Primary Care Medicine: Update 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026, 5:00 PM - Friday, April 3, 2026, 10:40 AM, Marriott Resort Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, HI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (18.00 hours), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) CE Credits (18.00 hours), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed Credits (18.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category 1 CME (18.00 hours), American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) CE Credits (18.00 hours), Geriatric Credits - California Mandated (CA AB 1820) (15.75 hours), Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) CE Credits (18.00 hours), Nursing Pharmacotherapeutic Credits (16.50 hours)

This course will present a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, controversies in primary care practice, and updates in care of patients with COVID-19 and other serious infections. The course will focus on the skills and strategies needed in day-to-day office practice.

1. Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine including cancer prevention and screening, and immunizations;
2. Use best practices to treat patients with COVID, influenza, RSV and other respiratory infections;
3. Treat common disorders in dermatology including skin cancer, eczema, acne, skin infections, hair loss, chronic urticaria, drug eruptions, and disorders of aging skin;
4. Manage common concerns in women’s health including contraception, menopause, abnormal bleeding, urinary disorders, early pregnancy loss, and medication abortion;
5. Management common disorders of the lung including asthma, COPD, pulmonary embolus, chronic cough, and dyspnea;
6. Manage common and complex neurological complaints including cognitive impairment, movement disorders, transient ischemic attacks and acute strokes;
7. Develop best practices in understanding current diagnostics, treatments, and prognosis of common cancers;
8. Development new approaches to treatment of common infections;
9. Understand and treat obesity and use the new obesity medications
10. Select the best current and future diagnostic tests and best new medications;
11. Use best evidence and optimize patient communication and shared decision making;
12. Improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration;
13. Enhance value in medical practice;
14. Become a better clinician and advocate with a deeper understanding of health disparities and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care.

Course Number: MDM26M06

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

Registration Fees

Registration Category	Fees
Physicians	$1,095
Nurses/APPs/Other Health Care Professionals	$945
Residents/Fellows	$945

Registration will close on 4/3/2026 at 11:00am Pacific Time.  

Registration and pre-course instructions will be shared with registrants 1 week prior to the course.

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Onsite and Remote Learning Options:
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Hawaii Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ACCME Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this live Activity for a maximum of 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit(s).

Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA category 1 Credit^TM. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

California Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses that are provided by entities approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM is acceptable to meeting the CE requirements for the California Board of Psychology. Providers in other states should check with their state boards for acceptance of CME credit.

ACPE Credit: This has not yet been approved for ACPE credit.

This is not a valid certificate for pharmacy credit. Only CPE Monitor can provide valid records of credit awarded. 

(This activity has been approved for [___] continuing pharmacy education credits under the UAN [___]. Credits will be reported to CPEMonitor(R) within 45 days of claim date. )

ANCC Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Activity for a maximum of 18.00 ANCC contact hours.

IPCE Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 18.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit(s).

Geriatric Credit: The approved credits shown above include   15.75 credits toward satisfying the requirement under California Assembly Bill 1820, Geriatric Medicine.

Pharmacotherapeutic Credit: For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organiYations accredited by the ACCME.  Nurses should claim 0.1 CEUs for each contact hour of participation in designated pharmacotherapeutic continuing education.

The approved credits shown above include 16.5 contact hours of Pharmacotherapeutic content towards meeting the requirement for nursing pharmacology continuing education.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing at least 30 days before the conference start date will receive a refund of registration fees minus a 10% administrative fee. Requests received between 30 days and 14 days before the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued within 14 days of the start date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.
 
UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement
The University of California, San Francisco welcomes everyone, including people with disabilities to our events. We are committed to ensuring that our programs, services, goods, and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you require accommodation for a disability in order to fully participate in this event please let us know during registration, or submit a learner support ticket with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

Location for On Site Learning

Join us on Oahu for the Primary Care Medicine: Update 2026 course, hosted at the Waikiki Beach Marriott. Enjoy unparalleled convenience with immediate access to the Waikiki beaches, dining, shopping and entertainment.  And when you need a break from the excitement, retreat to the resort's exclusive 3rd floor pool deck, featuring family and adult pools, lawn games, a bar and restaurant, and fully equipped gym.

We’ve secured a special discounted group rate at the conference hotel for our attendees. Be sure to book your room early—reservations must be made by the cut-off date or before the block is sold out. After the cut-off date, or if the room block sells out, rooms will be subject to availability and the group rate cannot be guaranteed. 

Hotel Name:  Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa

Hotel Address:  2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 96815

Hotel Phone Number:  808-922-6611

Hotel Website

Room Rates: 

• City View $309

• Partial Ocean View $339 

• Ocean Front $409 (Kealohilani Tower)

Cutoff Date: Friday March 6, 2026

Book Your Room Online Today   

Additional Information:

The hotel's mandatory $50 resort fee will be discounted to $25 per day for conference attendees who book within our roomblock.  This discount will be applied before check-out. 

This resort fee includes Enhanced High-Speed In-room Internet Access, Daily Fitness Classes, Daily Cultural Classes, Two (2) Beach Chairs, OR Two (2) Boogie Boards, OR 1 Beach Chair and 1 Boogie Board from Waikiki Sand Bar, and more.

By staying at the host hotel, you help UCSF meet its contractual obligations and keep registration fees reasonable.

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Air Travel

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

COURSE CHAIR

Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

COURSE FACULTY

Sam Brondfield, MD, MAEd
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Chief, Moffitt-Long Inpatient Oncology Consult Service
University of California, San Francisco

Peter Chin-Hong, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
Associate Dean for Regional Campuses
University of California, San Francisco

John W. Engstrom, MD
Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Program
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
University of California, San Francisco

Rebecca Jackson, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Chief, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
University of California, San Francisco

Toby A. Maurer, MD
Professor of Dermatology
Indiana University School of Medicine

Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MAEd
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
DOM Associate Chair for Mentorship & People Development
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Education Chair in Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Residency Program Director, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Robert B Domush, MD, Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology Education
University of California, San Francisco

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.