3rd Annual UC General Internal Medicine Conference: Updates Every General Practitioner Needs to Know

Saturday, September 7, 2019, 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM, Manor House Banquet and Conference Center, 7440 S. Mason Montgomery Road

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.00 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Designated (6.00 hours)

Most educational conferences are not designed using proven educational principles that maximize learning and retention. This program will use evidence-based adult learning principles to engage learners and promote long-term knowledge retention. This one day conference will highlight advances in topics such as updates on the management of pulmonary embolism, hepatitis and liver failure, oral and injectable diabetic medications, to guidelines on hypertension, direct oral anticoagulants, and opioid crisis and management.

Short, didactic sessions, case based learning, and small group discussion will all be utilized to provide an exciting exchange of ideas among learners! In the process, attendees will experience best practices for knowledge acquisition and retention.

Please note the registration tab on this site is only for exhibitors. If you wish to attend the conference and need to register, please follow this link to Eventbrite registration.

Early Bird Registration Fees (ends August 1):

$40:  Trainees, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
$75:  MDs/DOs

Standard Registration Fees:

$50:  Trainees, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
$100:  MDs/DOs

Registration includes: Free parking, CME/MOC credit, course materials, catered breakfast, coffee, and lunch.

For more information regarding this program, contact Beverly Cunningham.

1. Identify that pulmonary embolism represents a spectrum of disease for which diagnosis and treatment recommendations vary;
2. Describe the challenges regarding management for patients with hepatitis and liver failure;
3. Discuss the mechanisms of actions limitations and side effects of injectable as compared to oral diabetic medications;
4. Summarize the current recommendations for diagnosis and optimal treatment decisions for patients with hypertension;
5. Recognize the indications, dosages and major contraindications of the four currently FDA-approved direct oral anticoagulants;
6. Discuss updates of opioid epidemic, understand appropriate timing of opioid initiation and consideration of non-pharmacologic treatment.

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Cincinnati designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.0 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.

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Faculty Disclosure / Conflict of Interest Policy

In accordance with ACCME requirements, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has a conflict of interest policy that requires all faculty, planning committee members, and other individuals who are in a position to control content, to disclose any relevant relationships with any commercial interest related to this activity. The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity and levels of evidence. Disclosure will be made at the time of activity.

Planning Committee Members

Bi Awosika, MD Course Director - No relationships
Mark Eckman, MD, MS - No relationships
Patricia L. Bell, MSBA, CPA - No relationships
Jinda Bowerman, CNP - No relationships
Beverly Cunningham, Activity Coordinator - No relationships
Kim Benna - No relationships
Chandra DuBose - No relationships
Nancy Stegman - No relationships

University of Cincinnati Continuing Medical Education Office

Jennifer Holzberger, CME Program Coordinator
Susan P. Tyler, MEd, CMP, CHCP, CME Director

The CME Office staff do not have any relationships to this activity.

Disclaimer Statement
The opinions expressed during the live activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Cincinnati. The information is presented for the purpose of advancing the attendees professional development.

Off-Label Disclosure Statement
Faculty members are required to inform the audience when they are discussing off-label, unapproved uses of devices and drugs. Physicians should consult full prescribing information before using any product mentioned during this educational activity.

Saturday, September 7, 2019