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Acute Asthma Exacerbations and Uncomplicated Bronchitis

Code: AAA3OL    Contact Hours: 1.3    RX Hours: 1.3    Course Length: 1.04

Program Objectives:

  1. Classify the severity of acute asthma exacerbations by the presenting symptoms and degree of airflow obstruction.
  2. Applying the National Asthma Education Prevention Program Expert Panel 3 Guidelines to clinical practice, determine appropriate treatment regimens for mild, moderate and severe asthma exacerbations.
  3. Describe the pharmacologic management for acute asthma exacerbations and acute uncomplicated bronchitis.

Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: A Focus on the Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: ABRS2OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Discuss factors influencing the development of antimicrobial resistance.
  2. Identify factors influencing the choice of an antimicrobial for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial sinusitis.
  3. Recognize the efficacy of standard and newer antimicrobials for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial sinusitis.

ADD & Sleep Medications: When & What to Prescribe

Code: addtx    Contact Hours: 2.2    RX Hours: 2.2    Course Length: 1.9

Program Objectives:

  1. Analyze mechanisms of action of ADD medications.
  2. Evaluate options in ADD management.
  3. Compare and contrast pharmacologic options for sleep disorders.

Allergic Rhinitis: Focus on Assessment and Intervention for Allergic Rhinitis

Code: ARC5OL    Contact Hours: 1.4    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.13

Program Objectives:

  1. Differentiate clinically between the common cold (nasopharyngitis), acute bacterial rhinosinusitis and allergic rhinitis.
  2. Explore evidence-based guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation and management of allergic rhinitis.
  3. Discuss the mechanism of action, indication, dosage and adverse effects of medications used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

Antibiotic Update: A focus on community-acquired pneumonia

Code: CAP5OL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.27

Program Objectives:

  1. Review the epidemiology and risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
  2. Explore the pathogenesis of CAP.
  3. Develop a plan for antimicrobial therapy according to current clinical recommendations for the abovementioned conditions.

Antimicrobial Update: A Focus on Treatment Recommendations in Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

Code: STD6OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.32

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the most likely causative pathogens in common sexually transmitted infections (STI).
  2. Describe the clinical presentation of the abovementioned conditions.
  3. Using the latest treatment recommendations, design a plan of antimicrobial intervention for the person presenting with select STIs as well as immunization against HPV.

Antimicrobial Update: The Basics and Beyond

Code: AUBB4OL    Contact Hours: 2.9    RX Hours: 2.9    Course Length: 2.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify factors influencing the choice of an antimicrobial.
  2. Recognize the efficacy of standard and newer antibiotics for the treatment of infections common in primary and acute health care.

Urinary Tract Infections in Adults: An Update on Assessing and Treating UTIs and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Code: UTI6OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the most likely causative pathogens in urinary tract infections.
  2. Describe the clinical presentation of common urinary tract infections.
  3. Design a plan of care for the person with urinary tract infections or asymptomatic bacteriuria.

Anxiety and Panic Disorder: The Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: ANX5OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Explain the mechanism of action of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications used in the treatment of mood disorders including anxiety.
  2. Describe factors influencing the choice of a psychotropic medication for the treatment of common mood disorders including anxiety.

Asthma Update: An Evidence-based Approach to Management Throughout the lifespan

Code: AST6OL    Contact Hours: 1.9    RX Hours: 1.9    Course Length: 1.6

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the pathophysiology of asthma and how this relates to clinical presentation and treatment.
  2. Develop a plan of pharmacologic intervention for the person with an acute asthma flare-up as well as long-term preventive therapy utilizing evidence based practice.

Bacterial Pharyngitis, Conjunctivitis, Acute Otitis Media: A Focus on Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: OSC4OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the most likely pathogens causing acute otitis media, bacterial pharyngitis, and suppurative conjunctivitis.
  2. Describe recommendations found in current guidelines for the treatment of acute otitis media, bacterial pharyngitis, and suppurative conjunctivitis.

Best of the $4 Drugs: Optimizing Your Choice of the Least Costly Generics

Code: BDOC4OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the differences and similarities between generic and brand name medications.
  2. Recognize the "best of the $4 drugs" for the treatment of select acute and chronic health problems.

