About Us

The core of the medical profession—the relationship between patient and caregiver—is too often reduced to a mechanical process. The very nature of medical care is at risk, because the care of the patient is reduced to the cure of his or her physical being.

However, in front of sickness and death patients are confronted with critical questions, regardless of the outcome of their particular situation: Will I be healed? What is the meaning of this illness? Why is there pain and death? Equally critical questions are faced by medical professionals: Why is it worthwhile to be a doctor or a nurse today? What is at the heart of being a truly human health care professional? What is it that a patient ultimately asks of a caregiver?

The MedConference proposes that the specific mission of the medical profession includes 3 main objectives: to cure the patient or at least to attempt to prevent further development of the disease, to alleviate the associated painful symptoms, especially in the advanced stages of illness, and to attend to all the sick person’s needs and expectations.

The American Association of Medicine and the Person (AAMP) invites you to a three­-day medical conference for physicians, nurses and medical students.

 

The Theme

We medical professionals experience a sense of concern for our patients, whether healing is accomplished or not and even when life expectancy is very short. Moreover, we often face difficult decisions related to the choice of the appropriate treatment, which depends not only on the diagnosis and prognosis, but also on each patient’s concrete situation.

In front of these challenging situations we are confronted with critical questions: what is the ‘right’ decision? What or who do we follow?

We propose that only an attentive and affectionate observation of each patient, taking into account all the factors in play – clinical and laboratory data, along with patient’s desires, needs and expectations – allows us to fully address their medical condition.

BY FOLLOWING EACH PATIENT, we can respond to their personal medical needs and we can therefore practice a medical care that really serves each patient’s life according to its given direction.

The 2013 MedConference is an invitation to focus on what is at the heart of medical care.

 

CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the American Association of Medicine and the Person. Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide CME for physicians.

 

American Medical Association

Saint Louis University designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Nurses CEU

Saint Louis University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Missouri Nurses Association provider # 115 - III”

Nursing Contact Hours: 9.0