12th Annual Topics in Primary Care

Friday, April 23, 2021, 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The “12th Annual Topics in Primary Care” conference will focus on updates on common problems encountered in primary care practice, bringing excellent instructors to provide teaching in a variety of formats geared toward learning and retention.

Morning sessions will consist of lectures with discussion panels on topics including common myths in internal medicine with Dr. Doug Paauw, followed by cases in diabetic care, atrial tachycardias and electrophysiology, management of common urinary concerns in older patients and updates in cancer screening guidelines.

Afternoon virtual workshops give opportunities for more in-depth review and practice of knee and shoulder exams and case-based interactive discussions on common musculoskeletal foot problems, infectious disease and cognitive biases in diagnosis. We will conclude the day with a talk on articles that have changed practice over the last year, by Dr. Michael Soung. 

Teaching methods include lecture, Q&A with faculty, case presentation, and breakout sessions.

1. Recognize medical myths and why they occur
2. Manage mild asthma with intermittent dosing with ICS/formoterol
3. Review evidence for micro- and macrovascular outcomes with use of SGLT2 and GLP1 medications in diabetes management
4. Recommend evidence-based pharmaceutical interventions for smoking cessation
5. Describe why a comprehensive approach to atrial fibrillation management will improve atrial fibrillation ablation outcomes
6. Review the epidemiology and impact of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder
7. Discuss factors that differentiate mechanical vs. medical causes of knee swelling, and how that guides subsequent evaluation and treatment interventions (workshop)
8. Detect common foot and ankle disorders during exam (workshop)
9. Evaluate and select appropriate therapies, including judicious use of antibiotics, for the management of common infectious diseases (workshop)
10. Identify common system and cognitive causes of diagnostic errors in outpatient care (workshop)
11. Review primary care issues specific to transgender patients, including tips on hormone management and approaches to common concerns
12. Review new evidence on white coat hypertension, medication timing, and calcium channel blocker edema

Online registration is closed for this event.

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.

AAFP: The AAFP has reviewed 12^th Annual Topics in Primary Care and deemed it acceptable for up to 6.75 Online Only, Live AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 04/23/2021 to 04/23/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM 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.

Online Activity:
For this online activity, an HTML5 compatible browser and internet connection with sufficient speed/bandwidth to support livestream broadcast of audio/video is required.  (Most modern browsers are compatible.)

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)

Friday, April 23, 2021