SHC Aloha Primary Care Conference 2025

2025 Early registration (before Sept 14) Sharp Clinicians and APPs $990, Non-Sharp and APPs $1,165

2025 Registration (after Sept 14) Sharp Clinicians and APPs $1,050, Non-Sharp and APPs $,1,265

Deadline for TUITION REFUND - Friday, October 3, 2025. A $150 cancellation fee will be applied.

Hotel cancellation and date modification are allowed up until 21 days prior to your arrival date.

ALOHA! Celebrating 21 years, this year’s conference will focus on the educational needs of primary care physicians, including family physicians, internists and any others interested in learning about the latest developments in the field of primary care medicine.

Join us on the Big Island at the beautiful Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii

1. Define Cardiometabolic Health: Broaden their understanding of cardiometabolic health and recognize its interconnected, systemic nature and common underlying pathophysiologies
2. List the mechanisms of GLP-1-induced side effects
3. List the new GLP-1 satiety-based hormones that will be available in the next 1 to 2 years
4. Define Acute, Subacute, and Chronic cough and identify their common causes
5. List pulmonary nodules and review risk stratification of pulmonary nodules based on patient and radiographic characteristics
6. Identify the scientific principles behind the current revolution in gene editing and its potential to produce highly personalized therapies for cancer and genetic diseases
7. Identify the intersection of biomedical science with popular culture, and the extent to which filmmakers strive to achieve scientific accuracy
8. Identify the signs and symptoms of less common musculoskeletal problems for patients you’ll see in clinic
9. Provide evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of Rotator Cuff, Epicondylosis, Knee Osteoarthritis, and Ankle Sprains
10. Define perimenopause and the hormonal changes that occur
11. Identify new contraceptive methods on the horizon
12. List the diagnoses and treatment options for sports injuries and degenerative diseases of the shoulder
13. Differentiate common orthopaedic injuries and understand their initial work-up
14. Define obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease, for long-term success
15. Identify the role the gut microbiota plays in metabolic health and its interaction with dietary patterns
16. Review the basis of latent tuberculosis testing and treatment
17. Review development of eosinophilic pneumonia on daptomycin OPAT

Accreditation:  Sharp HealthCare is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit:  Sharp HealthCare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PA Credit:  PAs may claim a maximum of 15.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

NP Credit:  AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. 15.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit = 15.25 contact hour(s).

ABIM MOC Credit:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 15.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias Standards: This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include curriculum addressing the topic of cultural and linguistic competency, in conjunction with California Senate Bill 923 gender-affirming care, and in compliance with California Assembly Bill 241 which requires that all CME activities incorporate educational components to address factors identified as impacting the provider’s patient populations and disparities potentially caused and exacerbated. 

HOTEL REGISTRATION: Please contact FRANCIE BELL at Direct Travel at 408-882-8216 or [email protected] to make your reservation.
Fairmont Orchid, One North Kaniku Drive, Kamuela HI 96743
https://www.fairmont.com/orchid-hawaii/

Fairmont Garden View Rooms - $309.00 per night, plus 17.962% tax
Run of Ocean View Rooms* - $379.00 per night, plus 17.962% tax
*Run of Ocean view room category is a mix of partial ocean view rooms and ocean view rooms.  The hotel will assign either view upon arrival.

Bedding Request options – 1 King or 2 Queen Beds

The rates are valid for single or double adult occupancy.  Children 17 years and under sharing a room with the parents using existing bedding are free. Any additional adults are $75 per adult, per night.  The maximum occupancy is 4 people, no matter the age.

A 1-night deposit is required to confirm reservation.  Cancellation and date modification are allowed up until 21 days prior to your arrival date.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Sharp HealthCare adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education (ACE). Any individuals in a position to control the content of an ACE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Elan Hekier, MD, Physician
Chief Medical Informatics and Innovation Officer
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Chairperson

Nothing to disclose

Kaveh Bagheri, MD, Pulmonologist
Medical Director
Kaveh Bagheri,MD,Inc
La Mesa, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Ken Fujioka, MD
Director
Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center and the Center for Weight Management. Scripps Clinic
Cardiff, CA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Novo Nordisk|Speakers Bureau-Lilly|Consulting Fee-Currax|Consulting Fee-Amgen|Consulting Fee-Phenomix|Consulting Fee-Boehringer Ingelheim|Speakers Bureau-Rythm|Speakers Bureau-Takeda|Consulting Fee-Vectiv Bio|Consulting Fee-Shionogi, Inc.

Wayne W Grody, MD, PhD
Professor
UCLA School of Medicine

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Lisa Johnston, MD, Physician
MD
Sharp Rees-Stealy
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Angelica Neison, MD, DABOM, DipABLM, CCMS
Obesity, Lifestyle, & Culinary Medicine Physician
Form Health
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Jamie Saben, MD, Physician
Department of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

George Sakoulas, MD
Infectious Disease
Sharp Memorial Hospital/SCMG
San Diego, CA

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-AbbVie|Consulting Fee-AbbVie|Speakers Bureau-Paratek|Consulting Fee-Paratek|Speakers Bureau-Innoviva|Speakers Bureau-Nestle Nutrition

Mark Schultzel, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA
Chair of the Sharp Community Medical Group Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Division Chief of United Medical Doctors
La Jolla, CA

Faculty

Speakers Bureau-Pacira|Advisor-Aztron MedTech|Consulting Fee-Shoulder Innovations|Advisor-Johnson and Johnson MedTech|Consulting Fee-Vertex|Consulting Fee-Fairwinds Medical|Consulting Fee-Safe Balance

Jason Harney, BA, Administrator
Sharp HealthCare
Spring Valley, CA

Planner

Nothing to disclose

Victoria Mata, MBA, Administrator
CME Associate
Sharp HealthCare
Bonita, CA

Planner

Nothing to disclose

Leticia Polanco, MD, Physician
Family Medicine
SCMG - South Bay Primary Medical Group
Chula Vista, CA

Planner

Douglas L. Schulz, MD, hh
Department of Urgent Care
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Planner

Nothing to disclose