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- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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The purpose of the New York State (NYS) Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) Prevention Program is to advance and evaluate comprehensive state-level interventions for preventing prescription drug overuse, misuse, abuse, and overdose. Effective July 22, 2016, Public Health Law Article 33 §3309-a was updated to require prescribers with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number and medical residents prescribing under a facility DEA number to complete a minimum of three (3) hours of course work or training in pain management, palliative care and addiction.
- 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
- 0.25 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
As people live longer, the burden of dementia will increase for families, society, and the healthcare system. This session will enable you to help your patients by teaching you how to classify, diagnose, and treat all forms of dementia. The session will also discuss the latest advancements in Alzheimer disease diagnosis and therapeutics.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$50.00
- Anxiety
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This course will help providers understand the pharmacology of benzodiazepines and the clinical indications in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$65.00
Individuals sixty-five years and older account for one-third of all prescription medications. Eighty-seven percent of the geriatric population were prescribed at least one medication, thirty-six percent were prescribed five or more medications, and thirty-eight percent also took over the counter medications. Drug misuse and abuse in the elderly can cause cognitive and physical impairment: increase risk of falls, motor vehicle accidents, and may result in a declining ability to perform activities of daily living.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$65.00
You might be surprised that your post-operative patients require fewer oral pain medications than you think. Many patients are first exposed to opioids in a surgical setting. A rather shocking statistic is that approximately 6% of surgical patients who are prescribed opioids become long-term users. This course will describe the benefits of reduced or eliminated opioid use post-operatively.
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 ANCC
- 1.50 APA
$15.00
There are a variety of primary and secondary uses for benzodiazepines. However, regardless of how clinicians or patients use them, benzodiazepines should be a short-term intervention. They are usually not recommended for use as long-term or permanent treatment solutions. This course will provide learners with information on the primary and secondary uses of benzodiazepines and an overview of their advantages when used appropriately. The course content will also discuss the risks associated with misuse and alternate treatment methods.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Thyroidectomies involve meticulous dissection of a highly vascularized organ and complications may develop, such as hematoma, hypocalcemia, and even hypoparathyroidism. Because some of these complications may be fatal, the authors sought to identify the differences in postthyroidectomy outcomes when the use of a vessel sealant device (VSD) such as LigaSure or Harmonic scalpel is compared with more traditional techniques, such as ligatures and clips.
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.00 AOA Category 1-A
$0.00
(Part 1) ORN Webinar Series: A two-part, one hour each, webinar. Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed for patients receiving opioid maintenance treatment. This talk will review the potential risks and benefits of prescribing benzodiazepines receiving opioid maintenance treatment, approaches to minimizing risks when prescribing benzodiazepines, and approaches to benzodiazepine discontinuation. The second hour will be devoted to Q&A and case studies may be included to advance ones knowledge on the topic.