Metabolic & Endocrine Disease Summit (MEDS) East 2019

Metabolic & Endocrine Disease Summit (MEDS) East is organized by Global Academy for Medical Education and will be held from Oct 02 - 05, 2019 at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

Who Should Attend:
The Metabolic and Endocrine Disease Summit is designed for NPs, PAs, RNs, CDEs, and other clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of metabolic and endocrine disorders.

Accreditation Information:
Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Global Academy for Medical Education. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Continuing Nursing Education:
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 27.5 contact hours (a maximum of 24 contact hours for the general sessions and a maximum of 3.5 contact hours for the workshop). Pharmacotherapy contact hours for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses will be designated on your certifcate.

Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Cincinnati and Global Academy for Medical Education, Inc. The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation
The University of Cincinnati designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 27.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (A maximum of 24 credits for the general sessions and a maximum of 3.5 credits for the workshop). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants Credit Designation
The American Academy of Physician’s Assistants (AAPA) accepts certifcates of participation for educational activities certifed for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Optional Interactive Insulin Workshop:
• Essential Nuts and Bolts of Insulin Management (Oct 05, 2019)
 3.5 CE/CME Credits Available

Objectives:
• Right Between the Eyes: Suspecting Pituitary Disorders
• Considering Cushing’s Disease: Yours to Keep or Refer?
• Adrenal Insufficiency / Adrenal Fatigue: Fact vs. Fiction
• Pheochromocytoma / Adrenal Incidentaloma: Yours to Keep or Refer?
• New Therapies for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia: How to Use Them
• Weighing in on Obesity through the Lifespan: Causes, Complications, and Clinical Considerations
• Preventing Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy in Your At-Risk Patients
• Case Studies in Type 2 Diabetes: Achieving Goals Together - A Gluco-Patient Centric Approach
• Diabetes Medications: Making CO$$TLY Decisions
• Insulin Overview: Which Type and Why
• Case Studies continued: Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone
• Nephrology Secrets: Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) and Hypertension
• Numb Toes and Other Woes: Diabetic Peripheral and Autonomic Neuropathies
• Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Reproductive Concerns
• Adult Onset Diabetes: Which Type is it?
• Up, Up, and Away! Grounding Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycemia
• Key Points to Know for Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
• Tips for Effective Communication in Diabetes Management
• Managing Thyroid Disease: Preparing for Battle
• Case Studies in Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism for Clinical Consideration
• Thyroid Concerns in Pregnancy
• Managing the "Hot" Mess of Thyroiditis
• Expert Tips on Evaluating Thyroid Nodules
• Lifestyle Interventions: A New Narrative for Diabetes Management & Metabolic Health
• Gut Grief: The Enteroendocrine Connection in Autoimmune Diseases
• Mind and Body: The Vicious Cycle of Depression in Diabetes and Chronic Illness
• Cold Case Studies in Renal Medication Dosing: The Good, the Bad and the Iatrogenic
• PCOS Update 2018
• Hypercalcemia, Parathyroid Disease Unraveled: 3 Cases to Consider
• Osteoporosis: Sticks and Stones May or May Not Break My Bones?
• Osteoporosis: Case Studies for Consideration
• Men’s and Women’s Health Issues and Endocrine Disease
• Multi-Specialty Bone Panel

Topics:
• Diabetes
• Thyroid Dysfunction
• Obesity
• Parathyroid and Hypercalcemia
• Osteoporosis
• Pituitary Disease
• Adrenal Disease
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) 

Time: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm