Pharmacology and Women’s Health for Primary Care
Nov 01, 2024 – Nov 03, 2024
Nashville - Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
This program includes 2.0 hours of content intended to meet the MATE Act requirements.
Nashville has been called a “little big city,” and for good reason. While it’s proud of the world-famous music scene that puts them on the map—and continues to draw music superstars from all over the world every day of the year—they’re also happy to retain the small-town feel that gives this city its unique charm. It is no exaggeration to say that a variety of experiences await you in Nashville. Quite simply, there’s something for everyone. Immerse yourself in old and new Nashville at the iconic Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. This West End Nashville hotel is your stage for exploring the vibrant city. Located across from Vanderbilt University in the West End—off the tourist path—just minutes from the city’s most renowned attractions.
Tuition Discount
Past Attendees Save $50: Past MCE Conferences attendees (within the previous three years) automatically receive a $50 discount at checkout.
Bring a Friend or Colleague and Save $50: If you are attending with another healthcare professional you are eligible for a $50 discount.
Overview & Agenda
Pharmacology and Women’s Health for Primary Care – 12 Credits
This program includes 2.0 hours of content intended to meet the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act requirements for DEA license renewal.
Overview
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Endocrinology and Women’s Health, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Endocrinology and Women’s Health with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program will help with diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Endocrinology and Women’s Health.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals to enhance the training of primary care clinicians. This Continuing Medical Education program promises to help you learn the most current, best medicine, and techniques for making the diagnosis easier during a 20-minute office visit.
Schedule
Friday, November 1st
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me?
Objectives: 1) Review the definition and diagnosis of menopause 2) Develop a deeper understanding of MHT indications and contraindications 3) Determine how to manage menopause without medications 4) Discuss the Women’s Health Initiative study – it’s impact and subsequent interpretation 5) Review MHT options 6) Examine bioidentical and non-hormonal medications for menopausal symptoms 7) Determine MHT decisions in special circumstances like premature menopause, perimenopause, and history of breast cancer
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Chief Complaint: ‘My Periods Are Being Weird’ – Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Objectives: 1) Create a differential diagnosis 2) Determine how the patient’s history can help you 3) Discuss how the patient’s physical exam can help you 4) Identify which labs and imaging are needed 5) Determine appropriate treatment options
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids: A Regulatory Perspective
Objectives: 1) Describe evolving opioid prescribing and regulatory practices in the United States 2) Discuss recently released opioid prescribing guidelines, while highlighting the relevance to primary care providers 3) Determine best practices for managing patients with chronic nonmalignant pain, while highlighting guidance from a regulatory perspective 4) Discuss cases, investigations, and licensure outcomes involving prescribers and opioids to identify practice improvement opportunities
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Medical Management of Common Substance Use Disorders
Objectives: 1) Explore evidence-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders 2) Discuss strategies to fully engage patients and their families in the process, including shared decision-making and building trust 3) Gain insights into pharmacotherapeutic treatments, including their mechanisms of action, risks, and benefits as well as relevant psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions
Saturday, November 2nd
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Optimizing Drug Therapy and Avoiding Drug Injury in the Older Adult: Part 1
Objectives: 1) Discuss key physiologic and pathophysiologic changes of aging that impact drug therapy 2) Apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to patient scenarios
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Optimizing Drug Therapy and Avoiding Drug Injury in the Older Adult: Part 2
Objectives: 1) List nine key questions useful for identifying and managing inappropriate polypharmacy, such as unnecessary medication use in older adults 2) Apply practical tools to screen and appropriately manage complex drug regimens among older adults with or at-risk for drug injury 3) Discuss high-risk drug-drug and drug-dietary supplement interactions commonly encountered in primary care, including best practices in identifying and managing related toxicities
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
STI Update
Objectives: 1) Discuss the GC/CT rates in the U.S. 2) Discuss some reasons for STI rates increasing that we might be able to help 3) Review the new 2021 STI treatment guidelines from the CDC 4) Determine who should be tested for syphilis and how 5) Discuss update on DoxyPEP
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Gender Diversity and Healthcare
Objectives: 1) Apply concepts and terminology that are in use today 2) Discuss the medical and surgical components of gender transition 3) Review clinical guidelines for hormone therapy for gender transition 4) Review considerations in general health care and cancer screening for gender diverse individuals 5) Discuss how to make your healthcare setting more inclusive
Sunday, November 3rd
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Clinical Challenges with Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods
Objectives: 1) Discuss the current length of effectiveness and extended use of LARC methods 2) Discuss IUDs for emergency contraception 3) Review how to manage side-effects of LARC methods 4) Discuss best practice management of IUD clinical challenges, such as missing strings, stenotic cervical canal, embedment, IUD fracture, etc.
