MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Addiction Gyn Neuro Oct 16-18, 2026

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+ Target Audience: Internists, Primary Care Physicians, Family Physicians, Neurologists, Addiction Medicine Specialists, Psychiatrists, Pain Management Specialists

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• Conference Title: Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Addiction/Gynecology/Neurology

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

• Dates: October 16–18, 2026

• Location: Walt Disney World® Resort, FL – Disney’s Contemporary Resort

• Participating Faculty: Holly L. Alexandre, MD; Paul W. Brazis, MD; Sarah Carpenter, MD

Learning Objectives

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

• Utilize history and physical examination to distinguish weakness from non-specific symptoms

• Evaluate weakness and recognize cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease as well as other movement disorders

• Describe the differential diagnosis and treatment options for migraine headaches

• Utilize prevention and treatment strategies for cerebrovascular disorders

• Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders

• Review the effects of addictive drugs including hallucinogens, stimulants, inhalants, sedatives, tobacco and alcohol

• Identify therapies, including nonpharmacological pain treatment strategies, that can reduce the dose of opioids to control pain

• Develop a treatment plan for Alcohol Use Disorder

• Identify evidence-based tools to determine best practices in incorporating all necessary elements in the annual women’s health visit

• Assess and manage abnormal uterine bleeding

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

• 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 Internists, Primary Care Physicians, Family Physicians, Neurologists, Addiction Medicine Specialists, Psychiatrists, Pain Management Specialists, Gynecologists, and Obstetricians and Gynecologists (OB-GYNs).

Topics

Friday, October 16, 2026

• 7:00 am: Check-In and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Evaluating Weakness — Paul W. Brazis, MD

  • Using the history and physical examination to distinguish weakness from non-specific symptoms; characteristics of neurological diseases that produce weakness; presentations of representative diseases of the nervous system

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Parkinson’s Disease & Other Movement Disorders — Paul W. Brazis, MD

  • Epidemiology; cardinal features; secondary features; pathology; neurochemistry; differential diagnosis; treatment; complication; other movement disorders; neuroleptic-induced movement disorders; chorea

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Headaches & Migraines — Paul W. Brazis, MD

  • Basic headache mechanisms; headache history: characteristics, precipitating factors, medical conditions; migraine: common tension, classic, treatment, complicated, cluster, sinus; trigeminal neuralgia; Giant Cell Arteritis; brain tumor; subarachnoid hemorrhage; emergency room treatment

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Substance Use Disorders: Diagnosis and Screening for Primary Care Practitioners — Holly L. Alexandre, MD

  • Essential information and skills necessary for identifying substance use and addiction in the primary care setting; Epidemiology, assessment and screening tools; Practical steps for intervention

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Drugs: Review of Addictive Drugs and Their Effects — Holly L. Alexandre, MD

  • This module will review hallucinogens, stimulants, inhalants, sedatives, tobacco and alcohol

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | The Opioid Crisis and Primary Care Providers — Holly L. Alexandre, MD

  • Update on the opioid crisis; Risk for opioid misuse and addiction; FDA approved medication for treating overdose; FDA approved medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for managing opioid addiction

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care — Holly L. Alexandre, MD

  • The scope of alcohol related problems and the societal burden of Alcohol Use Disorder; Overview of FDA-approved and more common off-label pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorder

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Cerebrovascular Disorders — Paul W. Brazis, MD

  • Epidemiology; identifying the high-risk patient; treatment effects; transient neurological deficit: carotid, vertebrobasilar; non-specific cerebral symptoms; migraines vs. TIA; treatment options

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Annual Exam for Women — Sarah Carpenter, MD

  • Best practices in offering annual pelvic examinations in asymptomatic non-pregnant women; Determination of who should be offered a clinical breast exam as a routine part of the annual women’s health exam; The principal elements of the annual women’s health visit: screening, vaccinations, evaluation of health risks and needs, counseling; Evidence-based tools to guide components of the annual women’s health visit based on age and health needs

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Abnormal Uterine Bleeding — Sarah Carpenter, MD

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

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Menopause Transition and Hormone Replacement Therapy — Sarah Carpenter, MD

  • 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

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Contraception: A Primary Care Review of Best Practice — Sarah Carpenter, MD

  • 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)

• 9:30 am: Conference Adjourns