2025 Refresher Course in Family Medicine

March 6, 2025 to March 8, 2025

The 47th Annual Family Medicine Refresher Course conference provides quality continuing education to family physicians, primary care physicians, students, residents, fellows, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals interested in primary care. This two-and-a-half-day event features continually changing topics and speakers, with an agenda developed by a multidisciplinary collaboration of expert faculty and practicing providers. It continues to yield a robust attendance “in our own backyard” from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New York. The conference will offer special breakout sessions designed to meet the needs of busy practitioners including lifestyle medicine, diabetes monitoring technology, and point-of-care ultrasound.

Target Audience

Family physicians, primary care physicians, students, residents, fellows, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

After completing the course, active participants will be able to 
1. Describe how health equity impacts patient outcomes
2. Apply course content to improve patient care
3. Investigate opportunities for interprofessional collaboration

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 21.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/13/2025
Course expires: 
05/31/2025
Event starts: 
03/06/2025 - 6:15am EST
Event ends: 
03/08/2025 - 12:00pm EST
Cost:
$1.00

Course Schedule Thursday, March 6, 2025  

6:15am - Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits 

6:55am - OPENING CEREMONY and WELCOME – Tracey Conti/Winfred Frazier 

7:00am - PLENARY 1 - DEI Implicit Bias, Historical Background/Racial Inequities – Stephanie Miller/Kristina Johnson 

7:30am - PLENARY 2  - Nutrition – Lindsay Nakaishi  

8:00am - Question / Answer PANEL 

8:10am - PLENARY 3 - Tick Borne Illness – Andy Nowalk 

8: 40am - PLENARY 4 - Women's Health USPSTF Update – Rowena Pingul-Ravano 

9:10am  - Question / Answer PANEL 

9:20am  - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Health Equity – Deb Bogen 

10:20am - Question/ Answer PANEL  

10:35am - BREAK / Visit Exhibits 

10:45am - BREAKOUT SESSION  1 

  • A1 - Artificial Intelligence – Kevin Kindler 
  • B1 - Travel Medicine – MaryBrooke Burval  
  • C1 - Joint exams– DeFelice (confirmed) /Doperak (JD confirmed)  
  • D1 - LM Patient Instructions – Gentile/Gioia 
  • EI - Point to where it hurts PT – Zeh/Pauley, Emily Pauley, PT, DPT (current geriatrics resident), Makenzie Zeh, PT, DPT (current orthopedics resident) 

11:25am - Transition Time  

11:30am - BREAKOUT SESSION 1 

(A1-E1 Repeated) 

  • A1 - Artificial Intelligence – Kevin Kindler 
  • B1 - Travel Medicine – MaryBrooke Burval  
  • C1 - Joint exams– DeFelice (confirmed) /Doperak (JD confirmed)  
  • D1 - LM Patient Instructions – Gentile/Gioia 
  • EI - Point to where it hurts PT – Zeh/Pauley, Emily Pauley, PT, DPT (current geriatrics resident), Makenzie Zeh, PT, DPT (current orthopedics resident) 

12:10pm - Lunch and Visit Exhibits 

1:00pm  - PLENARY 5 - LGBTQIA+ Primary Care and Transgender and Gender Diverse Care – Wolfe 

1:30pm  - PLENARY 6 - Hepatitis C – Sanketh Proddutur and Jason Fine 

2:00pm  - Question/Answer PANEL  

2:10pm - BREAK and Visit Exhibits 

2:25pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 2 

  • A2 - Sports Medicine - POCUS, joint injections
  • B2 - Dermoscopy – Winfred Frazier 
  • C2 - Cognitive Impairment – Dan Hedayati 
  • D2 - Electrolyte emergencies – Vikram Arora 
  • E2 - Epic Tips/Tricks – Becky Halvorsen 

3:05pm - Transition Time  

3:10pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 2 

(A2-E2 Repeated) 

  • A2 - Sports Medicine - POCUS, joint injections
  • B2 - Dermoscopy – Winfred Frazier 
  • C2 - Cognitive Impairment – Dan Hedayati 
  • D2 - Electrolyte emergencies – Vikram Arora 
  • E2 - Epic Tips/Tricks - Becky Halvorsen

