MER Primary Care Conferences Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine 2026 (Videos + PDFs)

Comprehensive Evidence-Based Updates in Geriatric Cardiovascular Care, Infectious Diseases, and Sleep Medicine for Primary Care

Enhance your clinical expertise with MER Primary Care Conferences – Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine 2026, a comprehensive continuing medical education (CME) program developed by Medical Education Resources (MER). Specifically designed for office-based primary care providers and clinicians caring for older adults, this multidisciplinary conference delivers practical, evidence-based updates in cardiovascular medicine, infectious diseases, sleep medicine, and geriatric care.

Held March 13–15, 2026, at the historic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California, this educational program combines expert-led lectures, clinical case discussions, and guideline-focused updates to help healthcare professionals confidently diagnose, manage, and prevent many of the complex conditions commonly encountered in aging populations. Participants will gain practical knowledge on atrial fibrillation, heart failure, ECG interpretation, stroke prevention, respiratory and genitourinary infections, skin and soft tissue infections, sleep disorders, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, circadian rhythm disorders, and evidence-based management strategies that improve outcomes in geriatric patients.

Designed with immediate clinical application in mind, the conference emphasizes practical decision-making, current treatment guidelines, and multidisciplinary patient care to help clinicians provide high-quality, individualized care for older adults.

Product Details

• Course: Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine
• Provider: Medical Education Resources (MER)
• Conference Date: March 13–15, 2026
• Location: Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California
• Format: Videos + PDFs
• Language: English
• Educational Level: Intermediate

Course Overview

As the population ages, primary care clinicians increasingly manage patients with multiple chronic conditions that require coordinated, evidence-based care. Cardiovascular disease, infectious illnesses, and sleep disorders frequently coexist in older adults, making accurate diagnosis and individualized treatment essential for improving quality of life while reducing hospitalization and mortality.

MER Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine 2026 provides a comprehensive review of these high-impact clinical topics through practical lectures presented by experienced faculty. The curriculum focuses on current clinical guidelines, diagnostic algorithms, pharmacologic management, preventive strategies, and patient-centered care that can be directly incorporated into daily outpatient practice.

Participants will strengthen their ability to evaluate cardiovascular risk, recognize common infections in older adults, diagnose sleep disorders, interpret ECGs, and develop comprehensive treatment plans using the latest evidence-based recommendations.

Course Highlights

• Geriatric cardiovascular medicine
• Atrial fibrillation management
• Stroke prevention
• ECG interpretation
• Heart failure in older adults
• Cardiovascular diagnostic workup
• Infectious diseases in primary care
• Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs)
• Respiratory tract infections
• Genitourinary infections
• Infectious diarrhea
• Sleep medicine updates
• Insomnia management
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
• Circadian rhythm disorders
• Parasomnias
• Case-based primary care education
• Evidence-based clinical guidelines

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply current guideline-based strategies for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
• Perform systematic cardiovascular evaluations using clinical examination, ECG interpretation, and evidence-based diagnostic approaches.
• Recognize and manage heart failure in older adults using contemporary treatment recommendations.
• Diagnose and treat common skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary infections encountered in primary care.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and circadian rhythm disorders.
• Differentiate common sleep disorders using practical clinical evaluation techniques.
• Improve patient outcomes through evidence-based management of geriatric cardiovascular disease and infectious illnesses.
• Integrate current clinical guidelines into everyday outpatient practice.

Comprehensive Topics Covered

Geriatric Cardiology

Review modern approaches to atrial fibrillation, stroke prevention, cardiovascular risk assessment, ECG interpretation, heart failure management, hypertension, and comprehensive cardiovascular evaluation in older adults.

Stroke Prevention

Learn evidence-based anticoagulation strategies for atrial fibrillation, compare available pharmacologic options, and optimize individualized stroke prevention while balancing bleeding risk.

Electrocardiography (ECG)

Develop practical skills in ECG interpretation, recognition of common arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, ischemic changes, and clinically significant electrocardiographic findings encountered in primary care.

Heart Failure

Strengthen your understanding of heart failure diagnosis and treatment in elderly patients, emphasizing individualized therapy, guideline-directed medical treatment, and multidisciplinary care.

Infectious Diseases

Review the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections, respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, and evidence-based antimicrobial therapy.

Respiratory & Genitourinary Infections

Learn practical approaches to diagnosing respiratory tract infections and urinary infections while selecting appropriate antimicrobial treatment based on likely pathogens and current guidelines.

