Annual Meeting

Overview

At SAM’s Annual Meeting innovative research, clinical workshops and discussion forums are presented for attendees of diverse disciplines and from around the world.

SAM members also help to plan and coordinate professional adolescent health education programs - in all regions of the United States and across the globe. These programs are directed at specialists in the field as well as other interested health profesionals aiming to acquire skills to meet the important needs of adolescents.

Schedule at a Glance

This schedule is subject to change. Last updated: Dec. 31, 2009
Questions about the program? Contact the SAM Office.
 

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

6:30 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Registration

7:45 - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

8:15 - 11:45 a.m. Institutes (click here for full description and learning objectives for each institute)

  1. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart: Primary Care Cardiac Evaluation in the Adolescent Patient (Speakers: Mark E. Alexander, MD, Amy D. DiVasta, MD, MMSc, Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH)
  2. Putting the Cart Before the Horse: A Reevaluation of Short-Term and Long-Term Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa (Speakers: Simon D. Clarke, MD, Michael R. Kohn, MD, Neville H. Golden, MD, Andrea K. Garber, PhD)
  3. Helping Homeless and Disadvantaged Youth Successfully Access Health Care, Housing and Happiness: Perspectives from the United States and Canada: Models That Work (Speakers: Seth Ammerman, MD, April Elliott, MD, Deb Welliver, RSW)
  4. Resilience in Action: A Strength-Based Approach to Reaching Adolescents in a Clinical Setting (Speaker: Ken Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed)
  5. The Adherence Maze: Helping Adolescents Get the Best From Their Medications (Speakers: Nicola J. Gray, PhD, RPh, Rachel A. Elliott, PhD, RPh, Cristine Glazebrook, PhD, Cpsychol, Sarah Clifford, PhD, Cpsychol)
  6. Common Overuse Injuries of the Lower Extremities (Speakers: Barbara J. Long, MD, MPH, Albert C. Hergenroeder, MD)
  7. Families Matter: Rethinking Approaches to Reduce Risk and Promote Well-Being for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Youth (Speakers: Erica Monasterio, RNC, MN, FNP, Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH, Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW)
  8. Integrating Behavioral Health in Adolescent Primary Care: Making It Work in Your Practice (Speakers: Celia Neavel, MD, Robin Rosell, LCSW/LMFT, Lynda Frost, JD, PhD)
  9. Transgender Youth - Old Myths and New Guidelines for Treatment (Speakers: Michele Angello, PhD, Marvin Belzer, MD, Richard Levine, MD, Johanna Olson, MD)
  10. Leadership is a VERB: Becoming an Agent of Change in Adolescent Health (Speakers: Laura P. Shone, DrPH, MSW, Lydia A. Shrier, MD, MPH )

 

11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Box Lunch Pickup and Exhibit Viewing

12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Gallagher Lectureship: A Case for Evidence-Based Adolescent Medicine, Gordon Guyatt, MD, McMaster University

Many potential interventions for adolescents involve trade-offs between desirable and undesirable consequences. Unless clinicians are aware of the best estimates of these desirable and undesirable consequences, and the uncertainty associated with these estimates, they are in at a considerable disadvantage in helping their patients to choose between competing alternatives. Evidence-based approaches to clinical decision-making provide a framework for addressing this issue.

 

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Hot Topics, Session I

  • Anal Paps: Who, What, Where and When (Speaker: A. Barbara Moscicki, MD)
  • Abnormal Cytology: What’s Normal and What's Not? (Speaker: A. Barbara Moscicki, MD)
  • Males and HPV: Is It Really Just About Warts? (Speaker: Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD)
  • To Pee or not to Pee? What is the Best STD Diagnostic Test for Me? (Speaker: Barbara J. Van der Pol, PhD, MPH)

1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Research Poster Presentation Set-Up, Session I

