55th Annual Primary Care Review

Conference description

The 55th Annual Primary Care Review provides up-to-date clinical information and critical review of topics essential to primary care practice. Twenty-five plenary presentations and 44 breakout session provide the opportunity to design a personalized learning experience.

Conference date

February 12-16, 2024

Conference location

Sentinel Hotel - Portland, Oregon

Target audience

The 2024 Primary Care Review is designed for family physicians, internists, hospitalists, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, and other primary care health care providers.

PCR 2024 Registration

Register online for the 2024 Primary Care Review

Monday, February 12

7:15      Registration / Breakfast    
7:50      Welcome and Introduction to the Course    
8:00      Current Events in Obesity - Jonathan Purnell, MD
8:40      Osteoporosis - Chaim Vanek, MD
9:20      Panel/Questions & Answers     
10:00    BREAK    
10:20    Pain Updates 2024 - Kim Mauer, MD, MBA
11:00    Updated CDC Guideline on Opioids for Pain - Roger Chou, MD
11:40    Panel/Questions & Answers     
12:10    LUNCH    
1:00      Plenary: Optimizing Heart Failure Therapies in the Presence of Chronic Kidney Disease - Harleen Singh, PharmD and Carrie Puckett, DO
2:05      CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A. Does My Patient have Postural Tachycardia Syndrome? - Elizabeth Le , MD
              B. Addressing Cannabis Use in Primary Care - Eleasa Sokolski, MD
              C. Mental Healthcare in Transgender Communities - Asha Jetmalani, DO
              D. Distress vs. Depression - Michael Harris, PhD
3:05    BREAK    
3:25    CONCURRENT SESSIONS II    
              A. Let's call Radiology: Pediatric GI/GU Pearls - Caroline Barrett, MD and Katherine Barton, MD
              B. Treatment Resistant Depression: Theory and Practice - Thomas Veeder, MD
              C. Hypertension in 2024: Another Guideline and More Debate - Craig Williams, PharmD, BCPS, FNLA
4:30      "Benzos are the Only Thing That Work" and Other Tales of Woe: Trauma Informed Difficult Conversations - Lydia Anne  Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP
5:30      ADJOURN     

Tuesday, February 13

7:15      Registration / Breakfast    
7:55     Announcements    
8:00     Top Tips for Brain Health at Any Age - Kevin Duff, PhD, ABPP-CN
8:40      Emerging Anti-amyloid Therapies for the Treatment of Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease - Andrew Natonson, MD, MS
9:20      Panel/Questions & Answers     
10:00    BREAK    
10:20    What to Know About COPD from a Pulmonologist - Kathryn Artis, MD, MPH
11:00    What to know about COPD from a Pharmacist - William Llamas, PharmD
11:40    Panel/Questions & Answers     
12:10    LUNCH    
1:00      CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  Pancreatic Cancer Screening: Early Detection - Carmen Curry, MS, FNP-BC
              B.  Supplement Use in Amateur Athletes - Nicholas DeFelice, MD and Allyson Adams, MD
              C.  Stimulant Use Disorder: Recommendations for Primary Care - Laurel Hallock Koppleman, DNP, FNC-P, APRN 
2:05      Plenary: Out with the Gout: Updated Treatment Guidelines - Pascale Schwab, MD
3:05      BREAK    
3:25      CONCURRENT SESSIONS II    
              A.  Could Do vs Should Do: An Overview of Prognostication and Time to Benefit - Suvi Neukam, DO
              B.  Treating Opioid Use Disorder with Buprenorphine: What's New in the Age of Illicit Fentanyl - Beth Williams, NP
              C.  STI's in 2024    Christopher Evans, MD, MPH
4:30      Plenary: HIV Update    Christopher Evans, MD, MPH
5:30      ADJOURN     

