Series description and Continuing education 

Optimal Care focuses on the quadruple aim to improve patient outcomes while decreasing low value or wasted care. The Optimal Care Grand Rounds series focuses on aspects of care important to primary care providers (PCPs) and their patients. This multisession, accredited series will provide PCPs with actionable content that addresses evidence-based diagnosis and treatment approaches for many of the high-priority complex diseases frequently encountered in practice. Discussion of emerging clinical evidence and strategies to improve care will enable PCPs to gain new perspectives and increase their competency in providing care that is optimal for their patients.

Earn 1.00 CME/NCPD credit for each activity completed. This series is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners and other HCPs who have an interest in increasing their knowledge of the current state of care for many of the highly visible and complex diseases encountered in daily health care practice.

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July 23, 2025 @ 1pm ET 

De-prescribing in Primary Care: When, Why, How 

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September 17, 2025 @ 1pm ET (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!)

Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Initial Management for the PCP (Click on the activity title to register.)

Activity Description: This live webcast is designed to enhance primary care providers’ understanding of the evolving landscape of heart failure classification and treatment. Participants will explore the current nomenclature for heart failure staging and functional classification, with a focus on stratification by ejection fraction. The session will review the latest guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), including updates on pharmacologic and device-based interventions. Additionally, common barriers to implementing optimal therapy will be discussed, along with practical strategies to improve adherence and patient outcomes.
Presenter: Michael Almaleh, MD, FACC, Senior Medical Director, Wellmed Medical Management

November 12, 2025 @ 1pm ET (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!)

Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnosis and Initial Management for the PCP (Click on the activity title to register.)

Activity Description: This live webcast aims to equip primary care providers with the knowledge and tools necessary for the early identification and management of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Participants will review the epidemiology and risk factors associated with AFib, explore the clinical decision-making process for rate versus rhythm control, and apply current evidence-based guidelines for stroke prevention. Emphasis will be placed on practical approaches to risk stratification, shared decision-making, and optimizing long-term outcomes in the primary care setting.
Presenter: Mohammed Ruzieh, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Northwestern University

Previously Held Live Sessions

All live activities are recorded and available on-demand for CME/NCPD credit approximately two weeks after every live activity.  

Advanced Degenerative Joint Disease and Chronic Lower Back Pain: Evidence-Based Approaches to Care (On-Demand) Closes: August 1, 2025 

New Trends in Cardiology Imaging (On-Demand) Closes: November 16, 2025 

Unlocking Patient-reported Outcomes to Advance Quality, Experience and Decision Making (On-Demand) Closes: January 28, 2026 

Active Surveillance and Management of Prostate Cancer (On-Demand) Closes: March 16, 2026 

• Recommend your patients review Prostate Watch when referred to a urologist for a newly elevated PSA. General information about screening is also available. Contact [email protected] to receive free, reusable laminated cards for exam rooms to provide instructions for how patients can access content online outside office visits. Prostate Watch is an educational course available in English and Spanish.

Incorporating Palliative Care into Your Primary Care Practice (On-Demand) Closes: May 31, 2026

Pillars of Kidney and Cardiovascular Protective Interventions in Chronic Kidney Disease (On-Demand) Closes: July 22, 2026

Nonsurgical Management of Overweight/Obesity (On-Demand)  Closes: September 30, 2026

Cancer Control in the 21st Century: Observations on Disparities in Health (On-Demand) Closes: November 19, 2026

1 + 1 = 3: The Value of Medical-Behavioral Integration in Whole-Person Health Closes: January 28, 2027

Evidence-based Approach to Headache Management in Primary Care Closes: April 14, 2027

Osteoporosis Screening, Diagnosis and Management Closes: May 20, 2027

Advances in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease Utilizing CCTA and CAC Scoring Closes: August 25, 2027

Breast Cancer Screening — One Size Does Not Fit All Closes: September 30, 2027

Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries-Procedures Your Patients Need, and Others They Don't Closes November 21, 2027

High-value Interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for the Primary Care Provider Closes January 29, 2028

Dementia Screening, Diagnosis and Initial Management Closes April 13, 2028

Shared Decision-making in Primary Care Closes June 16, 2028

Provided by
This series is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Health, Clinical Performance.

Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this series.

Frequently asked questions
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General questions
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