
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™16 ACPE Credits
16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
2 Hours of Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners
16.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$795 for Nurse Practitioners
$795 for Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$595 for Nurses, Students & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
The purpose of the lectures is also to help providers utilize the latest up to date information on a wide variety of conditions seen by Primary Care. Educate physicians, midlevels and nurses on the best approaches and communication to work together and ensure the best patient outcomes.
Topics:
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Newer Terminology and Management
- Apply current techniques of endometrial ablation as a viable alternative to hysterectomy
- Screening and Treating for Sexually Transmitted Infections-Current CDC Guidelines
- Utilize current CDC guidelines in the management of sexually-transmitted infections
- Update on Hormonal Contraception: the Move Towards LARC
- Evaluate contraceptive options to provide an individualized approach to contraceptive counseling
- Medications and Pregnancy
- Identify meds to use, those to avoid, and those to consider in pregnancy
- Hormonal Alternatives in Managing Menopause
- Apply current postmenopausal hormone therapy guidelines to provide an individualized approach in menopausal patients
- Communicating with Patients: Medical Writing, Health Literacy, Medical Websites, and More
- Address deficiencies in health literacy to improve health outcomes and experiences
- Assess and utilize objective health information from a variety of internet sources
- Obesity in Pregnancy
- Apply contemporary strategies in managing risks associated with obesity in pregnancy
- Osteoporosis: What Professionals Need to Know
- Utilize contemporary management options for post-menopausal patients
- Eat to live; get the healthiest diet
- Teach patients the benefits of healthy eating
- Get your hinny moving: Exercise & exercise prescription
- How to motivate our patients to get the exercise they need
- Thyroid disease case studies
- Apply the new thyroid guidelines to hypo, hyper & nodules
- Case studies in adrenal & pituitary problems
- Develop a screening to identify parathyroid, pituitary and adrenal problems and treat them.
- Cardiac risk stratification & testing of adults
- Apply proper screening tools to detect & stratify heart disease
- Screening for cancer: Latest recommendations
- Physicians need to know the latest evidence based screening tests
- Healthy behavior change: What works
- How do we effect healthy behavior change in our patients
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.