Announcing TFME’s 2026 Scholars

Mar 30, 2026 | Education

From left to right: Annie Kokoyan (OHSU), Katelyn West (COMP NW), Supriya Iyer (OHSU), Benjamin Georgioff (OHSU) March 19, 2026 – TFME is thrilled to announce our four 2026 TFME Scholar Program scholarship recipients. These exceptional medical students will each...

2026 Conference in Safe Practice Management

Jan 20, 2026 | Education, Events, General Interest, Pain Conference

Cheers to the 50 Canadian and US physicians who participated in our 2026 Safe Practice Management Conference in April 2026, elevating their clinical skills and developing new confidence in managing patient requests. Participants went beyond the basics of opiate and...

Announcing TFME’s 2025 Scholars

Mar 18, 2025 | Education

March 19, 2025 –  TFME is thrilled to announce our five  2025 TFME Scholar Program scholarship recipients. These exceptional medical students will each receive a $5,000 scholarship to defray the costs of their medical education. Additionally, TFME Scholars are...

2024 Prescription Pressure Release!

Jun 24, 2024 | Education, Events, Pain Conference

*** 11/10/2024 – Registration is now closed. ***  2024 Conference Brochure (Canadian) 2024 Conference Brochure (US) Our 2024 program for physicians includes 4 self-paced, 1-hour sessions and a LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT on Friday, November 22nd, 2024 from 8 AM – 4...

2020 Pain Management Conference Highlights

Mar 16, 2020 | Education, Events

Our 33rd Annual Conference on Chronic Pain Management was held at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University Our speakers shared their expertise in setting boundaries on safe prescribing, de-prescibing, exercise physiology,  mindfulness and self care.  We...

John Kitzhaber, M.D. Remarks on Leadership at Annual Lectureship & Dinner

Feb 10, 2020 | Events

The following remarks were made by former Governor Kitzhaber addressing the attendees at our annual event on health care policy: “I want to offer a few words of context for those members of the health sector community gathered here this evening—and especially...

Kitzhaber Lecture and Dinner Highlights

Feb 8, 2020 | Events

The 2020 John Kitzhaber, M.D. Lectureship on Healthcare Policy was held on February 6, 2020 at at the Portland Hilton Hotel, Pavillion Ballroom.Approximately XX guests attended the evening of education and community. Guest speaker Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal  spoke on the...

Northwest Leadership Institute with Brad Fortier

Jan 27, 2020 | Education, Leadership Institute

Brad Fortier — an anthropologist and master improv coach— leads a exercise on team communication. Photo: Louise Vaz, Ciera Van Den Ayle, Miranda Miller with Brad Fortier Learn more about the Northwest Leadership Institute ›

Highlights from the 2018 Physician Well-Being Conference

Jun 12, 2018 | Events

In cooperation with Oregon Medical Association we held our Physician Well-Being on Friday, May 4, 2018 at the OMEF Event Center. Topics included: Creating A Positive Work Environment Practical Tools for Self-Care Reconnect with your personal de nition and vision of a...