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CME Conference - Orlando, Florida - Dec. 18-21, 2024 - Hospital Medicine Update

CME Conference - Orlando, Florida - Dec. 18-21, 2024 - Hospital Medicine Update

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Experience the ultimate CME working vacation with our Hospital Medicine Update conference! Attend dynamic classes led by LIVE, practicing physicians and earn 16 accredited CME credits.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This conference is designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals, covering the most current updates relevant to your practice.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Classes taught by LIVE practicing physicians.
  • Course schedule - Wednesday to Saturday, 7:30-11:30 a.m.
  • Live streaming available.
  • Afternoons free to enjoy the rest of your day to explore and unwind.
  • 3-month access to Hospital Medicine Update On Demand ($695 value).

Please note that accommodations are NOT included in the conference fee. 

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Orlando CME Conference, Dec 18-21, 2024

Faculty Scheduled:

Steve Burgess, M.D., MBA

Wednesday

6:45-7:30 AM Registration
7:30-9:15 AM “Basic” Biostatistics, COPD and Asthma
9:15-9:30 AM Break
9:30-11:30 AM Atrial Fibrillation, Recent Cardiology Studies

Thursday

7:30-9:15 AM GI Bleeding and PPIs, Other Recent Studies
9:15-9:30 AM Break
9:30-11:30 AM Heart Failure

Friday

7:30-9:15 AM Sepsis
9:15-9:30 AM Break
9:30-11:30 AM Cirrhosis, Stroke

Saturday

7:30-9:15 AM Pneumonia, Diabetes (first portion)
9:15-9:30 AM Break
9:30-11:30 AM Diabetes (second portion), DVT and PE

Conference Details including presentation slides are provided at least 3 days before the conference start date.

Agenda is subject to change. We strive to cover recent developments that have the potential to impact how we practice medicine, sometimes requiring us to allot more time to a topic with recent developments.

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.

Location and Accommodation - December, 2024

Conference Hotel: Drury Plaza Hotel

Conference Room: Scarlet A-C

Reservations Link 

Group rate hotel rooms are available for up to 3 days before and after the conference.  Please book room by November 26, 2024 to obtain discounted rate.

Deluxe rooms are $189 plus tax

Drury Plaza Hotel

This is a FABULOUS Hotel!!  Opened December 2022.  It has an upscale environment but is also family friendly.  (Drury Plaza is more upscale than Drury Inn)

To purchase specially priced Walt Disney World® Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, CLICK HERE or call 407-566-5600 and provide group code G0850711.

Tickets are valid 7 days before, during, and 7 days after the meeting dates. To enter a park, both a park reservation and valid ticket on the same day are required. To make park reservations, you will need to sign-in to an existing Disney® Account or create a new one and link each ticket. Park reservations are subject to availability – please check the Park Availability Calendar. For details on making a park reservation, please visit Disney Park Pass Experience Updates

Whether it’s your first visit or your 100th, we recommend reviewing the Walt Disney World® Resort Experience Updates.

Hotel Key Features:

Parking:

  • On-Site Parking: Daily: $15 (+ tax) group rate (discounted from normal $25)

Hotel cancellation policy: Full refund of your deposit as long as you cancel by 12:00 pm the day before your arrival date.

Hotel Address:  2000 Hotel Plaza Boulevard Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Orlando Travel Tips

Classroom Attire: Your preference, there is no dress code.  However, we do recommend bringing a light jacket or sweater since sometimes the conference room is cold.

Transportation:  We recommend flying into MCO (Orlando International Airport) .  You may rent a car or take an Uber or Taxi.  Parking at the hotel is $25 daily, but discounted to $15 (+ tax)  for our conference attendees.  

Orlando Activities:

Walking distance from hotel:

Disney

To purchase specially priced Walt Disney World® Meeting/Convention Theme Park tickets, CLICK HERE or call 407-566-5600 and provide group code G0850711.

Tickets are valid 7 days before, during, and 7 days after the meeting dates. To enter a park, both a park reservation and valid ticket on the same day are required. To make park reservations, you will need to sign-in to an existing Disney® Account or create a new one and link each ticket. Park reservations are subject to availability – please check the Park Availability Calendar. For details on making a park reservation, please visit Disney Park Pass Experience Updates

Whether it’s your first visit or your 100th, we recommend reviewing the Walt Disney World® Resort Experience Updates.

