September 29 - October 1, 2022 - The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage - Rancho Mirage, California This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options The Mayo Clinic Opioid Conference: Evidence, Clinical Considerations & Best Practice 2022 aims to highlight the shift in guidelines and public concern regarding the use of opioids in medical practice. This course provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioid pharmacology and selection, evidence-based guidelines for opioid management, opioid tapering and legal considerations, as well as medical and interventional alternatives to opioids. In addition, the course covers a broad range of issues, including opioid use disorder and difficult patient conversations and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing. This course includes lectures by experts in the field of pain medicine and opioid management as well as question and answer sessions.

September 30 - October 02, 2022 - Radisson Blu Aqua - Chicago, Illinois This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options This annual course provides new case-based updates on the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered challenging cardiovascular conditions. Each year the program has new and refreshed content but continues to focus on various challenging aspects of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, pericardial and myocardial disorders, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disorders, vascular medicine topics, and preventive cardiology. The case-based review will address the relevant guidelines and treatment options for patients with these conditions.

September 30 - October 1, 2021 - Mayo Clinic Franke Education Center - Phoenix, Arizona This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options This live and livestream course provides the latest, state-of-the-art information on the diagnosis and management of common disorders such as chronic nausea, nutrition in IBD, gastroparesis, management of acute and chronic pancreatitis and PEG tube related issues, alcoholic hepatitis, fatty liver, and strategies for screening populations at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. Friday offers a full-day, interactive, live-endoscopy session where participants have the unique opportunity to ask the endoscopists questions (via livestream) while the procedures are taking place. Saturday offers didactic lectures with panel discussions for interactive Q & A opportunities with course faculty members. Active audience participation is strongly encouraged.