Family Medicine Update

37th Annual J. Mack Worthington Family Medicine Update

June 4 – 6, 2025

Erlanger Family Medicine and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga present the 37th Annual J. Mack Worthington Family Medicine Update June 4-6, 2025, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown Chattanooga.

This year's conference will offer evidence-based strategies for managing common primary care conditions.

Schedule

Wednesday, June 4th

Optional Hypertension KSA Workshop

Thursday, June 5th

8 AM       "Dermatology for the PCP," Abigail Russell, DO

9 AM       "Geriatrics: Neuro-psychiatric Impacts," John Cohen, MD, and Berneet Kaur, MD

10 AM     "Congestive Heart Failure," Alexandria Cooke, MD and Dharmendra Patel, MD

11 AM     "Concussion Management and Return to Play," William H. Garrett, MD, and Tom Bishop, PsyD                 

1 PM      "Overview of What is New in Psychiatric Treatment for the PCP," A. Lee Solomon, MD

2 PM       "Managing Controlled Substances within the Primary Care Setting," Jennifer Bradford, PharmD, April Gunn, DO, and Tom Bishop, PsyD

3 PM       "Cardiovascular Screening Recommendations," Elizabeth Close, MD, and April Gunn, DO

4 PM       "Pelvic Floor Dysfunction," Jessica Shaw, PT

Friday, June 6th

8 AM      "Red Eye," Mark Kapperman, OD

9 AM      "OSA and Home Testing by the PCP," Daniel Sweet, MD, and Juan Cuebas, MD

10 AM    "Thyroid Nodules," Heath Giles, MD and Leslie Griffin, MD

11 AM    "Palliative Medicine," Ashley Fedusenko, MD

1 PM      "Pediatric Fracture Management," Merritt Adams, MD

2 PM      "Surgical Evaluation: What Should go to Podiatry vs Ortho," Jesse Doty, MD, and Daniel Raley, MD

3 PM      "Hepatic Steatosis," Laxmi B. Parsa, MD, and Sara Conway, MD 

4 PM      "Management of Thyroid Disease," Matthew Hollie, MD, and Leslie Griffin

Hotel Accommodations

 Holiday Inn & Suites Downtown Chattanooga
434 Chestnut St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402

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Note - the current date will populate when clicking the hotel's booking line. Registrants will need to manually enter the desired arrival and departure dates for their discounted group rate to be applied. Group rate may also be accessed by emailing sales.chadt@dynamicgroupmgmt.com

AMA Credit Designation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education for Non-Physicians: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga will issue Certificates of Participation to non-physicians for participating in this activity and designates it for CEUs using the national standard that 1 hour of educational instruction is awarded .1 CEU.

Accreditation: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Chattanooga is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.