Primary Care Update 2024

Primary Care Update 2024 is organized by University Learning Systems (ULS) and will be held from Jan 09 - 11, 2024 at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida, United States of America.

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Description:
Our Live Pharmacology CME is perfect for medical professionals seeking to learn the latest in drug therapy. Join nurse practitioners, family physicians, physician assistants and pharmacists who have been benefiting from our exceptional pharmacology CME for over 30 years. You will enjoy our small class sizes which encourage back-and-forth discussion with clinical faculty from medical & pharmacy schools who see patients daily.

This conference provides 15 contact hours of pharmacy CE and  (1.5 CEU) of live AAFP/ AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ACPE and pharmacology CE/ CME credit over three days.

Prefer not to travel or sit in the meeting space? Join us via live stream webcast & earn live CE/CME!

Miss the meeting?  You can usually watch online cme courses that were recorded at the live event.

Session 1A: 3hrs: Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids: A Regulatory Perspective

Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids:

1. Describe evolving opioid prescribing and regulatory practices in the United States.

2. Discuss recently released opioid prescribing guidelines, highlighting their relevance to primary care providers.

3. Describe best practices and patient care resources for managing patients with chronic nonmalignant pain, highlighting guidance from a regulatory perspective. 

Case Studies and Discussion in Prescribing Controlled Substances with Liability Authority: A Regulatory Perspective

4. Discuss cases involving prescribers and investigations related to opioid and controlled substance prescribing. 

5. Apply best practices and guidance from state regulators to prescribe with liability authority. 

Identifying and Avoiding Drug Injury: A Look at Older Adults and Opioids and Other Controlled Substances 

6. Discuss key physiologic and common pathophysiologic changes of ageing that impact drug therapy.

7. Recognize high-risk controlled substances for use in older adults and medically fragile adult patients. 

8. Apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to patient scenarios. 

9. Apply practical tools to screen and appropriately manage complex drug regimens, including controlled substances among older or medically fragile adults.

Session 1B: (2hrs) Topic: Cognitive Medical Errors in Elders, Delirium

Cognitive Medical Errors in Elders :
“Quality, value, and safety” has become the new mantra of health care delivery. But medical errors can and do occur with regularity in caring for elders. What about the errors that we commit in our thinking- even before we fully examine our elder patients? This talk will explore the area of metacognition, also known as “how we think.” Participants will learn about important cognitive biases that affect how we think, and how these can affect the care we provide for elder patients. “Cognitive pills” to address common physician biases will be discussed in this audience participation style presentation.  

1. Describe some reasons for common medical errors in elders.

2. Explain the meaning of metacognition.

3. Identify some common cognitive biases in geriatric medicine.

4. Explain several  ‘remedies’ for cognitive biases in geriatric medicine. 

Delirium 
With the greying of the US population, delirium has become a growing health concern today and for the foreseeable future. This seminar will explore the spectrum of disorders that are characterized as delirium, and the distinguishing features of each syndrome. We will explore the demographics of delirium, the process of diagnosis, and prognosis. Modalities of therapy and care will be discussed. 

1. Understand the various disorders that fall under the ‘delirium’ heading.

2. Discuss the means of diagnosing delirium in the outpatient and inpatient settings.

3. Explore options for delirium treatment, contrasting behavioural vs. pharmaceutical approaches.

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Session 2A (2hrs): Addiction as a Brain Disease, Harm Reduction, Screening, Brief Intervention/Treatment, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

Addiction as a Brain Disease:
1. Examine the neurobiological basis of addiction, including how addiction affects the brain, how your brain responds to drugs and behavioural changes associated with substance use disorders. Harm Reduction :

2. Discuss the concept of harm reduction and explore its role in the treatment of opioid use disorder.

SBIRT

3. Explore SBIRT, or screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment, as a routine part of care in all healthcare practice settings.

4. Examine how peer support and self-help groups can be used as part of treatment for SUDs.

Session 2B: (3hrs) Preventive Care in Elders: Aging Gracefully, Atrial Fibrillation: A most common arrhythmia in Elders, Prostate Health New Item

Preventive Care in Elders:
Ageing Gracefully, Nearly everyone wants to age gracefully. Yet, few master the concept of ageing and embrace the inevitable. The Blue Zones have much to teach us about longevity and quality of life. In this seminar, we will explore some of the current thinking around ‘healthy’ ageing. The speaker will share his 3+ decades of caring for elders, and what insights he has gained from his patients.

1. Describe the ageing process and its effect on various organ systems

2. Understand the common characteristics of the Blue Zones- areas of the world where centenarians are commonplace- and draw inferences about how these common attributes may affect longevity.

3. Become familiar with clinical anecdotes of successful aging, from the medical practice of a Family Physician/ Geriatrician.

4. Participants will self-identify areas where they might age more gracefully.

Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation is ubiquitous these days, as it is more readily diagnosed with digital watches and fitness apps. This seminar will explore the diagnosis, varied causes, and evidence-based treatments of this common arrhythmia in elders. As a major risk factor for stroke, we will examine stroke-prevention strategies along with potential ‘cures’ of this condition in the elderly population.