Further Away:

Day Trip:

Great Resource for Other Fun Ideas:

Visit Orlando

Hospital Medicine Update Accreditation

Full Accreditation Information

This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.

Target Audience:

Those who practice hospital-based medicine for adults, including:

  • Physician hospitalists
  • Primary care physicians, especially those who perform hospital follow-up visits
  • Surgeons and other specialists who admit or care for hospitalized patients
  • Nurse practitioners and physician assistants who treat hospitalized patients

Statement of Need/Program Overview

Hospital medicine is a critical and growing field, and there is a dearth of continuing education focused on this field. The clinical aspects are quite broad – all adult hospital medicine topics. The Hospital Medicine Update series strives to be the best source for updates relating to hospital medicine.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Discuss updates and new evidence in the medical literature
  • List recent guideline updates and recommendations
  • Identify best practices for common issues in hospital medicine
  • Review expert opinions for areas lacking data and evidence

Faculty

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Robert Fogerty, MD, MPH, Yale New Haven Hospital

Mikelle Maddox, MD, South Baldwin Hospitalist Group

Zina Hajduczok, MD, WhidbeyHealth Medical Center

Program Agenda

            Sessions:        Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Instructions to Receive Credit

In order to receive credit for this activity, the participant must attend the conference in person, complete a posttest, with 70% or better, and evaluation. Certificates will be emailed to you within one week of completion of the evaluation.  ABIM MOC learners' credits will be uploaded to the ACCME PARS system within 30 days of activity completion.

Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation

Global Education Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement

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

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through joint providership of Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  Global Education Group is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education.  Provider number: 110121. This activity is approved for 16.0 contact hours (which includes 7.5 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Nursing

ANCC accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.  AANP contact hours are also accepted by ANCC.
https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 16 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships

Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global.  All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Name of Faculty or Presenter             Reported Financial Relationship

Steve Burgess, MD                                  Nothing to disclose

Robert Fogerty, MD, MPH                       Nothing to disclose

Mikelle Maddox, MD                                Nothing to disclose

Zina Hajduczok, MD                                Nothing to disclose

The planners and managers at Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

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. Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars 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 any organization associated with this activity. 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 in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (ie, physical, dietary, etc). Please contact us prior to the live event at info@CMEvacations.com

Global Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.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!

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Amy R (San Diego, CA)
Great updates to enhance medical care!

This conference did a great job at including up to date studies and recommendations on a variety of commonly encountered medical topics. The presenters are clinicians themselves that are active in seeing patients and putting into practice these new updates. I loved that the session times were all in the mornings and allowed time to enjoy beautiful sunny San Diego!

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Andy C (Las Vegas, NV)
Great conference

Very informative and well organized. Presented

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Stacey Hanson (Menifee, CA)
Great, up to date information!

This was a well organized and informative conference. All topics presented are relevant and filled with up to date information. It will help support or challenge the way you practice medicine to encourage best practice and patient outcomes. Not to mention, gorgeous location!

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Muhammad Ghabra (San Diego, CA)
Overall good experience

Overall excellent presentations by knowledgeable clinicians. Very informative and up-to-date with the latest guidelines. I would lime to see one additional break, maybe around the 10:15 mark

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Jude O (Fontana, CA)
Great CME activities with CME vacations

I recently enrolled for a CME conference with CME vacations and I would say I was quite pleased with the presentations which were informative and up to date. The location was also fantastic. I’m very likely to book future CME conferences with them.

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Chinenye Eze-Raphael (San Diego, CA)
Perfect Update Conference

It was my first time of attending CME vacation hospitalist update and I can say it was beyond my expectations. The lectures were very detailed, and they showed a lot of research studies to back up the information. I also liked that the lectures ended by 11:30am so that we have the rest of the day for adventures. It is totally recommended, and I will be joining again, in another city.

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Steve Ridout (Riverside, CA)
San Diego Hosp Conference

An excellent and up-to-date review of common hospital based problems. Presentations were concise and very well organized, highlighting the most up-to-date guidelines. A great faculty, wonderful location, and beautiful city.

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Talon Kohler (Santa Ana, CA)
Succinct review of recent studies affecting common diseases

I’ve really enjoyed the structure and information of the seminar. The information is up to date, and delivered in an efficient manner.

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D.M. (Santa Ana, CA)
Great review with concise summaries

Lectures covered important topics with the most up to date literature. Lecturers are actual physicians with ongoing clinical experience and offer real world experience. Looking forward to future conferences

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CME

Excellent and relevant topics and excellent presentation.