MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care ID Onc Ortho Psych Oct 11-15, 2026

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+ Target Audience: Internists, Primary Care Physicians, Family Physicians, Psychiatrists, Orthopedic Specialists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Sports Medicine Physicians

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• Conference Title: Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Infectious Diseases/Oncology/Orthopedics/Psychiatry

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

• Dates: October 11–15, 2026

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

Learning Objectives

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

• Utilize a comprehensive assessment to identify and diagnose patients with psychiatric presentations

• Assess patients at risk for suicide and violence and intervene to make timely referrals to combat hopelessness

• Review current evidence for the treatment of anxiety disorders

• Describe strategies for identifying and treating substance use disorders

• Utilize suggested strategies to manage “the difficult patient”

• Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint

• Diagnose and treat orthopedic problems in the hip, thigh, knee and shoulder

• Recognize chronic injuries and pain syndromes to the foot and ankle

• Diagnose and treat shoulder injuries

• Diagnose and treat wrist, hand, and finger injuries

• Identify clinical practices shown to prevent cancer

• Discuss the diagnostic approach to the patient with suspected cancer

• Evaluate and manage risks of the cancer survivor

• Diagnose, manage, and prevent DVT

• Manage patients on new oral anticoagulants

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

• Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for various respiratory tract infections

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

• Discuss emerging infectious diseases including resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, zoonoses, and diseases related to animal exposures

• Identify patients at risk for healthcare-associated infections

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, Psychiatrists, Orthopedic Specialists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Sports Medicine Physicians, Oncologists, Hematologists, and Infectious Disease Specialists.

Topics

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• 2:30 pm: Check-In

• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Psychiatry: Medical Evaluation of the Patient with Psychiatric Complaints

  • The signs and symptoms of psychiatric problems in a patient that presents in the primary care setting; Key elements of history and the clinical exam; Treatment options including cognitive behavioral therapy and medication use in the psychiatric patient; Tips on when to refer to psychiatry

• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Psychiatry: Suicide Evaluation and Treatment

  • Risk assessment for suicide; the relationship between psychotropic medications and suicide or violent behavior; management of the suicidal patient

• 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Psychiatry: Anxiety Disorders

  • The nature of anxiety; Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder; etiology and diagnosis; Co-occurring conditions; Treatment options for these disabling conditions

• 6:00 pm: Session Adjourns

Monday, October 12, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Orthopedics: The Knee: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques

  • ACL, meniscus, MRI; common sports injuries; osteoarthritis and hyaluronan; bursitis: prepatellar, pesanserine; baker’s cyst; joint injection/X-ray interpretation; pediatrics

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Orthopedics: Hip and Thigh

  • Emphasizing the tools, physical diagnostic techniques and basic investigations available to the primary care practitioner, a practical approach to the undifferentiated hip problem will be reviewed. Diagnostic triage, historical clues and physical examination pearls pertaining to hip conditions will be covered, and evidence-based management

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Orthopedics: Ankle and Foot

  • This presentation will address a series of common acute and chronic injuries and pain syndromes to the foot and ankle as they would present in the primary care setting. The focus will be on developing a working differential diagnosis based on the historical mechanism of injury and exam findings.

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Psychiatry: Substance Use Disorders

  • Substance abuse history-taking to encourage patient honesty; Accurate diagnosis; Use of screening tools; Brief intervention; Recovery and treatment options; Motivational interviewing; Family symptoms and codependency

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Psychiatry: The Difficult Patient

  • Understanding patient who interprets benign interpersonal and social interactions in an idiosyncratic and negative way; management of such behavior and avoidance of negative feelings in the physician

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Oncology: Cancer Prevention

  • Cancer screening and clinical practices shown to prevent cancer will be reviewed

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Oncology: Approach to the Patient with Suspected Cancer

  • Symptoms, signs and diagnoses that raise the suspicion of cancer will be reviewed, and an approach to evaluating these patients will be presented

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Oncology: Management of Cancer Survivors

  • Medical issues related to cancer survivorship and approaches to surveillance for cancer recurrence will be reviewed

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Orthopedics: The Shoulder: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques

  • Rotator cuff syndrome; impingement, frozen shoulder; subacromial bursitis; bicipital tendonitis; A-C joint disease

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Orthopedics: Wrist, Hand, and Fingers

  • Carpal tunnel, CMC arthritis thumb, ganglion cyst, trigger finger, de Quervains disease.

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Infectious Diseases: Skin & Soft Tissue Infections

  • Presentation on important skin and soft-tissue infections and their prompt recognition, emphasizing evaluation and management strategies

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Tract Infections

  • A case-based interactive discussion highlighting critical points regarding the diagnosis and management of pneumonia and bronchitis – with a focus on the impact of multidrug resistant pathogens

• 9:30 am – 9:40 am: Coffee Break

• 9:40 am – 10:40 am | Infectious Diseases: Gastrointestinal Infections & Clostridioides Difficile

  • Presentation on important enteric pathogens and their recognition, diagnosis and management; special emphasis on clostridioides difficile colitis and related updates from the ID and infection control literature

• 10:40 am – 11:40 am | Oncology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism

  • Symptoms, signs, diagnostic studies, and interventions to prevent and treat acute deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism will be reviewed

• 11:40 am – 12:40 pm | Oncology: A Primary Care Review of New Oral Anticoagulants

  • Mechanisms of action, clinical indications, therapeutic indices, perioperative management and approaches to reversal of new anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications will be reviewed

• 12:40 pm: Session Adjourns

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• 7:00 am: Arrival and Breakfast

• 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Infectious Diseases: Emerging Infectious Diseases

  • Novel influenza viruses, resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, zoonoses and disease related to animal exposures (including vectors such as mosquitoes that bear west Nile virus and dengue), bioterrorism and food/waterborne illness

• 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Infectious Diseases: Healthcare-Associated Infections

  • Presentation on important pathogens in the healthcare setting and related clinical, epidemiologic and infection control information (please note that the discussion on blood-borne pathogens will NOT suffice for standard hospital CME requirements for BBP training)

• 9:30 am: Conference Adjourns