16th Annual Topics in Primary Care

Friday, April 25, 2025, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Volney Auditorium, 1201 Terry Ave. - Lindeman Pavilion Level 1, Seattle, WA

The 16th Annual Topics in Primary Care will focus on updates on common problems encountered in primary care, bringing excellent instructors to provide teaching geared toward learning, retention and practice change. The conference will have a hybrid format to facilitate in person and remote learning. We encourage in person attendance when possible, for optimal learning and camaraderie; and will utilize audience response and chat features to engage participants.

Grand Rounds features University of Washington professor Dr. Barak Gaster on evaluation and management of cognitive impairment in primary care. The morning sessions will highlight important disparities in pulmonary medicine, updates in conception planning and pregnancy for patients with chronic health conditions, review breast cancer screening risk assessment and screening modalities, review new guidelines for management of H. pylori, restless legs, and immunizations, and conclude with a panel of patients and physicians discussing the healthcare experience of transgender patients.

The afternoon sessions allow a choice of lecture-based topics on financial wellness and migraine diagnosis and management or interactive workshops on shoulder examination and practical use of inhaled medications.

We will conclude with talks on irritable bowel syndrome and the annual “Primary Care Potpourri” on practice changing updates by Michael Soung, MD, FACP.

Teaching methods include lecture, Q&A with faculty, small group discussion and breakout sessions, simulation, laboratory with hands-on practice and case discussion with Audience Response System.

1. Evaluate cognitive concerns and diagnose impairment and dementia
2. Identify disparities in respiratory healthcare delivery
3. Explain strategies to support improved tolerance of GLP-1 RA treatment
4. Diagnose Restless Legs Syndrome and use first line treatments
5. Apply current evidence for the safety and use of depression and anxiety medication in pregnancy
6. Discuss the health care experience through the perspectives of transgender patients
7. Plan for financial peace of mind: cash flow planning, emergency funds, and insurance (If attended Financial Wellbeing Workshop)
8. Interpret and perform systematic, functionally oriented physical examinations of the shoulder, to lead to accurate clinical diagnoses (If attended Shoulder Pain Workshop)
9. Explain preventative and acute treatments for migraine (If attended Migraine Management Workshop)
10. Review considerations when choosing an inhaled medication and device (If attended Inhaler Devices and Coaching Workshop.)
11. Enhance history taking to obtain high-yield information for an optimal, efficient encounter with patients with IBS
12. Counsel patients regarding the most updated evidence on management of nocturnal leg cramps

Register to attend this course in person or participate via livestream:

$195.00 - Attend in person, includes box lunch.

$170.00 - Attend via Livestream - link will be provided.

Online registration is closed. On site registration will open at 7:00 a.m.

For assistance with late live stream registration, email the CME department at [email protected].

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

AAFP: The AAFP has reviewed 16th Annual Topics in Primary Care and deemed it acceptable for up to 6.75 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 04/25/2025 to 04/25/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please note the following topic “Updates in Financial Wellbeing” was not awarded credit due to content being personal in nature and for the physicians' personal benefit in covering personal financial planning.

Parking: Parking is not included with registration. Virginia Mason's downtown parking facilities are limited and reserved for patients, therefore we offer this map of public lots with walking routes to the Lindeman Pavilion.

Seattle Public transportation: Metro Bus routes serving the First Hill neighborhood include 2, 10, 12, 60, 193, and 303. Please consult the Metro Trip Planner for route information and schedules.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (6.75 hours), AAFP Prescribed Credits (6.75 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Virginia Mason Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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