Session Catalog

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP
• Alex Coston, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Through an interactive, case-based format, this workshop will provide an overview of gender-affirming care, with a focus on gender-affirming hormone therapy. Explore both straightforward and medically complex patient presentations and learn about insurance coverage for GAHT, access to GAHT, and surgical techniques that exist for gender affirmation.

• Examine the social construct of gender identity and integrate this knowledge into patient introductions.

• Apply knowledge of gender-affirming hormone therapy to both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

• Review the health disparities that disproportionately affect gender-diverse individuals.

• Identify resources to support caring for gender-diverse patients in various settings.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Karim Hanna, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

In an era marked by rapid advancements in technology and health care, the timely adoption of artificial intelligence in medical education is essential for maintaining the quality and sustainability of health care systems worldwide. This workshop will delve into innovative AI-driven strategies, their impact on medical education, and the path forward for ensuring that health care professionals are not only well prepared but at the fore of technological advancements in health care delivery.

• Define key concepts related to artificial intelligence in the context of medical education.

• Compare and contrast traditional medical education methods with AI-enhanced approaches and highlight the advantages and limitations of each.

• Design a hypothetical AI-driven module or tool for medical education.

• Evaluate and critique existing AI-powered medical education platforms and tools.

• Leadership

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

Family Medicine Cares was created by the AAFP Foundation to support local and global communities in strengthening and maintaining the competencies and resources needed to sustain and improve health service delivery to vulnerable and underserved communities. This initiative delivers patient care, education, and training in family medicine, supports free clinics, and provides residents an opportunity to address unmet health care needs for vulnerable patients in their community.

• Identify AAFP Foundation’s Family Medicine Cares scholarship, award, and volunteer opportunities for students and residents.

• Describe the 2023 Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award community projects and how they addressed their community’s unmet health care needs.

• Learn about principles of health equity incorporated in the AAFP Foundation’s Family Medicine Cares International program in the Dominican Republic from the perspective of resident delegates.

• Leadership

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

Family Medicine Interest Groups (FMIGs) introduce students to the diverse world of primary care and provide a platform for future family medicine leaders. Learn how to leverage your National Conference experience to inspire innovation within your FMIG.

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the pivotal role that FMIGs play in fostering interest in family medicine among medical students.

• Learn about initiatives and resources offered by the AAFP to support and strengthen FMIGs.

• Network with FMIG leaders from across the country.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Bryan G. Beutel, MD, FAAOS

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Recognize the clinical indications for applying a splint.

•    Identify radiographic findings for commonly presenting fractures. 

•    Select the appropriate type of splint for the fracture pattern encountered.

•    Apply a splint appropriately to seven fractures commonly seen in a primary care setting.

Note: Participants should wear loose-fitting attire (e.g., scrubs, short-sleeved shirt and shorts) that they are comfortable getting plaster on. The plaster will wash off, but a change of clothes may be advisable.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Reid Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Designed for all levels of learners, this highly interactive workshop will provide you with a structured and practical approach to reading and interpreting an electrocardiogram (EKG).

• Experience a practical and structured approach to reading EKGs.

• Reinforce this new knowledge by repetition.

• Practice this skill with examples.

• Leave with a new usable clinical skill.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Katie Davenport-Kabonic, DO, FAAFP
• Shelby Hahn, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

LIMIT: 50 attendees

Through reflection and insight into well-being, art observation and an experiential art project, and thoughtful discussions, attendees will explore their own emotions and foster empathy and insight into the emotional toll of the medical profession. Learn about ethical dimensions of physician well-being that will empower you to effectively navigate the complex moral challenges inherent in health care.

• Cultivate deeper empathy through art interpretation and creative exercises.

• Sharpen your visual observation skills.

• Learn to incorporate art and humanities into medical practice for therapeutic and communication purposes.

• Develop self-awareness, enabling improved decision-making and enhanced empathy with others, though guided exercises.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kimberly Stutzman, MD, FAAFP
• David Schmitz, MD, FAAFP
• Ned Hammar, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Join an interactive discussion on the myths, realities, and joys of rural family medicine. Hear how rural doctors are making a difference in their communities, paths that lead to successful careers in rural medicine, and how to best prepare for success.

• Debunk myths, share joys, and discuss the realities of practicing rural medicine.

• Demonstrate how rural physicians use the entire scope of their skills to care for individuals within the context of their family and community.

• Understand social determinants of health and the need for advocacy.

• Discuss different models of rural medicine training and how to identify and evaluate a program’s capacity to meet your needs for a successful rural career.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP
• Camille Garrison, MD
• Keith Nokes, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Learn and practice effective approaches to one of the most important criteria of the residency program application process—the interview.

• Discover best resources for residency interview preparation to feel more confident and optimize performance prior to, during, and after the residency interview.

• Describe do’s and don’ts specific to family medicine residency interviewing and how to incorporate them for optimal interview performance.

• Review insightful differentiating questions to ask on interview day to better evaluate programs and achive the best fit based on your goals and interests.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Review the general principles of MSK US.

• Introduce the anatomy and exam protocols for the wrist, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

• Demonstrate dynamic musculoskeletal ultrasound examinations.

• Apply these principles to perform examinations of the wrist, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Clinical

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Payam Sazegar, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Because approximately one in six patients uses cannabinoids, family physicians need answers to cannabis-related clinical questions. Is cannabis safe for my patient? Which patients are likely to benefit from medical cannabis? Can my patient use cannabis with other medications? This interactive workshop will answer frequently asked questions and offer new practical, evidence-based insights into cannabis neurobiology, epidemiology, and rational pharmacotherapy.

• Acquire knowledge about national trends in cannabis use and relevant issues for physicians.

• Describe evidence for medical cannabis, strength of evidence, and pitfalls of interpreting medical literature about cannabis.

• Acquire skills in the management of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, cannabis withdrawal syndrome, and cannabis use disorder.

• Learn a patient-centered approach to patients who use cannabis, including harm-reduction strategies.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Dominika Jegen, MD
• Laura Wangensteen, MD
• Libby Curry, DO

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

• Learn the indications, instruments needed, steps, and aftercare for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Practice skills using hands-on models for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Discover how to make models to incorporate procedural teaching at your institution.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Steven R Brown, MD, FAAFP
• Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Family physicians must be able to weed their way through the sometimes overwhelming “information jungle” to make cost-effective, evidence-based recommendations for the benefit of individual patients and public health. Join us for a lively debate as we review 15 studies from the past year that have the potential to change your practice.

• Learn approaches to help achieve information mastery.

• Review important practice-changing research from the past year.

• Discover how patient-oriented evidence that matters (POEMs) can help you provide high-value, patient-centered care.

• Health Policy

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Reid Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Each of us needs to be a strong and effective advocate for our patients, practice, specialty, and community. While all physicians are leaders in many ways, actually developing leadership tools requires focus and direction not readily available to most students and physicians.

• Explore real and perceived barriers to advocacy.

• Recognize the critical importance of becoming informed before advocating.

• Consider ways of gathering information and recognizing bias.

• Develop a toolbox of approaches for being a disruptive leader.

• Health Policy

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sage Bauer
• David Tully
• Domenic Casablanca, MD, FAAFP

Change starts small. Yet when partners and peers band together, change can build momentum and make a real difference in people’s lives.

• Recognize the value of advocacy and utilize AAFP tools and resources to effectively advocate for family medicine through state and federal law.

• Identify strategies to effectively advocate with federal lawmakers for public policies that will support family medicine practices all year long.

• Advocate for public policies within your local community that will allow family medicine practices to run more efficiently and effectively.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michael Burke, JD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Even when an employer asserts that the terms of an agreement are non-negotiable, understanding the terms of a contract you’ll be signing is critical.

• Understand key concepts and terminology in physician employment agreements.

• Make sense of the legalese that’s common in many physician employment agreements.

• Learn which concepts in a physician employment agreement are more negotiable than others.

