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by Robert L. Dickman, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., A.G.S.F. - Tufts University School of Medicine; Jaharis Family Chair of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Boston, MA; Kevin S. Ferentz, M.D. - University of Maryland School of Medicine; Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Lisa R. Ferentz, L.C.S.W.-C., DAPA - University of Maryland School of Medicine; Clinical Instructor and Faculty Member, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Founder and President, The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education,
Inc.; Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice and Clinical Social Work Consultant, Baltimore, MD. and Gary H. Oberlender, M.D., F.A.C.P. - Consultant in Geriatric Medicine
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Family Medicine: A Review and Update of Common Clinical Problems
June 14-18, 2010
Location: Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Florida
| SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
| | Day 1 | Sensible Prescribing Practices for the Elderly - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize the limits of studies on drug safety and efficacy as they apply to the elderly.
| | 2. | Appreciate the subtle but significant drug side effects in the elderly.
| | 3. | Describe undesirable prescribing practices and better approaches.
| | Routine Adult Care - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Identify the current primary care guidelines for recommended screening tests for adults.
| | 2. | List the various recommended immunizations for adults.
| | Advanced Nutritional Assessment and Therapy - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Utilize readily available clinical data to make accurate and comprehensive nutritional assessments.
| | 2. | Identify common vitamin and mineral deficiencies in seniors.
| | 3. | Identify a range of therapeutic nutritional approaches for acutely ill, chronically ill, and frail patients.
| | 4. | Apply nutritional therapies towards improved wellness.
| | Improving Compliance - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Identify the patient/physician communication issues that enhance compliance.
| | 2. | Enumerate techniques that they may use in their own practice to increase compliance.
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| | Day 2 | Delirium in the Elderly - Current Concepts - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | List diagnostic features and common causes of delirium.
| | 2. | Appreciate causes of persistent delirium.
| | 3. | Describe non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment approaches to the delirious patient.
| | 4. | Identify options to address agitation.
| | Asthma - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe the epidemiology of asthma.
| | 2. | List the various modalities to diagnose asthma.
| | 3. | List the different treatments for asthma, both pharmacological and environmental.
| | Evaluation and Treatment of Dementia - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | List common causes of dementia in the elderly and the value of objectifying cognitive performance.
| | 2. | Describe the risks and benefits of commonly used drugs to treat dementia.
| | 3. | Describe a reasonable medical evaluation of a newly identified patient.
| | 4. | Recognize the value of caregiver education and support.
| | Coronary Artery Disease - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe the common presenting symptom complexes of patients.
| | 2. | Describe the diagnostic evaluation of a patient with chest pain.
| | 3. | Enumerate current medication and surgical treatment options.
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| | Day 3 | Food for Thought: Understanding and Working with Eating Disorders - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Identify the behavioral and psychosocial triggers that promote eating disordered behaviors.
| | 2. | Define and explain anorexia, bulimia and binge eating behaviors.
| | 3. | Recognize the clinical “red flags” that indicate eating disordered behavior.
| | 4. | Identify and propose interventions designed to treat eating disordered behaviors.
| | Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in the Elderly - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe normal B-12 physiology and the pathophysiology of B-12 deficiency and its causes.
| | 2. | Describe the use of metabolic markers in B-12 deficiency.
| | 3. | Define work-up of B-12 deficiency in clinical practice.
| | Anemia - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | List the guidelines for diagnosing anemia in children and adults.
| | 2. | List the common diagnostic studies available for diagnosing the etiology of the anemia.
| | 3. | Describe the role of consultants in the evaluation and management of anemia.
| | Contemporary Issues in End of Life Care - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe a practical approach to assessment of the whole patient in a hospice setting.
| | 2. | Describe effective approaches to common physical symptoms in the terminally ill.
| | 3. | Describe effective clinical care of patients and their families in the last days of life.
| | 4. | Describe dementia as a terminal illness.
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| | Day 4 | Identification and Treatment of Traumatized Patients - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Describe the characteristics associated with traumatic events.
| | 2. | Recognize and explain the “red flags” or symptomatic manifestations of trauma in patients.
| | 3. | Explain how to obtain a trauma history from a patient.
| | 4. | Identify and propose interventions designed to treat the symptoms of trauma.
| | Osteoporosis - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe the pathological and clinical manifestations of Osteoporosis.
| | 2. | Appreciate the current approach to Osteoporosis screening in the elderly.
| | 3. | Describe the treatment of Osteoporosis including Ca, Vitamin D, Bisphosphonates and Calcitonin.
| | Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Explain the incidence and prevalence of anxiety and depression.
| | 2. | Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with anxiety and depression.
| | 3. | Enumerate and describe treatment strategies available for these disorders.
| | Musculoskeletal Disease in the Elderly - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Describe the typical symptoms, physical findings and laboratory abnormalities in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR).
| | 2. | Develop a differential diagnosis of monoarticular arthritis in the elderly.
| | 3. | Appreciate the typical and atypical presentations of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
| | 4. | Recognize the difference in treatment for PMR and GCA.
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| | Day 5 | Smoking Cessation - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | Recognize the role of smoking in disease etiology.
| | 2. | Identify smoking cessation techniques which can be utilized in their practice setting.
| | Urinary Incontinence - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Differentiate between Detrusor Instability, Stress and Overflow Incontinence.
| | 2. | Discuss the treatment of each type of Urinary Incontinence.
| | 3. | Appreciate the Standard of Care in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteruria in the elderly.
| | Obesity - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | State the epidemiology of obesity in America and the health risks associated with obesity.
| | 2. | Assess patients that are obese and that are in need of treatment.
| | 3. | Recommend and utilize various treatment options available, including diet, exercise, medications, and bariatric surgery.
| | Atrial Fibrillation - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| | 1. | Appreciate the incidence, prevalence and complications of AF in the elderly.
| | 2. | Describe the advantages and disadvantages of rate vs rhythm control in the elderly.
| | 3. | Determine the CHAD score and the indication for anti-coagulation in the elderly.
| | 4. | Recognize the potential benefit and harm of antiarrhythmic therapies.
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