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 necessary to graduate. In the student track, participants learn and practice basic procedural skills. In the resident track, the workshop provides training and practice in more advanced procedural techniques.
How to Register: the Procedures Workshop coincides with the FM POP! Conference. We hope you are able to attend the entire event and participate in all the student-resident programming. However, if you just want to attend the workshop, select "Optional Programs" within the POP! registration page.
REGISTER FOR POP!Volunteer to Teach
We are seeking volunteer faculty to teach the following procedures: SUTURING, PAP, POCUS, MSK, and DERM. The high preceptor-to-participant ratio is what makes this so incredibly special for students and residents. As a small token of our appreciation, we are giving volunteers a $75 Amazon gift card. If interested in volunteering, please sign-up here.
Explore workshop details in the Student and Resident tabs. View images from previous procedures workshops in the gallery below.
In the student track, participants learn and practice basic procedural skills. The 2024 Workshop will feature the following procedures:
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an extension of the physical exam, adding to clinical decision making for family physicians.
Students will learn and have practice in:
Suturing is an important skill for any family physician. In this workshop, preceptors provide step-by-step guidance on suturing essentials.
Students will learn and have practice in:
Family physicians must be trained to care for a variety of women’s health needs, including routine gynecologic procedures such as pap smears.
Students will learn and have practice in:
In the resident track, the workshop provides training and practice in more advanced procedural techniques. The 2024 Workshop will feature the following procedures:
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an extension of the physical exam, adding to clinical decision making for family physicians.
Residents will learn and have practice in:
Why this should matter to residents: At the end of residency training, a family medicine resident should be able to know the indications, benefits, and limitations of POCUS (Patient Care); Assess anatomy, physiology, and pathology with POCUS (Medical Knowledge); Communicate the results of a POCUS scan to the patient/treatment team, and document the results appropriately in the medical record (Interpersonal and Communication Skills); Talk to the patient about the risks and benefits of POCUS, alternatives to POCUS, and obtain verbal consent prior to a POCUS scan (Professionalism); Utilize POCUS to decrease time to properly diagnose, decrease procedure complications, and expedite medical care (Systems-Based Practice).
Patients commonly present with worrisome skin lesions during their primary care visit. Instead of referring them out for a biopsy, family physicians can maintain care continuity by performing this procedure in the clinic.
Residents will learn and have practice in:
Why this should matter to residents: Skin biopsies fall into the “conditions of the skin” requirement for family medicine training. Under this curriculum guideline, a resident should be able to independently perform a skin or punch biopsy. In addition, resident’s should be able to provide compassionate and culturally appropriate care that recognizes the effect of skin problems on the patient. Residents should also be able to perform a history and physical examination appropriate for skin conditions, use descriptive terminology, and perform a skin cancer screening exam.
One of the most common chief complaints that patients bring to family physicians is MSK-related issues/pain. 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.
Residents will learn and have practice in:
Why this should matter to residents: By the end of residency training, a family medicine resident should be able to identify common MSK injuries/conditions, common sports-related injuries and complications, office-based MSK procedures (Patient Care); identify normal and abnormal growth/development, injury prevention, appropriate exercise for all ages (Medical Knowledge); communicate and ensure understanding of MSK-related topics to individuals (Interpersonal and Communication Skills); coordinate care across healthcare system and ensure proper referral (Systems-Based Practice); understand the importance of diagnosing and treating MSK and sports medicine related injuries in the setting of family medicine (Professionalism).
