OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE UTAH ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Pub. 6 2022 Issue 1

The Return of CME & Ski

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UAFP Journal Pub 6 2022 Issue 1

UAFP staff could not have been happier to bring back CME & Ski this year! We were fortunate to host our 2020 conference in February of that year, just prior to all of the COVID-related shutdowns, but out of an abundance of caution, we decided not to try and host the event in 2021. In the summer of 2021, we decided to move forward with planning a return to the classroom and the slopes in Park City, UT in 2022. While the incredible surge brought on by the omicron variant made us a bit nervous in January, when we reached out to our registrants, only one out of 50 asked to cancel. With masks, proof of vaccination, and a negative rapid test required — we kept everyone as safe as possible.

This year’s event was held at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, and as the property was not slope-side, we rented private shuttles to get our guests to and from Deer Valley or Park City Mountain Resort in no time at all. Again, we were fortunate to have incredible presenters who lectured on topics ranging from diabetes updates to sports medicine. We were also incredibly fortunate to have received a grant from AAFP’s Center for Health Equity and Diversity to be able to provide implicit bias training as part of our curriculum this year. The Center’s director, Dr. Danielle Jones, was able to join us (on her first trip to Utah!) as a member of the faculty.

We are already looking forward to next year’s CME & Ski, held Feb. 9-12, 2023, at the Park City Sheraton. Registration will be opening in June, and we will be sending out updates in our weekly newsletter as well as providing information on our website at utahafp.org/cmeandski.

See you in 2023!