MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Geri Onc Ortho May 29-31, 2026

1. Overview
This is a primary care medical conference organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), a non-profit organization. The conference is titled “Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Geriatrics/Oncology/Orthopedics”. It will take place from May 29-31, 2026, at the Opal Sol in Clearwater, FL.
2. Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

Diagnose and treat shoulder injuries.

Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint.

Utilize a comprehensive geriatric assessment to identify potential issues in the elderly patient.

Recognize and screen elderly patients for CVD risk factors.

Describe the primary care work-up of incontinence in older adults.

Diagnose and treat cognitive impairment, dementias, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Identify clinical practices shown to prevent cancer.

Discuss the diagnostic approach to the patient with suspected cancer.

Evaluate and manage risks of the cancer survivor.

Manage patients on new oral anticoagulants.

3. Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.
Best for internists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, oncologists, and orthopedists.

4. Topics
Friday, May 29, 2026

Orthopedics – The Shoulder: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques: Rotator cuff syndrome; impingement, frozen shoulder; subacromial bursitis; bicipital tendonitis; A-C joint disease.

Orthopedics – The Shoulder (Continued): Anatomy, common injuries, and exam techniques.

Orthopedics – The Knee: Anatomy, Common Injuries, and Exam Techniques: ACL, meniscus, MRI; common sports injuries; osteoarthritis and hyaluronan; bursitis: prepatellar, pesanserine; baker’s cyst; joint injection/X-ray interpretation; pediatrics.

Orthopedics – The Knee (Continued): Anatomy, common injuries, and exam techniques.

Geriatrics – Approach to the Geriatric Patient: The demographics of aging and the physiologic changes in the elderly patient; Medication use in the elderly including changes in age-related pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and medication adherence; Review of risky medications often used in elderly patients.

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Geriatrics – Vascular Disorders in the Older Adult: Peripheral vascular disease; DVT/thromboembolic disease; abdominal aortic aneurysm and related disorders.

Geriatrics – Urological Disorders in the Older Adult: Review of two very common conditions seen in the elderly population: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and urinary incontinence; Pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, recommended evaluation and management options for BPH; Review of the anatomy and mechanism of normal urinary function, causes of incontinence, the evaluation and management.

Geriatrics – Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias: Review of normal age-related changes in cognitive function as well as disorders of memory and cognition as part of dementing illness; Mental status exams, including their limitations in evaluating memory; Various types of dementia and the importance of an accurate diagnosis; Current treatment options for various kinds of dementia; Potentially reversible dementias; The responsibilities of healthcare providers in managing patients with dementia.

Oncology – Cancer Prevention: Cancer screening and clinical practices shown to prevent cancer will be reviewed.

Oncology – Approach to the Patient with Suspected Cancer: Symptoms, signs and diagnoses that raise the suspicion of cancer will be reviewed, and an approach to evaluating these patients will be presented.

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Oncology – Management of Cancer Survivors: Medical issues related to cancer survivorship and approaches to surveillance for cancer recurrence will be reviewed.

Oncology – A Primary Care Review of New Oral Anticoagulants: Mechanisms of action, clinical indications, therapeutic indices, perioperative management and approaches to reversal of new anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications will be reviewed.