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Topics in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Primary Care, and Obesity
7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise ConferenceRound-trip Fort Lauderdale, Florida
December 7 - 14, 2019
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14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
14 Contact Hours
4½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
Course Fees:
$895 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Doctors of Pharmacy & Dentists
$695 for Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
$495 Nurses, Residents, Students & Others
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
- Obesity Management: Update on Latest Guidelines and Evidence, and Practical Tips
- Synthesize the current guidelines on obesity management in a clinically relevant fashion.
- Use evidence based medicine to debunk popular myths related to diet, activity and behavior as they relate to the treatment of obesity.
- Synthesize the effectiveness and risks of each weight loss method for patients
- Manage obesity in a 15-minute outpatient visit
- Pain management: guidelines for opioid risk mitigation and overdose resuscitation
- Identify recent trends in use of opioids and deaths from overdose.
- Describe recently published clinical guidelines on the use of opioids from the Center for Disease Control, the American Heart Association, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, including risk mitigation strategies and the steps of opioid overdose resuscitation.
- Apply the knowledge gained to an evolving case involving opioid prescription.
- Update on evidence-based recommendations for lifestyle management of common diseases
- Synthesize current evidence and recommendations for lifestyle management of common primary care chronic diseases
- Apply lifestyle medicine principles to clinical case management
- Prevention of medical errors by performing an appropriate written and verbal handoff of care
- Summarize the components of optimal verbal and written handoffs
- Synthesize the roles of effective handoffs and the relationship with medical errors
- Describe the characteristics, content and sequence of effective handoffs
- Apply effective handoffs strategies to improve a clinical handoff scenario
- Health promotion: What are the recommendations and evidence? How to motivate patients for behavior change?
- Synthesize the updated recommendations and evidence for health promotion
- Demonstrate techniques for motivating patients for behavior change
- Apply the knowledge gained to a clinical scenario
- Current guidelines for screening patients at risk for type 1 and 2 diabetes
- Summarize current guidelines for screening patients for type 1 and 2 diabetes
- Apply the knowledge gained to relevant clinical scenarios
- Update on USPTFS recommendations for screening in primary care
- Synthesize current US PTFS guidelines for screening in primary care
- Apply the knowledge gained to relevant clinical scenarios
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Participants should be able to diagnose restless leg syndrome and identify treatment options.
- Insomnia
- Participants should be able to select appropriate therapy for insomnia.
- Narcolepsy
- Participants should be able to identify narcolepsy in patient with hypersomnia.
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Participants should be able to describe obstructive sleep apnea and list treatment options.
- Cough
- Participants should be able to summarize common causes of cough and classify between acute and chronic cough.
- Asthma
- Participants should be able to select between various asthma treatment options.
- COPD
- Participants should be able to devise pharmacologic treatment plan for patient with COPD.
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Stephan Alkins, MD, FAASM, FCCP, FACPMedical Director, Crouse Sleep Center, Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, New York
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Dr. Alkins received his BA degree from Dickinson College in 1989 and his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse in 1993. He completed his internship and residency in lntemal Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. in 1996. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1999.
Dr. Alkins served as an active duty U.S. Army physician until 2004 with duty stations at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl Germany and at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland.
Dr. Alkins is in full-time clinical practice specializing in pulmonary and sleep medicine and is the Medical Director of Internal Medicine for Crouse Medical Practice. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine and is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Magdalena Pasarica MD, PhDAssociate Professor of Medicine
Family Medicine Chair of Education
University of Central Florida, College of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
Dr. Pasarica is a physician educator, board certified in Family Medicine with a PhD in Nutrition and Obesity. She serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Central Florida College of Medicine, where she serves as Medical Director for the Student-run free clinic, Editor for the UCF Flagship Medical Journal and Family Medicine Chair of Education. Dr. Pasarica is actively seeing patients in primary care clinic and performs quality improvement projects for delivery of optimal evidence-based primary care.
Through her 10+ years of translational and clinical research in nutrition and obesity, Dr Pasarica is translating her expertise in evidence based medicine and lifestyle medicine into medical education and education research.
Dr. Pasarica has been invited by numerous organizations to give CME talks on Primary Care Topics and has published extensively in this field. Her work was recognized by awards from national organizations, including the American Association of Medical Colleges and Bipartisan Policy Center.
Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Continuing Education, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) .
Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program . Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.
US or Canadian Family Physicians: Please let us know if you require AAFP Prescribed Credits.
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Nurse Practitioners: can claim either ANCC Contact Hours or AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as needed.
Pharmacology credits are identified on individual activities.
Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.
