Topics in Family Medicine: 2018 Update by University at Sea

Topics in Family Medicine: 2018 Update is organized by University at Sea and will be held from Dec 01 - 08, 2018 at 7-Night Hawaii Cruise Conference Round-trip Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Topics :
• Prevention and Treatment of Motion Sickness
• Incidentaloma(s) How to approach these findings?
• Hey Doc! By the way I have this
• Common OTC treatment of every day Dermatologic Problems in Daily Practice
• Common Knee and Shoulder Complaints in the Office Setting
• How to give steroid injections to treat knee and shoulder complaints
• Use of the Medical Interpreter to maximize the office visit
• Current Guidelines on Evaluation of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Efficacious use of Antiemetic in the office setting
• Optimizing Results through Teamwork
• Preparing Your Patients for a Successful Transition to their Golden Years
• Medical Error Reduction: Optimizing Outcomes and Patient Safety
• Travel Medicine: Prevention Goes International
• The Seven Habits of Responsible Opioid Prescribing

Objectives :
• List 3 symptoms of motion sickness
• Differentiate the different sites of incidentalomas
• Describe 3 most common skin complaints in the office setting
• Demonstrate a rapid shoulder and knee exam
• Describe at least 5 tips for using a medical interpreter
• Describe what constitutes and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• List the 3 primary neurotransmitters involved in nausea and vomiting
• Apply the characteristics of successful teams and tools to build teamwork and improve outcomes
• Describe how teamwork can improve chronic disease metrics
• List and explain stages of team formation
• Improve the wellness of the geriatric patients seen
• Address preventive measures for geriatric members
• Provide appropriate medication management for the elderly
• Improve communication strategies in discussing advance directives with patients
• Discuss types of medical errors that can result in increased morbidity and mortality
• Minimize potential cognitive error risks to result in improved outcomes and patient safety
• Explain how diagnosis momentum can result in medical errors
• Discuss the scope of US travelers abroad
• Assess the medical risk to the traveler
• List commonly needed Immunizations for travelers
• Implement helpful travel preventative treatments
• Utilize travel medicine related website resources
• Appropriately evaluate a patient for Chronic Pain
• Utilize general guidelines for prescribing Controlled Substances / Opioids, including the new CDC guidelines
• Implement the use of multiple modalities in managing chronic pain
• Explain the added risks when prescribing opioids in excess of 100 mg Morphine Equivalent Dosing (MED)
• Implement strategies to improve patient safety and compliance with guidelines in prescribing opioids and other Controlled Substances

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.