65th Annual Family Medicine Seminar
Conference Information
Join us August 3-5, 2023 at this year’s 65th Annual Family Medicine Seminar in Ruidoso, New Mexico hosted by Dr. Mac Bowen, Scientific Program Chair.
This Program has been reviewed by the AAFP and deemed acceptable for up to 20.00 Live Prescribed credits.
Hotel Information
The MCM Elegante Lodge and Resort, located in beautiful Ruidoso, New Mexico, is surrounded by towering pines, invigorated by mountain breezes and neighbored by the Links at Sierra Blanca Golf Course and Ruidoso Convention Center. Amenities offered by the MCM Elegante Lodge and Resort are: full hot complimentary breakfast daily, fitness center, Ruidoso’s largest indoor heated pool and jacuzzi, a business center, full bar, and complimentary wireless internet throughout the hotel.
MCM Elegante Lodge and Resort has a variety of affordable rooms.
– Deluxe Double Queen w/Mini-fridge & Microwave $139
– King Studio Suite w/Full Kitchen $149
– One Bedroom King Suite w/Full Kitchen $159
We recommend you reserve early to get the type of room you want. A room block will be held until July 3rd, so please make your reservations before this date. After this date, rooms will be on a space available basis. Please identify that you are with the New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians in order to receive the room block discount.
Phone: 575-258-5500 or 1-866-211-7727
107 Sierra Blanca, Ruidoso, NM 88345
inforuidoso@mcmelelgante.com
www.mcmeleganteruidoso.com
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
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
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
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 & Jasen Christensen, DO
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