9th Annual South Region Primary Care Medicine Symposium

Oak Lawn, IL US
May 15, 2024

This symposium serves to provide an annual update of best practices related to current topics in primary care. The goal of this symposium is for each participating provider to increase awareness of evidence-based guidelines pertaining to evaluation, treatment and management of topics discussed and utilize the recommendations provided.

 

This conference is being held in-person and virtually.

Target Audience

This course is intended for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to recognize and strategize ways to provide up-to-date, best practices in evidence-based medicine related to current topics in primary care.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Course opens: 
03/11/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
05/15/2024 - 7:30am CDT
Event ends: 
05/15/2024 - 2:30pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

7:30-8:30 am          
Registration / Breakfast / Vendors

8:30 – 8:45 am       
Welcome and Introduction
Roxanne Smith, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Program Director, Family Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center

Opening Remarks
Michelle Y Blakely, PhD, MHSA, FACHE
President, Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Advocate Trinity Hospital

8:45-9:45 am         
Keynote Address “Primary Care Psychiatry Across the Age Spectrum"
Robert M. McCarron, D.O.
Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

9:45–10:25 am       
Managing ADHD in Primary Care:  Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies for Effective Patient Care
Johnny Williamson, MD; President, Spectrum Behavioral Health

10:25-10:40 am    
Break/Vendors

10:40-11:20 am      
Depression and Anxiety Practice Updates for Primary Care Physicians
Leah Ustas, MD, FAPA, Psychiatrist, Advocate Medical Group

11:20-12:00 pm      
Recognition and Differential Diagnosis of Psychosis in Primary Care
Jessica Nicholson, D.O.; Medical Director Behavioral Health at Advocate South Suburban Hospital

12:00–1:00 pm       
Lunch/Vendors

1:00– 1:45 pm         
Managing Common ENT Conditions in Primary Care 
Krystyna Gal DO, Century ENT, Advocate Physician Partners

1:45– 2:30 pm          
Skin Care for Primary Care
Conor Patrick Dolehide, MD, MS, FAAD, FACMS; Dolehide Dermatology, Advocate Physician Partners

2:30 pm                    
Closing Remarks
Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer North Illinois Area
Clinical Faculty, Advocate Christ Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, UIC

 

Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 West 95th St,
Stein Auditrium
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
United States

Faculty

Susan Serratore, RN, BSN; Advocate Health
Melanie Gordon MD; Advocate Health
Roxanne Smith, MD; Advocate Health
Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, MD; Advocate Health
Susan Latocha, RN, BSN; Advocate Health
Michelle Y Blakely, PhD, MHSA, FACHE; Advocate Health
Robert M. McCarron, DO; Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
Johnny Williamson, MD; Advocate Health
Leah Ustas, MD; Advocate Health
Jessica Nicholson, DO; Advocate Health
Krystyna Gal DO; Advocate Health
Conor Patrick Dolehide, MD; Advocate Health

 

Disclosure

The following faculty speakers and/or planning committee members have disclosed the following:

Faculty Name

Name of Ineligible Companies

Nature of Relationship

Johnny Williamson, MD

Myriad Genetics

Speaker

The other planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health 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.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 

Available Credit

  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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This conference is being held in-person and virtually.  An link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.

In-Person Location:
Advocate Christ Medical Center
4440 West 95th St.
Stein Auditorium
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

 

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