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Advances in Indian Health Conference

The Advances in Indian Health Conference is offered in May of each year in Albuquerque. It is sponsored by the Indian Health Service in conjunction with the University of New Mexico, Office of Continuing Education.

The following sample objective, agenda, and faculty are the basics on the Course, but updated information is provided on the IHS MCH Conferences page

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The University of New Mexico Department of Continuing Education web page

CONTACT INFORMATION

This conference is sponsored by the Indian Health Service and the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education.  For additional information contact:

Kathy Breckenridge
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
MSC09 5370
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Phone: (505) 272-3942
Fax:     (505) 272-8604
Email: kbreckenridge@salud.unm.edu

Visit the UNM CME website

Sample OBJECTIVES

The 2006 Advances in Indian Health Conference is offered for primary care physicians and health care providers who work with American Indian and Alaskan Native populations at federal, tribal and urban sites.  Medical students and residents who are interested in serving these populations are also welcome.

Both new and experienced attendees will learn about advances in clinical care specifically relevant in Native American Indian populations with an emphasis on southwestern tribes. Opportunities to learn from experienced career clinicians who are experts in native people’s health will be emphasized.  Indian Health Service Chief Clinical Consultants and disease control program specialists will be available for consultation and program development.

SAMPLE AGENDA

ADVANCES IN INDIAN HEALTH

Sample Presenting Faculty

Frank Armao, MD
Psychiatry
Clinical Director, Winslow IHS

Hope Baluh, MD, FACS
Chief Clinical Consultant for Surgery
Hastings Indian Medical Hospital, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Charles H. Beymer, MD, MPH
Gastroenterology, Phoenix Indian Health Center

Eric Brody, MD
Associate Director, Native American Cardiology Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Arizona, Tucson

Ann Bullock, MD
Family Physician
Medical Director, Health and Medical Division
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC

Nathaniel Cobb, MD
Chief, Chronic Disease Branch
Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention
Indian Health Service
Office of Public Health Support

Timothy Domer, MD, ABHPM
Clinical Director
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital

Eve Espey, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

George J. Gilson, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Alaska Native Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska

Lois Goode, MS, PT, OCS, ATC
Chief Clinical Consultant for IHS Rehabilitation Services
Whiteriver Arizona Hospital

Ed Grant, PA-C, DOM
Santa Fe IHS

Anita Holtz, MD
Family Physician
Crownpoint Healthcare Facility
Navajo Area IHS

Steve Holve, MD
Chief Clinical Consultant for Pediatrics, IHS
Navajo Area IHS
Tuba City Indian Medical Center

Diana Hu, MD
Pediatrician, Acting MCH Consultant
Navajo Area, IHS
Tuba City Indian Medical Center

Jonathan Krakoff, MD
Endocrinologist
Chief, Obesity, Diabetes and Clinical Research Section
NIH-Phoenix

Larry Leeman, MD, MPH
Director, Family Practice Maternity and Infant Care
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Charles Q. North, MD, MS
Clinical Director, Albuquerque Service Unit
Chief Clinical Consultant for Family Medicine

Tony Ogburn, MD
Associate Professor and Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Charles (Ty) Reidhead, MD
Chief Clinical Consultant for Internal Medicine
Whiteriver Arizona Hospital

Larry Richardson, OD, FAAO
Navajo Area Chief Clinical Consultant for Optometry
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation

Wilmer L. Sibbit, Jr., MD
Professor, Division of Rheumatology
Departments of Internal Medicine and Neurology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Joseph Strunce, PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT 
Director, Physical Therapy
Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock

Peter Stuart, MD
Chief, Psychiatry, Chinle Service Unit, NA IHS
Chair, IHS National Suicide Prevention Committee

Laura A. Tillman, MD, FACS
Chief of Surgery
Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Alan Waxman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Frank Weaver
Chief Audiologist
Northern Navajo Medical Center, Shiprock

Charlton Wilson, MD
Associate Director, Phoenix Indian Medical Center

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