Continuing Medical Education

Neurology and Geriatrics for Primary Care

WHISTLER RESORT – FAIRMONT CHÂTEAU WHISTLER

Dates: February 18, 2023 to February 20, 2023

CME Accredited | ACCME

Essential Information

CME Credit: Accredited for 12 Category 1 CME Credits Related to Geriatrics, Neurology, Womens Health
Standard Full Conference Registration Fee: $999
Location: WHISTLER RESORT – FAIRMONT CHÂTEAU WHISTLER

Conference Details

Overview

This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Neurology and Geriatrics, 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 Neurology and Geriatrics 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 goal of improving patient outcomes.

Target Audience

All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in neurology and geriatrics.

Speakers

Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals to enhance the training of primary care clinicians. This Continuing Medical Education program promises to help you learn the most current, best medicine, and techniques for making the diagnosis easier during a 20-minute office visit.

Topics and Objectives

Saturday, February 18

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
Confessions of a Mostly Happy Doctor: Strategies for Reducing Physician Burnout
Objectives: 1) Review current literature regarding physician burnout 2) Incorporate strategies to reduce clerical burdens of EMR 3) Adopt strategies for successful patient experience surveys 4) Apply techniques for managing functional symptoms in the office 5) Improve efficiency of clinical practice

4:00 PM – 4:05 PM: BREAK

4:05 PM – 5:05 PM:
Acute Stroke and TIA: Prevention and Intervention
Objectives: 1) Identify risk factors and apply prevention strategies 2) Apply the CHA2DS2-VASc Score to assess risk of stroke with atrial fibrillation, and guide treatment plan 3) Determine use of thrombolytics, aspirin, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, warfarin, novel anticoagulants, carotid endarterectomy, and stenting

5:05 PM – 5:15 PM: BREAK

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM:
What is Geropalliative Medicine and Why Should We Integrate It into All Specialties?
Objectives: 1) Define the term geropalliative medicine 2) Define the changing paradigm in measuring patient outcomes 3) Name the six domains to evaluate geropalliative outcomes

6:15 PM – 6:20 PM: BREAK

6:20 PM – 7:20 PM:
Geriatric Frailty Syndrome
Objectives: 1) Define frailty 2) Discuss how frailty changes the course of patient outcomes 3) Name three physiologic signs you can use to help decide that a patient may be

Sunday, February 19

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
Delirium 1
Objectives: 1) Discuss three types of delirium 2) Understand what hospital-induced delirium tells you about the patient’s future risk 3) Define ACB score and why it is important

4:00 PM – 4:05 PM: BREAK

4:05 PM – 5:05 PM:
Delirium 2
Objectives: 1) Discuss three harms of putting an elderly person to bed 2) Utilize non-medication tools to prevent delirium 3) Determine three things you can do by eliminating or adding medications to prevent delirium

5:05 PM – 5:15 PM: BREAK

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM:
Migraine and Chronic Daily Headache
Objectives: 1) Differentiate between the five sub-types of chronic daily headaches 2) Appraise the pathophysiology of headache and migraine 3) Develop a plan for appropriate medication for intractable headache 4) Effectively manage medication overuse for headaches in daily practice

6:15 PM – 6:20 PM: BREAK

6:20 PM – 7:20 PM:
Concussion and Sports: A Guide for Primary Care
Objectives: 1) Describe the pathophysiology and, using evidence-based medicine, review the emergency treatment of concussion 2) Apply an evidence-based medicine approach to decisions regarding imaging after minor head trauma 3) Demonstrate use of currently recommended management approaches for assessment, follow-up, and return to play

Monday, February 20

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain Management
Objectives: 1) Define the spectrum of neuropathic signs, symptoms, and causes 2) Develop an approach to bedside examination 3) Discuss the mechanism of neuropathic pain 4) Apply effective therapies

8:30 AM – 8:35 AM: BREAK

8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
An Approach to the Dizzy Patient
Objectives: 1) Detect common presentations of dizziness 2) Assess the pathophysiology of vertigo and nystagmus 3) Apply bedside techniques to distinguish dizziness subtypes and identify dangerous causes 4) Utilize potentially curative treatment for benign positional vertigo

9:35 AM – 9:45 AM: BREAK

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Understanding Clinical Guidelines for the Elderly: Using Hypertension as a Model for Better Care
Objectives: 1) Explain when clinical guidelines for younger or healthier patients may not apply to the elderly 2) Be able to define guidelines based on biologic age and health status 3) Discuss metrics in terms of a patient’s quality-of-life and not just mortality 4) Discuss the medical benefits of deintensification of care

10:45 AM – 10:50 AM: BREAK

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Evidence-Based Medical Prognostication
Objectives: 1) Define the three types of prognostic information we share with patients 2) Discuss the importance of defining individual risk in decision-making and program development 3) Define how community-based palliative and at-home programs can use prognosis to define its patient population

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