Education & Events

CME Live Events:

Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Opioid Conference: A United Front 2026

📍 Tucson, Arizona (In-Person & Livestream Options Available)
📅 October 1–3, 2026
🎓 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Hosted by Mayo Clinic, this multidisciplinary conference brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals to explore evidence-based strategies for opioid stewardship and comprehensive pain management.

Topics include: Responsible opioid prescribing, non-opioid pain management, addiction medicine, perioperative pain management, behavioral health, palliative care, and interdisciplinary approaches to improving patient outcomes.

Learn more here:

Mayo Clinic Multidisciplinary Opioid Conference: A United Front 2026

28th Annual Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Update

📍 Sedona, Arizona (In-Person & Livestream Options Available)
📅 October 8–25, 2026
🎓 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Join Mayo Clinic for its 28th Annual Internal Medicine Update, a comprehensive continuing medical education conference designed to provide practicing internists, family physicians, hospitalists, and other healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based updates in internal medicine.

The program features expert faculty presenting current recommendations and clinical best practices across a wide range of specialties, including cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, nephrology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and preventive medicine. Attendees will leave with practical knowledge that can be immediately applied to patient care.

Learn more and register here:
https://ce.mayo.edu/internal-medicine/content/28th-annual-mayo-clinic-internal-medicine-update

2026 AAP Practical Pediatrics CME Course

📍 Tucson, Arizona (In-Person)
📅 November 6–8, 2026
🎓 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (CME credits available; see event website for details.)

Join the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the 2026 Practical Pediatrics CME Course, a comprehensive educational conference designed for pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who care for infants, children, and adolescents.

This course features expert-led presentations on the latest developments in pediatric medicine, including updates in primary care, behavioral and mental health, infectious diseases, newborn care, adolescent medicine, emergency medicine, and other common pediatric conditions. Attendees will gain practical, evidence-based strategies that can be immediately applied in clinical practice.

Learn more and register here:
https://www.aap.org/2026-Practical-Pediatrics-CME-Course-Tucson-AZ

UA Center for Integrative Medicine Online Pain Management CME:

The University of Arizona Pain Management Center has online CME programs available for all physicians. You may visit the links below for details or to register for the CME programs.

https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/

https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/online_courses/pain_management.html

Links for Opioid CME Requirements

The Arizona Senate and House voted unanimously to approve the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act during a late night, January 25, 2018 special session. Under the new bill, PCMS members authorized to prescribe schedule II controlled substances and have a DEA registration number are required to complete a minimum of three hours of opioid-related substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CME each license renewal cycle.

For your convenience, the following links offer opportunities to fulfill legislative requirements. Others may be available through your specialty society or other organizations.

http://www.vlh.com/AZPrescribing/

https://cme.ama-assn.org/Activity/4896593/Detail.aspx

https://searchec.ama-assn.org/educationcenter/search/opioid/relevant/1/

https://www.az-osteo.org/mpage/AzRxEd