This lecture will focus on medical care for gender diverse and transgender youth from childhood to early adulthood.  Finding affirming information for pre-pubertal children, counseling parents about social transition and resources in the community, timing and types of puberty blockers, risks and benefits of puberty blockers, following linear growth, and insurance coverage will be addressed.   Hormone regimens for feminizing and masculinizing therapies, along with risks and benefits will be discussed.   Fertility preservation and issues around fertility and contraception will be discussed.  This lecture will also cover health disparities, sexual health for LGBT youth, and making an office LGBT-affirming for the family practitioner.

Elyse Pine, MD | Chase Brexton Health Care

Osteoporosis is more common than ever before. This presentation will equip Family Physicians with the resources and proper guidance needed to treat and prevent osteoporosis in patients.

Sara Vazer, MD | Kaiser Permanente

This presentation will provide an overview of cardiac imaging for primary care providers. It will focus mostly on echocardiograms and cardiac CT.

Eric Tuday, MD, PhD | Johns Hopkins Hospital

There are over 750,000 people who actively inject opioids, methamphetamine, cocaine and ketamine in the United States, with numbers increasing due to the current opioid epidemic. People who inject drugs (PWID) are at higher risk for infectious, cardiac, pulmonary, psychiatric, and accidental causes of morbidity and mortality. Learn how family physicians have the opportunity to engage PWID into primary care by focusing on overall health and minimizing the harms of injecting drugs.

Aaron Greenblatt, MD | University of Maryland School of Medicine
Adam Visconti, MD, MPH | DC Department of Health

Over the past 10 years, understanding and management of concussions has changed significantly. Along with a better understanding of concussions, another major consequence to frequent head trauma is CTE. It has received a lot of press, which has raised a lot of discussion surrounding how to appropriately diagnose and manage head injuries. With so many opinions and changes over the past 5 years, what should we, as physicians, be doing to educate our patients in the office and on the field?

Kelly Ryan, DO, CAQSM | MedStar Franklin Square Medicine Department

This presentation will discuss early detection of melanoma including cases to emphasize points made in lecture. Potential mimickers of melanoma including squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma will be reviewed including pictures and how evaluation and management differs from melanoma. Dermoscopy in the evaluation of melanomas will also be reviewed with dermatoscopic photographs presented.

Suresh Menon, MD | Dermatology Associates and Surgery Center

Cervical cancer screening guidelines have changed and the management of abnormal screening tests have changed dramatically. Also, prevention of cervical cancer is possible and the recommendations for vaccination have also changed. It is also a very controversial vaccination for political reasons. These guidelines will be reviewed, as well as, the proper technique of a pap smear and the evidence for and against screening pelvic exams.

Nancy Barr, MD | MedStar Franklin Square Family Medicine Residency

Speak(easy) Howard helps Howard County residents think through their preferences for care and name who they want to make medical decisions for them if they can’t. The campaign, an initiative of the Horizon Foundation, walks through the first steps residents can take to protect their loved ones and help them honor their wishes, even when they can’t speak for themselves. Speak(easy) Howard has been developed over several years and has included running a collaborative with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to test the campaign approach and build engagement; designing a user friendly form to legally name a health care agent; developing a website that transmits advance care planning documents to healthcare providers; and crafting a marketing campaign to increase awareness and drive action.

Tiffany Callendar | Horizon Foundation