Upcoming Medical Conferences in Duck Key

10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference Session I is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) and will be held from Nov 04 - 08, 2019 at Hawks Cay Island Resort, Duck Key, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is intended for Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other Health Care Professionals. Accreditation: Physicians: AAFP: This live activity, 10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference, with a beginning date of November 4, 2019 for Session I and November 11, 2019 for Session II has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: Continuing Education Company designates this live activity 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 ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20 Medical Knowledge MOC points. AOA: CME activities approved for AAFP credit and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. CFPC: Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive 20 MAINPRO-M1 credits for participation in this activity due to a reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Special Offer: Earn a total of 35 credits with our Special CME Offer! Attend the 13th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference (20 CME Credits) and you will receive a FREE online 15 credit CME course from CME365™. Conference Description: This Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this November when we hold the 10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference at the amazing Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key in the beautiful Florida Keys. Due to the popularity of this location as a family CME destination during the Fall, this conference will be held during two week-long sessions, offering healthcare professionals additional flexibility when making their travel plans. Program Objectives: As a result of this conference, participants will be able to: • Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care. • Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues. • Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will lead to the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improved long-term outcomes.

15 Credit online  course FREE to all  live 5 day attendees.  Live Webcast also available! 10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference Session II is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) and will be held from Nov 11 - 15, 2019 at Hawks Cay Island Resort, Duck Key, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is intended for Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other Health Care Professionals. Accreditation: Physicians: AAFP: This live activity, 10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference, with a beginning date of November 4, 2019 for Session I and November 11, 2019 for Session II has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s). AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: Continuing Education Company designates this live activity 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. ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20 Medical Knowledge MOC points. AOA: CME activities approved for AAFP credit and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. CFPC: Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive 20 MAINPRO-M1 credits for participation in this activity due to a reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Special Offer: Earn a total of 35 credits with our Special CME Offer! Attend the 13th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference (20 CME Credits) and you will receive a FREE online 15 credit CME course from CME365™. Conference Description: This Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this November when we hold the 10th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference at the amazing Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key in the beautiful Florida Keys. Due to the popularity of this location as a family CME destination during the Fall, this conference will be held during two week-long sessions, offering healthcare professionals additional flexibility when making their travel plans. Program Objectives: As a result of this conference, participants will be able to: • Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care. • Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues. • Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will lead to the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improved long-term outcomes.

Topics in Emergency Medicine is organized by Northwest Seminars and will be held from Mar 02 - 05, 2020 at Duck Key, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Psychiatry and Cardiology for Primary Care is organized by MCE Conferences and will be held from Mar 20 - 22, 2020 at Hawks Cay Resort, Duck Key, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Psychiatry and Cardiology. Accreditation: AMA/AAFP Equivalency – American Academy of Family Physicians: This live activity is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Overview: This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Psychiatry and Cardiology, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Psychiatry and Cardiology in Primary Care, with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. Topics and Objectives: Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Pain  Objectives: 1) Understand the neurobiology of chronic pain and how this relates to pharmacologic targets 2) Develop a data-driven and practical understanding of dosing, benefits, and side effects of common non-opioid pharmacologic agents 3) Become versed in pharmacologic algorithms for treating common pain syndromes such as acute back pain, fibromyalgia, and neuropathic pain Opioids for Chronic and Cancer Pain: Rationale Prescribing  Objectives: 1) Become comfortable with practical aspects of chronic opioid therapy including opioid selection, rotation, and side effect management 2) Appreciate the nuances for titration for different pain syndromes 3) Learn clinical pearls and strategies for managing chronic opioid therapy as safely as possible Discuss the use of opioids for cancer pain and how the approach differs from chronic non-cancer pain Anxiety Disorders Update  Objectives: 1) Define anxiety and understand when it becomes a disorder 2) Identify psychological treatment approaches that can be provided in 3 minutes in a PCP office 3) Know when and how to use medications – and when not to use them – including particularly SSRI’s and benzodiazepines Depression in Primary Care  Objectives: 1) How to diagnose depression and when to treat 2) What to choose and what to do if that doesn’t work 3) When to refer to a psychiatrist Basics of Bipolar Disorder for Primary Care  Objectives: 1) Diagnosing bipolar disorder and differentiating from common masqueraders, including borderline personality disorder, trauma, and substance abuse 2) How to choose and use mood stabilizers, including FDA-approved atypical antipsychotics Dealing with Difficult Patient Personalities  Objectives: 1) Understand what borderline personality disorder (BPD) is and how it is diagnosed 2) Identify two specific skills that a primary care provider can use in working with borderline patients 3) Review how BPD impacts medical illnesses and what can be done to help improve outcomes Update on PCSK9 inhibitors for hyperlipidemia Objectives: Review PCSK9 therapy as a new medication for hyperlipidemia, understand the role of risk in determining hyperlipidemia therapy, outline management algorithms determining when to use combination therapy for hyperlipidemia. Resistant Hypertension Objectives: 1) To review the definition of resistant hypertension 2) To outline the common causes of secondary hypertension 3) To suggest a reasonable evaluation of patients with resistant hypertension An Approach to the Management of Heart Failure Objectives: 1) To review guideline directed medical therapy for patients with heart failure 2) To outline a practical approach to the optimal use of RAS blockers and beta blockers in heart failure 3) To understand the role of BNP as a guide to optimal heart failure therapy Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Objectives: 1) To understand the recommended therapies shown to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with clinical coronary heart disease 2) To review the role of antiplatelet medications in patients with coronary heart disease 3) To propose a treatment management plan for patients with coronary heart disease to maximize risk reduction Perioperative Assessment Objectives: 1) To review the risk from surgical procedures 2) To outline risk assessment algorithms for operative procedures 3) To empower all practitioners to evaluate cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing a surgical procedure Atrial Fibrillation and the New Anticoagulant  Objectives: 1) To review the indications for Anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation 2) To understand the use of the new novel anticoagulants and their bleeding risk 3) To outline a rational approach to the treatment of atrial fibrillation.