Family Medicine: Women`s Health Alaskan Cruise 2017

Topics

• Update on some of the newer treatment regimens for diabetes
• Evidence-based approaches to disease management
• The more frequent incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease in individuals with migraine with aura
• the role of unstable coronary artery plaque as a cause of acute cardiac death
• The role of calcium and Vitamin D for bone health
• Medications that are associated with osteoporosis
• The role of expedited partner therapy in the treatment and prevention of STDs
• Risk of sexually transmitted infections after a single unprotected sexual encounter
• America Diabetic Association diagnostic guidelines for the diagnosis of Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, the Joint National Committee on Hypertension (8) guidelines for blood pressure and the National Cholesterol Education Program III guidelines for lipid treatment in women
• Rrisk factors and clinical presentations of cardiovascular disease in women compared to men
• Benefits and limitations of the various medication classes presently available to treat mono-polar and bipolar depression disorders
• Appreciate the clinical nuances and differences between mono-polar and bipolar depression

Who should Attend

• OB/Gyn
• Primary Care Physicians
• Nurses
• Family Medicine
• Physician Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners