44th Annual Edward W. Hook, Jr. MD Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine

44th Annual Edward W. Hook, Jr. MD Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine is organized by University of Virginia and would be held during Oct 25 - 27, 2017 at Omni Hotel Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Conference objectives are :

• 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, employing up-todate and cost-effective 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 the benefits, risks, and uncertainties in challenging clinical scenarios, such as whether to initiate or continue dialysis for end-stage renal disease
• Recognize and reduce factors contributing to physician burnout
• Practice judicious prescribing of opioids at safe doses with appropriate monitoring
• Discuss appropriate indications for placement of cardiac devices
• Implement a stream-lined functional assessment of geriatric primary care patients
• Recognize professional factors conducive to burnout and discuss strategies to ameliorate them
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available