2022 Primary Care and Neurology for the Primary Care Provider

Add to Calendar 2022 Primary Care and Neurology for the Primary Care Provider 9/30/2022 3:30:00 PM 10/2/2022 11:15:00 AM America/New_York For More Details: https://albanymed.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=10355 Description: This conference focuses on topics of interest to primary care practitioners. The sessions will be concise, up-to-date and clinically relevant. Our intent is to bring practitioners of primary care together in a relaxed setting to review the latest trends in medicine and to share their own experiences and viewpoints in the context of evidence-based discussions. High Peaks Resort false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, September 30, 2022, 3:30 PM - Sunday, October 2, 2022, 11:15 AM, High Peaks Resort

Overview
This conference focuses on topics of interest to primary care practitioners. The sessions will be concise, up-to-date and clinically relevant.  Our intent is to bring practitioners of primary care together in a relaxed setting to review the latest trends in medicine and to share their own experiences and viewpoints in the context of evidence-based discussions.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Distinguish criteria in determining driving restriction duration
  2. Describe trends over the past 20 years in outcomes for patients with diabetes.
  3. Counsel families on the benign nature of stereotypies.
  4. Review recommendations for HIV testing
  5. Review the current FDA approved weight loss medications for adults
  6. Discuss changes in treatment of diabetes over the past decades
  7. Recognize, compare, and contrast in terms of their phenomenology and pathophysiology tics, stereotypies, and chorea. •Counsel families on the benign nature of stereotypies. •Describe the spectrum of tic disorders including their common comorbidities and potential treatments. Provide an appropriate differential diagnosis for a child presenting with chorea.
  8. Identify medical conditions associated with driving restrictions
  9. Define the provider’s role in driving restrictions
  10. Describe the workup for cause of ischemic stroke
  11. Identify the best approach for diagnosing occult atrial fibrillation.
  12. Describe the best management for patent foramen ovale.
  13. Gain an understanding of the Amyloid Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s pathogenesis Understand the reasons for the controversy over FDA’s approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease
  14. Understand the reasons for the controversy over FDA’s approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease
  15. Learn the recent history of disease modifying treatment trials in Alzheimer’s disease
  16. Discuss cases of missed identification
  17. Increase HIV testing in the office
  18. Understand the medical indications and contraindications for weight loss medications
  19. Review the current FDA approved weight loss medications for children

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.00 hours), General Attendance (9.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (9.00 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine, General Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Professions - NP, Nurse, PA, Physician

Accreditation
Albany Medical College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Albany Medical College designates this Live activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Albany Medical College reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Albany Medical College is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.



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