Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology for Primary Care
Oct 01, 2021 – Oct 03, 2021
Online Live Stream - CME
This online live stream CME will be broadcasting from one of our in-person CME destinations. This program will be acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Academy of Family Physicians. This program is accredited as a live activity. Recordings of the event will be provided to all registered attendees at the conclusion of the course.
This online live stream is designed to provide primary care clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Primary Care related to Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management.
The online learning format will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, and case-based studies. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Primary Care, with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Please see the Overview & Agenda tab below for additional information on the Daily Program Schedule, and Topics & Objectives for each date listed below.
Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the activity website for the most current information.
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Tuition Discount
Past Attendees Save $50: Past MCE Conferences attendees (within the previous three years) automatically receive a $50 discount at checkout.
Bring a Friend or Colleague and Save $50: If you are attending with another healthcare professional you are eligible for a $50 discount.
Overview & Agenda
Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology for Primary Care – 12 Credits
Overview
This conference is designed to provide primary care clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology for Primary Care, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information and updates in Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology for Primary Care.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals to enhance the training of primary care clinicians. This Continuing Medical Education program promises to help you learn the most current, best medicine, and techniques for making the diagnosis easier and quicker during a 20-minute office visit.
Topics and Objectives
Friday, October 1
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
The Answer is Right in Front of You! Visual Diagnoses of the Eyes and Skin
Objectives: 1) Discuss cases of potentially dangerous rashes 2) Recognize the rashes that need emergent intervention 3) Understand the causes of floaters and flashers 4) Develop an approach to monocular visual loss
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Update on Appendicitis
Objectives: 1) Develop an approach to diagnosing appendicitis through case presentations 2) Understand the role of imaging in appendicitis 3) Discuss challenging presentations in extremes of age
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Workup and Treatment of Hypercalcemia, Including Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Objectives: 1) Understand the workup of PTH and non-PTH-mediated causes of hypercalcemia 2) Review the indications for parathyroid surgery 3) Understand unusual causes of hypercalcemia
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Hypogonadism: Fact or Fiction?
Objectives: 1) Learn how to identify cases of testosterone deficiency 2) Review the workup of hypogonadism 3) Review treatment options for hypogonadism
Saturday, October 2
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Approach to Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests and Imaging
Objectives: 1) Learn how to identify and manage cases of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism 2) Understand the approach to management of a thyroid nodule
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Type 2 Diabetes: A Practical Comprehensive Approach for the Primary Care Practitioner
Objectives: 1) Distinguish Type 1 from Type 2 diabetes 2) Understand basic pathophysiology of Type 2 diabetes 3) Learn how to pick specific agents to treat Type 2 diabetes to target pathophysiologic defects
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Masquerade Party: Systemic Causes of Abdominal Pain
Objectives: 1) Develop a diagnostic approach to undifferentiated abdominal pain 2) Expand your differential to include unusual systemic causes 3) Understand the role of the lab as a clue to unusual systemic causes
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Killer EKGs: Subtle EKG Findings You Don’t Want to Miss
Objectives: 1) Recognize potential life-threatening conduction abnormalities 2) Identify serious causes of syncope on the EKG 3) Decide which EKG needs emergent referral
Sunday, October 3
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Waiting for the Ambulance: Office 911
Objectives: 1) Review recent ACLS guidelines 2) Discuss the management of severe anaphylaxis 3) Understand ways to manage the compromised airway until EMS arrives 4) Understand the current therapy for CVA
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Provider Wellness: Heal Thyself
Objectives: 1) Develop a personal strategy for wellness 2) Recognize and manage the difficult patient 3) Bring joy back into your practice
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Present Your Difficult Endocrine Cases
Objectives: 1) Understand approaches to difficult case presentations in endocrinology 2) Use endocrine physiology to diagnose and manage difficult and rare presentations of endocrine diseases
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM
Approach to the Endocrine Incidentaloma
Objectives: 1) Understand the approach and follow-up of adrenal mass 2) Understand the approach to a pituitary mass
Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the activity website for the most current information.
Program Schedule
Date
Location
Description
Time
Oct 1, 2021
Online Live Stream
Conference - Day 1
Online live stream access information will be provided upon registration.
4:30 AM - 8:50 AM PDT // 7:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
Oct 2, 2021
Online Live Stream
Conference - Day 2
Online live stream access information will be provided upon registration.
4:30 AM - 8:50 AM PDT // 7:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
Oct 3, 2021
Online Live Stream
Conference - Day 3
Online live stream access information will be provided upon registration.
4:30 AM - 8:50 AM PDT // 7:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ACCME
MCE Conferences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MCE Conferences designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Recognition
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12 (part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Academy of Family Physicians – AAFP
This live activity is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro-M1
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is the accrediting body for family medicine continuing medical education (CME) in the United States of America. CFPC members who complete any live CME/CPD program accredited by the AAFP for Prescribed credit can claim the equivalent number of Mainpro-M1 credits. Canadian
American Osteopathic Association – AOA
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.
American Academy of Physician Assistants – AAPA
AAPA accepts Category 1 CME approval from the AAFP.
American Association of Nurse Practitioners – AANP
AAFP Prescribed Credits are accepted by the AANP.
American Nurses Credentialing Center – ANCC
According to the ANCC, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP meet the ANCC-accredited CNE criteria.
Pharmacology Credits
This course is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 CE credits; please verify with your Medical Board which hours may be applied toward Pharmacology credit.
Hotel Accommodations
Not applicable to online live stream CME.
Please note: Registered attendees for livestream events should not plan to travel to any upcoming destinations. Livestream attendees will not be granted access to group discounted room rates, onsite concessions, or meals.
Additional Travel Information
Not applicable to online live stream CME.
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