Chris Kottenstette, PA-C, is President and CEO of Your Care, a Healthcare Consulting and Systems Integration Company; President and Founder of the PAs in Pain Medicine Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA); Founding Member of the Board of Advisors for the American Society of Pain Educators; and a Past-President of the Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants. His skills in Quality Management earned him an appointment to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2003.
Currently, he uses his expertise in both clinical and advanced diagnostic and interventional medicine as a practicing Physician Assistant with Denver Pain Management, in Denver, Colorado treating a variety of painful conditions. He speaks regularly on topics of pain medicine, has expertise in legal and regulatory medicine, and has lobbied for legislative change both locally and nationally. He has a special interest in Medical Information Technologies and in Total Quality Management as it relates to Healthcare. Mr. Kottenstette graduated from the Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) at the University of Utah Medical School in Salt Lake City, Utah
Keri L. Fakata, Pharm.D
Dr. Fakata is an Executive Clinical Research Scientist and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at Lifetree Clinical Research Center® in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a Clinical Instructor in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, where she is also a Clinical Pharmacist.
Dr. Fakata received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Nebraska and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Pharmacy in Omaha, Nebraska. She completed a residency in pharmacy practice at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City, Utah and a fellowship in pain management at the University of Utah Health Sciences Pain Management Center/College of Pain Management, Pharmacy Palliative Care—Pharmacotherapy.
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Internists, Family Physicians, Neurologists, Pharmacists, Pain Managers, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners
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Topics covered will be:
* Appropriate Prescribing
* Poly Pharmacy
* Regulatory Issues
* Prevention and Treatment of Addiction
* Spine Pain
* Proper Treatment of Back and Neck Pain
* MRI Interpretation
* Acute Treatment of Pain
* Proper Use of Physical Therapy
* Pain Interventions
* Pharmacology Management
Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.
Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation:
Continuing Education, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Contact Hours: Continuing Education, Inc., is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and independently of those offered by the cruise line.
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DATE |
PORT OF CALL |
ARRIVE |
DEPART |
Dec 5 Sat |
Honolulu, Oahu (Lectures from 4-6pm) |
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8:00pm |
Dec 6 Sun |
Maui (Kahului) |
8:00am |
overnight |
Dec 7 Mon |
Maui (Kahului) (Lectures from 4-7pm) |
- |
6:00pm |
Dec 8 Tue |
Hilo (Lectures from 5-7pm) |
8:00am |
6:00pm |
Dec 9 Wed |
Kona, Hawaii (Lectures from 5-7pm) |
7:00am |
6:00pm |
Dec 10 Thu |
Nawiliwili, Kauai |
8:00am |
overnight |
Dec 11 Fri |
Nawiliwili, Kauai (Lectures from 2-6pm) |
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2:00pm |
Dec 12 Sat |
Honolulu, Oahu |
7:00am |
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