OVERVIEW

Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Addiction/Geriatrics/Gastroenterology/Infectious Disease is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Jan 17 - 21, 2027 at Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, by Hyatt, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

  • Describe the neurobiology of addiction
  •   Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders
  •   Recognize the basic biological, behavioral, and social factors that underly the mechanisms of drug abuse risk and other related problems
  •   Discuss clinical features of both intoxication adn withdrawal for emerging novel synthetic drugs
  •   Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for substance use disorders
  •   Implement genetic counseling with efficient family history collection, informed consent, and communication of risk.
  •   Distinguish between karyotype, microarray, gene panels, WES, WGS, and mtDNA testing—highlighting diagnostic yield and limitations.
  •   Discuss an overview of expanded carrier screening, reproductive options, and counseling within primary care.
  •   Recognize how genetic disorders emerge or evolve in adulthood and how to manage lifelong care.
  •   Interpret variants of uncertain significance and avoid mismanagement.
  •   Recognize medications and toxins commonly associated with liver injury
  •   Recognize when to refer a patient for liver biopsy
  •   List current treatment recommendations for HBV and HCV
  •   Discuss the diagnosis and treatment of kidney injury due to an abrupt deterioration in renal function
  •   Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for various gastroenterologic conditions
  •   List common causative pathogens for various respiratory tract infections
  •   Recognize differentiating features of a variety of sexually transmitted infections
  •   Review epidemiology and microbiology of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)
  •   Review travel-associated infections
  •   Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for various infectious diseases

KEY DATES

Registrations Open
18 Feb, 2026
Registrations Open
Event Start Date
17 Jan, 2027
Event Start Date
Event End Date
21 Jan, 2027
Event End Date
Credits

Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, Medical Education Resources is jointly accredited by the Accreditation 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.

These activities are planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Physician Credit Designation
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Medical Education Resources designates these live activities for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Recognition (ABIM)
Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12-20 (part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
These programs are approved for 20 hours in Category 2-A by the American Osteopathic Association.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
These programs are approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for ACEP Category I credit.

Canadian Physicians
The AAFP and the CFPC have a bilateral reciprocal certification agreement whereby: CME/CPD activities held across the Canada - U.S. border are certified according to the nationality of the primary target audiences regardless of where the providers are located. The activities will be reviewed according to the criteria of the certifying organization.

Nursing Credit Designation
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Medical Education Resources designates these live activities for a maximum of 20 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.

This activity is designated for 7.75 ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification Board recognizes and accepts continuing education (CE) contact hours from activities approved by AMA, ACCME, ANCC, AANP, AAFP and AACN.

California Board of Registered Nursing
Medical Education Resources is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12299, for 20 contact hours.

Physician Associates Credit Designation
American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Medical Education Resources has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. These activities are designated for 20 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Pharmacist Credit Designation Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Medical Education Resources designates these live continuing education activities for 20 contact hours (2.0 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

  • 20 AAPA
  • 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 20 CE Credits
  • 20 Contact Hours
  • 20 Credits
  • 20 Hours
  • 20 IPCE
  • 20 MOC
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianNursingPharmacistPhysician AssistantFamily PhysiciansInternal Medicine PhysicianGastroenterologistsInfectious Diseases PhysicianAddiction CounselorsAddictions ProfessionalsPrimary Care PhysiciansNurse PractitionersOther Health ProfessionalsPrimary Care ProvidersGeriatricians

    SPECIALITIES

    Addiction MedicineGeriatricsInfectious DiseasePrimary CareGastroenterology

    SUGGESTED HOTELS

    CONFERENCE VENUE

    LocationAndaz Maui at Wailea Resort, by Hyatt
    3550 Wailea Alanui Dr

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