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2024 Southwestern Conference on Medicine®

March 21, 2024 - March 24, 2024

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Registration closes on March 21. You must be registered by then to participate in our 33rd year of high-quality and engaging primary care continuing medical education!

The 2024 Southwestern Conference on Medicine is proudly presented by Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation in joint providership with Cleveland Clinic and takes place at the beautiful Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ from March 21 - 24. The livestream will occur simultaneously.

Registration Fees (In-Person, Livestream, OR Hybrid)
Active Physicians: $600
Retired/Semi-Retired Physicians: $525
PAs & NPs: $525
DO Residents: $150
Osteopathic Medical Students: $0
REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 21!

Important Links and Downloads
Agenda and Faculty
Printable Agenda
Conference Registration
Additional Information
Livestream and On-Demand Website Login
In-Person App Download
Opioid Memo

Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation (TOMF) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. TOMF designates this program for a maximum of 30 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
The AAFP has reviewed 2024 Southwestern Conference on Medicine and deemed it acceptable for up to 30.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 03/21/2024 to 03/24/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

All those registered prior to the Conference start date (March 21) will have access to recordings of the Conference for playback and review for 45 days after the live event concludes. The credit claiming period will also remain open for 45 days after the Conference concludes.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION, REGISTRATION, AND THE AGENDA!

Opioid/Controlled Substances Education
The Conference agenda offers 3 hours of controlled substances/opioid relevant education. Arizona Revised Statute 32-3248.02 requires all healthcare professionals authorized to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances to complete a minimum of three hours in each two year license renewal cycle. Click here to download the opioid memo.

Conference Description
The Southwestern Conference on Medicine® is an annual event designed to bridge practice gaps between primary care providers’ current knowledge, practice performance, patient outcomes and the ever evolving standards of care in modern medicine. Primary care providers, internal medicine specialists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and all other physician specialties are minimally exposed to the continual influx of new research data, recent studies and emerging disease states and lack expert mentoring to be able to improve competency, practice performance and patient outcomes. By providing the most current evidence-based findings, studies and technological advances, the Conference will allow the participants to advise their patients to improve care, outcomes and health. The knowledge, competence and performance gaps of this educational activity were developed from data collected from past Conference participants and outcomes measurement tools, the Planning Committee’s perceptions of needed improvements in primary care diagnosis and treatments, national and local statistics and review of current trends in technology and medical literature.

Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to: recognize, analyze and assess current issues in primary care and internal medicine; identify and utilize new and updated treatment methods; review guidelines for treatment of a number of disease states and disorders; discuss cases regarding new treatment options and technological advances; utilize the most up-to-date clinical and scientific information in practice; examine case studies, patient outcomes, research results and best practice guidelines for application in clinical practice; appropriately evaluate patients for referral.

Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education in joint providership with Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence requiring mitigation of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant financial relationship will be identified on the activity website and app.

Special Assistance
Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation and The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education fully intend to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify Nicole Struck at (520) 299-4545 or nicole@tomf.org at least two weeks prior to the activity.

Registration Cancellation and Refund Policy
100% registration fee refunds are available through March 6. Refund requests will not be honored after that date. Email cme@tomf.org or call 520-299-4545 to cancel your registration.

Lodging
The Westin La Paloma discounted room block closed on March 1. Rooms may still be available at the standard rate here.