MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Emergency Gastro Pulm Mar 20-22, 2026

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+ Target Audience: internists, primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, emergency physicians

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1. Overview

This is a primary care medical conference organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), a non-profit organization. The conference is titled “Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Emergency/Gastroenterology/Pulmonology”. It will be held from March 20-22, 2026, at the Hotel Terra in Jackson Hole, WY.

2. Learning Objectives

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

• Diagnose and manage patients with asthma.

• Design treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for common respiratory infections.

• Describe the current therapeutic management of COPD.

• Discuss diagnosis and screening strategies as well as treatment plans for lung nodules and lung cancer.

• List current treatment recommendations for HBV and HCV.

• Describe needed testing for elevated liver function tests.

• Recognize when to refer a patient for liver biopsy.

• List indications for referral to liver transplant.

• 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.

• Utilize history and physical exam to determine if a patient has a toxidrome.

3. Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.

4. Topics

Friday, March 20, 2026

• Pulmonology – Asthma: The medical impact of asthma; fundamental role of inflammation, with possible scarring and irreversible loss of lung function; practical points of diagnosis; goal setting management based on levels of severity; risk factors for mortality and treatment in the acute setting; management options for the difficult to control asthmatic patient.

• Pulmonology – Controversies in the Treatment of Common Respiratory Infections: Acute and chronic bronchitis; pneumonia (community versus hospital-acquired); role of the Pneumonia Severity Index score in determining indication for hospitalization; cost- effective use of antibiotics; clinical significance of drug resistance; guidelines for management.

• Pulmonology – COPD: Definition; pathophysiology; early detection and intervention; risk reduction; management update including new modalities (including lung volume reduction surgery) and the role of inhaled corticosteroids and domiciliary oxygen.

• Gastroenterology – Hepatitis B and C Viruses: Review for the Primary Care Clinician: Hepatitis C virus: Review of background, screening recommendations, and treatment by the primary care provider; Hepatitis B virus: Review HBV screening, interpretation of testing, vaccinations guidelines and impact, and indications for treatment including for special populations.

• Gastroenterology – Abnormal Liver “Function” Tests & Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI): Elevation of elevated LFT’s are a common problem, but how should we interpret them? How much testing is necessary and when to refer? Review of indications for referral and liver biopsy; Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) will be reviewed including resources to help evaluate.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

• Gastroenterology – Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A New Name and Common Problem: Review of new nomenclature and definitions of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (MASLD); Discussion of screening, available diagnostic testing, indications for liver biopsy, and risks associated with the disease; Discussion of newly available and future treatments for MASLD/MASH.

• Gastroenterology – Cirrhosis and Indications for Liver Transplantation: Overall review of several of the potentially lethal complications of portal hypertension and end-stage liver disease including varices, hepatic encephalopathy and ascites; Review the role of liver transplantation, including indications for referral to a transplant center and contraindications to transplant; Review of the transplant selection process, including for patients with alcoholic cirrhosis.

• Pulmonology – Lung Cancer Screening & Pulmonary Nodules: Appropriate use of the new lung cancer screening recommendations; Fleischner Society guidelines and American College of Chest Physician Lung Cancer guidelines; approach to definitive evaluation and management strategies.

• 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.

• 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.

Sunday, March 22, 2026

• 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.

• Emergency Med – Toxicology Emergencies Commonly Seen in the Office: Patients may walk into the clinic who have taken a toxic substance or drug overdose. It is important to do a detailed history, look for physical clues and determine if the patient has a toxidrome. The presentation will aid in determining who needs to go to emergency room and who can be treated in the office.