MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Geri Onc Ortho May 29-31, 2026

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+ Target Audience: internists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, oncologists, orthopedists

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1. Overview

This is a primary care medical conference organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), a non-profit organization. The conference is titled “Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Geriatrics/Oncology/Orthopedics”. It will take place from May 29-31, 2026, at the Opal Sol in Clearwater, FL.

2. Learning Objectives

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

• Diagnose and treat shoulder injuries.

• Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint.

• Utilize a comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify potential issues in the elderly patient.

• Recognize and screen elderly patients for CVD risk factors.

• Describe the primary care work-up of incontinence in older adults.

• Diagnose and treat cognitive impairment, dementias, and Alzheimer’s disease.

• Identify clinical practices shown to prevent cancer.

• Discuss the diagnostic approach to the patient with suspected cancer.

• Evaluate and manage risks of the cancer survivor.

• Manage patients on new oral anticoagulants.

3. Target Audience

• This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.
• Best for internists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, oncologists, and orthopedists.

4. Topics

Friday, May 29, 2026

• Orthopedics – The Shoulder: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques: Rotator cuff syndrome; impingement, frozen shoulder; subacromial bursitis; bicipital tendonitis; A-C joint disease.

• Orthopedics – The Shoulder (Continued): Anatomy, common injuries, and exam techniques.

• Orthopedics – The Knee: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques: ACL, meniscus, MRI; common sports injuries; osteoarthritis and hyaluronan; bursitis: prepatellar, pesanserine; baker’s cyst; joint injection/X-ray interpretation; pediatrics.

• Orthopedics – The Knee (Continued): Anatomy, common injuries, and exam techniques.

• Geriatrics – Approach to the Geriatric Patient: The demographics of aging and the physiologic changes in the elderly patient; Medication use in the elderly including changes in age-related pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and medication adherence; Review of risky medications often used in elderly patients.

Saturday, May 30, 2026

• Geriatrics – Vascular Disorders in the Older Adult: Peripheral vascular disease; DVT/thromboembolic disease; abdominal aortic aneurysm and related disorders.

• Geriatrics – Urological Disorders in the Older Adult: Review of two very common conditions seen in the elderly population: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and urinary incontinence; Pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, recommended evaluation and management options for BPH; Review of the anatomy and mechanism of normal urinary function, causes of incontinence, the evaluation and management.

• Geriatrics – Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias: Review of normal age-related changes in cognitive function as well as disorders of memory and cognition as part of dementing illness; Mental status exams, including their limitations in evaluating memory; Various types of dementia and the importance of an accurate diagnosis; Current treatment options for various kinds of dementia; Potentially reversible dementias; The responsibilities of healthcare providers in managing patients with dementia.

• Oncology – Cancer Prevention: Cancer screening and clinical practices shown to prevent cancer will be reviewed.

• Oncology – Approach to the Patient with Suspected Cancer: Symptoms, signs and diagnoses that raise the suspicion of cancer will be reviewed, and an approach to evaluating these patients will be presented.

Sunday, May 31, 2026

• Oncology – Management of Cancer Survivors: Medical issues related to cancer survivorship and approaches to surveillance for cancer recurrence will be reviewed.

• Oncology – A Primary Care Review of New Oral Anticoagulants: Mechanisms of action, clinical indications, therapeutic indices, perioperative management and approaches to reversal of new anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications will be reviewed.