Winter Family Medicine UpdateWhen: January 23-26, 2025Where: Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, MO and virtualThis event features up to 30.5* hours of AOA Category 1-A CME. Session topics will cover: infertility treatment in primary care; PT, OT, ST approach to patient cases; common podiatry topics; cancer screening update; guidelines for screening for hearing aids/baha/cochlear implants; DM-insulin management; EKG review; communicable disease updates; updates in CKD; patient tracking device options; red eye issues; would and ostomy care; obesity; urgent care; sleep medicine updates; value based care/HCC coding; optimizing outpatient billing and coding A full list of topics can be found in the downloadable tentative program. Student and Resident Program information can be found here. The MSACOFP is once again offering both IN PERSON and VIRTUAL attendee registrations for the conference and will include Thursday and Friday or Friday and Saturday rates. *Four hours of concurrent sessions will not be livestreamed or recorded, which includes 3 hours of OMT and 1 joint injections workshop. Those who register to attend virtually will have live access to the CME presentations with the ability to ask questions of the presenters via a chat function. Information on how to access the CME presentations, including log in information, will be sent to you about a week before the conference begins. Those who register for and attend the conference in person will have access to all the CME presentations as well as all additional non-CME activities taking place over the course of the conference. That includes the exhibit hall, president's reception, movie night, student and resident poster and research contest, and yoga. All attendees will have until March 1, 2025 to complete their session surveys and attestations. ***A block of sleeping rooms is available on a first come, first served basis. To make a hotel reservation, please go here or contact the hotel directly at 573-445-8531. Sleeping rooms are $121 per night.*** Please Note These Important Dates Early Bird Rates: On or Before January 5, 2025 Regular Rates: On or After January 6, 2025 GO HERE TO SEE REGISTRATION RATES BEFORE REGISTERING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CANCELLATION AND CHANGE FEES: REFUNDS CAN BE MADE UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 6, 2025. ALL REFUNDS WILL INCUR A $100 ADMINISTRATION FEE. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 6, 2025. CHANGING A REGISTRATION TYPE FROM VIRTUAL TO IN PERSON OR VICE VERSA WILL ALSO INCUR A CHANGE FEE OF $100 AND REQUIRES NOTIFYING THE MSACOFP OFFICE AT 573-634-4667 OR [email protected]. CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 6, 2025. NO CHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MIDNIGHT OF JANUARY 6, 2025. IF AN ATTENDEE DOES NOT NOTIFY THE MSACOFP OF A CHANGE IN HIS/HER REGISTRATION TYPE BUT DOES CHANGE (I.E. ATTENDS IN PERSON BUT REGISTERED FOR VIRTUAL OR VICE VERSA), THE ATTENDEE WILL BE CHARGED A $100 FEE, AND THE CREDIT CARD USED TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT WILL BE CHARGED. Medical Students and Residents attend at no cost! Nurse Practitioners or other allied health professionals are encouraged to attend. Discounted rates are available! Registrants who choose the "Less than 5 years in practice" option will be required to provide evidence of residency year program completion. PLEASE NOTE ALSO: This year attendees may purchase a GUEST REGISTRATION for their spouse or significant other. The cost is $200 and will include the following meals: breakfast on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings; lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; happy hour in the exhibit hall Friday evening, the president’s social and movie night. And please let us know if you will be bringing children and how many. We will have a welcome bag at registration for kids that includes fun items to keep them busy along with ideas for family fun around the area. We will have a family area designated for attendees to watch sessions where they can also bring their kids. Accreditation Statement and Hours The MSACOFP is an accredited sponsor by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The MSACOFP designates this program for a maximum of 30.5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity. Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
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