Total Credits: 1.75 including 1.75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: A Review In this session we will focus on the most current cancer screening guidelines. Since the guidelines are amended for certain cancers as research is ever changing. We will focus on USPSTF and American Cancer Society's recommendations.
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Caring for Geriatric Patients in Rural Settings
In this evidence-based presentation, the speaker will focus on unique health challenges faced by geriatric patients living in rural settings including lack of access to care, which in turn affects management of chronic medical conditions.
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Statement of Accreditation
The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates is program for a maximum of 1.75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy
All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Dr. Shiney Koshy earned her Bachelor of Science degree from New York Institute of Technology and her medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. She then completed her residency in internal medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital. She has practiced osteopathic medicine in Texas since 2018 and began teaching at Sam Houston State’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2022.
A mother of three young children, she has been a TOMA member since 2022 and recently joined the TOMA board as the New Physisican Trustee. In that role, she prioritizes improving outreach to communities in East Texas; improving political advocacy by taking part in and presenting at conferences and advocacy events; and increasing diversity in the osteopathic profession by advocating and establishing venues to increase cultural competency in the osteopathic profession.
Dr. Koshy discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Dr. Hina Budhwani is the Regional Medical Director for Well Med Supportive program for Houston and West Texas Region. She oversees homebased programs both in urban and rural setting. She earned Master’s in Public Health from UT Houston and medical degree from St. George University School of Medicine in West Indies, Grenada. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, TX followed by Geriatric Fellowship. She then joined Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN as an Associate Professor of Medicine in Geriatric department. She is very passionate about practicing and teaching Geriatric and Palliative medicine. Her research interests include pain management in elderly, End of life care, and social determinants of health.
Dr. Budhwani discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.