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Title	Category	Credit	Event date	Cost
Diabetic Kidney Disease: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs	Disease management	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will present HCPs with the information necessary to evaluate kidney health in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and will discuss CKD risk stratification, including interpretation of albuminuria levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Interventions that can reduce progression of disease, likelihood of hospitalization and costs will be identified, and recent data about effective treatment regimens and their indications for improving outcomes will be examined. Additionally, early strategies to decrease the risk for CVD and ESRD in these individuals will be defined, with a review of the pathophysiology of progression of these disorders.
Women's Mental Health	Behavioral health	AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will provide an overview of the psychiatric conditions experienced by women across their lifespans and alert HCPs to differences in symptom patterns, evaluation, and treatment, as compared to those of men. In addition, diagnostic criteria and management considerations for psychiatric conditions specific to women’s reproductive lifespans, such as those associated with perimenopause, postmenopause, pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the menstrual cycle, will be discussed.
Developing an Optimal COVID-19 Test Program: Strategies and Considerations for Success	Covid-19 Disease management	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will identify pathways to creating effective, practical and sustainable testing strategies for COVID-19 that can accelerate a return to normalcy and allow schools and other facilities to remain open. It will relay to participants how determining the goal of testing is the key factor to establishing an optimal testing strategy through consideration of multiple factors, including test type, sensitivity and turnaround time as well as program implementation and costs. Current testing programs will be discussed, examining how the selection of these elements can be adapted to satisfy the needs of the target community as well as the testing program’s goals. The roles that communication and partnership can play in establishing effective strategies, enhancing safety, enabling improved implementation and shaping public policy will also be examined.
Pediatric Cancer Survivorship	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will discuss the monitoring, prevention, and management of long-term health conditions in childhood cancer survivors and strategies to optimize their long-term care.
Medication Management for Parkinson’s Disease	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will highlight the top PD symptoms and the use of medication as a key component of symptom management, review the typical progression of PD, the medications recommended during this progression and the adverse effects that may result from these medications. Recent advances and the potential future applications in PD medication management will also be discussed.
Behavioral Health: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on overall health and emotional well-being and the importance of integrating the psychosocial needs and support for patients, health care workers, and the public during the pandemic.
Escalation of the Drug Overdose Epidemic During COVID-19: Strategies to Remove Barriers to Evidence-Based Care	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will discuss the potential long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance-abuse disorders (SUD), the associated increased risks in certain communities, steps that can be taken to end this pandemic and the importance of a multidisciplinary pain team to optimally manage individuals with SUD.
Telehealth for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Have We Entered a New Era Due to COVID-19?	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will discuss the successes and challenges in the use of telehealth for individuals with MSK conditions, including the impact of the interruption or reduction of rehabilitation services on patient outcomes and its potential effect on pain and physical function. Strategies to overcome barriers that exist in this model of care will be identified.
Gene Therapy: Transitioning from Proof of Principle to Practical Treatments	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will explore the current and future application of gene therapy.
Home-Based Care of Complex Patients Before and In Crisis	Disease management Transplantation	ACPE - Pharmacists ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians AMA - Physicians ANCC - Nurses APA - Psychologists Attendance - General Attendance CCMC - General - Case Managers ASWB - Social Workers		$0.00	This activity will explore the recent advances in BMT, including in-home stem-cell treatments outside the hospital setting and their clinical outcomes, as well as the challenges and impact COVID-19 has had on immunosuppressed individuals and BMT.

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