UPIKE-KYCOM CME Events

The University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine hosts a variety of Continuing Medical Education (CME) events each year on our campus. These CME activities include the annual Continuing Medical Education and Alumni Weekend event, the Annual Pediatrics Symposium.


Annual CME and Alumni Weekend

The Annual CME and Alumni Weekend event is typically held in September of each year. KYCOM has hosted this event on our campus since 2009. It is a three-day event with multiple activities, including the CME event, Founders Dinner, John A. Strosnider Memorial Lecture, and the KYCOM alumni reception.


15th Annual Continuing Medical Education and Alumni Weekend

The annual Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Primary Care Continuing Medical Education and Alumni Weekend will be held September 19 – 21.

Please complete the registration no later than September 13
Registration fees are $350 per person if received by September 13 and $425 if received after September 13. Founders Dinner is included. Registered Nurses (RN) and Physicians Assistants (PA) fees are $200 per person if received by Sept. 13 and $250 if received after.

General Meeting Information

This year’s event will offer both virtual viewing and live in-person sessions on the UPIKE campus.
Virtual link will be supplied upon registration payment.

Meeting Hours:
Friday, September 19: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, September 20: 8 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, September 21: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

This program is anticipated to offer 19 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit, pending the approval of the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education. The Southeastern Kentucky AHEC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.00 PRA Category 1 Credit(s). AAFP accreditation has been applied for.

This Year’s Theme
Medicine in the Mountains:
Tackling the Healthcare Challenges in Rural Appalachia

This Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Continuing Medical Education program will address the healthcare challenges in Rural Appalachia. Friday and Saturday sessions will include speakers presenting on Disparities in Healthcare, Point of Care Ultrasound, obesity, diabetes, cancer screening and Blacklung updates. The Sunday session will be devoted to a hands-on OMT technique workshop taught by Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and alumni.
Special Events

Friday, September 19
Founders Dinner and
John A. Strosnider Memorial Lecture

Reception followed by dinner

Keynote Speaker:
Seema Sachdeva, M.D., FAAP
Vice Chair, Division of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics

6 p.m.
Bears Tower, 8th Floor
849 Hambley Blvd., Pikeville, KY 41501

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn.
831 Hambley Blvd.
Pikeville, KY 41501
(606) 432-8181

Reserve your room by calling 606-432-8181 and selecting option “0.”
Use code “CME25 for a discounted rate before September 1.

Cancellations

KYCOM must be notified of cancellations in writing by September 13 in order to provide a refund.
A $50 processing fee will be assessed on all refunds prior to September 13.
Cancellations received after September 13 will not be refunded.     


Annual Pediatrics Symposium

KYCOM hosts an Annual Pediatrics Symposium each year on our campus. The symposium offers education on various pediatric topics given by multiple Pediatric experts with collaboration between the University of Kentucky and KYCOM. This event is also part of the clinical didactic curriculum for the OMS-II Pediatrics course at KYCOM.

For more information, contact

Ms. Deean Skeens

Director of Continuing Medical Education
(606) 218-5413
DeeanSkeens@upike.edu