Screening of the young athlete ranges from questionnaires to advanced cardiovascular diagnostic testing. The risk of disease in this population is quite low, yet each event has devastating consequences to families and communities. Prevention of even one event makes such clear moral sense that we feel obligated to employ any and all available tools that could possibly help do just that. It is important that we understand the tools available and that we use them effectively to save as many susceptible young lives as possible. It will be the goal of this talk to best understand the tools available with their advantages and disadvantages. We will also discuss the controversies surrounding these population health screening programs.

Patients interested in contraceptives can now select from a wide array of effective methods. This lecture will provide an overview of commonly-prescribed reversible contraceptive methods and current issues pertaining to their use.

This talk will provide an overview of the evaluation and management of patients with osteoporosis. Current screening guidelines and diagnostic criteria for osteoporosis will be reviewed. Risk factors for osteoporosis will be identified. The evaluation of patients with osteoporosis will be discussed. Data will be provided on treatment options for osteoporosis as well as the risks and benefits of treatment.

Skin disease can be the first presenting sign of serious health problems. Early recognition and workup can often influence global patient outcomes. Using a case-based presentation, the cutaneous associations of important conditions will be reviewed. Attendees will learn to generate a differential for specific skin findings and increase their comfort in evaluating rashes. We will also review current diagnostic and treatment modalities.

Infectious diseases cause some of the more common problems seen in the ambulatory setting and are the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics. However, choosing appropriate therapy for these disorders can frequently be difficult due to patient demands, practitioner unfamiliarity with appropriate indications for antibiotics, local microbial resistance patterns, and formulary restrictions. The purpose of this talk is to discuss some of the more common infectious diseases seen in outpatient clinics and identify which ones require antibiotic therapy. The speaker will discuss some of the more commonly available antibiotic agents, how to prescribe them appropriately, and some of the problems associated with their use. Participants will also learn about concepts of antibiotic stewardship.

Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are the two most common neurodegenerative disorders, affecting over 6 million people in the U.S. Like nearly all of this class of disorders, these two conditions are due to the misfolding and accumulation of proteins in the central nervous system. This new way of viewing these conditions, as protein misfolding disorders, will be presented. We will review amyloid, tau and alpha-synuclein, the proteins that build up respectively in plaques, tangles and lewy bodies. We’ll review currently available therapies and the therapies that are being developed to more directly attack these disorders and hopefully modify the course of the disease.

This is a clinical bedside approach to the patient with multiple aches and pains based on determining the target of inflammation in the joint and the distribution of affected joints. Using this approach, we can sort out non-inflammatory arthritis as represented by osteoarthritis from inflammatory synovitis (rheumatoid arthritis), inflammatory enthesitis (ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis), and non-inflammatory rheumatic conditions like fibromyalgia. The use of x-rays, ultrasound, and MRI and common laboratory studies like ESR, CRP, rheumatoid factor, anti-CCP, and ANA will be discussed.

Microaggressions are everyday occurrences that impact an individual’s sense of well-being. They occur because of implicit bias and can have an effect on our relationships with our patients, colleagues, and on our own sense of well-being. Repetitive exposure can also have an impact on the individual. The faculty will use examples to discuss the concept of microaggression, including definitions and terminology. From this talk, you will receive strategies for managing occurrences in the moment and frameworks for recognizing and reducing implicit bias.

Evidence from real world studies on the effectiveness, safety, and dosing of non-vitamin-K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) provides crucial insights on the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this program, you will learn to assess the quality of these studies and compare the relevance, validity, and utility of the results to those of randomized controlled trials. Judicial assessment and appropriate incorporation of real world data into clinical practice can improve the care of your patients with AF and other conditions.

Review of DSM-5 PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder diagnostic criteria and basic epidemiological data. Discussion of PTSD evaluation tools. Review of latest clinical practice guidelines, including medication management and therapeutic interventions. Discussion of criteria for referral to Mental Health specialty care. Case review.

This activity provides evidence-based insights, with an emphasis on current gaps in sleep maintenance insomnia. You will learn about the current challenges associated with managing sleep maintenance insomnia and how to utilize currently available and emerging treatments for management, especially in your older and elderly patients.