Primary Care Overview 2020 is a tropical Caribbean cruise conference round-trip from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Primary Care Overview 2020 covers topics such as:
- Evidence-based recommendations and guidelines for diagnosing, treating and controlling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Treatment goals for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Strategies to support patient education and adherence within inhaled medications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- A drug therapy and monitoring plan for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Lifestyle, medication, biomechanical and surgical options for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The pathophysiology and comorbidities often associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The most common office emergencies encountered in the primary care setting
- How to the Most Common Office Emergencies:
- Ways in which the primary care provider can either initiate or integrate into already established national, state and local community resilience efforts. Related Cases / Learning Activities
- Immediate action plans to address the most common office emergencies, to include appropriate medication, equipment and staff training
- Common diseases which present differently in elders
- The Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), and how primary care providers should consider these with respect to " level of care assistance" recommendations
- The doctor/patient relationship in regards to geriatric medicine
- Evidence-based tools to perform comprehensive geriatric assessments
- Genitourinary and Lower Gastrointestinal Tracts Tracts and Getting the Function back in Sexual Dysfunction
- The role of community resources in preserving the functional independence of older adults
- Common inflammatory conditions of the genitourinary tract
- Common urinary tract infections
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Common intestinal infections
- The types of male and female sexual dysfunction
- Getting the Function back in Sexual Dysfunction:
- Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options for the treatment of sexual dysfunction
- The causes of male or female sexual dysfunction associated with medical conditions, medications and psychological factors, using established screening tools when appropriate
- Communication strategies to guide sexual health discussions with a patient. Related Cases / Learning Activities
- A treatment plan for addressing sexual dysfunction in men and women, including lifestyle modifications
- Acute Pain and Emerging Therapies for Pain Management/Related Cases
Primary Care Overview 2020 brings together:
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Nurse Practitioners
