Kevin O’Connor joined with Reamer Bushardt to lead plenaries and immersive educational sessions for an interdisciplinary conference of primary care professionals, including physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists. The team led sessions on the latest diagnostic approaches, evidence-based treatment, and strategies for population health management in pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, and aging. O’Connor led a lively workshop on managing office emergencies. Bushardt led the group through developing models of care for patients receiving opioid therapy for chronic, nonmalignant pain, which included a 10-step system that addressed: when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain; appropriate selection, dosage, duration, monitoring, and discontinuation; assessing risk and addressing opioid-related harm; and best practices for clinical documentation to ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory authorities. O’Connor is senior medical advisor in HS, associate professor of medicine, and director of executive medicine for GW MFA.
The George Washington University
