• Adult Medicine Livestream

    Wednesday, May 15—Saturday,
    May 18, 2024

    Already registered? You may edit your registration anytime.

    Learn the latest proven strategies to better understand the clinical problems you see in your adult patients and construct evidence-based strategies to diagnose and treat those conditions. 

    Create a flexible CME experience that best suits your needs and schedule. Choose from half-day sessions covering the topics you see most often in practice, including: 

    • Is It Synovitis? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Lupus 
    • Familial Hypercholesterolemia: What the Family Physician Needs to Know
    • Understanding Heart Attacks: Navigating NSTEMI and STEMI for Primary Care Physicians
    • Resistant Hypertension: Never Give Up!
    • Bottom's Up: Screening, Surveillance, and Management of Colorectal Cancer
    • Lifestyle Medicine Approaches to Perimenopause and Menopause
    • Anxiety Disorders in Adults 
    • Navigating the Realm of Common Sleep Disorders
    • Gout: A Chronic Cause of Acute Pain
    • Fungal Pulmonary Infections 
    • Testicular Cancer: Evaluation and Management 
    • Skin Cancer Exams, Treatments and Prevention in this New Era
    • Personalized Cervical Cancer Prevention 
    • COPD Update 
    • Musculoskeletal Pain Management –Beyond Opioids: Exploring Effective Alternatives 
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome 
    • Lifestyle Medicine Approach for Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes 
    • Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM syndrome) 
    • Move Your Patients to Better Health 
    • The Headaches and Confusion in Concussion Management
    • Lower Extremity Venous and Lymphatic Insufficiency Diagnosis and Treatment Options
    • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, Not as Good as it Sounds 
    • Decoding Obesity: The Impact of Weight-Loss Drugs on the Global Epidemic

    Plus! Stay for optional workshops: 

    • Clinical Procedure Demonstration: ECG Interpretation (Basic)
    • Clinical Procedure Demonstration: ECG Interpretation (Advanced)

    Register by May 5 and save up to $120!

    Early Bird Pricing:
    Member: $149
    Student or Resident: $109
    Other Health Care Professional: $149
    New Physician: $139
    Nonmember: $189

    After May 5:
    Member: $169
    Student or Resident: $129
    Other Health Care Professional: $169
    New Physician: $159
    Nonmember: $209

    Already registered? You may edit your registration anytime.

    *Session pricing is per half-day session.

    The times listed are central time.

    Session #1: Wednesday morning, May 15

    7:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP
    • Lifestyle Medicine Approach for Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes – Christina Wells, MD
    • Gout: A Chronic Cause of Acute Pain – Brian Joachims, MD
    • Q&A
    • Resistant Hypertension: Never Give Up! – Darrell Jones, DO
    • Managing Nasal Health: A Primary Care Approach to Rhinitis, Epistaxis, and Allergic Rhinitis – Justin Bailey, MD

    Session #2: Wednesday afternoon, May 15

    1:25–6:30 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP
    • Decoding Obesity: The Impact of Weight-Loss Drugs on the Global Epidemic – Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, DipABOM, FAAFP, FACLM
    • Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Justin Bailey, MD
    • Q&A
    • Anxiety Disorders in Adults – Mary Krebs, MD
    • Understanding Heart Attacks: Navigating NSTEMI and STEMI for Primary Care Physicians – Justin Bailey, MD
    • Reflections – Day 1 – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP, Ecler Jaqua, MD, MBA, DipABOM, FAAFP, FACLM, Justin Bailey, MD, Mary Krebs, MD, Brian Joachims, MD, Darrell Jones, DO and Dwight Johnson, MS, MD

    Session #3: Thursday morning, May 16

    7:25 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter MD, FAAFP
    • Is it Synovitis? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Lupus Arthritis
    • Move Your Patients to Better Health – Deepak Patel, MD
    • Q&A
    • Musculoskeletal Pain Management – Beyond Opioids: Exploring Effective Alternatives – Brian Joachims, MD
    • The Headaches and Confusion in Concussion Management – Deepak Patel, MD
    • Reflections – Day 2 – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP, Naomi Clancy, MD, Deepak Patel, MD and Brian Joachims, MD

    Session #4: Thursday afternoon, May 16

    1:30–3:30 p.m. CT
    ECG Interpretation (Basic)
    – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA
    Optional Session (separate registration and fee required)
    $160

    • Identify basic arrhythmias.
    • Using a systematic approach, accurately interpret an ECG.

