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10th Annual Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolic Disease Conference
Presented by Continuing Education Company for over 30 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. This year, CEC is pleased to host the 10th Annual Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolic Disease Conference to be held in San Diego, California at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter on April 25-27, 2025.
Program Objectives
As a result of this conference, participants will be able to:
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Pre-Hospital Ultrasound - Blended Course
Pre-hospital ultrasound can be a valuable tool to rapidly diagnose a variety of conditions associated with trauma and/or critically ill patients. Pre-Hospital focused evaluation of the heart, lungs, and abdomen can provide a rapid and safe method to improve the time to diagnose and/or treat these patients resulting in increased patient safety, satisfaction, and over-all improved patient outcomes in time-sensitive situations.
The Blended Pre-Hospital Ultrasound Training Course is specificall... |
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Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access - Blended Course
The Blended Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Training Course is planned in accordance with the current Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), ACEP guidelines and provides participants a strong foundation to perform central and peripheral line techniques in an emergency setting. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts that ... |
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Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Blended Training Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core and advanced ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP and ACGME ultrasound practice guidelines. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course... |
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POCUS for Family Medicine - Blended Course
The POCUS for Family Medicine Ultrasound Blended Training Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the AAFP/ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading emergency medicine ... |
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POCUS for Internal Medicine - Blended Course
The POCUS for Internal Medicine Ultrasound Blended Training Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the AAFP and ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading emergency med... |
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Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine Applications - Blended Course
The Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for Emergency Medicine Blended Course is designed for Emergency Medicine Physicians seeking to integrate ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for pain management or procedural applications into their clinical practice. It is the position of American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) that Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are a core skill which emergency physicians are capable of providing to patients. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks will soon be a required core co... |
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Trauma and Acute Care Sonography - Blended Course
The Trauma and Acute Care Sonography Blended Training Course is specifically designed for physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who need trauma and acute care sonography training and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates comprehensive lectur... |
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Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Blended Training Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations and provides participants a strong foundation to perform the advanced ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP, ACGME ultrasound practice guidelines. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leadi... |
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Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound Blended Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform advanced critical care ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP practice guidelines. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading emergency and critical care medicine ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates comprehensive lectures, case presentatio... |
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Can You Compete? Best Practices for Nonadvanced Systemic Mastocytosis
Don’t miss this Medical Jeopardy activity, designed to provide an informative, unique, and engaging educational approach to learning about nonadvanced systemic mastocytosis (SM)! Learners will watch a modified “Jeopardy” game, and each team will be led by our expert faculty contestants, with the didactic content presented as an explanation of the correct answer to each question. Topics covered will include pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment paradigms, including the use of tyrosine kin... |
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Italy & Dalmatian Coast Cruise - Exploring Medicine, Dentistry & the Mediterranean Healthcare Model
Join PES and sail the sparkling waters of the Adriatic & Mediterranean Seas for 8 nights. Explore the splendors of Croatia, Montenegro, Sicily and the Amalfi Coast aboard the 342-guest flagship yacht Wind Surf, the world’s largest sailing ship!
Exploring Medicine, Dentistry & the Mediterranean Healthcare Model
CME/CE Lecture Seminars for Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Allied Healthcare Professionals
This Seminar is planned for 12 Continuing Education Credit Hours.
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Updates on the Evolving Role of Multidisciplinary Care Teams for the Management of Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Target Audience
These educational activities are designed for neurologists, pediatric neurologists, global pharmacists, specialty nurses, genetic counselors, medical geneticists, and other physicians involved in multidisciplinary care teams for DMD management.
Program Overview
This enduring activity focuses on improving the care of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with regard to effective diagnosis, referral, and treatment. Additionally, the faculty will aim to present stan... |
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Exploring New Treatment Advances for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency in Adults
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is a rare, hereditary lysosomal storage disease with multisystemic manifestations, including splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, interstitial lung disease, dyslipidemia, bone marrow and lymph node involvement, and sometimes neurological and peripheral nerve involvement. While the most severe form of ASMD, infantile neurovisceral ASMD, results in death in early childhood, chronic forms of ASMD have more prolonged survival but are associated w... |
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Integrating Novel Therapies in Hemophilia in the Midst of Bridging Health Inequities
As the treatment armamentarium for patients with hemophilia continues to expand, there is an urgent need for healthcare providers to stay up-to-date on the latest advances so that they are prepared to integrate them into clinical practice. To bridge this gap, this interactive educational activity will provide a review of the science surrounding new and emerging hemophilia treatments and their mechanisms of action; recent safety and efficacy data from key clinical trials; and novel dosing strat... |
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Case Studies in Multiple Sclerosis and Aging
• Identify the clinical difference between age-related/neurodegenerative cognitive decline and MS-related cognitive impairment.
