Primary Care Medicine: On Demand Volume 2.1 (25th Anniversary Course) **PLEASE DELETE**

 

 

Presented by Continuing Education Company (CEC) for the past 25 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. This CME activity is comprised of recorded video lectures representing the highest rated and most clinically relevant sessions from CEC's Primary Care conference series.

This activity is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice.  This CME activity will educate and promote improved patient outcomes in a broad range of therapeutic areas commonly encountered in the primary care practice.  This course will highlight the latest science related to a variety of specialty areas, presented in a practical and patient-focused manner relevant to the primary care setting.

Course Objectives:
As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
  • Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
  • Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will lead to the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improved long term outcomes.

Target Audience:  Primary Care Healthcare Providers (MD, DO, NP, PA)

Faculty

Silvio Inzucchi, M.D. (Faculty) Yale School of Medicine

David Kahn, M.D. (Faculty) Professor of Medicine, Allergy & Immunology Program Director, Division of Allergy & Immunology Southwestern Medical Center

John Needham, M.D. (Faculty) Program Director, Florida Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Associate Professor, UCF-COM, Clinical Associate Professor, FSU-COM

Amy Oxentenko, M.D., AGAF, FACP, FACG (Faculty) Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director and Associate Chair, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Deepak Patel,  M.D., AGAF, FACP, FACG (Faculty) Director of Sports Medicine, Rush-Copley Family Medicine Residency, Aurora, IL, Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Medical Director, Rush-Copley Sports Medicine, Aurora, IL, Family Medicine and Sports Medicine, Yorkville Primary Care, Yorkville, IL

Veronica Piziak M.D., PhD. (Faculty) Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M

David Plourd, M.D., FACOG (Faculty) Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego

Ramon Rodriguez, M.D. (Faculty) Professor of Neurology, UCF College of Medicine, Chief of Neurology, OVAMC, Orlando, FL

Roger D. Seheult, M.D. (Faculty) Pulmonary – Critical Care Physician  - Beaver Medical Group, Redlands California. Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Peter Toth, M.D., PhD (Faculty) Director of Preventive Cardiology CGH Medical Center, Sterling, Illinois, Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois School of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Richard Usatine, M.D. (Faculty) Professor, Family and Community Medicine, Professor, Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Founder and Director, Skin Clinic, Program Director, Faculty Development in Underserved Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

Matthew R. Weir, MD (Faculty) Professor & Director Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Modules
Primary Care Update : On Demand Volume II consists of the following modules:

  • Diabetes-on-a-Budget: Cost Effective Approaches to Therapy (67 mins.)
  • Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetes Through Glucose Lowering: The Evidence (58 mins.)
  • Anaphylaxis: Separating Fact from Fiction (67 mins.)
  • Drug Allergy Cases and Management  (55 mins.)
  • Case-based Therapy for Controversial Thyroid Problems (57 mins.)
  • Connective Tissue Diseases  (60 mins.)
  • Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology (57 mins.)
  • Work Up for Chronic Diarrhea (70 mins.)           
  • Exercise Prescriptions: Move Your Patients to Health (47 mins.)
  • Musculoskeletal Exam Techniques: Diagnoses You Can Put a Finger On (67 mins.)                                                             
  • Case-based Therapy for Controversial Thyroid Problems (xx mins.)
  • Boning Up: AnOsteoporosis Update (72 mins.)                    
  • Update: The Latest Guidelines for the Well-Women Exam  (71 mins.)
  • An Overview of Movement Disorders (70 mins.) 
  • Approach to Headaches (51 mins.) 
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Update (55 mins.) 
  • Reading Pulmonary Function Tests in the Outpatient Setting - Update (67 mins.) 
  • PSCK9: The Next Frontier in Dyslipidemia Management (65 mins.) 
  • Statin Intolerance and Risk for Adverse Events (65 mins.) 
  • Case Studies in the Management of Psoriasis (53 mins.)    
  • Nevi and Melanoma (67 minutes)
  • Chronic Kidney Disease: Everthing That You Need to Know! (57 minutes)
  • Drugs and Kidney Disease (48 minutes)

