The primary care practitioner has the special and important responsibility to diagnose and manage patients with every category of ailment, injury and disease. This symposium will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen healthcare competencies. Expert faculty will explain recent advances in diagnosis, management and treatment and address compelling issues as they relate to sleep disorders, diabetes treatment, frequent falls in the elderly, treating and diagnosing lung diseases, depression vs, dementia, movement disorders, erectile dysfunction, MACRA and MIPS, blood cancers, travelers health, cannabis conundrums, aortic stenosis, stroke prevention and ENT issues in the primary care setting.