This conference has been CANCELLED. Sensitive Topics in Women's Health: Sexuality, Menopause, and Mental Health is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 07 - 14, 2020 at Celebrity Solstice, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14 CE Credits for Psychologists • 14 ASWB ACE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours  • 9½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs  Description: After completing the course, participants will be familiar with typical and atypical presentations of menopause, risks and benefits of hormone therapy in various settings, and both hormonal and non-hormonal treatments for common menopausal symptoms.  They will understand causes of sexual pain in women, understand the importance of a team approach to treating sexual pain, and be able to knowledgeably prescribe both hormonal and non-hormonal treatments for sexual dysfunction. Topics: • Perimenopause and Menopause: overview and mgmt of irregular bleeding, hot flashes, and other symptoms ○ Describe the physiology of menopause and choose appropriate treatments for common symptoms • Hormone therapy, the heart, and the "timing hypothesis" ○ Explain the differences in cardiac response to hormone therapy in younger women versus older women • Hormone therapy and bone health ○ Understand the role of hormone therapy, among other strategies, in counseling and treating women at risk for osteoporosis and those with osteoporosis • Female sexual dysfunction ○ Improve management strategies for identifying and treating sexual dysfunction in midlife women • Diagnosis and treatment of dyspareunia ○ Utilize a stepwise approach to diagnosis of dyspareunia and initiate effective treatments • Sexual enhancers: moisturizers, lubricants, and accessories ○ Inform midlife women about approaches other than hormones to improve sexual functioning • The Female Brain: Expression of Psychiatric Illness in Women ○ Identify hormonal effects on mood and anxiety across the reproductive life cycle • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) ○ Summarize the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PMADs. • Perinatal Anxiety: Focus on PTSD and OCD. ○ Diagnose and develop a treatment plan for common perinatal anxiety symptoms. • Bipolar Disorder in Women ○ Summarize key characteristics of Bipolar disorder that are unique to women. ○ Devise a treatment strategy for women with Bipolar disorder. • Managing Bipolar Disorder during Pregnancy and Postpartum ○ Describe the safest and most effective options for treatment of Bipolar disorder during pregnancy and postpartum. • DSM-5 Update on Female Sexual Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment ○ Diagnose sexual dysfunction in females using DSM-5 terminology. ○ Develop a Biopsychosocial treatment plan for the most common female sexual dysfunction complaints. • Evidence Based Approaches to Female Patients with Low Libido ○ Describe pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for the female patient with low libido

This conference has been CANCELLED. Western Institute of Legal Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held from Aug 08 - 15, 2020 at Holland America's Eurodam, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners Accreditation: • 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 20 ACPE Credits • 20.0 Contact Hours (6 of which is the pre-course supplement) Program Purpose: Ethics, Medical Records, and Prescribing Practices - Opioids and Marijuana • Crossing and Violating Ethical Boundaries and Unprofessional Conduct • Electronic Health Record, and HIPAA Compliance • Prescribing Practices   ○ Medical and Recreational Marijuana (Cannabis)   ○ Management of Pain and Substance Use Disorder   ○ Opioid Crisis - Abuse, Diversion, Heroin, Fentanyl derivatives, Drug Prescription Monitoring Program, Guidelines and FDA REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) Attendees will learn best practices that will ensure that their ethical knowledge and behaviors meet applicable standards, laws, and regulations. These skills will help improve medical care and help ensure that attendees’ practice conforms to ethical requirements. Attendees will learn best practices that will ensure that their medical records meet risk management standards, laws and regulations applicable to medical documentation. These skills will help improve medical care and enable more accurate communications between care providers. Learn proper prescribing practices and how best to document prescriptions for controlled substances. Learn to avoid common pitfalls including inappropriate dispensing of medications from physician's offices, prescribing large amounts of narcotics at frequent intervals, or prescribing to family members, friends, or a person with a known history of substance abuse. This course has been developed to enhance the physician’s ability to effectively prescribe controlled medications while minimizing their misuse whenever possible.

