MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Cannabis Derm Emergency Oct 16-18, 2026

Description

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+ Target Audience: Internists, Primary Care Physicians, Family Physicians, Dermatologists, Addiction Medicine Specialists, Pain Management Specialists, Psychiatrists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, and Wound Care Specialists

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+ Information:

• Conference Title: Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Cannabis/Dermatology/Emergency Medicine

• Organizer: Medical Education Resources (MER) – A Non-Profit Organization

• Dates: October 16–18, 2026

• Location: New York, NY – New York Marriott Marquis

Learning Objectives

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

• Differentiate between the presentations and causes of atopic, contact (irritant and allergic), and nummular dermatitis

• Discriminate the diagnostic principles and treatment options for papulosquamous diseases with red, raised bumps

• Compare the different treatment options for fungal skin infections and nail infections

• Detect pre-cancerous and cancerous skin lesions

• Discuss how federal and state statues regarding cannabinoid pharmacology affect the clinician

• Differentientiate fact from fiction in the claims of cannabinoid effectiveness.

• Discuss the adverse consequences of cannabinoid use.

• Describe the mental health consequences related to cannabis use disorder.

• Evaluate a patient who becomes unstable in the office and prepare for transport via ambulance

• Recognize when common complaints such as abdominal pain require urgent referral to the emergency department

• Discuss the importance of suicide risk assessment in patients presenting with psychiatric emergencies

• Evaluate and manage minor wounds

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, Family Physicians, Dermatologists, Addiction Medicine Specialists, Pain Management Specialists, Psychiatrists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, and Wound Care Specialists.

Topics

Friday, October 16, 2026

• 7:00 am: Check-In and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Dermatology: Dermatitis

  • Discussion of the common subtypes of dermatitis; Recognition, diagnosis, and management considerations; Topics covered include atopic, contact, and seborrheic dermatitis, among others

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Dermatology: Papulosquamous Diseases

  • Diagnositic principles of skin lesions consisting of red or purple papules; Psoriasis, lichen planus, pityriasis rosea, lupus erythematosus; Discussion of how to tell one scaly rash from another

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Dermatology: Fungal Infections of the Skin

  • Discussion of the clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment of common superficial fungal and yeast infections of the skin, hair and nails, along with select cutaneous deep fungal infections

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Cannabis: The Science of Cannabinoids, the Regulations, and the Products

  • The cannabinoid neurotransmitter system, the laws that regulate cannabinoid products and the products themselves are a complex narrative. This lecture will review cannabinoid pharmacology, the various federal and state statutes that regulate cannabinoid products and various cannabinoid products.

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Cannabis: Medical Benefits of Cannabinoids

  • There are a host of claims as to the efficacy of cannabinoid products in the treatment of a wide variety of medical illnesses. This lecture will review the medical literature with respect to the efficacy and safety of cannabinoid products for specific medical conditions with a special focus on the treatment of pain.

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Cannabis: Medical Harms of Cannabinoids

  • There is a growing literature base that describes the adverse consequences of cannabinoid use on multiple organ systems. This lecture will address a variety of these cannabinoid induced syndromes including the effects of prenatal cannabinoid use.

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Cannabis: The Interface of Cannabinoids with Mental Health

  • Cannabinoids have been proposed as a cause and as a treatment for specific mental health conditions. This lecture will examine the evidence base for these claims as well as explore cannabis use disorder.

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Dermatology: Premalignant and Malignant Skin Tumors

  • Recognition of precursors of malignancies; Excisional and punch biopsies; Actinic keratosis, Bowen’s disease, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma and other selected tumors; Risk reduction education

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Emergency Med: Approach to the Patient Who Becomes Unstable in the Office

  • Some patients come to the clinic and become unstable. What needs to be done prior to arrival of the ambulance. This course discusses the evaluation and treatment of unstable patient, initial resuscitation and transfer process.

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Emergency Med: Common Office-Based Emergencies

  • Office-based evaluation of shortness of breath, chest pains, abdominal pain, syncope, seizure and endocrine related problems. Criteria for transfer to an emergency department will also be discussed.

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Emergency Med: Psychiatric Emergencies in Primary Care

  • Most patients with a mental illness come to the office for evaluation and treatment of their complaint. This presentation will review those common psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder. Suicide risk assessment is essential to this evaluation process.

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Emergency Med: Wound Care for the Primary Care Office

  • The office is an appropriate setting for the treatment of minor wounds. This presentation will provide an understanding of how to evaluate wounds, to properly suture wounds, and subsequent wound management. Criteria for transfer to an emergency department will also be discussed.

• 9:30 am: Conference Adjourns