Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
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Disclosures: No financial disclosures
The Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy: IOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be put in writing and forwarded to IOMA Executive Director at ioma@ioma.org or IOMA, 6919 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266.
Dr. Joelle Vlahakis is currently a Contractor Medical Director at Wisconsin Physician Services Government Health Administrators (WPS-GHA). She is working on an Innovations Challenge Grant from CMS to increase the use of both depression screening and chronic care management for Medicare beneficiaries. This project has a special emphasis on those who struggle with the inequities within the health care system. Her passion is to promote quality, high value, patient-centered medical care for all patients, regardless of the seriousness of their disease or ability to pay.
Dr. Vlahakis is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Diplomat in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology with concentration in Neurobiology and Behavior. Dr. Vlahakis received her Doctor of Medicine in 1995 at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Her residency was performed at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine where she received the Resident Teaching Excellence Award. She is a member of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She was previously the Medical Director of Supportive Care Services and founding Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, located in Sarasota, Florida. She has a special interest in bioethics. Dr. Vlahakis is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Florida State University College of Medicine, Sarasota Regional Campus and an Affiliate Physician at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.
Ellen is Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the AAPC.
Her Medicare experience began in 1981. She began working with Medicare in 1984, joining POE in 1996. Ellen’s Medicare experience includes:
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