
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
8 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
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency
- Apply appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the management of patients across the entire spectrum of venous disease
- Pelvic Phlebology
- Identify causes and sequelae of CVI unique to the pelvic anatomy in female patients
- Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis
- Analyze pelvic pain in the clinical setting of endometriosis and differentiate between dysmenorrhea, non-menstrual pelvic pain and pain with intercourse
- Discuss the potential value of micro-RNA in diagnosis and treatment
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Develop a cost-effective thorough plan for assessing PCOS and its sequelae in patients who do and do not want to conceive
- Urogynecology
- Appreciate the independent subspecialty of urogynecology as distinguised from general gynecology, urology and colon-rectal surgery.
- Prepare a patient for an appointment with a urogynecologist. Describe various surgical (including pessaries) and medical treatments for urine incontinence, recurrent UTIs and obstetrical anal sphincter injuries.
- Osteoporosis Understood
- Identify demographic risk factors for osteoporosis, pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical treatment
- Vaginitis Revisited
- "Identify routine as well as challenging causes of vulvar symptoms of burning, itching or pain
- Expand upon vaginitis related to infection, estrogen deprivation and dermatological skin changes
- Identify when to biopsy.
- Cervical Cytology
- Review HPV and understand the different serotypes
- Differentiate Metaplasia from Dysplasia
- Appreciate the histopathology of cervical dysplasia
- Understand the role of the Pap test as a screening tool and colposcopy as a diagnostic study
- Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Discuss the pros and cons of the available oral antiplatelet therapies for patients discharged after an acute coronary syndrome
- Make recommendations on the appropriate duration of therapy.
- Anticoagulant Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
- Discuss the use of the four newer oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation, and strategies to reverse these agents for severe bleeding problems.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Identify which patients are suitable for TAVR, and when referral should be considered.
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure for Cryptogenic Stroke
- Review current recommendations on who should be referred for PFO closure after cryptogenic stroke.
- Discuss the role of PFO closure for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke.
- What is New in the Hypertension Guidelines?
- Review the current recommendations for hypertension management.
- What is New in the Hyperlipidemia Guidelines?
- Discuss the current recommendations for hyperlipidemia management for primary and secondary prevention.
- Pre-Operative Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Follow current guidelines to properly assess the cardiovascular risk with non-cardiac surgery
- ECG case review
- Review ECGs, focusing on arrhythmias, ischemic heart disease, and metabolic disorders.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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