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2026 Primary Care Symposium


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Add to Calendar 2026 Primary Care Symposium 5/1/2026 7:00:00 AM 5/2/2026 4:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://ast.cloud-cme.com/2026primarycaresymposium Description: Please join us for our virtual, two-day 2026 Primary Care Symposium! This education will focus on equipping primary care providers with the latest guidelines and strategies for delivering exceptional care to patients with common medical conditions. Participation in the Prescribing Controlled Substances Section is designed to offer 2.0 hours of continuing education applicable to the 8-hour DEA Medication Access ... Virtual - Zoom false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:00 AM - Saturday, May 2, 2026, 4:00 PM, Virtual - Zoom

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine, Internal Medicine
Professions - Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Other, Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Student

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (12.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (12.00 hours), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed Credits (12.00 hours), DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Hours (2.00 hours), Other Learner Participation Hours (12.00 hours), Tennessee Controlled Substance Prescribing Hours (2.00 hours)

Overview

Please join us for our virtual, two-day 2026 Primary Care Symposium! This education will focus on equipping primary care providers with the latest guidelines and strategies for delivering exceptional care to patients with common medical conditions.

Participation in the Prescribing Controlled Substances Section is designed to offer 2.0 hours of continuing education applicable to the 8-hour DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act requirements, and will meet the Tennessee Department of Health’s licensure renewal requirements for 2.0 hours of continuing education in controlled substance prescribing, including chronic pain guidelines.


Registration

Entire Symposium - 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM

  • $310.00 - Physician

  • $250.00 - Non-Physician

  • $75.00 - Resident/Fellow/Student

  • $0.00 - UTHSC Nashville Resident Physician/Fellow Physician

  • $0.00 - Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate

Friday Only - 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM

  • $165.00 - Physician

  • $135.00 - Non-Physician

  • $50.00 - Resident/Fellow/Student

  • $0.00 - UTHSC Nashville Resident Physician/Fellow Physician

  • $0.00 - Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate

Saturday Only - 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM

  • $180.00 - Physician

  • $145.00 - Non-Physician

  • $50.00 - Resident/Fellow/Student

  • $0.00 - UTHSC Nashville Resident Physician/Fellow Physician

  • $0.00 - Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate


Accreditation

Ascension Saint Thomas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Ascension Saint Thomas designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Allied Health Professionals and other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation following this course.

Participation in the Prescribing Controlled Substances Section is designed to offer 2 hours of continuing education applicable to the 8-hour DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act requirements, and will meet the Tennessee Department of Health’s licensure renewal requirements for 2.0 hours of continuing education in controlled substance prescribing, including chronic pain guidelines.

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Thank you to our Course Director, Section Leaders, Planning Committee, and Faculty for their investment in the 2026 Primary Care Symposium!

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals who have the opportunity to control content are required to disclose any financial relationships within the past 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Ascension Saint Thomas has established mechanisms to mitigate relevant financial relationships. Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will be provided to learners prior to the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Michael McCutchen, MD, MBA
Family Medicine Physician
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners Mount Juliet
Murfreesboro, TN
Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Roy Asta, MD
Psychiatrist
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Angelina Cain, MD
Chief Medical Officer
PathPoint Health
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jonathan Gandhi, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Independent Contractor (included contracted research)-Boston Scientific Corporation
Faculty Photos
Jacfranz Guiteau, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Gabrielle Hall, PharmD
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jessica Huston, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-Merck (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Johnson & Johnson (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Merit (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Lisa H Jambusaria, MD
Urogynecologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners Center for Female Pelvic Medicine
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
William R Johnson, MD, FAAFP
Family Medicine Physician
Tennessee Medical Foundation
Gallatin, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Hady Lichaa, MD
Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Rutherford
Murfreesboro, TN
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Paid consultant-SurModics, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Cordis
Faculty Photos
Lisa Milam, MSN
Women's Health
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners Center for Female Pelvic Medicine
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Smita Rao, MBBS, MS
Founder & CEO
Genexsure LLC
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Wheeler, DO
Psychiatrist
Family Care Center
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-Novo Nordisk (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-HeartFlow|Speakers Bureau-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Elucid (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
David Wood, Other, LPC-MHSP
Tennessee and Florida State Director
Family Care Center
Faculty, Other Planner
Nothing to disclose
Matthew O'Dell, RN, BSN, MHA
Director of Clinical Quality, Patient Safety, and ACO Care Management
Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners
Nashville, TN
Nurse Planner
Nothing to disclose
Christy Martin, MBA
Director, Business Development
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Other Planner
Nothing to disclose
Jonathan C Hughes, PharmD, BCACP
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Rockvale, TN
Pharmacy Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jimmy Kerrigan, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Physician Planner
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-AbioMed|Consulting Fee-Amgen, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Asahi Intecc Medical|Consulting Fee-BIOTRONIK, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific Corporation|Consulting Fee-Chiesi|Consulting Fee-Cordis|Consulting Fee-HeartFlow|Consulting Fee-iSchemaview Inc|Consulting Fee-Kardion|Consulting Fee-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Merit|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Osprey Medical (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Penumbra|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Siemans (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Shockwave Medical|Consulting Fee-Teleflex Medical|Consulting Fee-Zoll (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Terumo (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Zed
Tristin Casteel, MBA
Director of Medical Education
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Katlyn Mallicoat
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Heidi Petree, BS
CME Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose
Caroline Whitehead
CME Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Planner - CME
Nothing to disclose

