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Cruise Conference Planning For Your Association

Updates in Critical Care Medicine and Family Medicine

10-Night Venice, Turkey & Greek Isles Cruise
Round-trip Venice (Ravenna), Italy
September 04 - 14, 2023
<em>Celebrity Constellation</em>
Celebrity Constellation
16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
16 ACPE Credits
16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
16.0 Contact Hours
Course Fees
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Doctors of Pharmacy, & Dentists
$795 for Physician Assistants
$595 for Nurses, Residents, Students & Others

Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists
Program Purpose / Objectives
  1. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Diagnosis and Management
  2. Respiratory Distress & the Use of Non-Invasive Ventilation
  3. Acute Kidney Injury
  4. Sepsis in 2023
  5. The “I” in ICU: Intensive not Invasive
  6. Ethical resource allocation
  7. Pulmonary emergencies

Additional Topics Under Development

Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the University at Sea® meeting group through University at Sea® at 800-926-3775 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty

Shawn K. Conner, MD

Shawn K. Conner, MD
Board Certified in Family Medicine, 2013-2023
Active Medical Staff, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI
Full-time Private Medical Practice, Clarkston, MI
Medical Doctor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Assistant Clinical Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Faculty, American Academy of Family Physicians Dr. Shawn K. Conner is a private practice Family Physician in the northern suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He completed medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit and attended residency at Genesys Regional Medical Center near Flint, Michigan. He started a solo Family Medicine practice from scratch in the area where he grew up, and has been in practice there for almost 20 years. 

Dr. Conner places a strong emphasis on the personal relationships he establishes with his patients, and in 2013 he was voted as "Best of the Best" Primary Care Doctor in Oakland County, Michigan. His office has been recognized as a Patient Centered Medical Home since the program inception. Dr. Conner greatly values education, and teaches medical students from both Wayne State University in Detroit as well as Michigan State University in East Lansing. He also serves as faculty for the American Academy of Family Physicians where he teaches other primary care providers at medical conferences across the country.

Dr. Conner has practice interests in Dermatology, Upper Respiratory, and Preventive Health. He is actively involved in his community, serving on the local Corridor Improvement Authority, and he serves as an assistant coach on an adult soccer team.

Hayley B. Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF

Hayley B. Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF
Hayley B. Gershengorn, MD, FCCM, ATSF
Professor
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Adjunct Associate Professor
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Dr. Gershengorn is a Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia.

She is Editor in Chief for CHEST Critical Care, serves on the planning committee for Critical Care for the American Thoracic Society, and is Past-Chair of the Internal Medicine Section for the Society of Critical Care Medicine.