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2024 Summer CME

Conference

A weekend to refresh + reset, with CME in the mornings and afternoons for rest and/or play in the Brainerd Lakes Area, “Minnesota’s Playground.”

Friday-Saturday, August 23-24, 2024

Grand View Lodge (Nisswa, MN)
Room availability is limited; book today!
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  • Gathering for a summer weekend at the lake with family physicians from across Minnesota.
  • Enjoying the Brainerd Lakes Area, home to top-rated resorts, lakes, trails, racing and more. See lodging and recreation options below.
Capacity is limited!
Pricing
Summer CME conference (limited to 60 participants)
Member Type Two Days One Day
AAFP/MAFP member physicians (Active) $325 $225
AAFP/MAFP member physicians (Life/Inactive) $250 $175
Nonmember (physician) $425 $325
Nonmember (allied professional) $250 $175
Family medicine residents and medical students $0 $0
Additional Programs

Register for these additional offerings through the Summer CME registration form. (Summer CME conference registration is not required to participate in these programs.)

Program Rate
Group KSA (Knowledge Self-Assessment): Musculoskeletal (open to MAFP members only; limited to 40 participants)
    MAFP member (physician) $200
    MAFP member (third-year resident) $0
Precepting Workshop: Training the Next Generation of Doctors (limited to 60 participants) $0
Cancellation/Refund/No-Show Policy

Cancellations must be received by office@mafp.org in writing by the deadlines noted below to receive a refund of registration fees. No refunds will be provided for no-shows or cancellations received after that date. (Summer CME refunds will be made minus a $50 administrative fee.)

Deadlines
ProgramCancellation with Refund
Summer CME conferenceAug. 9, 2024
Group KSAAug. 14, 2024
Precepting Workshopn/a
Friday, August 23, 2024

8:00 am – 12:00 pmSummer CME conference
8:00 amRegistration Check-in and Breakfast
8:30 amWelcome
8:45 am

Psychiatric Pearls: A Rapid Resource Rich Introduction to Concepts, Practices and Services for Saving and Improving the Lives of Patients

This session will rapidly provide concrete mental health resources for immediate implementation in the family practice clinic. Topics will include psychiatric pearls for prescribing, lethal mean restriction and resources for patients. Levels of care will be defined to help clarify the most appropriate individualized care for each patient.

Objectives:

  • Understand how to implement lethal means restriction with a family medicine clinic.
  • Gain mental health resources to provide rapid and immediate support for the individualized needs of patients.
  • Learn psychiatric pearls to increase comfort with prescribing common psychiatric medications in clinic.

presented by:

Joshua Stein, MD

Joshua Stein, MD

Child Adolescent Psychiatrist, PrairieCare and Psychiatric Assistance Line

Stein, a 2024 mpls magazine rising star physician, is a practicing as a general and child adolescent psychiatrist in inpatient, PHP and clinic levels of care. He is part of the award-winning Psychiatric Assistance Line, providing psychiatric education and support to primary care physicians throughout the state to expand access to psychiatric resources. He is a dynamic speaker, with topics including ADHD, psychotropic interventions, suicide awareness & prevention. In addition, he is the former president of the Minnesota Society for Child Adolescent Psychiatry and a local and national advocate for children’s mental health needs.

9:30 am

Different Faces of Skin Rashes

This session will explore common skin rashes and how they present on different skin colors and types, including a very brief discussion of dermatoscopic features to help distinguish these rashes from other mimickers.

Objectives:

  • Recognize common rashes and their variable presentations on different skin types/tones.
  • Utilize basic dermoscopy principles to help identify rashes on varying skin types/tones.
  • Formulate appropriate treatment plans for rashes identified.

presented by:

Hannah Elsenpeter, MD

Hannah Elsenpeter, MD

Family Medicine Physician, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center

Elsenpeter grew up in central Minnesota and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Minnesota Rochester. She worked as a researcher with the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group prior to attending medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She began her career at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center after completing residency and chief residency in Duluth. Her special interests in dermatology have led her to pursue training in dermoscopy and provide dermoscopy education for residents.

10:15 amBreak
10:30 am

Genetic Screening and Testing: So Many Options, So Little Time!

With genetics and genomics advancing rapidly, so too are the options of genetic screening and diagnostic testing for our pregnant patients. We’ll review what is currently available for patients, the shared decision making discussion to determine the best options for our patients and when and where genetic counseling referrals can assist.

Objectives:

  • Discuss advances in prenatal screening and diagnostic testing.
  • Explain facilitation of decision-making process.

presented by:

Amber Volk, MS, MA, LGC

Amber Volk, MS, MA, LGC

Genetic Counselor Supervisor, Minnesota Perinatal Physicians, a service of Allina Health

Volk is a practicing genetic counselor with Minnesota Perinatal Physicians and routinely consults with patients on genomic screening and diagnostic testing options. As genetic testing evolves, her practice routinely evaluates options available and the advantages and challenges that may arise with each.

