk Open

7:30 - 9:00 pm                   Industry-Sponsored Dinner Presentation (No CME credit)

FRIDAY, JULY 26             7.0 hours CME (3.0 hours AM - 4.0 hours PM)

7:30 am - 5:00 pm            Registration/Help Desk Open

7:30 am - 8:45 am            Industry-Sponsored Breakfast Presentation by Sound Physicians (No CME credit)

7:30 am - 8:45 am            Exhibits Open - Continental Breakfast

8:45 am - 9:00 am            President's Welcome and Announcements

9:00 am - 10:00 am          Keynote Address:  "The Role of Spiritual Medicine"

10:00 am - 11:00 am        GHCA Update - Legislative & Regulatory Update and Current Issues

11:00 am - 11:30 am         Break in Exhibit Area

11:30 am - 12:30 pm         Health Policy Issues in Washington

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm         Lunch Opens To Exhibitors

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm           Lunch Buffet in Exhibit Area

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm             The Survey Process and the Medical Director - Roles of the Providers

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm             The Science and Medicine of the Cannabis Compounds

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm             Coffee Break in Exhibit Area

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm             Understanding AI in Medicine

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm             Attended Poster Presentations (1.0 hours CME)

6:15 pm - 7:30 pm            Exhibitor Appreciation Welcome Reception

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm            Industry Sponsored Dinner Presentation by Otsuka-US Pharmaceuticals (No CME credit)

SATURDAY, JULY 27       3.0 hours CME 

7:30 am - 12 noon            Registration/Help Desk Open

7:30 am - 8:45 am             Industry Sponsored Breakfast Program Presentation by (No CME credit)

8:00 am - 9:00 am             Exhibits Open - Continental Breakfast

9:00 am - 10:00 am          Unwinding Value-Based Risk-Based Practice Requirements - Coming Soon!

10:00 am - 11:00 am         New Insights on Pressure Wound Management

11:00 am - 11:15 am         Medical Director of the Year and Quality Champion Awards

11:15 am -11:45 am          Break with Exhibitors - Grand and Other Prize Drawings at 11:20 - Exhibit Area Closes

11:45 am - 12:45 pm         Geriatrics Update - Important Articles and Research

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm           GMDA  Annual Business Meeting - Officer/Board Elections

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm            Industry Sponsored Lunch Program Presentation by (No CME credit)

SUNDAY, JULY 28            4.0 hours CME credit

7:30 am - 9:00 am            Registration/Help Desk Open

7:30 am - 8:00 am            Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 10:00 am          Valid Diagnosis Conundrum in Major Mental Illness Documentation and Antipsychotic Use

10:00 am - 10:15 am        Coffee Break

10:15 am - 12:15 am        Neurology Refresher - Movement Disorders in Late Life

12:15 pm                          Meeting Adjourned Until January