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

2:45 - 4:45 p.m. Workshops, Session I

  1. Collaborative Mental and Medical Screening and Care for Detained Youth (Speakers: Matthew Aalsma, PhD, Margaret Blythe, MD)
  2. Advocacy for Public Health: Preparing and Giving Testimony --- Friends or Foe? (Speakers: Robert Blum, MD, MPH, PhD, Renee Jenkins, MD)
  3. Complementary Medicine in Adolescents: A Scientific Evaluation of Herbs, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Massage, Mind Body and Chiropractic Therapies (Speakers: Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, Anju Sawni, MD)
  4. Assessment and Treatment of Overweight Adolescents Based on Self-Determination Theory: A Multidisciplinary Program (Speakers: Helena Fonseca, MD, Antonio Palmeira, MSc, Sandra Martins, MSc)
  5. Optimizing Care for ADHD: Integrating the Art with the Science (Speakers: Mark H. Thomas, MD, Earl J. Soileau, Jr., MD)
  6. Years of Medical Progress and All You Can Tell Me Is Eat More! Evidence-Based Medications in the Treatment of Adolescent Eating Disorders (Speakers: Leora Pinhas, MD, Debra Katzman, MD, Nuray Kanbur, MD)
  7. Mundane to Insane: Clinical Cases in Adolescent Medicine (Speaker: Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD)
  8. The Bright Futures "Adolescent-Friendly" Office: Using the Bright Futures Tool and Resource Kit to Meet Teen Health Care Needs (Speaker: Paula Duncan, MD)
  9. The Best of…Tales of the Adolescent Gynecologist (Speaker: Sari Kives)
  10. Death in Adolescence: How Do We Cope? (Speakers: Tomas Jose Silber, MD, MASS, Gustavo Girard, MD)
  11. So You Want to Get Published: Tips for Successful Manuscript Submission (Speakers: Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, Linda H. Bearinger, PhD, MS, RN, Tor D. Berg, BA, John Sentelli, MD)

 

5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Research Poster Presentations, Session I (authors present)

6:45 - 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception

Thursday, April 8, 2010

5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. Tone Your Body, Calm Your Mind

This is a three day mini-course offered on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. The first 30 minutes of each session will feature intense exercise lead by Dr. Robinson. The exercise format will combine aerobic and stretching techniques. The goal of this session is to awaken and work the body in preparation for the day’s task ahead. The second 30 minute session will be yoga and meditation. This will be led by Drs. Schubiner and Sawni. Dr. Sawni will lead the yoga and Dr. Schubiner the mind/body meditation techniques. Participants will learn yoga and meditation techniques that can be utilized on a personal level or with patients. Participants should wear casual exercise or loose-fitting clothes and bring sneakers. NO CME/CEU/CES will be awarded for these sessions.

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. SAM Fun Walk/Run

The SAM Fun Walk will help support the SAM Health Professional Student Travel Scholarships. We look forward to your participation.

6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Research Poster Presentations, Session I (authors not present)

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Special Interest Groups, Session I (with breakfast)

  1. Advocacy
  2. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
  3. Chronic Illness
  4. Eating Disorders
  5. Electronic Medical Record Keeping
  6. Juvenile Justice
  7. Nurse Research
  8. Pregnancy/Parenthood
  9. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  10. Spirituality

 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Platform Research Presentations, Session I: Scientific Research Papers Eligible for the New Investigator Award

  1. Parents’ Understanding of the Discovery, Reporting and Aftermath of Middle School Bullying: An Interpretive Account
  2. Disordered Eating Behavior as a Predictor of Treatment Response in Obese Adolescents Seeking Weight Management
  3. Assessing Parental Acceptance of a Potential Cytomegalovirus Vaccine for Adolescent Females
  4. Religiosity as a Protective Factor Against HIV Risk Among Young Transgender Women
  5. Adolescent Sex Partner Compromise and Association with STI Risk Behaviors

 

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Plenary 1: Engaging Youth in Health: Art or Science? (Speakers: Lena Sanci, MBBS, PhD, David L. Bell, MD, MPH, Deborah Christie, Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, Kelly Sherwood)

12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Box Lunch Pickup and Exhibit Viewing

12:45 - 2:15 p.m. Professional Development Luncheons

  1. Professionals In-Training
  2. Junior Faculty
  3. Fellowship Directors
  4. Family Medicine
  5. Mental Health
  6. Minority Providers
  7. Adolescent Nursing
  8. Women in Adolescent Health
  9. Job Corps
  10. Raising a Family and Having a Career
  11. Military Adolescent Medicine
  12. Personal Histories
  13. Youth Privacy Online: Take Control, Make It Your Choice!