• Recognize the differences between private practice and health system contracts.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Alex Kipp, MD, FAAFP
• Anna Shannahan, MD
• Elizabeth Kyle Meehan, MD

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 50 attendees

Family physicians have a clarion call to prevent, treat, and reverse disease. Evidence-based lifestyle medicine is increasingly acknowledged as an invaluable and sustainable means to achieve health. Discover how you can educate patients about a plant-forward way of living that will satisfy the culinary palates of people from all over the world; accommodate dietary restrictions, allergies, and preferences; and promote overall health.

• Gain a better understanding of the evidence supporting a whole-foods, plant-forward diet.

• Learn time-saving grocery and meal-planning methods for personal application and to share with patients.

• Experience a freshly prepared, nutritious snack and receive recipes for personal preparation.

NOTE: Products containing nuts will be used during this workshop.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Chase Ballard, MD
• Christopher Escalera, A1c
• Eliseo Torres, DO
• Priscilla Hidalgo, SrA

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Navigating the health care system can be complex and intimidating for anyone. These challenges are often amplified for patients with limited language proficiency.

• Recognize how language barriers can affect communication, trust, and health care outcomes.

• Develop empathy for patients with limited language proficiency by learning the potential fears, anxieties, and frustrations they may experience.

• Understand the importance of interpreter services to address language barriers.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Altelisha Taylor, MD, MPH

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

The basics of personal finance and how to invest are skills that are not often taught. Learn how to open investment accounts, start investing, and build a foundation to start accumulating wealth.

• Understand how financial literacy is a key to wellness.

• Learn about investment basics, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and index funds, and how to invest in ways that will maximize profits and minimize risk.

• Walk away with an investment plan to build wealth for you and your family.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Stacy Bartlett, MD

Improving your financial well-being can be overwhelming. It's difficult to know where to start and what to prioritize. This workshop provides you with the tools to build a solid financial foundation.

• Summarize the financial implications of a career in family medicine.

• Understand the seven pillars of physician financial well-being.

• Identify three action steps you will pursue to improve your financial health and help alleviate financial stress.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Sneha Chacko, MD, FAAFP
• Ulysses R Garcia, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Describe the indications and complications of common bedside procedures.

• Perform common procedures such as central line placement, intubation, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, suturing, and knot tying.

• Practice in a safe environment that does not place patients at risk.

• Develop a plan on how to integrate new procedural skills into your current practice.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Phuc Nguyen, MD
• Dillon Nguyen, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Understand the concept of a self-built vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Build a vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Gain confidence to do a live vasectomy through experience with the vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Bryan G. Beutel, MD, FAAOS

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Recognize the clinical indications for applying a splint.

•    Identify radiographic findings for commonly presenting fractures. 

•    Select the appropriate type of splint for the fracture pattern encountered.

•    Apply a splint appropriately to seven fractures commonly seen in a primary care setting.

Note: Participants should wear loose-fitting attire (e.g., scrubs, short-sleeved shirt and shorts) that they are comfortable getting plaster on. The plaster will wash off, but a change of clothes may be advisable.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kavitha Arabindoo, MD, FAAFP, MPH
• Cristina Enrique, DO

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Gain exposure to three different women’s health procedures.

•    Identify the indications, risks, and complications of an endometrial biopsy, intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage.

•    Understand the correct preparation of the patient and equipment for an endometrial biopsy, IUD insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage with Word catheter placement.

•    Demonstrate an endometrial biopsy, IUD insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage on the available simulated models.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Milligan MD, FAAFP
• Joel Hake, MD

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Learn basic techniques for wound care, knot tying, suturing methods, and wound closure through hands-on practice.

•    Discuss material selection for use in suturing, which may include surgical needles, sutures, skin staples, topical skin adhesives, tapes, or bandages

•    Learn to accurately predict when stitches should be removed based on location and the extent of wound healing.

NOTE: The exercise is performed on the skin of pigs’ feet.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• William J. Cox, DO, FACOFP
• Gautam J. Desai, DO, FACOFP

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Review surface anatomy structures as they relate to joint injections.

•    Practice injection techniques in shoulder, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, ankle, and foot models.

•    Recognize the risks and benefits of joint injections.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 4

• William J. Cox, DO, FACOFP
• Gautam J. Desai, DO, FACOFP

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Review surface anatomy structures as they relate to joint injections.

•    Practice injection techniques in shoulder, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, ankle, and foot models.

•    Recognize the risks and benefits of joint injections.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• William J. Cox, DO, FACOFP
• Gautam J. Desai, DO, FACOFP

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Review surface anatomy structures as they relate to joint injections.

•    Practice injection techniques in shoulder, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, ankle, and foot models.

•    Recognize the risks and benefits of joint injections.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Milligan MD, FAAFP
• Joel Hake, MD

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

PREREQUISITE: Must be a resident or third- or fourth-year medical student

• Review indications and pitfalls for tissue rearrangement procedures.

• Practice the corner stitch closure for flaps and trauma situations.

• Understand specific indications for tissue rearrangement procedures, including single and double advancement flaps, single and double VY plasties, rotation flaps, bilobed flaps, rhomboid flaps, and O to Z plasties, and perform these procedures.

• Discuss the indications for the single and multiple Z-plasty techniques.

• Review the proper closure of oblique lacerations.

• Perform proper closure following tissue lacerations.

NOTE: The exercise is performed on the skin of pigs’ feet.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Milligan MD, FAAFP
• Joel Hake, MD

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Learn basic techniques for wound care, knot tying, suturing methods, and wound closure through hands-on practice.

•    Discuss material selection for use in suturing, which may include surgical needles, sutures, skin staples, topical skin adhesives, tapes, or bandages

•    Learn to accurately predict when stitches should be removed based on location and the extent of wound healing.

NOTE: The exercise is performed on the skin of pigs’ feet.

• Leadership

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

The AAFP’s FMIG Leadership Summit is your one-stop shop for all things FMIG! You’ll receive the training and resources needed to successfully lead your Family Medicine Interest Group and become a family medicine champion.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michael Burke, JD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Even when an employer asserts that the terms of an agreement are non-negotiable, understanding the terms of a contract you’ll be signing is critical.

• Understand key concepts and terminology in physician employment agreements.

• Make sense of the legalese that’s common in many physician employment agreements.

• Learn which concepts in a physician employment agreement are more negotiable than others.

• Recognize the differences between private practice and health system contracts.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, FAAFP
• Alex Coston, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Through an interactive, case-based format, this workshop will provide an overview of gender-affirming care, with a focus on gender-affirming hormone therapy. Explore both straightforward and medically complex patient presentations and learn about insurance coverage for GAHT, access to GAHT, and surgical techniques that exist for gender affirmation.

• Examine the social construct of gender identity and integrate this knowledge into patient introductions.

• Apply knowledge of gender-affirming hormone therapy to both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

• Review the health disparities that disproportionately affect gender-diverse individuals.

• Identify resources to support caring for gender-diverse patients in various settings.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Karim Hanna, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

In an era marked by rapid advancements in technology and health care, the timely adoption of artificial intelligence in medical education is essential for maintaining the quality and sustainability of health care systems worldwide. This workshop will delve into innovative AI-driven strategies, their impact on medical education, and the path forward for ensuring that health care professionals are not only well prepared but at the fore of technological advancements in health care delivery.

• Define key concepts related to artificial intelligence in the context of medical education.

• Compare and contrast traditional medical education methods with AI-enhanced approaches and highlight the advantages and limitations of each.

• Design a hypothetical AI-driven module or tool for medical education.

• Evaluate and critique existing AI-powered medical education platforms and tools.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kalee Kirmer-Voss, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Unravel the confusion, bust the myths, and reveal the truth about what it means to be a family physician. Learn how to answer tough questions about family medicine for yourself and others. This workshop will build your confidence and understanding of the specialty and help you be a champion for family medicine when talking with your peers, family, and colleagues.

• Accurately define family medicine and understand the future of family medicine in a rapidly changing health care and technology landscape.