• Discuss the role of potential biomarkers in identifying coexisting neurodegenerative disorders.
• Explain why it is important for the care team to address comorbid vascular risk factors for cognitive decline, including lifestyle modification and healthy behaviors
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Current Standards and New Directions in the Treatment of Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a rare, life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy with a rapid onset and progression and a mortality rate of 10% to 20% with prompt treatment. Onset of aTTP is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and a constellation of associated symptoms including hemorrhage, neurologic and renal manifestations, cardiac abnormalities, and mesenteric ischemia (Joly et al, 2017). Survivors of f... |
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Recurrent and Metastatic HNSCC: New Insights and Real-World Evidence for Improved Patient Outcomes
STATEMENT OF NEED
Head and neck cancers represent a heterogeneous group of tumors that originate in the lip/oral cavity, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx, and larynx. An estimated 66,470 new cases are diagnosed in the United States annually, and 15,050 people die of the disease (Siegel et al, 2022). Approximately 90% of cases are classified as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Treatment of HNSCC is complicated by numerous factors, including differing therapeutic strategies ... |
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Exploring Novel Treatments for Rett Syndrome
STATEMENT OF NEED
Rett syndrome is a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder almost always associated with a spontaneous mutation in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene on the X-chromosome. Affected individuals experience loss of purposeful hand skills, abnormalities in gait, loss of spoken language, and stereotypic hand movements, with more severe manifestations including seizures, autistic features, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, breathing abnormalities, sleep dist... |
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Keeping Up with CAR T-cell Therapy: A Case-based Challenge of CART in NHL + MM
Nurses are often at the front lines of clinical care and as such, are perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between evolving clinical evidence and patient-centered care in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) and Multiple Myeloma (MM). This dynamic educational activity will equip nursing professionals with the critical skills to integrate the latest advancements in CAR T-cell therapy into practice, ensuring alignment with NCCN guidelines and patient preferences. Through interactive case studies and... |
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Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Blended Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Course provides participants a comprehensive introduction to upper and lower extremity musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic applications and ultrasound guided injection/aspiration techniques. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading musculoskeletal ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates comprehensive lectu... |
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10th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference
Embark on an extraordinary Hawaiian adventure from May 12-16, 2025, as Continuing Education Company presents the 10th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference at the luxurious Fairmont Orchid Resort. Immerse yourself in a tropical CME conference designed for primary care clinicians eager to ride the wave of the latest therapeutic advancements. Nestled amidst the Big Island's beauty, this medical conference is your passport to engaging sessions, practical insights, and evidence-ba... |
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CRRN Exam Review - Valencia
This two-day seminar is for nurses providing care to rehabilitation patients. It is designed to enhance the skills of rehabilitation nurses working in a variety of inpatient or outpatient settings. Rehabilitation nursing standards of care and practice will be reviewed. Participants will gain additional skills to manage the complex needs of rehabilitation patients as well as work more effectively in the interdisciplinary team.
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
This program prepares the learner to:... |
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Elevating Patient Care: Early Detection and Evidence-based Pharmacotherapy for Postpartum Depression in Primary Care
Postpartum depression, or depression in women within 12 months of giving birth, is common. It affects one-quarter of these women, which is why current recommendations are to begin screening for depression during pregnancy. Left un- and under-treated, the mother, newborn, and family are at risk for relationship problems, psychiatric illness, and other consequences. In this 1-hour, case-based activity, developed by family medicine and mental health clinicians, team-based screening recommendation... |
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Improving the Management of Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Emerging Evidence and Treatment Strategies
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of health care professionals involved in the management of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), including neurologists and other neuromuscular specialists, with a portion targeting pediatricians.
Program Overview
Expand your knowledge of DMD by exploring real patient case reviews! Gain a deeper understanding of dystrophin’s role in disease progression, explore the latest clinical trial results across tre... |
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Diabetes Update 2025 - LIVE STREAMING
This highly rated Harvard Medical School CME course offers practical strategies to address the medical and systemic challenges to optimal care and updates that ensure you can deliver state-of-the-art care for your patients with diabetes.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This program affords you the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field of diabetes who are distinguished for their outstanding teaching, knowledge, and innovations in clinical care.
Participants can rely on this program for compreh... |
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Applying New Learnings on Human Milk Composition to Clinical Practice in the NICU
During this presentation, expert faculty provide an overview of recent updates to neonatal nutrition guidelines, with an emphasis on the differences from prior editions. You will then learn about the importance of optimizing nutrition in preterm infants and the benefits of an evidence-based approach to human milk fortification. A variety of strategies for achieving these goals will be reviewed, including individualized supplementation of select macro- and micronutrients. |
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Highlights from PAS: Rare Disorders - Don't Miss a Treatable Disease
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of neonatologists, pediatricians, geneticists, family practice, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, genetic counselors, and other HCPs who wish to improve their knowledge and competence in identifying and managing patients with treatable rare disorders through NBS as well as other measures.
