Fitzgerald Health Associates'
Southern Caribbean Cruise Conference
beginning in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cruise and Resort Topics for 2013
Drug Update
Description: What is the latest in drug therapy? What are the latest new uses and cautions for use of established medications? Learn the answers to these and other questions in this informative session.
Objectives:

• Describe recommendations for the use of new medications.
• Recognize new indications and cautions for established products.

Pharmacogenomics
Description: How genetics do influences drug metabolism? What ethnic groups are at greatest increased risk for genetically‐based adverse effects with select medications? How do pharmacogenomic factors affect clinical practice? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this case‐based program.
Objectives:

• Define pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics.
• Describe the clinical implications of genetic variations in drug metabolism.
• Identify select at‐risk populations for genetically influenced adverse drug reactions.

Antimicrobial Update: A focus on treatment recommendations in urinary tract infections (UTI)
Description: What are the most likely urinary tract infection (UTI) organisms? What are the most common UTI risk factors? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of UTI? Learn the answers to these questions in this case‐based program.
Objectives:

• Identify the most likely causative pathogens in urinary tract infections.
• Describe the clinical presentation of common urinary tract infections.
• Design a plan of care for the person with a urinary tract infection.

Prescribing in the Presence of Impaired Renal Function
Description: What places your patient at risk for developing renal insufficiency? How can you work with the patient to avoid this problem? How should commonly prescribed medication use be adjusted in the presence of impaired renal function. Learn the latest recommendations for protecting renal health and prescribing medications in the presence of impaired renal function.
Objectives

• Describe the impact of select conditions on renal health.
• Identify factors influencing the choice of medications to protect renal health in the person with the above mentioned conditions.
• Recognize the common presentation of renal failure.
• Identify the adjustments needed to prescribe select medications in the presence of impaired renal function.

Depression: A primary care approach to assessment and intervention
Description: This program gives tips on prescribing SSRIs, SNRI, TCAs, mood stabilizers and other psychotherapeutic agents in the treatment of depression in primary care setting.
Objectives:

• Recognize the current recommendations for the treatment of depressive disorders.
• Explain the mechanism of action of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications used for the treatment of depressive disorders.
• Identify common adverse effects and therapeutic advantages of the above‐mentioned
  medications.

As Seen on TV: What's in the OTC and Herbal Products Your Patients Are Taking?
Description: Your patients are bombarded with advertisements for products that claim to improve everything from memory to sexual function to body shape and weight. Attend this session to find out about what is in these products and how helpful or harmful these OTC products can be.
Objectives:

• Identify healthcare products available direct to consumers that are extensively advertised on television.
• Describe the ingredients and proposed therapeutic effects of these products.
• Discuss potential benefits and problems that can result from the use of these products.