15th Annual Sky Ridge Medical Staff Primary Care Conference

Lone Tree, CO US
August 23, 2025

This conference serves as an annual update on best practices and emerging trends in primary care, ensuring that healthcare providers remain at the forefront of medical advancements. Featuring expert-led presentations, the event covers a range of current topics, from chronic disease management to preventive care strategies. The goal of this conference is to enhance participants’ knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for the evaluation, treatment, and management of conditions encountered in primary care. Attendees will gain practical insights and recommendations they can integrate into their clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.

Target Audience

Primary Care Practitioners

Learning Objectives

  • Improve the ability to recognize and diagnose complex conditions that intersect with multiple specialties.
  • Recognize latest advancements and best practices in various medical fields relevant to primary care.
  • Ability to foster effective communication and collaboration between primary care providers and specialists to enhance patient outcomes.
  • Incorporate person-centered care principles into everyday practice to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
  • Apply risk management strategies to minimize errors and improve patient safety.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 6.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/09/2025
Course expires: 
02/28/2026
Event starts: 
08/23/2025 - 7:30am MDT
Event ends: 
08/23/2025 - 3:00pm MDT
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PCP Conference

August 23, 2025

 

 

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.                 Registration and Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.                 “Techniques to Preserve Motion in Active Patients“ with Dr. Eric Jamrich

  • Discuss common neck and back disorders.
  • Describe how motion preservation techniques differ from fusion surgery.
  • Discuss the types of patients who can benefit from this approach.

 

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.                   “A Modern Approach to Treatment of Venous Thromboembolic (VTE) Disease” with Dr. Nishanet Patel

  • Discuss the latest treatment options for deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
  • Describe venous insufficiency and treatment for post thrombotic syndrome.
  • Discuss management and treatment options for pulmonary embolism.

 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.                “Oncology Screening Update and the Role Genetics Play in Sceening” with Drs. Ken Blake and Andrew Labelle, Nurse Navigator Tricia Vandermark and Genetics Counselor Lauren Jimenez

  • Discuss the latest guidelines for cancer screening.
  • Identify the impact genetics play on cancer risk and novel biomarkers.
  • Describe how multidisciplinary teams can impact patient outcomes.

 

11:45 – 12:45                         Lunch and COPIC Presentation

“AI:  The Double-Edged Scalpel” with Dr. Eric Zacharias

  • Describe basic principles and applications of AI and machine learning and how these differ from traditional computer programs.
  • Identify error pathways and concerns about using AI for medical tasks such as communication, documentation and decision support.
  • Evaluate trends and implications of AI for patient safety, professional liability and regulatory policy, including currently unresolved questions about how legal theories of professional liability apply to AI-enabled applications.

 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.                  “Women’s Heart Health, Heart Failure and AFib: What You Need to Know” with Drs. Arun Kahlon, Akhil Reddy and Charles Fuenzalida

  • Identify gender differences in CVD epidemiology, morbidity and mortality.
  • Discuss ideology of heart failure, outpatient management and when to refer for a higher level of care.
  • Discuss the signs and symptoms of AFib and how to manage in the primary care setting.
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10345 Park Meadows Dr.
Lone Tree, CO 80124
United States
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Course Faculty

Portrait of Ken Blake, MD

Ken Blake, MD

Speaker

Rocky Mountain Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Portrait of Charles Fuenzalida, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS

Charles Fuenzalida, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS

Speaker

Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates

Portrait of Jerrell Herod, MD

Jerrell Herod, MD

Speaker

 

Portrait of Eric Jamrich, MD

Eric Jamrich, MD

Speaker

HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic

Portrait of Lauren Jimenez, MS, CGC

Lauren Jimenez, MS, CGC

Speaker

Genetics Counselor

Portrait of Arunpreet Kahlon, MD

Arunpreet Kahlon, MD

Speaker

Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates

Portrait of Andrew Labelle, MD

Andrew Labelle, MD

Speaker

Critical Care & Pulmonary Consultants

Portrait of Nishant Patel, MD, MBA

Nishant Patel, MD, MBA

Speaker

RIA Endovascular

Portrait of Patricia Vandermark, MSN, MHA, RN

Patricia Vandermark, MSN, MHA, RN

Speaker

 

Portrait of Eric Zacharias, MD

Eric Zacharias, MD

Speaker

 

Portrait of Tammy Bush,

Tammy Bush,

Planner, Course Director

 

Portrait of Emma Fortner,

Emma Fortner,

Planner

 

Portrait of Kerry Garrison,

Kerry Garrison,

Planner

 

Portrait of Whitney Luallen, MHA, RN, CNOR

Whitney Luallen, MHA, RN, CNOR

Planner

 

Portrait of Shanna Owen,

Shanna Owen,

Planner

 

Portrait of Linda Watson,

Linda Watson,

Planner

 

Accreditation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 6.00 Attendance
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