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A miniature Kiawah Island golf green with sandy bunkers, sea-oat dunes and a white clubhouse, with a capybara lining up a putt.

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One personalized conference in Kiawah Island. Choose 1–7 study days for the same price.

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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 Kiawah Island your setting. Start any day of the year and choose 1–7 consecutive study days.

Review your personal program.

We build it from presentations and journal modules for your specialty. Swap or remove sessions before you confirm.

Go, check in and learn.

Check in once from your phone within 20 miles of the designated center. Study at your destination, then make the afternoon your own. See the Kiawah Island check-in area.

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Your program draws on licensed educational content. Presentations pair audio with slides; journal modules link to source readings.

Sample 3-day conference in Kiawah Island

IllustrativeSAMPLE CONFERENCE

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

This is a sample program. Review your available topics and formats before you confirm.

Credit options

Category 1 through a session’s accredited provider, where offered.

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 Kiawah Island

From a long Atlantic beach and Lowcountry wildlife to golf and shopping at Freshfields Village, choose the Kiawah Island that suits your time outside study.

Beachfront Kiawah
Choose this area if the beach is the focus of your stay. The Charleston tourism board lists a beachfront hotel here, plus resort villas and homes.
Freshfields Village
Choose this area for shopping and dining close by. The tourism board lists a boutique hotel in Freshfields Village.
Seabrook Island
The tourism board says Seabrook has no hotels, so stays are in private villas and cottages. Check each address against the check-in area before booking.
Afternoons, travel and weather in Kiawah Island

Spring brings azaleas and dogwoods, summer is warm with passing afternoon thunderstorms, fall has clear skies, and winters are mild. Conferences are available all year.

Kiawah Island after your study day

Study days finish at 2:00 PM Kiawah Island time. For an easy afternoon, choose one outing near your study setting: a walk on the beach, a stroll through Freshfields Village, or a look at the island’s wildlife. Leave time for summer thunderstorms, which the Charleston tourism board lists among its summer weather.

Travel, accommodation and any attraction admission are arranged separately. Your conference is built around your specialty and interests; the island is the setting you choose for it.

The beach and public access

Kiawah has roughly ten miles of Atlantic shoreline, according to the Charleston tourism board. Beachwalker Park offers the island’s only public beach access, with seasonal lifeguards at a designated swimming area. The tourism board’s beach town comparison presents Kiawah as a seaside community with hotels, rentals and resorts, and lists just one public access point, so plan your beach afternoon around that entrance. Folly Beach and Isle of Palms, by comparison, list 49 and more than 50 public access points.

The town’s website links to Kiawah’s beach regulations and a Beachwalker public access page. Read those before you go, and check current status. The town’s website also carries a page on the island’s beach rules and visitor information.

Wildlife

The town of Kiawah Island notes that loggerhead sea turtles nest on its beaches each summer, and the website has a page on protecting them. The Charleston tourism board lists nature tours with dolphin encounters, alligator excursions and birdwatching.

The town’s wildlife page also lists bird research, a bluebird nest box program and a shorebird stewardship program, and links to a living with wildlife guide. Read that guide before you go, and give animals space.

Golf and Freshfields Village

Kiawah is known for championship golf, and the Charleston tourism board lists several courses on the island. The Ocean Course is a walking-only Pete Dye design that hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships. A round of golf takes much of an afternoon, so arrange tee times separately and compare them with your 2:00 PM finish.

Freshfields Village is a shopping and dining hub of about 50 shops, with events on its calendar. The Charleston tourism board says it is about 30 minutes from Charleston International Airport.

Folly Beach, Seabrook and Charleston

The Charleston tourism board lists Seabrook Island and Folly Beach as separate areas to explore, and its beach town page also covers Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms, which it places 9 and 17 miles from downtown Charleston. Seabrook is a private ocean community of about 2,200 acres, where the tourism board says visitors can go seaside for dolphin strand feeding and ride on the beach with an equestrian center. Its beach town page says access is private to residents and guests. Folly Beach has a pier stretching over 1,000 feet into the Atlantic for fishing, an oceanfront county park where chairs, umbrellas and boogie boards can be rented, and surfers in the water year-round. The page also lists Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, with marsh, maritime forest, Civil War history and birding. The beach town page puts Folly Beach 13 miles from downtown Charleston.

The tourism board describes Kiawah as about 25 miles southwest of Charleston, and lists a 48-minute drive from downtown. Its Farmers Market runs from April through December, and the tourism board’s fall guide lists seasonal events. Folly’s lodging, the page says, includes oceanfront rooms and cottages in a laid-back setting. Check any such trip against your 2:00 PM finish and the conference’s check-in area before you plan it.

When to visit Kiawah Island

The Charleston tourism board gives seasonal averages for the area: spring runs about 58–72°F with azaleas and dogwoods blooming from early March into early June, and autumn about 58–76°F with clear skies. Summer, at about 78–82°F, is warm and sultry with cooling coastal breezes and passing afternoon thunderstorms.

Winters are mild, at about 47–52°F, with periods of rain and the chance of snow flurries in late December or early January. The board describes the area’s climate as subtropical, with about 230 sunny days a year. The town’s website also offers a downloadable visitors’ guide and a what-to-know page, which are worth reading before you choose where to stay.

Getting to Kiawah Island and your study setting

Charleston International Airport (CHS) in North Charleston is the arrival point shown in this guide. The Charleston tourism board says Kiawah lies about 25 miles southwest of Charleston, and that Freshfields Village is about 30 minutes from the airport. The airport is at 5500 International Boulevard in North Charleston, and its site links to rental car and ground transportation pages. For getting around the wider area, the tourism board lists CARTA buses, Dash shuttles and ride-shares. Decide on ground transport before you book, since the island has just one public beach entrance.

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
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Milder travel season
April–June · September–October
Arrival airport
Charleston International · CHS
Check-in area
Within 20 miles of the center

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

Sources & local details

Local guidance by Shift CME, with official sources and individual review dates below. Confirm opening hours, transport and admission directly before booking. The diorama is an illustration, not a venue or included attraction.

FAQ

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.

Where do I need to check in?

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.

Can I change a confirmed conference?

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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