This live online activity will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, 8:00am - 12:00pm PT.

Join via zoom to complete this 60-question Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA), facilitated by Mary Hanna, MD, FAAFP. The Musculoskeletal Knowledge Self-Assessment (KSA) focuses on management and treatment of common conditions of the spine, upper, and lower extremities to maximize restoration of function, and clinical features of musculoskeletal traumatic overuse injuries.

After completion, learners will earn 10 ABFM certification points and up to 8 AAFP Prescribed credits. For more information about ABFM Maintenance of Certification, please visit theabfm.org.

Learning Objectives

After successful completion of the Musculoskeletal KSA, the participant will have been exposed to up to date content as it relates to Musculoskeletal care and have an opportunity to close knowledge gaps that existed prior to participation in the Musculoskeletal KSA activity. Learning objectives for the Musculoskeletal KSA are as follows:

After completing the Musculoskeletal KSA, participants will be able to close knowledge gaps and

1. contrast treatments for musculoskeletal conditions of the spine, and upper and lower extremities to maximize restoration of function
2. differentiate among common presentations and clinical features of musculoskeletal traumatic overuse injuries seen in clinical practice
3. apply critical aspects of musculoskeletal care that include proper imaging modalities, infections, child abuse, and malignancy.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for family medicine physicians.

Participation and Credit

Learners must register in order to participate in and receive credit for this live online educational activity. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures. Live attendance and active participation between 8:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday, September 26, 2026 is required, with web camera turned on throughout and a functional microphone. Each code word revealed during the activity must be correctly marked in the Code Words Quiz, and the Evaluation must be completed.

After completion, you will earn:

• 10.0 MOC certification points from ABFM (if qualified) and 
• 8.0 AAFP Prescribed credits (for MOC credit recipients) or
• 4.0 AAFP Prescribed credits (if not receiving MOC credit)

Any family physician is welcome to participate, whether or not you quality for MOC Credit. To quality, all the following must be true:

1. You are currently eligible for and enrolled in the ABFM Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) process
2. You have not already completed the MSK KSA module in the past three years
3. You have not already completed your current MC-FP state requirements

A certificate will be available to you as a downloadable link. You may print the certificate, but you cannot alter it. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board. 

Fee

$299 CAFP/AAFP Member; $399 Non-Member

Unlabeled Use Disclosure

This activity will not include discussions of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Cultural/Linguistic Competency

CAFP policy and California state law requires that each learning activity have elements of cultural and linguistic proficiency included in the content. The definition of cultural and linguistic competency is the ability and readiness of health care providers and health organizations to humbly and respectfully demonstrate, effectively communicate, and tailor delivery of care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, identities, and behaviors, in order to meet patients’ social, cultural, and linguistic needs as it relates to patient health. This activity meets these requirements.

Implicit Bias

CAFP policy and California state law requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include either (1) examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of physicians and surgeons, leading to disparities in health outcomes and/or (2) strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics. This activity meets these requirements.

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Questions

For questions regarding the content of this activity or for technical assistance, contact [email protected].

The CAFP has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education program. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, and precautions) and drug delivery systems is subject to change, however, and the learner is advised to check the manufacturer's package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.

Approval of credit for this continuing education program does not imply endorsement by CAFP of any product or manufacturer identified.

Any medications or treatment methods suggested in this CME activity should not be used by the practitioner without evaluation of their patient's condition(s) and possible contraindication(s) or danger(s) of use of any specific medication.

Copyright

© 2026 California Academy of Family Physicians. No part of this activity may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embedded in articles or reviews.