12th Annual Mini Med School
UCSF Fresno, the San Joaquin Valley’s largest physician-training program, is proud to present the 12th annual installment of Mini Med School. During this public lecture series attendees will hear from UCSF Fresno experts and learn about local trends in medicine and health sciences. The 2023 series will focus on new medical research coming out of UCSF Fresno and the impact of these findings in the Central Valley.
Every Thursday in September, 2023
Live event with virtual option
5th Annual Liver Expo
Join UCSF Fresno on Saturday, October 14th for the 5th Annual Liver Expo! This hybrid event - attend either in-person or virtually - will focus on what is new in liver health, liver cancer diagnosis and emerging therapies, and the importance of colon cancer screening. Hear from UCSF Fresno, Stanford University, and Community Regional Medical Center experts and answer the question, ‘Is your liver well’?
October 14, 2023
Live event with virtual option
Health Equity Symposium
Misinformation and biased legislation across the country leads to implicit bias towards transgender youth. Information in many medical schools still contains many inaccurate assumptions and teaching around LGBTQ+ care in general and the connection of HIV status with the LGBTQ+ community. At the third installment in the UCSF Fresno Health Equity Symposium series, clinicians will be exposed to gender affirming care for this population: What it is and how crucial it is to gender expansive and transgender youth.
October 27, 2023
Live event with virtual option
18th Annual Cardiology in the Valley Symposium
Join the UCSF Fresno Division of Cardiology for the 18th installment of Cardiology in the Valley. The 2023 symposium discusses topics that are new and will have an important impact on cardiovascular management in the near future.
CME Credits Included: 4
May 13, 2023 | 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Live event with virtual option
Health Disparities Summit 2023
Join the UCSF Fresno Surgery Department, the largest surgical training department in the Central Valley, and the Intentional Recruitment Coalition (IRC) for a new symposium, created to improve care for disadvantaged populations in the San Joaquin Valley.
March 24, 2023
Live event with virtual option
Multidisciplinary Updates in Internal Medicine Conference
The annual UCSF Fresno Multidisciplinary Updates in Internal Medicine conference is returning with all new topics for 2023. This hybrid conference (attend in-person or virtually) will improve knowledge and proficiency on COVID in 2023 and Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders on Friday, March 17th, and Rheumatology/Pulmonary Disease and more on Saturday, March 18th.
March 17 – 18, 2023
Live event with virtual option
9th Annual Women’s Heart Fair
Enjoy free heart health lectures, wellness tips, and a meditative sound bath at the UCSF Fresno Women’s Heart Fair.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Attend Live at UCSF Fresno or from home with Zoom!
At Risk in the Central Valley: Voices from the Black and Hmong Communities
Join the office of Diversity and Outreach for the second installment of the UCSF Fresno Health Equity Symposium series. This new CME event will be hosted in a hybrid capacity and will offer 7.5 hours of CME credit.
Friday, November 4, 2022 | 8am-5pm
CME Units Provided: 7.5 UNITS
2022 UCSF Fresno Virtual Mini Med School
UCSF Fresno is proud to present the eleventh installment of Mini Med School.This series will focus on preventative measures for specific health and social issues, including climate change, cancer prevention, pre-hospital emergency care, and more.
Consecutive Thursdays | Oct. 6 – Oct. 27
5 pm – 7 pm
Via Zoom Webniar
2022 Liver Expo
Join UCSF Fresno on Saturday, October 22 for the 4th Annual Liver Expo! This hybrid event – attend either in-person or virtually – will focus on How to Keep Your Liver Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy and Liver Transplant in Fatty Liver Disease.
Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 10am-2pm
Live event with virtual option
5th Annual Air Pollution and Climate Change Symposium
From Challenges To Solutions
Join the UCSF Fresno Department of Internal Medicine for this informative conference, focusing on the challenges of air pollution in California and the steps being taken to find solutions.