Chronic Pain Management: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Code: CPM1OL    Contact Hours: 4.1    RX Hours: 4.1    Course Length: 3.2

Program Objectives:

  1. Differentiate between multiple pain types and identify different treatment associated with each type of pain.
  2. Describe a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chronic pain, and why it is beneficial in the treatment of chronic pain.
  3. Identify when opioids are appropriate and safe techniques for prescribing.

Clinical Guideline Update

Code: CGU1    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe select updated clinical guidelines.
  2. Apply the recommendations of select updated clinical guidelines.

GI Disorders: PUD, Gastritis, GERD, IBS, and IBD

Code: GST5OL    Contact Hours: 2.1    RX Hours: 2.1    Course Length: 1.8

Program Objectives:

  1. Compare and contrast clinical presentation and management strategies for peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux.
  2. Discuss issues in diagnosis and management of irritable bowel sy ndrome and irritable bowel disease.

Complex Case Studies in Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Dyslipidemia

Code: CCS1    Contact Hours: 1.8    RX Hours: 1.8    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify HTN treatment according JNC-8 and ACC/AHA Guidelines, focused on select clinical situations.
  2. Describe DM therapies according to ADA recommendation, focused on select clinical situations.
  3. Describe dyslipidemia therapies according to ACC recommendation, focused on select clinical situations.

Contraceptive Update

Code: CON5OL    Contact Hours: 1.9    RX Hours: 1.9    Course Length: 1.6

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify factors influencing the choice of a contraceptive method, using the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.
  2. Recognize the clinical indications and cautions with the use of hormonal contraceptive methods.
  3. Describe the use of select contraceptive methods in women with special health considerations.

Controlled Substances Prescribing: A comprehensive case-based approach for NPs

Code: CSRX4OL    Contact Hours: 4.9    RX Hours: 4.9    Course Length: 4

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the key steps in pain reception and perception.
  2. Compare and contrast mechanisms of opiate and non-opiate pain agents.
  3. Evaluate options for addictions management.

COPD: Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: COPD4OL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the pathophysiology and clinical diagnosis of COPD.
  2. Describe a plan of pharmacologic intervention for COPD disease management therapy using the GOLD COPD Guidelines.
  3. Develop a plan of pharmacologic intervention for the person with COPD exacerbation, as well as long-term therapy using the GOLD COPD Guidelines.

Cough, Cold and Fever Symptoms: Pharmacologic Therapies

Code: CFC5OL    Contact Hours: 1.7    RX Hours: 1.7    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the most common and bothersome symptoms in upper respiratory tract illnesses.
  2. Identify the ingredients in common multi-symptom cough and cold remedies.
  3. Understand the mechanism of action of and caution in the use of common over-the-counter cough, cold, and fever remedies.

Deprescribing in Older Adults: Doing more by doing less

Code: DPOAOL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the effects of aging on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
  2. Recognize safety issues with the use of select medications in the elderly.
  3. Describe possible drug candidates for deprescribing in the older adult.

Depression & Anxiety Treatment: Determining the Optimal Medication

Code: datx    Contact Hours: 2.5    RX Hours: 2.5    Course Length: 2

Program Objectives:

  1. Evaluate pharmacologic options for anxiety and depression.
  2. Compare and contrast pharmacologic options for various anxiety disorders.
  3. Analyze case studies and apply concepts presented.

Depression: The Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: DEP5OL    Contact Hours: 1.9    RX Hours: 1.9    Course Length: 1.6

Program Objectives:

  1. Explain the mechanism of action of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications used in the treatment of mood disorders including depression.
  2. Describe factors influencing the choice of a psychotropic medication for the treatment of common mood disorders.
  3. Identify common adverse effects and therapeutic advantages of the abovementioned medications.

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Current Assessment and Intervention

Code: DTB8OL    Contact Hours: 1.8    RX Hours: 1.8    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

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  1. Identify the mechanism of action of biguanides, glitazones, sulfonylureas, other insulin secretagogues, insulin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and select other agents in the care of the person with type 2 DM.
  2. Describe the appropriate clinical scenario for the use of each of the abovementioned products.
  3. Recognize precautions and contraindications in the use of these medications.

Chest Pain: Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain: Who Needs the ECG?

Code: DDCPOL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 0.2    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe a systematic approach to the assessment of chest pain.
  2. Determine appropriate diagnostic progression in the assessment of chest pain.
  3. Analyze common ECG presentations in primary care.

