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PresentationFever in the returning traveler
Next · 10:45 AMMosquito-borne infections
Journal moduleVaccines before travel

Live today · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Day 1 · Travel and tropical medicine

  1. Fever in the returning traveler
  2. Mosquito-borne infections
  3. Vaccines before travel

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Choose your dates and specialty.

Make Fort Lauderdale your setting. Start any day of the year and choose 1–7 consecutive study days.

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A practical update in primary care

Tue 12 – Thu 14 Jan 2027 · 3 study days · 9:00 AM–2:00 PM Eastern Time

Day 1 · Tue 12 JanTravel and tropical medicine

  1. 9:00–10:30 AM
    PresentationFever in the returning travelerAudio and slides at its scheduled time
  2. 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
    PresentationMosquito-borne infectionsAudio and slides at its scheduled time
  3. 12:00–2:00 PM
    Journal moduleVaccines before travelRead at its PubMed Central link

Day 2 · Wed 13 JanHeat, sun and active lives

  1. 9:00–10:30 AM
    PresentationHeat illness and hydrationAudio and slides at its scheduled time
  2. 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
    PresentationSun exposure and skin protectionAudio and slides at its scheduled time
  3. 12:00–2:00 PM
    PresentationSprains and overuse injuriesAudio and slides at its scheduled time

Day 3 · Thu 14 JanSleep and fatigue

  1. 9:00–10:30 AM
    PresentationInsomnia and sleep habitsAudio and slides at its scheduled time
  2. 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
    Journal moduleShift work and the body clockRead at its PubMed Central link
  3. 12:00–2:00 PM
    PresentationDaytime sleepinessAudio and slides at its scheduled time

Checked in 9:04 AM · location verified within 20 miles

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Category 2 self-claimed by eligible physicians for qualifying learning.

It depends on the session. A presentation or journal module offers AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ only where its accredited provider offers a CME activity and supplies instructions for claiming it; then you claim it as that provider directs. That credit comes from the provider, not from Shift CME, and not every session offers it. Physicians may also self-claim AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™ for learning they judge meets the AMA's requirements, and your Shift CME records can support that claim. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants follow their own certifying bodies' rules: NCCPA lets PAs self-claim Category 2 CME, while AANPCB and ANCC require accredited contact hours, which Shift CME does not award.

Where to stay in Fort Lauderdale

From canals and the Water Taxi to Fort Lauderdale Beach, the Hollywood Broadwalk and reefs off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, this is a coast organized around the water.

Fort Lauderdale Beach
Visit Lauderdale lists hotels along the beachfront promenade, near restaurants and bars. Choose this area for the beach and for Bonnet House on the same stretch of coast.
Hollywood Beach
Visit Lauderdale lists new and renovated hotels here and notes the city’s position near Port Everglades and the airport. The Broadwalk is the main outing.
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
Visit Lauderdale says lodging here is mostly smaller, independently owned hotels and inns, with several directly on the sand. Choose this area for a walkable village and snorkeling.
Afternoons, travel and weather in Fort Lauderdale

The tourism board gives the area an average year-round temperature of 76°F with about 3,000 hours of sunshine, and November–April is the milder travel season. Conferences are available all year.

Fort Lauderdale after your study day

Study days finish at 2:00 PM Fort Lauderdale time. For an easy afternoon, choose one outing: a Water Taxi ride along the canals, a walk on the beach, or a stroll along Las Olas Boulevard, which Visit Lauderdale describes as a downtown strip of galleries, boutiques, outdoor cafes and dining. Leave room for sun and for the afternoon heat.

Travel, lodging and admission are arranged separately by you. The city is the setting for your own plans, and nothing here is scheduled around your study day.

Canals, Water Taxi and the New River

Greater Fort Lauderdale’s tourism board calls the city the Venice of America and cites more than 300 miles of navigable inland waterways. Water Taxi Fort Lauderdale runs hop-on, hop-off boats at more than 30 stops on three routes: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hollywood Beach. Its site says the boats run seven days a week, rain or shine, with narrated tours on board.

The tourism board also mentions Millionaires’ Row, a stretch of large waterfront homes and superyachts seen from boat tours. On land, Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale is a linear park and downtown district along the New River that includes 10 parks. Check the Water Taxi’s schedule against your 2:00 PM finish before you plan a late return.

Three beaches, three moods

The area has 24 miles of beaches. Fort Lauderdale Beach has a beachfront promenade with hotels, restaurants and bars, and paddleboarding and yacht tours are popular ways onto the water.