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| DATE | PORT OF CALL | ARRIVE | DEPART |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Dec 07 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
- | 3:30 pm |
| Sun Dec 08 | *At Sea - Cruising |
- | - |
| Mon Dec 09 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
3:30 pm | 11:00 pm |
| Tue Dec 10 | Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI |
8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Wed Dec 11 | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
7:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Thu Dec 12 | *At Sea - Cruising |
- | - |
| Fri Dec 13 | Nassau, The Bahamas |
9:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Sat Dec 14 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
7:00 am | - |
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Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
Celebrity Equinox
Prices below are for the full cruise including meals and evening entertainment
Cruise Lines
PER PERSON
Royal Suite (RS) - When you stay in a Royal Suite,
you'll enjoy the luxury of European-style butler service. This includes assistance with unpacking and packing. In-suite lunch and dinner service. Afternoon tea. Evening hors d'oeuvres and complimentary in-suite espresso and cappuccino from Café al Bacio. Separate living room and dining area and a veranda with whirlpool and luxurious lounge seating.
Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, Twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Services: European-trained butler service to help you pack/unpack,
make your spa appointments, dinner reservations, shore excursions and so much more, priority check-in, priority debarkation, reserved theatre seating (on formal nights only), full in-suite breakfast, lunch & dinner service, afternoon canapés and
tea service, complimentary daily in-suite espresso and cappuccino, priority tender service, shoeshine service.
Amenities:
Luxury bath amenities, plush bathrobe, slippers, Extra handheld hair dryer,
additional custom bath products, nail kit, shower gel, mending kit, pillow menu, dual iPod/iPad docking station, welcome Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine with a commemorative label
featuring exclusive art work from the ArtCenter/South Florida artists, daily fresh fruit platter.
Special amenities for Royal Suite include: Separate whirlpool bathtub,
whirlpool on private veranda, Stateroom setup of one bottle of vodka and one bottle of scotch with accompanying mixers, floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, separate living room with dining and sitting area,
two entertainment centers with televisions, walk-in closet.
Stateroom:538 sq. ft.Veranda:195 sq. ft.
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Celebrity Suite (CS) - When you stay in a Celebrity Suite,
you'll enjoy the luxury of European-style butler service. This includes assistance with unpacking and packing. In-suite lunch and dinner service. Afternoon tea. Evening hors d'oeuvres and complimentary in-suite espresso and cappuccino from Café
al Bacio.
Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, Twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service
Services:
European-trained butler service to help you pack/unpack, make your spa appointments, dinner reservations, shore excursions and so much more, priority check-in, priority debarkation, reserved theatre seating (on formal nights only)
Full in-suite breakfast, lunch & dinner service, afternoon canapés and tea service, complimentary daily in-suite espresso and cappuccino, Priority tender service,
Shoeshine service.
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Amenities:
Luxury bath amenities, plush bathrobe, slippers, Extra handheld hair dryer, additional custom bath products, nail kit, shower gel, mending kit, pillow menu, dual iPod/iPad docking station,
welcome Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine with a commemorative label featuring exclusive art work from the ArtCenter/South Florida artists, daily fresh fruit platter.
Stateroom: 467 sq. ft. Veranda:
85 sq. ft.
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Sky Suite (S2)
When you stay in a Sky Suite, you'll enjoy the luxury of European-style butler service. This includes assistance with unpacking and packing. In-suite lunch and dinner service. Afternoon tea.
Evening hors d'oeuvres and complimentary in-suite espresso and cappuccino from Café al Bacio. Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, Twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service
Services: European-trained butler service to help you pack/unpack, make your spa appointments, dinner reservations, shore excursions and so much more, priority check-in, priority debarkation, reserved theatre seating (on formal nights only) Full in-suite breakfast, lunch & dinner service, afternoon canapés and tea service, complimentary daily in-suite espresso and cappuccino, Priority tender service, Shoeshine service.
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Amenities: Luxury bath amenities, plush bathrobe, slippers , extra handheld hair dryer, additional custom bath products: nail kit, shower gel, mending kit Pillow menu, dual iPod/iPad docking station , welcome Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine with a commemorative label featuring exclusive art work from the ArtCenter/South Florida artists, daily fresh fruit platter.
Stateroom:300 sq. ft.Veranda:79 sq. ft.
AquaClass (A1) -These veranda staterooms offer spa elements infused into the stateroom experience and priority
seating in the chic AquaClass restaurant, Blu. These spa-inspired staterooms, offer unlimited access to the AquaSpa Persian Garden as well as a host of other soothing extras. If you love the spa, there's no finer way to travel.Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service, exclusive access to Blu, a specialty restaurant featuring "clean cuisine" that also serves complimentary, full-service breakfast every day, upgraded room service menu
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Services: Daily delivery of bottled water and tea, priority check-in, express luggage delivery, priority disembarkation based on travel needs, complimentary shoeshine service.
