Primary Care and Women's Health Key Topics and Core Strategies Cruise Conference by University at Sea

Primary Care and Women's Health Key Topics and Core Strategies Cruise Conference is organized by University at Sea and will be held from Jan 12 - 19, 2019 at 7-Night Hawaii Cruise Conference Round-trip, 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 for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Topics:
• Hormonal Alternatives in Managing Menopause: 2015 Guidelines from The North American Menopause Society.
• Treating and Screening for STD’s: Current CDC Guidelines
• Managing Abnormal Pap Smears: 2015 Guidelines from ASCCP
• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Newer Terminology and Management
• Update on Hormonal Contraception
• Communicating with Patients: Medical Writing, Health Literacy, Medical Websites and More
• Medications and Pregnancy-an Overview of Current Useage
• Case studies in thyroid disorders
• Screening for Coronary and Vascular Disease

Conference Objectives:
• Discuss with patients the elements of the healthiest diet
• Learn to sell exercise as a "drug" to help patients live longer
• Determine when to institute thyroid replacement
• Assess and manage thyroid nodules
• Assess patients using global assessment tools to decide who will benefit from aggressive primary or secondary prevention
• Describe the types of heart murmurs that are pathological
• Describe when to order a prolactin level and how to prescribe testosterone
• Describe five techniques to reduce medical errors
• Apply current techniques of endometrial ablation as a viable alternative to hysterectomy
• Utilize an evidence-based algorithmic approach for managing abnormal PAP smears
• Utilize current CDC guidelines in managing STDs
• Evaluate various contraceptive options to provide contraceptive counseling on an individual basis
• Identify drugs to avoid, drugs to use, and drugs to consider in pregnancy
• Apply current hormone therapy guidelines to menopausal patients on an individual basis
• Assess and utilize objective health information from a range of internet sources

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