55th Annual Internal Medicine Program

55th Annual Internal Medicine Program is organized by University of Colorado School of Medicine and will be held from Jul 14 - 19, 2019 at YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado, United States of America.

Accreditation:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Osteopathic Association
This program is approved for 24.5 AOA Category 2-A CME credits.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 24.5 Medical Knowledge 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 the ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Academy of Family Physicians
This Live activity, 55th Annual Internal Medicine Program, with a beginning date of 07/14/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 24.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Overview:
Welcome to the 55th Annual Internal Medicine Program, a highly practical and evidence-based update of topics in Internal Medicine and allied specialties that are the most rapidly changing. This program is designed to meet the needs of busy practitioners who practice ambulatory and traditionalist medicine as they care for some of the most challenging cases facing primary care providers today. Our highest rated speakers will deliver state-of-the-art lectures and workshops on topics directly chosen by community physicians and previous registrants who personally recognize the learning needs of clinicians.

This year’s program includes talks and interactive workshops designed to sharpen diagnostic and therapeutic skills. Ample time will be given so that registrants can ask questions and explore clinical challenges with the speakers.

Physicians will be able to earn Medical Knowledge MOC points from The American Board of Internal Medicine for participating in the Internal Medicine Program this year.

Course Objectives:
At the end of this conference, course participants should be able to:
• Recognize when testosterone should be checked and who needs treatment, ways to improve documentation and communication in order to mitigate risk management concerns, the many forms of PTSD and how to manage them or refer, and the numerous future medicine technologies and how they are already shaping practice and the direction of healthcare.
• Manage care for immunocompromised patients, adrenal disease, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, menopausal symptoms, pain using non-opioid strategies, NAFLD, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes utilizing the latest equipment and medications.
• Assess suicidality and safety in the outpatient setting, infertility, risk for substance abuse disorders and how to start treatment and refer to resources, whether or not aspirin is indicated for primary prevention, gait disorder in the elderly, new drugs for older adults, candidates for both medical and surgical/bariatric treatment(s) of obesity.
• Analyze how patients fit in the new cholesterol guidelines, how the latest hospital medicine literature can be applied to their inpatient practice.
• Conduct adept eye and knee exams as well as knee injection techniques, an assessment of practice patterns and eliminate low-value care practices, safe prescribing for patients and especially the elderly.