• Describe the scope of practice of a family physician.

• Identify practice styles and settings for family physicians.

• Explain why family medicine is integral to the future of health care.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Reid Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Designed for all levels of learners, this highly interactive workshop will provide you with a structured and practical approach to reading and interpreting an electrocardiogram (EKG).

• Experience a practical and structured approach to reading EKGs.

• Reinforce this new knowledge by repetition.

• Practice this skill with examples.

• Leave with a new usable clinical skill.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Lauren Bull, MD, FAAFP
• Jessica Zha, MD, MPH
• Mariquita Tolentino-Belen, MD, FAAFP
• Sara Foster Fabiano, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Through interactive, case-based studies, discover the complex aspects of caring for patients in the marginalized communities of migrant workers, refugees, and asylum-seeking individuals. Learn about the refugee resettlement process, immigrant screening labs, the asylum process, and nuances of providing health care and advocacy for these vulnerable populations.

• Describe the legal definitions of migrant workers, refugees, and asylum-seekers.

• Recognize the complex medical, social, legal, and cultural aspects of providing care for these patient groups.

• List helpful resources to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care and determine appropriate screening labs for these patients.

• Appreciate the role of medical education in providing high-quality care to these populations and the avenue of an academic medicine career to facilitate this work.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Velyn Wu, MD, MACM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Maggie Curran, MD
• Olivia Rae Wright, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

The ACGME Family Medicine Review Committee and the American Board of Family Medicine have developed new Core Outcomes of Family Medicine Residency Training. Beginning in academic year 2024-25, program directors will be required to attest to the ABFM that graduating residents are competent in each of the Core Outcomes. Learn more about how programs will ensure you’re prepared to become the wonderful family physician you want to be.

• List the Core Outcomes of Family Medicine Residency Training.

• Explain key aspects of competency-based medical education.

• Learn how direct observation is used to assess resident competence in key clinical skills.

•Explain how you can work with residency faculty to develop individualized learning plans to meet your own unique needs.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Paul Thomas, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Discover a relatively new and dynamic practice model that’s being adopted across the country by entrepreneurial physicians from diverse backgrounds. Direct primary care offers autonomy, complexity, and a direct relationship between effort and reward.

• Define direct primary care.

• Describe the benefits of direct primary care for doctors, patients, and communities.

• Demonstrate how to start a successful direct primary care practice.

• Share examples of flourishing direct primary care practices from doctors across the country.

• Health Policy

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Reid Blackwelder, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Each of us needs to be a strong and effective advocate for our patients, practice, specialty, and community. While all physicians are leaders in many ways, actually developing leadership tools requires focus and direction not readily available to most students and physicians.

• Explore real and perceived barriers to advocacy.

• Recognize the critical importance of becoming informed before advocating.

• Consider ways of gathering information and recognizing bias.

• Develop a toolbox of approaches for being a disruptive leader.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP
• Camille Garrison, MD
• Keith Nokes, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Learn and practice effective approaches to one of the most important criteria of the residency program application process—the interview.

• Discover best resources for residency interview preparation to feel more confident and optimize performance prior to, during, and after the residency interview.

• Describe do’s and don’ts specific to family medicine residency interviewing and how to incorporate them for optimal interview performance.

• Review insightful differentiating questions to ask on interview day to better evaluate programs and achive the best fit based on your goals and interests.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

A variety of fellowships exist for family physicians who want additional training to gain clinical or academic expertise or develop skills in a specific area. This workshop will cover 10 of the most common areas of fellowship training, including geriatric medicine, sports medicine, women's health, palliative care, hospital medicine, addiction medicine, research, faculty development, and more.

• Understand the various opportunities for fellowship training in family medicine, as well as future opportunities such training provides.

• List various credentials (e.g., graduate degrees, certificates of added qualification) associated with certain fellowships.

• Find sources of further information for fellowship training.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kristina Diaz, MD, MBA, FAAFP
• Hannah Ponder, MBA, C-TAGME

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Nervous about the application and interview process? Designed especially for international medical graduates (IMGs), this workshop will explain the applicant pool, suggest ways to strengthen your CV and application, model the perfect 30-second pitch, and equip you with best practices for communicating with program personnel in person and online. Walk away confident in your ability to stand out in a competitive field with these key tips and strategies!

• Understand the Match process for IMGs.

• Develop skills for navigating the booths at National Conference.

• Acquire skills for a successful interview season.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Raj Woolever, MD, FAAFP
• Bethany Picker, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Consideration of care in nontraditional settings requires a “back to basics” mindset and heightened awareness of environmental conditions that may affect patients. Environmental factors and remote settings can quickly turn common medical situations into urgencies or emergencies.

• Define wilderness medicine and consider the conditions and injuries most likely to arise with outdoor pursuits.

• Become aware of environmental factors and the importance of protection from the elements and temperature regulation in even minor conditions.

• Review common musculoskeletal injuries and skin wounds and practice the application of low-tech splints and bandages.

• Understand basic concepts of triage and consider methods of evacuation from remote areas and over challenging terrain.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Shelby Hahn, MD, FAAFP
• Katie Davenport-Kabonic, DO, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

LIMIT: 50 attendees

Through reflection and insight into well-being, art observation and an experiential art project, and thoughtful discussions, attendees will explore their own emotions and foster empathy and insight into the emotional toll of the medical profession. Learn about ethical dimensions of physician well-being that will empower you to effectively navigate the complex moral challenges inherent in health care.

• Cultivate deeper empathy through art interpretation and creative exercises.

• Sharpen your visual observation skills.

• Learn to incorporate art and humanities into medical practice for therapeutic and communication purposes.

• Develop self-awareness, enabling improved decision-making and enhanced empathy with others, though guided exercises.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Heather Paladine, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Jenny Wang, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Options counseling, abortion care, and miscarriage management are within the scope of family medicine, yet many learners are not exposed to it in their training or even aware it is within family medicine’s scope.

• Role-play patient-centered counseling for a person with a positive pregnancy test.

• Evaluate why a patient may prefer medication or a procedural abortion.

• Identify the equipment and procedure for a manual vacuum aspiritaion (MVA) abortion.

• Practice a MVA using papayas as uterine models.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Katie Ehman, MD
• Marla DeWitt, MD
• Robert Thomas Flinchbaugh, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

Much of the work obstetrical physicians provide cannot be learned in books or by studying at home. It can be taught only through hands-on experience. Approach your clinical work with greater confidence as you rotate through stations to practice various obstetrical, postpartum, and newborn skills.

• Discover opportunities for family physicians to provide full-spectrum obstetrical care as part of their future careers.

• Learn indications, follow up, and complications involved in various obstetric procedures.

• Rotate through stations to practice obstetrical procedures using hands-on models.

• Learn how to use models for practicing obstetrical skills at home.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Katie Ehman, MD
• Marla DeWitt, MD
• Robert Thomas Flinchbaugh, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

Much of the work obstetrical physicians provide cannot be learned in books or by studying at home. It can be taught only through hands-on experience. Approach your clinical work with greater confidence as you rotate through stations to practice various obstetrical, postpartum, and newborn skills.

• Discover opportunities for family physicians to provide full-spectrum obstetrical care as part of their future careers.

• Learn indications, follow up, and complications involved in various obstetric procedures.

• Rotate through stations to practice obstetrical procedures using hands-on models.

• Learn how to use models for practicing obstetrical skills at home.

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Payam Sazegar, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Because approximately one in six patients uses cannabinoids, family physicians need answers to cannabis-related clinical questions. Is cannabis safe for my patient? Which patients are likely to benefit from medical cannabis? Can my patient use cannabis with other medications? This interactive workshop will answer frequently asked questions and offer new practical, evidence-based insights into cannabis neurobiology, epidemiology, and rational pharmacotherapy.

• Acquire knowledge about national trends in cannabis use and relevant issues for physicians.

• Describe evidence for medical cannabis, strength of evidence, and pitfalls of interpreting medical literature about cannabis.

