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Cruise Conference Planning For Your Association

Sports and Family Medicine; Emergency Medicine and Leadership in Healthcare

6-Night Belize and Mexico Cruise
Round-trip Tampa, Florida
April 06 - 12, 2025
<em>Celebrity Constellation</em>
Celebrity Constellation
14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
14 ACPE Credits
14.0 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
14.0 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. Medical Errors
    • Describe the types of sentinel events the Joint Commission has identified
    • Discuss what factors must be included in a root cause analysis in order for the Joint Commission to consider it thorough and credible
    • Evaluate the most common misdiagnoses
    • Describe the prevalence of medical errors and factors that contribute to an increased risk that such errors will occur
  2. Litigation Stress
    • Discuss the typical physical and emotional reactions
    • Discuss prevention strategies, including effective communication and documentation
    • Learn to develop support systems and utilize privileged communications
    • Discuss methods to cope with the pressure of a claim, develop a sense of perspective, and transform this into a growth experience
  3. Effective Communication and Conflict Management
    • List principles of negotiation and communication
    • Identify effective communication skills and techniques
  4. Sore Throats That Can Kill and Other Nightmare Emergencies
    • Discuss the common, subtle, and key clinical findings of life-threatening ENT emergencies
    • Interpret imaging studies required for prompt diagnosis
    • Describe life-saving treatments and avoid pitfalls to help you to end the nightmare
  5. ENT Tricks of the Trade
    • Review head and neck emergencies along with high-yield procedures
    • Discuss treatment options for these emergencies
    • Describe procedures to treat head and neck complaints
  6. Violence in the Medical Setting
    • Evaluate and Learn to deal with your own stress, anxieties, and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations
    • Develop strategies to promote safety, security, and dignity for all involved
    • Identify how we influence whether a crisis is prevented or escalates and how to respond properly and professionally during crisis moments
    • Implement practical skills and techniques to protect yourself and your staff
  7. Combative, Convulsing, Agitated Patient
    • Discuss the key high-risk presentations and documentation that is essential when caring for these patients
    • Describe disease states that can cause patients to present to the ED in a combative, agitated state or seizing
    • Discuss the appropriate use of sedation in the initial stabilization of combative patients
    • Discuss the indications for, and pitfalls of, patient restraints
  8. Wellness for the Clinician
    • Discuss characteristics of resilience
    • Discuss actionable items to developing a less hostile environment o Discuss what Medicine can do to support our clinicians
  9. Primary Care sports medicine: Joint Injections
    • Identify indications and contraindications to joint injections
    • Recognize the appropriate inductions, contraindications, and common techniques for joint injections
  10. Management of Sports Related Concussions
    • Utilize updated recommendations for concussion evaluation and treatment
    • Identify and appropriately manage sport related concussions
  11. Pediatric Sports Injuries
    • Manage pediatric injuries appropriately for the sport and age group
    • Develop a treatment plan for preventing and treating pediatric injuries
  12. Sports medicine in children: preparticipation physical evaluation.
    • Conduct an appropriate pre-participation physical evaluation for sports participation
  13. Sideline Sports Management
    • Manage and treat common injuries encountered during sideline event coverage
  14. Female Athlete
    • Identify common injuries specific to the female athlete
    • Understand and prevent common injuries specific to the female athlete
  15. Common Fractures in Primary Care
    • identify urgent and emergent fractures
    • Manage and treat common fractures both upper and lower extremity
  16. Running Injuries of the lower extremity
    • Identify and recognize common overuse injuries of the lower extremity seen in runners
    • Discuss risk factors, signs and symptoms associated with running injuries of the lower extremity
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

Tracy G. Sanson MD, FACEP, CEO

Tracy G. Sanson MD, FACEP, CEO
Tracy Sanson MD LLC
Emergency Physician
Public Speaker
Recipient of the 2020 Judith E. Tintinalli Award for Outstanding Contribution in Education from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and American College of Emergency Physicians Honorable Mention Outstanding Speaker of the Year for 2023
Educator, Coach, Consultant, Founder TracySansonMD, LLC
Lutz, Florida Dr. Sanson is an Emergency Physician with more than 20 years of experience in emergency medicine education, emergency department management, and leadership. She is a consultant and educator on Leadership development and Medical education at TracySansonMD.

Dr. Sanson has served in several and varied leadership positions with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), the Council of Residency Directors (CORD), and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). She is a member of the ACEP Speaker's Bureau and the 911 network. She has been a member of the ACEP faculty for many years, including the ACEP Teaching Fellowship and the Emergency Department Directors Academy. 

Dr. Sanson completed her medical degree and residency training at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has held director positions in the US Air Force, the University of South Florida and TeamHealth during the past 20 years. Dr. Sanson heads her own consulting firm, specializing in leadership training.

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
Sun Apr 06 Tampa, Florida
- 4:00 pm
Mon Apr 07 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Tue Apr 08 Costa Maya, Mexico
8:00 am 5:00 pm
Wed Apr 09 Belize City, Belize
8:00 am 5:00 pm
Thu Apr 10 Cozumel, Mexico
9:00 am 7:00 pm
Fri Apr 11 *At Sea - Cruising
- -
Sat Apr 12 Tampa, Florida
7:00 am -
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.

Ports of Call

Tampa, Florida - A myriad of attractions awaits you during your stay in the Tampa area: the active nightlife of Tampa's Ybor City, it's Aquarium, and Busch Gardens for those with kids (even Walt Disney World is within striking distance). Magnificent beaches are a short ride away (Ft. DeSoto being a rare jewel of a beach without hotels and "McMansions" crowding out nature), then there's the Dali museum in St. Petersburg's hip, food-and-art-centric Downtown. To the south, in quieter Sarasota, you can visit the palatial mansion and art museum of the king of the circus: John Ringling. It's a great vacation destination, in itself. Be sure to plan a couple days before or after your cruise to soak it in.

At Sea - Cruising - Cruising

Costa Maya, Mexico - Exploring the dense tropical vegetation and wide sandy bays of the Costa Maya, it's easy to imagine the days when sacrifice and slavery, rite and ritual were rampant in the Mayan culture. Even today, the countless ruins of temple walls, stairs and secret pathways exude magic and mystery. And when your archaeology lesson is complete, glorious stretches of coral sand may inspire you to build your own empire-of sand castles, of course!

Belize City, Belize - From the thriving, pulsating Caribbean capital of Belize, paradise calls. The longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere (175 miles long and second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef) is dotted with cayes teeming with a dazzling array of colorful fish and tropical plants. Inland, find dense virgin jungles, tumbling jade-green rivers and verdant valleys. An eco-tourist's paradise.

Cozumel, Mexico - With its lively tropical reefs, crystal-clear waters and ancient ruins, Cozumel is ripe for one-of-a-kind adventures. Cruise to Cozumel and head to Chankanaab National Park, where you can snorkel among the colorful reefs and schools of tropical fish that give this island its premier diving status. Or travel back in time on an adventure through the towering Maya ruins of Tulum. When you’re done exploring, unwind with a beachside massage at Playa Mia. From culture savoring to soaking up sunshine, you’ll find a world of adventure waiting for you in Cozumel.

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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