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Cruise Conference Planning For Your Association

Selected topics in Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine

7-Night Bermuda Cruise Conference
Round-trip Cape Liberty, NJ (New York, NY)
April 20 - 27, 2019
Royal Caribbean's <em>Anthem of the Seas</em>
Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas
14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
Course Fees

Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse PractitionersNurses, Nurse PractitionersPhysicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists
Program Purpose / Objectives

Topics:

  1. Athletic Heart Syndromes and Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
    • Analyze ECG findings related to sudden cardiac death in athletes
  2. Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine
    • Describe common pediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal conditions
  3. Joint Injections for Primary Care
    • Described the indications and contraindications for joint injections
  4. Regenerative Medicine: A Brief Overview
    • Discover potential benefit and mode of action of regenerative medicine
  5. Lower Extremity Running Injuries
    • Identify risk factors, signs and symptoms associated with running injuries
  6. Sports Related Concussions: Evaluation and Treatment
    • Describe current recommendations regarding concussion management
  7. Sideline Sports Trauma and Treatment
    • Manage and treat common injuries encountered during sideline event coverage
  8. "The Itchy and Scratchy Show" Dermatologic Manifestations & Treatments
    • Easily recognize common and emergent dermatologic condtions
    • Effectively treat conditions
  9. "Bugs & Drugs" : Infectious Disease At-A-Glance
    • Accurately and effectively treat infectious diseases with pharmacologic intervention
  10. Cruising the Literature: Cardiology & Trauma
    • Gain understanding of the most current updates in cardiology and trauma literature
  11. The Burdens of Clotting
    • Effectively treat manifestations of clotting disorders- PE, DVT, atrial fib/stroke and have knowledge of reversal agents
  12. Travel Emergencies- Underwater to High Altitude
    • Recognize wilderness emergencies and effectively treat disorders
  13. Big Problems in Small Human
    • Ascertain acute issues in pediatric populations
    • Learn algorithms of treatment
  14. Leveraging Your Landscape
    • Better understand themselves as physicians in their practice
    • Gain insight into locums
    • Explore alternative careers in medicine
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

Preeti Jois, MD, FACEP

Dr. Jois is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of South Florida Emergency Medicine Residency program (Tampa General Hospital). Dr. Jois completed her undergraduate work at the University of Florida and is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine. After completing a residency in emergency medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Dr. Jois pursued a fellowship focusing specifically on cardiovascular emergencies at the Cleveland Clinic. A diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Jois has authored several papers and studies related to cardiovascular emergencies.

Prior to joining USF, Dr. Jois was an assistant professor at the University of Florida Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Gainesville, where she opened UF Health-Shands Hospital's first Chest Pain Evaluation Center and served as its Medical Director. In 2010, she received the UF College of Medicine's Exemplary Teacher Award.

Dr. Jois also serves as Captain in the US Air Force Reserves as part of the Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) with the 920th ASTS at Patrick Air Force Base. She enjoys distance running (marathons/half-marathons), spending time with friends and family, and global-trekking in her personal moments away from work.

Randolph Taylor II, MD, FAAFP

Randolph Taylor II, MD, FAAFP
Faculty, Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program
Sugar Land, TX  Dr. Randolph Taylor II earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Taylor completed both his internship and residency in family medicine at Womack Army Medical Center in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He also received his primary care sports medicine fellowship from Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has served as the team physician for the University of South Florida volleyball team, Eckerd College athletics, and Houston Baptist University athletics. He serves as a ringside physician for professional and amateur boxing and MMA.

Dr. Taylor found his way into medicine through a combination of a strong interest in science and a love of sports. His diverse background includes providing inpatient, outpatient and battlefield medical care as a staff physician to soldiers, their families and veterans during his military service. While on active duty, Dr. Taylor completed a combat tour in Iraq supporting Operation New Dawn. He was also the medical director for the Warrior Transition Battalion at Ft. Campbell, KY. Dr. Taylor received an honorable discharge at the rank of Major from the United States Army in 2013.

Dr. Taylor was prior faculty for the Memorial Family Medicine Residency in Sugar Land, TX and clinical faculty at Texas A&M College of Medicine. He currently treats acute injuries and illness in Houston, TX. He is interested in concussion management and ultrasound guided therapy for treating musculoskeletal injuries, combative sports, and innovative nontraditional methods of advancing health care. In his spare time, Dr. Taylor enjoys spending time with family, flag football, softball, and bowling.

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary

DATE PORT OF CALL ARRIVE DEPART
Sat Apr 20 Cape Liberty, NJ (New York, NY)
- 3:00 pm
Sun Apr 21 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Mon Apr 22 King's Wharf, Bermuda
9:00 am -
Tue Apr 23 King's Wharf, Bermuda
- 3:30 pm
Wed Apr 24 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Thu Apr 25 Boston, Massachusetts
7:00 am 6:00 pm
Fri Apr 26 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Sat Apr 27 Cape Liberty, NJ (New York, NY)
6:00 am -
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.
Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas Map

Ports of Call

Cape Liberty, NJ (New York, NY) - Cape Liberty Cruise Port is located on the New York Harbor in Bayonne, New Jersey, and is just seven miles from New York City and three miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. Its waterfront location and convenience to the Big Apple allows visitors easy access to everything New York City has to offer along with providing visitors access to the historic roots of Northern New Jersey. Convenient guest parking is located adjacent to the cruise terminal.

At Sea - Cruising - Cruising

King's Wharf, Bermuda - King's Wharf has something for everyone. Sample typical island food and stroll through the shops and museums of the Royal Naval Dockyard, an impressive military fortress built in 1815. Sail the clear waters of Hamilton Sound. Find quaint gems at the Bermuda Arts Center and Craft Market. If that's not enough, a snorkel park and watersport facility offer hours of activities to the adventuresome.

Boston, Massachusetts - Before cruising out of Boston, take in the sights. Meander the streets to find historic wonders and modern neighborhoods; stores and restaurants with old-time character; and gracious green spaces as well as a beautiful waterfront. Take a trip back to the American Revolution—explore the Freedom Trail and see legendary figures come alive at building and attractions, including the Paul Revere House and Old South Meeting House, and in Lexington and Concord just outside Boston. Each Boston neighborhood has its own personality. Catch street performers in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, do a food tour of the North End’s Little Italy, and then admire the 19-century architecture of Beacon Hill.

Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.
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