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+ Target Audience: All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine
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Internal Medicine Update and Addiction Medicine for Primary Care
Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Santa Fe – Inn & Spa at Loretto
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, 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 Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine to enhance attendees’ knowledge base and core competence. The successful completion of this interactive program involves 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 seeking clinical information about issues in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals 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.
+ Topics:
Friday, September 18th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
The Neurobiology of Addiction and Implications for Treatment: Part I
Objectives: 1) Discuss the basic elements of drive and cognition in the neurobiology of addiction 2) Distinguish between reward and anti-reward brain circuitry 3) Describe the concept of interoception
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
The Neurobiology of Addiction and Implications for Treatment: Part II
Objectives: 1) List three safe and effective psychosocial interventions for the treatment of substance use disorders 2) Describe the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum of illness as it applies to the behavioral
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Colon, Breast, Prostate, and Lung Screening Update
Objectives: 1) Review current USPSTF recommendations regarding colon, breast, prostate, and lung cancer screening 2) Review the literature that the USPSTF recommendations are based on 3) Consider how to discuss controversial topics, such as breast, lung, and prostate cancer screening with the patient
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Musculoskeletal Problems in Primary Care
Objectives: 1) Review shoulder anatomy and workup of shoulder pain 2) Review knee anatomy and workup of knee pain 3) Review causes and treatments of hip pain
Saturday, September 19th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Common Rashes in Primary Care
Objectives: 1) Identify common rashes encountered in primary care 2) Review approaches to the treatment of common rashes 3) Discuss recommendations regarding referrals to dermatology
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Ophthalmologic Issues for the Primary Care Provider
Objectives: 1) Review basic eye anatomy 2) Review common ophthalmologic problems seen in primary care, such as eyelid disorders and red eye 3) Consider when an ophthalmology referral is needed and when it is urgent
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
The Opioid Epidemic in 2026
Objectives: 1) Identify the origins and current state of the opioid crisis in the USA 2) Discuss the clinical use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorders
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Cannabis
Objectives: 1) List three potentially beneficial uses of cannabinoids 2) Discuss the addictive potential of marijuana in the context of other drugs of abuse 3) Explain the increased danger of synthetic cannabinoids
Sunday, September 20th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
The Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorders
Objectives: 1) Implement the three steps of brief intervention in everyday clinical practice 2) List three FDA-approved pharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorders
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Putting It All Together: Treating Addiction in Everyday Clinical Practice
Objectives: 1) Solve a ten-case quiz on medications used in the treatment of substance use disorders 2) Effectively treat patients who suffer from dual diagnosis such as, addiction and other psychiatric disorders
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Evidence-Based Approach to Complementary and Alternative Treatments
Objectives: 1) Review complementary and alternative treatments commonly used by patients 2) Discuss the evidence of the benefits for complementary and alternative treatments 3) Review the harms, sideeffects,and drug interactions of complementary and alternative treatments
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Self-Care: Finding Meaning in One’s Work and Beating Burnout
Objectives: 1) Review the trends of burnout among US healthcare workers 2) Highlight the signs and causes of employee burnout 3) Review evidence-based strategies to improve well-being and reduce burnout
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