Schedule

This is the schedule from the 2025 course. 

2026 course schedule not yet available.

 

 

 

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Monday, March 17, 2025

7:50am to 8:00am
Welcome

Jane S. Sillman, MD, Cristina Alexander, MD, David W. Bates, MD, MSc, and Bevin E. Kenney, MD

8:00am to 8:50am
Outpatient Approach to DVT and PE

Gregory Piazza, MD, MS

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
Antibiotics in Office Practice

Jacob Johnson, MD

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
CKD Management

J. Kevin Tucker, MD

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
Asthma

Nancy Lange-Vaidya, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm
Break
12:45pm to 1:35pm
Dermatology Update

Sotonye Imadojemu, MD

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:30pm
Hyperlipidemia

Scott Kinlay, MBBS, PhD

2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm to 3:35pm
Diabetes Updates

Marie McDonnell, MD

3:35pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Workshops A1 - A4
A1
Anxiety
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

A2
Challenging Diabetes Cases
Marie McDonnell, MD
A3
Hand and Elbow Problems
Simon Talbot, MD
A4
Pre-Operative Cardiac and Pulmonary Consultation
Adam Schaffer, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm
Break
4:55pm to 5:45pm
Workshops B1 - B4
B1
Update on UTIs
Jacob Lazarus, MD
B2
Buprenorphine
Alev Atalay, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

B3
Evaluation of Knee Pain
Elizabeth Matzkin, MD
B4
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Molly Perencevich, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

8:00am to 8:50am
Hypertension

Naomi Fisher, MD

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
Menopause Management

Tara Iyer, MD, NCMP

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
Obesity Medicine

Caroline Apovian, MD

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
"Can't-Miss" Primary Care Cases

Maria Yialamas, MD

11:45am to 12:45pm
Break
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Optional Facilitated Networking Sessions

Meet and converse with your peers in any of these three optional breakout sessions. (Not eligible for CME credit.)

1
Community Health
Facilitated by Aaron Mann, MD
2
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Facilitated by Allyson Goldberg, MD
3
Work-Life Balance
Facilitated by Cristina B. Alexander, MD
12:45pm to 1:35pm
Breast Cancer Screening

Lydia Pace, MD, MPH 

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:30pm
Pharmacologic Management of Depression

David Kroll, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm to 3:35pm
Stroke

Mariel Kozberg, MD, PhD    

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

3:35pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Workshops C1 - C4
C1
Billing Tips for PCPs
Stuart Pollack, MD
C2
Bipolar Disease and ADHD
Rachel Rosales, MD
C3
Evaluation of Shoulder Pain
George Dyer, MD
C4
Food and Drug Allergies
David Sloane, MD, EdM

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm
Break
4:55pm to 5:45pm
Workshops D1 - D4
D1
Responding to Microaggressions
Herrick (Cricket) Fisher, MD
D2
Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
Daniel Solomon, MD
D3
Hip Pain
Michael Beasley, MD
D4
Practical Tips to Address Health Insurance Challenges
Lori Tishler, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

5:45pm
Self-Paced Study of Previous Day's Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

8:00am to 8:50am
Prostate Cancer Screening

Marc Garnick, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
Cervical Cancer Screening

Cristina Alexander, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
Respiratory Infections

Paul Sax, MD

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
Low Back Pain

Dana Kotler, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm
Break
12:45pm to 1:35pm
Dementia: Evaluation, Management and Prevention

Liliana Ramirez Gomez, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and End-of-Life Care Studies in Massachusetts

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:30pm
Acute Dizziness and Vertigo

Kevin Kerber, MD, MS

2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm to 3:35pm
Tobacco, Vaping, and E-Cigarette Cessation

Nancy Rigotti, MD

3:35pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Workshops E1 - E4
E1
Eating Disorders (Adolescents and Adults)
Diana Lemly, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

E2
Advanced Dermatology, Including Biologics
Alexandra Charrow, MD
E3
Contraception
Kathryn Fay, MD, MSc
E4
Kidney Stones
Brian Eisner, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm
Break
4:55pm to 5:45pm
Workshops F1 - F4
F1
Foot and Ankle Pain
Jeremy Smith, MD
F2
Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients
Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MB, ChB
F3
Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathy
Michael Bowley, MD, PhD
F4
GYN Problems in Primary Care
Bevin Kenney, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

5:45pm
Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday's and Tuesday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Thursday, March 20, 2025

8:00am to 8:50am
Updates in COPD

Craig Hersh, MD

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
Current Approaches to Anemia

Lisa Weissmann, MD  

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
Colon Cancer Screening

Robert C. Lowe, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
Lung Cancer Screening

Samuel Ash, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm
Break
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Optional Breaktime Zumba Session

Joya Lonsdale, LICSW

(Not eligible for CME credit.)