Amenities: Complimentary access to the Persian Garden and Relaxation Room, aromatherapy diffuser, Pillow menu, additional bathroom amenities, including shower gel, facial spray and lip balm, plush bathrobes, slippers, On-demand wellness programming including meditation and yoga.
Stateroom:195 sq. ft. Veranda:54 sq. ft.
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Concierge Class Stateroom (C3) - Spacious accommodations complete
with special privileges like priority check-in, personalized Concierge service, priority seating time preferences in the main dining room and specialty restaurants, upgraded room service menu, evening hors d'oeuvres, plush bathrobes, and veranda with lounge seating.
Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, Twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Services: Priority check-in, express luggage delivery, personalized Concierge service, priority disembarkation based on your travel needs, Complimentary shoeshine service, access to the exclusive Concierge Class Pre-departure Lounge
Amenities
Welcome Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine with a commemorative label featuring exclusive art work from the ArtCenter/South Florida artists, pillow menu to suit your sleeping preferences, daily delivery of Afternoon Savories, plush bathrobes, fresh fruit
, custom-blended bath amenities, use of binoculars and golf umbrella, extra handheld hair dryer,
Celebrity tote bag.
Stateroom: 191 sq. ft. Veranda: 41 sq. ft.
Sunset Veranda (SV)
These are some of our most desirable locations-found at the aft of the ship. Stateroom Includes: Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1, Twice daily service (makeup and turndown), daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets.
Dining: 24 hour complimentary room service
Services: European-trained butler service to help you pack/unpack, make your spa appointments, dinner reservations, shore excursions and so much more, priority check-in, priority debarkation, reserved theatre seating (on formal nights only) Full in-suite breakfast, lunch & dinner service, afternoon canapés and tea service, complimentary daily in-suite espresso and cappuccino, Priority tender service, Shoeshine service.
Stateroom features: Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system, private safe, dual voltage 110/220AC outlet.
Amenities: Robe, Custom blended bath products (shampoo, conditioner and lotion), shower cap, cotton balls and cotton swabs, Water/wine glasses Celebrity eXhale™ bedding featuring custom premium mattresses, plush duvets and pillows, and 100% cotton linens Hair dryer.
Note: Staterooms with an upper bed and sofa bed that sleeps two accommodate a maximum of four guests.
Stateroom:194 sq. ft. Veranda: 54 sq. ft.
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Deluxe OceanView Stateroom with Veranda (2B) - Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors. Veranda with lounge seating. Two beds convertible to queen-size. Sitting area with sofa. 32" LCD TV. Vanity.
Some staterooms may have a trundle bed. Complimentary 24-hour room service. Four pillows in every stateroom. Complimentary use of bathrobes. 100% cotton towels. Bathroom accessories & hair dryer.
Complimentary beach towel service. Plentiful storage space in your bathroom & wardrobe. Stateroom: 194 sq. ft. Veranda: 54 sq. ft.
OceanView Stateroom (08) - Large ocean view window. Two twin beds that can be converted to a queen-sized bed. Considerable closet space. Private bathroom with shower stall. Sitting area with desk, drawer space, vanity, and sofa. 32 inch interactive LCD television. Direct-dial telephone. Hair dryer. Mini bar. Individual safe. 100% cotton towels and linens. 24 hour room service. Stateroom : 170 sq. ft.
Inside Stateroom (10) - Two twin beds that can be converted to a queen-sized bed. Considerable closet space. Private bathroom with shower stall. Sitting area with desk, drawer space, vanity, and sofa. 32 inch interactive LCD television. Direct-dial telephone. Hair dryer. Mini bar. Individual safe. 100% cotton towels and linens. 24 hour room service.
Stateroom : 183 - 200 sq. ft.3rd/4th in Stateroom - Please Call for Pricing
Port Charges, Taxes & Fees $292.93
Deposit $250 per person
Important Note:Not all staterooms within each category have the same furniture configuration and/or facilities. Appropriate symbols within the rooms on the deck plans describe differences from the stateroom descriptions .
Course Fee Cancellation Policy:
30 days from sailing-None; 7-29 days-50%; Less than 7 days-100%
All information is subject to change.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
TravelSafe.comPlease visit TravelSafe.com for travel insurance information.
Cruise Line cancellation policies are strictly enforced. For that reason, we urge all of our travelers to carefully consider whether travel insurance is a good value for them.
Certainly, if you have reason to think that "something might come up" that might force you to cancel, travel insurance is worth the cost of the premium. Examples we've seen in the past include ill or frail family members and changes in employment causing relocation.
If travel insurance is the right choice for you, we recommend TravelSafe. To visit their site and explore your options click here or on the link above. The cruise lines also offer travel insurance and we'd be happy to help you go that route if you'd prefer.