Program Overview
This activity will feature clinical cases where newborn screening (NBS) identified a t... |
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Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow Imaging Blended Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting Carotid Ultrasound Examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading vascular ultrasound experts, the comprehensive online course covers cerebrovascular anatomy& physiology, Doppler principles, scan techniques, and interpret... |
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Introduction to Adult Echocardiography - Blended Course
The Introduction to Adult Echocardiography Blended Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting comprehensive adult cardiac examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading echocardiography experts, the comprehensive online course covers cardiac anatomy & physiology, 2D & M-mode scan techniques cardiac Doppler principles, ev... |
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An Expert Panel on Severe Asthma: From the Epithelium to Better Patient Outcomes
Severe asthma has been clearly tied to significant medical, psychological, social, and economic risks and burdens for affected patients and their families. Despite the clear need for comprehensive and intensive management, substantial gaps in patient care persist. This live Expert Roundtable"with 3 internationally recognized asthma experts who have extensive experience in clinical research, patient care, and clinician education"will cover key clinical issues involving the use of biol... |
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Introduction to Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound - Blended Course
The Introduction to Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging Blended Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging and Indirect PV Ultrasound Examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading vascular ultrasound experts, the comprehensive online course covers peripheral arterial and v... |
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Introduction to Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound " Blended Course
The Introduction to Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Blended Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting transcranial Doppler examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading vascular ultrasound experts, the online course provides a comprehensive review of neuro-anatomy, normal and abnormal Doppler waveform characteristics, and scan... |
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POCUS for Family Medicine - Live Course
The POCUS for Family Medicine Live Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform and/or interpret all of the core ultrasound applications in an urban and rural family medicine setting as outlined in the AAFP, ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines.
This course is taught by leading family medicine, internal medicine, and emergency medicine ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures focused on outpatient and inpatient clinical applications, interactive case... |
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Build Your Own Case Study | Redefining MASLD/MASH Care: Personalized Strategies for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management
Health Care Providers (HCPs) in the endocrinology specialty setting are challenged to be knowledgeable of the pathophysiology of MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease) and MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) and its associated risk factors, as well as feel confident around how and when to order noninvasive diagnostic tests to prevent the emergence of more severe complications and stay on top of current guidelines and emerging treatment options.
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POCUS for Internal Medicine - Live Course
The POCUS for Internal Medicine Live Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform and/or interpret all of the core ultrasound applications in an urban and rural internal medicine setting as outlined in the AAFP, ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines.
This course is taught by leading family medicine, internal medicine, and emergency medicine ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures focused on outpatient and inpatient clinical applications, interactive ... |
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Navigating the Rapidly Evolving Classification and Treatment Landscape of Secondary AML Subtypes: Modeling Best Practices for Early Identification and Individualized Care
Are you optimally treating secondary AML subtypes per latest evidence on selection of therapies? To optimize treatment, clinicians must not only have current knowledge of the up-to-date classification and risk stratification strategies, but the operational frameworks to effectively translate this latest evidence into treatment selection practices. Assess your current practices, review the latest evidence and best practices shared by leaders in the field, and create your own action plan to ensu... |
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Tackling Chronic Inflammatory Airway Diseases A Unified Picture of Disease Processes and Targeted Management
Chronic inflammatory diseases of the upper and lower airways, including allergic rhinitis, CRSwNP, and asthma, have been tied to significant risks and burdens for affected patients. Although biologic therapies that target overactive cytokine signaling are available, newer therapies are emerging, with targets upstream in the pathogenic cascade to improve efficacy across both T2-high and T2-low profiles. Join us for this engaging Expert Roundtable™ activity to hear multidisciplinary insights r... |
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Common Nonspecific Symptoms at Presentation: Can You Diagnose This Patient?
