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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 solely 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, students and other medical professionals.
The 2015 Theme
As medical professionals, we are often called to make difficult decisions regarding appropriate treatments for our patients.
Recent advances in genomics and genetics are beginning to be translated into the clinic, informing physician treatment decisions, leading to novel “personalized” treatments.
We recognize that the nature of the person is also expressed by desires, preferences and critical questions of meaning.
We propose that the promise of an authentic “personalized” medical care can only be achieved by addressing all aspects of a sick person’s experience, including their genetic make-up, the genomic make-up of their diseased cells, as well as an attentive evaluation of the patient’s needs and expectations.
CME Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint partnership 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 continuing medical education for physicians.
American Medical Association
Saint Louis University designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses CEUs
Saint Louis University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Midwest MSD Provider Approval # 118
Nursing Contact Hours: 9.0
Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators
The program is approved for a total of Total 9.00 Patient Care Hours maximum under the Saint Louis University School of Medicine's TA number, TA-103-415.