MCE Conferences Primary Care Update Geriatrics, Neurology and Dermatology Sep 05, 2026 – Sep 07, 2026

Older-adult care, neurologic assessment and common skin disease come together in this MCE primary care review. The September 5–7, 2026 Springdale program begins with cognitive impairment and practical assessment, then moves through dementia, geriatric syndromes, stroke mimickers and vitamin-related neurologic presentations. Dermatology sessions cover skin cancer, steroid selection, fungal infections, papulosquamous disease, follicular disorders, itching and facial rashes. The course is relevant to clinicians who need to distinguish overlapping symptoms and choose appropriate investigations or treatment in an outpatient setting. The original meeting was held at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Springdale Zion National Park, Utah.

Package scope: The agenda describes the original conference and is not a verified manifest of delivered recordings. Live attendance, hands-on participation, publisher account services and MOC points are not included.

Learning Objectives

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

• Evaluate cognitive impairment through targeted history taking, mental status examinations, and telemedicine applications.
• Identify patterns of cognitive impairment using necessary labs and imaging, and implement system-based care improvements for older adults.
• Distinguish, diagnose, and treat common skin cancers utilizing various biopsy techniques and dermoscopy.
• Select appropriate topical and injectable steroids based on vehicle, potency, and quantity.
• Diagnose and manage cutaneous fungal infections, determining when to use oral versus topical therapy.
• Recognize classic manifestations and implement appropriate interventions for papulosquamous diseases such as psoriasis, lichen planus, and pityriasis rosea.
• Diagnose and manage hidradenitis, folliculitis, pseudofolliculitis, and keratosis pilaris.
• Understand differential diagnostic strategies for geriatric syndromes and cognitive impairment using evidence-based pathways.
• Recognize risk factors and causes of atypical dementia, utilizing sub-phenotyping and classification for treatment decisions.
• Differentiate stroke syndromes from stroke mimickers, explore secondary headache syndromes, and improve primary care history taking.
• Review neurological manifestations, pathophysiological pathways, and diagnostic clues of vitamin deficiencies and excess.
• Diagnose and treat common causes of itchy skin, including infestations such as scabies, lice, and bed bugs.
• Individualize treatments for facial rashes, including acne, rosacea, seborrhea, and systemic diseases causing rashes.

Topics

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Evaluating Cognitive Impairment: History, Exam & Telemedicine

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

• Targeted history taking in suspected cognitive decline
• Mental status examination
• Relevant neurological examination
• Telemedicine in cognitive assessment

Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults: Screening, Diagnosis & System-Based Care

8:35 AM – 9:35 AM

• Necessary laboratory evaluation
• Imaging
• Patterns of cognitive impairment
• Age-friendly system improvements
• Annual Wellness Visit
• Social Determinants of Health Screening

Skin Cancer Essentials

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

• Differentiating common skin cancers from other lesions
• Skin biopsy techniques
• Treatment methods
• Topical therapies
• Dermoscopy

Topical and Injectable Steroids

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM

• Topical vehicles
• Vehicle selection
• Steroid potency
• Prescription quantity
• Indications for steroid injections

Fungal Infections

11:20 AM – 11:50 AM

• Common cutaneous fungal infections
• Oral versus topical therapy
• Differential diagnosis of fungal skin disease

Sunday, September 6, 2026

The second day was intentionally scheduled in the afternoon from 1:30 PM–5:50 PM, allowing participants time for morning activities.

Papulosquamous Disease

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

• Psoriasis
• Lichen planus
• Pityriasis rosea
• Classic manifestations
• Diagnostic differentiation
• Appropriate interventions

Hidradenitis and Follicular Disorders

2:35 PM – 3:35 PM

• Hidradenitis presentation
• Diagnostic findings
• Initial management
• Folliculitis
• Pseudofolliculitis
• Keratosis pilaris

Healthy Aging and Geriatric Syndromes: An Evidence-Based Approach

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

• Differential diagnostic strategies
• Recognition of geriatric syndromes
• Cognitive impairment
• Evidence-based care pathways

All Dementia is NOT Created Equal – Atypical Dementia Presentations

4:50 PM – 5:50 PM

• Dementia risk factors
• Causes of atypical dementia
• Dementia sub-phenotyping
• Dementia classification
• Case-based treatment decisions

Monday, September 7, 2026

Sometimes it is the Zebra you are Hearing – Stroke Basics and Stroke Mimickers

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

• Common stroke syndromes
• Stroke imaging
• Paroxysmal neurologic disorders
• Stroke mimickers
• Secondary headache red flags
• Secondary headache syndromes
• Improving headache history taking

Too Much of a Good Thing or Not Enough? Vitamin Deficiencies and Excess

8:35 AM – 9:35 AM

• Neurological manifestations of vitamin deficiency
• Vitamin excess
• Case-based presentations
• Pathophysiological pathways
• Laboratory clues
• Imaging clues

This Itch Is Driving Me Crazy

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

• Scabies
• Head lice
• Body lice
• Bed bugs
• Common causes of pruritus
• Treatment strategies for itchy skin

Acne, Rosacea and Facial Rashes

10:50 AM – 11:50 AM

• Types of facial rash
• Individualized acne treatment
• Acne severity
• Rosacea
• Seborrhea
• Differential diagnosis of red facial rashes
• Systemic diseases causing facial rash