Office of Continuing Medical Education

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville and The Departments of Family Medicine and Medicine presents

The Twelfth Annual Primary Care Provider Conference

Saturday, February 21, 2026

New Location for 2026!

UT Conference Center
4th Floor
600 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902

Course Overview

The Twelfth Annual Primary Care Provider Conference is designed to address the critical need for clinicians to stay informed about evolving guidelines and evidence-based practices in outpatient care. This conference will provide updates on key topics, including new treatments for cardiac arrhythmias and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the latest recommendations for colon cancer screening and hormone replacement therapy, strategies for end-of-life care discussions, addiction medicine, and the best practices for the judicious use of outpatient antibiotics. With a focus on practical application, this event aims to empower busy healthcare providers to enhance patient outcomes by integrating the most current advancements into their practice.

This conference is partially funded by the John A. Eaddy, MD Diabetes Education Gift Fund.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, the participants should be able to:

• Employ the latest evidence-based strategies for managing outpatient care, including new treatments for cardiac arrhythmias, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and addiction medicine.
• Review updated recommendations for colon cancer screening and hormone replacement therapy to enhance preventive care practices.
• Explain strategies for conducting end-of-life care discussions and addressing healthcare disparities in daily practice.
• Analyze best practices for the judicious use of outpatient antibiotics to improve patient outcomes.

Registration Fees

Fees include all program sessions, access to online program materials, continuing education credit, continental breakfast, breaks, lunch, and parking on site.

Accreditation

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Education Credits

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses may use these credit hours toward certification renewal.  This credit is acceptable by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Professional associations may choose to convert the hours earned to contact hours. Please contact your certifying board to ensure these credit hours will be accepted.

Disclosures

Individuals involved with planning and presenting of content for this activity must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. 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.  Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville, Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) staff along with the Activity Directors will take appropriate steps to identify and mitigate relationships prior to the individuals assuming their roles.  At this time, the CME staff and Activity Directors wish to disclose they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies.