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Psoriatic Arthritis Posters and Abstracts from San Diego Source: American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting held November 3-7, 2017 in San Diego, California
Philip J. Mease, MD, clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington, and director of the Rheumatology Clinical Research Division at Swedish Medical Center, provides his perspectives on key posters, presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, on the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis.
Proceed at your own pace and in any order. Each poster perspective is about 5 minutes. |
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NAVIGATING BIOSIMILARS: TRANSLATING EVIDENCE INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Leonard Calabrese, DO, and Steven Feldman, MD, PhD, provide their insights into the dynamic world of biosimilars, first highlighting key features of biologics and the rigorous scientific requirements for demonstrating biosimilarity. |
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2018 Virtual Joint Congress
The 2018 Virtual Joint Congress (Virtual Annual Meeting) provides you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and clinical skills, and maintain your certification – on your time, at your convenience. Please note the recordings are not live at the Joint Congress.
The Virtual Joint Congress includes recordings of over 75 sessions from the live 2018 Virtual Joint Congress, including:
•Presentation slides along with video and audio for the Plenary and Keynote sessions
•Presentation sl... |
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Non-IgE Adverse Reactions to Foods: Improving Diagnosis and Treatment
This interactive course aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from non-IgE mediated food allergy.
It provides information about the presentation, triggers, and diagnostic tools to help allergy professionals more accurately differentiate between non-IgE mediated food allergy and food intolerance.
The course also gives a lengthy discussion about management strategies and answers to common patient questions. |
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Virtual Patients: Is Allergen Immunotherapy the Right Choice for Your Patient?
In these patient simulations, you will assess the appropriateness of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for patients with particular health characteristics.
Using evidence from the literature, you will determine if it is likely that immunotherapy will be safe and effective in various clinical scenarios. In some cases, you may need to help your patients gain control of other symptoms before starting AIT.
You will differentiate the appropriateness of subcutaneous versus sublingual immunotherap... |
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Optimizing Management of Carcinoid Syndrome in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors
STATEMENT OF NEED
Carcinoid syndrome refers to a constellation of symptoms caused by the systemic release of humoral factors such as polypeptides, biogenic amines, and prostaglandins, mostly from well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. Patients frequently experience flushing, abdominal cramps, bronchospasms, hypotension, and diarrhea, which lead to impaired quality of life and daily functioning. In addition, complications such as carcinoid heart disease and mesenteric and/or retroperiton... |
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Ethics and Opioid Conference 2019
This activity will address the ethical use of opioids and treatment of patients. |
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Ethics and Opioid Conference 2018
This activity will address the ethical use of opioids and treatment of patients. |
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Defining Personalized Care Plans in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
STATEMENT OF NEED
Prostate cancer is the most common tumor type among men in the United States. Typically, androgen deprivation therapy is administered for progressive disease. However, castration resistance or unresponsiveness to androgen deprivation therapy or to antiandrogens frequently develops over time. The transition from castration-sensitive to castration-resistant disease has yet to be understood and represents a significant unmet need. Metastatic CRPC is the primary cause of prost... |
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Selecting Optimal Antiangiogenic Strategies for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
STATEMENT OF NEED
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common tumor globally, with an increasing incidence in the United States and Europe. The malignancy is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and the leading cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. Approximately 40,710 new cases are diagnosed in the United States annually and 28,920 people die of the disease. Patients with HCC continue to have a dismal prognosis, with a 5-year survival rate of 18%. This is du... |
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Patient-Centered Care of Metastatic Colon and Rectal Cancer
This educational activity is directed toward oncology nurses and nurse practitioners who have expressed a need for educational programming on the coordination of care, management of adverse events, counseling and education, and patient follow-up in metastatic colon and rectal cancer (mCRC). Such education would allow these healthcare professionals to take on leadership roles in the multi-disciplinary care of mCRC, leading to improved patient outcomes.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion... |
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis from the Allergist's Perspective
This is an interactive course that aims to ensure that allergists and allied health providers understand Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). The course discusses the characteristics, symptoms, and triggers of EoE and explains how it is different from other allergic reaction diseases. Diagnostic and management strategies, including diets and medications, are also covered at length. |
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Optimizing Nursing Management of Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease
STATEMENT OF NEED
Veno-occlusive disease (VOD), also known as sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, is a potentially life-threatening complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), characterized by weight gain, fluid retention with ascites, tender hepatomegaly, and jaundice. The toxicity is believed to result from damage to hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells, which causes obstructed sinusoidal flow that leads to liver dysfunction, multiorgan failure, and death. The incidence of VOD... |
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Improving Heart Failure Patient Outcomes Utilizing Guideline-Directed Therapy
This educational activity is accredited for physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses who have expressed a need for educational programming on the pharmacologic management of heart failure.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
-Describe the optimal guideline-based recommendations for the management of heart failure.
