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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This is an essential package for all nurse practitioner students and new NPs. This package includes important primary care topics including, menopause and hormone therapy; barriers to vaccination; obesity treatment plan; thyroid disorders; pharmacologic management of dyslipidemia, anxiety, migraines, and depression; management of hypertension and diabetes; and human trafficking.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Menopause and Hormone Therapy: Clarifying the Confusion
As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to:
Know the consequences of estrogen deficiency as related to age
Understand the risks of hormone therapy replacement
Describe the benefits of estrogen and routes of administration
Addressing Barriers in Vaccination Uptake and Integration
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Effectively integrate vaccine education, information and implementation into clinical practice
Confidently administer vaccines in adherence to the recommended guidelines and intervals to advance disease prevention and vaccine uptake
Navigate, initiate and foster patient and caregiver support, informed decision-making, and education
Advance disease prevention opportunities by identifying and addressing factors related to vaccine hesitancy
Creating an Obesity Treatment Plan in Primary Care.
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Accurately screen and appropriately apply differential diagnosis for earlier diagnosis and timely intervention of obesity and comorbidities
Effectively assess and manage obesity as a chronic, serious, and progressive disease warranting early intervention and long-term care to minimize related comorbidities, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease across diverse patient populations
Comprehensively manage obesity with both behavior and lifestyle modifications as well as the inclusion of pharmacotherapy, highlighting the safety and efficacy of available marketplace treatment option
Address disparity gaps within practice while effectively integrating more cultural sensitivity to all patient visits
Taming Common Thyroid Disorders in Primary Care
As a result of this activity, learners will be able to:
Relate the effects of thyroid hormone and the H-P-T axis on the presentation and laboratory diagnosis of hyper- and hypothyroid states
Effectively and safely administer thyroid hormone replacement drugs in clinical & subclinical hypothyroid & hyperthyroid disorders
Effectively and safely administer thyroid hormone replacement drugs in clinical & subclinical hyperthyroid disorders
Pharmacologic Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Analyze newest guideline recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidemia
Compare and contrast pharmacotherapeutic options for the very high-risk patient
Apply treatment guidelines to both average and very high-risk patient
Weighing in on Current Management of Obesity & Pre-Obesity
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Accurately screen and appropriately apply differential diagnosis for earlier diagnosis and timely intervention of obesity and comorbidities
Effectively assess and manage obesity as a chronic, serious, and progressive disease warranting early intervention and long-term care to minimize related comorbidities, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease across diverse patient populations
Comprehensively manage obesity with both behavior and lifestyle modifications as well as the inclusion of pharmacotherapy, highlighting the safety and efficacy of available marketplace treatment option
Updates in the Management of Hypertension
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to list non-pharmacological approaches for management of hypertension
As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to recommend appropriate evidenced based pharmacological options to achieve goal blood pressure goals
As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to identify the role of team based hypertension care in maximizing hypertension management goals
Diabetes Management: Managing Insulin and Injectable Therapies
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Discuss when and how to initiate/titrate basal and prandial/correction boluses
Describe how to safely and effectively manage the use of GLP1-1 agonist injectables alone or in combination with basal insulin.
Specify what blood glucose data (finger-stick or CGM) is most helpful to bettering managing glycemic control.
Migraine Pharmacotherapy, 2023 Update
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Develop a strategy to diagnose migraine headache and guide to treatment
Recognize mechanism of action and clinical profiles of therapeutic options for acute and preventative treatment
Apply evidence-based research to guide pharmacology selection
The Pharmacologic Management of Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Describe the physiologic targets of pharmacologic management of anxiety disorders.
Compare and contrast pharmacologic options for management of anxiety disorders
Apply concepts in case study presentation.
Pharmacologic Management of Depression in Primary Care
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Differentiate unique elements among SSRIs
Analyze next level medication choices for treatment of depression
Compare and contrast single vs. combination therapies in case presentation
TIME TO COMPLETE
Each video is accessible twice within six months of purchase.
CREDITS
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.5 CNE credit(s), of which 14.10 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
DISCLAIMER
The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
ACCREDITED PROVIDER
Provider Accreditation Statement
This program is provided by Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE).
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.
NPACE, the Provider of awarding contact hours, is responsible for adherence to ANCC criteria.
FACULTY
Wendy L. Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
Family Nurse Practitioner and Owner; Wright & Associates Family Healthcare
Wendy received her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019 from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. She is a 1992 graduate of the Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and completed a family nurse practitioner post-master’s program in 1995. She is an adult and family nurse practitioner and the owner of two, nurse practitioner owned and operated clinics within New Hampshire named: Wright & Associates Family Healthcare. Her family practices have won numerous awards, including Top Providers in New Hampshire 2018, Top 20 Fastest-Growing Family Business, and Top 20 Women-Owned Business in New Hampshire. In addition, she is the Owner of Partners in Healthcare Education, a medical education company. She is the Past President of NPACE and the Senior lecturer for Fitzgerald Health Education Associates.
