
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
1.5 Hours of Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
14.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$795 for Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$595 for Nurses, Students & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Depression
- Manage symptoms with brief interventions in primary care
- Utilize the most suitable cognitive behavioral approaches to treatment of depression
- Anxiety
- Discuss brief treatment principles; rapid assessment tools and psychological treatment approaches in primary care
- Substance abuse: overview of brief treatment using Stages of Change Model: Return to mental wellness and the search for internal balance
- Assess levels of substance use in primary care
- Understand the conditions that facilitate change in addictive behavior?
- Explain the stages of change model for primary care interventions
- Provider Burnout
Discuss signs of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, fatigue, alcohol and drug misuse, martial & family dysfunction, exhaustion, premature retirement
Coping Strategies: adjusting personal and professional expectations, case discussion
Prevention strategies: recovery, renewal and resilience in provider care
- To identify early signs of provider burnout, discuss adequate coping strategies and preventative strategies
- Post-pandemic impacts:
Psychological phases associated with Covid19 outbreak: vulnerability and uncertainty contributions to somatic and cognitive symptoms of anxiety across different age groups
Psychological Reactions: longer quarantine duration, fears and frustration of infection, social distancing, boredom, inadequate resources or information, and financial loss. Consequences on mental health; emphasis on social cohesion, connectedness, hope, and resiliency.
- Take steps to quell the epidemic of fear that eventuates rapid Communication & Education campaigns about psychological impacts of disease control and prevention is essential
- What every health care provider should know about sex and gender.
- Describe the correct use of the terms sex and gender.
- Describe an example of how biological sex influences health outcomes.
- Describe an example of how gender influences health outcomes
- Heartbroken- Sex and gender differences in heart disease
- Describe an example of how an individual's sociocultural attributes impact their cardiac risk.
- List several cardiac conditions in which there is a disproportionate prevalence in males or females
- Rats, sex, sleeping pills and vaccinations- the influence of biological sex in pharmacology
- Describe how biological sex influences pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Sex and Gender Jeopardy
- Recognize the importance of considering biological sex and gender in their clinical care by highlighting examples in which sex and/or sociocultural differences impact health outcomes
- Describe at least three examples of diseases
- Shut up or Speak up- tips to manage difficult professional interactions
- dentify potential blindspots in inter-professional communication patterns
- Describe several techniques to enhance professional communication
- Bridging the Silence- real conversations about end of life care
- Create a framework that utilizes key phrases to talk to a patient or their proxy about goals of care
- Resiliency 101- Deliberate habits to enhance job/life satisfaction
- Identify two concrete tips to enhance resiliency and job satisfaction.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Register your interest and receive a full quote at 800-422-0711 (US/Can) or direct/int'l tel: +1-727-526-1571 or register online.
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.