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2025 KSA Session: Palliative Care

Deepen your understanding of palliative care and fulfill ABFM requirements in this interactive group learning experience facilitated by content experts.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

4:30 - 8:30 pm

Central Time (CT)

In person + online (Twin Cities venue TBD)

Collaborate with colleagues to complete a Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) session on palliative care.

This interactive session is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding and fulfill ABFM requirements. Guided by experienced family physician facilitators, participants will work as a group to identify the best answers to 60 questions about palliative care.

Learn more about KSA sessions.

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Must be a physician or resident member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) to participate.

Pricing (administrative fee):

  • Physicians: $200*
  • Residents: complimentary

*Fees paid to the MAFP do not include the ABFM Continuous Certification fees.

In-person participation is limited to the first 15 registrants. (Online participation is unlimited.)

Deadline to register: February 12, 2025

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Co-Facilitators
Himanshu Sharma, MD

Himanshu Sharma, MD, is a fellowship-trained geriatrician and faculty at the Allina Health United Family Medicine Residency. He has a passion for teaching and house calls.

Lauren Carlson, MD

Lauren Carlson, MD, is a newly established faculty member of Allina Health United Family Medicine Residency Program. As a geriatric and family medicine board certified physician, she embraces caring for older adults and their caregivers across inpatient, skilled facility, home and clinic settings.

Ravi Balasubrahmanyan, MD

Ravi Balasubrahmanyan, MD, is Interim Program Director for Allina Health United Family Medicine Residency Program.

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Twin Cities venue TBD

Online Participation:
The Zoom meeting URL will be provided within your registration confirmation email.

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Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. 8.00 Knowledge Self-Assessment, Live Prescribed Credits will be requested.

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

A completed KSA provides 10 certification points and 8.00 Knowledge Self-Assessment, Live Prescribed AAFP credits toward ABFM certification requirements. The ABFM will report the 8.00 AAFP credits to the AAFP on the participants’ behalf following the session.

AAFP Credit System Approved
Activity #106573: The AAFP has reviewed Palliative Care: Group KSA and deemed it acceptable for up to 8.00 Knowledge Self-Assessment, Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 02/16/2025 to 02/16/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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