Current Topics in Nephrology and Rheumatology is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 08 - 15, 2020 at Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, Miami, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Accreditation​: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits • 14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program • 14.0 Contact Hours Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Emergency Medicine and Pediatric ENT Course is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 08 - 16, 2020 at Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas, Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Hovedstaden), Denmark. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Pediatricians Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits • Up to 7 MOC (Part II) points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program • 14.0 Contact Hours Program Purpose​: The purpose of these lectures is to update the diagnosis and management of topics of critical importance in the management of medical and pediatric emergencies. The subject of pain management in an era of narcotic abuse has been at the forefront of emergency care as well as public interest of late. The provision of pain relief is one of the sacred missions of emergency care. Yet, providers and patients are scrutinized alike in an age where narcotics kill as many patients as trauma does. How we collectively deal with painful conditions affects how we manage any painful condition. The science of resuscitation from cardiac arrest has been evolving rapidly, and has been translated into clinical practice rapidly. How this impacts on patient care will affect the practice of primary and emergency cardiac care, as well as intensive care, radiology, and neurologic resuscitation. Targeted temperature management has gained acceptance, and ECMO may not be far behind. The practice of medicine in general, and emergency care in particular, is affected by medico-legal considerations. One lecture is dedicated to an assessment and overview of how emergency care is impacted by this, with case overview and consideration for patient satisfaction. The evaluation of the patient with syncope or loss of consciousness from any cause entails resource management, as well as concern for many serious medical entities. One lecture will review guidelines set forth so far, with recommendations for evaluation given present evidence. Evaluation of pediatric emergencies will center of two presentations which may herald potentially lethal events: fever and trauma. Each has an extensive body of science attached to it, and these lectures will sort out science and recommendations as clinical practice has evolved. The field of toxicology is continually evolving. Street drugs abound which did not even exist a decade ago. Antidotes have not historically been as important as supportive care, and the role of some of these, as for reversal of anticoagulation, is just now starting to be defined. Topics: 1. Pediatric fever update • List serious bacterial infections • Indicate clinical scores for behavior in the patient unable to communicate • Calculate risks for sepsis, meningitis, and bacteremia • Describe the significance of fever • Identify the indications for specific testing in the febrile infant 2. Syncope Evaluation: Current concepts • Formulate guideline to identify patients most at risk following a loss of consciousness. • Identify specific cardiac and pulmonary causes for near-syncope • Distinguish the seizure patient from the syncopal patient • Define safe guidelines for discharge of the syncopal patient 3. The Opioid Crisis and Pain Management Alternatives • Name alternatives to narcotics in the management of pain. • List evidence for the use and efficacy of certain agents • Recognize the risks and magnitude of narcotics abuse 4. Legal Considerations in Emergency Care • Formulate specific presentations which expose the practitioner to liability. • Estimate the cost in time, stress, and dollars for which the practitioner is as risk • Debate mechanisms by which one can avoid a lawsuit • Illustrate the magnitude of the problem in emergency care 5. Trends in the Management of the Injured Child • Illustrate differences inherent in the traumatized child versus the injured adult • Discuss transfusion guidelines in the injured pediatric patient • Indicate indications and risks for head CT • Debate management of the concussed child 6. Resuscitation Update • Indicate the indications for targeted temperature management • Demonstrate the proposed use of neuroimaging in cardiac arrest • Appraise the value of ECMO in the emergency setting • Recognize the value of medications in the setting of ACLS 7. Toxicology Update • Cite toxins which have not previously been available for consumer use on prior years • Identify specific toxidromes • Recognize the role of antidotes in he management of the poisoned patient

This conference has been CANCELLED. Topics in Dermatology and Family Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 15 - 22, 2020 at Holland America's Eurodam, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Accreditation: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits • 14.0 Contact Hours • 5½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs Description: This course was developed to provide the fundamental knowledge of Dermatology to prepare the clinician to diagnose and treat patients with skin lesions. Emphasis has been placed on skin problems seen commonly in primary care settings. The course materials have been updated and improved based on current literature and student input yearly for 20 years. This 7 hour course in Dermatology will prepare the clinician to recognize the morphology of skin lesions and utilize diagnostic studies and techniques to place the lesions in the proper disease category. The clinician will utilize the differential diagnosis to obtain the correct diagnosis. Practice gaps on knowledge about and effective treatment for the skin diseases are emphasized. Current references are cited. Upon completion of the course the clinician will be prepared to make a correct diagnosis and to apply an evidence-based, cost effective treatment regimen. Guidelines, information for patient education materials, and websites for patients and caregivers are provided. The myths and truths about care of the skin, hair and nails are addressed with the goal of providing accurate information for both the clinician, health care team members and patients.  