OAFP Lunch & Learns
Future lectures:
We are always looking at ways to enhance our members’ experiences. If you have an idea for a lunchtime lecture, or have expertise in a relevant area which you would like to share, please contact us.
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2026 – 2027 Series
The AAFP has reviewed OAFP Lunch and Learn and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit(s). Term of Approval is from 10/01/2026 to 08/31/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Please join us for the following events:
All events take place on a Wednesday and run from Noon to 1:00 pm
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS USING AN AGE FRIENDLY APPROACH TO IMPROVE CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Elizabeth Foster, MD
Learning Objectives:
- Become familiar with age friendly care at the clinic level.
- Learn about a program using community health workers to deliver age friendly care to fragile older adults using home visits.
- Evaluate outcomes, barriers and opportunities to this care model.
UPDATES TO MEDICAID
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Dawn Mautner, MD
Learning Objectives:
TBA
IMPROVING BRIGHT FUTURES SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN: LESSONS LEARNED FROM FAMILY MEDICINE SITES
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
Colleen Reuland
Learning Objectives:
- Provide actionable strategies used to enhance follow-up to Bright Futures recommended screening for young children.
- Provide tangible strategies to engage and refer more young children to behavioral health services.
- Describe how these efforts are aligned with and improve the Young Children Receiving Issue Focused Interventions/Treatments CCO Incentive Metric.
SOMATICS IN MEDICINE
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
Kaeri Schaefer, MD
Learning Objectives:
- Develop a shared understanding of what somatics means (in the medical context).
- Explore biases around “psychosomatic” diagnoses: identify our implicit responses when people present with these labels; discuss how our responses to “somatic” symptoms can impact the person receiving care and their options for healing.
- Discuss the role of somatic practices in medical settings and when to consider referring to a somatic-focused practitioner
VACCINE ADVOCACY IN LONG-TERM CARE
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
Sumathi Devarajan, MD
Learning Objectives:
TBA
26-27 Series
Health and Democracy: Evidence and Action
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Gnora Mahs, DrPH, MPH and Marcos Damian-Noyola
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand the relationship between an inclusive and representative democracy and community health.
- Describe opportunities for health voices to support systems change at every level that strengthens opportunities for civic engagement.
- Demonstrate opportunities and provide guidance for health care professionals to provide civic and voter education in clinical settings.
Revolutionizing Cervical Cancer Screening Using HPV Self-swab
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Jamie Osborn, MD
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Learning Objectives:
- Update family physicians on the new evidence-informed options for cervical cancer screening, including primary HPV provider- and patient-collection options.
- Explore how HPV self-swabs can improve access and equity but also result in increased patient navigation needs.
- Explore how HPV self-swabs can improve access and equity but also result in increased patient navigation needs.
2025-26 Series
How to Diagnose Dementia in Primary Care
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Faculty: Emly Morgan, MD
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Point of Care Ultrasound for the Primary Care Provider - A Selection of Cases
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Faculty: Brandon Chase, MD
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Resolution Writing for the Family Physician
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Faculty: Gary M. Plant, MD, FAAFP
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Investing in Primary Care, How Much is Enough?
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Faculty: Betsy Boyd-Flynn, MA, CAE + Bob Rauner, MD, MPH
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Invisible Risks: Addressing Indoor Air Quality Among Patients
Prior Series
Preventing Perinatal Depression
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Faculty: Ellen Tilden, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Screening and Referral Considerations
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Faculty: Marie McMahon, PsyD
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Helping Patients Understand the Benefits, Limitations, and Uncertainties of Genetic Testing
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Faculty: Heather Dorsey, MS, LCGC
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Resolution Writing for the Family Physician
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Faculty: Gary M. Plant, MD, FAAFP
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Date: January 21, 2025
Faculty: Conor Davenport
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Top 5 Sports Medicine Topics for the Primary Care Physician
Date: September 17, 2024
Faculty: Aaron J. Vaughan Frost, MD
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Menopause: Prescribing Hormone Therapy
Date: August 20, 2024
Faculty: Aoife O’Sullivan, MD
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Screening and Treating Pediatric Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care Settings
Date: July 16, 2024
Faculty: Linda Schmidt, MD
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Let's Learn More about Oregon POLST and Advance Directive
Date: June 18, 2024
Faculty: Eriko Onishi, MD, PhD
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Building Vaccine Confidence in Clinic Settings
Date: May 21, 2024
Faculty: Ryan Hassan, MD
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Centralized Pain Care Optimization
Date: March 19, 2024
Faculty: Andrew Suchocki, MD, MPH, FAAFP
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Resolution Writing for the Family Physician
Date: February 16, 2024
Faculty: Gary M. Plant, MD, FAAFP
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Date: January 16, 2024
Faculty: Provider Solutions + Development
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Community Disaster Sanitation: No One Wants to Survive the Earthquake Then Die of Dysentery
Date: December 13, 2023
Faculty: Merilee Karr, MD, MFA
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Nutrition, Health, and Climate Change
Date: November 21, 2023
Faculty: Monica DeMasi, MD, MPH, FAAFP & Iman Malik, MD
Date: October 17, 2023
Faculty: Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH
Date: August 15, 2023
Faculty: Tim W. Menza, MD, PhD
OMB Chaperone Rule: Policy to Implementation
Date: June 20, 2023
Faculty: Johanna Warren, MD, FAAFP
Social Determinants of Health: Accountable Health Communities in Oregon
Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Anne King, and Zoe Rothberg, all from ORPRN, share their findings about Oregon’s accountable health communities.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the impact of health-related social determinants.
- Understand how to identify and address health-related social issues in a family practice setting.
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Dr. Galvez discusses the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities, and how physicians can be helpful in advancing health equity in the community.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the factors that influence health
- Understand how the social determinants of health influence health outcomes specific to the Latino community and other vulnerable populations.
- Understand that addressing the social determinants of health is essential for reducing health disparities and that physicians may play a key role in reducing disparities, thereby promoting health equity and justice.
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Bag of Worms or Teachable Moment: The Role of Family Physicians in Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Cort Cox and Caitlin Dickinson discuss ORPRN’s ANTECEDENT program.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the regional and national need to address unhealthy alcohol use in primary care.
- Summarize evidence on the effectiveness of screening, brief intervention, and medication assisted treatment for unhealthy alcohol use.
- Understand an opportunity for technical assistance/quality improvement support in relation to addressing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care: The ANTECEDENT Project.
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Oregon Wellness Program: An Aid to Enhanced and Renewed Professional Satisfaction
Dr. Don Girard discusses the Oregon Wellness Program.
Learning Objectives:
- Burnout: A Brief History
- Burnout as a destructive force for health care professionals
- The inherent conflict among health care professionals: Caring for patients vs Caring for one self
- The OWP: A Brief History
- The OWP: Access
- Counseling: Diagnosis and Management
- OWP Outcomes to date (9-2020)
- Client Survey Outcomes (4-2020)
- Example of Resilience Self Teaching
- Questions and comments from your colleagues
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