
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
6 ¾ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Prevention and Treatment of Motion Sickness
- Incidentaloma(s) How to approach these findings?
- Hey Doc! By the way I have this
- Common OTC treatment of every day Dermatologic Problems in Daily Practice
- Common Knee and Shoulder Complaints in the Office Setting
- How to give steroid injections to treat knee and shoulder complaints
- Use of the Medical Interpreter to maximize the office visit
- Current Guidelines on Evaluation of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Efficacious use of Antiemetic in the office setting
- Optimizing Results through Teamwork
- Preparing Your Patients for a Successful Transition to their Golden Years
- Medical Error Reduction: Optimizing Outcomes and Patient Safety
- Travel Medicine: Prevention Goes International
- Optimizing Patient Safety- Appropriate Opioid Prescribing
Learning Objectives:
- List 3 symptoms of motion sickness
- Describe the 3 types of behavioral interventions
- Recite 3 types of medications use for Motions Sickness
- Differentiate the different sites of incidentalomas
- Differentiate the different sites of incidentalomas
- Explain the work up for Thyroid, Pulmonary and Pituitary Incidentalomas
- List the 3 Red flags related to Thyroid, Pulmonary and Pituitary findings
- Describe 3 most common skin complaints in the office setting
- List 3 over the counter treatments that are used for these skin conditions
- Demonstrate a rapid shoulder and knee exam
- List the contraindications to a steroid injection
- Describe at least 5 tips for using a medical interpreter
- List 3 Medical Interpreter Resources
- Explain at least 2 benefits of using a trained interpreter
- Describe what constitutes and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- List the 3 main risk factors for AAA
- Apply the screening requirements for AAA
- List the 3 primary neurotransmitters involved in nausea and vomiting
- Discuss the 4 categories of antiemetics used in the ambulatory setting
- Apply the characteristics of successful teams and tools to build teamwork and improve outcomes
- Describe how teamwork can improve chronic disease metrics
- List and explain stages of team formation
- Improve the wellness of the geriatric patients seen
- Address preventive measures for geriatric members
- Provide appropriate medication management for the elderly
- Improve communication strategies in discussing advance directives with patients
- Discuss types of medical errors that can result in increased morbidity and mortality
- Minimize potential cognitive error risks to result in improved outcomes and patient safety
- Explain how diagnosis momentum can result in medical errors
- Discuss the scope of US travelers abroad
- Assess the medical risk to the traveler
- List commonly needed Immunizations for travelers
- Implement helpful travel preventative treatments
- Utilize travel medicine related website resources
- Appropriately evaluate a patient for Chronic Pain
- Utilize general guidelines for prescribing Controlled Substances / Opioids, including the new CDC guidelines
- Implement the use of multiple modalities in managing chronic pain
- Explain the added risks when prescribing opioids in excess of 100 mg Morphine Equivalent Dosing (MED)
- Implement strategies to improve patient safety and compliance with guidelines in prescribing opioids and other Controlled Substances
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.