Wednesday, February 14

7:15      Registration / Breakfast    
7:55      Announcements    
8:00      Aortic Stenosis - Harsh Golwala, MD
8:40      ECG interpretation in Athletes - Bradley Petek, MD
9:20      Panel/Questions & Answers     
10:00    BREAK    
10:20    Navigating Risks and Rewards in Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy: The Cardiologist's Dilemma - Alex Heckman, MD
11:00    Navigating Risks and Rewards in Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy: The Hematologist's Dilemma - Thomas DeLoughery, MD
11:40    Panel/Questions & Answers     
12:10    LUNCH    
1:00      CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  Summer Daze!  Heat Injury and Lightening! - Thomas DeLoughery, MD
              B.  Adult Food Allergies - Jessica Macdougall, MD
              C.  Osteoporosis: Improving Care - Morgan Lisner, MD
2:05      CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  The CBC's Abnormal: Now What? - Thomas DeLoughery, MD
              B.  Mast Cell Disease - Shyam Joshi, MD
              C.  Aspirin Use in Pregnancy Leading to Reduction in Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy - Morgan Lisner, MD
              D.  Pediatrics: Update in Infectious Disease - Lorne Walker, MD, PhD
3:05      BREAK    
3:25     CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  What to Do About Abnormal Iron Studies - Thomas DeLoughery, MD
              B.  Pediatrics: Guideline-based Outpatient Antibiotics - Alison Chiang, MD and Michael Cosimini, MD
              C.  Overview of Inflammatory Myopathies - Daniela Ghetie, MD
              D.  Hypermobility - Jesse  Day, MD
4:30      Plenary: Accelerated Aging in Primary Care Practice: Downstream Effects of Social Determinants of Health - Laura Byerly, MD
5:30     ADJOURN     

Thursday, February 15

7:15     Registration / Breakfast    
7:55     Announcements    
8:00     Normal Abnormals and Abnormal Normals – Clinical Correlations of Imaging Findings - Nels Carlson, MD
8:40     How to Order and Read MSK X-rays and Imaging Studies - Greg Hall, MD
9:20     Panel/Questions & Answers     
10:00    BREAK    
10:20    Swiftly Covering Topics in ID: An ID and Swiftie Mashup - Erin Bonura, MD, MCR and James Lewis, PharmD
11:40    Panel/Questions & Answers     
12:10    LUNCH    
1:00      Plenary: Thriving Through Surgery: Pearls for Preparing Older and Frail Adults for Surgeries - Kathleen Drago, MD
2:05      CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  Parkinson's Disease: Dispelling Treatment Myths - Jessie Decker, MD and Michael Shih, PharmD
              B.  Evaluating the Hype of Obesity Medications: Filling in the Gaps with Data - Megan Herink, PharmD
              C.  Help, How do I Help My Patient Use CPAP, and Other Common Sleep Challenges - Caroline Tse, MD
3:05      BREAK    
3:25     CONCURRENT SESSIONS I    
              A.  Relative Energy Deficit in Sports - Melissa Novak, DO
              B.  Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting Change - Kerith Hartmann, MPAS, PA-C
              C.  Delusional Parasitosis and Other Psychotic Disorders - James Koved, MD
              D.  Developing a Multidisciplinary Approach to Lung Cancer Screening - Katherine Putnam, MD, MPH and  Ann Spencer, RN
4:30      Plenary: Topic TBD - Robert Hendrickson, MD
5:30      ADJOURN     

Friday, February 16

7:15      Registration / Breakfast    
7:55      Announcements    
8:00      Mood Disorders in the Peripartum Period - Caitlin Hasser, MD
8:40      Towards the Flame Differently: Recovery from PTSD and Other Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders - Sean Stanley, MD
9:20      Panel/Questions & Answers     
10:00    BREAK    
10:20    Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults - Maureen Nash, MD
11:00    Schizophrenia and Aging - David Mansoor, MD
11:40    Panel/Questions & Answers     
12:10    ADJOURN     

Course fees

Prior to February 1, 2024

Full week registration - $900
3 day registration - $650
2-day registration - $475

On or after February 1, 2024

Full week registration - $1000
3 day registration - $750
2-day registration - $575
 

Cancellation policy

To help meet administrative costs, a $35.00 service charge will be assessed on all refund requests received by February 1, 2024; no refunds can be issued after that date. Please email cme@ohsu.edu if you need to cancel your registration. 