• Acquire skills in the management of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, cannabis withdrawal syndrome, and cannabis use disorder.

• Learn a patient-centered approach to patients who use cannabis, including harm-reduction strategies.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Fred Rottnek, MD, FAAFP
• Francesco Tani, DO, AAHIVS

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Substance use disorders (SUDs) kill more than a million people per year in the United States. Safe and effective medications to treat opioid, alcohol, and tobacco have existed for decades but are vastly unutilized.

• List the most common and most lethal substances of abuse in the United States.

• Explain the mechanism of action of medications used in treatment of SUDs.

• Discuss the use of medications for SUDs.

• Create a basic medication-first treatment plan recommendation for patients with SUDs.

• Experiences

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP
• Nikole Shepherdson, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

This highly interactive workshop includes demonstrations and hands-on practice of multiple techniques, including trigger-point injections, fascial distortion model treatments, blood flow restriction, and exercise and physical therapy prescriptions.

• Receive an introduction to osteopathic manipulation therapy.

• Explore hands-on approaches to pain relief.

• Improve the accuracy of your diagnostic techniques.

• Learn new techniques you can use to improve the life of your patients.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Chase Ballard, MD
• Christopher Escalera, A1c
• Eliseo Torres, DO
• Priscilla Hidalgo, SrA

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Navigating the health care system can be complex and intimidating for anyone. These challenges are often amplified for patients with limited language proficiency.

• Recognize how language barriers can affect communication, trust, and health care outcomes.

• Develop empathy for patients with limited language proficiency by learning the potential fears, anxieties, and frustrations they may experience.

• Understand the importance of interpreter services to address language barriers.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Alex Kipp, MD, FAAFP
• Anna Shannahan, MD
• Elizabeth Kyle Meehan, MD

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 50 attendees

Family physicians have a clarion call to prevent, treat, and reverse disease. Evidence-based lifestyle medicine is increasingly acknowledged as an invaluable and sustainable means to achieve health. Discover how you can educate patients about a plant-forward way of living that will satisfy the culinary palates of people from all over the world; accommodate dietary restrictions, allergies, and preferences; and promote overall health.

• Gain a better understanding of the evidence supporting a whole-foods, plant-forward diet.

• Learn time-saving grocery and meal-planning methods for personal application and to share with patients.

• Experience a freshly prepared, nutritious snack and receive recipes for personal preparation.

NOTE: Products containing nuts will be used during this workshop.

• Experiences

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Vijay Singh MD, MS, MPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive health problem with significant health consequences. Learn about health conditions associated with IPV, confidentiality, mandatory reporting laws, prevalence, response processes, documentation, and more.

• Describe when and how to identify if a patient is experiencing IPV.

• Explain how to respond if a patient discloses IPV.

• Review simulated provider-patient encounters and participate in small-group role-play activites to recognize and practice communication skills to identify and respond to IPV.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michelle Keating, DO, MEd, FAAFP
• Keli Jones, MD, FAAFP
• Neil Sparks, DO, MS, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Utilize a systematic and evidence-based approach for evaluating a wound.

• Analyze a wound to determine if and how it should be debrided.

• Categorize medical supplies required to provide basic wound care.

• Successfully apply an unna boot.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Altelisha Taylor, MD, MPH

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

The basics of personal finance and how to invest are skills that are not often taught. Learn how to open investment accounts, start investing, and build a foundation to start accumulating wealth.

• Understand how financial literacy is a key to wellness.

• Learn about investment basics, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and index funds, and how to invest in ways that will maximize profits and minimize risk.

• Walk away with an investment plan to build wealth for you and your family.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Phuc Nguyen, MD
• Dillon Nguyen, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Understand the concept of a self-built vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Build a vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Gain confidence to do a live vasectomy through experience with the vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Phuc Nguyen, MD
• Dillon Nguyen, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Understand the concept of a self-built vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Build a vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Gain confidence to do a live vasectomy through experience with the vasectomy tactile simulation model.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Sneha Chacko, MD, FAAFP
• Ulysses R Garcia, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Describe the indications and complications of common bedside procedures.

• Perform common procedures such as central line placement, intubation, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, suturing, and knot tying.

• Practice in a safe environment that does not place patients at risk.

• Develop a plan on how to integrate new procedural skills into your current practice.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP
• Karen Olmos, MD, MPH
• Monica Newton, DO, MPH, FAAFP
• Stephanie Rosener, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear tips and best practices from an expert panel on all the major steps in the application, interview, and Match process.

• Understand the steps in applying to a family medicine residency.

• Explore how the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) application, personal statement, Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), and letters of recommendation are used in the resident selection process.

• Learn what programs are looking for in a residency applicant.

• Review important do’s and don’ts to follow before and after the interview.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Milligan MD, FAAFP
• Joel Hake, MD

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Understand options for skin biopsy, including shave, punch, ellipse, and incisional biopsies.

•    Recognize how to choose the best biopsy option based on the type of lesion and its expected depth.

•    Perform shave biopsy, punch biopsy, and elliptical excision upon indication.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kavitha Arabindoo, MD, FAAFP, MPH
• Cristina Enrique, DO

This is a paid course. To register, call (800) 274-2237 or add to your registration.

LIMIT: 30 registrants per session

•    Gain exposure to three different women’s health procedures.

•    Identify the indications, risks, and complications of an endometrial biopsy, intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage.

•    Understand the correct preparation of the patient and equipment for an endometrial biopsy, IUD insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage with Word catheter placement.

•    Demonstrate an endometrial biopsy, IUD insertion, and Bartholin cyst incision and drainage on the available simulated models.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

A variety of fellowships exist for family physicians who want additional training to gain clinical or academic expertise or develop skills in a specific area. This workshop will cover 10 of the most common areas of fellowship training, including geriatric medicine, sports medicine, women's health, palliative care, hospital medicine, addiction medicine, research, faculty development, and more.

• Understand the various opportunities for fellowship training in family medicine, as well as future opportunities such training provides.

• List various credentials (e.g., graduate degrees, certificates of added qualification) associated with certain fellowships.

• Find sources of further information for fellowship training.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Velyn Wu, MD, MACM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Maggie Curran, MD
• Olivia Rae Wright, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

The ACGME Family Medicine Review Committee and the American Board of Family Medicine have developed new Core Outcomes of Family Medicine Residency Training. Beginning in academic year 2024-25, program directors will be required to attest to the ABFM that graduating residents are competent in each of the Core Outcomes. Learn more about how programs will ensure you’re prepared to become the wonderful family physician you want to be.

• List the Core Outcomes of Family Medicine Residency Training.

• Explain key aspects of competency-based medical education.

• Learn how direct observation is used to assess resident competence in key clinical skills.

•Explain how you can work with residency faculty to develop individualized learning plans to meet your own unique needs.

• Leadership

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Brent Smith, MD, FAAFP, MSc

Each year, 30 Family Medicine residents and medical students are selected for the AAFP Foundation Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute. This yearlong leadership development program helps participants enhance their skills through mentorship, specialized training, and a self-directed project in one of three leadership tracks: Policy & Public Health, Personal & Practice Management, and Philanthropic & Mission-Driven. This event features presentations from the Best Leadership Project Award recipient from each track, and information on how to apply for this great opportunity.

• Leadership

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

Join all nine Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute Leadership Project Award recipients as they showcase their project work. Engage with recipients and learn about their award-winning leadership projects. Project work will also be displayed by poster in the 2300 Walkways throughout National Conference. This event is hosted by Brent Smith, MD, MSc, MLS, FAAFP, and Emerging Leader Institute Project Award recipients.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kalee Kirmer-Voss, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Unravel the confusion, bust the myths, and reveal the truth about what it means to be a family physician. Learn how to answer tough questions about family medicine for yourself and others. This workshop will build your confidence and understanding of the specialty and help you be a champion for family medicine when talking with your peers, family, and colleagues.

