Advances in Family Medicine and Primary Care

Advances in Family Medicine and Primary Care is organized by University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Start Date:Nov 01, 2018 
End Date:Dec 01, 2020

Accreditation:
The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description:
The goal of this enduring material is to provide current information about practice skills and the diagnosis and management of a broad array of primary health care issues within family medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, psychiatry and behavioral science, neurology, sports medicine, women’s health, pulmonology, nephrology, infectious disease, chronic pain, pediatrics, and gastroenterology. Course topics are chosen with these criteria in mind:
• Suggestions from previous course attendees
• Distribution of topics should reflect the content of primary care
• Recent breakthroughs that may have significant impact on primary care practice and health outcomes
• Controversial topics where medical opinions may vary or are in flux
In addition, course content includes information about practice transformation, quality improvement, and educating future and primary care providers.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to:
• Apply new knowledge and skills from family medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, psychiatry and behavioral science, neurology, sports medicine, women’s health, pulmonology, nephrology, infectious disease, chronic pain, pediatrics, and gastroenterology to the care of patients in primary care.
• Integrate and understand patient safety and quality metrics as applied to primary care.
• Describe new practice designs to optimize practice effectiveness in chronic disease management, detecting and treating mental health problems, and opioid addiction.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.