COVID-19 Response ECHO for Oregon Clinicians, Part 2
2020-09-24 12:00 - 13:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Meeting
The second series of virtual, interactive sessions on the COVID-19 virus and the Oregon clinician response is underway.
Presented by Oregon ECHO Network, along with the Oregon Health Authority, the sessions will provide the latest information on best practices in clinical management, infection prevention and control, testing, and the community public health and delivery of care response.
A specialist panel, including public health experts, infectious disease specialists, primary care clinicians, and epidemiologists, will share up-to-date knowledge and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity for Oregon clinicians to present workflow and other practice situations relating to the pandemic for discussion and recommendations.
The sessions are free and no-cost CME is available.
Sessions will take place on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, June 11 through September 24, noon – 1:15 p.m. Participation takes place in a virtual meeting space — join from your own computer or cellphone.
Click here to register.

Virtual Residency Week
2020-09-28 - 2020-10-02 | Virtual
Join ORCA-FM on Monday, September 28th for the Kickoff of our First Virtual Residency Week.
All seven of Oregon’s residencies will be available to answer questions from students who are interested in Family Medicine.
Click HERE to register.

OAFP COVID-19 Check-In
2020-09-29 07:00 - 08:00 | Virtual Meeting
This is a series of meetings every two weeks, on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 am from August 4-September 29. If you register once, you can attend any of the meetings. We will be opening this up to the general membership as well (that’s why we’re requiring registration, as a security measure).
Click HERE to register in advance for this meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

2020 Cardiology Day
2020-10-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Smullin Education Center, Campus of Rogue Regional Medical Center, 2825 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR, United States
Save the Date for the 2020 Cardiology Day
Credits Offered: ABIM MOC – 6.75; AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ – 6.75; CEU – 6.75

Lunchtime Lecture #2 - Bag of Worms or Teachable Moment? The Role of Family Physicians in Addressing Unhealthy Alcohol Use
2020-10-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

AAFP Congress of Delegates
2020-10-12 - 2020-10-14
The Congress of Delegates (CoD) is the Academy’s policy-making body. Its membership consists of two delegates from each constituent chapter. Member constituencies include new physicians, residents, students, and other constituency groups represented at the National Conference of Constituency Leaders.
The Congress elects new officers and three members to serve on the Board of Directors for the following 12 months. AAFP members are welcome to participate in hearings of the five reference committees: Advocacy, Education, Health of the Public and Science, Organization and Finance, and Practice Enhancement.

Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Virtual
2020-10-13 - 2020-10-17 | Virtual Meeting
During these unprecedented times, you deserve something to look forward to this fall. Virtually unite with your family medicine peers this October at the AAFP’s Family Medicine Experience (FMX). FMX is filled with of non-stop learning, endless inspiration, networking opportunities, and patient care solutions. Family medicine deserves to be celebrated, and so do YOU!
Click here to register.

Oregon Policy Scholars Program Meeting # 2
2020-10-20 18:30 - 19:30

Lunchtime Lecture #3 - Social Determinants of Health & Health Equity: Through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Latino Community
2020-11-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Lunchtime Lecture #4 - Social Determinants of Health: From Theory to Practice
2020-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Webinar: Using REALD Data to Advance Health Equity
2020-11-20 12:00 - 13:00
This session will provide guidance on how to prepare the ‘raw’ REALD data for analyses, and strategies for identifying language access needs, and inequities that may exist between groups as well as within groups.
Click HERE to register.

Episode 4: What Physicians Need to Know About Vaccine Development
2020-12-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Hosted by the AMA, this is the fourth episode in the webinar series: COVID-19: What Physicians Need to Know.
Peter Marks, MD, PhD (Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA) will discuss the latest developments. Physicians will learn the similarities and differences between routine vaccine development and the EUA process and understand how accelerated approval is being arrived at safely.
Registration is required and is open to AMA members.

Live Briefing - OHA COVID-19 Informational Session for all Providers
2020-12-03 12:00 - 13:00
Join the OHA every first and third Thursday for this important conversation.