11:15 am

Radiology Essentials

This session will provide an overview of advantages/disadvantages of several imaging modalities as it pertains to common imaging diagnoses, with a brief discussion regarding contrast usage and radiation exposure.

Objectives:

  • Describe different imaging modalities roles in assisting with diagnosis.
  • Discuss pros/cons of contrast utilization.
  • Briefly discuss imaging safety.

presented by:

Daniel Baumel, DO

Daniel Baumel, DO

Board-Certified Body Imaging Radiologist, RAYUS Radiology

Baumel is a board-certified body imaging radiologist with RAYUS Radiology in the Twin Cities. Prior to joining RAYUS in 2023, Baumel worked as a body radiologist at Diversified Radiology in Colorado. He completed his residency at John H Stroger Jr. Hospital, Cook County, Chicago, IL, and his MRI fellowship at University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics in Madison, WI.

12:00 pmWrap-Up & Adjourn
2:00 – 6:00 pmMusculoskeletal: Group KSA (Knowledge Self-Assessment) session
(KSA spots are limited; must register via Summer CME form)
Saturday, August 24, 2024

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Summer CME conference
8:00 am Registration Check-in and Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome
8:45 am

More than Just an Ounce of Prevention: USPSTF Preventative Care Recommendations Update

Preventative care is a cornerstone of family medicine. USPSTF guidelines are constantly being reassessed and revised. In this session, we will review the key updated guidelines for 2024, how these will impact our clinical practices and how they do (or don’t) differ from pertinent society guidelines.

Objectives:

  • Identify the role of the USPSTF recommendations in primary care practices and how to stay up to date regarding thse recommendations.
  • Understand the newest UPSTF updates.
  • Describe the differences in society recommendations for some of the updated USPSTF recommendations (as applicable).

presented by:

Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, CLC, NABBLM-C, FAAFP

Sara Oberhelman-Eaton, MD, CLC, NABBLM-C, FAAFP

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine; MCASOM FM Core Clerkship Director, Mayo Clinic

9:30 am

Caring for Native American Patients and Communities: A Healer’s Perspective

Objectives:

  • Recognize culturally informed approaches to delivering health care services to Native American patients.
  • Discuss barriers to Native Americans receiving health care at both the individual and community level.
  • Describe genetic counseling and considerations for referral.

presented by:

Ellise Braveheart, DNP, FNP-C

Ellise Braveheart, DNP, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner, Center for American Indian Resources, Fond du Lac Reservation Human Services Division

Braveheart is a family nurse practitioner at the Center for American Indian Resources (CAIR) clinic located in Duluth, Minnesota. Before becoming a primary care provider, Braveheart has worked with the American Indian/Alaskan Native population for the past eight years with Indian Health Services, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, and then in Tribal health care with Fond du Lac Human Services Division located in Cloquet, Minnesota. Braveheart graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as a family nurse practitioner in May of 2022. Braveheart is an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and practices traditional cultural and spiritual beliefs as accustomed to the Ojibway culture. As a Native American woman in health care, Braveheart has worked extensively within the American Indian/Alaskan Native community to help patients with their medical needs and meet them where they’re ready to engage.

Chris Davis, FNP

Chris Davis, FNP

Clinic Coordinator, Center for American Indian Resources, Fond du Lac Reservation Human Services Division

Davis is an enrolled member at the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, where she serves as a family nurse practitioner and Health Services Associate Director for their Human Services Division. She began her career with her tribe over 30 years ago as a receptionist and Community Health Representative and has transitioned into many expanded nursing roles and management positions as her nursing education goals were achieved. She is passionate about the health care provided to her community and a strong advocate for patients and their access to health care. Her role as an administrator helps to develop guidelines to help combat the health disparities and social determinants of health we see in our patients to improve their health outcomes.

Ryan Dunkley, MD

Ryan Dunkley, MD

Family Physician, Center for American Indian Resources, Fond du Lac Reservation Human Services Division

Dunkley grew up in Hinckley, Minnesota, near District III of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, where his father is a member. He completed undergraduate studies at Saint John’s University and Medical School at the University of Minnesota, starting at the Duluth campus, and his residency training at Cascades East Family Medicine Residency in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Since graduating in 2023, Dunkley has been working as a primary care provider at the Center for American Indian Resources in Duluth, where he sees patients in clinic. His group also rounds on their patients when they are admitted to Saint Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, as well as Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet.

Mary J. Owen, MD, Tlingit

Mary J. Owen, MD, Tlingit

Associate Dean of Native American Health; Director, Center of American Indian and Minority Health; Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School

Owen is a member of the Auk Kwaan Tribe of the Tlingit people. On graduation from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Family Practice Residency Program, she returned home to work for her tribal community in Juneau, Alaska. In 2014, after eleven years of full-scope family medicine, she returned to the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth as the Director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health (CAIMH). She is the Associate Dean of Native American Health for the medical school and she continues to provide clinical care at the Center of American Indian Resources in Duluth. She is the immediate past president of the Association of American Indian Physicians.

