Participants will review 2024 American Diabetes Association Guidelines, review the array of medications/treatment modalities as well as engages in a series of Knowledge Challenge Questions. It is estimated that there are over 31 million Americans with Type 2 Diabetes and Nurse Practitioners are at the forefront of this disease. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

This program will assist the Nurse Practitioner in obtaining the skill set needed to do risk assessment and assign goals, develop treatment practices, to best treat patients for dyslipidemia. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

In this dynamic presentation Dr. Mimi Secor DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, presents current challenges and trends in contraceptive management in 2024. Learners will understand medical eligibility criteria and the latest contraceptive research for prescribing considerations. Unique patient considerations, efficacy, patient needs, and other critical prescribing points are reviewed. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

Sixty six percent of all adults in US are in at least one medication. Many of our patients are on multiple medication, and often by multiple providers. As patients age, there are higher risks of drug drug interactions and side effects. This session will focus on medications to monitor and mitigate risks. We will look at common interactions, adverse reactions and how to deprescribe and when. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

Lecture, discussion, and case study presentation, assisted by computer generated visual effects, will be designed to assist the primary care provider with the early identification of patients at risk for target organ damage from hypertension, classes of antihypertensive medications designed to attenuate/avoid target organ damage, and mechanisms to evaluate impact of these medications and their potential adverse effects. Interactive case studies will enhance and cement the knowledge gleaned from the discussion and apply newest hypertension guidelines. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $45

Opioid prescribing has been highly scrutinized in the US over the last 10 yrs. Yet, patients continue to present to primary care with complaints of pain. Opioids remain a cornerstone of treatment. This session will focus on how and when it is appropriate to prescribe opioids in primary care. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

Healthcare providers in the United States are well positioned to recognize substance use in their patients. Providers are also key in taking steps to address issues of substance use before it escalates to abuse. Unfortunately, substance use and abuse in adolescents remains undertreated in the United States. Early intervention in adolescents with substance use/abuse disorders is crucial in averting economic cost in this population group. This presentation will review treatment options for adolescents who present with various types of substance use disorders. Motivators for seeking treatment as well as gender and ethnicity will also be addressed. Barriers to treatment will also be discussed. | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $40

In this session we will be highlighting the evaluation, treatment options and management of erectile dysfunction and hypogonadism – two of the most common men’s health issues |1.0 credits (0.75 Pharmacology) | $30

Nurse Practitioners receive limited formal pain pharmacology education in their primary training. Understanding the role that sodium and calcium channel blockers, anti-inflammatories and serotonin non-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors can play in the management of chronic and acute pain is fundamental when considering pain pharmacotherapy. This lecture will focus on safe and effective use of opioid and non-opioid analgesics, including nutraceuticals for acute and chronic pain treatment. It will provide the nurse practitioner with the confidence and scientific education needed to effectively provide appropriate pharmaceutical therapies for the treatment of pain | 1.50 credits (1.50 Pharmacology) | $45

This is a up to date and in depth session discussing the current guidelines for the adult immunization schedule. Discussing the current evidence supporting the need for immunizations and the numbers of illness in the US. Risks and Benefits of immunizations, and myths surrounding immunizations. Every year updated vaccination schedules are provided to guide immunization practices. Keeping up with these updates is often difficult. This session will review changes and updates to the 2024 adult schedule. |1.0 credits (1.0 Pharmacology) | $35