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Psychiatry and Cardiology for Primary Care
Friday, March 20, 2020 - Sunday, March 22, 2020
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CME Provider:
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MCE Conferences
7220 Trade St
Ste 330
La Jolla, California (CA) 92121
United States
 
Toll Free: 888-533-9031
Phone: 858-566-1500
Fax: 858-777-5588
 
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Conference Center:
Hawks Cay Resort ›
61 Hawks Cay Boulevard
Duck Key, Florida (FL) 33050
United States
 
Toll Free: (888) 395-5539
Phone: (305) 743-7000
 
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Description:
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.

Target Audience:
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Psychiatry and Cardiology.

Topics and Objectives:

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

Atrial Fibrillation and the New Anticoagulants
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

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

Day 2

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

An Approach to the Treatment of Essential Hypertension
Objectives: 1) To understand the underlying pathophysiology or essential hypertension 2) To outline a reasonable treatment approach to essential hypertension based on pathophysiologic principles 3) To appreciate the role of the renin-angiotensin and aldosterone system in control of blood pressure

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

Day 3

Somatic Symptom Disorders: New Language, New Concepts
Objectives: 1) Review new concepts around somatic symptom disorders that deemphasize cause and emphasize effective care, 2) Articulate principles for rehabilitation approaches to pain subtype and other somatic symptom disorders, 3) Understand when and how to use medications (and when not to) in treating somatic symptom disorders

Beyond SSRI's: Psychiatric Medications Useful to know in Primary Care
1) Review old and new antipsychotic medications – use, monitoring, and management, 2) Understand new antidepressants and some older ones that warrant review, 3) Develop an understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in the primary care setting

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
 
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Instructors:
Brian A. Palmer, MD, MPH – Medical Director, Psychiatry, Mercy Hospital, part of Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Palmer was previously National President, American Medical Student Association, Chief Resident, MGH/McLean Psychiatry Residency, and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FAHA - Attending Physician, Cardiology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Associate Director, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, Chicago, IL. Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Director, Cardiology Outpatient Practice, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
 
 
CME Credit:
Physicians:  12 Hours
Physician Assistants:  12 Hours
Nurse Anesthetists:  12 Hours
Nurses:  12 Hours

Self Assessment Module (SAM):  No

Specialty Audience:
Family Medicine    Internal Medicine    Medical Ethics    Practice Management    Preventative Medicine    Psychiatry    Risk Management    

CME Sam Course #22954

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