12:45pm to 1:35pm
Atrial Fibrillation

Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:30pm
Approach to Chronic Pain Management with Opioids

James Morrill, MD, PhD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm to 3:35pm
Top Primary Care Articles

Jane Sillman, MD 

3:35pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Workshops G1 - G4
G1
Lifestyle Medicine for Patients and Their Clinicians
Elizabeth Frates, MD
G2
Primary Care Applications of Artificial Intelligence
David Bates, MD, MSc
G3
Update on STIs
Jana Jarolimova, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

G4
Office ENT Problems
Stacey Gray, MD and Dunia Abdul-Aziz, MD

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm
Break
4:55pm to 5:45pm
Workshops H1 - H4
H1
The Science and Practice of Healthy Eating
Kathy McManus, MS, RD, LDN
H2
Adolescent Medicine Cases
Joshua Borus, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

H3
Sleep Apnea
Rohit Budhiraja, MD
H4
End-of-Life Discussions and Advanced Care Directives
Allyson Goldberg, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management and End-of-Life Care credit in Massachusetts

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

5:45pm
Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Wednesday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Friday, March 21, 2025

8:00am to 8:50am
Coronary Artery Disease

Nicholas Marston, MD 

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
Management of MASLD, Acute Hepatitis, and Compensated Cirrhosis

Anna Rutherford, MD, MPH

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
Resistant Hypertension

Naomi Fisher, MD

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
Headaches

Angeliki Vgontzas, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

11:45am to 12:45pm
Break
12:45pm to 1:35pm
Update on Adult Immunizations

Daniel Solomon, MD

1:35pm to 1:40pm
Break
1:40pm to 2:30pm
Heart Failure

Akshay Desai, MD, MPH 

2:30pm to 2:45pm
Break
2:45pm to 3:35pm
Osteoporosis

Sharon Chou, MD

3:35pm to 3:50pm
Break
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Workshops I1 - I4
I1
Insomnia Treatment
Suzanne Bertisch, MD
I2
Urology Cases
Martin Kathrins, MD
I3
Rheumatology Cases
Senada Arabelovic, MD
I4
Functional Assessment of the Geriatric Patient
Laura Frain, MD, MPH

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and End-of-Life Care Studies in Massachusetts

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

4:40pm to 4:55pm
Break
4:55pm to 5:45pm
Workshops J1 - J4
J1
Intimate Partner Violence
Eve Rittenberg, MD and Jackie Savage-Borne, LICSW

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

J2
Care of Newly Immigrated Patients
Sarah Kimball, MD
J3
EKG
Fidencio Saldana, MD
J4
PrEP and HIV for the PCP
Ellen Nagami, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

Note: In addition to being live streamed, all sessions and workshops will be recorded and placed in the online course library, enabling registrants to view them at their convenience. Recordings will be available for viewing the following day, and for 6 months after the conclusion of the course.

5:45pm
Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Thursday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Saturday, March 22, 2025

8:00am to 8:50am
Thyroid Cases

Sara Ahmadi, MD

8:50am to 8:55am
Break
8:55am to 9:45am
GERD and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Navin Kumar, MD 

9:45am to 10:00am
Break
10:00am to 10:50am
Ophthalmology

Mina Farahani, MD 

10:50am to 10:55am
Break
10:55am to 11:45am
Female Urinary Incontinence

Milena Weinstein, MD

11:45am to 12:00pm
Break
12:00pm to 12:50pm
Pharmacologic Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Claudia Rodriguez, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts

12:50pm to 12:55pm
Break
12:55pm to 1:45pm
Neuropathic Pain Treatment

Paragi Rana, MD

Meets criteria for Risk Management credit and Opioid Education and Pain Management Training in Massachusetts

1:45pm to 1:55pm
Wrap-Up

Course Directors

1:55pm
Self-Paced Study of Previous Days' Session/Workshop Recordings

View recordings of Monday through Friday's live streamed presentations and workshops in the online course library for self-paced learning or review.

Note: Recordings of Saturday's live streamed presentations will be available in the online course library starting on Sunday.