She is the recipient of numerous awards and was chosen by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as the 1999 recipient of the New Hampshire State Excellence Award. In addition, she received the 2009 NH Nurse Practitioner of the Year and the 2014 Top 5 Women in New Hampshire Business Award. In 2005, she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; in October 2014, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and in March 2017, a Fellow into the National Academies of Practice.
She is the founder of the NH Chamber of Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioners, an organization designed to assist nurse practitioners with independent practice issues. In addition to full-time clinical practice, she presents nationally to different audiences and has been a speaker at over 1000 conferences in 47 states. She is the nurse practitioner representative to the State of NH Immunization Advisory Board. She has been a medical media spokesperson for numerous companies and has appeared on radio, television, and in print magazines. Wendy is frequently consulted by malpractice attorneys around the area of clinical practice and has worked on more than 100 malpractice cases involving nurses and nurse practitioners.
Sally K. Miller, PhD, APRN, FAANP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Clinical Professor, Drexel University CNHP; Nurse Practitioner, iCarePsychiatry and Sahara Family Practice
Dr. Sally Miller has been practicing as a nurse practitioner for 29years. She is board certified as a family NP, Adult/Geriatric Acute and Primary NP, and Psych/Mental Health NP. Dr. Miller is a clinical professor with Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. She maintains an active clinical practice with iCarePsychiatry. Sally has published over 30 research and clinical articles with emphasis on issues related to adult health and illness as well as obesity. She has been an active conference presenter and author in the NP community since 1996.
Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP
Owner and Provider; NP From Home, LLC
Dr. Angela Golden, is a current fellow and past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Her tenure as the president of the AANP gives her a unique and overarching perspective of the multifunctional role of the Nurse Practitioner. For the past 26 years, Angie has had her own practice—NP from Home, LLC—where she provides clinical services in a family practice and for the past 7 years a subspecialty obesity practice, NP Obesity Treatment Clinic.
Angie has a great deal of experience in leadership positions and clinical practice. She has authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters covering a range of health topics including health policy. She has presented nationally and internationally with an emphasis on health policy, leadership, and various clinical topics.
Christine Kessler, MN, ANP, CNS, BC-ADM, CDTC, FAANP
Founder and Clinical Consultant; Metabolic Medicine Associates
Christine is an award-winning NP, national/international speaker, prolific author, and clinical consultant specializing in General Endocrinology, Obesity, Metabolic, and Genomic Medicine. In her more than 4 decades of advanced nursing practice, she’s held diverse roles in academia (Assistant Professor in undergraduate & graduate nursing), research, and clinical practice; the latter as a critical care clinical specialist and ACNP intensivist (20 years) and an endocrine specialist (23 years). During her 16 years as a Senior NP at the Department of Endocrinology & Metabolic Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, she established the first weight loss clinic at her military facility, within her Endocrine practice. Since then, Christine founded Metabolic Medicine Associates where she provides general endocrine services (in underserved locations) and weight-loss management, as well as endocrine consultation to healthcare providers nationally. Christine has received numerous top clinical practice and patient satisfaction awards, including the Fort Belvoir Hospital Department of Medicine’s Silver Ace award for being voted the top Medical Provider by her peers, and the rare Coin of Excellence personally awarded to her by the Surgeon General for having the highest patient satisfaction rating of all health care providers in the Army WORLDWIDE. Christine is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Jason Cross, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Jason is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at MCPHS University. He completed his PharmD at the University of Rhode Island, College of Pharmacy in 2001. In 2002, he completed a Pharmacy Residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Since 2002, he has been a full time faculty member at MCPHS University focusing on adult in-patient internal medicine, acute heart failure, and ambulatory care. Jason currently brings his advanced practice students to Baystate Medical Center for clinical rotations.
Patricia J. Sulak, MD
Founder, Living WELL Aware LLC; Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine; Gynecologist, Baylor Scott & White Health
Patricia J. Sulak, MD is passionate about elevating the health and happiness of individuals, businesses, and organizations. Using her decades of experience as a practicing gynecologist, medical school professor, researcher, and speaker, she has the ability to discuss complex topics in an understandable fashion allowing application of the information. While she is international known for her research in women’s health and continues her gynecology practice, her current pursuit is developing wellness programs for adults and adolescents. She is the author of a wellness book, workbook, and webinar series along with an adolescent wellness curriculum for schools. She never plans on retiring from being the best version she can be, sharing her strategies along the way.
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