15th Annual Topics in Primary Care

Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

Online Pre-registration is closed. 

The 15th 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 both in person and remote learning. We encourage in-person attendance, when possible, for learning and camaraderie.

Grand Rounds features Dr. Lauren Weber addressing cardiovascular risk stratification and treatment, answering the question “How Low Can You Go?” The morning sessions will cover updates in chronic kidney disease, common infectious diseases in primary care, fatty liver disease, thyroid conditions, and skin disorders tailored to primary care.

The afternoon sessions allow a choice of lecture-based topics on financial wellness and abnormal uterine bleeding and menopause or interactive workshops on transgender care and practical use of diabetic supplies.

We will conclude with talks on new medications and novel uses of older medications and the annual “Primary Care Potpourri” talk 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. Explain how to assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk beyond the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk calculator
2. Discuss evidence for treatments that could reduce chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression
3. Recommend treatment for skin and soft tissues infections, and recurrent urinary tract infections
4. Review changes in nomenclature and new terminology in fatty liver disease
5. Summarize a practical approach to diagnosis and management of hypo- and hyper-thyroidism
6. Discuss how to avoid common pitfalls when managing dermatologic conditions in primary care
7. Quantify retirement goals and build a supporting portfolio through evidence-based methods in Tax-Advantaged retirement accounts
8. Recognize common sources of information gained on the internet and social media about nonstandard medications and dosing strategies
9. Describe approach to abnormal uterine bleeding including when endometrial biopsies are indicated
10. Support primary care clinicians with indications for how to use continuous glucose monitors and injectable medications
11. Identify novel agents for preventing progression of diabetic kidney disease
12. Distinguish the risks and benefits of indefinite anticoagulation for unprovoked venous thromboembolism
13. Utilize shared decision making around options for colorectal cancer screening and discrepant guidelines

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 will be open through Wednesday, April 17, 2024. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142.

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 Certifi cation (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: Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Determination of credit is pending.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (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.

Friday, April 19, 2024