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Medicine 2026 | CME, Evaluation, & Certificate of Completion

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How to Obtain Certificate of Completion

To obtain your certficate of completion, simply fill out your online evaluation. After clicking "Submit" at the end of your evaluation, you will be redirected to a PDF of the certificate. You can then print out the certificate and fill in your information for your own records.

Evaluation

Accreditation Statement

CME Category 1: 6.5 Total

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of Providence Health Care and the Spokane County Medical Society. Providence Health Care is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Providence Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 6.5 hours of Category 1 CME credit to satisfy the re-licensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Meeting Objectives

At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:

Savannah Marie Patterson, MD, MNeuro Sci: ADHD Medications: Who Needs It, Why, and How/When to Deprescribe

  • Discuss education around how to assess for ADHD in the PCP setting, specifically assessing for confounding factors.
  • Describe first line options if the diagnosis for ADHD is clear.
  • Cover the when and why to consider deprescribing for ADHD, and how to proceed.

Radica Alicic, MD, MSc, FACP: An Internist’s View on the Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Framework

  • Present the advantages of adopting the concept of CKM syndrome.
  • Review of pharmacological treatment of CKM conditions.
  • Examination of implementation challenges of CKM conditions and possible solutions.

Caitlin Allen, MD: Hormones Are Our Friends and Osteoporosis Update for the PCP

  • Develop a framework to start hormone therapy with titration strategy.
  • Discuss the patient who needs anabolic osteoporosis therapy prior to bisphosphonate and when to pivot.

Lauren K. Whiteside, MD, MS: Opioid Use Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Identify patients in your practice setting with OUD
  • Learn how to incorporate medications for OUD in your current practice.
  • Understand how to reach out to statewide resources for assistance in treatment of OUD patients.

Samantha Mathews-Klebes, MD: Tick-Borne Diseases in the Pacific Northwest

  • Provide education about tick-borne illnesses in the region and treatment recommendations.
  • Education about Lyme disease.

Amish J. Dave, MD, MPH, FACP: 2026 Updates in Rheumatology for the Internist

  • Review new medications in rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, and dermatomyositis.
  • Discuss vaccination updates for immunosuppressed rheumatology patients.

Ileisa IA Oleson, MD (PGY-3): The good, the bad, the LDL: updated guidelines from the ACC for the PCP

  • Review the new risk calculator “PREVENT” and its use.
  • Discuss Lpa and APOb use in screening for hyperlipidemia.
  • Review targets for cholesterol management and the new ACC guidelines as applicable to the primary care provider.