This 3-day conferences will feature the most up to date changes in disease state management and drug therapies for family medicine practitioners.

Clinicians providing primary care encounter a wide range of medical conditions in their day-to-day practice. It can seem overwhelming to stay current on the evaluation and treatment of such a wide variety of conditions. The University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine serves the needs of primary care professionals across the country by recognizing the need for high quality life-long learning for inter-professional healthcare providers through continuing education. This Family Medicine Review course is one of the longest running courses in the nation and has gained national recognition. Participants can earn AMA Category 1 Credits™, AAFP prescribed credit (determination pending), and now ANCC credit in one setting. We now also offer Nursing pharmacology hours.

The goal of this program is to provide information from a variety of topics covered in Family Practice.

This course is designed to be a Comprehensive Review of Family Medicine to assist in Family Physicians in their preparation for the recertification examination. The course is also designed to enhance the practice and knowledge of Family Medicine by providing evidence based, up to date information that providers can immediately take an apply and change their current practice. Content areas that maybe covered are based on the ABFM Blueprint for the examination and are as follow:

Cardiovascular: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Common Arrhythmias, Dyslipidemia, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Disease Prevention

Respiratory: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Asthma, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Sleep Medicine

Musculoskeletal: Sports Medicine, Low Back Pain, Common Musculoskeletal Injuries, Pediatric Orthopedics

Endocrine: Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid Disorders, Osteoporosis, Obesity Management, Hypogonadism

Gastrointestinal: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcers, Helicobacter, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Liver Disease and Cirrhosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis

Psychiatry: Depression, Bipolar, ADHD, Substance Abuse

Integumentary: Common rashes, benign and cancerous skin growths

Women’s Health: Contraception, Infertility, Menopause, Maternity Care

Hematologic/Immune: Anemia, HIV/AIDS, Allergy

Nephrology: Chronic Kidney Disease, Urinalysis

Neurology: TIAs and Stroke, Epilepsy, Headaches, Dementia

Ophthalmology: Eye Trauma, Vision Loss

Adolescent Medicine: Growth and Development, Substance Abuse

Geriatrics: Urinary Incontinence, Polypharmacy

Others: Pain Management, Antibiotic Choices, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cancer Detection and Prevention

Special Services

The University of Kentucky provides reasonable accommodation or special diet with adequate notice. Please indicate need on the registration form or call our staff at (859) 257-5320 within one week prior to the activity date to ensure that adequate arrangements are made. 

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