MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Cardio Mens Uro Pain Risk Mgmt June 7 – 11, 2026

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+ Target Audience: primary care physicians
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INTERNAL MEDICINE FOR PRIMARY CARE: CARDIOLOGY/MEN’S UROLOGY/PAIN/RISK MANAGEMENT
Walt Disney World® Resort, FL – Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
June 7 – 11, 2026

Target Audience
This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

Describe current diagnostic approaches and the role of drug therapy to the patient with acute chestpain
Implement lifestyle changes as well as lipid and cholesterol guidelines for the prevention of CAD- Implement treatment strategies reflective of recent guidelines and current evidence based medicine for heart failure
Explain current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension
Describe current diagnostic and treatment approaches to arrhythmias and atrial fibrilation
Design opioid pain management strategies
Design non-opioid pain management strategies
Discuss some of the controversies surrounding pain management
Compare the benefits and side effect profiles of pharmacologic treatment options for fibromyalgia- Describe how non-surgical activity modification and physical therapy can benefit low back pain patients
Discuss medical management of male sexual health
Discuss the biology, screening, and treatment options of prostate cancer
Evaluate and manage sexually-transmitted infections in men
Differentiate between benign prostate conditions and prostate cancers
Discuss the biology and screening, and treatment options of prostate and testicular cancer
Develop strategies for mitigating risky malpractice situations in practice
Describe how informed consent and shared decision making reduces risk for the provider
Identify adequate documentation samples that reduce risk to the provider – Examine the roles of cognitive biases, communication breakdowns, and system pressures in contributing to medical gaslighting experiences
Describe strategies to incorporate AI tools to improve patient outcomes

+ Topics:
*Note: these are continuous video recordings during the conference, they include individual lectures mentioned in the Detail section below

Orlando, FL – June 7, 2026 (Day 1).mp4
Orlando, FL – June 8, 2026 (Day 2).mp4
Orlando, FL – June 9, 2026 (Day 3).mp4
Orlando, FL – June 10, 2026 (Day 4).mp4
Orlando, FL – June 11, 2026 (Day 5).mp4

* Detail:

Sunday, June 7, 2026

2:30 pm Check-In
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Cardiology Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Patient with Acute Chest Pain

Diagnosis and initial evaluation in the primary care setting, urgent care clinic and emergency department; Initial workup, treatment, and follow-up; Diagnosing and treating ST segment elevation and non-ST segment elevation MIs; The role of drug therapy–primary vs adjunctive to PCI; Follow up after acute coronary syndromome

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Cardiology Primary & Secondary Prevention of CAD

Definitions; AHA/ACC and other lipid guidelines updates; HDL Cholesterol: The good cholesterol?; Metabolic syndrome and/or obesity; Who needs treatment and how much; The role of lifestyle changes, exercise and cardiac rehabilitation; Drug therapy updates; Risk calculation

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Cardiology Heart Failure

Etiologies and stages of heart failure; ACC/AHA Heart Failure Guidelines; Heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved EF (HFpEF); Determining patients for referral using biomarkers, eg NT Pro BNP; Treatment options: ACE inhibitors, ARBs, ARNI, beta blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, SGLT2i; The role of devices in treatment and antiplatelet drugs; Issues related to the hospitalized patient with acute decompensated heart failure and readmissions

6:00 pm Session Adjourns

Monday, June 8, 2026

7:00 am Arrival and Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Pain Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management

Overall safety and efficacy; Selecting and monitoring patients; Pain contracts; Regulatory issues; Urine drug testing

8:30 am – 9:30 am – Pain Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management

NSAID’s; Acetaminophen; Topicals; Injections; Antidepressants; Anticonvulsants; Medical marijuana

9:30 am – 9:40 am Coffee Break
9:40 am – 10:40 am – Pain Controversies in Pain Management

Urine drug testing, cannabinoids

10:40 am – 11:40 am – Cardiology Hypertension

The 2017 AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines; The 2024 ESC Guidelines for hypertension; Approaches to treatment thresholds and goals; Choices for initial and combination therapy; Resistant hypertension; Treating special populations: diabetics, the elderly, patients with renal failure

