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+ Target Audience: all physicians and other healthcare professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Dermatology and Pain Management
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Primary Care Update: Dermatology and Pain Management
Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 Victoria – Fairmont Empress
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Dermatology and Pain Management, 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 Dermatology and Pain Management to enhance the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program 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 Dermatology and Pain Management.
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 11th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Name That Skin Finding
Objectives: 1) Identify morphologies, configurations, and distributions of skin findings 2) Highlight clinical pearls for identifying rashes and skin lesions 3) Develop a differential diagnosis for rashes and skin lesions
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Name That Rash
Objectives: 1) Develop and apply a systematic approach to constructing a differential diagnosis for common
rashes 2) Select and implement appropriate management and treatment strategies for common rashes
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Pain Management: The Biopsychosocial Approach
Objectives: 1) Differentiate between purely biomedical and biopsychosocial models of chronic pain and explain why the latter improves outcomes 2) Identify the three different types of pain that patients present with 3) Formulate a multimodal treatment plan that integrates physical, psychological, and social interventions
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Central Sensitization and Fibromyalgia
Objectives: 1) Explain the pathophysiology of central sensitization and distinguish it from nociceptive and neuropathic pain mechanisms 2) Recognize the clinical features and diagnostic criteria (ACR 2016) of fibromyalgia 3) Select first-line pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies appropriate for centralized pain syndromes 4) Counsel patients on realistic treatment expectations and self-management strategies
Saturday, September 12th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Opioids for Chronic Pain
Objectives: 1) Apply current CDC guidelines to determine when opioid initiation is, and is not, appropriate for chronic non-cancer pain 2) Perform and document a structured risk assessment prior to and during opioid therapy 3) Recognize signs of opioid use disorder and misuse, and initiate an appropriate response 4) Develop a safe, patient-centered opioid tapering plan for patients on long-term or high-dose therapy
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Related Conditions, including Erythromelalgia,
Raynaud’s, Etc.
Objectives: 1) Apply the Budapest criteria to accurately diagnose CRPS 2) Differentiate CRPS from
erythromelalgia, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and other autonomic pain syndromes based on distinguishing clinical features 3) Identify red flags that warrant urgent referral to a pain specialist to prevent progression to chronic, treatment-refractory disease 4) Outline the role of early mobilization, desensitization therapy, and sympathetic blocks in the multidisciplinary management of CRPS
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
To Biopsy or Not to Biopsy
Objectives: 1) Identify distinguishing clinical features of benign versus malignant skin lesions 2) Summarize
the fundamental characteristics and types of common skin cancers 3) Select appropriate biopsy techniques, such as shave, punch, or excisional, based on lesion type and location
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Management Pearls for Acne
Objectives: 1) Identify and differentiate acne from its common mimickers using clinical features 2) Assess and discuss the psychosocial impact of acne on patients 3) Develop and implement effective acne management plans
Sunday, September 13th
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM:
Avoiding Pitfalls in Dermatology
Objectives: 1) Identify potential dermatologic misdiagnoses 2) Avoid incorrect or unnecessary procedures and tests 3) Improve the quality of dermatologic care
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ~ BREAK
8:35 AM – 9:35 AM:
Viral Infections of the Skin
Objectives: 1) Identify the clinical presentations of common viral skin infections 2) Distinguish viral skin
infections that require urgent medical intervention from those that do not 3) Select and justify appropriate therapeutic strategies for managing various viral skin infections
9:35 AM – 9:45 AM ~ BREAK
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM:
Interventional Pain Procedures Objectives: 1) Evaluate the indications, mechanism, and expected outcomes of common interventional procedures 2) Identify appropriate candidates for interventional referral, based on diagnosis, imaging, and
failed conservative therapy 3) Set realistic patient expectations regarding the diagnostic versus therapeutic value of specific procedures 4) Recognize post-procedural complications requiring escalation of care versus routine follow-up
10:45 AM – 10:50 AM ~ BREAK
10:50 AM – 11:50 AM:
Ask Me Anything About Pain Management
Objectives: 1) Apply concepts from the preceding sessions to real, complex patient scenarios encountered in clinical practice 2) Identify gaps in your current pain management approach and formulate at least one actionable practice change 3) Access appropriate referral pathways and resources for complex or treatmentrefractory pain cases
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