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Objectives: 1) Review the scope of the problem and why it is complex 2) Describe the evaluation of a patient with sexual complaints 3) Discuss the types of sexual dysfunction, causes and criteria for diagnosis 4) Explore treatment approaches
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Managing Anxiety and Sleep Disorders: Drug and Non-Pharmacologic Considerations
Objectives: 1) Describe signs and symptoms of common sleep and anxiety disorders with a focus on older adults 2) Discuss common anxiety disorders, including the neurobiological basis of disease, clinical presentation, assessment, and approach to treatment 3) Recognize evidence-based treatments for insomnia and common anxiety disorders, including lifestyle, behavioral, and pharmacologic interventions 4) Identify key parameters that warrant referral to specialty care for individuals with insomnia and/or anxiety disorders
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Best Practices in Chronic Kidney Disease: Highlights from Latest Guidelines and Expert Recommendations
Objectives: 1) Describe the latest evidence and expert consensus guidance for the evaluation and risk assessment of individuals with CKD 2) Discuss medications used to delay CKD progression and manage its complications, including mechanism of action, safety, tolerability, efficacy, price, and simplicity of use 3) Review strategies to identify and manage cardiovascular risk in individuals with CKD 4) Summarize key recommendations for primary care in the evaluation, prevention, and management of CKD
Please Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the activity website for the most current information.
Program Schedule
Date
Location
Description
Time
November 1, 2024
Loews Conference Center
Conference - Day 1
Check-In Opens at 7:15 AM
Continental Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
November 2, 2024
Loews Conference Center
Conference - Day 2
Continental Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
November 3, 2024
Loews Conference Center
Conference - Day 3
Continental Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ACCME
MCE Conferences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MCE Conferences designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Recognition
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12 (part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Academy of Family Physicians – AAFP
The AAFP has reviewed Pharmacology and Women’s Health for Primary Care and deemed it acceptable for up to 12.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 11/01/2024 to 11/03/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada – CFPC
Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive Mainpro+ Certified, Certified Assessment, or Non-Certified credits for participation in this activity due to reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians.
American Osteopathic Association – AOA
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.
American Academy of Physician Assistants – AAPA
AAPA accepts Category 1 CME approval from the AAFP.
American Association of Nurse Practitioners – AANP
AAFP Prescribed Credits are accepted by the AANP.
American Nurses Credentialing Center – ANCC
According to the ANCC, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP meet the ANCC-accredited CNE criteria.
Pharmacology Credits
This course has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 12 CME credits; please verify with your Medical Board which hours may be applied toward Pharmacology credit.
Hotel Accommodations
We are currently past our cutoff date and sold out of group rooms with the property.
Please click here for nearby lodging options or call (615) 320-1700 to confirm if Loews Vanderbilt has remaining availability for you to book direct.
Please note: Room categories and bedding are based on availability at the time of request.
Accommodations – Enjoy music industry-inspired artwork, Vanderbilt University views, and all the tech you need to make your trip a breeze.
- Deluxe Guest Rooms – $279 Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) – Warm, modern Nashville inspired design plus views of West End, the Nashville skyline and Vanderbilt University. Views of skyline, Vanderbilt University, or West End. Bathroom with Nashville-inspired graphic wall coverings, frameless glass shower and granite vanity
- Luxury Guest Rooms – $299 Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) – These oversized rooms feature extra space and an expanded workspace, but are just as good for a vacation or staycation as they are for business. Views of the skyline, Vanderbilt University, or West End. Julien Farel haircare and body products
- Premium Guest Rooms – $369 Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) – Premium category room with views of the skyline, Vanderbilt University, or West End.
Additional Lodging Information:
- Taxes & Fees – Room rates quoted above are subject to tax, which is currently 16.25% (sales tax 9.25%, occupancy 7%, city tax $2.50 per night). Taxes and fees are subject to change without notice.
- Check-In & Check-Out – Currently, the Hotel’s check-in time is 4:00 PM, and check-out time is 11:00 AM. Subject to change without notice.