1. Characterize distinguishing features of atrial fibrillation.

2. Enumerate the scope of this condition and its myriad clinical manifestations.

3. Explain the diagnostic workup of this common clinical condition.

4. 4 Prioritize emergent and subacute management of this common arrhythmia.

Prostate health
The prospect of symptomatic prostate disease is growing as our older population continues to grow. Diseases of enlargement, obstruction, and inflammation far outnumber prostate cancer, yet the questions around prostate cancer loom large for elderly men. This seminar will explore the scope of prostate disease and the ongoing debate around prostate cancer screening.

1. Learn about the spectrum of diseases that can affect prostate health.

2. Describe current treatment options for non-neoplastic prostate enlargement.

3. Explore the controversy around prostate cancer screening. 4. Learn the current USPSTF and AUA guidelines for prostate cancer screening.

Session 3A (3hrs): Medical Management of Common Substance Use with Case Studies
1. Examine evidence-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders.

2. Review strategies to fully engage patients and their families in the process, including shared decision-making and building trust.

3. Gain insights into pharmacotherapeutic treatments for SUDs, including their mechanisms of action, risks, and benefits as well as relevant psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions.

4. Recognize key clinical features and functional domains that need to be assessed prior to initiating SUD treatment.

5. Discuss how the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria are used by clinicians in the assessment and treatment of individuals with SUD. 6. Identify guidelines and other clinical resources that can assist clinicians in formulating evidence-based treatment plans for individuals with common SUDs.

Session 3B: (2hrs) Falls in the Elderly, The Ubiquitous Issue of Back Pain
Falls in the Elderly:
The mechanical fall is only the very beginning of understanding the pathogenesis of the clinical syndrome of a fall. In this seminar, we will deconstruct the pathogenesis of falls in the elderly, and describe a comprehensive approach to fall evaluation. Using the CDC.gov STEADI initiative recommendations for both diagnosis and intervention, we will explore a comprehensive approach to reducing fall risk in the elderly.

1. Understand the demographics of falls in the elderly.

2. Describe common causes of falls in the elderly.

3. Understand how a comprehensive geriatric assessment for fall risk can mitigate falls.

Back Pain:
Is a disease actually a disease if it is more common than not? Back pain affects more than 80% of patients at some point; and for many, back pain is a common and recurrent issue. With aging, back pain becomes an even more prevalent clinical concern. This seminar will describe the pathogenesis of back pain and its many clinical manifestations in the elderly.

1. Describe the pathogenesis of back pain.

2. Understand the many clinical manifestations of back pain in the elderly.

3. Describe interventions for back pain ranging from medical to surgical.

4. Demonstrate some simple postural and stretching exercises that can mitigate back pain.

In-Person Conference Registration:  Conference registration includes workshop attendance, handouts, breakfast or refreshments during the meetings and documentation of continuing education credit. Spouses, family and friends are welcome and do not need to register unless they attend the educational sessions. Special seminar fees are available for non-professional accompanying persons who wish to attend one or more sessions (no special receipt, certification or credit issued).

Live Stream Webcast Registration:  Includes live conference streaming, access to online course materials and documentation of continuing education credit.

Zoom Requires: An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE) For More info: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/ articles/201362023-Zoom-system-requirements-Windows-macOS-Linux

Requirements For Credit: Credit is dependent on verification of conference attendance by on-time check-in at each session and ULS receipt of completed evaluations. Credit is determined based on actual attendance on a per-session basis, no partial credit is awarded.

Pharmacists: Please ensure that we have your NABP# and date of birth on file. ACPE does not allow us to provide you with paper statements of credit.

Statements of Credit:  Should you need a paper statement of credit, you can access that information via CPE Monitor. All other professionals: An applicable paper Statement of Credit will be issued upon receipt of your post-conference paperwork.  

Requirements For Credit: Credit is dependent on verification of conference attendance by on-time check-in at each session and ULS receipt of completed evaluations. Credit is determined based on actual attendance on a per-session basis, no partial credit is awarded.

Note: Approximately one 15-minuteare  break per 2.5 hours. Credited hours do not include breaks.

Hotel Information

Attrition Surcharge
If you don't make reservations and stay at the hotel where University Learning Systems has reserved a block of rooms, you must add the attrition surcharge to the conference fee. Staying at a hotel with an offer other than the ULS Group Code such as through a third-party booking, still requires payment of the Attrition Surcharge.

2023/2024 Hotel Attrition Surcharge: $200

ULS will verify all rooming/cabin information with the hotel /travel agent and the hotel /travel agent has the right to release pertinent information to ULS for all attendees. No credit will be reported until the Attrition Surcharge is satisfied.

We apologize for any inconvenience. Unfortunately, we have recently experienced a rash of attendees not utilizing the ULS-designated hotel or travel agent causing ULS to incur significant penalties.