Course Info - Hospital Medicine Update

• Up to 16 hours of accredited CME
• Available in LIVE conferences, or online.
• LIVE conferences include access to the online version for 3 months for flexibility
• Content for both formats is the same: accredited CME focused on adult hospital medicine.
• We cover the latest guidelines, studies, and developments and update the content regularly as new guidelines and studies are released.
• People rave about our content, saying it helps them be better primary care providers, emergency medicine providers, anesthesiologists, surgeons, nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, and other specialists providing better care both inside the hospital, and in appointments following hospitalization.

Course Content:

Atrial Fibrillation Update:

• The latest guidelines and studies guidelines
• DOACs: the latest data, including multiple 2022 and 2021 studies
• A Fib and ESRD: Does anticoagulation prevent strokes? Save lives?
• Ablation: Who benefits the most?

Bacteremia and Endocarditis:

• When are two antibiotics beneficial? When do they cause harm?
• Treating ESBL bacteremia
• Gram negative bacteremia: is 7 days of antibiotics enough?
• Endocarditis: my patient wants PO antibiotics, what do the studies say?

C diff:

• Includes recent IDSA and AGA guideline updates
• Recurrent C diff: is it time for fecal transplant?
• Do PPIs increase risk of recurrence?

Cirrhosis:

• 2021 AGA guidelines reviewed
• 2021 British ascites guidelines and 2021 AASLD hepatorenal syndrome guidance covered
• Portal vein thrombosis: to treat or not to treat
• Does early paracentesis save lives?
• Maybe my patient needs TIPS – can I predict risk of cardiac decompensation?

COPD, Asthma and Supplemental Oxygen:

• Updates from the latest guidelines
• Includes guidelines on high-flow oxygen use
• SABAs, SAMAs, LABAs, LAMAs and ICS’s: Who and when
• NIPPV: Does it help at home? Does it help in the hospital?
• Oxygen: Is too much of a good thing bad?

Diabetes:

• Latest guidelines on inpatient management
• Latest outcomes data on bariatric surgery
• DPP-4, GLP-1 and SGLT-2 med updates: latest data on mortality, CV outcomes and CHF
• Tirzepatide  - latest data on DM and weight loss outcomes

DVT and PE:

• Latest ACCP guidelines reviewed
• Includes recent guidelines on VTE in cancer patients
• PE: when is outpatient treatment recommended
• Anticoagulants and fracture risk
• VTE in cancer patients: heparin, warfarin or DOAC? Latest data

GI Bleeding:

• Covers latest ACG and International Consensus Group Guidelines
• EGD: does timing matter?
• DOACs and warfarin: Similar risks? Do PPIs prevent bleeds?
• Should I restart my patient’s DOAC? What do the data say?

Heart Failure:

• Includes ACC/AHA 2022 guidelines
• The latest data on SGLT-2 inhibitors: which have data for heart failure? Which patients benefit? Do they prevent hospitalizations? Are they indicated for my patient?
• The echo shows normal EF; is this HFpEF?
• NIPPV: who benefits?

Pancreatitis:

• Latest guidelines and data
• Fluids: Does selection matter? Am I giving enough?
• When is it right to let the patient eat?

Pneumonia:

• Latest guidelines
• Empiric steroids: guidelines vs. the latest data
• Is this viral or bacterial?
• When is it time to stop antibiotics?

Sepsis:

• Latest Surviving Sepsis guidelines covered
• The Hour 1 Bundle: evidence-based?
• Empiric steroids: guidelines vs. the latest data
• Delay in giving antibiotics: does it matter?
• Continuous antibiotic infusion: what the data say
• NS vs. LR

Stroke:

• Latest guidelines on stroke prevention and early management of stroke
• When to re-start anticoagulation: guidelines vs. latest data
• Carotid artery stenosis: Should I recommend CEA, a stent, or medical management?
• DAPT after stroke: the latest data
• PFO: Latest guidelines – DOAC, aspirin, or closure?

We constantly evaluate new studies and guidelines, and adjust our course content accordingly. Our goal is to always present the latest info that will help you improve how you care for patients.

