MER Primary Care Conferences Internal Medicine for Primary Care Cardio Gyn Mens Uro Aug 07-09, 2026

Cardiovascular risk, women’s health and men’s urologic problems share the focus of this MER primary care review. The August 7–9, 2026 Big Sky program addresses coronary disease assessment, heart failure and arrhythmias alongside sexual health, prostate and testicular disease, cervical screening, abnormal uterine bleeding and menopause. The material is aimed at office-based clinicians who need to assess these concerns, discuss treatment options and recognize when specialist input is appropriate. The topic outline below follows the areas described in the existing listing, while the learning objectives retain the program’s emphasis on practical clinical decisions.

Package scope: The outline summarizes study themes, not a verified recording inventory or day-by-day running order. This digital purchase does not include conference registration, an official MER account or provider credit-claiming services.

Learning Objectives

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

• Identify evidence-based tools to determine best practices in incorporating all necessary elements in the annual women’s health visit.
• Assess and manage abnormal uterine bleeding.
• Describe the management of abnormal pap smears and HPV.
• Discuss menopausal transition and the risks/benefits of treatment options.
• Discuss medical management of male sexual health.
• Evaluate and manage sexually-transmitted infections in men.
• Differentiate between benign prostate conditions and prostate cancers.
• Discuss the biology and screening, and treatment options of prostate and testicular cancer.
• Implement lifestyle changes as well as lipid and cholesterol guidelines for the prevention of CAD.
• Describe the work-up, risk assessment and test selection of patients with suspected CAD.
• Implement treatment strategies reflective of recent guidelines and current evidence based medicine for heart failure.
• Utilize case-based learning to develop treatment plans for cardiovascular conditions.

The official MER agenda additionally identifies contemporary arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation diagnosis and treatment among its stated learning objectives.

CARDIOLOGY

• Cardiovascular disease prevention
• Lipid management
• Cardiometabolic risk
• Suspected coronary artery disease
• Cardiovascular testing
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial fibrillation

Primary Prevention of Cardiometabolic Cardiovascular Disease

• Lifestyle changes
• Lipid management
• Cholesterol guidelines
• Exercise
• Cardiovascular risk assessment
• Obesity
• Metabolic syndrome
• Pharmacologic therapy

Lipid & Cholesterol Management

Cardiometabolic Risk

• Metabolic syndrome
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular risk calculation
• Lifestyle modification
• Exercise
• Medical therapy

Suspected Coronary Artery Disease – CAD

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

• Symptoms
• Medical history
• Cardiovascular risk factors
• Clinical examination
• Pretest risk
• Appropriate diagnostic studies

Cardiovascular Test Selection

• ECG
• Echocardiography
• Nuclear imaging
• Contemporary cardiac imaging
• CT-based approaches
• Biomarkers

Coronary Artery Disease in Special Populations

• Women
• Patients with diabetes
• Older adults

Heart Failure

• Heart failure etiology
• Disease staging
• HFrEF
• HFpEF
• Biomarkers
• Pharmacologic therapy
• Device therapy
• Hospitalized heart failure
• Readmission prevention

HFrEF & HFpEF

• Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – HFrEF
• Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – HFpEF

Guideline-Directed Heart Failure Therapy

• ACE inhibitors
• ARBs
• ARNI
• Beta blockers
• Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
• SGLT2 inhibitors

Heart Failure Referral

Cardiac Arrhythmias

• Types of arrhythmias
• Symptoms
• Palpitations
• Atrial fibrillation
• Ventricular arrhythmias
• Risk assessment
• When to treat
• When to refer
• When hospital evaluation is appropriate

Atrial Fibrillation

• Anticoagulation
• Stroke risk assessment
• Rate control
• Rhythm control
• Referral decisions

Palpitations

MEN’S UROLOGY

• Male sexual health
• Erectile dysfunction
• Hypogonadism
• Androgen replacement
• Benign prostate disease
• Lower urinary tract symptoms
• Prostatitis
• Testicular pain
• Prostate cancer
• Testicular cancer

Male Sexual Health

Androgen Replacement & Sexual Function

• Erectile dysfunction
• Treatment algorithms
• Medication safety
• Testosterone supplementation
• Hypogonadism

Erectile Dysfunction

• Symptoms
• Cardiovascular risk
• Medication use
• Hormonal factors
• Treatment options
• Contraindications

Male Hypogonadism

Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men

• Sexual history
• Risk assessment
• Appropriate testing
• Treatment
• Counseling
• Prevention
• Follow-up

Prostate Cancer Screening

• Screening
• Potential benefits
• Potential harms
• Patient selection
• Overdiagnosis
• Overtreatment
• Treatment considerations

Prostate Cancer Treatment

Benign Male Genitourinary Conditions

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms – LUTS

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – BPH

Prostatitis

Epididymitis & Testicular Pain

• Epididymitis
• Testicular pain
• Other benign male genitourinary findings

Male Malignancies – Prostate & Testicular

Prostate Cancer

• Biology
• Screening
• Evaluation
• Treatment options
• Contemporary medical technology

Testicular Cancer

• Evaluation
• Treatment
• Long-term considerations after successful treatment

GYNECOLOGY & WOMEN’S HEALTH

• Annual women’s health visit
• Pelvic examination
• Breast examination
• Preventive screening
• Vaccinations
• Health counseling
• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• Cervical cancer screening
• Abnormal Pap smears
• HPV
• Menopause
• Hormone replacement therapy

Annual Exam for Women

Annual Women’s Health Visit

• Preventive screening
• Vaccinations
• Health-risk assessment
• Counseling
• Age-related recommendations
• Patient-specific health needs

Pelvic Examination

Clinical Breast Examination

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

• Normal menstrual physiology
• Abnormal menstrual patterns
• Menstrual disturbances
• Ovulatory bleeding
• Anovulatory bleeding
• Other menstrual abnormalities
• Diagnosis
• Treatment options

AUB Evaluation

• Menstrual history
• Bleeding pattern
• Patient age
• Pregnancy possibility
• Associated symptoms
• Medications
• Clinical examination
• Appropriate investigations

Abnormal Pap Smears & High-Risk HPV

Cervical Cancer Screening

Abnormal Cervical Cytology

• ASC-US
• LSIL
• HSIL
• Atypical glandular cells

HPV

• HPV testing
• Appropriate clinical use
• Cervical screening
• Vaccination considerations
• Follow-up

Menopause Transition

Menopausal Symptoms

• Hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Atrophy

Hormone Replacement Therapy – HRT

• Hormone therapy
• Treatment alternatives
• Estrogen-based approaches
• SERMs
• Risks
• Potential benefits
• Patient counseling

Menopause Treatment Decisions

• Symptom severity
• Patient preferences
• Potential benefits
• Potential risks
• Comorbidities
• Contraindications
• Nonhormonal alternatives