-Evaluate the 2016 ACC/AHA/HFSA guideline-recommended novel therapies that are recommended for the treatment of heart fa... |
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Immunotherapy: Harnessing the Immune System to Treat Cancer
This educational activity is directed toward oncology nurses and nurse practitioners caring for patients receiving cancer immunotherapy.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1. List the various types of immunotherapy currently used in the management of malignancies
2. Summarize the various mechanisms of action for the different immunotherapy agents
3. Describe various toxicities for specific types of immunotherapy
4. Explain specific... |
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Occurrence and Implications of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)
Oncology nursing professionals play a key role in the care of patients receiving chemotherapy. However, to do so, they require access to the most recent clinical information and guidance, the latest developments in CINV therapy, and expanded knowledge of CINV pathophysiology. In addition, oncology nursing professionals need continuing education focused on appropriate screening in order to better identify patients at risk of CINV before chemotherapy begins, and developing the skills to undertak... |
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Preventing Residual Neuromuscular Blockade and Ensuring Complete Recovery: A Discussion and Demonstration Using Simulation
Upon completion of this activity, participants will have improved their ability to:
1. Identify patients at risk for residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB)
2. Appraise the roles of subjective and objective train-of-four monitoring in reducing the risk of RNMB
3. Employ an appropriate RNMB reversal agent and dose in patients with comorbid conditions
4. Discuss strategies to improve perioperative patient safety for moderate and deep neuromuscular blockade |
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Component Testing for Food Allergy Diagnosis
This interactive course outlines the shortcomings of the standard tests currently used to diagnose food allergy and explains the development and potential application of component resolved diagnosis (CRD). It describes, in depth, how CRD can be applied when evaluating potential allergies to plant (peanut and hazelnut) and animal (milk and eggs) products. The course also explains the limitations of CRD and makes suggestions for additional research. |
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Virtual Patient: Soccer Coach too Busy for Shots
This case simulation involves a female high school soccer coach with seasonal allergic rhinitis that has not been well controlled with over-the-counter medications. Symptoms have progressively worsened over the past four summers since she returned to Baltimore, Maryland, and now include cough and wheezing.
She is interested in allergen immunotherapy but travels out of town frequently and wants to know about alternatives to immunotherapy injections (shots). Making IT Count is funded through... |
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The Life Spectrum of Asthma: Online
The incidence and prevalence of asthma has increased considerably in recent years. Asthma is not a single disease, and its expression, remission, progression, and severity can vary based on age and gender. Therefore, it is crucial for allergist/immunologists, as specialists in the diagnosis and management of asthma, to understand how to select the most appropriate patients for the use of immune response modifiers and how to assess and manage the risk-benefit ratio of treatment. The Life Spectr... |
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Virtual Patient: Needs Rapid IT Buildup
This patient simulation involves a 33-year-old female whose allergy symptoms in the spring and fall significantly affect her. She is a busy professional who travels a lot, so she is seeking an immunotherapy treatment option that requires fewer clinic visits than traditional immunotherapy treatment. You will be required to discuss cluster and rush immunotherapy as treatment options, then adjust her treatment as her symptoms change. Making IT Count is funded through an educational grant from Mer... |
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Virtual Patient: Young Girl with Peanut Allergy
This patient simulation involves a young girl with severe peanut allergy whose parents are interested in a desensitization treatment, like oral immunotherapy (OIT). During the consultation, her parents ask several questions about the administration, safety, efficacy, and effects of peanut/food oral immunotherapy. The findings from food OIT clinical trials will be referenced to answer these questions. Making IT Count is funded through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. |
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Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
This is an interactive course that aims to educate physicians and allied health providers about the diagnosis and management of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA). This course discusses symptoms, triggers, and diagnostic tools to help with the identification of FDEIA in patients, as well as pathophysiologic theories about its precipitation. We'll also cover management strategies that should be recommended to patients. |
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2015 - Hot Topics in Primary Care
2015 - Hot Topics in Primary Care
Content Origination Date: Jul 19, 2015 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Aug 11, 2018
Total CE Credits:
In the current environment of health promotion and disease prevention, the rational use of diagnostic tests and medical interventions as well as interprofessional management of chronic disease are mandates as we move forward in the 21st century. We all know that expanding access to insurance coverage will continue to put significant demands on our health c... |
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2015 - The Fetus and Newborn
