Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology for Primary Care
Jun 27, 2025 – Jun 29, 2025
Florida Emerald Coast - Hotel Effie Sandestin
You’ll find an extraordinary treasure nestled between the white sandy beaches and emerald green waters of the Gulf Coast and the living shorelines of Choctawhatchee Bay in Northwest Florida, located in Destin just1.5 miles from Miramar Beach. Vibrant and elegant, comfortable and refined, Hotel Effie is a beautiful new full-service four-star hotel. A new luxury property at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort famous for its four golf courses and seven miles of beaches containing some of the whitest sand in the world. It’s no wonder that this popular destination was voted the #1 resort on the Emerald Coast. Known as its very own “gated city”. Grand Boulevard, a town center catering to all your shopping and dining needs, is located nearby. It’s the perfect destination for the whole family to enjoy!
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
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology – 12 Credits
Overview
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology 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 Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program 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 who are seeking clinical information about issues in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goal 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, June 27th
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
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
Pain in the Neck: Approach to Children with Lymphadenopathy
Objectives: 1) Recognize the common causes of lymphadenopathy in children 2) Plan a management course for common causes of adenopathy
What’s New in Pneumonia?
Objectives: 1) Identify optimal antibiotic choices for pneumonia in the office setting 2) Plan an optimal length of antibiotic therapy
Herpes are Like Diamonds, They’re Forever
Objectives: 1) Recognize the common presentations, diagnosis, and management of EBV and HSV in children
Saturday, June 28th
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: What Works, What Doesn’t?
Objectives: 1) Identify novel strategies to discuss vaccine skepticism in the office setting 2) Discuss how we maintain vaccine safety systems in the USA
What’s All the Pus About? Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Infections
Objectives: 1) Plan appropriate management strategies for skin and soft tissue infections, due to S. aureus and S. pyogenes 2) Identify suppurative and nonsuppurative complications of streptococcal infections 3) Plan appropriate therapy for recurrent skin and soft tissue infections
Field Notes: Recent Cases from Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Objectives: 1) Hone the ability to build differential diagnoses for acute infectious processes 2) Identify common and uncommon causes of infectious disease syndromes 3) Recognize characteristics of new emerging infections, such as monkeypox
Pharmacotherapy and Mood Stabilizers in Primary Care: Considerations for “Off-Label” Prescribing
Objectives: 1) Discuss “off-label” use of mood stabilizers and psychotropic agents for agitation, restlessness, insomnia, and other behavioral symptoms 2) Differentiate commonly prescribed agents by pharmacologic class, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic factors, indications and uses, tolerability, and efficacy 3) Apply best practices in prescribing and shared decision-making when considering “off label” use of drugs in a case scenario involving dementia and brain injury 4) Consider steps to optimize benefits and reduce risks to patients, while prescribing with liability authority
Drug Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
Objectives: 1) Define treatment goals for patients with or at-risk for osteoporosis 2) Relate treatment strategies to empiric evidence regarding fracture prevention and treatment for women and men 3) Develop a prevention and monitoring plan for patients at-risk for osteoporosis 4) Describe pertinent pharmacologic parameters related to pharmaceuticals used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Sunday, June 29th
Managing Anxiety and Sleep Disorders: Drug and Non-Pharmacologic Considerations
Objectives: 1) Describe signs and symptoms of common sleep disorders 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
Optimizing Psychopharmacotherapy in Depression: Clinical Cases
Objectives: 1) Discuss pharmacologic management options within clinical cases of patients withdepression2) Relate physiologic and pathophysiologic alterations of brain neurochemistry to symptoms of depression, including the genetic link and molecular basis of injury 3) Apply clinical practice guidelines for antidepressant therapies 4) Identify key parameters for medications used to treat mechanism, safety, tolerability, efficacy, cost, and simplicity of use
Rules of Immunity: Considering Primary Immunodeficiencies in the Outpatient Setting
Objectives: 1) Identify the most common causes of primary immunodeficiency in children 2) Recognize the most common ‘red flags’ for consideration of immune deficiency
History is Everything: Evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin
Objectives: 1) Develop a systematic evaluation of children with FUO 2) Identify patterns seen in commonly diagnosed infectious causes of FUO
Please Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to this activity website for the most current information.
