MER Infectious Diseases for Primary Care 2025 ( Bellagio Hotel and Casino)

MER Infectious Diseases for Primary Care 2025

The Infectious Diseases for Primary Care 2025 conference, presented by Medical Education Resources (MER), provides a comprehensive, evidence-based update on the diagnosis, prevention, and management of common and emerging infectious diseases encountered in primary care practice. Designed for physicians and healthcare professionals, the program focuses on practical clinical decision-making, current treatment recommendations, antimicrobial stewardship, and preventive care.

Held from April 11–13, 2025, at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, this educational conference delivers expert-led lectures covering respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infections, osteomyelitis, genitourinary infections, central nervous system infections, immunizations, healthcare-associated infections, and infections affecting immunocompromised patients.

Included Content

• Conference Video Sessions
• Expert Faculty Presentations
• Evidence-Based Clinical Updates
• Practical Case-Based Education
• 12 CME Credit Hours (ACEP Approved)

Educational Focus

This conference provides practical updates in:

• Infectious Diseases
• Primary Care
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Immunization Guidelines
• Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Clinical Diagnosis
• Preventive Medicine
• Outpatient Infection Management
• Evidence-Based Patient Care

Key Topics Covered

Musculoskeletal Infections

• Osteomyelitis
• Septic arthritis
• Bone and joint infections
• Risk factors
• Diagnosis and treatment

Immunizations

• Adult vaccination updates
• Risk-based immunization strategies
• Vaccine-preventable diseases
• Preventive care recommendations

Febrile Illness

• Evaluation of fever
• Life-threatening infectious diseases
• Outpatient and inpatient management
• Diagnostic approach

Genitourinary Infections

• Urinary tract infections
• Genital infections
• Diagnostic evaluation
• Treatment strategies

Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Zoonotic infections
• Animal-associated diseases
• Re-emerging vaccine-preventable illnesses
• Public health updates

Gastrointestinal Infections

• Infectious diarrhea
• Clinical assessment
• Treatment indications
• Common enteric pathogens

Respiratory Infections

• Upper respiratory infections
• Lower respiratory infections
• Community-acquired infections
• Common respiratory pathogens

Healthcare-Associated Infections

• Infection prevention
• Risk assessment
• Hospital-acquired infections
• Clinical management

Skin & Soft Tissue Infections

• Cellulitis
• Abscesses
• SSTIs
• Diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy

Central Nervous System Infections

• Meningitis
• Encephalitis
• CNS infection syndromes
• Diagnostic evaluation

Antimicrobial Stewardship

• Appropriate antibiotic selection
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Stewardship principles
• Optimizing antimicrobial therapy

Immunocompromised Hosts

• Opportunistic infections
• Diagnostic strategies
• Infection prevention
• Clinical management

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the clinical presentation and management of common infectious diseases encountered in primary care.
• Apply current immunization recommendations based on individual patient risk factors.
• Diagnose and manage musculoskeletal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, skin, and central nervous system infections.
• Implement evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship strategies.
• Identify healthcare-associated and emerging infectious diseases.
• Evaluate infections in immunocompromised patients using current diagnostic approaches.
• Improve patient outcomes through guideline-based infectious disease management.

Educational Benefits

Participants will gain practical, evidence-based knowledge in infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, immunization, infection prevention, and primary care management. The conference provides clinically relevant strategies that help healthcare professionals improve diagnostic accuracy, optimize antimicrobial use, and deliver high-quality patient care across a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.