Activity Calendar

MARCH 2021

Diabetic Kidney Disease: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs
Mar. 10; 1–2 p.m. ET
This activity will present health care professionals (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.
Live, Accredited Webcast

Understanding and Preventing Burnout: Improving Health Care Outcomes
Mar. 16; 1–2 p.m. ET
This activity will discuss contributing factors to burnout, its impact on the health and well-being of HCPs and their patients, interventions to decrease overall stress and how burnout can influence patient care and health care outcomes.
Live, Accredited Webcast

APRIL 2021

OptumLabs Grand Rounds: Optimal Care—Combining Evidence and Technology to Drive Quality and Eliminate Low-Value Care
April 14; 1–2 p.m. ET
This activity will provide learners with successful approaches to address the issues of wasted and harmful care in order to decrease unnecessary expenditures and improve patient outcomes. The discussion will focus on the several solutions to wasted and harmful care.
Live, Accredited Webcast

MAY 2021

Essentials of Oncology, Solid Organ and Blood/Marrow Transplant Management for the Health Care Team
May 5–6
Learn firsthand from expert faculty as they discuss current topics in the fields of transplantation and oncology during this engaging virtual experience. Exciting advances such as recent trends in immunosuppression management, gene therapy, and drug development will be presented.
Live, Virtual Conference

Coming soon! OptumLabs Grand Rounds
May 12; 1–2 p.m. ET
Live, Accredited Webcast

Achieving Value-Based Care: The Role of Oncology Clinical Pathways
May 20, 1–2 p.m. ET
This activity will provide an overview of the current status of pathways in oncology, discuss best practices in cancer care and explore their role in helping practices to deliver value-based care.
Live, Accredited Webcast

Cystic Fibrosis: Utilizing Personalized Treatments and Addressing Health Disparities
May 25, 1–2 p.m. ET
During this activity, presenters will discuss cystic fibrosis and the different genetic etiologies and examine how an individual’s genetic profile can be utilized to develop a personalized treatment plan. The role that an informed interprofessional health care team can play in improved disease outcomes will also be examined.
Live, Accredited Webcast

JUNE 2021

Coming soon! OptumLabs Grand Rounds
June 9; 1–2 p.m. ET
Live, Accredited Webcast

Coming soon!
2-part LGBTQIA+ Patient Experience series to educate health care professionals on the unique needs and health care disparities in the LGBTQIA+ community
Live, Accredited Webcast Series

SEPTEMBER 2021

Coming soon! Advance Your Skills in Supporting the Family Caregiver
September 14; 1–2 p.m. ET
This activity will discuss the role of the caregiver; identify barriers to caregiving; establish strategies to support the caregiver and determine available support resources to assist in maintaining the caregiver’s well- being.
Live, Accredited Webcast

30th Annual National Conference
Sept. 27–29
Live, Virtual Conference

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Understanding and Preventing Burnout: Improving Health Care Outcomes
This activity will discuss contributing factors to burnout, its impact on the health and well-being of HCPs and their patients, interventions to decrease overall stress and how burnout can influence patient care and health care outcomes.

Diabetic Kidney Disease: Improving Outcomes and Reducing Costs
This activity will present health care professionals (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.

Developing an Optimal COVID-19 Test Program: Strategies and Considerations for Success
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.
Live, Accredited Webcast.