MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Addiction Geri Gyn Vasc Mar 08-12, 2026

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• Target Audience: primary care physicians, internists, family physicians, geriatric physicians, addiction medicine physicians, gynecologists, vascular medicine physicians
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• Information:

1. Overview

2. Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders.

Identify therapies, including nonpharmacological pain treatment strategies, that can reduce the dose of opioids to control pain.

Develop a treatment plan for Alcohol Use Disorder.

Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for substance use disorders.

Describe the assessment and evidence-based treatment plans for heart failure (both reduced and preserved ejection fraction) in collaboration with cardiology.

Utilize discussion and case-based learning to further incorporate treatment options for heart failure into practice.

Evaluate hypertension in both younger and older adults, differentiate risks and goals of treatment, and recommend appropriate interventions.

Utilize discussion and case-based learning to further incorporate treatment options for hypertension into practice.

Assess and manage abnormal uterine bleeding.

Describe the management of abnormal pap smears and HPV.

Discuss menopausal transition and the risks/benefits of treatment options.

Describe approaches to counseling patients for making complex contraceptive decisions.

Discuss the current evidence and recommendations regarding breast cancer screening.

Describe the spectrum of maladies included in peripheral vascular disease.

Discuss presentation and interventional treatment of stroke patients.

List current pharmacologic options for the management of aneurysms.

Describe the evaluation and treatment of venous thrombosis.

Discuss presentation and interventional treatment of swelling and ulcers of dysvascular limbs.

3. Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.

4. Topics

Here is the full and detailed list of topics covered during the conference:

Addiction:

Substance Use Disorders: Diagnosis and Screening for Primary Care Practitioners: Essential information and skills necessary for identifying substance use and addiction in the primary care setting; Epidemiology, assessment and screening tools; Practical steps for intervention.

The Opioid Crisis and Primary Care Providers: Update on the opioid crisis; Risk for opioid misuse and addiction; FDA approved medication for treating overdose; FDA approved medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for managing opioid addiction.

Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care: The scope of alcohol related problems and the societal burden of Alcohol Use Disorder; Overview of FDA-approved and more common off-label pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorder.

Addiction Medicine Cases: Challenging case presentations in addiction medicine.

Geriatrics:

Heart Failure in Older Adults: Recognition of the high mortality associated with heart failure; Understanding how to diagnose heart failure and the difference between reduced ejection fraction and preserved ejection fraction heart failure; Evidence based treatments available for heart failure.

Controversies in the Management of Hypertension in Older Adults: Best evidence for treatment goals for hypertension in diabetics and those with previous stroke; Controversial evidence for the various guidelines for diagnosing and treating hypertension in older adults; Best evidence-based medications for hypertension.

Gynecology:

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Overview of normal/abnormal menstrual physiology/profile; Menstrual disturbances; Ovulatory and anovulatory uterine bleeding; Other menstrual abnormalities; Diagnosis and appropriate treatment options.

Menopause Transition and Hormone Replacement Therapy: Symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, and atrophy; Menopause syndromes, including osteoporosis, breast cancer, cardiac disease, and colon cancer; Estrogen analogs; Counseling patients in options and alternatives to hormone therapy; Designer estrogens; SERMS; HRTs; Discussion of risks and benefits, especially in breast cancer and CHD.

Vascular Medicine:

Peripheral Vascular Disease and Medical Therapy: Defining the spectrum of maladies under the umbrella of Peripheral Vascular Disease including the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and treatments highlighting lipid lowering agents and antiplatelet therapy.

Stroke: Initial Presentation to Medical and Surgical Treatment: An overview of embolic stroke including diagnosis and medical, surgical, and interventional therapy.

Aortic and Peripheral Aneurysms: A guide for primary care outlining diagnosis, management, and therapeutic options.

Management of Venous Thrombosis: A discussion focusing on the variety of venous thrombotic diagnoses and the multiple available treatment options.

The Dysvascular Limb: How to Approach Swelling and Ulcers: An organizational approach to swelling and lower extremity ulceration focusing on the differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment.