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2026 Essentials in Family Medicine
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Availability
Registration Required
Online Meeting
Oct 24, 2026 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET
Cost
Physician: $200.00
PCOM Alumni: $175.00
PCOM Preceptor, Faculty, Staff & Supervisor: $150.00
Other Licensed Healthcare Professional: $150.00
Partner Organizations (PBTA, etc): Not Eligible
Student/Resident/Fellow: $25.00
Retired: $25.00
Main Line Health: $150.00
Other: $200.00
Credit Offered
5 AOA 1A Credits
5 ACCME Credits

Program Details

Essentials in Family Medicine CME
Live Online

October 24, 2026
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Approved for 5 hours of AOA Category 1-A & 5 hours of AMA PRA Cat 1 Credit

Program Chair: Joy Zarandy, DO, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, PCOM GA; President of Georgia's Society of ACOFP





Program Agenda and Speakers

AGENDA
7:50 AM - Introduction/Welcome
Joy Zarandy, DO, DO, FAAFP, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education PCOM GA, Associate Professor of Family Medicine

8:00 AM - Travel Medicine for Primary Care
Shirley L. Sharp, DO, MS, Assistant Professor, Director of Osteopathic Education, Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University

9:00 AM - Fatty Liver and Nutrition in 2026
Daren Wannamaker, DO, Clinical Associate Professor, PCOM-GA

10:00 AM - Common Knee Injuries in Primary Care
Erik Zarandy, DO, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, PCOM

11:00 AM - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Stephanie D. Phillips, DO, Medical Director, Front Porch Family Medicine LLC; Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. Family Medicine PCOM, Atlanta

12:00 PM - From Anxiety to Competence: Teaching Medical Students to Navigate Sensitive Encounters with Female Patients
Urania Davis, DO, MS, Board Certified OB/GYN, Longstreet Clinic at Northeast Georgia Health System


Accreditation Statements

AOA Credit 
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association of medical education for physicians. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this program for a maximum of 5 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

AMA PRA CREDIT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Pennsylvania Medical Society through the joint providership of Main Line Health and The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Main Line Health is accredit

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
Main Line Health designates this live educational activity for a maximum of five (5) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by Main Line Health must disclose to the audience any financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Speakers must also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or devices during their presentations

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