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Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Predictors of Nonadherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening among Hospitalized Women
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and estimate the effects of sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with nonadherence to CRC screening among hospitalized women.
Forgone Care among LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Health, Social Support, and Pandemic-Related Stress
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This study emphasizes healthcare access of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer plus (LGBTQ+) and non-LGBTQ+ individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic by assessing potential risk factors for delayed care, including pandemic-related stress, health status, and LGBTQ+ discrimination, and protective factors, such as social support.
Safety of Nonvitamin K Antagonists Compared with Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and End-Stage Kidney Disease
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This study evaluated the occurrence of major bleeding following the initiation of oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in a community teaching hospital.
Comparison of Sense of Humor and Burnout in Surgeons and Internal Medicine Physicians
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This study aimed to characterize humor styles among surgeons and internal medicine physicians. In addition, the authors also aimed to assess the association between different humor styles and burnout. This study is the first of its kind when even chairpersons of different departments agreed to take part. 
A Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score of > 2 Is a Poor Predictor of Endoscopic Intervention in Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
This study aimed to determine the rate of endoscopic hemostatic interventions (HI) in patients with nonvariceal acute GI bleeding (NVAUGIB) admitted with a GBS >2. Secondary aims included comparison of clinical outcomes in patients with and without HI and cost of nontherapeutic EGDs.
HIV/AIDS: Update for Florida
  • 1.00 MOC
  • 1.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
  • 1.00 Contact hours
$15.00
Healthcare professionals will continue to play a major and significant role in preventing the spread of HIV infection and in caring for those who are infected or affected by HIV. As the demographics of HIV infection evolve, both in the United States and around the world, it is clear that all healthcare professionals in all practice settings will be involved to some extent with HIV infection.
Domestic Violence: The Florida Requirement
  • 2.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$15.00
Domestic violence continues to be a prevalent problem in the United States today. Because of the number of individuals affected, it is likely that most healthcare professionals will encounter patients in their practice who are victims. Accordingly, it is essential that healthcare professionals are taught to recognize and accurately interpret behaviors associated with domestic violence. It is incumbent upon the healthcare professional to establish and implement protocols for early identification of domestic violence victims and their abusers.
Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks
  • 5.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.00 ANCC
  • 5.00 Contact hours
$15.00
Opioid analgesics are approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate or severe pain. However, individual patients differ greatly in clinical response to different opioid analgesics, and patient populations show widely variable response to the same opioid and dose. These response variations make opioid prescribing challenging. Further, the important role of opioid analgesics is broadly accepted in acute pain, cancer pain, and palliative and end-of-life care, but it is controversial for the management of chronic noncancer pain.
Responsible Prescribing of Controlled Substances: The Louisiana Requirement
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 ANCC
  • 3.00 Contact hours
$15.00
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.
Risk Management
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$30.00
The course begins with an overview of risk management and related issues, emphasizing the need for primary care clinicians to establish risk management strategies in their practice. A definition of tort (personal-injury) law and several legal issues related to malpractice lay the foundation for a better understanding of such key concepts as medical negligence and the standard of care, adequate informed consent, statutes of limitations, and measure of damages.

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