Thursday, November 1, 2018, 7:12 PM - Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 8:12 PM

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 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.

MEDIA/METHOD OF PARTICIPATION

In order to complete this training, access to the internet and a computer is required. You must receive a passing score on the post-test in order to receive your CME credit. The estimated time to complete the activity is 1 hour. Each module will have a required pre-test, educational component, and post-test. 

DATE

Date of original release: December 1, 2018

Termination date: December 1, 2020

POST-TEST/EVALUATION

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 for the module. 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 questions, it will be counted as a failed attempt. Only two (2) attempts are permitted. 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Minimum browser requirements for successful access and completion for this activity are as follows:

Chrome version 70.0 or newer | Firefox version 63.0 or newer | Internet Explorer version 11.0 or newer | Safari version 12.0 or newer

FACULTY & DISCLOSURES

The following planners have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:  Grace Shih, MD (Course Chair/Planner/Reviewer), Jessica Minick, MPA (Reviewer). The speaker has disclosed the following relevant relationship: Grant/Research Support from Novo Nordisk; Sanofi

CONTACT

Continuing Medical Education

University of Washington School of Medicine

206.543.1050 | cme@uw.edu | www.uwcme.org

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 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.