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Rheumatologic Laboratory Tests & Texas Medical Board -2019 Update


Total Credits: 2 including 2 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)

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State Associations:
TOMA - Texas
Faculty:
Stephen Brint Carlton |  Erica Hill |  Stephen Britt Carlton, JD
Duration:
1 Hour 26 Minutes
Expiration:
Never expires.


Description

Rheumatologic Laboratory Tests
Lt. Col. Erica Hill, DO, FACP, FACR
Rheumatologic laboratory tests are commonly ordered by physicians. A positive test is rarely diagnostic of a specific disease and must be interpreted in the appropriate clinical context. This session will highlight the diagnostic utility and clinical significance of commonly ordered rheumatologic laboratory tests.

Objectives:
  1. Review common rheumatologic test characteristics and diagnostic utility
  2. Review indications for ordering specific tests
  3. Discuss indications for referral to a rheumatologist

Texas Medical Board  - 2019 Update (Ethics Credit)
Stephen Brint Carlton, JD; Texas Medical Board

This presentation will provide an update on board licensure and enforcement processes and statistics as well as key board rules to be aware of.
 
Objectives:
  1. Understand the complains process
  2. Upadte on new statutes and rules on pain management in Texas
  3. Update on PMP program

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 2 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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Faculty

Stephen Brint Carlton Related Seminars and Products


Stephen Brint Carlton, J.D., of Orange, Texas, has experience as a county judge and prosecutor for Orange County, and prior to that was in private law practice. He holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Florida at Gainesville and his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Carlton also has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Carlton also holds the rank of Major in the United States Air Force Reserve, and joined the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant, Medical Service Corps officer, after graduating from the University of Florida. He spent nearly four years on active duty stationed at the 17th Medical Group, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. He was responsible for disaster management and group practice management as a health administrator. Mr. Carlton also deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait for six months in 2009 and helped coordinate aeromedical evacuation missions for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.


Erica Hill Related Seminars and Products


Lieutenant Colonel Erica Hill graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 2002 and served as a personnel officer for two years.  She graduated from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008 and completed internal medicine residency at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in 2011.Dr Hill completed rheumatology fellowship in 2013 at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), Texas and received the American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Fellow Award.  She has served at SAMMC since 2013.  She deployed to Iraq (2004) and Afghanistan (2015).  Dr. Hill is board certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.  She is currently the Program Director for the SAMMC rheumatology fellowship.  

Dr. Hill 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.


Stephen Britt Carlton, JD Related Seminars and Products

Texas Medical Board


Stephen Brint Carlton, J.D., of Orange, Texas, has experience as a county judge and prosecutor for Orange County, and prior to that was in private law practice. He holds a Master of Health Administration from the University of Florida at Gainesville and his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Carlton also has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Carlton also holds the rank of Major in the United States Air Force Reserve, and joined the United States Air Force as a first lieutenant, Medical Service Corps officer, after graduating from the University of Florida. He spent nearly four years on active duty stationed at the 17th Medical Group, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. He was responsible for disaster management and group practice management as a health administrator. Mr. Carlton also deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait for six months in 2009 and helped coordinate aeromedical evacuation missions for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

Mr. Carlton discloses that he 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.


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