MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Emergency Gastro Pulm Mar 20-22, 2026

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• Target Audience: internists, primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians
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• Information:

1. Overview

2. Learning Objectives

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

Diagnose and manage patients with asthma.

Design treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for common respiratory infections.

Describe the current therapeutic management of COPD.

Discuss diagnosis and screening strategies as well as treatment plans for lung nodules and lung cancer.

List current treatment recommendations for HBV and HCV.

Describe needed testing for elevated liver function tests.

Recognize when to refer a patient for liver biopsy.

List indications for referral to liver transplant.

Evaluate a patient who becomes unstable in the office and prepare for transport via ambulance.

Recognize when common complaints such as abdominal pain require urgent referral to the emergency department.

Discuss the importance of suicide risk assessment in patients presenting with psychiatric emergencies.

Utilize history and physical exam to determine if a patient has a toxidrome.

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

Friday, March 20, 2026

Pulmonology – Asthma: The medical impact of asthma; fundamental role of inflammation, with possible scarring and irreversible loss of lung function; practical points of diagnosis; goal setting management based on levels of severity; risk factors for mortality and treatment in the acute setting; management options for the difficult to control asthmatic patient.

Pulmonology – Controversies in the Treatment of Common Respiratory Infections: Acute and chronic bronchitis; pneumonia (community versus hospital-acquired); role of the Pneumonia Severity Index score in determining indication for hospitalization; cost- effective use of antibiotics; clinical significance of drug resistance; guidelines for management.

Pulmonology – COPD: Definition; pathophysiology; early detection and intervention; risk reduction; management update including new modalities (including lung volume reduction surgery) and the role of inhaled corticosteroids and domiciliary oxygen.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Pulmonology – Lung Cancer Screening & Pulmonary Nodules: Appropriate use of the new lung cancer screening recommendations; Fleischner Society guidelines and American College of Chest Physician Lung Cancer guidelines; approach to definitive evaluation and management strategies.

Emergency Med – Approach to the Patient Who Becomes Unstable in the Office: Some patients come to the clinic and become unstable. What needs to be done prior to arrival of the ambulance. This course discusses the evaluation and treatment of unstable patient, initial resuscitation and transfer process.

Emergency Med – Common Office-Based Emergencies: Office-based evaluation of shortness of breath, chest pains, abdominal pain, syncope, seizure and endocrine related problems. Criteria for transfer to an emergency department will also be discussed.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Emergency Med – Toxicology Emergencies Commonly Seen in the Office: Patients may walk into the clinic who have taken a toxic substance or drug overdose. It is important to do a detailed history, look for physical clues and determine if the patient has a toxidrome. The presentation will aid in determining who needs to go to emergency room and who can be treated in the office.