MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Endo ID Pain May 15-17, 2026

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+ Target Audience: internists, primary care physicians, endocrinologists, infectious disease specialists, and pain management specialists

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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: Endocrinology/Infectious Diseases/Pain Management”. It will take place from May 15-17, 2026, at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club in Cape Cod, MA.

2. Learning Objectives

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

• Review epidemiology and microbiology of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI).

• List common causative pathogens for various respiratory tract infections.

• Diagnose and manage genitourinary infections.

• Evaluate the severity of diarrhea and evaluate the need for treatment.

• Design non-opioid pain management strategies.

• Design opioid pain management strategies.

• Describe both interventional and nonpharmacologic pain management strategies and the appropriateness of each for patients.

• Discuss current evidence regarding the use of cannabis for pain management.

• Discuss current diagnostic criteria and treatment approaches to disorders of calcium metabolism.

• Identify the risks and benefits of utilizing bisphosphonates in the treatment of osteoporosis.

• Describe the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules with a focus on the utilization of ultrasound and cytology.

• Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for calcium disorders.

3. 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, endocrinologists, infectious disease specialists, and pain management specialists.

4. Topics

Friday, May 15, 2026

• Infectious Diseases – Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: Presentation on important skin and soft-tissue infections and their prompt recognition, emphasizing evaluation and management strategies.

• Infectious Diseases – Respiratory Tract Infections: Discussion highlighting critical points regarding the diagnosis and management of pneumonia and bronchitis – with a focus on the impact of multidrug resistant pathogens.

• Infectious Diseases – Genitourinary Infections: Presentation on a relevant and clinically practical approach to the patient with genitourinary complaints focusing on the latest guidelines for the range of urinary tract infections and highlights of selected and important sexually-transmitted disease syndromes.

• Pain – Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management: NSAID’s; Acetaminophen; Topicals; Injections; Antidepressants; Anticonvulsants.

• Pain – Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management: Overall safety and efficacy; Selecting and monitoring patients; Pain contracts; Regulatory issues.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• Endocrinology – Disorders of Calcium Metabolism: Review of calcium homeostasis; causes of hypercalcemia; diagnosis and treatment.

• Endocrinology – Osteoporosis: Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoporosis along with interpretation of DEXA scans and FRAX risk assessment; up-to-date therapeutic options.

• Infectious Diseases – Gastrointestinal Infections & Clostridiodes Difficile: Presentation on important enteric pathogens and their recognition, diagnosis and management; special emphasis on clostridiodes difficile colitis and related updates from the ID and infection control literature.

• Pain – Non-pharmacologic Pain Management Options: Procedures; Pain clinics; Nerve blocks; Shots; Epidural options; Non-interventional approaches such as CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and exercise for pain; Urine drug testing for primary care providers.

• Pain – Update on Cannabis as Medicine for Primary Care: Cannabis mechanism of action; Clinical effects on pain; Addiction, withdrawal and dependency; Adverse effects.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

• Endocrinology – Thyroid Nodules and Cancer: Diagnosis and treatment.

• Endocrinology – Endocrinology Cases: Calcium Disorders and Osteoporosis: Challenging case presentations in calcium disorders.