COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
4 Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Sundamage
- Know the biological effects of UVL
- Recognize impact on skin
- Know how to block UVL
- Describe Vitamin D & sunlight interactions
- Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Differentiate among 4 red face rashes: acne rosacea, acne vulgaris, perioral dermatitis & seborrheic dermatitis
- Be able to treat effectively
- Manage recurrences
- Acne Vulgaris
- Distinguish acne vulgaris from other red facial rashes
- Know the factors causing acne vulgaris
- Direct treatment to each factor
- Recognize & manage side effects
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Describe 5 pathogenic factors of atopic dermatitis (dryness, infection, contactants, pruritus, & allergy)
- Instruct patient & family in managing these 5 factors
- Impart knowledge of prognosis & genetics
- Herpes Zoster
- Manage acute herpes zoster to reduce acute pain
- Prevent post-herpetic neuralgia
- Shorten the course & prevent complications
- Use the zoster vaccine effectively
- Use knowledge of epidemiology for prevention & treatment
- Cellulitis
- Differentiate cellulitis from pseudo-cellulitis
- Assess the patient for precipitating causes
- Treat as an outpatient
- Manage causes to prevent recurrences
- Psoriasis Vulgaris
- Be able to differentiate psoriasis, the marker disease for the papulosquamous diseases, from the others
- Manage comorbidities of psoriasis
- Manage mild cases
- Know when to refer patients with psoriasis for speciality care
- Rapid Trauma Assessment and Stabilization
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to diagnose and manage significant traumatic injuries and apply initial stabilization techniques
- Hemorrhagic Shock Recognition and Treatment
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to distinguish patients in true hemorrhagic shock and apply current treatment strategies and ascertain if blood product utilization is appropriate
- Sepsis and Septic Shock Recognition and Treatment
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to diagnose and manage patients in septic shock and apply recommended treatment strategies
- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Recognition and Treatment
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to diagnose and asses based on pertinent patient history and ECG's of typical and atypical ST elevation myocardial infarctions and apply current treatment recommendations
- Cardiogenic Shock Recognition and Treatment
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to diagnose and asses patients in cardiogenic shock and apply evidence based current treatment recommendations to stabilize their patients
- Cerebral Vascular Accident/Stroke Recognition and Treatment
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to diagnose and treat patient's with symptoms concerning for acute stroke, large vessel occlusion and intracerebral hemorrhage and apply current treatment recommendations
- Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) Update and Techniques
- Upon completion of this activity participants should be able to apply updated techniques and knowledge of available medications on situation based airway emergencies and distinguish the most appropriate medications to perform RSI safely