A-Cross Medicine Reviews - Big Island Hawaii Course (Mar 22 - 25, 2021)

A-Cross Medicine Reviews - Big Island Hawaii Course is organized by A-Cross Medicine Reviews and will be held from Mar 22 - 25, 2021 at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, Waimea, Hawaii, United States of America.

Accreditation:
This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and is jointly-provided with Tulane University Health Sciences Center. 11 total hours are available for the Big Island Hawaii course.

Overview:
This program is designed to increase attendee knowledge and competence in a variety of primary care topics. These include hypertension, lipid management, common ENT problems, ethical dilemmas, and current diabetes management. All topics presented will utilize evidence-based guidelines from the literature.

Course Objectives:
Course Objectives for 2020 and 2021 Courses on the Big Island Hawaii: 
• Review the most recent hypertension guidelines
• Critique and implement the current depression guidelines
• Evaluate guidelines for pain management in 2020
• Manage patients who present with skin and soft tissue infections
• Review the current evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening, including the new conflicting lung and prostate cancer recommendations
• Understand the recent changes in adult immunizations especially for PCV13 and Shingles Vaccines
• Evaluate and treat diabetes mellitus
• Review the latest guidelines on the management of hyperlipidemias
• Discuss the current GOLD and ATS Guidelines for management of COPD
• Recognize the important changes in disease management for Geriatric patients
• Evaluate patients with presumed traveler's diarrhea and recognize the new treatment standards

Goal:
The overall goals of the conference are to impact the diagnostic and treatment of patients seen in primary care practices.