Continuing Medical Education: General Medicine CME: Continuing Education Inc.: Breakthroughs in Preventive Medicine: Cruise Conference CME: January 31 - February 7, 2009
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By Continuing Education, Inc.
Published on 08/29/2008
Breakthroughs in Preventive Medicine
Continuing Education Inc.
January 31 - February 7, 2009
8-Night South America Cruise Conference from Santos, Brazil
Continuing Education Inc.
January 31 - February 7, 2009
8-Night South America Cruise Conference from Santos, Brazil
Breakthroughs in Preventive Medicine
CME Sponsor:
Continuing Education Inc.
Location:
South America Cruise from Santos, Brazil
Course Directors/Instructors:
James Ehrlich, M.D.
Wayne L. Peters, M.D.
Course Fee:
Physicians $695
All Others $450
Number of Credits:
14 CME Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this CME activity is to introduce new clinical paradigms, novel early detection technologies, and sophisticated laboratory tests for the prevention and management of a wide range of important medical problems. Coronary disease, cancer, sleep apnea, hypertension, dementia, osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes are among the diseases considered with a view towards noninvasive diagnosis and cost effective preventive care.
Preliminary Objectives for Activity:
Location:
South America Cruise from Santos, Brazil
Course Directors/Instructors:
James Ehrlich, M.D.
Wayne L. Peters, M.D.
Course Fee:
Physicians $695
All Others $450
Number of Credits:
14 CME Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
Link
Contact
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this CME activity is to introduce new clinical paradigms, novel early detection technologies, and sophisticated laboratory tests for the prevention and management of a wide range of important medical problems. Coronary disease, cancer, sleep apnea, hypertension, dementia, osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes are among the diseases considered with a view towards noninvasive diagnosis and cost effective preventive care.
Preliminary Objectives for Activity:
- Incorporate broad-based preventive medicine principles from “A to Z” into an office practice
- Identify and appropriately treat blood cholesterol abnormalities to prevent CHD events in patients at intermediate to high risk for CHD
- Apply standard of care lifestyle and pharmacologic guidelines to treat individuals with blood pressure elevations
- Provide dementia-prevention guidelines and early treatment to patients in an office practice
- Deliver travel medicine advice to international travelers
- Diagnose and appropriately treat male patients with decreased bone density
- Comfortably diagnose and treat bipolar disease in a primary care setting
- Discuss the full spectrum of metabolic syndrome and why it is important for the primary care physician to maintain a high level of awareness
- Appreciate how to integrate the results of coronary calcification imaging into conventional risk factor assessment
- Review the roles and limitations of emerging imaging and physiologic tests in preventive cardiology
- Develop a practical understanding of the unique aspects of heart disease in women
- Consider sleep apnea in patients with hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes and learn the value of recognition and treatment in younger individuals with non-classic signs
- Develop an appreciation of the roles and limitations of all colon cancer screening options and where CT colonography fits
- Individualize therapy based upon sophisticated lipoprotein analysis and new measures of inflammation