• Accurately define family medicine and understand the future of family medicine in a rapidly changing health care and technology landscape.

• Describe the scope of practice of a family physician.

• Identify practice styles and settings for family physicians.

• Explain why family medicine is integral to the future of health care.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Lauren Bull, MD, FAAFP
• Jessica Zha, MD, MPH
• Mariquita Tolentino-Belen, MD, FAAFP
• Sara Foster Fabiano, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Through interactive, case-based studies, discover the complex aspects of caring for patients in the marginalized communities of migrant workers, refugees, and asylum-seeking individuals. Learn about the refugee resettlement process, immigrant screening labs, the asylum process, and nuances of providing health care and advocacy for these vulnerable populations.

• Describe the legal definitions of migrant workers, refugees, and asylum-seekers.

• Recognize the complex medical, social, legal, and cultural aspects of providing care for these patient groups.

• List helpful resources to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care and determine appropriate screening labs for these patients.

• Appreciate the role of medical education in providing high-quality care to these populations and the avenue of an academic medicine career to facilitate this work.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kristina Diaz, MD, MBA, FAAFP
• Hannah Ponder, MBA, C-TAGME

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Nervous about the application and interview process? Designed especially for international medical graduates (IMGs), this workshop will explain the applicant pool, suggest ways to strengthen your CV and application, model the perfect 30-second pitch, and equip you with best practices for communicating with program personnel in person and online. Walk away confident in your ability to stand out in a competitive field with these key tips and strategies!

• Understand the Match process for IMGs.

• Develop skills for navigating the booths at National Conference.

• Acquire skills for a successful interview season.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Paul Thomas, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Discover a relatively new and dynamic practice model that’s being adopted across the country by entrepreneurial physicians from diverse backgrounds. Direct primary care offers autonomy, complexity, and a direct relationship between effort and reward.

• Define direct primary care.

• Describe the benefits of direct primary care for doctors, patients, and communities.

• Demonstrate how to start a successful direct primary care practice.

• Share examples of flourishing direct primary care practices from doctors across the country.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Heather Paladine, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Jenny Wang, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Options counseling, abortion care, and miscarriage management are within the scope of family medicine, yet many learners are not exposed to it in their training or even aware it is within family medicine’s scope.

• Role-play patient-centered counseling for a person with a positive pregnancy test.

• Evaluate why a patient may prefer medication or a procedural abortion.

• Identify the equipment and procedure for a manual vacuum aspiritaion (MVA) abortion.

• Practice a MVA using papayas as uterine models.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Katie Ehman, MD
• Marla DeWitt, MD
• Robert Thomas Flinchbaugh, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

Much of the work obstetrical physicians provide cannot be learned in books or by studying at home. It can be taught only through hands-on experience. Approach your clinical work with greater confidence as you rotate through stations to practice various obstetrical, postpartum, and newborn skills.

• Discover opportunities for family physicians to provide full-spectrum obstetrical care as part of their future careers.

• Learn indications, follow up, and complications involved in various obstetric procedures.

• Rotate through stations to practice obstetrical procedures using hands-on models.

• Learn how to use models for practicing obstetrical skills at home.

• Clinical

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michael Petrizzi, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Jeff Roberts, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Timothy Yu, MD, FAAFP, CAQSM, DipABLM, RMSK

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Identify how to appropriately manage an athlete with a suspected acute spine injury, acute fracture, or dislocation.

• Perform a musculoskeletal evaluation of the upper and lower extremities on an individual wearing protective athletic equipment.

• Manage an athlete with a suspected concussion.

• Assess an individual’s readiness to return to physical activities.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Josh Steinberg, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

When caring for patients in family medicine, students and residents (and attendings!) can't possibly know everything on a moment’s notice. Family physicians have been leaders in using point-of-care quick reference resources to elevate the care of their patients.

• Recognize the need for point-of-care info resources and make peace with not knowing everything.

• Quickly and effectively locate patient care information using one to two dozen apps.

• Acquire guidance and materials to be able to conduct teaching sessions on point-of-care apps.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Steven R Brown, MD, FAAFP

Match season 2024 was the second year of the new MyERAS for students applying to family medicine. What did we learn? Uncover trends in family medicine applications and explore how you can optimize the use of experiences, geographic preferences, and progam signaling to find your best fit.

• Understand the three key elements of MyERAS.

• Learn how to share information about your medical education journey with residency programs.

• Identify ways to optimize your application using geographic preferences and program signaling.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Donald Raj Woolever, MD, FAAFP
• Bethany Picker, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Consideration of care in nontraditional settings requires a “back to basics” mindset and heightened awareness of environmental conditions that may affect patients. Environmental factors and remote settings can quickly turn common medical situations into urgencies or emergencies.

• Define wilderness medicine and consider the conditions and injuries most likely to arise with outdoor pursuits.

• Become aware of environmental factors and the importance of protection from the elements and temperature regulation in even minor conditions.

• Review common musculoskeletal injuries and skin wounds and practice the application of low-tech splints and bandages.

• Understand basic concepts of triage and consider methods of evacuation from remote areas and over challenging terrain.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Ulysses R Garcia, DO

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Define point-of-care ultrasound and describe its uses.

• Review general terminology pertaining to ultrasound imaging.

• Learn basic knobology, transducer selection, and scanning techniques to help optimize image acquisition.

• Apply these principles to perform the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) Exam.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Matthew Adkins, DO, AAHIVS

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

In many areas of the country, hepatitis C (HCV) treatment continues to be a disease state treated only by gastroenterologists and infectious disease physicians, but family medicine physicians can and should be providing this important (and relatively simple!) cure in our practice.

• Define the prevalence and impact of HCV at population and individual levels.

• Discuss past and present barriers in caring for HCV.

• Present a simplified treatment regimen approach that can be integrated into any family medicine practice.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Fred Rottnek, MD, FAAFP
• Francesco Tani, DO, AAHIVS

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Substance use disorders (SUDs) kill more than a million people per year in the United States. Safe and effective medications to treat opioid, alcohol, and tobacco have existed for decades but are vastly unutilized.

• List the most common and most lethal substances of abuse in the United States.

• Explain the mechanism of action of medications used in treatment of SUDs.

• Discuss the use of medications for SUDs.

• Create a basic medication-first treatment plan recommendation for patients with SUDs.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Grant Studebaker, MD, FAAFP
• Brandon Churchill, MD
• Gregg Mitchell, MD
• Renee Hubbard, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

The act of balancing your work and personal life can feel like walking a perpetual tightrope, one that you’ll likely navigate your entire life. Attend this workshop to learn how the specialty of family medicine supports a healthy work-life harmony.

• Examine both male and female challenges to achieving work-life harmony.

• Understand challenges associated with work-life harmony during and after residency.

• Learn about barriers to work-life harmony in nontraditional and single-parent residents and identify tools to address them.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Matthew Adkins, DO, AAHIVS

While it is important to be educated and aware of varying sexual practices, sometimes basic health needs such as proper full sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening and prevention are missed for fear or discomfort in talking about sexual health topics. Explore how to incorporate necessary sexual health care without awkward conversations and open the door for patients to feel comfortable sharing concerns about their sexual health.

• Detail the prevalence and impact of sexually transmitted infections, especially with regard to health disparities.

• Learn what proper sexual health screening entails.

• Become comfortable in approaching the topic of sex with your patients.

• Review the importance of pre-exposure prophylaxis as a prevention strategy.

• Health Policy

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Matthew Adkins, DO, AAHIVS
• Kelly Thibert, DO, MPH
• Roma Amin, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Explore the importance of being educated on and advocating for social justice issues, not only to effect change on a systemic level but to be able to meet your patients where they are.

• Provide an overview of the intersection of medicine and social justice.

• Explore ways that knowledge of social justice issues affect patient care.

• Establish resources and ways to educate yourself and your colleagues.

• Learn ways to protect your well-being when engaging in difficult issues.

