COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
4 Hours of Pharmacology for NPs
COURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
Topics:
- Hospital Medicine Literature Highlights - Cardiology, Cancer, Nephrology
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to describe key updates & current literature related to the modern practice of hospital medicine.
- Hospital Medicine Literature Highlights 2- Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Rheumatology
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to describe key updates & current literature related to the modern practice of hospital medicine.
- Tick Borne Diseases
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to recognize key clinical features of tick borne diseases.
- Test Interpretation and Medical Decision Making
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to interpret medical test results in a scientific manner.
- Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism - prophylaxis and treatment
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to describe the current standard of care for prophylaxis and treatment of venous thrombosis in a hospitalized patient.
- Special Considerations for the Geriatric Patient
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to describe key treatment considerations for geriatric inpatients.
- Sepsis and Shock
- Upon completion of this activity, attendees should be able to describe the current state of sepsis recognition and treatment, in accordance with widely accepted published guidelines.
- Forces of Change: The Physician's Place in the Evolution of Modern Healthcare
- Identify salient forces that are driving rapid and uncomfortable health system evolution.
- Leverage new insights into a more rewarding practice, renewing connections with core motivators, and contributing to system improvement.
- Physician Leadership: The Mirror and the Lamp. What is Takes to be an Effective Leader in Todays Health Services Environment
- Recognize and apply suitable leadership insights and skills.
- Venous thromboembolic disease and Massive PE
- Apply the current evidence base to diagnosing VTED and discerning between and appropriately managing sub-massive and massive PE
- Diagnostic Error and Cognitive Bias
- Cite and discern, in oneself and in others, the cognitive biases and heuristics that lead to diagnostic errors.
- Mayday! Mayday! Identifying and Managing the Crashing Inpatient
- Review the data on the merits of Rapid Response Systems. Identify and cite diagnostic categories of deteriorating patients.
- Apply the available evidence to recognize and improve such patients' outcomes and avoid using common techniques that can actually make things worse!
- Post Cardiac Arrest Management: Update on Targeted Temperature Management
- Explain why the main focus in the post cardiac arrest scenario must be on optimizing brain function and advocate for and institute temperature control in this circumstance to achieve that goal.
- MAiD in Ontario: Medical Assistance in Dying, The Ontario Experience
- Cite the Canadian and Ontario legislative and clinical history leading up to the legalization of MAiD, relate our experience in advocating for and providing MAiD and evaluate the process whereby this service is provided.