COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™16 ACPE Credits
3.5 Hours of Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
16.0 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
- Diabetes Medication Updates
Primary care clinicians need to understand the differences between different types of diabetes medications and secondary clinical outcomes with many of the pharmacologic categories
- Compare medication options for treating diabetes including secondary clinical outcomes
- CKD: Using Cystatin C for eGFR calculation
- Incorporate new strategies for early detection of chronic kidney disease
- Understand background and support for the use of cystatin C
- Dementia Diagnosis in Primary Care
- Discuss types of dementia and typical clinical features
- Understand appropriate diagnosis and treatment options
- Hospice Referral Criteria Overview
- Reduce confusion in regards to the specific criteria for hospice eligibility
- Discuss hospice philosophy and benefits. Outline disease-specific criteria for hospice qualification
- Risk Adjustment Opportunities in Clinical Documentation
- Discuss background and basics of risk adjustment. Review clinical documentation pearls
- Weight Loss Medications
- Discuss weight loss options including medical and surgical options
- Discuss clinical outcomes, benefits, and risks of medications
- Major Depression for PCPs
- Outline specific diagnostic criteria for major depression Discuss medication classes and clinical outcomes
- Personality Disorders in Primary Care
- Discuss screening tools and diagnosis of personality disorders
- Discuss clinical characteristics manifested in primary care
- Hypertension in African Americans
- Describe the current state of hypertension in African Americans Review evidence-based practices to improve blood pressure control and reduce health inequities among African Americans
- Discuss key actions that clinicians can take to make significant progress in getting hypertensive patients to control
- Hyperaldosteronism - Not Just for Specialists!
- Improve the confidence of primary care clinicians in recognizing hyperaldosteronism in clinical settings
- Management of Hypertension in the Frail Elderly
- Provide a framework for clinicians to consider all factors before recommending treatment, and understand where approaches are similar and different than in younger patients
- Pre-Operative Assessment for Non-Cardiac Surgery
- Discuss current guidelines for cost-effective and evidenced-based testing to assess risk before surgery
- Heart Disease in Women - An Update
- Develop awareness of the various presentations of heart disease in women, and gain an appreciation for limitations of current tests to detect CHD
- Can Digital Health Literacy Improve Patient Outcomes?
- Identify gaps in knowledge regarding DHL and empower clinicians to identify their low literacy patients
- Hypertension Update - New Clinical Trials, and What They Mean for Clinicians
- Equip the clinician with new approaches to the management of the hypertensive patient
- Q & A: Anemia in the Hospitalized Patient
- Discuss the principles of management and diagnosis of the hospitalized patient with anemia using an interactive approach
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.