​​Future Meetings:               STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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• FOR OC CHAPTER MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES ONLY--> August 5, 2023 (Saturday 11AM-3PM) Summer Family Event at Irvine Regional Park, Party Pavilion B 

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• September 12, 2023 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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• December 5, 2023 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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Past Meetings:

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Date: May 2, 2023 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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Topic: The Skinny on GLP1 Medications and the Current State of Medical Weight Loss Treatments

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Speaker: Patricia M. Ng, MD, [Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Orange County, Physician Lead: Metabolic and Bariatric Clinical Services

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Event Objectives:​

• Understand Obesity as a chronic disease, 

• Increase awareness of the role of popular culture and consumerism affecting the physician patient interaction within the confines of weight loss discussions,

• Understand the key components of safe prescribing of weight loss medications and ongoing monitoring required, and

• Improve knowledge base on GLP1 medications as it pertains to weight loss.

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Date: February 7, 2022 (Tuesday evening 6PM-8:30PM)

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Topic: In-Office Emergencies for Family Medicine Physicians 

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Speaker: Chun Joey Chang, MD

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Event Objectives:

•   Learn how to recognize and treat anaphylaxis

• Learn how to manage unresponsive patients and patients with hypoglycemia

• Learn how to treat seizures

• Review ABCDs and preparation for in-office emergencies (key steps in preparation, management and treatment of common in-office emergencies)

• Bonus--> learn how to handle in-flight emergencies.

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 Events and speakers are determined by our Board of Directors.

If you have any questions or concerns, please visit our “About Us” section to contact our OC - California Academy of Family Physicians representative via phone or email.

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