    Session #5: Thursday afternoon, May 16

    4–6:30 p.m. CT
    ECG Interpretation (Advanced)
     – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA
    Optional Session (separate registration and fee required)
    $160

    • Systematically analyze ECG results for subtle fatal conditions.
    • Identify cardiac infarct precursors in an ECG.
    • Point out ECG findings of pulmonary embolism.

    Session #6: Friday morning, May 17

    7:25 a.m.–12:15 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter MD, FAAFP
    • Personalized Cervical Cancer Prevention –Amy Wiser, MD
    • Lower Extremity Venous and Lymphatic Insufficiency Diagnosis and Treatment Options –  Jeffrey Schoonover, MD
    • Q&A
    • Skin Cancer Exams Treatments and Prevention in this New Era – Daniel Stulberg, MD
    • Lifestyle Medicine Approaches to Perimenopause and Menopause – Anne Kennard, DO

    Session #7: Friday afternoon, May 17

    1:10 p.m.–6:15 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter MD, FAAFP
    • Fungal Pulmonary Infections – Clare Hawkins, MD
    • Testicular Cancer: Evaluation and Management – Gretchen Irwin, MBA, MD 
    • Q&A
    • Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome (CKM syndrome) – Clare Hawkins, MD
    • Familial Hypercholesterolemia: What the Family Physician Needs to Know – Thomas White, MD
    • Reflections – Day 3 – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP, Amy Wiser, MD, Jeffrey Schoonover, MD, Daniel Stulberg, MD, Anne Kennard, DO, Clare Hawkins, Gretchen Irwin, and Thomas White

    Session #8: Saturday morning, May 18

    7:25 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CT

    • Welcome and Overview – Chuck Carter MD, FAAFP
    • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – Not as Good as It Sounds – Clare Hawkins, MD
    • Bottom's Up: Screening, Surveillance and Management of Colorectal Cancer – Jason Domagalski, MD
    • Q&A
    • Navigating the Realm of Common Sleep Disorders – Michael Spertus, MD
    • COPD Update – Clare Hawkins, MD
    • Reflections – Day 4 – Chuck Carter, MD, FAAFP, Clare Hawkins, MD, Jason Domagalski, MD, Michael Spertus, MD

    Schedule is subject to change.

    At the end of this course, you will be able to:

    • Improve adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines in practice.
    • Synthesize plans for appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan for common adult conditions in both the outpatient and inpatient setting.
    • Develop strategies that demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with the patient to ensure that diagnosis and treatment recommendations are understood.
    • Establish plans to recognize when to refer to or consult with other specialists to provide optimal patient care.

    What should I expect after I register for livestream? 

    You will receive an email from ON Services, our streaming provider, the Friday before the course begins, with the link to access the livestream and course resources which include access to PDFs of presentations. ON Services will also send reminder emails one hour before the start of each day's sessions that you have registered for.

    What are the system requirements for the livestream?

    For ideal viewing and participation, you should have access to the following:

    • Computer with the minimum specifications of either Mac OS X 10.6 or Windows 7 with latest updates installed and 4 GB of RAM
    • Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 10.0+, Safari 1.0+, Edge, Chrome, and Opera (please note they are not compatible with Opera Mini). They recommend upgrading your browser whenever possible.
    • High speed internet connection with a minimum and consistent internet download speed of 3 Mbps or faster. Speed tests can be tested through the website www.speedtest.net.
    • Also compatible with iOS (Apple) and Android based tablets and smartphones.

    Note: Some corporate networks and internet service providers block video transmissions by use of a firewall. If you cannot see video clips (even though your system meets the system requirements), contact your network administrator to see whether a security firewall is blocking video transmission. 

    Will the live presentations be recorded?

    Yes. You will have access to the archived recordings of the sessions you have registered for within approximately two weeks. You will have unlimited access to these sessions for six months after the course. CME credit will not be offered.

    What if I want to cancel my livestream registration?

    Standard AAFP live course cancellation policies still apply.

    What if I'm not satisfied with the livestream experience?

    Please contact the AAFP Member Resource Center at (800) 274-2237 or aafp@aafp.org no later than 5 p.m. CT, Monday, May 20, 2024.

    Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.


    Can't attend live?

    The self-study option offers you to learn on your schedule.