Health Care Post-Election: A Conversation with Senator Ron Wyden
2020-12-04 10:00 - 11:00
Join the conversation about health care policy in the post-election period and beyond. This event will include an audience Q & A with Senator Wyden.

Webinar - How and Why to Grow Telehealth in Your Practice
2020-12-04 13:00
This AAFP webinar promises to give participants insights into the current state of telehealth use in family medicine.

Training - E/M Coding Changes
2020-12-08 16:00
The Washington AFP has invited OAFP members to join in this virtual training session which is approved for up to 1.50 In-Person, Live AAFP Prescribed credits. This training is specific and interactive (questions are encouraged). The registration page will give you the opportunity to submit questions.

Virtual Town Hall - 2021 Joint Session with Senator Steiner Hayward
2020-12-08 17:30
Join Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, MD, FAAFP (D-17) and Representatives Maxine Dexter (D-33) and Ken Helm (D-34) for a joint session town hall.

Webinar - Ethics in Global Health: Exploring Cases in Partnerships and Clinical Care
2020-12-09 16:00 - 17:00
This is a web-based, interactive discussion with family medicine physicians with expertise in global health ethics to learn how ethical principles can be used to guide our activities and partnerships.

Webinar - Best(ish) Practices in COVID-19
2020-12-09 17:00 - 18:00
This information webinar is presented by the Oregon Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Oregon Thoracic Society.

ECHO - COVID-19 Response ECHO for Oregon Clinicians, Part 2
2020-12-10 12:00 - 13:15
Session 12 is the last in this series.

Virtual KSA: Hypertension
2020-12-12 09:30 - 13:00 | Virtual
For this session, Josh Reagan, MD, will lead you through this KSA Virtual Study Hall on hypertension. We will use the Zoom platform for the meeting; all registrants will receive the link in advance. We have applied for CME credit for this session. Participants work through the questions together, and scores will be submitted at the end of the event on your behalf.

Special Joint COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar
2020-12-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join members from key Oregon medical societies as we hear from Dr. Joe Sullivan, who is a senior advisor to OHA working on the plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. We will share a number of questions with Dr. Sullivan in advance of the webinar, and will reserve time for Q & A at the end of the session as well. Registration is required.
Brought to you by OAFP, OPS, Oregon ACP and the OMA.

Webinar - Saving Oregon's Ailing Children's Mental Health System
2021-01-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join the conversation led by policymakers, mental health professionals, and survivors on how Oregon’s health care system can better provide for children who suffer from mental health illnesses, even in our environment of shrinking budget resources.

Webinar - The Emotional Toll of Allocating Resources During COVID-19
2021-01-13 10:15 - 11:15 | Virtual
How have US clinicians planned for and responded to resource limitation and its emotional toll during the pandemic? Dr. Kate Butler, a nephrologist and bioethicist at U. Washington SOM, shares her research results.

Webinar - COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: A Fireside Chat with CMS, CDC and Representatives from the Front Line
2021-01-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2021-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
The CDC and the CMS are hosting fireside chats on vaccine safety in a special series aimed at addressing staff questions and concerns about the new COVID-19 vaccines.

Webinar - Raising Vaccine Rates in a Climnate of Vaccine-Hesitancy
2021-01-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtual
Come and learn about vaccines and earn CME. Keynote presentation and Q & A. Registration closes at 8 am on Wednesday, January 13. Meeting opens at 6:15 and starts at 6:30.Registration is required.

NIMH Livestream - Managing Stress & Anxiety
2021-01-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
The National Institute of Mental Health is hosting a livestream event on managing stress and anxiety featuring clinical psychologist Krystal Lewis, Ph.D., who will discuss coping techniques on how to maintain your mental health during the pandemic.

Webinar - COVID-19 Information Session for Providers
2021-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
OHA’s Chief Medical Officer, Dana Hargunani, MD will continue the bi-weekly sessions for health care providers.

Grand Rounds - OHSU Family Medicine: Past, Present and Future
2021-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join Dr. John Saultz as he reviews the historical milestones for the Family Medicine Department and discusses current challenges in the context of this history.
When it’s time to join, click HERE.
