Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Supratentorial Matters Associated with Obesity
  • Disease management
  • Wellness
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR - Dietitians
$0.00
This activity focuses on the physiological processes that occur in obesity and cause fundamental changes in neurocircuitry that impact mental and physical health, sleep, aging, and the experience of pain. Participants will examine the cycle of obesity and how bias, stigma, discrimination, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) negatively contribute to these mental and physical effects.
Selecting Appropriate Treatments Based on Geriatric and Fragility Assessments
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
  • Oncology
  • Transplantation
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 0.75 CDR - Dietitians
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This activity will provide an overview of geriatric and frailty assessment tools that can assist in guiding cancer- and transplant-related decision making through the risk stratification of older individuals before therapy is initiated. Data surrounding the relationship among increased age, geriatric- and frailty-assessment results, and disease outcomes will also be explored. Key considerations in how to best incorporate these sometimes time-intensive assessments into practice will be outlined, along with discussion of how interprofessional collaboration among members of the health care team in the creation of care plans can facilitate quality care.
Systemic Mastocytosis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates
  • Disease management
  • Rare diseases
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 1.00 CDR - Dietitians
$0.00
This activity will review the symptoms and signs of SM, provide an overview of new and current therapies and identify SM guideline updates. The value of an interdisciplinary team–based approach along the continuum of care for affected individuals will also be discussed as a definitive step toward optimizing outcomes. 
Preventing Falls in Older Adults: Risk Factors and Interventions
  • Disease management
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This activity will discuss The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) trial, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies to reduce serious fall-related injuries,. In addition, faculty will identify risk factors that contribute to falls in the older adult as well as for individuals in SNFs, and provide interventions to reduce the risk of falls. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in fall management will also be explored.
What’s Special about Specialty Pharmacy?
  • Disease management
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 1.00 CDR - Dietitians
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This session examines the cost of development and growth of these pharmaceuticals and details the specific role that specialty pharmacy plays in making these products accessible. The high costs of therapies and patient and medication management are also discussed along with the role and value of drug benefit programs.
Diabesity: A Call for Urgent Action
  • Disease management
  • Wellness
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR - Dietitians
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This activity will highlight new updates in our understanding of how diabesity develops and describe the negative physiologic effects of this disease on multiple body systems, notably the cardiovascular and renal systems. Optimal treatments for diabesity will be identified, along with an overview of the health burden of diabesity related to long-term complications and reduced function, quality of life and life expectancy. 
Chronic Kidney Disease, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights into Present and Future Treatment
  • Disease management
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 0.75 CDR - Dietitians
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This activity examines current data about chronic kidney disease (CKD), including its health outcomes and relationships with cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Treatment regimens aimed at delaying progression and their outcomes are reviewed, along with current knowledge regarding the pathophysiologic and genetic basis of this disease. Areas of emerging interest in research on potential new treatments targeting the causes of CKD are discussed, including genomic analysis, and their relevance to clinical care.
A Model for Transplant Programs: Improving Access to Care
  • Disease management
  • Transplantation
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 0.75 CDR - Dietitians
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This session focuses on developing equal access to transplant services for the Hispanic population, as well as on how equity-based approaches can be used as a model for treatment programs for other diseases, such as sickle cell disease, immunodeficiencies, cancer, and other chronic conditions.
Transition of Care: Our Patients Are Growing Up
  • Disease management
  • Pediatrics
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 0.75 CDR - Dietitians
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This activity provides a thorough understanding of the recommended health care transition (HCT) components, considerations and goals that should be constant across HCT planning. It discusses the importance of coordinating the efforts of the health care team, adolescent and family to ensure continuity of care, positive health outcomes, and optimal quality of life.
The Challenging Journey to Diagnosis: A Personal Experience Panel
  • Disease management
  • Rare diseases
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.75 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.75 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.75 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.75 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.75 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.75 CCMC - General - Case Managers
  • 0.75 CDR - Dietitians
  • 0.75 ASWB - Social Workers
$0.00
This presentation exams the challenges surrounding rare-disease diagnosis and treatment, delving further into the significant impact of the diagnostic odyssey on adults, children, and their families as they seek care for their rare conditions. A panel of individuals speak about the challenges of their own rare-disease odysseys and provide insight into the pronounced effects their prolonged and necessary diagnostic pursuits have had on their personal lives, finances, and physical and mental health.

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