 

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Research Poster Presentation Set-Up, Session II

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Hot Topics, Session II

  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
  • Is Anything Private Anymore?
  • Kicking Butts? My Brain is Lighting Up

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Regional Chapter Presidents’ Forum

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Workshops, Session II

12. Who Gets the Golden Speculum Award? Gynecologists and Adolescent Medicine Clinicians Teaching Reproductive Health to Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Trainees (Speakers: Paula J. Adams Hillard, MD, Neville H. Golden, MD)

13. To Screen or Not to Screen --- What is the Best Approach to Identify Adolescents at Risk for Depression? (Speakers: Aric Schichor, MD, Bruce Bernstein, PhD, Jennifer Paul, PhD )

14. Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out: Developing a Successful Roadmap to Adult Care (Speakers: Renata Arrington-Sanders, MD, MPH, Lisa Schwartz, PhD,  Lisa Tuchman, MD, MPH)

15. Adolescents' Access to Vaccines: Legal Rights, Human Rights, and Public Health (Speakers: Abigail English, JD, Joanna Erdman, JD, LLM, Gregory D. Zimet, PhD)

16. Clinical Tools for Screening and Assessing High Risk Sexual Behavior, Suicidal Thinking and Substance Use by Teens in Primary Care  (Speaker: James A. Hall, PhD, LISW)

17. Conducting Population-Based Research with Adolescents: What We Wish We Knew When We Began! (Speakers: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, Nicole Larson, PhD, MPH, RD)

18. Parents Matter: Building Partnerships for Success (Speakers: M. Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH, Michelle Allen, MD, MS)

19. Improving Resiliency and Changing Trajectories for Sexually Exploited Youth (Speakers: Elizabeth Saewyc, PhD, RN, Laurel Edinburgh, MSN, PNP, RNC)

20. Beyond Abstinence and Risk: Exploring a New Paradigm for Adolescent Sexual Health (Speakers: Amy T. Schalet, PhD, Veenod L. Chulani, MD, MSEd, Kaiyti Duffy, MPH)

21. State-Wide Efforts to Translate Research into Practice, Programs and Policy to Improve Adolescent Health: Lessons from the North Carolina Metamorphosis Project (Speakers: Carol A. Ford, MD, Jane Brown, PhD)

22. Practical Approaches to Longitudinal Data Analysis in Adolescent Health Research (Speaker: Devon J. Hensel, PhD)

23. Diagnosis and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents (Speaker: Roberto B. Sassi, MD, PhD)

 

6:15 - 7:45 p.m. Research Poster Presentations, Session II (authors present)

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. SAM Movie Night

Friday, April 9, 2010  

5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. Tone Your Body, Calm Your Mind

6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Past Presidents’ Council Meeting

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Research Poster Presentations, Session II (authors not present)

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Special Interest Groups, Session II (with breakfast)

11. Alcohol/Tobacco

12. College Health

13. Ethics/Legal Issues

14. HIV/AIDS

15. Nutrition/Weight Management

16. Private Practitioners

17. Mixed Methods Research with the Research with Adolescents SIG and Qualitative Research SIG

18. Social Work

19. Sports Medicine

20. Violence Prevention

21. Multicultural/Multiethnic Health Issues

 

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. JAH Editorial Board Breakfast Meeting

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome

9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Plenary 2: The Great Debate About Bone Mineral Density: Do You Have a Bone to Pick? (Speakers: Barbara Cromer, MD, Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc, Neville H. Golden, MD

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Hot Topics, Session III

  • Vitamin D: Is It Responsible for All Adolescent Problems? (Speaker: Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc)
  • Who, Where and How Do Young People Die? (Speaker: George Patton)
  • Is Family Acceptance Enough for GLTB Youth?
  • Abstinence Education: Enough Already? (Speaker: John Sentelli, MD)

11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Box Lunch Pickup and Exhibit Viewing

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Regional Chapter Meetings

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Platform Research Presentations, Session II: Adolescents and Their Cultural Contexts (concurrent) Moderator: Mary Ott, MD

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Platform Research Presentations, Session III: Sexual Risk and Reproductive Health (concurrent) Moderator: Diane Blake, MD

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break and Exhibit Viewing

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Platform Research Presentations, Session IV: Quality Improvement and Health Services (concurrent) Moderator: Elizabeth Saewyc, PhD, RN

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Platform Research Presentations, Session V: Behavioral and Emotional Health (concurrent) Moderator: James Hall, PhD, LISW

5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Committee Meetings

5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Open Forum: Maintenance of Certification

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. 2011 Program Committee Dinner Meeting

7:45 p.m. Dialogues in Adolescent Health Professional Development Dinners

  • Minority Providers Dinner
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Questioning Providers Dinner
  • International Providers Dinner
  • Adolescent Health Professionals In-Training Dinner

Saturday, April 10, 2010

5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. Tone Your Body, Calm Your Mind

7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Viewing

7:15 - 8:45 a.m. Special Interest Groups, Session III (with Breakfast)

22. Peace, Armed Conflict and Youth

23. Bone Health

24. Contraception

25. Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning Adolescents

26. Internists

27. Male Health

28. Preventive Health

29. Public Health

30. Quality Improvement

31. School-Based Health

32. Teaching Adolescent Health

 

9:00 a.m. - Noon Annual Business Meeting with Presidential Addresses and Award Presentations
   Presidential Farewell Address: Mary-Ann B. Shafer, M.D., FSAM
   Incoming Presidential Address: Lawrence J. D’Angelo, M.D., MPH, FSAM

Noon - 12:15 p.m. Box Lunch Pickup and Exhibit Viewing

12:15 - 2:15 p.m. Workshops, Session III

24. Gray Skies are Gonna Clear Up, But Still Take Your Vitamin D (Speakers: Catherine M. Gordon, MD, MSc, Sarah Pitts, MD)

25. Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents --- It's a Growing Population (Speakers: Marcia L. Shew, MD, MPH, Nicholas Woolfield, MB, ChB, DCH, FRACP)

26. Walking the Talk: Developing a Community Participatory Action Research Project that Works! (Speakers: Julie J. Christensen, LMSW, Susan Taylor-Brown, MSW, MPH, PhD, ACSW)

27. Dispelling Myths, Explaining Risks: Contraception Controversies and Conundrums for the Adolescent Provider (Speakers: Michelle Forcier, MD, MPH, Nadia Dowshen, MD)

28. Cultural Competency in Academic Adolescent Medicine -- Clinical Care, Research, Teaching (Speakers: Maria Trent, MD, MPH, Jonathan M. Ellen, MD, Jacky Jennings, PhD, MPH)

29. Are Vaccines Safe? (Speakers: Philip LaRussa, MD, Elyse Olshen Kharbanda, MD, MPH)

30. The Art and Sciences of Quality Improvement (Speakers: Michele Dritz, MD, MS, James R. Ebert, MD, MPH, MBA)

31. Hooking Up Large Public and Clinical Databases for Adolescent Health Research (Speakers: Sarah Wiehe, MD, MPH, Matthew Aalsma, PhD)

32. Secondary Traumatic Stress: Clinical Issues and Tools for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators (Speakers: James A. Hall, PhD, LISW, Kristy M. Goodman, MSW, LCSW)

33. The Adolescent Job Aid: A Handy Desk Reference Tool to Enable Health Workers to Respond Effectively to Adolescent Patients (Speakers: Mick Creati, MB BS, MPH, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, MD)

34. Having the Difficult Conversation: How to Make it Good for You (Speakers: Walter Jay, MD, Aaron Walton, MA)