Topics: • Sundamage ◘ Know the biological effects of UVL ◘ Recognize impact on skin ◘ Know how to block UVL ◘ Describe Vitamin D & sunlight interactions • Seborrheic Dermatitis ◘ Differentiate among 4 red face rashes: acne rosacea, acne vulgaris, perioral dermatitis & seborrheic dermatitis ◘ Be able to treat effectively ◘ Manage recurrences • Acne Vulgaris ◘ Distinguish acne vulgaris from other red facial rashes ◘ Know the factors causing acne vulgaris ◘ Direct treatment to each factor ◘ Recognize & manage side effects • Atopic Dermatitis ◘ Describe 5 pathogenic factors of atopic dermatitis (dryness, infection, contactants, pruritus, & allergy) ◘ Instruct patient & family in managing these 5 factors ◘ Impart knowledge of prognosis & genetics • Herpes Zoster ◘ Manage acute herpes zoster to reduce acute pain, prevent post-herpetic neuralgia, shorten the course & prevent complications ◘ Use the zoster vaccine effectively ◘ Use knowledge of epidemiology for prevention & treatment • Cellulitis ◘ Differentiate cellulitis from pseudo-cellulitis; assess the patient for precipitating causes ◘ Treat as an outpatient Manage causes to prevent recurrences • Psoriasis Vulgaris ◘ Be able to differentiate psoriasis, the marker disease for the papulosquamous diseases, from the others ◘ Manage comorbidities of psoriasis ◘ Manage mild cases; know when to refer patients with psoriasis for speciality care. • Travel Medicine-Staying Healthy on Land and at Sea ◘ Review recommendations for travel abroad ◘ Describe CDC's recommendations for travelers ◘ Demonstrate ability to use travel medicine resources such as the CDC site ◘ Manage common illnesses associated with travel (Malaria, Motion sickness, viral illnesses) • Migraine Headaches-Diagnosis, Management and Coping ◘ Define common presentations and types of migraine headaches. ◘Assess risk factors and triggers for migraines • Update in Type 2 Diabetes ◘ Identify and utilize the current American Diabetes Association Guidelines for the management of Type 2 Diabetes ◘ Demonstarte knowledge of medications used to manage Type 2 DM ◘ Develop strategies to help patients with management of lifestyle guidelines for diabetes • Nutrition-What's New? What's Best? What Works? ◘ Describe basic nutrition requirements ◘ Describe and discuss benefits and risks of popular diets ◘ Demonstarte knowledge of the connections between different nutritional benefits and risks and health concerns • Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma ◘ Review the definitions and demographics of allergic rhinitis and asthma. ◘ Assess risk factors and triggers for these conditions. ◘ Describe and manage pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of allergic rhinitis and asthma. • The Difficult Patient Encounter: Successful Navigation ◘ Describe factors that lead to difficult patient encounters ◘ Give personal examples of difficult patient encounters ◘ Discover and utilize new skills to help manage difficult encounters and improve satisfaction and joy in the practice of medicine. • Keys to Building a Connected, Compassionate Team ◘ Describe skills to help evolve a culture of safety ◘ Enhance employee engagement and satisfaction ◘ Learn skills to build team relationships. ◘ Create a culture of mutual respect, safety, and teamwork through communication. Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.

Topics in Critical Care is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 15 - 25, 2020 at Amadeus Silver II, Bucharest, Bucharest - Ilfov, Romania. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program  • 14.0 Contact Hours Purpose: • To evaluate the recent guidelines and how they should be implemented into the care of critically ill patients. • To apply new therapies for critically ill patients with various common ICU diseases such as ARDS, cerebral vascular disease and severe infections. Topics: • Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines: Separating fact from fiction ○ Identify for the conference members the discrepancies between current guideline recommendations and the current literature on the subject • Critical Review of the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign ○ The Surviving Sepsis Campaign was recently updated. Realize the important points that impact patient care. • Fungal Infections in the ICU ○ Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on when to use the available anti-fungal therapies. • ARDS Clinical Update ○ Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able understand and implement cost effective infection control measures in their practice. • Management of Embolic Stroke ○ Currently different organizations vary in their recommendations on treatment of CVAs and related complications. ○ Critically review the management of acute embolic strokes. • Infection control practices in the ICU: What is the evidence? ○ Upon completion of this lecture, clinicians should be able understand and implement cost effective infection control measures in their practice. • Critical Care Controversies: Anemia and Transfusion in the ICUs ○ Identify the appropriate transfusion trigger in the critically ill and the risks associated with transfusion. Also discussion transfusion practices for massive transfusions. • Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Challenges: A Global Perspective ○ Identify the global problem of antibiotic resistance and how it will impact the care of our critically ill infected patient. • Community Acquired Pneumonia: Real-world Data and Clinical Guidelines ○ Recognize the key bacterial pathogens for CAP and initiate appropriate initial therapy based on the patients presentation. • Critical Review of the AHA CPR-ACLS Recommendations ○ Adapt the AHA CPR-ACLS algorithms to be closer to best practices. • Critical Care Controversies: Is Oxygen Bad for Our Patient ○ Recognize where hyperoxia had been shown to be harmful in patient with critical illnesses and identify mechanisms that contribute to hypoxia's detrimental effects in the critically ill. • Ethical cases in the Critically Ill ○ Accept how to best integrate non-standard advanced directives into the care of critically ill patients. • Role of hypothermia in the Critically Ill ○ Separate the AHA Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) recommendations and what the clinical data actually supports. • Treatment of acute DVT and PE in the critically ill ○ Demonstrate how the treatment of DVT and PE varies based on the severity of illness. ○ Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Topics in Emergency Medicine and Hospital Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 16 - 23, 2020 at Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, Port Canaveral, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits • Up to 7 MOC (Part II) points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program • 14.0 Contact Hours Description: 1. BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event) • Define and classify Low Risk BRUE 2. Foreign Body Aspiration • List different types of FB aspiration and how to manage them 3. Foreign Body Ingestion • List different types of FB ingestions and how to manage them 4. Hyperemesis Gravidarum • Explain how to treat this common condition with home remedies and hospital interventions 5. Pediatric Abdominal Non-Traumatic Emergencies • Identify many surgical emergencies, how to properly diagnose and treat them 6. Orthopedic Pitfalls Upper Extremity • Recognize this orthopedic emergencies, how to interpret the x-rays and how to manage them 7. Orthopedic Pitfalls Lower Extremities • Recognize this orthopedic emergencies, how to interpret the x-rays and how to manage them 8. The Difficult Patient • Identify what is a difficult patient and how to approach them in your practice Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Family Medicine, ENT, and Sleep Medicine is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 17 - 27, 2020 at Celebrity Constellation, Venice, Veneto, Italy. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours  Program Purpose: The purpose of this CME activity is to review and discuss common general medical conditions and to provide guidelines for their management and to provide updated guidelines for prevention of common primary care conditions. Topics have been chosen to benefit the family physician, general internist and Advance Practice Professionals in an ambulatory care setting. Topics: • Healthy Lifestyles and the Obesity Epidemic ○ Discuss the epidemiology of obesity ○ Discuss the role of lifestyle habits in prevention and management of obesity • Screening for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer ○ Distinguish the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. ○ Enumerate the recommended screening tests for breast, colon and lung cancer and their timing. ○ Describe the recommended guidelines for blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, and diabetes screening. • Evidence-based Exercise and Diet options for Cardiovascular Prevention ○ Describe the recommended levels of exercise for adults. ○ Describe the most appropriate diet for patients with diabetes or hypertension. • The Physiologic Basis of a Healthy Diet and Exercise - a primer ○ Provide at least three physiologic effects of exercise on human cells ○ Describe three physiologic mechanisms for the impact of fruits and vegetables on health • Update on Pneumonia Management ○ Describe the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia. ○ Identify the latest recommended initial empiric treatment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia with or without co-existing morbidities. • Update on COPD Management ○ Describe the classification of severity of COPD according to symptoms and spirometry values. ○ Identify the recommended initial treatment of patients with COPD according to severity. • Update on Asthma Management ○ Describe the classification of asthma according to symptoms and spirometry values. ○ Identify the recommended initial treatment of patients with asthma for each level of severity ○ Describe the important differences between treatment options for asthma and treatment for COPD.

This conference has been POSTPONED. The revised dates will be updated soon after they are confirmed. 11-Night Italy, Malta & Best Of Greece Cme Cruise is organized by Sea Courses Inc and will be held from Aug 17 - 28, 2020 at Celebrity Edge, Rome, Lazio, Italy. The target audience for this medical event is family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. Course Description : The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

This conference has been CANCELLED. Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, and Pain Management is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 21 - 28, 2020 at Celebrity Solstice, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours  • 6 Hours of Pharmacology for NPs  Description: The overall purpose of these eight lectures is to provide clinicians in general adult medicine with useful, updated information of management of their patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. We will cover evidence based information on the ideal diet for patient with coronary artery disease and those at risk. • We will discuss the epidemic of obesity and the effect of the cardiometabolic syndrome on the cardiovascular system. • We will delivery a comprehensive and evidence-based lecture on the management of congestive heart failure. • We will provide the clinician with the newest information on the evaluation and management of hypertension and on the new class of drugs for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia-PCSK9 inhibitors. • We will explore issues and treatment strategies for patients who could benefit from statins but who are intolerant of these medications. • We address a very common issue for midldle-aged men, erectile dysfunction. We will discuss prevalence, mechanisms and potential therapies for ED. • Finally we will review evidence based guidelines for the pre-operative evaluation of adult patients with and without cardiovascular disease. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.