Parking – The current parking charges for guests are as follows: Parking charges are subject to change without notice.
Valet Parking Overnight – $54.00+ tax/night
Self-Parking Overnight – $49.00+ tax/night
Oversize Vehicle Charge (Large pick-up trucks or SUVs) – $65 + tax/night with mandatory valet.
Lodging Deposit – All rooms require a credit card to guarantee the reservation. Balance is due to the hotel upon arrival.
Lodging Cancellations – Terms and conditions as per MCE’s room allotment agreement with conference lodging venue:
- Cancellation made 31 days or more prior to arrival: A full refund will be issued.
- Cancellation 30 days or less prior to arrival: No refunds will be issued.
- No-shows and early departures are considered a cancellation: No refunds will be issued.
All lodging cancellations must be made directly with the lodging venue. Please refer to your lodging confirmation for contact information and hotel policies.
Register & Book Your Lodging Early! The MCE reduced room rates will be available to registered attendees up until September 25, 2024 (based on availability). Our allotment for reduced room rates may sell out before this date. We urge you to secure your lodging reservation as early as possible. Reduced rates will also be offered 3 nights pre and post program dates (based on availability).
Room Reservation Guidelines – The lodging reservation link has been created for the MCE Conference continuing medical education program, and only guests that are registered for this CME conference are eligible to use this site in order to access discounted rooms and/or theme park tickets (if applicable).
- Attendees must register within (7) seven days of booking MCE discounted lodging to avoid cancellations or increased nightly rates (depending on Hotel/Resort policy).
- We allow a maximum of 2 room reservations per registered attendee, based on availability and rates at the time of booking.
- Rooms and/or tickets (if applicable) cannot be purchased for the purpose of, or with the intention of being resold.
- All reservations must be made under the registered attendee’s’ name, as all reservations and ticket orders (if applicable) will be audited against the CME program registration list. Should it be necessary, we reserve the right to contact you to request proof of registration. If it is discovered that the reservation and/or ticket order is not for an MCE Conferences participant, the reservations and/or ticket order may be cancelled or modified based on the Hotel/Resort policy, and deposits may not be eligible for a refund.
Please note: In order to provide a quality and interactive CME program, MCE Conferences will limit the amount of registrations per conference.
Additional Travel Information
Airport Information – The hotel is located approximately 9.6 miles from the Nashville International Airport (BNA).
Airport Transportation –Nashville Airport Shuttle Service
At the airport there are a lot of different bus and shuttle companies that offers service to different destinations. First class service, limousines, long-distance travel, etc.
For further information regarding fares and schedules, please contact each company:
– Anchor Tours, Inc.: +1 615-860-6800
– Bowling Green Shuttle Service, Inc.: +1 270-781-4321
– CitiValet: +1 615-216-7506
– Gray Line of Tennessee: +1 615-883-5555
– Groome Transportation: +1 423-954-1400 / +1 800-896-9928
– In Shuttle Transportation, Inc.: +1 615-255-3519
– Nashville Express Airport Shuttle: +1 615-335-6479
– Region-Wide Transit: +1 931-381-5188 / +1 855-REGION1 (855-734-4661)
– United Coach and Tour: +1 800-264-5043
– WeGo Public Transit: +1 615-862-5950
Car Rental – To make your discounted car rental reservation, please click on the following links:
(please note: car rental company availability may differ based on airport/ destination)
- AVIS – Click Here and enter G028287 in the “AWD Number” box to receive the Group Discount.
- Budget – Click Here
- Enterprise – Click Here and enter XZB6145 to receive the MCE Conferences Group Discount.
- Hertz – Click Here and check the “Enter a Discount or Promo Code” and “I am a Corporate Customer” boxes. Enter 2086989 in the “Discount/CDP/Club Code” box to receive the Group Discount.
- National – Click Here and enter XZB6145 under Contract ID to receive Group Discount
Special Assistance – MCE’s policy is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special arrangements are necessary for an individual with a disability to attend a conference, please contact our office at 1-888-533-9031.
Please Note: MCE is not associated with the third party services listed herein and shall not be liable for any services of such third party providers.
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What Are You Waiting For?
Register Early! In order to provide a quality and interactive CME program, MCE Conferences will limit the amount of registrations per conference. Some conferences may have a lower registration limit due to the destination logistics and lodging availability.