ACCREDITATION

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Primary Care Network (PCN) and Continuing Education Compay, Inc. Primary Care Network is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Primary Care Network designates this enduring material for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Points: Successful  completion  of this  CME  activity,  which  includes  participation  in  the  evaluation  component, enables the participant to earn up to 21 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC  points  equivalent  to  the  amount  of  CME  credits  claimed  for  the  activity.  It  is  the  CME  activity provider's  responsibility  to  submit  participant  completion  information  to  ACCME  for  the  purpose  of granting ABIM MOC credit.

AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 21 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.in the activity.

AANPCP: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

ANCC: According to ANCC Certification, the continuing education hours approved by the AAFP and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meet the requirement of formally approved continuing education hours and may be used as such for ANCC Certification renewal.

Release Date: 09/16/2017
Expiration Date: 09/16/2018
Medium:  Enduring Material, Video/Audio

Method of Participation:  To receive credit for this activity, the participant must read the CME information (including learning objectives and disclosures) and review the entire activity. Upon finishing the activity, participant must complete the session post-test, evaluation, and all required personal information. To receive CME certificate, participant will need to pass the post-test with 70% accuracy or better. If participant receives less than 70%, participant should review the activity and take the test again.

Evaluation:  After completing the CME activity, participant will be asked to fill out a program evaluation form.  An email will be sent confirming completion of the course with a link to the CME certificate/ certificate of participation.  A record of completion as well as CME credits will be available to participant by logging into the CME365 Learning Center.

Computer Requirements

Flash Player 10 or later, and one of the following browsers:

  • Windows: Internet Explorer 6 and later, Microsoft Edge (latest version), Firefox 1.x and later, Google Chrome (latest version), Opera 9.5 and later
  • Mac: Safari 3 and later, Firefox 1.x and later, Google Chrome (latest version)
  • Linux: Firefox 1.x and later

HTML5 via one of the following browsers:

  • Windows: Google Chrome (latest version)
  • Mac: Safari 6.0.5 or later, Google Chrome (latest version)
  • Mobile: Safari in Apple iOS 6 or later
Primary Care Medicine: On Demand Volume II Pre-Test
Chronic Kidney Disease: Everything That You Need to Know!

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify timely testing and intervention strategies in patients at-risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD).
  2. Explain appropriate clinical measures to manage risk and increase patient safety in CKD.
  3. Recognize co-management and referral of patients to nephrology specialists, when appropriate, in order to improve outcomes in CKD.

Additional Learning Objectives (not on PPT):

  1. To understand the processes that lead to diabetic kidney disease progression
  2. To appreciate both established and newer strategies that may help slow progression
  3. Healthcare providers will better understand current and future treatment strategies to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease
  4. Healthcare providers will appreciate the need for CV risk reduction strategies in patients with diabetic kidney disease
  5. Healthcare providers will be better equipped to utilize strategies to reduce both CV and renal progression risk in patients with diabetes
Drugs and Kidney Disease

Learning Objectives

  1. Who has kidney disease, and when is it important in prescribing medications?
  2. Basic concepts about drug pharmacokinetics
  3. Background on medication errors
  4. Drugs to avoid in CKD patients
  5. Drugs to use cautiously in CKD patients
  6. Avoiding drug toxicity 
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Update

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the pathophysiology and significance of OSA
  2. Understand the best way of diagnosing a patient with a given set of symptoms of OSA.
  3. How to choose which treatment is best for an individual with OSA.
Diabetes-on-a-Budget: Cost Effective Approaches to Therapy

Learning Objectives:

1. Epidemiology of Diabetes

2. Financial Impact

3. Care Costs vs. Value

  • Glucose Monitoring
  • Oral & non-insulin injectables
  • Insulins

4. “Tightwad Tips”

