The 2022 Family Medicine Workshop (Workshop) was held at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel in Westerville, OH, on January 15-16 and 29-30. Thank you to all of the physicians who attended the 59th 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.
- Pediatrics presented by Ann Crickard, DO, from Hand In Hand Pediatrics in Dublin, OH
- General Surgery presented by Jesse Gutnick, MD, from Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH
- ENT presented by Evan Tobin, MD, from OhioENT in Columbus, OH
- Updates in Total Joint Replacement presented by Graham Pallante, MD; Andrew Campbell, MD; and Joseph Mileti, MD, from OrthodpedicONE in Columbus
- Primary Care Clinical Update: Evidence Based Practice Pearls of 2020-21presented by Melanie Malec, MD, from Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland
- Gastrointestinal presented by James Hanje, MD; Kiran Bidari, MD; Shail Govani, MD, MSc; and Brett Sklaw, MD, from Ohio Gastrointerology Group, Inc. in Columbus
- Ophthalmology presented by Ken Cahill, MD, from Ophthalmic Surgeons & Consultants of Ohio in Columbus
- Geriatrics presented by Steven Schwartz, MD, Gina Ayers, PharmD, BCGP, and Jennifer Hockings, PharmD, PhD, from Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland.
Dr. Ryan Kauffman facilitated the American Board of Family Medicine-endorsed group Knowledge Self-Assessment on heart disease on January 16.
Attendees had the following to say about this year’s Workshop:
“Great selection of topics. I LOVED Dr. Crickard and her approach to pediatrics!”
“I gained a lot of knowledge from Dr. Crickard’s, Dr. Tobin’s, and the orthopedic lectures.”
“As always, great topics and speakers; looking forward to next year!”
If you weren’t able to join us for the continuing medical education (CME) opportunities during the Workshop, we are offering in-person events in September and October! On Thursday, September 8, the CME Roadshow – Findlay will be held at the Hancock Hotel in Findlay, OH; watch for registration to open in July. Then, on Thursday, October 6, the CME Roadshow & KSA – Canton will be held at Gervasi Vineyard in Canton, OH; watch for registration to open in August. Additional virtual and in-person CME opportunities will be posted throughout the year on our website.
Save the Date!
Next year’s Workshop will be held Saturday-Sunday, January 14-15 and 28-29, 2023, 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!
- Abbott
- AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio
- AstraZeneca
- Buckeye Health Plan
- CCT Research
- Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
- Cincinnati ECHO
- MedOne
- NephU
- Northern Kentucky University
- Novartis
- Ohio Beef Council
- Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services – Get Help Early
- Ohio Valley Healthcare Solutions
- Pfizer
- Youngstown State University.