This session will provide tips for palliative symptom management for the primary care provider. The focus will be on high yield, common symptoms managed by palliative providers including nausea, dyspnea, anorexia, fatigue, and cancer-related pain.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use POCUS to evaluate common abdominal-based complaints in the family medicine office. This includes acquiring and interpreting images of the gallbladder, liver, kidneys, spleen, aorta, and bladder. Also includes a review of images representing key abnormal findings (i.e., cholecystitis, ascites, hydronephrosis, aortic aneurysm, urinary retention). All levels of POCUS experience are welcome, from beginner to advanced users.
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The OBGYN OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment) course is designed for medical professionals specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. This course integrates principles of osteopathic medicine with a focus on women's health, covering techniques to assess and treat somatic dysfunctions related to the female reproductive system. Participants will learn hands-on manipulation strategies to enhance patient comfort during pregnancy, manage common gynecological conditions, and improve overall health outcomes. Not available for residents or medical students. This module is approved by AOBFP to count towards the recertification requirements from AOBFP for OMT.
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The proposed presentation will involve various topics in desert medicine including climatology, gear & preparation, heat related illnesses, common flora and fauna, and brief discussion about North American pit viper envenomation.
Otalgia is a common complaint to family medicine clinics, urgent care centers, and emergency departments. Understanding the potential sources of referred pain to the ear and how to approach from an osteopathic lens. Los: Broader DDX other than OM/OE for causes of ear pain in adults and children.
Recognition of referral sources of Otalgia including head, cervical and thoracic regions.
Recognize how to incorporate osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques into care of these patients.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use POCUS to evaluate common chest-based complaints in the family medicine office. This includes acquiring and interpreting images of the lungs/pleura and heart. Also includes review of images representing key abnormal findings (i.e., pleural effusion, pneumothorax, ventricular dysfunction, pericardial effusion). All levels of POCUS experience are welcome, from beginner to advanced user.
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Provide practicing primary care doctors practical information about how to care for cancer survivors, and what they can do to address survivorship care in everyday office visits. Attendees will be able to understand the following core components of comprehensive survivorship care through case-base learning: 1) late and long-term effects of treatment, 2) screening for second primary cancers, 3) routine screening for distress and psychological needs, 4) health promotion, and 5) connection to primary care for optimization of chronic conditions.
Glucagon-like peptides have been used in diabetes care for two decades but the development of newer, high-potency incretin agents for obesity have expanded the use of these medications and changed the landscape of obesity treatment. Medical therapies to treat obesity are approaching weight loss results seen with bariatric surgery. But this is just the beginning of the story. New, more effective agents are on the horizon and the utilization of incretin mimetics to reduce cardiovascular risk, treat fatty liver, improve obstructive sleep apnea, and even impact addictive behaviors provide exciting opportunities to expand treatment a wide range of health conditions. This session with review the past use of GLP-1 RA for diabetes, the expansion into obesity treatment, new indications for these medications, and future agents in the pipeline.
The Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) is an anatomical perspective, originated by US physician Stephen Typaldos, D.O., in which “the underlying etiology of virtually every musculoskeletal injury (and many neurological and medical conditions) is considered to be comprised of one or more of six specific pathological alterations of the body’s connective tissues (fascial bands, ligaments, tendons, retinacula, etc.). As a model, the FDM is an abbreviated interpretation of the pathology of fascial injuries and contemplates the structural consequences of orthopedic, medical, surgical, and manipulative interventions.” The introduction with video presentation is usually presented as a 2 hour workshop, giving time for some active participation and hands on training by the interested participants. It is difficult to cover the entirety of the 6 Fascial Distortion types in a one hour presentation. However, it can be presented as a standard 50 min presentation with Q& A afterward. When using that format, I will tend to pick a particular subject, ie. An Osteopathic Approach to XYZ (Low Back Pain, Ankle Sprain, Frozen Shoulder or similar) :Introduction to the Fascial Distortion Model. That approach assumes a working knowledge of the FDM on the part of the participants, which is often not the case in a large national conference of this type. I am happy to present in whatever format the committee would find of most value to the program.
Many physicians are unsure of when to recommend hospice care to their patients and what to look for in terminally ill patients. This didactic lecture will guide the family physician in understanding the difference between hospice and palliative care, recognizing signs of terminal decline, and offerring end of life care to their patients and their families.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use POCUS to evaluate common shoulder musculoskeletal complaints in the family medicine office. This includes acquiring and interpreting images of the rotator cuff muscles, biceps tendon, and surrounding anatomy. Also includes review of images representing key abnormal findings (i.e., tendinosis, tear, impingement). All levels of POCUS experience are welcome, from beginner to advanced user.
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Discussion of the DATA for or against recommendations of various commonly used supplements. Our patients come in all of the time telling us they are taking this or that. However, rarely is data discussed on whether or not it is safe or harmful, let along effective or not. This is a run down of some of the most common things I have seen in my office that people want to know about.
Join us for the second annual - BOOM! Different stations will be set up for you to be able to interact with attending physicians demonstrating OMT for a variety of somatic dysfunctions. Learn new techniques or ways of modifying ones with which you may already be familiar. Feel free to visit multiple stations at your leisure to get the most out of BOOM!
This didactics lecture, titled “LGBTQ+ Primary Care”, will be a case-based presentation. These synthesized cases will explore different, specific patients within the LGBTQ+ population. Additionally, during the discussion, we will discuss the changes to standards of care proposed by different professional groups (USPSTF, ACOG/ACOOG, ACS, etc.) for these patients. While the suggestions will be specific for the proposed patient, it will not be an exhaustive list of guidelines, recommendations, or standards of care for that patient. During that presentation, we discussed 1) a 58 year old gay man on pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, anal cancer screenings, and immunization changes; 2) a 41 year old transgender male and their testosterone maintenance as well as breast and cervical cancer screenings; 3) a 21 year old bisexual female wanting to initiate birth control with substance use disorder; and 4) an 11 year old genderfluid, assigned male at birth wanting to initiate puberty blocking therapy as well as expand on gender affirming hormone care. Lastly, we will discuss how LGBTQ+, gender care and osteopathic principles and practice intertwine to achieve the best outcome for our patients
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use POCUS to guide vascular access procedures and evaluate for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the family medicine office or hospital setting. This includes practicing procedures (i.e., peripheral/central venous catheters) on task trainers under ultrasound guidance. Also includes performing a serial compression exam to evaluate for lower extremity DVT. All levels of POCUS experience are welcome, from beginner to advanced user.
Precision medicine is a broad field which is now being requested by patients in primary care. Selecting the right medication for the right patient (i.e. pharmacogenomics), selecting which patients are at higher risk of cancers (hereditary cancer screening), which patients care inheritable conditions (pre-conception carrier status, hereditary obesity screening, etc ), and utilizing an individualized approach are all hallmarks of precision primary care. Utilizing the techniques taught in this lecture will aid in decreasing cost for the patient, decreasing adverse outcomes, and improving patient outcomes.