About the Conference
Family and Community Medicine sponsors the Primary Care Update, a one-day event held in the fall with seminars, presentations, and workshops geared toward primary care practices. Attendees are encouraged to examine updates on a wide range of clinical issues that providers encounter in today's healthcare climate. PCU offers a unique experience for participants each year, either in person or virtually. Registration for this year's conference is open now.
Primary Care Update Conference Agenda | Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
| 7 a.m. | Breakfast and Registration Opens Kleberg Auditorium, BCM | |
| 7 – 7:55 a.m. | Yoga and Meditation 101 Rm 321 and 323, BCM | Dr. Graham Erwin, Assistant Professor Baylor College of Medicine Divya Rashmi, Yoga Instructor |
| 7:50 – 8:05 a.m. | Conference Opening | Dr. Malvika Juneja, Professor Baylor College of Medicine |
| 8:05 – 8:50 a.m. | Finding Fulfillment in Medicine: A Centripetal Approach* | Dr. Graham Erwin, Assistant Professor Baylor College of Medicine |
| 8:50 – 9 a.m. | Chair's Address | Dr. Roger Zoorob, Richard M. Kleberg, Sr. Professor and Chair Department of Family and Community Medicine Baylor College of Medicine |
| 9 – 10 a.m. | Lipid Management: From Guidelines to Practice | Dr. Vijay Nambi, Professor CommonSpirit Health |
| 10 – 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | Emerging Evidence: Mental Health Therapeutics | Dr. Nidal Moukaddam, Professor Baylor College of Medicine |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Obesity Medicine: Key Takeaways for Primary Care | Dr. John Myers, Assistant Professor Baylor Scott and White |
| 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and QI Showcase | |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Strategies in Pain Management** | Dr. Krishna Shah, Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2:30 – 3:50 p.m. | Human Trafficking*** | Dr. Mollie R. Gordon, Associate Professor Baylor College of Medicine |
| 3:50 – 4 p.m. | Conference Closing | |
* 1.0 AMA Ethics credit
** Pain Management certification
*** Human Trafficking certification
This conference will provide 7.0 AAFP Prescribed CME credits and 1.0 AMA Ethics credit.