The CAFP Procedures Workshop is a hands-on event for students and residents wanting to learn and practice procedures that are used in a variety of primary care settings, including: inpatient, outpatient, urgent care, emergency department, nursing home, FQHCs, wilderness/street medicine environments and more!
Since 2014, this workshop has been designed by medical students and family medicine residents for medical students and residents - with goals of helping peers gain the confidence needed to improve patient care and the competencies needed to graduate.
In the student track, participants learn and practice basic procedural skills. For residents, the workshop provides training and practice in more advanced procedural techniques.
The CAFP POP Procedures workshop provides medical students with training and practice in procedural techniques common in Family Medicine practice. Residents are invited to attend advanced procedure workshops and KSAs at FM POP at a significantly discounted rate.
From inspiring main stage presentations to hands-on workshops and networking events, POP! is designed to inform, inspire, and connect the family medicine community. We invite you to explore the schedule for all programming including keynotes, featured speakers and sessions.
September 5-7, 2025 | Paradise Point Resort, San Diego, CA
Explore workshop details in the Student and Resident tabs. View images from previous procedures workshops in the gallery below.
The CAFP POP Procedures workshop provides medical students with training and practice in procedural techniques common in Family Medicine practice. The 2025 workshop will feature the following procedures:
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an extension of the physical exam, adding to proper diagnosis, procedural efficacy, and clinical decision making for family physicians.
Medical students will learn and have practice in:
Family physicians must be trained to care for a variety of reproductive health needs, including routine gynecologic procedures such as pap smears, nexplanon and intrauterine devices (IUDs) placement and removal.
Medical students will learn and have practice in:
One of the most common chief complaints that patients bring to family physicians is musculoskeletal-related issues. Prior to referral to specialists, family physicians must complete a thorough physical exam, come up with various differential diagnoses, and consider if they can offer treatment in office.
Medical students will learn and have practice in:
Residents are invited to attend advanced procedure workshops and KSAs at FM POP at a significantly discounted rate.
Facing the Headwinds: Dialogue for Support and Change
September 05, 2025, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | $25, Includes materials and breakfast.
Connect with like-minded colleagues for thoughtful conversations on navigating the challenges of these times. Topics to include public health, undocumented patient care, climate change, disaster preparedness, sexual and reproductive health and more. Together, we can explore ideas, share insights, and develop strategies to move forward in uncertain times.
Procedures Workshop: Advanced Wound Care: Elevating Skills for Family Physicians
September 05, 2025, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | $50, Includes materials and breakfast.
This workshop is a hands-on, two-hour training designed for family medicine physicians to enhance their skills in wound assessment, debridement methods (sharp, enzymatic, autolytic, mechanical), and advanced dressing selection for improving patient outcomes in outpatient and primary care settings.
Procedures Workshop: POCUS Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop
September 07, 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | $50, Includes materials and lunch.
Point of care ultrasound has rapidly established itself as an indispensable tool and the standard of care in family medicine. The goal of this session is to introduce attendees to some of the most high yield applications of POCUS for the family physician.
KSA: Diabetes Knowledge Self-Assessment
September 07, 2025, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | $50, Includes materials and lunch.
The Diabetes ABFM-developed KSA activity focuses on preventing and diagnosing diabetes mellitus, recognizing the clinical implications of insulin-resistance syndromes, recognizing, and managing microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, managing diabetic ketoacidosis and non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma, nonpharmacologic management of diabetes mellitus, and pharmacologic management of diabetes mellitus.
