• Care of Chronic Conditions — Fifth Edition

    Online CME

    Stay current on the latest strategies to manage common chronic conditions you treat each day, including:

    • Cardiovascular diseases
    • Hypertension
    • Diabetes
    • Osteoporosis
    • Skin and nail disorders

    Plus new sessions on:

    • Brain health
    • Long COVID
    • Using suboxone for opioid use disorder
    • Social determinants of health

    This fifth edition of our online course includes USPSTF and EBM updates as well as Translation to Practice (t2p®) credits and faculty Q&A.


    AAFP Member: $765
    New Physician: $715
    Student or Resident: $525
    Other Health Care Professional: $765
    Nonmember: $965

    Actinic Keratosis and Sun Damaged Skin
    Brian Rayala, M.D., FAAFP

    Advance Care Planning and the Role of Family Medicine
    David Brecher, M.D., FAAFP, FAAHPM

    Alcohol Use Disorder: Identification and Medication Assisted Treatment
    Valerie Carrejo, M.D., FAAFP

    Atrial Fibrillation
    Eddie Needham, M.D., FAAFP

    Best Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Tips and Pearls From Around the Nation
    Kim Yu, M.D., FAAFP

    Breaking Free From Osteoporosis
    Robin Creamer, D.O., FAAFP

    Care Management Cases
    Mary E. Krebs, M.D., FAAFP

    Cellulitis and Cellulitis Mimics
    Brian Rayala, M.D., FAAFP

    Cerebrovascular Diseases: Stroke and Stroke Mimics
    Eddie Needham, M.D., FAAFP

    Chronic Kidney Disease
    Mary E. Krebs, M.D., FAAFP

    Dementia — Diagnostic Evaluation and Management
    Ambar Kulshreshtha, M.D., Ph.D., FAAFP

    Effective Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
    Jay Winner, M.D., FAAFP

    Evidence-based Treatment for Chronic Pain: It Doesn’t Have to Be Painful
    Shawn Kane, M.D., FAAFP

    Headache in Adults
    Kathleen Rowland, M.D., M.S., FAAFP

    Heart Failure
    Eddie Needham, M.D., FAAFP 

    Long COVID
    Jacob Anderson, D.O.

    Management of Type II Diabetes: Patient-oriented and Evidence-based
    Alvin B. Lin, M.D.

    Motion Is Lotion: Fibromyalgia Diagnosis and Rx
    Suraj Achar, M.D., FAAFP

    Nail Disorders
    Brian Rayala, M.D., FAAFP

    Name That Code: Cases in Coding
    Mary E. Krebs, M.D., FAAFP

    Pharmacologic Therapy for Acute Pain
    Elizabeth Sophy, M.D.

    Prescribing Suboxone — An Innovative Curriculum
    Jean Antonucci, M.D.

    Reflection Sessions*
    Alvin B. Lin, M.D.

    Resistant Hypertension: Never Give Up!
    Darrell Edward Jones, D.O., FAAFP

    Seizures: Adult, Population-based Care
    Kathleen Rowland, M.D., M.S., FAAFP

    Sex & Gender Medicine: Understanding the Life Course to Enhance
    Women's Care
    Shilpa Amin, M.D., FAAFP

    Squamous Cell Carcinoma & Basal Cell Carcinoma
    Brian Rayala, M.D., FAAFP

    Understanding and Addressing Bias
    Duren Ready, M.D.

    USPSTF, EBM Updates and Game Changers
    Kathleen Rowland, M.D., M.S., FAAFP

    Wound Care, Skin Ulcers and Pressure Sores
    Brian Rayala, M.D., FAAFP

    *Enhance your patient care today and earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits when you complete the Translation to Practice® (t2p®) process.

    Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

    • Prepare effective plans to diagnose, treat and manage chronic diseases.
    • Formulate strategies to educate and counsel patients on behavior modification of factors such as nutrition, physical activity, smoking and alcohol use.
    • Utilize strategies to help patients overcome barriers to change in relation to chronic diseases, including cultural competency, literacy skills and access to services or care.
    • Implement tools to manage chronic care in practice and help patients control chronic illnesses, which may include practice transformation and/or quality-improvement activities.
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    The AAFP has reviewed Care of Chronic Conditions – 5th Edition and deemed it acceptable for up to 31.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 4/27/2023 to 4/27/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 31.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

    Following this CME activity, participants will have the opportunity to earn an additional two Prescribed credits for participation in each Translation to Practice® exercise. Information on Translation to Practice® will be shared within the activity.


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