The Family Medicine Spring Review at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 22.75 hours of content for family physicians, internists, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals May 1-3. The event includes a focus on women’s health, the opioid epidemic, and colorectal cancer.
The conference will be held on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
Women’s health topics will include disparities in women’s cardiovascular health, with Martha Rojo, PhD; cervical cancer screenings in rural clinics, William Greenfield, MD; abnormal uterine bleeding, Lindsey Sward, M.; breastfeeding, Misty Virmani, MD; vulvar disorders, Tesa Ivey, APRN; and postpartum depression, Jessica Coker, MD.
The conference costs $425 for three days or $300 for two days. Discounts are available for groups of three or more and for individuals who bring a first-time attendee. To register, call (501) 686-6626 or visit cme.uams.edu.
The conference will also cover one of the bigger topics in family medicine today—opioid addiction, pain, and pain treatment. Don Teater, MD, a family physician who started his own clinic to treat opioid addicts in North Carolina, will discuss the best treatment options for acute and chronic pain and also for treating opioid addiction.
Additional talks will cover colorectal cancer screening with Chyke Doubeni, MD, Harrison McCrea Dickson, MD, and Clifford C. Baker, MD, presidential professor at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Doubeni will discuss racial and socioeconomic disparities in colorectal screening.
The Family Medicine Spring Review is provided by the UAMS College of Medicine and is an opportunity for health care professionals to learn about the latest advances and information impacting family medicine. It was previously known as the Family Medicine Intensive Review Course.