The 2023 Family Medicine Workshop (Workshop) was held at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel in Westerville, OH, on January 14-15 and 28-29. Thank you to all of the physicians who attended the 60th annual Workshop!
Each in-person weekend course provided time for expert presentations and interaction with the faculty. The objective was to provide information on diagnostic techniques, advanced technical theory, current research, problem-solving methods, and management techniques within the core content areas of family medicine.
- Infectious Disease presented by Rodney Kusumi, MD, from Infectious Disease Consultants in Columbus, OH
- Allergy/Immunology presented by Roger Friedman, MD, from Ohio ENT and Allergy Physicians in Columbus
- Dermatology presented by Gwyn Londeree, MD, from Encore Dermatology in Columbus
- Hematology/Oncology presented by James Blachly, MD, from The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus
- ABFM Certification: Making it Relevant, Meaningful, and Tailored to Your Needs presented by Ryan Kauffman, MD, FAAFP
- Motivational Interviewing presented by Gary Stofle, LISW-S, LICDC-CS, BCD, of Westerville
- Pharmacology presented by Anna Staudt, PharmD, BCMTMS, BC-ADM, from Heart of Ohio Family Health in Columbus
- Pulmonary presented by Thomas Boes, MD from Riverside Pulmonary Associates in Worthington, OH
- Cardiovascular presented by Michael Tempelhof, MD, MBA, MSc, FACC, FSCAI, from OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians in Pickerington, OH.
Attendees had the following to say about this year’s Workshop:
“Great. Very relevant information to my practice.”
“All speakers were very knowledgeable, informative, and organized.”
“Very engaging, down to earth, and met me where I practice.”
“Excellent program. The committee did a GREAT JOB with topic choices and speakers.”
“Overall a great beginning of the year CME event.”
Dr. Kauffman facilitated the American Board of Family Medicine-endorsed group Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) on asthma held on January 15. Attendees had the following to say about the asthma KSA:
“Very well-organized. Dr. Kauffman did an excellent job leading this!”
Ian Thomas, MD RSCC CSCS, hosted the Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop, Using the 21st Century Stethoscope to Move into a Value-Based Healthcare System with Health Equity at the Forefront, held on January 29.
Attendees had the following to say about the POCUS Workshop:
“This was an awesome course.”
“An amazing session.”
“I liked how he tied to value-based care and health disparities.”
“I plan to pursue POCUS training and certification.”
“Will continue to work on POCUS learning and use. Consider investment in a POCUS.”
Save the Date!
Next year’s Workshop will be held Saturday-Sunday, January 13-14 and 27-28, 2024, at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel. Registration will open in November.
Thank you to the sponsors and exhibitors who supported this year’s Workshop!
Sponsor
Exhibitors
- Aledade
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- American Board of Family Medicine
- AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio
- AstraZeneca
- Calliditas
- Dexcom
- GRAIL
- Huntington Bank
- Main Street Pharmacy & Wellness Center
- MAKO Medical Laboratories
- NephU
- Novo Nordisk Medical – Diabetes
- Novo Nordisk Medical – Obesity
- Oak Street Health
- Ohio End of Life Options
- Ohio Physicians Health Program
- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
- Sickle Cell Treatments and Outcomes Research in the Midwest.