MER Primary Care Conferences – Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management 2026 (Videos)

Comprehensive Primary Care CME | Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management Updates

Enhance your clinical practice with MER Primary Care Conferences – Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management 2026, a comprehensive continuing medical education (CME) program designed to provide practical, evidence-based updates for healthcare professionals managing common endocrine disorders, infectious diseases, and pain conditions in the primary care setting.

Organized by Medical Education Resources (MER), this multidisciplinary conference took place May 15–17, 2026, at the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Through expert-led lectures and case-based discussions, participants receive clinically relevant guidance on diagnosing and managing endocrine disorders, common infections, and acute and chronic pain using current clinical guidelines and best practices.

Designed for busy clinicians, the course emphasizes practical patient management strategies that can be immediately incorporated into everyday clinical practice.

Product Details

• Course: Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology / Infectious Diseases / Pain Management 2026
• Provider: Medical Education Resources (MER)
• Conference Dates: May 15–17, 2026
• Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
• Format: Videos
• Language: English
• Educational Level: Intermediate to Advanced
• Learning Format: Expert Lectures, Case-Based Discussions, Evidence-Based Clinical Updates

Course Overview

Primary care physicians routinely diagnose and manage endocrine disorders, infectious diseases, and chronic pain syndromes. Keeping pace with evolving clinical guidelines and new therapeutic options is essential to improving patient outcomes while minimizing complications.

Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management 2026 delivers focused updates on metabolic bone disease, thyroid disorders, infectious disease management, antimicrobial stewardship, and comprehensive pain management. The curriculum combines evidence-based recommendations with practical clinical decision-making to help providers confidently manage a wide variety of conditions encountered in daily practice.

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Diagnose and manage common infectious diseases encountered in primary care.
• Apply evidence-based approaches to endocrine disorders affecting calcium metabolism, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis.
• Develop individualized treatment strategies for acute and chronic pain.
• Incorporate opioid, non-opioid, interventional, and non-pharmacologic pain management approaches into clinical care.
• Utilize current clinical guidelines to optimize patient outcomes.
• Strengthen diagnostic reasoning through case-based learning.

Comprehensive Topics Covered

Endocrinology

Update your knowledge of common endocrine disorders.

Topics include:

• Calcium metabolism disorders
• Osteoporosis
• Bisphosphonate therapy
• Thyroid nodules
• Thyroid ultrasound
• Thyroid cytology
• Case-based endocrine management

Infectious Diseases

Improve diagnosis and treatment of common infections.

Topics include:

• Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)
• Respiratory tract infections
• Genitourinary infections
• Infectious diarrhea
• Clinical microbiology
• Common pathogens
• Outpatient infectious disease management

Pain Management

Strengthen evidence-based pain treatment strategies.

Topics include:

• Acute pain
• Chronic pain
• Non-opioid therapies
• Opioid prescribing
• Interventional pain management
• Non-pharmacologic pain treatment
• Cannabis and pain management

Evidence-Based Primary Care

Enhance clinical decision-making.

Topics include:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Case-based learning
• Updated clinical guidelines
• Individualized treatment planning
• Risk-benefit assessment
• Patient-centered care

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

• Review the epidemiology and microbiology of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs).
• Identify common causative pathogens responsible for respiratory tract infections.
• Diagnose and manage common genitourinary infections.
• Evaluate the severity of infectious diarrhea and determine appropriate treatment strategies.
• Develop effective non-opioid pain management plans.
• Implement safe and appropriate opioid prescribing strategies.
• Differentiate interventional and non-pharmacologic pain management approaches and determine when each is appropriate.
• Review current evidence regarding the use of cannabis in pain management.
• Discuss current diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for disorders of calcium metabolism.
• Evaluate the risks and benefits of bisphosphonate therapy in osteoporosis.
• Perform evidence-based evaluation of thyroid nodules using ultrasound and cytology.
• Apply case-based learning to develop individualized treatment plans for calcium disorders.

Educational Highlights

• Primary Care
• Internal Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Infectious Diseases
• Pain Management
• Osteoporosis
• Calcium Disorders
• Thyroid Nodules
• Thyroid Ultrasound
• Thyroid Cytology
• Skin & Soft Tissue Infections
• Respiratory Tract Infections
• Genitourinary Infections
• Infectious Diarrhea
• Opioid Stewardship
• Non-Opioid Pain Therapy
• Interventional Pain Management
• Cannabis in Pain Management
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Why This Course Stands Out

MER Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management 2026 combines three essential areas of primary care into one focused educational program. The curriculum emphasizes practical diagnosis, guideline-directed therapy, and case-based clinical decision-making, helping clinicians confidently manage endocrine diseases, common infections, and acute and chronic pain using current evidence-based approaches.

Target Audience

This educational activity is ideal for:

• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Primary Care Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Endocrinologists
• Infectious Disease Specialists
• Pain Management Physicians
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Registered Nurses
• Residents
• Fellows
• Healthcare Professionals providing outpatient primary care

Why Choose This Course?

Whether you manage endocrine disorders, treat infectious diseases, or care for patients with chronic pain, MER Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases & Pain Management 2026 provides practical, evidence-based education that can be immediately integrated into daily clinical practice. Through expert-led lectures and clinically relevant case discussions, participants strengthen diagnostic accuracy, optimize treatment decisions, and improve patient outcomes.

4. Topics

Friday, May 15, 2026

• Infectious Diseases – Skin & Soft Tissue Infections: Presentation on important skin and soft-tissue infections and their prompt recognition, emphasizing evaluation and management strategies.

• Infectious Diseases – Respiratory Tract Infections: Discussion highlighting critical points regarding the diagnosis and management of pneumonia and bronchitis – with a focus on the impact of multidrug resistant pathogens.

• Infectious Diseases – Genitourinary Infections: Presentation on a relevant and clinically practical approach to the patient with genitourinary complaints focusing on the latest guidelines for the range of urinary tract infections and highlights of selected and important sexually-transmitted disease syndromes.

• Pain – Non-Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management: NSAID’s; Acetaminophen; Topicals; Injections; Antidepressants; Anticonvulsants.

• Pain – Opioid Pharmacologic Options in Pain Management: Overall safety and efficacy; Selecting and monitoring patients; Pain contracts; Regulatory issues.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• Endocrinology – Disorders of Calcium Metabolism: Review of calcium homeostasis; causes of hypercalcemia; diagnosis and treatment.

• Endocrinology – Osteoporosis: Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoporosis along with interpretation of DEXA scans and FRAX risk assessment; up-to-date therapeutic options.

• Infectious Diseases – Gastrointestinal Infections & Clostridiodes Difficile: Presentation on important enteric pathogens and their recognition, diagnosis and management; special emphasis on clostridiodes difficile colitis and related updates from the ID and infection control literature.

• Pain – Non-pharmacologic Pain Management Options: Procedures; Pain clinics; Nerve blocks; Shots; Epidural options; Non-interventional approaches such as CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and exercise for pain; Urine drug testing for primary care providers.

• Pain – Update on Cannabis as Medicine for Primary Care: Cannabis mechanism of action; Clinical effects on pain; Addiction, withdrawal and dependency; Adverse effects.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

• Endocrinology – Thyroid Nodules and Cancer: Diagnosis and treatment.

• Endocrinology – Endocrinology Cases: Calcium Disorders and Osteoporosis: Challenging case presentations in calcium disorders.