Meetings By Mail Cleveland Clinic 3rd Annual Primary Care + 2025

Release Date: 12/15/25

Cleveland Clinic’s 3rd Annual Primary Care + provides critical updates in key treatment areas for primary care, women’s health and behavioral medicine.  An expert faculty presents the latest information on common chronic diseases, reviews the most salient research publications and discusses new medical management strategies.  Physicians, nurses, physician assistants and pharmacists will all benefit from this detailed review of best practices in primary care.
Topics include: geriatric medicine, infectious disease, pain management, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, obesity, fertility preservation, hormone therapy, cancer screening, UTIs, depression, substance abuse disorder, clinical uses of marijuana and much more.
Meetings By Mail: Cleveland Clinic 3rd Annual Primary Care + 2025 program is best for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who want CME/CE‑accredited, expert‑led updates on women’s health, behavioral medicine, and chronic disease management. It is designed as a comprehensive, flexible, on‑demand course for clinicians seeking practical, evidence‑based strategies in everyday primary care.
Who Should Enroll

Primary care physicians & family medicine doctors managing diverse patient populations.
Nurse practitioners & physician assistants working in outpatient or community health settings.
Pharmacists involved in chronic disease medication management.
Residents and fellows in internal medicine or family medicine preparing for board exams.
Allied health professionals supporting patient care in women’s health and behavioral medicine.

What You’ll Learn

Women’s health updates: fertility preservation, hormone therapy, cancer screening, UTIs.
Behavioral medicine: depression, substance abuse, sleep apnea, pain management.
Chronic disease management: cardiovascular disease, obesity, infectious disease, geriatric medicine.
Latest research publications: expert faculty review of the most salient studies.
Practical strategies: new medical management approaches for common primary care conditions.

+ Topics:

Session 1: Primary Care Updates I

Assessment and Prevention of Falls in the Elderly
Anne Vanderbilt, CNP, CNS

Men’s Health: Common Benign Penile and Testicular Disorders
Peter Bajic, MD

Updates on Perioperative Medical Management for Noncardiac Surgery
Mariel Manlapaz, MD

Overview of the Top Research Studies/Evidence Updates of 2024-2025
Melanie Malec, MD

Keynote Presentation: The Value of Feeling Valued: How Organizations Can Support Individual Physicians & APPs
Kevin D. Hopkins, MD

Session 2: Primary Care Updates II

Measles: The Need to Know Right Now for Primary Care
Donald Dumford III, MD

Scleroderma in Primary Care
Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS

Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Back Pain
Korrie Beverley-Waters, DO

Celiac Disease vs Gluten Intolerance in Adults and Children
Claire Jansson-Knodell, MD

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Understanding the Sleep Study and Non-Mechanical Device Treatment
Brian Chen, MD

Session 3: Women’s Health I

Female Fertility Preservation
Mindy Christianson, MD, MBA

Integrative Medicine Support for Stress Management
Yufang Lin, MD

Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Nayoung Sung, MD

Ovarian Cancer
Kevin Elias, MD

Multiple Sclerosis in Women
Lindsay Ross, MD

Session 4: Women’s Health II

Obesity Treatment in Women
Reena Bose, MD

Hair Loss in Women
Melissa Piliang, MD

Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Leslie Cho, MD

Enhancing Early Detection: Updates in Breast Cancer Screening and Supplemental Imaging
Lakshmi Khatri, MD

Recurrent UTI and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Shannon Wallace, MD

Session 5: Behavioral Medicine I

Infections in Persons Who Inject Drugs, With a Focus on Infective Endocarditis: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned
Steven Gordon, MD

Substance Abuse Disorder: Risk Assessment, Screening and Intervention
David Streem, MD

Update on Marijuana and Clinical Implications
Amy Zack, MD and Robert Bales, MD

Biology and Pathophysiology of the Endocannabinoid System
Kenneth Koncilja, MD

Session 6: Behavioral Medicine II

Integrative Behavioral Health and Wellness
Robert Saper, MD, MPH

Evidence Based Nonpharmacological Therapies for Depression
Melanie Malec, MD

Depression in the Aging Patient
Kathleen Rogers, MD