
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
14.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Top Ten Common Dermatoses
- Description of and discrimination between commonly encountered dermatologic conditions with an emphasis on differential diagnosis and treatment
- Participants will enhance the breadth of clinical care that they can offer in their medical practices.
- Dermatologic Emergencies
- Description of and discrimination between dermatologic emergencies with an emphasis on triage and appropriate referral as well as a discussion of less severe mimickers.
- Hair Loss in Women
- Participants will briefly surveil the architecture and growth cycle of hair before identifying inflammatory and non-inflammatory types of hair loss as well as describing new, innovative techniques to treat this common condition.
- Spot Check, What's That Spot?
- Participants will identify common benign and malignant skin lesions, and common skin eruptions and infections, and describe the most effective treatments for common skin eruptions and infections.
- What's New in Pediatric Dermatology
- Participants will identify new and emerging dermatologically relevant pediatric exanthems, birthmarks, and abnormalities of skin pigmentation and describe new therapeutic applications for pediatric medications.
- What's New in Acne and Rosacea
- Participants will describe new developments in the pathogenesis and treatment of the common skin conditions of acne and rosacea.
- What's New in Psoriasis
- Participants will identify different presentations of psoriasis in adults and children, and describe newly available treatment options.
- Errors in Medicine That Can Help You
- Discover and define Type 1 and Type 2 critical thinking
- Recognize and categorize the most common diagnostic errors
- Apply this knowledge to actual cases where errors occurred
- Update on the Treatment of Pneumonia and Bronchitis
- Identify the different organisms and antibiotics used for community acquired pneumonia (CAP), health care associated pneumonia (HCAP), and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP).
- Be able to apply and compute scoring systems used to determine location of treatment
- Be able to describe how unusual cases of pneumonia are treated differently
- Update on the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Influenza
- Be able to describe the pathophysiology of influenza infections and why this virus can be so severe.
- Describe the diagnostic criteria for suspecting influenza and understand the accuracy of rapid swabs.
- Differentiate which patients may be candidates for anti-viral medications for influenza .
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Rapidly recognize various skin and soft tissue infections
- Describe the criteria and the diagnostic work up of severe soft tissue infections
- Differentiate when surgery is needed for severe infections
- The Impact of Patient Satisfaction on my Patients and My Practice
- Identify the financial impact of patient satisfaction on hospitals
- Be able to illustrate simple skills to improve scores.
- Be able to apply service recovery skills to patients.
- Case Studies of Unusual Infections
- Recognize and identify unusual infections.
- Be able to apply diagnostic and treatment strategies to manage these infections?
- Chief Complaint of Chest Pain, so Now How Do I Work It Up
- Be able to describe the criteria and scoring systems used to clinically rule out CAD or PE.
- Apply the diagnostic criteria rule out emergency causes of chest pain and know the evidence based ways to work up these chest pain diagnoses.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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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.