Hollywood Beach has a brick-paved Broadwalk for biking, strolling and shopping. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is a small retro beach village of low-rise, mid-century buildings, where a reef lies about 100 yards offshore and snorkelers can follow a shipwreck trail. Choose the beach that matches the kind of afternoon you want, and check conditions before getting in the water.

Hollywood, Pompano Beach and the village at the shore

Visit Lauderdale describes Hollywood as a relaxed beach city, with a Broadwalk beside the sand, outdoor movie screenings at Young Circle ArtsPark, a downtown mural project and a food hall. Pompano Beach has the Fisher Family Pier, shaped like a pompano fish, and a beach with paddleboarding, diving and snorkeling.

In Lauderdale-By-The-Sea the tourism board says hotels, shops, restaurants and live entertainment are within a short stroll of the beach pavilion, and visitors can rent bikes. Anglins Pier is a fishing pier there, and the 1900 SS Copenhagen shipwreck is a dive site. Pick one town per afternoon, since the Water Taxi lists separate routes for Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hollywood Beach, and each outing needs its own planning.

Bonnet House and the science museum

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens is a historic artists’ estate at 900 North Birch Road on Fort Lauderdale Beach. It is closed on Mondays, on holidays and during the Fort Lauderdale Air Show, and it lists self-guided tours from Tuesday through Sunday.

The Museum of Discovery and Science is at 401 SW Second Street and lists exhibits, a HoloTheater, an IMAX theater, live animal encounters and science shows. Both are options when the weather turns, but compare their hours with your 2:00 PM finish first.

A day toward the Everglades

The tourism board says wild beauty makes up almost two-thirds of the destination’s total area, and it names the Everglades among the area’s parks. Visitors can take airboat rides to look for wildlife, from alligators to Florida panthers, and the Seminole Indians invite visitors to learn about their culture.

The tourism board does not give a drive time, so look up the route to your chosen attraction before you commit. A visit of this kind takes more of an afternoon than a beach walk does, and it may suit a day after your conference better than the hours straight after it.

When to visit Fort Lauderdale

Visit Lauderdale says the area averages 76°F across the year and gets about 3,000 hours of sunshine, and it describes the destination as suited to all four seasons. November through April is the milder travel season shown in this guide.

The tourism board links to a separate best-time page and to a getting-around page, so check both when you plan. Use the local forecast for beach and boat days.

Getting to Fort Lauderdale and your study setting

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is the arrival point shown in this guide, and the tourism board has separate arrival information for FLL and Port Everglades. It says the city lies midway between Palm Beach and Miami, both reachable by Brightline, and that you can get around without a rental car by Water Taxi, community shuttle, Tri-Rail, rideshare, taxi or transit.

The map shows straight-line distances from Shift’s designated center. These are orientation distances, not driving distances or travel-time estimates. Check your exact address against the conference’s check-in area before booking.

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Milder travel season
November–April
Arrival airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International · FLL
Check-in area
Within 20 miles of the center

Weather guidance helps you choose a travel season. Shift conferences are available all year.

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How does a conference work?

Choose your destination, dates and specialty. Your program includes journal modules and scheduled presentations. Presentations start at their scheduled times, rather than on demand. Review the program before you confirm. See each step.

Why do I need to be at the destination?

Shift CME licenses educational content for live conferences at designated destinations. Those licenses restrict use to the conference location, so you need to be at your selected destination to participate. Presentations start at their scheduled times as part of your personalized program.

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Select a destination from the destinations page. Check in once during your conference, within 20 miles of the destination’s designated center. Check-in is open from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM destination time on any study day. If you haven’t checked in by 10:00 PM on your last study day, no participation is recorded. Enable browser location access; if your phone can’t confirm your location, you can confirm it yourself when you check in.

How long is a study day?

Study days run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM local time, with presentations starting at scheduled times. That leaves the rest of the day to enjoy your destination.

What does it cost?

Membership is $999 a year (introductory price), plus applicable tax, and renews at $999 a year until you cancel. It includes 21 conference days a year. Each conference uses 1 to 7 conference days. Members can add days for $40 each. Without a membership, one conference of up to 7 study days is $349, paid before you create it. Read about membership.

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Before you confirm, you can swap or remove sessions, or regenerate the plan. Choosing Confirm and lock itinerary locks the program. To change it after that, cancel the conference and plan a new one. Cancelled or incomplete confirmed conferences keep their confirmation.

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