3:50pm  - Break / Visit Exhibits 

4:00pm  - Plenary 7 - Adult Immunizations – Rick Zimmerman 

4:30pm  - Plenary 8 - Childhood Pearls: a Few Updates – Don Middleton 

5:00pm  - Question / Answer PANEL  

5:10pm  - Thursday ADJOURNMENT 
 

Course Schedule Friday, March 7, 2025  

6:45am  - Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits 

Opening remarks Coutinho   

7:00am  - PLENARY 9 - Pediatric HTN – Brenda Mendizabal  

7:30am  - PLENARY 10 - Diabetes – Scott Brown 

8:00am - Question / Answer PANEL  

8:10am  - KEYNOTE SPEAKER 2 - Long Covid – Sciurba  

9:00am - Question / Answer PANEL    

9:10am - BREAK / Visit Exhibits 

9:25am - PLENARY 11 - GLP-1s – Sarah Winter and Nicole Likar 

9:55am - PLENARY 12 - Menopause – Johns  

10:25am - Question / Answer PANEL  

10:35am - BREAK / Visit Exhibits 

10:45am - BREAKOUT SESSION 3  

  • A3 - OMM Workshop – Park Bateson   
  • B3 - POCUS – Jim Liszewski  
  • C3 - Pharm – CGMs (Sakely and team)   
  • D3 - Precision medicine – Kevin Lee    
  • E3 - Primary care healthcare investment – Barbara Kevish 

11:25am - Transition Time    

11:30am - BREAKOUT SESSION 3  

(A3-E3 Repeated) 

  • A3 - OMM Workshop – Park Bateson   
  • B3 - POCUS – Jim Liszewski  
  • C3 - Pharm – CGMs (Sakely and team)   
  • D3 - Precision medicine – Kevin Lee    
  • E3 - Primary care healthcare investment – Barbara Kevish 

12:10pm - Lunch / Visit Exhibits    

1:00pm  - PLENARY 13 - Chronic Pain – Cheryl Bernstein 

1:30pm - PLENARY 14 - Dyslipidemia – Allie Taylor   

2:00pm - Question / Answer PANEL  

2:10pm - BREAK / Visit Exhibits  

2:25pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 4 

  • A4 - Physician Wellness – Caitlin Matthis  
  • B4 - Asthma – Raquel Zemtsov  
  • C4 - Pharm Emergency Meds (Sakely and team)  
  • D4 - PrEP and PEP – Jesse Gordon 
  • E4 - Connective tissue disorders – Joe DeFazio 

3:05pm - Transition Time  

3:10pm - BREAKOUT SESSION 4 

(A4-E4 Repeated) 

  • A4 - Physician Wellness – Caitlin Matthis  
  • B4 - Asthma – Raquel Zemtsov  
  • C4 - Pharm Emergency Meds (Sakely and team)  
  • D4 - PrEP and PEP – Jesse Gordon 
  • E4 - Connective tissue disorders – Joe DeFazio 

3:50pm - BREAK / Visit Exhibits 

4:00pm - PLENARY 15 - Pediatric MSK injuries – Marissa Stepler 

4:30pm - PLENARY 16 - Guideline recommendations for atrial fibrillation and cardiac disease - Stephen Wilson 

5:00pm - Question / Answer PANEL  

5:10pm - Adjournment  


Course Schedule Saturday, March 8  

 6:45am - Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits 

Opening remarks Sakely 

7:00am - PLENARY 17 - Common Eye Problems – Evan Waxman 

7:30am - PLENARY 18 - Primary Care Dermatology – Peterson 

8:00am - Question / Answer PANEL    

8:10am - BREAK / Visits Exhibits 

8:25am - PLENARY 19 - HIV Update – Cara McAnaney 

8:55am - PLENARY 20 - Top 10 scholarly articles – Greg Castelli  

9:25am - Question / Answer PANEL    

9:35am - BREAK / Visit Exhibits 

9:50am - PLENARY 21 - Pulmonary embolism: a practical overview – Richard Zou 

10:20am - PLENARY 22 - Adult ADHD – Cindy Chou 

10:50am - PLENARY 23 -MAT (including sublocade) – Alyssa Bruehlman 

11:20am - Question / Answer PANEL  

11:35am - Quiz/Prizes 

12:00pm - Adjournment  
 

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy (CPE)
TBD

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 21.25 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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FMRC Registration Fees

MDs, DOs, - $550
Nurses, PAs, PharmDs, and other HCPs - $325
Fellows, Residents - $300
Students -  $225
Coordinators, Admin Staff -  $175
Virtual Attendance - $350
One-day Attendance* - $275
Same Day Registration - $600


*Two-day attendance would pay for the full conference fee