As champions of continuous education, we are delighted to collaborate with diverse organizations to bring you insightful webinars. These sessions are carefully curated to be both relevant and enriching for our valued members. Stay tuned as we regularly update our webinar offerings throughout the year, ensuring you always have access to valuable learning opportunities.
We encourage your active participation! If you’re aware of upcoming webinars that align with our mission and would benefit our members, we invite you to share your insights. Simply drop us an email at publicawareness@msafp.org. Together, let’s cultivate a culture of continuous learning and knowledge-sharing within the MAFP community!
January 2024
1/24 – The Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer
American Cancer Society invites you to join a webinar on January 24th, 2024, focusing on The Benefits of Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer.
Dr. Robert Fine, MD, MACP, FAAHPM, HEC-C, Clinical Director, Office of Ethics and Palliative Care, BSWH will provide an overview of the palliative care landscape and Kristen Rombach, RN, BSN, OCN will share resources. Palliative Care is widely misunderstood, please help us bring awareness to what Palliative Care is by sharing this information with nurses, providers, case managers, social workers, and others.
1/25 – Basics of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians has teamed up with our sister academy out of Louisiana to offer you a webinar on the Basics of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis on Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 pm CST.
Hear from Dr. Ruikang Liu, MD, CAQSM, FAAP, MD as he demonstrates a basic understanding of evaluations/management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis to improve care for this population, shows you how to distinguish red flags for referral, and reviews how to evaluate the pros/cons of scoliosis screening.
1.0 hr of CME Credit Available
Attendance is free, but please register to reserve your spot.
February 2024
2/27 – It’s Time to Train Family Physicians as First Responders
Against Human Trafficking
The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians has teamed up with our sister academy out of Louisiana to offer you a webinar on the Basics of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis on Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00 pm CST.
Join Dr. Esha Sharma as she teaches how to recognize red flags of human trafficking among patients in outpatient settings, shows you how to identify patterns in patient behaviors that increase risk for human trafficking, helps formulate management plans for human trafficking victims by using the social-ecological model, and more.
1.0 hr of CME Credit Available
Attendance is free, but please register to reserve your spot.
March 2024
3/27 – Managing Lipids and Other ASCVD Risk Factors: A Lipidologist’s Perspective
The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians has teamed up again with our sister academy out of Louisiana to offer you a webinar on the Basics of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis on Sunday, March 28th at 7:00 pm CST.
Join Dr. Robert St. Amant as he describes the 4 major ASCVD risk factors, reviews the current 2018 and 2022 cholesterol management guidelines, discusses the utilization of advanced lipid testing, and reviews options to manage the contributors to statin intolerance.
1.0 hr of CME Credit Available
Attendance is free, but please register to reserve your spot.