American Medical Association

Accreditation

OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Credit

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 34.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Allyson Adams, MD, House Officer of Family Medicine, OHSU

Kathryn Artis, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine), OHSU

Caroline Barrett, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Lydia Anne  Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU

Katherine Barton, MD, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, OHSU

Erin Bonura, MD, MCR, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), OHSU

Laura Byerly, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics), OHSU

Nels Carlson, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, OHSU

Alison Chiang, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, OHSU

Roger Chou, MD, Professor of Medicine Professor of Medical Informatics, OHSU

Michael Cosimini, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, OHSU

Carmen Curry, MS, FNP-BC, Instructor of Surgery (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), OHSU

Jesse  Day, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), OHSU

Jessie Decker, MD, Fellow of Neurology, OHSU

Nicholas DeFelice, MD, House Officer of Family Medicine, OHSU

Thomas DeLoughery, MD, Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology), OHSU

Kathleen Drago, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics), OHSU

Kevin Duff, PhD, ABPP-CN, Professor of Neurology, OHSU

Christopher Evans, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics), OHSU

Daniela Ghetie, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology & Arthritic Diseases), OHSU

Harsh Golwala, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), OHSU

Greg Hall, MD, Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, OHSU

Laurel Hallock Koppleman, DNP, FNC-P, APRN, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Michael Harris, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, OHSU

Kerith Hartmann, MPAS, PA-C, Instructor OHSU

Caitlin Hasser, MD, VA Portland

Robert Hendrickson, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Oregon Poison Center, OHSU

Megan Herink, PharmD, Assistant Clinical Professor OSU/OHSU College of Pharmacy

Asha Jetmalani, DO, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU

Shyam Joshi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, OHSU

James Koved, MD, Psychiatrist, Unity Center for Behavioral Health, OHSU

Elizabeth Le, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), OHSU

James Lewis, PharmD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), OHSU

Morgan Lisner, MD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine , OHSU

William Llamas, PharmD, Pharmacist Puget Sound VA

David Mansoor, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU

Jeffrey Marbach, MBBS, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), OHSU

Kim Mauer, MD, MBA, Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, OHSU

Maureen Nash, MD, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Providence Elderplace

Andrew Natonson, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Neurology, OHSU

Suvi Neukam, DO, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics), OHSU

Melissa Novak, DO, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Bradley Petek, MD, Director of Sports Cardiology OHSU

Carrie Puckett, DO, VA Portland Medical Center

Jonathan Purnell, MD, Professor of Medicine Cardiovascular Medicine, OHSU

Katherine Putnam, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU

Pascale Schwab, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology & Arthritic Diseases), OHSU

Michael Shih, PharmD, Pharmacist, OHSU

Harleen Singh, PharmD, Associate Professor OSU College of Pharmacy

Eleasa Sokolski, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics), OHSU

Ann Spencer, RN, OHSU

Sean Stanley, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU

Caroline Tse, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, OHSU

Chaim Vanek, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, OHSU

Thomas Veeder, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, OHSU

Lorne Walker, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Disease), OHSU

Craig Williams, PharmD, BCPS, FNLA, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, OHSU Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, OSU College of Pharmacy

Beth Williams, NP, VA Portland

Booking at the Sentinel

A room block has been reserved for conference attendees at the Sentinel. Use the link below to book your room at a reduced rate. The block is subject to sell-out prior to the conference date.

Sentinel Group Rate Booking

Questions?

E-mail: cme@ohsu.edu

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