5. Cost-Effective Solution: Diabetes Prevention

Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetes Through Glucose Lowering: The Evidence

Learning Objectives:

1.    Describe the relationship between hyperglycemia and cardiovascular events.

2.   Review the results of clinical trials assessing the effects of glucose control on CV outcomes

3.    Review the results of clinical trials assessing the effects of individual glucose-lowering medications on CV outcomes

 

Anaphylaxis: Separating Fact from Fiction

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize different presentations of anaphylaxis
  2. Be able to list different causes of anaphylaxis
  3. Be able to identify diagnostic tools for anaphylaxis
  4. Be able to institute appropriate treatment of anaphylaxis in an outpatient setting
Drug Allergy Cases and Management

Learning Objectives:

  1. Gain an understanding of the spectrum of allergic drug reactions
  2. Be able to identify characteristics not consistent with drug allergy
  3. To gain an understanding of when diagnostic testing or desensitization procedures are indicated
Connective Tissue Diseases

Learning Objectives:

  1. Review the presenting symptoms and signs of connective tissue diseases (CTDs).
  2. Select appropriate lab tests to confirm suspected CTDs.
  3. Initiate appropriate DMARD therapy.
Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the newest changes to the GI guidelines as they relate to common clinical scenarios.
  2. Translate GI guideline-based recommendations into high-value care in clinical practice.
  3. Recall one stated clinical pearl from each presented case by learning in the context of multiple-choice questions. 
Work Up for Chronic Diarrhea

Learning Objectives

  1. Know the diagnostic criteria for  diarrhea
  2. Be able to describe the stepwise approach to the work-up of diarrhea
  3. Recognize features of some of the most common causes of diarrhea
Exercise Prescriptions: Move Your Patients to Health

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish health benefits that can be attained from regular physical activity.
  2. Prepare effective exercise prescriptions using the FITT-PRO.
  3. Address barriers to implementation that may exist for some patients.
Case-based Therapy for Controversial Thyroid Problems

Learning Objectives

  1. Who to screen for thyroid disease.
  2. Discuss subclinical thyroid disease.
  3. Discuss evaluation and therapy of abnormal thyroid function tests.
Update: The Latest Guidelines for the Well-Women Exam

Learning Objectives:

  1. Update the current screening guidelines for cervical cytology (Pap smears) and HPV testing
  2. Review and update the current recommendations for pelvic examination
  3. Update the recent  changes  to  recommendations  related  to clinical breast exam,  breast  self-awareness,  and  mammography

 

An Overview of Movement Disorders
Approach to Headaches

Learning Objectives

  1. “Red flags”
  2. Emergent headaches
  3. Infectious headaches
  4. Temporal arteritis
  5. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
  6. Intracerebral hemorrhage
  7. Cerebral venous thrombosis
  8. Intracranial hypotension
  9. Intracranial hypertension
  10. Migraines, Tension, Sinus, Cluster, MOH…
PSCK9: The Next Frontier in Dyslipidemia Management

Learning Objectives:

  1. LDL-C as end product of lipoprotein metabolism
  2. Be able to identify patients who are good candidates for PCSK9 therapeutics
  3. Better understand the role of the LDL receptor in normal metabolism and the pahtophysiology of atherogenesis
Statin Intolerance and Risk for Adverse Events

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand some mechanisms underlying statin intolerance
  2. Apply approaches that increase statin adherence
  3. Show that dietary supplements have little to no impact on statin intolerance
Nevi and Melanoma

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe types of pigmented nevi and their relationship to melanoma risk.
  2. Describe the features of melanomas and methods for detection including dermoscopy.
  3. Compare biopsy techniques used in diagnostic evaluation of pigmented lesions.
Case Studies in the Management of Psoriasis

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the different types of psoriasis along with their distinguishing features
  2. Collect clues for the clinical diagnosis of psoriasis
  3. Compare treatment options for psoriasis

 

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