UAMS Family Medicine Update Set for Oct. 23-25
| The 23rd annual Family Medicine Update at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 23.75 hours of continuing education Oct. 23-25 for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and certified health educators.
The conference will be held on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute. A discounted early registration price is available through Oct. 4. To register, call 501-686-6626 or visit cme.uams.edu.
Topics include diabetes and obesity, sexually transmitted infections, eye exams, time management, electronic-cigarettes and vaping, opioids, and the latest pharmacotherapies for tobacco.
The Family Medicine Update is provided by the UAMS College of Medicine and is an annual opportunity for health care professionals to learn about the latest advances and information impacting family medicine.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###