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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Primary care pharmacology is a critical topic where clinicians need a rapid and thorough update. This package covers updates in type 2 diabetes management, hyperlipidemia, asthma guidelines, contraception, medication updates for 2021, immunizations, and managing depression.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Asthma Guidelines Pharmacology Updates
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Incorporate the 2020 NAEPP updates to the 2007 asthma guidelines.
Compare recommendations from 2020 NAEPP with the broader international GINA asthma guidelines.
Incorporate tools into practice that support guideline-concordant asthma care.
Contraceptive Management
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Detail the new contraceptive methods available in the last year.
Review the different strategies available to improve patient satisfaction with their contraceptive method.
Provide accurate information about the efficacy and use of common contraceptive methods.
Drug Update: What's Hot and What's Not (2019 & 2021)
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Identify 10-20 new medications.
Discuss the use, side effects, drug-drug interactions, and benefits of each of the medications.
Discuss updates related to labeling, indications, risks associated with various medications.
Dyslipidemia and Treatment Guidelines in Primary Care
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Determine a risk assessment and appropriate goals for ASCVD to the adult population
Review and examine the treatment modalities and pathophysiology for cholesterol management
Develop treatment plans to appropriately treat adults with dyslipidemia
Immunization Update: Vaccine Recommendations Across the Lifespan
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Identify the recommended vaccinations and schedule for individuals across the lifespan.
Discuss the benefits and side effects of the various vaccines for individuals across the lifespan.
Discuss strategies to improve vaccination rates in patients of all ages.
Managing Depression: Beyond the SSRI
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Differentiate unique elements among the SSRIs.
Analyze antipsychotic medication choices for treatment of depression.
Compare and contrast single vs. combination therapies case presentation
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Primary Care Update
After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:
Understand ADA and AACE guidelines and how they pertain to medication treatment options.
Review antidiabetic treatment options; pro’s, con’s and costs.
Apply the knowledge learned in multiple case studies such that the learner is comfortable with newer standards and how they may apply.
TIME TO COMPLETE
Approximately 10 hours.
Each video is accessible twice within six months of purchase.
CREDITS
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10 CNE credit(s), of which 9.5 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclaimer: Certain NPACE bundles contain courses that are included in other NPACE bundles or sold individually. When completing a course bundle, participants may claim only 1 credit hour for any course that appears more than once within bundles they purchase (e.g., contact hours cannot be earned more than once on the same CE course).
RELEASED
December 2021
ACCREDITED PROVIDER
Program ID: RPCPH1121
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.
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
Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc, MSPH, FAAFP
Adjunct Professor
University of Minnesota Family and Community Health
Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MS, MSc, is the Chief Science Officer of the COPD Foundation, a national COPD educational and advocacy organization. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family and Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, and in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of South Dakota Medical School.
Alison O. Marshall, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Faculty, Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Center of New England
Clinical Instructor, Boston College Connell School of Nursing
Alison Marshall is a board certified, practicing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). She earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology with Honors from Boston College in 2000, and her Master’s in Nursing from Yale University in 2005. Alison’s nursing practice is based in Massachusetts. Alison has practiced at the South Boston Community Health Center since 2005.
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.
Gary Graf, MSN, ARNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner (BC)
Cotton-O'Neil Diabetes and Endocrinology Center
Gary Graf has been a Family Nurse Practitioner since 2000 working in the field of Family Practice for his first 3 years and Diabetes and Endocrinology for the past 16. He has continued to work in urgent care one shift per week.
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 a practicing nurse practitioner for 28 years. She holds four nurse practitioner certifications including Family, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, and Psychiatric Mental Health. Dr. Miller is a clinical professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia.
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