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Grant Studebaker, MD, FAAFP
• Brandon Churchill, MD
• Gregg Mitchell, MD
• Renee Hubbard, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

The act of balancing your work and personal life can feel like walking a perpetual tightrope, one that you’ll likely navigate your entire life. Attend this workshop to learn how the specialty of family medicine supports a healthy work-life harmony.

• Examine both male and female challenges to achieving work-life harmony.

• Understand challenges associated with work-life harmony during and after residency.

• Learn about barriers to work-life harmony in nontraditional and single-parent residents and identify tools to address them.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Steven R Brown, MD, FAAFP
• Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Family physicians must be able to weed their way through the sometimes overwhelming “information jungle” to make cost-effective, evidence-based recommendations for the benefit of individual patients and public health. Join us for a lively debate as we review 15 studies from the past year that have the potential to change your practice.

• Learn approaches to help achieve information mastery.

• Review important practice-changing research from the past year.

• Discover how patient-oriented evidence that matters (POEMs) can help you provide high-value, patient-centered care.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Maribeth Williams, MD, MS, FAAFP
• Lindy Krebs, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Leading patients to vital community programs and emphasizing wise use of cost-effective health care resources are skills with heightened importance in serving low-income and uninsured patients.

• Describe the range of services that residents and students can perform on mobile units and street rounds.

• Recognize the importance of understanding a community’s social services landscape and its impact on patient care.

• Recognize how high-quality care for the uninsured can reduce inappropriate health care utilization.

• Incorporate community outreach into your future medical career.

• Career

• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP
• Karen Olmos, MD, MPH
• Monica Newton, DO, MPH, FAAFP
• Stephanie Rosener, MD, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear tips and best practices from an expert panel on all the major steps in the application, interview, and Match process.

• Understand the steps in applying to a family medicine residency.

• Explore how the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) application, personal statement, Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), and letters of recommendation are used in the resident selection process.

• Learn what programs are looking for in a residency applicant.

• Review important do’s and don’ts to follow before and after the interview.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kara Frame, MD
• L. Elizabeth Moreno, MD
• Lauren Pham, DO
• Leila Noghrehchi, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

With constant changes in the residency application process, medical students are subject to well-intended yet sometimes misguided coaching in preparing for the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) and National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This can be particularly true for international medical graduates (IMGs) and others who have backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM).

• Describe how skills learned through life challenges prepare you to become a better physician.

• Identify areas in the ERAS® application where you have the opportunity to demonstrate resiliency in your life experiences.

• Exemplify how to positively incorporate life-challenging experiences within the residency application process.

• Recognize the potential for triggers when telling your story and when to seek support.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kara Frame, MD
• L. Elizabeth Moreno, MD
• Lauren Pham, DO
• Leila Noghrehchi, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

With constant changes in the residency application process, medical students are subject to well-intended yet sometimes misguided coaching in preparing for the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) and National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). This can be particularly true for international medical graduates (IMGs) and others who have backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM).

• Describe how skills learned through life challenges prepare you to become a better physician.

• Identify areas in the ERAS® application where you have the opportunity to demonstrate resiliency in your life experiences.

• Exemplify how to positively incorporate life-challenging experiences within the residency application process.

• Recognize the potential for triggers when telling your story and when to seek support.

• Clinical

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michael Petrizzi, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Jeff Roberts, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Timothy Yu, MD, FAAFP, CAQSM, DipABLM, RMSK

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Identify how to appropriately manage an athlete with a suspected acute spine injury, acute fracture, or dislocation.

• Perform a musculoskeletal evaluation of the upper and lower extremities on an individual wearing protective athletic equipment.

• Manage an athlete with a suspected concussion.

• Assess an individual’s readiness to return to physical activities.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Career

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Kimberly Stutzman, MD, FAAFP
• David Schmitz, MD, FAAFP
• Ned Hammar, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

Join an interactive discussion on the myths, realities, and joys of rural family medicine. Hear how rural doctors are making a difference in their communities, paths that lead to successful careers in rural medicine, and how to best prepare for success.

• Debunk myths, share joys, and discuss the realities of practicing rural medicine.

• Demonstrate how rural physicians use the entire scope of their skills to care for individuals within the context of their family and community.

• Understand social determinants of health and the need for advocacy.

• Discuss different models of rural medicine training and how to identify and evaluate a program’s capacity to meet your needs for a successful rural career.

• Clinical

• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michael Petrizzi, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Jeff Roberts, MD, FAMSSM, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Timothy Yu, MD, FAAFP, CAQSM, DipABLM, RMSK

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Identify how to appropriately manage an athlete with a suspected acute spine injury, acute fracture, or dislocation.

• Perform a musculoskeletal evaluation of the upper and lower extremities on an individual wearing protective athletic equipment.

• Manage an athlete with a suspected concussion.

• Assess an individual’s readiness to return to physical activities.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Josh Steinberg, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

When caring for patients in family medicine, students and residents (and attendings!) can't possibly know everything on a moment’s notice. Family physicians have been leaders in using point-of-care quick reference resources to elevate the care of their patients.

• Recognize the need for point-of-care info resources and make peace with not knowing everything.

• Quickly and effectively locate patient care information using one to two dozen apps.

• Acquire guidance and materials to be able to conduct teaching sessions on point-of-care apps.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Dominika Jegen, MD
• Laura Wangensteen, MD
• Libby Curry, DO

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

• Learn the indications, instruments needed, steps, and aftercare for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Practice skills using hands-on models for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Discover how to make models to incorporate procedural teaching at your institution.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, FAAFP
• Chris Boswell, MD, FAAFP
• Devin Wright, DO
• Dominika Jegen, MD
• Laura Wangensteen, MD
• Libby Curry, DO

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 100 attendees

• Learn the indications, instruments needed, steps, and aftercare for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Practice skills using hands-on models for multiple common family medicine procedures.

• Discover how to make models to incorporate procedural teaching at your institution.

• Clinical
• Endocrine
• Lifestyle Medicine

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Bret Scher, MD
• Hannah Warren

Food and Beverage Provided

This activity is provided by Metabolic Mind and supported by Baszucki Group.

Emerging research and clinical experience indicate that Ketogenic Therapy is a safe and effective treatment modality for the unwanted metabolic dysfunction that accompanies mental health disorders. Ketogenic therapy may also have a role as adjunctive therapy for a range of psychiatric symptoms. But ketogenic therapy is far more than just a "keto diet," and when used appropriately, it can be a powerful treatment for the growing population with both metabolic and mental health disorders.

• Resident
• Resident Event

Optum invites residents to enjoy a complimentary lunch with physician leaders and recruiters. Learn more about our physician-led health care organization and our opportunities across the country. Space is limited to 200 attendees.

Sponsored by Optum

Sponsored in part by Elation Health

The Expo Hall kickoff brings even more energy and excitement to your National Conference experience! Celebrate the event with snacks and beverages. Meet with more than 500 exhibitors, including residency programs, physician employers, fellowships, publishers, government agencies, and health-related companies.

Ask questions, share information and resources, and network with like-minded peers in this interactive session. Discussions will include opportunities in LGBTQ+ health care, issues facing the LGBTQ+ community, and more.

Interested in growing a diverse family medicine workforce? Wondering how you can lead as a student or a resident? Join this highly interactive forum to ask questions, network with your peers, and engage with AAFP and thought leaders about leadership opportunities and mentorship in family medicine.

• Learn about growing a diverse family medicine workforce.

• Gain knowledge about leadership opportunities.

• Leave with a network and potential mentors.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in direct primary care during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Direct Primary Care AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in breastfeeding medicine during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Breastfeeding Medicine AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in rural health during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Rural Health AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in reproductive health care during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Reproductive Health Care AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in pro-life during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Physicians for Life AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in global health during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Global Health AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in obstetrics during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Obstetrics AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in single payer health care during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Single Payer Health Care AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in home-based primary care during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Home-based Primary Care AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

• Member Interest Group (MIG)

Meet other members interested in wilderness medicine during this interactive networking session. You’ll learn more about the Wilderness Medicine AAFP Member Interest Group (MIG) and have the opportunity to share thoughts and ideas. See a full list of AAFP MIGs and find out how you can connect at www.aafp.org/mig.