Friday, May 1, 2026
 
2026 Primary Care Symposium

Welcome & Course Introduction
8:00AM - 8:10AM

Management of Chronic Heart Failure
8:10AM - 8:45AM
Jessica Huston, MD (Faculty)

AFib is Rising. So Are We
8:45AM - 9:20AM
Jonathan Gandhi, MD (Faculty)

Renal Denervation: What's the Hype About?
9:20AM - 9:55AM
Hady Lichaa, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
9:55AM - 10:05AM

Break
10:05AM - 10:15AM

Reading Between the Leads: Smart Cardiac Testing for Primary Care
10:15AM - 10:50AM
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR (Faculty)

Navigating POTS: Understanding Mechanisms and Management of a Challenging Syndrome
10:50AM - 11:25AM
Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
11:25AM - 11:35AM

Lunch
11:35AM - 12:00PM

Patient Acuity and Risk Assessment
12:00PM - 12:45PM
David Wood, Other, LPC-MHSP (Faculty)

Mood Stabilizers
12:45PM - 1:30PM
Jennifer Wheeler, DO (Faculty)

Question & Answer
1:30PM - 1:40PM

Break
1:40PM - 1:50PM

Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in the General Population
1:50PM - 2:35PM
Roy Asta, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
2:35PM - 2:45PM

Closing Remarks
2:45PM - 3:00PM

Saturday, May 2, 2026
Welcome & Course Introduction
8:00AM - 8:10AM

Menopause Matters: A Practical Guide for PCPs
8:10AM - 8:45AM
Lisa Milam, MSN (Faculty)

Overactive Bladder: Identifying Patients & Starting Treatment
8:45AM - 9:20AM
Lisa H Jambusaria, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
9:20AM - 9:30AM

Break
9:30AM - 9:40AM

Update on Genetic Breast Cancer Screening for Primary Care
9:40AM - 10:15AM
Smita Rao, MBBS, MS (Faculty)

Question & Answer
10:15AM - 10:25AM

When Diabetes Doesn't Fit the Mold: Identifying and Managing Non-Traditional Presentations
10:25AM - 11:00AM
Gabrielle Hall, PharmD (Faculty)

Effects of GLP1 Use on Metabolic Disease
11:00AM - 11:35AM
Angelina Cain, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
11:35AM - 11:45AM

Lunch
11:45AM - 12:15PM

Kidney Transplant: The Gold Standard Treatment for Late Stage 4 CKD and ESRD
12:15PM - 12:50PM
Jacfranz Guiteau, MD (Faculty)

Question & Answer
12:50PM - 1:00PM

Appropriate Controlled Substance Prescribing in TN
1:00PM - 2:00PM
William R Johnson, MD, FAAFP (Faculty)

Break
2:00PM - 2:10PM

Appropriate Controlled Substance Prescribing in TN
2:10PM - 3:10PM
William R Johnson, MD, FAAFP (Faculty)

Question & Answer
3:10PM - 3:20PM

Closing Remarks
3:20PM - 3:30PM

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