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2026 Lee County Medical Society CME Weekend

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM (EST) to Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM (EST)

Event Details

VIRTUAL:
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Virtual classes offered from 3:00pm - 8:00pm.
Day rate includes registration and access to all classes offered on your select date.
3-Day rate includes access to all 19 hours.
3:00pm - 4:00pm Thomas Schiller, MD: Nutrition: Inside-Out
4:00pm - 5:00pm Lee Coghill, MD: AI in Medicine
5:00pm - 6:00pm Cindy Deragon, DDS: Updates in Periodontal Disease
6:00pm - 7:00pm Temitope Akinyemi, MD: A Review of FDA-Approved Weight Loss Medications
7:00pm - 8:00pm Joshua Lenchus, DO: Physician Leadership
 
VIRTUAL:
Friday, January 9, 2026
Virtual classes offered from 1:00pm - 7:00pm.
Day rate includes registration and access to all classes offered on your select date.
3-Day rate includes access to up to 19 hours.
1:00pm - 2:00pm Christine LeConte: From Screening to Support, Improving Dementia Care in SWFL 
2:00pm - 3:00pm Cori Calkins, PSY: The Cost of Competence: Mental Wellness Under Chronic Responsibility
3:00pm - 4:00pm Carl Schultz, DO: Emergencies at Sea
4:00pm - 5:00pm David Cervantes, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery in SWFL
5:00pm - 7:00pm Keynote speaker John Chuck, MD: Restoring Hope for Living & Healing Well

LIVE:
 
Saturday, January 10, 2026
In person classes from 8:00am - 4:00pm
Doubletree by Hilton - Bell Tower Shops
Registration Includes snacks and lunch. Please bring a sweater.
Day rate includes registration and access to all classes offered on your select date.
3-Day rate includes access to all 19 hours.
8:00am - 10:00am Josh Lenchus, DO: Opioids and Controlled Substances
10:00am - Noon Brad Grot: Domestic/Sexual Violence Class
12:30pm - 2:30pm Patti Ellis: Prevention of Medical Errors
2:30pm - 3:30pm Jason Winn, Esq: FL Laws, Rules and Ethics for Physicians
3:30pm - 4:30pm Jason Winn, Esq: 2026 Florida Legislation

Times and course offerings subject to change.

Unable to attend or want to watch the virtual presentations again? Purchase a ticket to access recordings of the virtual presentations. No recording will be available for the live presentations. These recordings are for information purposes only, and do not qualify for continuing education credits. 

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the  joint providership of the Florida Medical Association and the Lee County Medical Society. The Florida Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The Florida Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


The University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approved this CME Activity for a maximum of 19.0 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credits. 


DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS 
Planners: None of the Planners for this educational event have financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 


Speakers: None of the speakers for this educational event have financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.


Note: The Opioids and Controlled Substances course by Josh Lenchus, DO is not an AOA recognized program, but the course is an FMA-recognized program. 

TICKETS:

All Three Days - $250

or

Daily Rate - $100

Also Available: 
Recordings of the Virtual Programs - $25