Your national FMIG leaders are hosting a free breakfast to celebrate the 2024 Program of Excellence award recipients. Every conference attendee can join the celebration, featuring VIP guests, activities, and other fun surprises!

• Highlight Program of Excellence award winners and $600 prize winners.

• Hear interviews and short speeches from VIP guests.

• Get inspired in your own efforts to promote family medicine.

• Resident
• Resident Event

Calling all residents! Looking for something to do before the National Conference Celebration? Start your night with locumstory.com and get complimentary food and drinks! Come enjoy appetizers, beer, wine, and sodas and enter our raffle to win a $500 Delta gift card!

We're here to support your transition into practice with information about locum tenens. Current locum tenens physicians will also be there to answer any questions and help you decide if locums is right for you.

Make sure to visit locumstory in Booth 1312 to pick up a free gift and your entry ticket to the event!

RSVP: bit.ly/locumstory

This activity is sponsored by locumstory.com.

• J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP

• Alex Sheen

Day Two features Alex Sheen, founder of the social movement and nonprofit because i said i would. Alex will inspire and empower you to think about the promises you're making to yourself and your future patients.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Review the general principles of MSK US.

• Introduce the anatomy and exam protocols for the wrist, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

• Demonstrate dynamic musculoskeletal ultrasound examinations.

• Apply these principles to perform examinations of the wrist, shoulder, knee, and ankle.

NOTE: Loose, comfortable clothing is recommended.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Matthew Adkins, DO, AAHIVS

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 2:45 PM

In many areas of the country, hepatitis C (HCV) treatment continues to be a disease state treated only by gastroenterologists and infectious disease physicians, but family medicine physicians can and should be providing this important (and relatively simple!) cure in our practice.

• Define the prevalence and impact of HCV at population and individual levels.

• Discuss past and present barriers in caring for HCV.

• Present a simplified treatment regimen approach that can be integrated into any family medicine practice.

• Leadership

• Congress

• Leadership

• Congress

• Leadership

• Congress

• Career

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Nicole Johnson
• Catherine Pipas, MD, MPH, FAAFP
• Lauren Brown-Berchtold, MD, FAAFP

LIMIT: 50 attendees

As burnout rates have risen nationwide, resident burnout and mental health concerns have been increasingly recognized as an area requiring attention. This train-the-trainer workshop will equip residency leadership and faculty with the confidence to return to their programs ready to address well-being. Topics include building trust and cultivating relationships, resiliency, burnout prevention, financial well-being, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention.

• Demonstrate practices to support the well-being of residents and staff.

• Determine the indicators of resident and staff burnout and adopt ways to mitigate its effects.

• Cultivate an action plan for making necessary changes toward a more well-being-centered work environment.

LIMIT: 50 attendees

As burnout rates have risen nationwide, resident burnout and mental health concerns have been increasingly recognized as an area requiring attention. This train-the-trainer workshop will equip residency leadership and faculty with the confidence to return to their programs ready to address well-being. Topics include building trust and cultivating relationships, resiliency, burnout prevention, financial well-being, suicide prevention, and substance use prevention.

• Demonstrate practices to support the well-being of residents and staff.

• Determine the indicators of resident and staff burnout and adopt ways to mitigate its effects.

• Cultivate an action plan for making necessary changes toward a more well-being-centered work environment.

• Experiences

• Experiences

Did you know that 120 pints of blood could save 360 lives? The challenge is on. Which region will donate more? Sign up for an appointment at the table by registration. Walk-in times also available.

• Experiences

• Experiences

• Experiences

Medical Students and Residents

Win a Prize! Ten (10) chances to win a $150 gift card! 

Stop by participating booths to collect stickers. Once your challenge card is complete, drop it in the raffle tumbler at AAFP Central (Booth 1227). 

Open to medical students and residents. You may only win once. Winners will be announced in the Expo Hall and contacted by phone and email.

Drawing Times:

Thursday: 6 p.m.

Friday: 12:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

View the Expo Hall Map for full rules.

Good Luck! 

Thank you to the following organizations for generously participating in the NC Expo Passport Challenge 

3RNET – Booth 1416 

Essentia Health-Minnesota – Booth 2126 

Family HealthCare Network - Booth 1721 

Mercy Clinic – Booth 1307 

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge – Booth 713 

Optum - Booth 1710 

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center - Booth 1803

• Experiences

• Experiences
• Resident Event

Medical Students and Residents

Win a Prize! Ten (10) chances to win a $150 gift card! 

Stop by participating booths to collect stickers. Once your challenge card is complete, drop it in the raffle tumbler at AAFP Central (Booth 1227). 

Open to medical students and residents. You may only win once. Winners will be announced in the Expo Hall and contacted by phone and email.

Drawing Times:

Thursday: 6 p.m.

Friday: 12:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

View the Expo Hall Map for full rules.

Good Luck! 

Thank you to the following organizations for generously participating in the NC Expo Passport Challenge 

3RNET – Booth 1416 

Essentia Health-Minnesota – Booth 2126 

Family HealthCare Network - Booth 1721 

Mercy Clinic – Booth 1307 

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge – Booth 713 

Optum - Booth 1710 

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center - Booth 1803

• Experiences

• Experiences

Medical Students and Residents

Win a Prize! Ten (10) chances to win a $150 gift card! 

Stop by participating booths to collect stickers. Once your challenge card is complete, drop it in the raffle tumbler at AAFP Central (Booth 1227). 

Open to medical students and residents. You may only win once. Winners will be announced in the Expo Hall and contacted by phone and email.

Drawing Times:

Thursday: 6 p.m.

Friday: 12:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

View the Expo Hall Map for full rules.

Good Luck! 

Thank you to the following organizations for generously participating in the NC Expo Passport Challenge 

3RNET – Booth 1416 

Essentia Health-Minnesota – Booth 2126 

Family HealthCare Network - Booth 1721 

Mercy Clinic – Booth 1307 

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge – Booth 713 

Optum - Booth 1710 

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center - Booth 1803

• Experiences

Passpost Challenge ends today at 10 a.m. Expo Hall is open until noon.

Medical Students and Residents

Win a Prize! Ten (10) chances to win a $150 gift card! 

Stop by participating booths to collect stickers. Once your challenge card is complete, drop it in the raffle tumbler at AAFP Central (Booth 1227). 

Open to medical students and residents. You may only win once. Winners will be announced in the Expo Hall and contacted by phone and email.

Drawing Times:

Thursday: 6 p.m.

Friday: 12:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:30 - 11 a.m.

View the Expo Hall Map for full rules.

Good Luck! 

Thank you to the following organizations for generously participating in the NC Expo Passport Challenge 

3RNET – Booth 1416 

Essentia Health-Minnesota – Booth 2126 

Family HealthCare Network - Booth 1721 

Mercy Clinic – Booth 1307 

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge – Booth 713 

Optum - Booth 1710 

Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center - Booth 1803

• Experiences

Did you know that 120 pints of blood could save 360 lives? The challenge is on. Which region will donate more? Sign up for an appointment at the table by registration. Walk-in times also available.

• Experiences

Join us for the Virtual 5K at this year’s National Conference and get ready to hit the ground running with the hashtag #FutureDoc5K! Start tracking your steps and build up your momentum throughout the weekend. We’ll have live social feeds to share your progress and cheer each other on. Lace up your shoes, set your goals, and let’s make this a memorable run together! 

You may use the prepared Map My Run 5K of Hearts in KC. 

Sponsored by american family care

• Experiences

Get a free professional headshot at the AAFP Foundation booth!

Break 1:00-1:30 p.m.

• Experiences

Get a free professional headshot at the AAFP Foundation booth!

Break 1:00-1:30 p.m.

