Target Audience This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine Learning Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: - Utilize history and physical examination to distinguish weakness from non-specific symptoms - Discuss evidence-based management options for Alzheimer’s disease - Evaluate weakness and recognize cardinal features of Parkinson's disease as well as other movement disorders - Utilize prevention and treatment strategies for cerebrovascular disorders - Discuss the basic mechanisms of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders - Develop a therapeutic plan related to common complaints surrounding insomnia and restless legs syndrome - Review therapeutic options for excessive sleepiness and obstructive sleep apnea - Describe medical issues surrounding RLS, parasomnias and other special sleep issues - Identify pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options for the management of pain - Design non-opioid pain management strategies - Describe how non-surgical activity modification and physical therapy can benefit low back pain patients - Utilize current evidence to design treatment strategies for osteoarthritis - Discuss mood stabilizing psychosocial and pharmacologic treatments of bipolar disorder as well as frequent co-morbid psychiatric disorders - Recommend appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment for depression - Assess patients at risk for suicide and violence and intervene to make timely referrals to combat hopelessness - Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders
Speciality
Internal Medicine
Timings
08-Mar-2027 7:00 AM to 11-Mar-2027 1:00 PM
Official Links
https://www.mer.org/conference/MTM4NixNYXJjaCwyMDI3/
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