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
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Please join us for the following events:
All events take place on a Wednesday and run from Noon to 1:00 pm
REVOLUTIONIZING CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING USING HPV SELF-SWAB
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Jamie Osborn, MD
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.
HEALTH AND DEMOCRACY: EVIDENCE AND ACTION
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Gnora Mahs, DrPH, MPH and Marcos Damian-Noyola
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.
WORKING WITH CHWS USING AN AGE FRIEND 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 CHWs 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
Past Webinars
2025-26 Series
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.
Click HERE to view the ANTECEDENT Executive Summary.
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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