Gastrointestinal Infections

Develop strategies for evaluating infectious diarrhea, determining disease severity, identifying indications for treatment, and preventing complications in vulnerable patient populations.

Sleep Medicine

Gain comprehensive updates on the physiology of sleep, circadian rhythm disorders, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, parasomnias, and other common sleep disorders.

Geriatric Patient Management

Explore age-specific clinical considerations, multimorbidity, medication optimization, preventive care, and multidisciplinary strategies that improve functional outcomes and quality of life in older adults.

Learning Objectives

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

• Apply current evidence-based recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention and management in geriatric patients.
• Interpret ECG findings and perform comprehensive cardiovascular assessments.
• Select appropriate pharmacologic therapy for atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention.
• Diagnose and manage common infectious diseases affecting older adults.
• Evaluate and treat insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and other sleep disorders.
• Integrate current clinical guidelines into primary care management of geriatric patients.
• Improve patient outcomes through comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinical care.

Educational Features

• Expert MER Faculty
• Evidence-Based Clinical Updates
• Case-Based Learning
• Practical Diagnostic Algorithms
• Cardiology Review
• Infectious Disease Updates
• Sleep Medicine Essentials
• Geriatric Care Strategies
• Guideline-Based Management
• On-Demand Videos and PDFs

Why This Course Stands Out

Unlike specialty-specific educational programs, MER Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine 2026 integrates three of the most clinically relevant disciplines affecting older adults into a single comprehensive educational experience. The curriculum focuses on practical diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and long-term management of cardiovascular disease, infections, and sleep disorders frequently encountered in outpatient practice. Every lecture emphasizes real-world clinical application, allowing participants to immediately implement updated recommendations in patient care.

Target Audience

This educational activity is ideal for:

• Primary Care Physicians
• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Family Medicine Physicians
• Geriatricians
• Cardiologists
• Infectious Disease Physicians
• Sleep Medicine Physicians
• Hospitalists
• General Practitioners
• Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
• Physician Assistants (PAs)
• Internal Medicine Residents
• Family Medicine Residents
• Healthcare Professionals involved in geriatric care

Why Choose This Course?

Whether you manage older adults with cardiovascular disease, evaluate infectious illnesses, or diagnose common sleep disorders, MER Primary Care Conferences – Geriatric Medicine for Primary Care: Cardiology, Infectious Diseases & Sleep Medicine 2026 provides practical, evidence-based education that supports better clinical decision-making and improved patient outcomes. Through expert instruction, guideline-focused updates, and clinically relevant case discussions, this course equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge needed to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to the growing geriatric population.

4. Topics

Cardiology

• Atrial Fibrillation: Management, Monitoring, and Stroke Prevention: New methods of detection, rate vs rhythm control, new options for stroke prevention.

• Interactive EKG Refresher: A case-based refresher including challenging EKG readings.

• Cardiac Imaging for Primary Care: A Practical Case-based Update: The evaluation of a cardiac patient and appropriate use of imaging and laboratory tests to improve diagnosis and treatment.

• Heart Failure Update with a Focus on the Elderly: Diagnostic and management challenges in the geriatric population, new therapies for systolic HF, home-based management, end-of-life care for a CHF patient.

Sleep Medicine

• How Sleep Works: The drivers of sleep and integration of how these drivers can be used to improve sleep; Basic principles of sleep drive, circadian rhythm and sleep associations will be discussed; Related to cases to highlight these principles.

• Approach to the Patient Who Can’t Sleep: Discussion of Insomnia, one of the most common complaints related to sleep; Determination of the underlying contributors; Review of a straight forward way to approach the complaint of inability to sleep and construction of therapeutic plans directed at the underlying issues; Common presentations of insomnia and the approach to restless legs syndrome.

• Evaluation and Treatment of the Excessively Sleepy Patient: Daytime sleepiness impairs approximately 15% of adults from getting the most out of their day; Review of the common and less common causes of daytime sleepiness including, behavioral insufficient sleep, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia and sleep related breathing disorders; The approach and therapeutic options for each disorder.

• Restless Legs Syndrome and Other Nocturnal Events: This lecture will review the recent changes in our understanding and approach to Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep including newer treatment paradigms. In addition, the lecture will review the approach to evaluating and treating other nocturnal events.

Infectious Diseases

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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.