Refresher Course in Family Medicine

In-person and Virtual Event

March 6 – 8, 2025

Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square

Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Family Medicine Department

Program Overview

The 47th Annual Family Medicine Refresher Course conference provides quality continuing education to family physicians, primary care physicians, students, residents, fellows, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals interested in primary care. This two-and-a-half-day event features continually changing topics and speakers, with an agenda developed by a multidisciplinary collaboration of expert faculty and practicing providers. It continues to yield a robust attendance “in our own backyard” from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New York. The conference will offer special breakout sessions designed to meet the needs of busy practitioners including lifestyle medicine, diabetes monitoring technology, and point-of-care ultrasound.

Agenda

View the full agenda here.

Keynote Presenter Highlights

Debra Bogen, MD, MS

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health

Former Director oof the Allegheny County Health Department

Don Middleton, MD

Vice President of the UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency Program

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for family physicians, primary care physicians, students, residents, fellows, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health care professionals.

Course Directors

Barry Coutinho, MBBS, Winfred Frazier, MD, and Heather Sakely, PharmD

For more information, contact Winfred Frazier via email at frazierwt2@upmc.edu.

Continuing Education Credit

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy (CPE)
TBD

Other health care professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.