MER Primary Care Conferences Neurology for Primary Care Aug 21-23, 2026

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The Neurology for Primary Care conference is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will take place from August 21 to August 23, 2026, at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia. This continuing medical education event focuses on providing the healthcare team with comprehensive updates on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of common neurological conditions encountered in primary care. The faculty includes Dr. Paul W. Brazis, Dr. Bradley V. Vaughn, and Dr. Joanne M. Wojcieszek.

Learning Objectives

• Perform a neurological exam.

• Explain the differential diagnosis of seizures.

• Compare the side effect and clinical pharmacology profiles of anti-epileptic drugs.

• Discuss the spectrum of sleep disorders and current management strategies.

• Discuss evidence-based management options for Alzheimer’s disease.

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

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

• Evaluate and treat low back pain.

• Discuss the mechanism of neuropathic pain.

• Utilize prevention and treatment strategies for cerebrovascular disorders.

• Describe the differential diagnosis and treatment options for migraine headaches.

• Recognize diseases that present with a complaint of dizziness.

Target Audience

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

Best for Primary Care Physicians and Neurologists.

Topics

• The Neurological Exam: Characteristics and objectives of the examination; exam phases; assessing general mental status; long-term predications; examination of infants; demonstration on conducting an exam.

• Diagnosis of Epilepsy, Paroxysmal Disorders, and Status Epilepticus: Types of paroxysmal disorders; diagnosis of seizures; seizures vs. epilepsy; classification of seizures and epileptic syndrome; initiation and discontinuation of drug therapy; therapeutic monitoring; intractable epilepsy.

• Treatment of Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus: Treatment of epilepsies; goals of treatment; initiation and discontinuation of drug therapy; therapeutic monitoring; intractable epilepsy.

• Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias: Definition; statistics; neurological changes of normal aging; pathology; etiological theories; vascular dementias; investigations; social issues; symptomatic treatment; research therapies.

• Parkinson’s Disease & Other Movement Disorders: Epidemiology; cardinal features; secondary features; pathology; neurochemistry; differential diagnosis; treatment; complication; other movement disorders; neuroleptic- induced movement disorders; chorea.

• Evaluating Weakness: 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.

• Evaluating the Patient with Lower Back Pain: Magnitude of the problem; anatomy; classification of pain; key elements of history and the clinical exam.

• Sleep Disorders: Epidemiology; assessing sleep patterns; causes and treatment of insomnia; causes, evaluation and treatment of sleep apnea; symptoms and treatment of narcolepsy.

• Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain: Discussion of the spectrum of neuropathic signs, symptoms and causes; the approach to bedside examination; discussion of the mechanism of neuropathic pain; effective therapies.

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

• Headaches & Migraines: 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.

• Dizziness & Vertigo: Definition of terms; concepts; physiologic mechanisms; medical, neurological and laboratory evaluation of the patient; diseases that present with a complaint of dizziness; acute paroxysmal vertigo; acute positional vertigo; Meniere’s disease; acoustic neuroma; cerebellar hemorrhage, etc.