
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™50 ACPE Credits
50 ANCC Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
$850.00 Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$695.00 for Nurses (RN/LPN), Residents, Students, & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM TOPICS
Conference Schedule
Schedule update, August 6, 2026: The Manhattan Cruise Terminal has shifted our berth window. Boarding on Saturday, August 29 now runs 5:00–8:00 pm, and the ship departs at 10:00 pm rather than the previously published 4:00 pm. All ports of call and all educational sessions are unaffected.
| Date | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 29 | 5:00-8:00 pm | Boarding: Manhattan Cruise Terminal, New York |
| 10:00 pm | Departure: New York, New York | |
| To be confirmed | Meet & Greet / Q&A from Pre-Study ‡ | |
| Sunday, August 30 | At Sea - Educational Sessions Atlantic & Pacific Conference Center, Deck 6 Forward |
|
| 8:00 am | Beyond the Protein: Recognizing & Managing AL Amyloidosis in Clinical Practice Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD | |
| 9:00 am | New Applications for Cellular Immunotherapy Markus Y. Mapara, MD, PhD | |
| 10:00 am | Numbness, Tingling, and Peripheral Neuropathy for Internists Jennifer A. Langsdorf, MD | |
| 11:00 am | Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients for Internists Geoffrey Dube, MD | |
| Monday, August 31 | 8:00 am | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 7:00 pm | Cruise Ship Departure | |
| Tuesday, September 1 | 8:00 am | Portland, Maine |
| 5:00 pm | Cruise Ship Departure | |
| Wednesday, September 2 | 8:30 am | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| 5:30 pm | Cruise Ship Departure | |
| Thursday, September 3 | 11:00 am | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 10:00 pm | Cruise Ship Departure | |
| Friday, September 4 | At Sea - Educational Sessions Atlantic & Pacific Conference Center, Deck 6 Forward |
|
| 8:00 am | Evaluation of Muscle Weakness in Adults Jennifer A. Langsdorf, MD | |
| 9:00 am | Cell and Gene Therapy for Hemoglobinopathies Markus Y. Mapara, MD, PhD | |
| 10:00 am | "Endless" Possibilities & How to Exploit Them for the Optimal Treatment Sequence in Multiple Myeloma Suzanne Lentzsch, MD, PhD | |
| 11:00 am | Chronic Kidney Disease: Improving Outcomes Geoffrey Dube, MD | |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Farewell Party / Q&A | |
| Saturday, September 5 | 7:00 am | Arrival: New York, New York |
‡ Meet & Greet: Because boarding now runs until 8:00 pm, we are finalizing whether this gathering is best held Saturday evening or moved to Sunday, August 30, 5:30–6:30 pm. The confirmed date, time, and shipboard location will be sent in your pre-cruise email.
Virtual Program
The Virtual Program is provided by the Columbia Medicine CME Team.
Cardiology & Neurology
- Arrhythmia Management: Best Practices
- Noninvasive Testing in CVD: Case Based Approach
- Syncope
- Valvular Disease: Modern Management
- Telemedicine During the Pandemic & Beyond
- Treatment of Common & Rare Lipid Disorders
- Acute Coronary Syndromes: STEMI
- Cardiac Amyloidosis: From Diagnosis to Therapy
- Acute Coronary Syndromes: Non-STEMI
- Aortic Aneurysms
- Heart Failure Management for the Internist
- Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome
- Update on Alzheimer's Disease
- When Seconds Count: Rapid Response
- Migraine Update: Diagnostic Criteria
- Stroke & Neurological Emergencies
- Acute Seizures: Diagnosis & Management
- Perioperative Management for Medical Consultants
Endocrine & Gastroenterology
- Algorithmic Approach: Type 2 Diabetes
- Obesity Medications: What's New, What Works
- Hypo, Hyper & More: Managing Thyroid Disease
- Adrenal Disorders: What Not to Miss
- Diagnosing & Treating Bone Disorders
- Upper GI Disorders: Practical Office Management
- Evaluating Lower GI Complaints in Primary Care
- Cirrhosis 2026
- Chronic Diarrhea: Is It Celiac or Something Else?
- Maximizing Efficacy: IBD Treatments
- Updates in Cholestatic Liver Disease
- Managing GI Bleeds
- Pancreatic Disease: When to Worry, When to Refer
- Colorectal Cancer: Screening Updates
- Leveling Up on MASLD
- Musculoskeletal Medicine for the Internist
- Opioid Use Disorder 101
Nephrology
- Practical Pearls in Hypertension Control
- Infections of Cutaneous Significance
- Endothelin & Aldosterone Blockade
- A Clinical Approach to Glomerular Diseases
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Male LUTS: Evaluation & Management
- Diuretics: HF & Kidney Disease
- Nephrolithiasis: Diagnosis & Treatment
- Prerenal to ATN: Acute Kidney Injury
- Disorders of Sodium & Potassium
- When to Screen, When to Refer for Hearing Loss
- Management of Agitation
- Frailty, Falls, Function: Geriatric Issues
- Resistant Hypertension
- Delirium in Hospitalized Patients
- Palliative Care & Chronic Disease Management
- AI Now
- Renal Denervation for Hypertension
- When UTIs Don't Go Away
Pulmonary & Infectious Disease
- COPD: Practical Outpatient Management
- Interstitial Lung Disease: How to Confirm
- Asthma 2026: Biologics & Personalized Care
- Long COVID: Concepts & Care Strategies
- Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Chronic Cough: Evaluation & Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests Made Simple
- Emerging Respiratory Viral Infections
- HIV 2026: Treatment, Prevention, Screening
- Preventing Hospital Infections: CLABSI, CAUTI & VAP
- Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis & Therapy
- Update on Travel Medicine & Vaccines
- Community Acquired Pneumonia 2026
- Current Concepts: STIs
- New Drugs: Navigating Antibiotics
- Climate Change & Human Health
- Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Practice
- Bleeding & Contraception: Friends or Foes
- The Nose Knows: Sinonasal & Pulmonary Disease
Hematology/Oncology & Rheumatology
- Leukemia & Related Disorders
- Oncologic Emergencies
- Updates on Novel Cell Therapy Approaches
- Thromboembolic Disease & Oral Anticoagulants
- Is Precision Medicine Ready for Prime Time?
- Myeloma & Amyloidosis
- Overview of Breast Cancer
- Demystifying Lymphoma
- When to Refer: A Guide to Leukemias
- Lung Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment
- ANA to ANCA: Autoimmune Serologies
- How to Manage Gout like a Rheumatologist
- How to Recognize IgG4 Related Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for the Internist
- Back Pain to Spondyloarthritis Spectrum
- Eye Disorders in Primary Care
- Back of the Eye: Posterior Segment
- Decoding Vasculitis
- Lupus Update





