2015 - The Fetus and Newborn
Content Origination Date: Oct 14, 2015 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Nov 2, 2018
Total CE Credits:
62.50 - Physician
62.50 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
62.50 - CA RN/CA BRN
8.75 - Pharmacology
26.25 - Pharmacist
The Fetus & Newborn conference addresses the latest innovations in neonatal care from nationally recognized faculty with broad expertise and hands-on experience. Learn at your own pace from experts in the fields of neonatal ... |
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2015 - Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
2015 - Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
Content Origination Date: Nov 1, 2015 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Dec 3, 2018
Total CE Credits:
56.00 - Physician
56.00 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
56.00 - CA RN/CA BRN
7.50 - Pharmacology
Expert faculty challenges you to take your knowledge to the next level through case study discussions, presentations addressing critical care hot topics and information on the latest technologies and evidence-based practice.... |
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2015 - Pediatric Critical Care Nursing
2015 - Pediatric Critical Care Nursing
Content Origination Date: Nov 10, 2015 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Dec 3, 2018
Total CE Credits:
64.50 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
64.50 - CA RN/CA BRN
6.50 - Pharmacology
New technology and new approaches to treatment are just two of the stimulating areas that were brought into focus at the 31st annual Pediatric Critical Care Nursing conference in New Orleans. Learn at your own pace utilizing the on-demand sessions captured... |
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2015 - Women's Health & OB/GYN
2015 - Women's Health & OB/GYN
Content Origination Date: Nov 11, 2015 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Dec 3, 2018
Total CE Credits:
58.50 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
58.50 - CA RN/CA BRN
13.00 - Pharmacology
The Women’s Health and OB/GYN Nursing conference focuses on the challenges you face daily in your care of women in the primary care setting. Now in its 30thyear, this online conference recorded in New Orleans November 11-14, 2015 is designed for NPs, CNMs, RNs a... |
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2016 - Elsevier Faculty Development Conference
2016 - Elsevier Faculty Development Conference
Content Origination Date: Jan 3, 2016 ‐ Content Expiration Date: Jan 20, 2019
Total CE Credits:
34.00 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
34.00 - CA RN/CA BRN
Nurse educators are challenged daily by the complex issues surrounding nursing education. Preparing students to become highly competent, knowledgeable and confident members of the healthcare team-in rapidly changing education and clinical practice environments - requires... |
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2016 - Health Care for Women Over 40
2016 - Health Care for Women Over 40
Content Origination Date: Apr 11, 2016 ‐ Content Expiration Date: May 2, 2019
Total CE Credits:
45.00 - Physician
45.00 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
45.00 - CA RN/CA BRN
11.25 - Pharmacology
The latest research will be translated into clinical pearls and evidence-based approaches for assessing and managing a variety of issues related to perimenopause, menopause and aging will be explored in sessions from this online conferen... |
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2016 - Neonatal Pharmacology
2016 - Neonatal Pharmacology
Content Origination Date: Apr 14, 2016 ‐ Content Expiration Date: May 5, 2019
Total CE Credits:
32.00 - Physician
32.00 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
32.00 - CA RN/CA BRN
20.00 - Pharmacology
20.50 - Pharmacist
This online conference offers cutting edge information from leading clinicians and researchers in neonatology focusing on an interdisciplinary team approach to the pharmacologic treatment of critically ill newborns. You wil... |
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2016 - Contraceptive Technology Boston
2016 - Contraceptive Technology Boston
Content Origination Date: Apr 24, 2016 ‐ Content Expiration Date: May 12, 2019
Total CE Credits:
76.00 - Physician
76.00 - RN / NP (All RNs/Nurses except CA RNs)
76.00 - CA RN/CA BRN
19.50 - Pharmacology
The changing medical and policy climates continue to challenge reproductive health care providers, as we work at keeping our focus on providing high quality, evidence-based care for our patients. The 2016 online conference features cu... |
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2016 Virtual Annual Meeting Recordings
Pre-order your 2016 Virtual Annual Meeting today!
The AAAAI offers more than 300 educational sessions at the Annual Meeting each year. Because it's impossible to attend every session, and because many people are unable to attend, each year we offer select recordings from the live meeting in our Virtual Annual Meeting. These recordings are offered in two formats: streaming online and in MP4 format to download to your preferred device. Sessions that will be recorded will be marked with the fo... |
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Opioid Overdose & Naloxone Rescue Kits
Fatal drug overdoses, due to both illicit and prescription drug use, have become epidemic in the United States (US). The rate exceeds that of deaths from motor vehicle accidents, largely due to the increase in prescription opioid overdoses.1 In 2013, about 16,000 deaths occurred from prescription opioid overdoses, accounting for more than half of all prescription drug overdose deaths.2 Multiple substances (eg, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other sedating drugs) often contribute to these over... |
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Hot Topics in OB/GYN Litigation
Learning Objectives:
Describe the underlying reasons why OB malpractice cases are filed and pursued, in the face of an unfortunate outcome.
