CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Robert Dachs, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Family Medicine Residency Program
Ellis Hospital, Albany Medical College
Schenectady, NY

Dr. Robert Dachs is the Director of Graduate Medical Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. Previously Dr. Dachs served as Vice Chairman for the Department of Emergency Medicine for the past 16 years. Additionally, he is Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Ellis Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and is the previous Research Director for this residency program. Dr. Dachs graduated New York Medical College in 1985. He spent 2 years in General Surgery Residency at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA before moving on to and completing a Family Medicine Residency in Middletown, CT in 1991. Since then, Dr. Dachs has practiced Emergency Medicine full-time in the Albany-Schenectady region of New York State. During his career, Dr. Dachs has published extensively on a variety of acute and primary care topics. He has lectured nationally for many years on broad range of topics and is a faculty member for the AAFP Board Review courses. He also developed the first Continuing Education program on Emergency and Urgent Care for Family Physicians for AAFP in 2001 and was Chairman for this course for 10 years. He has received “Teacher of the year” awards on a number of occasions from his residents and continues to have a passion for teaching. Most recently, he successfully developed the "Emergency and Urgent Care Course for Primary Care Providers" for cmemeetings.org.

Rebecca B. Bloch, MD
Medical Director
Maine Medical Center Urgent Care Plus
SANE Program at MMC
Assistant Medical Director
Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Services
Portland, ME

Dr. Rebecca B. Bloch is the Medical Director at Maine Medical Center Urgent Care Plus and an Assistant Medical Director at Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Department. She serves as the Medical Director for the SANE program at MMC and directs their Women's Health curriculum. She is Board certified in Emergency Medicine and is an Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Bloch received her medical degree from University of California San Diego Medical School.

George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Portland, ME
Emergency Partner
BlueWater Health
Brunswick, ME

Dr. George L. Higgins graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine, is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians, and currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus in Emergency Medicine at Maine Medical Center, an academic medical center located in Portland, Maine. For many years, he chaired MMC’s Department of Emergency Medicine, where he was privileged to advance the academic mission of the department and to be involved with the establishment of a successful resident training program in Emergency Medicine. His career path also provided him with attractive administrative opportunities, initially as the Associate Vice President of Performance Improvement and then as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs for the institution. Eventually he returned to his true passion of caring for patients; teaching residents, APPs and medical students about the exciting field of Emergency Medicine; and overseeing scholarly productivity as Director of Research. He also provides clinical services to small, rural hospitals, most recently Nantucket Cottage Hospital located on Nantucket Island, an experience he finds challenging, meaningful and professionally rewarding.

Matthew Meunier, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Section of Hand Surgery
University of California
San Diego, CA

Dr. Matthew Meunier is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery to treat a variety of conditions, including fractures and dislocations, shoulder injuries, chronic wrist pain, and congenital hand disorders. He is one of the region's top hand injury experts. He was a consultant physician for the San Diego Chargers.

As director of the Hand and Microvascular Surgery Fellowship program at UC San Diego School of Medicine, Dr. Meunier oversees the program's efforts in clinical and academic excellence. He trains fellows in all aspects of clinical hand and upper extremity surgery. He is also a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Meunier completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Meunier earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and surgery of the hand.

He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.

Stanley Oakley, MD, DLFAPA
Professor of Psychiatric Medicine
Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Dr. Stanley Oakley was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. He received his Medical Degree and Residency Training in Psychiatric Medicine from East Carolina University School of Medicine. He then completed a Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatric and Geriatric Psychiatry at Hillcrest Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia. Following his return from Australia, Dr. Oakley joined the faculty at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and is the former Director of Residency Training. He is currently a Professor of Psychiatric Medicine and Director of Continuing Medical Education. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Brody School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in General Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry and his interests include geriatric psychiatry, student health psychiatry and medical education.

Camiron Pfennig, MD, MHPE
Prisma Health-Upstate
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Director
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Clemson University School of Health Research
Greenville, SC

Dr. Camiron Pfennig is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and currently serves as the Emergency Medicine Residency Director of the Prisma Health Greenville Emergency Medicine Residency. She is a graduate of Marquette University and the Indiana University School of Medicine. Following her Chief Residency at Indiana University, Dr. Pfennig completed the ACEP Teaching Fellowship and then obtained her Masters of Health Professions Education from Vanderbilt University. Prior to the transition to Greenville from Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Pfennig was the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education and EM physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Roger D. Seheult, MD
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Beaver Medical Group, Redlands, CA
Associate Clinical Professor
UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, CA

Dr. Roger D. Seheult is a Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Specialist in Redlands, California. He is the former director of critical care services at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital and is a Pulmonologist and Sleep Specialist at Beaver Medical Group where he serves on their board. He has dual academic appointments as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Physician Assistant Sciences at the Loma Linda University Schools of Medicine and Allied Health Professions respectively. He is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine as well as the Medical Director for the Crafton Hills College School of Respiratory Therapy. Dr. Seheult completed his Fellowship and Residency training at Loma Linda University and is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Seheult is the co-founder of MEDCram, an on-line medical education company.