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Continuing Education, Inc.
5700 4th St. N
St Petersburg FL
33703-2256
1-800-422-0711

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 6:00pm EST
Saturday
10:00am - 2:00pm EST



Our Specialties
> Stress Free
Our Cruise Conferences provide unique, relaxed learning environment.
 
> Family Friendly
Fun for everyone. Kids will never run out of things to do!
 
> All Inclusive
Cruise conferences include everything you need and quite a bit more!
 

Pain Management

Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America

A Meeting Venue Whose Time Has Come

Hawaiian Islands from Honolulu
December 5 - 12

All social events are complimentary for guests traveling with conferee and whose cabins are booked in the meeting group.
14 CME Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
Course Fee Physicians $695
All Others - Course Fee $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy - 30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

IMPORTANT: Dear Conferee. The ships provide many amenities for our meeting group. Private rooms, Dining arrangements, Cocktail Receptions and more. It is required that all participants and their families book within the meeting group at Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea, or a licensed affiliate, in order for the ship to provide these amenities. All guests are included in complimentary meeting events. We very much appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise in the CME meeting group with Continuing Education, Inc. at 800-422-0711 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.

Faculty

Chris Kottenstette, PA-C, is President and CEO of Your Care, a Healthcare Consulting and Systems Integration Company; President and Founder of the PAs in Pain Medicine Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA); Founding Member of the Board of Advisors for the American Society of Pain Educators; and a Past-President of the Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants. His skills in Quality Management earned him an appointment to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2003.

Currently, he uses his expertise in both clinical and advanced diagnostic and interventional medicine as a practicing Physician Assistant with Denver Pain Management, in Denver, Colorado treating a variety of painful conditions. He speaks regularly on topics of pain medicine, has expertise in legal and regulatory medicine, and has lobbied for legislative change both locally and nationally. He has a special interest in Medical Information Technologies and in Total Quality Management as it relates to Healthcare. Mr. Kottenstette graduated from the Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) at the University of Utah Medical School in Salt Lake City, Utah



Keri L. Fakata, Pharm.D

Dr. Fakata is an Executive Clinical Research Scientist and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at Lifetree Clinical Research Center® in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a Clinical Instructor in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, where she is also a Clinical Pharmacist.

Dr. Fakata received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Nebraska and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Pharmacy in Omaha, Nebraska. She completed a residency in pharmacy practice at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics in Salt Lake City, Utah and a fellowship in pain management at the University of Utah Health Sciences Pain Management Center/College of Pain Management, Pharmacy Palliative Care—Pharmacotherapy.


Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Target Audience

Internists, Family Physicians, Neurologists, Pharmacists, Pain Managers, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Program Purpose / Objectives

Topics covered will be:
* Appropriate Prescribing
* Poly Pharmacy
* Regulatory Issues
* Prevention and Treatment of Addiction
* Spine Pain
* Proper Treatment of Back and Neck Pain
* MRI Interpretation
* Acute Treatment of Pain
* Proper Use of Physical Therapy
* Pain Interventions
* Pharmacology Management

Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.

Accreditation

Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation: Continuing Education, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Contact Hours: Continuing Education, Inc., is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

EXCLUSIVE SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and independently of those offered by the cruise line.

Cruise Pricing | Register Online | Itinerary

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary
DATE
PORT OF CALL
ARRIVE
DEPART
Dec 5 Sat
Honolulu, Oahu (Lectures from 4-6pm)
-
8:00pm
Dec 6 Sun
Maui (Kahului)
8:00am
overnight
Dec 7 Mon
Maui (Kahului) (Lectures from 4-7pm)
-
6:00pm
Dec 8 Tue
Hilo (Lectures from 5-7pm)
8:00am
6:00pm
Dec 9 Wed
Kona, Hawaii (Lectures from 5-7pm)
7:00am
6:00pm
Dec 10 Thu
Nawiliwili, Kauai
8:00am
overnight
Dec 11 Fri
Nawiliwili, Kauai (Lectures from 2-6pm)
-
2:00pm
Dec 12 Sat
Honolulu, Oahu
7:00am
-

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