COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™16 ACPE Credits
16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
2 Hours of Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
16.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$795 for Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$595 for Nurses, Students & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Preventive Medicine From A to Z
- Discuss state-of-the-art cardiovascular and global preventative medicine principles
- Reaching Blood Pressure Goals--A Focus on Isolated Systolic and Resistant Hypertension
- Differentiate methods to diagnose resistant hypertension and achieve treatment goals
- The Impact of Recent Clinical Trials on Preventative Cardiology in the Office-Let's Make the Cardiologist as Lonely as the Maytag Repairman
- Appropriately apply primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention goals
- Travel Medicine-Staying Well Away From Home
- Analyze a patient's requirements for prevention and treatment of travel-related health problems
- The Bipolar Blues, Balls of Fire, and Bad Temperament - How to Bag the Diagnosis and Benefit the Patient
- Feel more confident in differentiating between unipolar and bipolar mood disorders
- The Utility of Heart Scans for Detecting Subclinical CHD and the Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
- Utilize coronary artery calcium scores to design appropriate primary CHD prevention strategies
- Defeating Dementia - What Can WE Do?
- Explain diagnostic, treatment, and prevention strategies for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
- Carotid and Abdominal Ultrasounds for Detecting Subclinical Carotid Artery Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms-Does it Make a Difference
- Utilize the clinical values of detecting and treating subclinical carotid artery disease and aortic vascular disease
- General Travel Medicine Advice: Staying Healthy on Land and Sea.
- Review general recommendations for Travelers health
- Learn how to access the CDC site for up to date recommendations for vaccines
- Review common travel related illnesses
- Nutrition- What’s New? What’s Best? What Works?
- Review basic nutrition principles.
- Compare traditional and popular diets
- Recognize the impact of nutrition on health and medical problems
- Update in Type 2 Diabetes
- Review most recent American Diabetes Association guidelines
- Compare medication options for treating diabetes
- Discuss lifestyle modifications for Diabetes control
- Migraine Headaches-Women Are Different
- List International Headache Societys classification of headaches
- Determine appropriate lifestyle and medication treatment for migraine headaches with emphasis in the care in women
- Cardiovascular Disease in Women-Whats Different?
- Recognize the scope and impact of cardiovascular disease in women
- Analyze and understand differences in diagnosis, testing and treatment
- Leadership in Medicine-Are we prepared? How are we prepared? Tips for Success.
- Recognize the lack of leadership preparation in medical training
- Review how leadership skills develop in medicine
- Determine strategies and tips to develop leadership potential
- The Difficult Patient Encounter: Successful Navigation
- Discuss common situations that create difficult encounters
- Demonstrate strategies and ability to prevent, avoid and navigate difficult encounters
- Leading and Connecting Team Members to Joy, Appreciation and Gratitude
- Recognize leadership skills to allow team members to communicate with excellence
- Establish a plan to create appreciation and gratitude in your workplace
- Help your team members to experience joy in their work and life
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Register your interest and receive a full quote at 800-422-0711 (US/Can) or direct/int'l tel: +1-727-526-1571 or register online.
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.