MER (Medical Education Resources) is hosting an “Infectious Diseases for Primary Care” conference that offers 12 credit hours, scheduled for April 11-13, 2025, at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This conference is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) for a maximum of 12 hours of Category
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:
- Recognize risk factors, diagnostic indicators and clinical features for osteomyelitis and joint infections
- Recommend appropriate immunizations based on patient specific risk factors
- Discuss the approach to a febrile patients with potentially life-threatening diseases in both hospital and clinic-associated settings
- Diagnose and manage genitourinary infections
- Discuss emerging infectious diseases including resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, zoonoses, and diseases related to animal exposures
- Evaluate the severity of diarrhea and evaluate the need for treatment
- List common causative pathogens for various respiratory tract infections
- Identify patients at risk for healthcare-associated infections
- Review epidemiology and microbiology of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)
- Describe the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of common CNS infectious disease syndromes
- List goals of an antimicrobial stewardship program and strategies for antimicrobial treatment
- Describe evaluation strategies for infections in immunocompromised hosts
TARGET AUDIENCE
Physician, Nursing, Primary Care Physician, Infectious diseases physician, Other health Professionals, Primary Care Providers
This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.
SPECIALITIES
Primary Care
Infectious Disease
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025
7:00 am – 7:30 am
Registration and Hot Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Asim Jani, MD, MPH, FACP, (Ret CAPT, USPHS)
Bone and Joint Infections
Presentation on the most important syndromes and pathogens involved in bone and
joint infections – e.g., osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, bursitis, prosthetic joint infections
and others – including related diagnostic, therapeutic and prevention pearls.
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Asim Jani, MD, MPH, FACP, (Ret CAPT, USPHS)
Immunizations
Presentation on key vaccine preventable diseases and their presentations with an
emphasis on the latest recommendations including newest schedules, safety and
efficacy information
9:30 am – 9:40 am
Coffee Break
9:40 am – 10:40 am
Asim Jani, MD, MPH, FACP, (Ret CAPT, USPHS)
Ambulatory Care Infectious Disease Emergencies
Case-based interactive discussion around exemplary cases that addresses key
diagnostic and management strategies for potentially emergent outpatient infectious
disease challenges
10:40 am – 11:40 am
Vincent P. Hsu, MD, MPH, FACP
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
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Vincent P. Hsu, MD, MPH, FACP
Gastrointestinal Infections & Clostridiodes Difficile
Presentation on important enteric pathogens and their recognition, diagnosis and
management; special emphasis on clostridiodes difficile colitis and related updates
from the ID and infection control literature
12:40 pm
Session Adjourns
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025
7:00 am – 7:30 am
Registration and Hot Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Asim Jani, MD, MPH, FACP, (Ret CAPT, USPHS)
Genitourinary Infections
Presentation on a relevant and clinically practical approach to the patient with
genitourinary complaints focusing on the latest guidelines for the range of urinary
tract infections and highlights of selected and important sexually-transmitted disease
syndromes.
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Asim Jani, MD, MPH, FACP, (Ret CAPT, USPHS)
Respiratory Tract Infections
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
Vincent P. Hsu, MD, MPH, FACP
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)
10:40 am – 11:40 am
John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Skin & Soft Tissue Infections
Presentation on important skin and soft-tissue infections and their prompt
recognition, emphasizing evaluation and management strategies
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Central Nervous System Infections
Presentation on common CNS infectious disease presentation and syndromes
including basic epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment strategies
12:40 pm
Session Adjourns
SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025
7:00 am – 7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am
John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Multidrug Resistance
Definition of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP); Concepts of the
antimicrobial stewardship program; Four goals of antimicrobial stewardship; Most
recent additions to the antimicrobial armamentarium
8:30 am – 9:30 am
John F. Toney, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Infectious Diseases in the Special Host
Case-based interactive discussion involving important infectious disease syndromes
in three special hosts: the diabetic patient, the HIV/AIDS patient and the pregnant
woman
9:30 am
Session Adjourns

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