Drug Adverse Effects: A Focus on Some of the Most Serious Problems

Code: DAESOL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the mechanism of select lessknown drug adverse effects.
  2. Develop a plan for avoiding and/or treating select less-known drug adverse effects.

Drug-drug and Drug-nutrient Interactions: Avoiding Common Problems

Code: DDD5OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify mechanisms of common drugdrug, drug-nutrient interactions.
  2. Describe commonly encountered and potentially hazardous drug-drug, drug-nutrient interactions.
  3. Develop strategies to avoid the abovementioned interactions.

Dyslipidemia Treatment Options Using the Latest Guidelines

Code: LIP6OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the ACC/AHA and ADA recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidemia.
  2. Describe the classification of dyslipidemia goals per ACC/AHA and ADA.

Geriatric Prescribing: Special Considerations and Issues of Safety and Efficacy

Code: PEL4OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.2

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the effects of aging and disease state on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
  2. Recognize safety issues with the use of select medications in the elderly.

Hypertension in the Elderly: The Latest Treatment Recommendations

Code: HTNEOL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.32

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the clinical consequences of hypertension.
  2. Identify antihypertensive medications withcompelling indications for use in patients with comorbid conditions, with a focus on the latest recommendations for the older adult.

Hypertension Management Challenges

Code: HTNC2OL    Contact Hours: 1.9    RX Hours: 1.9    Course Length: 1.6

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the clinical consequencesof hypertension (HTN).
  2. Identify antihypertensive medications and HTN goals in patients with compelling indications for use, in patients with selected comorbid conditions, and in the older adult.
  3. Define hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency.
  4. Describe the appropriate plan of care for a person who presents with hypertensive urgency or hypertensive emergency.

Hypertension Update

Code: HTN5OL    Contact Hours: 1.9    RX Hours: 1.9    Course Length: 1.7

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the clinical consequencesof hypertension (HTN).
  2. Identify antihypertensive medications and HTN goals in patients according to JNC-8 and ACC/AHA Guidelines.
  3. Define hypertensive urgency and hypertensive emergency.
  4. Describe the appropriate plan of care for a person who presents with hypertensive urgency or hypertensive emergency.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Differentiation and treatment

Code: IBSD2    Contact Hours: 1.8    RX Hours: 0.8    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Differentiate between the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
  2. Verbalize the treatments of IBD and IBS.
  3. Verbalize the alarm symptoms that are associated with IBD.

Lactation and Prescribing Safely: A Focus on Safety and Efficacy in Pharmacologic Intervention

Code: LAC6OL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.3

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the risk categories for medication use during lactation.
  2. Recognize pharmacokinetic factors that influence the use of select medications during lactation.
  3. Describe safety and efficacy of commonly used therapies that are prescribed the breastfeeding mother.

Low Back Pain: Assessment and Management

Code: AMBP2OL    Contact Hours: 1.7    RX Hours: 1.7    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Differentiate among types of back pain
  2. Evaluate the utility of various diagnostic strategies.
  3. Analyze and apply diagnostic and management strategies in a case study.

Migraine and Tension Headache: The latest treatment recommendations

Code: MTH4OL    Contact Hours: 1.4    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.1

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the assessment of the person with primary headache.
  2. Identify the most appropriate and efficacious treatment options for acute headache relief.
  3. Summarize the guidelines for initiating headache prophylaxis with select medications and nutritional supplements.

Osteoporosis: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention

Code: OSTEOL    Contact Hours: 2.3    RX Hours: 1.2    Course Length: 2

Program Objectives:

  1. Understand the impact of osteoporosis on individuals, families, and society.
  2. Identify modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and primary prevention strategies.
  3. Describe screening strategies to detect early disease.
  4. Implement appropriate treatment strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with osteoporosis.

Pediatric Prescribing: Choosing the Safest Options for Your Pediatric Patients

Code: RXCSOL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.2

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe select pediatric pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) principles.
  2. Identify recently approved pharmaceuticals with clinical utility in the pediatric population.
  3. Recognize new recommendations and warnings on the use of established medications and select complementary therapies in the pediatric population.

Pregnancy and Prescribing: A Focus on Prescribing Safety and Efficacy

Code: PIP5OL    Contact Hours: 1.8    RX Hours: 1.8    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Define teratogenicity and the teratogenic period.
  2. Identify the FDA pregnancy risk categories.
  3. Describe the process and significance of medication transfer from mother to unborn child.
  4. Recognize principles of safe and efficacious prescribing in common health conditions encountered during pregnancy.

Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms

Code: SYM4OL    Contact Hours: 1.4    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.18

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe current therapeutic approaches to common symptoms reported in primary and urgent care.
  2. Analyze typical symptom scenarios in the above-mentioned practice locations.
  3. Utilize strategies described to provide optimal symptom control.

Primary Care Management of Patients Post-weight-reduction Surgery

Code: OBES2    Contact Hours: 1.3    RX Hours: 0.6    Course Length: 1

Program Objectives:

  1. State the potential long-term complications associated with weight reduction surgery.
  2. State the common micronutrient deficiencies associated with weight reduction surgery.
  3. Verbalize appropriate diet and exercise regimen for weight loss/maintenance.

Principles of Safe Prescribing: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenomics, & Drug Interactions

Code: PCON03OL    Contact Hours: 3.7    RX Hours: 3.7    Course Length: 3.7

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify principles of safe prescribing.
  2. Identify the basic principles of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination and their relationship to clinical pharmacokinetics.
  3. Recall the importance of drug bioavailability, T½, clearance, steady state concentrations, Tmax, and AUC (area under the curve) in clinical practice.
  4. Explain the importance of the aforementioned parameters used to design and evaluate dosage regimens.
  5. Describe common, clinically significant pharmacokinetics drug interactions and their mechanisms of action.

Probiotic and Prebiotic Use in Clinical Practice: What We Know, What We Are Learning

Code: PPCP2OL    Contact Hours: 1.3    RX Hours: 1.3    Course Length: 1.1

Program Objectives:

  1. Define probiotics and prebiotics.
  2. Identify probiotic and prebiotic types and forms.
  3. Describe the potential health benefits of probiotic and prebiotic use, recognizing the state of emerging science.

Psychiatric Medications: An update on the newer drugs

Code: PMRXOL    Contact Hours: 1.4    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.1

Program Objectives:

  1. Recognize clinical scenarios when newer and second-line medications should be considered in the management of major depressive disorder (MDD).
  2. Identify the mechanism of action of newer medications for the treatment of MDD.
  3. Describe the mechanism of action of newer agents for insomnia.

QT-prolonging Medications: When to worry

Code: QTPMOL    Contact Hours: 1.5    RX Hours: 1.5    Course Length: 1.2

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the mechanism of QT prolongation with a variety of medications.
  2. Recognize the clinical consequences of prescribing QT prolonging medications.
  3. Consider clinical alternatives to the use of select QT prolonging medications.

Respiratory Tract Infections: A focus on antimicrobial treatment options

Code: RTIOL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the most likely causative organisms in select bacterial respiratory tract infection.
  2. Develop a plan for antimicrobial therapy according to current clinical recommendations for the above-mentioned conditions.

Sleep Medications in Primary Care: How to Choose, What to Avoid

Code: SMPCOL    Contact Hours: 1.8    RX Hours: 1.8    Course Length: 1.6

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe the process of naturally-occurring sleep.
  2. Identify the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications and herbal products to enhance sleep
  3. Recognize the anticipated sleep outcomes with select medications commonly prescribed or used to enhance sleep as well as the risks associated with these products.

Treatment Guideline Updates: GI, ID, Cardiology , Respiratory, and Dermatology

Code: TXGUOL    Contact Hours: 1.6    RX Hours: 1.6    Course Length: 1.4

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe select updated clinical guidelines.
  2. Apply the recommendations of select updated clinical guidelines.

Uncommon Drug Reactions: The Zebra in your Office

Code: UDRZOL    Contact Hours: 1.7    RX Hours: 1.7    Course Length: 1.5

Program Objectives:

  1. Identify the risk factors for select uncommon drug reactions.
  2. Describe the clinical presentation of select uncommon drug reactions.
  3. Develop an initial plan of care for patients presenting with select drug reactions

Vitamin D Deficiency:How to Assess and Intervene in this Common Condition

Code: VIDD2OL    Contact Hours: 1.4    RX Hours: 1.4    Course Length: 1.2

Program Objectives:

  1. Describe vitamin D’s contribution to health.
  2. Recognize risk factors for vitamin D deficiency.
  3. Identify the most helpful laboratory tests for the evaluation of vitamin D deficiency.
  4. Develop a plan of care for intervention in vitamin D deficiency, recognizing the state of emerging science.