Saturday, September 17, 2022 | 8am-1pm
Live event with virtual option
CME Units Provided: 4.75 UNITS
The Seventh Annual UCHMC Research Symposium
The University of California Hematologic Malignancies Consortium (UCHMC) is a collaboration across the 5 University of California Cancer Centers and UCSF Fresno to conduct multicenter investigator-initiated clinical trials in a more efficient and effective manner. The 7th Annual UCHMC Research Symposium will include discussions on opportunities for collaboration across the UC system, translating recent laboratory discoveries into new therapies, application of novel therapies in hematologic malignancies, and ongoing clinical trials currently being conducted by the UC Hematologic Malignancies Consortium. All members of the UC community are invited to attend.
Thursday, September 8 | 9:40 am – 5:00 pm, Team Discussions + Reception
Friday, September 9 | 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, Research Symposium
Live event with virtual option
CME Units Provided: 7.25 UNITS
UCSF Fresno Town Hall Lecture Series: International Advances in SARS-CoV-2
Join UCSF Fresno and a panel of international experts for this informative Town Hall Lecture to understand and define the unique properties of SARS-CoV-2 that impact human and animal welfare, how basic science models are used to study potential evolutionary stressors, and what is being done around the world.
Thursday, April 21 | 6 am to 8 am (PDT)
Via Zoom Webinar
Free Town Hall Lecture – No CME Provided
3rd Annual Autism Symposium for Primary Care Providers
This virtual conference, led by foremost experts, will give providers the tools needed to initiate early diagnosis, initiate intervention, and provide community support resources for children with autism or related neurodevelopmental disorders.
Saturday, March 26 | 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom Webinar
CME Hours: 5
2022 Women’s Heart Fair at Home
Enjoy free heart health lectures, wellness tips, and an introduction to meditation at the UCSF Fresno Women’s Heart Fair.
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Attend at Home with Zoom!
Advancing Excellence in LGBTQ+ Health
The Advancing Excellence in LGBTQ+ Heath conference, the first installment of the UCSF Fresno Health Equity Symposium series, will feature experts from a wide variety of fields including physicians, surgeons, and mental health professionals who are specialists in LGBTQIA+ care. Attendees will learn about gender affirming hormone therapy or surgeries, increasing inclusivity, and opportunities to improve medical practices in an area where the demand for care is greatly needed.
UCSF Fresno 2021 Virtual Mini Med School
Sept. 9 – Sept. 30, 2021
Four Free Virtual Sessions | Thursday Evenings from 5 to 7 PM PDT
Join UCSF Fresno for the 10th installment of the Mini Medical School series! The 2021 curriculum will be structured as four virtual sessions, open to the public and dedicated to community concerns, current trends, and innovations in health and medicine.
Lectures include mature topics. Attendees should be at least 17 years of age
2021 Virtual Liver Expo
Join UCSF Fresno on Saturday, October 2 for the 3rd Annual Liver Expo! This virtual event will focus on how to keep your liver healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and will also cover pancreatic cancer awareness. Hear from UCSF Fresno and Community Regional Medical Center experts and answer the question, ‘Is your liver well’?
2021 Endocrine and Diabetes Virtual Symposium for Primary Care Providers
Join the UCSF Fresno Divisions of Endocrinology and Bariatric Surgery for this live webinar on Saturday, September 11th. This virtual event will feature local and visiting speakers, and will provide health care professionals with current trends, new guidelines, and the latest expert recommendations.
CME Hours: 6
2021 Wilderness Medicine Conference
In the wilderness, definitive care is often hours to days away. Care providers in this setting must be prepared to stabilize and care for their patients with limited medical resources. This day-long program will increase specialized knowledge and skill sets to aid patients effectively in remote and wilderness settings.
CME Hours Available: 8
Assessing the Needs of Opioid Seeking Patients
This program was created to help opioid prescribers develop a comprehensive approach to address the needs of all opioid seeking patients. The focus of these sessions will include patient-centered care, a harm-reduction approach to substance use disorders, best practices in Buprenorphine prescribing, and how to decrease physician discomfort in the management of opioid seeking patients.
CME Hours: 4.5