Hospital Medicine Update Accreditation

Full Accreditation Information

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and CME Vacations, LLC

Target Audience

This activity is intended for those who practice or support office-based medicine for adults, including:

• Primary care physicians
• Specialist physicians
• Nurse practitioners
• Nurses
• Physician assistants
• Pharmacists

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss updates and new evidence in the medical literature
• List recent guideline updates and recommendations
• Identify best practices for interprofessional care when managing common issues in hospital medicine
• Review expert opinions for areas lacking data and evidence
• Recognize new pharmaceuticals as well as updates on existing medications

Instructions for Credit
To successfully complete this activity and receive CE credit, learners must attend the conference in person or via live streaming and complete an evaluation. 

For claiming AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, ACPE, and IPCE contact
hours:
1. Review the objectives and disclosures
2. Study the educational content
3. Please use the survey link in the course to submit your quiz and evaluation. Your CME certificate will be emailed upon successful completion of your quiz and evaluation.

For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the online evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor.  Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.

For claiming ABIM MOC/AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
1. Review the objectives and disclosures
2. Study the educational content
3. Please use the survey link in the course to submit your quiz and evaluation. Your CME certificate will be emailed upon successful completion of your quiz and evaluation with a passing grade of at least 50%.

Faculty

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Robert L. Fogerty, MD, MPH, Yale New Haven Hospital

Zina D. Hajduczok, MD, Critical Access Hospital on Whidbey Island

Mikelle Maddox, MD, South Baldwin Hospitalist Group

Kenna Payne, Pharm.D.,Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center        

Disclosures

PACE requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to PACE policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

• Steve Burgess, MD, MBA has no relevant financial relationships.
• Robert L. Fogerty, MD, MPH has no relevant financial relationships.
• Zina D. Hajduczok, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.  
• Mikelle Maddox, MD has no relevant financial relationships. 
• Kenna Payne, Pharm.D., has no relevant financial relationships.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and CME Vacations, LLC.  PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Education

PACE designates this enduring material for a maximum of 16.0AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

To receive CME credit and/or MOC points, you MUST pass the posttest and complete the evaluation. For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through PACE’s Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JAPARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records. By sharing your Diplomate Board ID # and DOB, you are giving PACE permission to use this information/data to report your participation to these Boards JA-PARS.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 16.0 contact hours. 
Designated for 9.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses. 

Pharmacy Continuing Education
PACE designates this continuing education activity for 16.0 contact hour(s) (1.6 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Type of Activity: Application

 Interprofessional Continuing Education

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 16.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

PACE Contact Information

For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.

Cancellation/Refund Policies

For our conferences, you must register for the conference, make reservations for the hotel, and complete necessary travel arrangements. Hotels, airlines and cruises have their own cancellation and refund policies.  Please contact those providers individually to understand their policies.

CME Live Conference Cancellation Policy:

Within 7 days of the purchase date your choice of the following:

• Full credit towards another conference or
• Refund minus 5% processing fee

After 7 days from the purchase date, your choice of the following:

• Full credit towards another conference or
• You can utilize the online content

Cancellations and conference schedule modifications must be requested via email, please email info@CMEvacations.com 

Online Course Cancellation Policy:

If you have completed less than 50% of the course and have not received a CME certificate:

• Refund minus $50 processing fee within the first 7 days or
• Full credit towards another course or conference 

Cancellations and conference schedule modifications must be requested via email, please email info@CMEvacations.com

Hotel / Cruise Line Cancellation Policies:

Each hotel and cruise line has their own cancellation and refund policies.  We provide information from our negotiated rates when available.  Please review on their websites for the most current information.

Airline Cancellation Policies:

Each airline has their own cancellation and refund policies.  Please review on their websites for the most current information.

Resident, Fellows, and Student Pricing

Special Resident, Fellows, and Student pricing:

Online Updates:

$395 discount

DEA Class:

$45 discount

Live Conferences:

$395 discount on regular price of conference

To obtain resident, fellows, or student pricing:

• Send an email from your resident, fellows, or student email account to info@CMEvacations.com
• Include all pertinent info: name, status as resident, fellows, or student, the name of your school, fellows, or residency program, and what course(s) you want to purchase
• Include a link to your program's website that shows you are actively in their program. If you are not listed on the program's website, have your program coordinator or one of the physicians you work with send us an email from their medical school, fellows, or residency account stating that you are actively in that program.
• Once we have verified your status, we will email you a personalized discount code
• Purchase the product, entering the discount code at checkout

When you wow your colleagues with your vast knowledge of the latest guidelines and studies, please mention CME Vacations to them!