When your patient presents with nonspecific symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and dizziness, could it be an indication of a more serious disease? Put your skills to the test! In just 15 minutes, navigate through real-world cases to see if you can correctly diagnose each patient. Diagnostic conclusions are revealed after reviewing all cases. Hear faculty insights on the implications of learner decisions along with rationales for appropriate next steps to aid in making a final diagn... |
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Enhancing Patient Care for CAR T-Cell Therapy in NHL: Comprehensive Solutions for Your Community
In this Build Your Own Case Study | Enhancing Patient Care for CAR T-Cell Therapy in NHL: Comprehensive Solutions for Your Community, learn from expert faculty about the most recent clinical updates and emerging real-world efficacy and safety data of CAR T-cell therapies in NHL. Build Your Own Case Study will guide participants through an interactive learning progression, as they go through two patient scenarios and make selections at critical decision points. Participants will be provided wit... |
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Recent Developments in the Treatment of Clear Cell, Renal Cell Carcinoma: Essential Insights and Updates for the Healthcare Team
Target Audience
Oncology, Managed care and Specialty Pharmacists and Oncology Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
Program Overview
The goal of this educational initiative is to equip oncology nurse practitioners and nurses, as well as oncology, managed care, and specialty care pharmacists with the knowledge to apply findings from risk scoring systems used to stratify cases of clear cell renal cell carcinoma for treatment selection, differentiate among an expanding array of combination regimens con... |
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Practice-Changing Advances in the Management of Hemophilia
STATEMENT OF NEED
Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly, causing affected individuals to experience spontaneous bleeding as well as bleeding after injuries or surgery. The 2 most common types are hemophilia A, caused by low levels of clotting factor VIII; and hemophilia B, caused by low levels of clotting factor IX. The standard treatment for hemophilia involves replacing the missing blood clotting factor by infusing commercially prepared facto... |
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Podcast: Practice-Changing Advances in the Management of Hemophilia
STATEMENT OF NEED
Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly, causing affected individuals to experience spontaneous bleeding as well as bleeding after injuries or surgery. The 2 most common types are hemophilia A, caused by low levels of clotting factor VIII; and hemophilia B, caused by low levels of clotting factor IX. The standard treatment for hemophilia involves replacing the missing blood clotting factor by infusing commercially prepared facto... |
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Targeting Key Clinical Issues for Oncology Nurses
The landscape of AML treatment is evolving, and newer targeted agents may improve outcomes for selected subgroups of patients. Activity goal considerations for the nurse/NP when participating in this activity:
Treatment decision making with incorporation of cytogenetic and molecular testing
Considerations in the care of a patient receiving therapy for AML related to nursing care and side effect management
Psychosocial considerations and resources for a patient with AML
Oncology nurses an... |
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Distinguishing and Managing Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease (AD): Leveraging Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Prompt Identification and Optimal Patient Management
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of healthcare providers involved in the diagnosis and continued care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, including neurologists, geriatricians, psychiatrists, primary care physicians, nurses, and other multidisciplinary team members.
Program Overview
This educational activity is designed to provide clinicians who manage patients with Alzheimer’s disease with current information on diagnosis and management, inclu... |
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Keeping Up with the Evolving Treatment Landscape for Advanced/Metastatic Gastric/GEJ Cancer: Modeling Center of Excellence Practices
Are you optimally treating your patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers per the latest evidence on selection of therapies? Despite recent advancements in diagnosis of gastric/GEJ cancer, most cases are detected at advanced stages, resulting in poor outcomes. But advances have identified biomarkers that can offer more precise diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for gastric/GEJ cancer patients. In addition to HER2 and PD-L1 status, microsatellite instability (MSI) status... |
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Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease " Understanding the Disease and Improving Treatment Adherence and Outcome
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nephrologists, primary care providers, and providers who care for patients with kidney disease.
Program Overview
In the real-world setting, treatment adherence in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) can be a challenge. This CME program will discuss the diagnosis and management of ADPKD as well as strategies on improving treatment adherence. Patients’ perspectives on how to deal with... |
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Multiple Myeloma Care: Translating Evolving Practices to Oncology Nurses in Community Settings
The expansion of treatment options and strategies across the disease continuum is good news for patients who previously had few options; however, it can be a challenge for clinicians to stay up"to date in this very dynamic setting. |
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Multidisciplinary Team Essentials on CMV Prevention, Surveillance, and Treatment Optimization in the Transplant Setting
The role of the multidisciplinary transplant team has expanded considerably over the past decade to keep pace with advances in the field and to address long-term care of transplant recipients. Despite these advances, breakthrough cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections and development of refractory and resistant CMV infections cause significant complications post-transplant. To lessen patient burden and improve survival outcomes, optimal introduction of anti-CMV drugs, both prophylactically and thera... |
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Cleveland Clinic 27th Annual Diabetes Therapeutics, Technology and Surgery (Online Streaming On Demand)
For over a quarter century, Cleveland Clinic has been at the forefront of continuing education regarding the treatment and management of diabetes. Its world class faculty has designed the 27th Annual Diabetes Therapeutics, Technology and Surgery to provide up-to-date reviews of strategies and research relevant to this disease and its complications. The goal of this activity is to increase practitioners’ competence and clinical performance in the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. A... |
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