MER Primary Care Conferences Women’s Health for Primary Care Endo Gyn Psych Sep 11-13, 2026

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+ Target Audience: Primary Care Physicians, Psychiatrists, Endocrinologists, Gynecologists

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The Women’s Health for Primary Care: Endocrinology/Gynecology/Psychiatry conference, organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), is scheduled for September 11–13, 2026, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. This continuing medical education event provides primary care clinicians with comprehensive, evidence-based updates across women’s health, focusing specifically on psychiatric, endocrine, and gynecological conditions.

Learning Objectives

• Review current evidence for the treatment of anxiety disorders.

• Recommend appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment for depression.

• Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders.

• Utilize suggested strategies to manage “the difficult patient”.

• Identify the risks and benefits of utilizing bisphosphonates in the treatment of osteoporosis.

• Describe the pathophysiology surrounding obesity and the risks and benefits of the various weight management options.

• Distinguish sex-based differences in the pathophysiology, presentation, and diagnosis of thyroid disorder.

• Describe treatment options for pituitary disorders.

• Assess and manage abnormal uterine bleeding.

• Discuss menopausal transition and the risks/benefits of treatment options.

• Discuss the current evidence and recommendations regarding breast cancer screening.

• Describe approaches to counseling patients for making complex contraceptive decisions.

Target Audience

• This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.
• Best for Primary Care Physicians, Psychiatrists, Endocrinologists, and Gynecologists.

Topics

• Anxiety Disorders: The nature of anxiety; Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder; etiology and diagnosis; Co-occurring conditions; Treatment options for these disabling conditions.

• Depressive Disorders: History taking, diagnosis and treatment of depression across the lifespan; pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options; rational polypharmacy.

• Substance Use Disorders: Substance abuse history-taking to encourage patient honesty; Accurate diagnosis; Use of screening tools; Brief intervention; Recovery and treatment options; Motivational interviewing; Family symptoms and codependency.

• The Difficult Patient: Understanding patient who interprets benign interpersonal and social interactions in an idiosyncratic and negative way; management of such behavior and avoidance of negative feelings in the physician.

• Osteoporosis: Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoporosis along with interpretation of DEXA scans and FRAX risk assessment; up-to-date therapeutic options.

• Obesity Management: Diagnosis; etiology; complications; use of appetite suppressant medications; lifestyle modifications; when surgery should be performed.

• Thyroid Disorders in Women: Management of thyroid disorders; postpartum thyroiditis.

• Evaluation and Management of Pituitary Disease: Diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders.

• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Overview of normal/abnormal menstrual physiology/profile; Menstrual disturbances; Ovulatory and anovulatory uterine bleeding; Other menstrual abnormalities; Diagnosis and appropriate treatment options.

• Menopause Transition and Hormone Replacement Therapy: Symptoms of menopause, including hot flashes, night sweats, and atrophy; Menopause syndromes, including osteoporosis, breast cancer, cardiac disease, and colon cancer; Estrogen analogs; Counseling patients in options and alternatives to hormone therapy; Designer estrogens; SERMS; HRTS; Discussion of risks and benefits, especially in breast cancer and CHD.

• Breast Cancer Screening: Comparison of recent breast cancer screening recommendations from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ACOG/ACS/NCCN, including a discussion of risks and benefits of screening at various ages; Review of the new USPSTF guideline on BRCA-related cancer: risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing, including risk assessment tools for women with a personal or family history of breast, ovarian and related cancers.

• Contraception: A Primary Care Review of Best Practice: Coverage of the effectiveness, side effects and non-contraceptive benefits of available contraceptive options in the U.S.; Discussion of contraceptive counseling that is patient-centric including communicating without coercion; Management strategies for medically complex contraceptive decisions (patients with a history of VTE, breast cancer, hypertension).