MCE Conferences Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Update for Primary Care 2025

MCE Conferences Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Update for Primary Care 2025

Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Update for Primary Care

Event Dates & Venue

• Dates: September 19–21, 2025

• Venue: Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA

Global Learning Objectives (high level)

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Develop a rational approach to hypertension pharmacotherapy

• Determine the role of oral agents & GLP-1 RAs in type 2 diabetes with cardiac/renal disease

• Use cost-effective insulin regimens to optimize control and reduce hypoglycemia

• Confidently evaluate suspected DVT and manage confirmed cases

• Recognize when to treat subclinical thyroid disease

• Establish a sustainable outpatient dementia follow-up and referral plan (care coordination & cost-effectiveness)

Topics Covered (by session)

Friday, Sept 19

1. Practical Approach to the Patient with Hypertension (Horowitz)

   • Apply current HTN guidelines; choose medications rationally; evaluate for secondary HTN

2. Practical Approach to the Patient with Headache (Horowitz)

   • Differential diagnosis; when to image; lifestyle & medication treatment plans

3. Type 2 Diabetes: Choosing Medications for Patients with Complications (Piziak)

   • Set A1C goals in older/complicated patients; role of oral agents & GLP-1 RAs in cardiac/renal disease

4. Using Insulin Effectively in Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes (Piziak)

   • When/how to start insulin in T2D; individualize T1D regimens; lower-cost insulin strategies

Saturday, Sept 20
5) New Guidelines for the Management of Thyroid Disease (Piziak)

• Biotin interference; hypothyroidism in pregnancy; TSH norms in >70 yr; subclinical thyroid management; symptomatic euthyroid patients

6. Disorders of Calcium, Vitamin D & Phosphorus Metabolism (Piziak)

   • Regulation; causes/therapy of hyper-/hypocalcemia; primary vs secondary hyperparathyroidism; vitamin D deficiency; high/low phosphorus management

7. Practical Approach to Hyperlipidemia (Horowitz)

   • Current lipid guidelines; new medications; updated targets

8. Practical Approach to the Patient with Potential DVT (Horowitz)

   • Risk-based history; evaluation of suspected DVT; best management practices

Sunday, Sept 21
9) Practical Approach to the Management of Chest Pain (Horowitz)

• History/PE/EKG synthesis; use of cardiac biomarkers in ACS; recent research & guideline-based strategy

10. Practical Approach to the Outpatient with Dementia (Horowitz)

• Screening approach; medication management (polypharmacy/DDIs/new drugs); long-term follow-up & referrals (cost/resource management)

11. Osteoporosis (Piziak)

• Disease overview; interpreting DEXA; when/how/long to treat; what’s new

12. Solving Pesky Endocrine Problems (Piziak)

• Adrenal insufficiency (primary vs secondary); hyperprolactinemia; adrenal incidentalomas (operate or not); endocrine signs in eating disorders; types of hyperparathyroidism

Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Endocrinology and Women’s Health