Program Schedule
Date
Location
Description
Time
June 27, 2025
Hotel Effie Conference Center
Conference - Day 1
Continental Breakfast for Registered Attendees
Check-In Opens at 7:15 AM
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
June 28, 2025
Hotel Effie Conference Center
Conference - Day 2
Continental Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
June 29, 2025
Hotel Effie 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
This live activity will be reviewed and acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada – CFPC
The AAFP and the CFPC have a bilateral reciprocal certification agreement whereby: CME/CPD activities held across the Canada – U.S. border are certified according to the nationality of the primary target audiences regardless of where the providers are located. The activities will be reviewed according to the criteria of the certifying organization.
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 is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 CME credits; please verify with your Medical Board which hours may be applied toward Pharmacology credit.
Hotel Accommodations
Lodging Reservations -To make your lodging reservation, please Click Here (LINK COMING SOON!). If you need assistance, please contact our office at info@mceconferences.com.
Please note: Room categories are based on availability at the time of request.
Accommodations and Amenities: Experience southern elegance with thoughtful design and exquisite detail. A fresh take on a coastal Florida hotel featuring smart solutions for the modern traveler. Taking inspiration from the locale, our fully appointed rooms and suites will welcome guests with a complement of amenities.
- Deluxe Guestrooms – $319, Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) – These rooms feature luxurious two Queen beds or one King bed and feature views of the Village, bay, marina, or resort. Some Deluxe King Balcony rooms may be available on a first come first serve basis and include a fresh breeze from a private balcony.
- Bayview Guestrooms – $319, Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) – These rooms feature luxurious two Queen beds or one King bed decorated in a refined style views of the bay. Some Bayview Queen Balcony rooms may be available on a first come first serve basis and include a fresh breeze from a private balcony with views of the bay.
- In room amenities currently include and are subject to change at the discretion of the hotel:
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Luxurious linens
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Pillow top mattress
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TV – 50” LED
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Mini fridge
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Hair dryer
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In-room safe
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In-room Wifi access
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Steamer
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Hydration stations on each guest floor
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Lavazza espresso machine: coffee & tea (available upon request)
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ADDITIONAL NEARBY LODGING OPTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SANDESTIN GOLF AND BEACH RESORT:
- Grand Complex 1 Bedroom – $249.00 Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees)
- Luau 1 Bedroom – $319.00 Per Room Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees)
Additional Lodging Information:
Resort Charge: All rooms will be charged a daily resort fee in the amount of 14% of the pre-tax amount of the daily room rate. The resort fee covers items including, but not limited to, complimentary resort transportation; two bicycles per unit for up to four hours of usage daily; fitness center usage; one hour per day of tennis court time (based on availability); one hour per day usage on either a canoe, kayak or boogie board, Wi-Fi in the Hotel Effie Sandestin, Baytowne and Linkside Conference Centers, and reservation processing services. The resort fee is not a government-imposed charge. Resort charge is subject to taxes.
Taxes: All rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes and fees in effect at time of check-in (currently 12% for accommodations and 9% taxes and fees for all other services).
Parking: Discounted parking rates will be offered to attendees that are booked within the group block at $25.00+tax for Valet (currently $32), and $15.00+tax for Self-Parking (currently $25).
Attendees driving on locally will be offered a discounted rate of $15 plus tax, per vehicle, per day for the hours of the conference on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, subject to availability (self-parking availability is extremely limited).
*Self – parking for guests staying on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Side is included in the Daily Resort Fee
Check-in/Check-out times – Check in-time begins at 4:00 PM. Check-out time is at 1a:00 AM for guests staying at the Hotel Effie Resort. The bell captain can arrange to hold luggage for guests attending the program in order to avoid late check-out charges.
Lodging Deposit – Hotel Effie Sandestin requires a one night’s room deposit be received at the time of booking. Final payment of entire reservation will be charged to the credit card provided by guest seven (7) days prior to 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 policies.
All lodging cancellations must be made directly with the lodging venue. Please refer to your lodging confirmation for contact information and policies.
Register & Book Your Lodging Early!
The MCE reduced room rates will be available to registered attendees up until May 18, 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 – Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) is located only 30 miles from the Hotel Effie Sandestin. Pensacola Airport (PNS) is located 61 miles from the Hotel Effie Sandestin. Panama City International Airport (ECP) is located 42 miles from the Hotel Effie Sandestin.
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 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.
Airport Transportation
Advantage Airport Shuttle: 1-850-420-7807. Click Here
Sunshine Shuttle and Limo: 1-866-650-6333. Click Here
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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.