OVERVIEW

UPMC Hamot Continuing Medical Education presents: "2023 Primary Care Conference". Join your colleagues to learn about the most recent updates related to a variety of fields affecting your patients in primary care, in person or virtually.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Primary care physicians, hospitalists, advanced practice providers, and nurses, as well as other healthcare professionals will benefit from attendance at this activity.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Describe stages of fatty liver disease progression.
• List causes and risk factors for fatty liver disease.
• Review testing options for liver fibrosis assessment.
• Describe the role of gratitude in wellness.
• Name three gratitude exercise for use in daily work life.
• Identify the role of purpose in promoting work satisfaction.
• Name three strategies to clarify purpose in work life.
• Explore evidence-based coping strategies to deploy in everyday life.
• Review pancreatic cancer resectability.
• Discuss multimodality treatment of pancreatic cancer.
• Describe advances in pancreatic surgery robotics.
• Describe the common accessibility problems patients with various disabilities encounter within a healthcare setting.
• Apply legislation, standards and guidelines applicable to ensuring accessible healthcare for patients with disabilities within their facilities.
• Name key stakeholder groups within a healthcare system who can champion the needs of patients with disabilities and facilitate staff awareness.
• Describe the epidemiology of symptomatic disease, hospitalizations, and death due to SARS-CoV-2.
• Review factors impacting changing epidemiology, including SARS-CoV-2 variants.
• Discuss how the response to the COVID-19 pandemic may inform approaches to minimizing harm from current and future respiratory virus epidemics.
• Identify common pediatric illnesses.
• Review treatment recommendations for common pediatric illnesses.
• Review the definition of COPD.
• Define how pulmonary function testing supports diagnosis, guides treatment, monitors condition over time.
• Describe the range of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options available for patients with COPD.
• Recognize the role of CGRP in migraine production.
• Recognize CGRP medication mechanism of actions and how they vary.
• Review CGRP medications.
• Review CGRP medication prescription for primary care and prior authorization.
• Review new updates on antibiotics.
• Discuss ways to improve antibiotic prescribing in primary care.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIAN (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (AAPA)

The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

NURSING (CNE)

A maximum of 6.25 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS CREDIT (AAFP)

AAFP credit is pending approval.

OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

For more information please visit the official event page.