43rd Annual Edward W. Hook, Jr. MD Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine

43rd Annual Edward W. Hook, Jr. MD Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine is organized by University of Virginia and would be held during Oct 26-28, 2016 at Omni Charlottesville Hotel, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.

The Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine conference is a multidisciplinary CME conference designed to provide primary care clinicians with the knowledge and skills needed to practice state-of-the-art generalist medicine. The goal of the program is to highlight new or emerging conditions or treatments with key "takehome" messages, as well as to provide updates in the diagnosis and/or management of well-recognized conditions through formal presentations, question/answer panels and meetthe-professor sessions. This CME conference has been approved with 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).

Educational Objectives :
By the end of the Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine conference, attendees should be able to:
• Initiate evaluation of both common symptom complexes and medical conditions encountered in primary care and hospital practice, utilizing evidence-based and state-of-the-art approaches
• Institute management of selected important diseases seen in the general adult population using up-to-date strategies
• Recognize when specialty referral is indicated for certain medical conditions and have a basic understanding of the anticipated care to be provided by the consultant
• Counsel patients more effectively regarding benefits, risks and uncertainties in challenging clinical scenarios