2008 PDW Plenaries

Can Family Medicine Become a Learning Community?
James W. Mold, MD, MPH

During his presentation, Dr. Mold defined exemplars, facilitators, and learning communities; discussed the concept of decentralized quality improvement; gave several examples of learning communities both within and outside of Family Medicine and speculated about ways that Family Medicine as a discipline could become a learning community.

Download the audio file -- Listen to Dr. Mold's plenary presentation. (55:39-minute MP3 file; About Downloading)

View the slides -- Read the slides from Dr. Mold's presentation. (43-page PDF file; About PDFs)

International Medical Graduates: Performance on the ABFM Examination
James C. Puffer, MD

During his presentation, Dr. Puffer addressed the trends of performance on the ABFM examination.

Download the audio file -- Listen to Dr. Puffer's plenary presentation. (1:17:30-minute MP3 file; About Downloading)

View the slides -- Read the slides from Dr. Puffer's presentation. (68-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Retaining Optimism in the Face of Adversity
Perry A. Pugno, MD, MPH, CPE
Pisacano Lecture

Dr. Pugno addressed the relationship between disappointment and change management, how adversity helps clarify priorities in life and how to identify personal strategies to retain optimism for the future despite challenges and adversity.

Download the audio file -- Listen to Dr. Pugno's plenary presentation. (37:41-minute MP3 file; About Downloading)

View the slides -- Read the slides from Dr. Pugno's presentation. (37-page PDF file; About PDFs)