47th Annual Eastern Shore Medical Symposium


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Add to Calendar 47th Annual Eastern Shore Medical Symposium 6/17/2024 7:00:00 AM 6/21/2024 12:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://jefferson.cloud-cme.com/esms2024 Description: This symposium provides up-to-date content on topics relevant in today's primary care practice environment. Attendees will engage with experts sharing latest information on common diseases, issues, conditions faced by PCPs, including screening, prevention, treatment and management.Successful CompletionTo successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Thursday, July 11, 2024.... Rehoboth Beach Convention Center false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Monday, June 17, 2024, 7:00 AM - Friday, June 21, 2024, 12:30 PM, Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Target Audience
Specialties - Family Medicine
Professions - Nurse, Physician, Physician (AAFP), Physician (Fellow), Physician (Resident), Physician Assistant

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (22.75 hours), AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians (22.75 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (22.75 hours), ABS CC (22.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (22.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (22.75 hours), Nursing Pharmacology Credit (6.25 hours), PA Patient Safety and Risk Credit (8.00 hours)

Overview

This symposium provides up-to-date content on topics relevant in today's primary care practice environment. Attendees will engage with experts sharing latest information on common diseases, issues, conditions faced by PCPs, including screening, prevention, treatment and management.

Successful Completion

To successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Thursday, July 11, 2024. Thereafter, the evaluation will no longer be available and credits will not be issued. No refunds will be offered for failure to complete the required evaluation by the stated deadline.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, healthcare team members will be able to:

  1. Apply latest guidelines for disease screening, prevention.
  2. Discuss current diagnostic and therapeutic options for common illness and injuries seen in a PCP.
  3. Defend the rationale for the selection of different therapies based on currently available evidence-based data and individual patient profile.
  4. Apply latest guidelines for up to date management of chronic diseases.
  5. Examine the use/misuse of anti-inflammatory medicines, including steroids, NSAIDs and others.
  6. Identify social determinants of health regarding disparate communities and cultivate opportunities to address health care disparities through primary care.
  7. Use evidence-based approach regarding coping with provider burnout.
  8. Examine the importance of humor in the practice of medicine.
  9. Take part in shared decision making discussions with our patients before automatically initiating treatments, therapies, especially regarding primary prevention strategies.
  10. Identify the important clinical issues in cardiovascular disease prevention, screening and management.
  11. Recognize the importance of the Covid pandemic and its impact on medicine, local communities and the Nation.

Registration
   

Fee
 Physicians  $795
 Nurses/Nurse Practitioners  $695
 Allied Health Professionals  $695
 Retired Physicians  $755
 Residents  $520


Accreditation

 

In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: This educational activity is designated for a maximum of 22.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity awards 22.75 nursing contact hours. 

Other Healthcare Professionals: This educational activity is designated for 22.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Credit
Nursing Pharmacology Credit: This educational activity offers 6.0 nursing pharmacology credit. Qualifying sessions are noted on the agenda.

PA Patient Safety and Risk Credit: This education activity offers 7.5 PA Patient Safety and Risk credit. Qualifying sessions are noted on the agenda.

ABIM MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 22.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

American Academy of Family Physicians

The AAFP has reviewed 47th Annual Eastern Shore Medical Symposium and deemed it acceptable for up to 22.75 Live AAFP Elective credit(s). Term of Approval is from 06/17/2024 to 06/21/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing and received in the Office of CPD two weeks prior to the start date of the course. There will be no refunds after this period.*  Cancellations notified before the two week time frame will incur a 25% administration fee (with a minimum of $20).  Registrants who fail to attend the conference are responsible for the entire fee.  All refunds will be processed after the conference.  The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone this course due to unforeseen circumstances.  In the event of cancellation or postponement, the University will refund registration fees, but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to participants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines or travel agencies. 

Submit refund requests to:
Office of Continuing Professional Development
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Jefferson Alumni Hall
1020 Locust Street, Suite M-5
Philadelphia, PA 19107 		 Or by email to [email protected] - please include the activity name in the subject line. 

*Registration fees will be refunded less a 15% administration fee to international conference registrants who are unable to secure a travel visa. Registrants must provide proof of visa denial. 

 Jefferson Release Policy
Jefferson may record/livestream/photograph this educational activity. These images/recordings, along with your name, may be used in Jefferson publications or on the Jefferson website. If you verbally submit any questions for Q&A sessions, you are agreeing to be recorded and to have that recording available in enduring materials. Once photographed, filmed, recorded, or videotaped, you waive the right of inspection or approval to which such images/recordings may be put and Jefferson has the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, and distribute at any time in any manner or medium.

Jefferson HIPAA Policy
As an attendee of this educational activity hosted by Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson University Physicians, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (collectively 'Jefferson'), you may gain access to certain proprietary information ('Confidential Information'), including Protected Health Information ('PHI').

By participating in this educational activity, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including all PHI, obtained from any source. You also agree to take all necessary steps to protect such Confidential Information and shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use it in any manner or for any reason, other than as necessary to complete the educational activity. Further, you agree not to take photographs, record in any manner or otherwise reproduce any such Confidential Information. You understand that any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information may result in possible legal action against you by Jefferson whose confidentiality is breached.

Photography and Recording
Unauthorized recording or photography at a Jefferson-sponsored event is strictly prohibited. Individuals found violating this policy will be asked to vacate the activity. No credits or refund will be issued.

Copyright
All rights reserved – Thomas Jefferson University. No part of this program may be used, reproduced, or shared in any manner whatsoever without express written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.