Upcoming Courses

Chronic pain does not solely arise from initiating biomedical causes of disease or physical injury; high impact chronic pain is both amplified and perpetuated by psychological and socially traumatic events. Among current health and social traumas, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing difficulties accessing already scarce multidisciplinary pain care, threatening vulnerable communities and socially isolating and economically disrupting the lives of our patients with chronic pain. The...

As primary care providers we are constantly encountering a dizzying array of medication options and patient questions regarding advertised medications. We are responsible for managing complex medication regimens including treatments we may not be intimately familiar with. In addition, safety concerns and new indications for old medications arise regularly. In order to help primary care providers keep up-to-date on these issues we have organized this course on Drug Therapy. Through the use of a case-based...

This is a comprehensive 1.5-day course on principles of endocrinology and diabetes geared toward primary care providers. There is an ongoing immense need for education in these areas as there have been vast changes in the field of endocrinology over the past decade. Primary care providers often are faced with diagnosing many endocrine conditions such as thyroid disorders, treatment of calcium disorders, osteoporosis as well as diabetes and obesity. Highlighted offerings on Day 1 include plenary...

This conference is an annual update for women’s health care providers on current topics relevant to women’s health. The topics are selected from suggestions from previous course attendees, areas with substantial change, and controversial subjects where medical opinions may differ. The purpose is to provide a clinical update for providers who care for women in an outpatient setting. The format is a series of short lectures followed by question and answer sessions.Save the dates!Online Only via Live...

This course is tailored for a primary care audience and is intended to provide practical, up-to-date information on commonly encountered cardiovascular diseases. World-class faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine will teach participants using case-based lectures and an audience response system to encourage interactive dialogue. Recent guidelines for hypertension, cholesterol management, and diabetes will be reviewed. Everyday primary care topics including diagnosis and treatment...

This annual one-week Seminar, directed by Dr. Denise Dudzinski & Dr. Thomas McCormick, is taught by faculty in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities. It is an intensive, interactive introduction to the four-box method of analysis of clinical ethical problems, developed by Jonsen, Siegler, and Winslade in their bookClinical Ethics. The Seminar also introduces theCore Competencies in Health Care Ethics Consultation. Lectures are designed to familiarize participants with basic definitions...