• Experiences

• Experiences

• Experiences

• Special Sensory
• Women’s Health

• Resident
• Resident Event

• Emily M Godfrey, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Please REGISTER to attend this session.

This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC

The AAFP has reviewed Removing Barriers to Recommending IUDs in the Primary Care Setting Hands-On: Hands-On Practice Techniques for IUD Insertion and Removal and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 08/3/24 to 08/3/24. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

•    Describe intrauterine devices’ (IUDs’) benefits and risks for patients seeking contraception, including adolescents

•    Apply best practices for proper IUD insertion and removal for eligible patients, including pain management

•    Develop a communication plan to address patients’ concerns about pain during and after IUD insertion

• Clinical
• Women’s Health

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Jeffrey P Levine, MD, MPH

Food and Beverage Provided

This activity is provided by Bayer Women's Healthcare Medical Affairs.

After the program attendees should be able to: 

1) Identify appropriate candidates for the Bayer IUDs (Mirena, Kyleena, and Skyla)

2) Understand important safety information

3) Understand the steps involved in placement procedure

• Experiences

Give your brain a break from learning with snuggles from furry friends!

Sponsored by Hint Health

• Experiences

Give your brain a break from learning with snuggles from furry friends!

Sponsored by Hint Health

• Experiences

• Experiences

• Experiences

• Health Policy

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Matthew Adkins, DO, AAHIVS
• Kelly Thibert, DO, MPH
• Roma Amin, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Explore the importance of being educated on and advocating for social justice issues, not only to effect change on a systemic level but to be able to meet your patients where they are.

• Provide an overview of the intersection of medicine and social justice.

• Explore ways that knowledge of social justice issues affect patient care.

• Establish resources and ways to educate yourself and your colleagues.

• Learn ways to protect your well-being when engaging in difficult issues.

• Practice

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Maribeth Williams, MD, MS, FAAFP
• Lindy Krebs, MD

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 8:00 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

Leading patients to vital community programs and emphasizing wise use of cost-effective health care resources are skills with heightened importance in serving low-income and uninsured patients.

• Describe the range of services that residents and students can perform on mobile units and street rounds.

• Recognize the importance of understanding a community’s social services landscape and its impact on patient care.

• Recognize how high-quality care for the uninsured can reduce inappropriate health care utilization.

• Incorporate community outreach into your future medical career.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP
• Nikole Shepherdson, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

This highly interactive workshop includes demonstrations and hands-on practice of multiple techniques, including trigger-point injections, fascial distortion model treatments, blood flow restriction, and exercise and physical therapy prescriptions.

• Receive an introduction to osteopathic manipulation therapy.

• Explore hands-on approaches to pain relief.

• Improve the accuracy of your diagnostic techniques.

• Learn new techniques you can use to improve the life of your patients.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Austin Rice, MD
• Julie Degele MD, MPH

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Designed for upper-level medical students and residents, this workshop will provide tools for when you find yourself in front of an unstable patient. Case studies will address respiratory distress, hypotension, seizures, and strokes.

• Recognize how to determine whether a patient is stable or unstable.

• Learn how to evaluate an unstable patient.

• Understand when to call a rapid response or code.

• Discover how to stabilize an unstable patient.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Austin Rice, MD
• Julie Degele MD, MPH

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Designed for upper-level medical students and residents, this workshop will provide tools for when you find yourself in front of an unstable patient. Case studies will address respiratory distress, hypotension, seizures, and strokes.

• Recognize how to determine whether a patient is stable or unstable.

• Learn how to evaluate an unstable patient.

• Understand when to call a rapid response or code.

• Discover how to stabilize an unstable patient.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 4

• Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP
• Nikole Shepherdson, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

This highly interactive workshop includes demonstrations and hands-on practice of multiple techniques, including trigger-point injections, fascial distortion model treatments, blood flow restriction, and exercise and physical therapy prescriptions.

• Receive an introduction to osteopathic manipulation therapy.

• Explore hands-on approaches to pain relief.

• Improve the accuracy of your diagnostic techniques.

• Learn new techniques you can use to improve the life of your patients.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michelle Keating, DO, MEd, FAAFP
• Keli Jones, MD, FAAFP
• Neil Sparks, DO, MS, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Utilize a systematic and evidence-based approach for evaluating a wound.

• Analyze a wound to determine if and how it should be debrided.

• Categorize medical supplies required to provide basic wound care.

• Successfully apply an unna boot.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Leonard Lamsen, MD, MEd, FAAFP
• Chun Joey Chang, MD
• Ian Thomas, MD, MS, RMSK, RSCC, CSCS
• Kendra Kemmet, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
• Sneha Chacko, MD, FAAFP
• Ulysses R Garcia, DO

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 24 attendees

• Describe the indications and complications of common bedside procedures.

• Perform common procedures such as central line placement, intubation, paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, suturing, and knot tying.

• Practice in a safe environment that does not place patients at risk.

• Develop a plan on how to integrate new procedural skills into your current practice.

• Clinical

• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Vijay Singh MD, MS, MPH, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 10:30 AM

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive health problem with significant health consequences. Learn about health conditions associated with IPV, confidentiality, mandatory reporting laws, prevalence, response processes, documentation, and more.

• Describe when and how to identify if a patient is experiencing IPV.

• Explain how to respond if a patient discloses IPV.

• Review simulated provider-patient encounters and participate in small-group role-play activites to recognize and practice communication skills to identify and respond to IPV.

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• Resident
• Student Year 1 & 2
• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

• Michelle Keating, DO, MEd, FAAFP
• Keli Jones, MD, FAAFP
• Neil Sparks, DO, MS, FAAFP

This session is offered:

Thur. Aug 1 at 9:00 AM

Thur. Aug 1 at 10:30 AM

Fri. Aug 2 at 1:00 PM

LIMIT: 30 attendees

• Utilize a systematic and evidence-based approach for evaluating a wound.

• Analyze a wound to determine if and how it should be debrided.

• Categorize medical supplies required to provide basic wound care.

• Successfully apply an unna boot.

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• Student Year 3
• Student Year 4

Food and Beverage Provided

This activity is provided by U.S Army Medical Recruiting Brigade

Did you know a U.S. Army healthcare scholarships and other educational programs can help you secure a career the medical profession without the burden of a big financial debt?  The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) is one of the most comprehensive scholarships available in the healthcare field, offering a competitive package of support for students.    

HPSP provides students with:

•    Full tuition for up to four years, depending on specialty.

•    Funding for books, equipment, and other school fees

•    Monthly stipend

•    Up to a $20,000 sign-on bonus, plus Officer’s pay during school breaks

•    Salary increases with promotions, time in service, and cost-of-living adjustments.

Come learn more about financial aid and leadership opportunities available for you.  

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Celebrate 50 years of National Conference by dressing in your grooviest ’70s duds Friday night at The Midland.

Twice on Sunday is an award-winning, Kansas City-based band that delivers high-energy, non-stop party music! Round up your friends and take a picture in the interactive photo booth, eat delicious food, and get fun giveaways. Plan to be there and experience all KC has to offer. 

Family medicine is a great match for those interested in global health. If you want to serve global health communities and deepen your engagement working with these special populations, join us for this educational networking session. Explore ways to get involved while interacting with like-minded individuals eager to share their experiences.

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You’ll receive materials during Thursday’s Main Stage

Your time as a medical student or resident moves fast, and you rarely have time to pause and reflect on where you began your journey. Write a letter to your future self that only you will see, and we’ll send it off to you at a later date. Simply pop on in, write a letter at your own pace (you can even bring it back to your hotel room), and drop it off by Saturday. We’ll have more details for you when you stop in.

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Resident and Student Congress attendees finalize ideas from discussion groups and write resolutions. Residents submit resolutions at www.aafp.org/residentresolution. Students submit resolutions at www.aafp.org/studentresolution. Resolutions can be submitted online from 12:30-2:30 pm or until submission cap has been met for each Congress, whichever is first.

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