Patient Care Updates for the Primary Care Professional

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 12:30 PM - Saturday, August 14, 2027, 1:30 PM

Content in this Online Course was originally presented at the 27th Annual Louis A. Cancellaro Primary Care Conference - April 1-4, 2024. Presentations in this module focus on updates for the primary care provider. Topics include: 

• Asthma
• COPD
• GDMT
• EKG Interpretation

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours)

1. Describe the latest guidelines and evicence-based practices for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of asthma, including advancements in managing patients with asthma, using athsma treatment guidelines to develop safe and effective drug regimens, and barriers to care for patients with asthma
2. Describe the latest GDMT protocols for heart failure, and identify ways to apply GDMT guidelines effectively to optimize patient outcomes
3. Describe ways to effectively interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs) to accurately diagnose cardiac conditions and to enable timely clinical decision making
4. Identify recent advancements in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with a focus on the pathophysiology of COPD, assessment of COPD patients including severity and risk, and applying the revised patient assessment recommendations to patients with COPD

 

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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