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2023 Primary Care Symposium

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Add to Calendar 2023 Primary Care Symposium 4/14/2023 7:30:00 AM 4/14/2023 5:30:00 PM America/Denver For More Details: https://billingsclinic.cloud-cme.com/PrimaryCareSymposium2023 Description: The focus of the Primary Care Symposium is to disseminate information pertinent to various clinical topics for providers throughout the region. Content is limited to illnesses frequently seen in the rural primary care setting. The format of this activity is planned to be a hybrid event, with live, in-person audience participation and live, online audience participation. Billings Clinic - Billings Main Campus, Billings, MT false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, April 14, 2023, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM MT, Billings Clinic - Billings Main Campus, Billings, MT, Billings, MT

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine
Professions - Non-Physician (Administrative Staff), Nurse Practitioner, Nursing (CNA, CMA, LPN, RN, etc), Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Assistant

Overview

The focus of the Primary Care Symposium is to disseminate information pertinent to various clinical topics for providers throughout the region. Content is limited to illnesses frequently seen in the rural primary care setting. The format of this activity is planned to be a hybrid event, with live, in-person audience participation and live, online audience participation.


ACCME Objectives
  1. Review the emerging trends in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for a variety of illnesses.
  2. Describe a broad range of clinical issues and review the latest information to improve patient care.
  3. Apply information learned to their current practices resulting in more time-efficient and cost-effective methods of patient treatment.

American Academy of Family Physicians Objectives
  1. Review the emerging trends in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for a variety of illnesses.
  2. Describe a broad range of clinical issues and review the latest information to improve patient care.
  3. Apply information learned to their current practices resulting in more time-efficient and cost-effective methods of patient treatment.

Registration

Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners: $175.00

Nursing: $110.00

Allied Health: $110.00

Students: $0.00 with coupon code

 

Registration for in person attendance closes 4/10/2023 at 11:00pm.

Registration for online only attendance closes 4/12/2023 at 11:00pm.


Accreditation


Billings Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Billings Clinic designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

AAFP

The AAFP has reviewed 2023 Primary Care Symposium and deemed it acceptable for up to 7.75 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 04/14/2023 to 04/14/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.



Keywords: LIVEAMAcredPrimary CareFamily Medicine

The Billings Clinic Office of Medical Education adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. 

Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

 

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Billings Clinic Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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Faculty Photos
Heidi M Duncan, MD, FAAFP
Physician Director of Health Policy
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
Joseph Peila, MD
Billings Clinic
billings, MT
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
Ryan Schwanke, MD
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
Ashley Webb, other
CME Coordinator
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
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Conrad B Addison, MD
Dr.
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Caitlin Bolender, MD
Dr
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Loren Budge, MD
Cardiology Department Chair, Medical Director of Heart Rhythm Services
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Rachael Cofield, PharmD, BCACP, CPP
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Avash Kalra, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Eric Noel, MD
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Anna Odermann, MD
Billings Clinic
Billings, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
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Mark Piedra, MD
Billings Clinic
BILLINGS, MT
Faculty
Nothing to disclose

Friday, April 14, 2023

Registration and check in
7:30AM - 7:50AM

Check in with the registration table to pick up your attendee information and sign in for this event.
Welcome and opening remarks
7:50AM - 8:00AM
Why Weight? A Pharmacotherapy Review of Anti-Obesity Medications
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Rachael Cofield, PharmD, BCACP, CPP

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Review the pathophysiology of obesity
  2. Discuss medications that contribute to weight gain
  3. Compare anti-obesity medications (AOMs)
  4. Identify barriers and potential solutions to treatment with AOMs
Evidence-based approach to insomnias
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Conrad B Addison, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Discuss the factors that lead to, perpetuate, and confound a diagnosis of insomnia.
  2. Review concepts of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and efficacy of behavioral strategies i the treatment of insomnia. 
  3. Distinguish between different pharmacologic approaches to treat insomnia and assess current recommendations that support or refutes their use.
break
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Diagnosis and Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
10:15AM - 11:00AM
Mark Piedra, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Appropriately diagnose patients with painful diabetic neuropathy 
  2. Review the medical management of painful diabetic neuropathy
  3. Identify patients appropriate to refer for surgical treatment options of painful diabetic neuropathy
Practical Pearls in Dermatology
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Caitlin Bolender, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify typical and atypical presentations of common rashes encountered in the primary care setting
  2. Apply principles of topical therapy to optimize treatment
  3. Utilize biopsy techniques to properly submit specimens to dermatopathology 
Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Pharmacologic Management of ADHD: A focused review
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Eric Noel, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify the common first-line treatment options for ADHD
  2. Understand the efficacy and differences of common ADHD treatments
  3. Assess for safety and side effects associated with common ADHD treatments
break
2:00PM - 2:15PM
Liver Transplantation: Before, During, and After
2:15PM - 3:15PM
Avash Kalra, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify clinical decompensations in patients with chronic liver disease
  2. Review the indications for liver transplantation and the use of the MELD score
  3. Develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary care involved with transplantation, including for patients with alcohol-associated liver disease 
Headache for the Non-neurologist: How to treat a headache… without getting one
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Anna Odermann, MD

Objectives:

At the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Expand on the history and physical exam for the headache patient.
  2. Discuss basic definitions and pathophysiology of primary headache disorders
  3. Review basic interventions for headache management
  4. Recognize when to refer to specialty care - Neurology and Headache Subspecialist
Atrial Fibrillation: Overcoming Common Challenges
4:15PM - 5:15PM
Loren Budge, MD

Objectives:

Upon completion of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1. Appropriately prescribe the correct anticoagulant for each patient, while avoiding common mistakes.
  2. Confidently identify which patients are best suited for left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) device placement.
  3. Correctly choose who to refer to EP, and when
Conclusion and wrap up
5:15PM - 5:30PM

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Billings, MT 59101

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