65th Annual Family Medicine Seminar

This year’s 65th Annual Family Medicine Seminar in Ruidoso, New Mexico was hosted by Dr. Mac Bowen, Scientific Program Chair August 3-5, 2023. This Program was reviewed by the AAFP and deemed acceptable for up to 20.00 Live Prescribed credits.
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Schedule of Events and Lectures
Thursday
August 3rd
7:00 a.m.
Registration, Exhibits Open
Breakfast – Exhibit Hall
7:50 a.m.
Introduction & Welcome
Mac Bowen, MD, Scientific Program Chair
8:00 a.m.
“Updates on Opioid Prescribing and the new 2022 CDC Guidelines”
Valerie Carrejo, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
9:00 a.m.
“Health Effects of Trauma”
Molly McClain, MD, MPH
10:00 a.m.
Break – Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m.
“Why Weight? Exploring the Relationships Between Health, Size, and Anti-Fat Bias”
Amity Calvin, MD
11:30 a.m.
“Basic Workup for Hematologic Abnormalities”
Andrea Teague, MD
12:30 p.m.
Lunch – Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Presbyterian Provider Well-being and Burnout ECHO
1:30 p.m.
“COPD and Pulmonary Hypertension”
Elyce Sheehan, MD
2:30 p.m.
“Updates in Prenatal Care”
Francheska (Sevy) Gurule, MD
3:30 p.m.
“Palliative Management of Heart Failure”
Jen Brull, MD, AAFP Board Member & Honored Guest
4:30 p.m.
At Leisure
6 – 8 p.m.
Welcome Reception/Dinner
Patio – MCM Elegante Lodge & Suites
Jen Brull, MD, AAFP Board Member & Honored Guest
Announcement of the Candidates for Office 2023-2024
Sponsored by UNM School of Medicine Office for Community Faculty
Friday
August 4th
7:00 a.m.
Registration, Exhibits Open
Breakfast – Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m.
“Immunization Update”
Melissa Martinez, MD, FAAFP
9:00 a.m.
“Working Together: Improving Early Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease in Primary Care”
Dion Gallant, MD, FAAFP
10:00 a.m.
Break – Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m.
“Getting Ahead of the Curve: Identifying and Managing Obesity in Primary Care”
Jaime Almandoz, MD
11:30 a.m.
“Healthy Tribes: Supporting Innovative, Culturally-Responsive Public Health Approaches to Improve Wellness in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities”
Julianna Reece, MD, MPH, MBA
12:30 p.m.
Lunch – Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m.
“Updates on HIV and PrEP”
Jeremy Snyder, MD
2:30 p.m.
“Musculoskeletal Workshop: Shoulder, Knee & Back”
Rachel Chamberlain, MD & Jeff Chase, MD
4:00 p.m.
At Leisure
6:00-10 p.m.
Awards Dinner & Dance
Exhibit Hall
Jen Brull, MD, AAFP Board Member & Honored Guest
Saturday
August 5th
7:00 a.m.
Registration
Breakfast – Exhibit Hall
8:00 a.m.
“HBV is Primary! Your Role in the ‘Call to Action’ to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis By 2030”
Paul Kwo, MD
9:00 a.m.
“Deprescribing in Geriatrics”
Heather Brislen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Break – Exhibit Hall
10:30 a.m.
“Can Team-Based Care and Novel Therapies Improve Outcomes in Moderate-to-Severe Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis?”
Robert Sidbury, MD
11:30 a.m.
“Key Articles & Clinical Developments in Family Medicine”
Dan Waldman, MD
12:30 p.m.
Lunch – Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m.
“Basics of Primary Palliative Care”
Stephanie Benson, MD & Traci White, PharmD, PhC, BCGP
2:30 p.m.
“Introduction to a Behavioral Health Collaborative Care Model”
Valerie Carrejo, MD FAAFP FASAM & Lizeth Cueto
3:30 p.m.
“Value-Based Care: What’s all the Fuss”
Jen Brull, MD, AAFP BOD Member & Honored Guest
4:30 p.m.
End of Continuing Medical Education Presentations