Analyze and compare their own conduct to actual case examples, to help improve quality of care and raise awareness to litigated issues.
Prevent medical errors, through a better understanding of current trends in medico-legal cases. |
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Managing First Trimester Complications
Learning Objectives:
List 3 labs tests appropriate for first trimester bleeding.
Compare and contrast lab results for molar, ectopic, viable, and non-viable pregnancies.
Identify 5 risk factors for ectopic pregnancy. |
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Incontinence and Overactive Bladder: What's a Woman To Do?
Learning Objectives:
Identify differences between stress and urge incontinence.
Discuss pharmacologic strategies for management of overactive bladder.
Discuss the impact of overactive bladder on patients' quality of life. |
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Update on Epidemiology, Testing and Treatment Issues
Learning Objectives:
Review the clinical presentations of chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Discuss currently recommended diagnostic tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Discuss currently recommended treatments for chlamydia and gonorrhea. |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Think Big: My Approach for Overcoming Obstacles
Learning Objectives:
Describe a framework for Thinking Big to overcome obstacles.
List 8 key principles in making personal and professional goals possible.
Describe personal examples of how to Think Big in achieving personal and professional goals. |
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Abnormal Breast Findings: When to Follow, When to Refer
Learning Objectives:
Discuss breast symptoms including palpable findings, mastodynia, nipple discharge, skin changes, inflammation and imaging changes.
Describe assessment, diagnosis and management of breast symptoms.
Recognize breast changes to refer for specialty evaluation and treatment. |
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An Evidence-Based Review of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Learning Objectives:
Differentiate and explain the approaches to cell free DNA sequencing in Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT).
Identify factors that affect accuracy of NIPT.
List steps in patient counseling and follow-up when NIPT is utilized. |
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Better Sex for Couples: Thinking Beyond Sexual Dysfunction
Learning Objectives:
Describe the cornerstones to sexual health.
Discuss strategies for navigating desire discrepancy.
Identify 3 seduction tips for couples. |
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"How Do I Know I'm in Menopause?" Navigating the Transition from Perimenopause to Menopause
Learning Objectives:
Describe the normal endocrinologic changes of perimenopause and menopause and their impact on general health of women.
List hormonal and nonhormonal therapies available for each of the major menopausal symptom complexes.
Estimate the efficacy and health risks associated with use of therapies to identify appropriate candidates. |
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Hemodynamic Monitoring: The Continuum of Care from the ED to the ICU
Learning Objectives:
Define indications and applications for hemodynamic monitoring in acute and critical care areas.
Describe decision algorithms which outline levels of monitoring.
Develop an evidence based plan for appropriate level of monitoring. |
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Renal Biomarkers: What's New in Assessing Renal Function?
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the best method to evaluate glomerular filtration rate.
Describe the use of fractional excretion of sodium in assessing tubular function.
Describe the use of newer renal biomarkers in determining acute kidney injury (AKI). |
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Glucose Gone Wild in the Critically Ill Patient & How to Tame It
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the increasing incidence of diabetes in the hospitalized patient.
Identify research-supported glycemic goals for patients based on surgical/medical ailments and age.
Describe methods of insulin delivery in the acute care arena as well as safe transition off insulin infusion or transfer out of ICU. |
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Mother's Intuition: Critical for Caring for the Chronically Ill Child
Learning Objectives:
Discuss examples of maternal intuition.
List importance of giving credibility to parental concerns.
Review strategies for involvement of parents in their child's healthcare. |
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Cases in Toxicology
Learning Objectives:
Discuss agents commonly encountered in pediatric toxicology.
Review clinical presentation and management strategies for commonly encountered pediatric toxins.
Apply evidence-based management strategies using a case-based approach. |
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Highlights of the New 2015 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC
Learning Objectives:
Describe at least one change in the 2015 AHA Guidelines update that will change their practice of resuscitation.
List at least 3 ways to minimize interruptions in chest compressions during resuscitation.
Describe two options for providing targeted temperature management during post-cardiac arrest care for the child following resuscitation. |
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Hematology/Oncology PICU Issues: Case Studies
Learning Objectives:
Review the importance of hemoglobin, coagulation, bone marrow, fibrinolytic and transfusion issues with the critically ill child.
Describe the diagnostic laboratory data necessary to care for the child with anemia, platelet disorders, and oncologic emergencies.
Prioritize the care for the child with an oncologic emergency. |
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