10:15 am Break
10:30 am

Food As Medicine: Low Carb 101

This session will discuss the evolution of human nutrition, the origins of the obesity and diabetes epidemic, insulin resistance and adiposity, evidence for and practical considerations of the low carbohydrate lifestyle, and connect this to clinical care pathways and population health.

Objectives:

  • Understand the pathophysiology of insulin resistance and its relationship to diabetes type 2 and obesity.
  • Comprehend the scientific studies supporting low-carb diets.
  • Apply practical tools for implementing low-carb foods into clinical visits for metabolic health and obesity.
  • Understand the importance of this through the framework of the Quadruple Aim of Population Health.

presented by:

Jeremiah Eisenschenk, MD

Jeremiah Eisenschenk, MD

Division Chair, Hospital Specialties; Director Weight Management, Essentia Health

Eisenschenk is a graduate of University of Minnesota Medical School and St. John’s Family Medicine Residency. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine and practices both for Essentia Health – Brainerd, where he is also Division Chair of Hospital Medicine at St. Joe’s Hospital. He is the co-founder of Essentia Health – Brainerd Weight Management Department and Lakes Area Low-Carb Conference, the first low-carb conference in Minnesota. He was recognized as a “Top Doc” in Family Medicine by Minnesota Monthly Magazine in 2019 and quoted by DietDoctor.com on his clinical approach to low-carb medicine. He is a guest lecturer at University of Minnesota Medical School.

11:15 am

Managing the Increasing Demand for Alzheimer’s Care

Minnesota is an aging state and will be for some time. Along with the increase percentage of older adults living will come an increase in chronic conditions, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. In this session, we will provide the geriatrician perspective on identification and management of dementia with a focus on addressing what matters to the person—a key hallmark of person-centered care.

Objectives:

  • Evaluate for early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.
  • Learn to prescribe evidence supported treatments.
  • Adopt practices that promote whole-person care for people living with dementia.

presented by:

Jane Pederson, MD, MS

Jane Pederson, MD, MS

Chief Medical Quality Officer, Stratis Health

Serving as the Chief Medical Quality Officer at Stratis Health has allowed Pederson to work toward the goal of transforming health care and our communities into places where everyone will be treated with respect and without bias due to age. Pederson believes no one should regret waking up a day older. Pederson went to medical school and did her residency in internal medicine at the University of Minnesota. Her Master of Science is also from the University of Minnesota in Health Services Research and Policy. In 2018-19, Pederson was a Health and Aging Policy Fellow in Washington, DC, working with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). She currently co-chairs the public policy committee for the Minnesota Board on Aging.

Sandy Turbes, MD, CMD

Sandy Turbes, MD, CMD

Physician; Certified Nursing Home Medical Director, Genevive

Turbes is a family physician who cares for older adults in skilled nursing and assisted living settings with Genevive, and is a certified medical director for three skilled nursing facilities in Minnesota. She is active in MAGIC, the Minnesota Association of Geriatrics-Inspired Clinicians—Minnesota’s chapter of two national geriatrics associations: AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-term Care Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society. She currently serves as secretary/treasurer on the MAGIC board of directors and edits MAGIC’s quarterly clinical newsletter. She also serves on Minnesota’s Long COVID Guiding Council, convened by MDH and Stratis Health.

12:00 pm Wrap-Up & Adjourn
1:00 – 3:00 pm Precepting Workshop
(workshop spots are limited; must register via Summer CME form)
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Conference Location

Grand View Lodge
23521 Nokomis Ave
Nisswa, MN 56468

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Room Reservations

Rooms at Grand View Lodge are limited and fill very quickly. Reserve your room at the MAFP group rate now!

Please note that Grand View Lodge room reservations and cancellation policies are separate from the MAFP’s event registrations and cancellation policies.

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About Grand View Lodge

Grand View is located in Nisswa, part of the Brainerd Lakes Area. It has consistently been a top-rated Minnesota resort, and its main lodge is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Amenities include lake access, a new(er) pool and recreation facility, golf course, spa and more.

Additional Accommodation Options in the Area

Arrowwood Lodge at Brainerd Lakes
6967 Lake Forest Rd
Baxter, MN 56425
218-822-5634
(10 miles / 15 minutes from Grand View Lodge)

Quarterdeck Resort on Gull Lake
9820 Birch Bay Dr SW
Nisswa, MN 56468
218-963-2482
(7 miles / 12 minutes from Grand View Lodge)

Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake
11000 Craguns Dr
Brainerd, MN 56401
866-988-0562
(16 miles / 22 minutes from Grand View Lodge)

AAFP Credit System Approved
Activity #105553: The AAFP has reviewed 2024 Summer Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 08/23/2024 to 08/24/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • Summer CME: Approved for 6.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits.
  • Precepting Workshop: Approved for 2.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits.
Please note: CME info for the group KSA session is noted on the KSA event page.
Want to sponsor or exhibit at Summer CME? View sponsor packages. Limited to eight partners.
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