Thursday, November 1, 2018, 12:00 AM - Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

Family Medicine and Primary Care is an ever-evolving field that is the synthesis of multiple medical disciplines each of which has its own research base. For example, this year there are new medicines for managing diabetes, updated guidelines for diagnosis and management of hypertension, and increasing evidence around transgender care. There are many procedures and skills that primary care clinicians utilize and need reinforcement including musculoskeletal exams, EKG interpretation, and point-of-care ultrasound. Beyond the ongoing clinical updates, the field of healthcare delivery is in constant flux. There is increased emphasis on practice transformation, quality improvement, chronic care, and ways to manage opioid abuse.

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 primary care providers.

Cost: $500

The University of Washington School of Medicine endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the guidelines of the Association of American Colleges that the sponsors of continuing medical education activities and the planners and speakers at these activities disclose significant relationships with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in educational presentations. Significant relationships include receiving from a commercial company research grants, consultancies, honoraria and travel, or other benefits or having a self-managed equity interest in a company. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation, but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

University of Washington School of Medicine, as part of its accreditation from the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), is required to “resolve” any reported conflicts of interest prior to the educational program. Therefore, in light of the relationships/affiliations designated by speakers/planners, each speaker/planner has attested:

1.       that these relationships/affiliations will not bias or otherwise influence their involvement in the program

2.       that practice recommendations given relevant to the companies with whom they have relationships/affiliations will be supported by the best available evidence or, absent evidence, will be consistent with generally accepted medical practice;

3.      that all reasonable clinical alternatives will be discussed when making practice recommendations; and

4.      all scientific research referred to, reported or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation will confirm to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.          

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Course Description

Test Information: In order to receive CME credit, an 80% pass rate is required. If after two (2) attempts you are unsuccessful, you will be ineligible to receive CME credit. However, content will always be available to you. It is important to know that once you have started the Post-Test (Examination), if you exit the Post-Test without responding to all 50 questions, it will be counted as a failed attempt. Only two (2) attempts are permitted. 

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1. 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.
2. Integrate and understand patient safety and quality metrics as applied to primary care.
3. Describe new practice designs to optimize practice effectiveness in chronic disease management, detecting and treating mental health problems, and opioid addiction.

Accreditation with Commendation: The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: 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.

The University of Washington School of Medicine endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the guidelines of the Association of American Colleges that the sponsors of continuing medical education activities and the planners and speakers at these activities disclose significant relationships with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in educational presentations. Significant relationships include receiving from a commercial company research grants, consultancies, honoraria and travel, or other benefits or having a self-managed equity interest in a company. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation, but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

University of Washington School of Medicine, as part of its accreditation from the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), is required to “resolve” any reported conflicts of interest prior to the educational program. Therefore, in light of the relationships/affiliations designated by speakers/planners, each speaker/planner has attested:

1.       that these relationships/affiliations will not bias or otherwise influence their involvement in the program

2.       that practice recommendations given relevant to the companies with whom they have relationships/affiliations will be supported by the best available evidence or, absent evidence, will be consistent with generally accepted medical practice;

3.      that all reasonable clinical alternatives will be discussed when making practice recommendations; and

4.      all scientific research referred to, reported or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation will confirm to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.