11:40 am – 12:40 pm – Cardiology Arrhythmias

Types and symptoms of arrhythmias; Approach to the patient: when to treat, when to refer, when to admit; Evaluation of the patient with palpitations; Atrial fibrilation: the use of anticoagulants indications, CVA risk scores, warfarin vs newer oral anticoagulants, controlling heart rate vs rhythm; Ventricular and other arrhythmias: when are they serious

12:40 pm Session Adjourns

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

7:00 am Arrival and Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Men’s Urology Androgen Replacement and Sexual Function

Treatment algorithm and safety profiles for the treatment of erectile dysfunction; testosterone supplementation for the treatment of ED or hypogonadism

8:30 am – 9:30 am – Men’s Urology Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment

Review and clarification of the often confusing and political literature regarding prostate cancer screening, risks, and benefits of screening for prostate cancer and strategies for decreasing the risk of over treatment

9:30 am – 9:40 am Coffee Break
9:40 am – 10:40 am – Men’s Urology Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men

Presenting symptoms, lesions, latencies, diagnostic work-ups and therapies of the common sexually transmitted diseases

10:40 am – 11:40 am – Pain Fibromyalgia

Differential diagnosis and treatment of this difficult-to-manage pain syndrome; Treatment options of anti-epileptics and SNRI’s

11:40 am – 12:40 pm – Pain Non-surgical Treatment of Low Back Pain

Comprehensive overview of various options for activity modification; The role and maximum benefit of physical therapy and the various modalities; Medications; Discussion of interventional treatments

12:40 pm Session Adjourns

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

7:00 am Arrival and Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Risk Management

The Anatomy of Medical Malpractice
Identify the key elements of a malpractice claim in the practice setting; Assess the risk of malpractice in common and unusual situations; Identify risk management strategies for preventing claims

8:30 am – 9:30 am – Risk Management Risky Business: Consent and Communication

Describe the necessary elements of an informed consent process; Discover why the shared decision making process represents and opportunity rather than an obligation for the provider; Discuss the importance of early disclosure of unanticipated outcomes; Learn methods to disclose and reconcile events with patients, families and providers

9:30 am – 9:40 am Coffee Break
9:40 am – 10:40 am – Risk Management Documentation: Effective Strategies and Pitfalls

Articulate major patient safety and lawsuit risk areas abetted by the quality of documentation; Discuss what is considered adequate documentation in a given clinical encounter; Anticipate when more thorough documentation and direct communication with other providers may reduce adverse outcomes; Describe clinical situations where documentation may enhance shared decision making to improve patient safety

10:40 am – 11:40 am – Men’s Urology Benign Male Genitourinary Conditions

Appropriate primary medical management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (also known as BPH) as well as identification of patients with complex or refractory cases that warrant referral; diagnosis and treatment of epididymitis, testicular pain, prostatitis and other benign findings

11:40 am – 12:40 pm – Men’s Urology Male Malignancies (Prostate & Testicular)

Biology and treatment options using current medical technology of prostate cancer; evaluation and treatment of testicular cancer and long-term ramifications after cure

12:40 pm Session Adjourns

Thursday, June 11, 2026

7:00 am Arrival and Breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am – Risk Management Medical Gaslighting: What It Is and How to Avoid It

Medical gaslighting is recognized as a serious patient safety concern. The term describes situations in which a patient’s symptoms, concerns, or lived experience are minimized, dismissed, or misattributed by a clinician—often unintentionally. The impact can be significant: delays in diagnosis, erosion of trust, and preventable adverse outcomes. This discussion will explore how cognitive biases, communication breakdowns, and system pressures contribute to these experiences.

8:30 am – 9:30 am – Risk Management AI in Medicine: Promise, Practice, and Pitfalls

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming medicine, from clinical decision support and imaging to communication, documentation, and administrative work flows. AI-driven tools promise to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes, but they also introduce new challenges. This session will explore how AI works, examine its clinical, social, and operational applications, and discuss the evolving legal and patient safety implications, including risks for medical liability.

9:30 am Conference Adjourns