Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Behavioral Addictions
  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 15.00 ANCC
$105.00
This course will provide clinicians with the latest clinical and empirical evidence that addresses behavioral addictions, including phenomenology, epidemiology, comorbidity, neurobiologic mechanisms, genetic contributions, treatment response, and prevention. The distinction between impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions is discussed. For each behavioral disorder proposed for inclusion as a behavioral addiction, current evidence is presented that supports or refutes this designation.
Prescribing Opioids, Providing Naloxone, and Preventing Drug Diversion: The West Virginia Requirement
  • Drug Diversion
  • State Mandated Training
  • Prescribing: Opioid(s)
  • Naloxone
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 ANCC
$21.00
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, with West Virginia among the states with the largest opioid misuse and diversion problem. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.
Changing the Conversation about Pain
  • State Mandated Training
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 ANCC
$0.00
This course has been developed for physicians and all other healthcare professionals.  This educational module qualifies as the web-based pain management training offered by the Oregon Pain Management Commission.
Embracing the Journey: End of Life and Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care
  • End of Life Care
  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.75 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
All seriously ill patients can benefit from palliative care principles in the primary care setting. This session is designed to offer clinicians the information and skills needed to provide high-quality primary palliative care to patients with serious illness. Participants will develop a toolbox of palliative care competencies including pain and symptom management and serious illness communication skills.
Suicide Prevention: Evidence into Practice
  • Suicide
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Suicide was declared a public health crisis by the U.S. Surgeon General in 1999. However, suicide rates continued to climb over the past two decades by a staggering 35% (1999-2018). Fortunately, we have seen decreases in the national suicide rates from 2018-2020. The pandemic’s impact on mental health is a major focus of public health concern and while distress and mental health suffering have increased, the suicide rate in the US actually decreased by 3% from 2019 to 2020.
Tick-Borne Diseases
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
$15.00
Vector-borne diseases are spread by arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes, or fleas. In the U.S., ticks are the number one vector responsible for transmission to humans. These tickborne diseases are challenging to diagnose as they often have non-specific symptoms. Healthcare staff must be knowledgeable about how to prevent, recognize, and treat tickborne illnesses.REL-ACU-0-TBD
Recognizing Misuse or Abuse of Controlled Substances
  • Drug Diversion
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$20.00
Many state medical licensing boards have already or will soon require healthcare professionals to complete mandated continuing education that addresses prescribing controlled substances.  Misuse and abuse of prescribed controlled substances can lead to serious consequences, including addiction and overdose. Understanding the signs of abuse of medications such as opioids, sedatives, and stimulants is important to safe prescribing of controlled substances. This course will teach healthcare providers about substance use disorder and how to identify signs and symptoms of misuse and abuse.
2023 Lyme Disease Update for Physicians
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
$0.00
In this CME, Andrew Nowalk, MD, PhD, discusses how to describe the endemic nature of Lyme disease in western PA, review stage-based diagnostic and treatment strategies, and highlight tips and tricks for Lyme management.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pharmacology
  • 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 15.00 ANCC
  • 15.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$105.00
Primary care practitioners treat many civilians and veterans of all ages who exhibit symptoms of PTSD, but many lack the necessary knowledge to identify PTSD and perform differential diagnosis. Also necessary is an understanding of the circumstances that can lead to the development of PTSD and appreciation of the emotional and physical needs of that result from different traumas and different time intervals from the exposure. This course will provide the necessary knowledge and skills to appropriately identify and treat patients with acute stress disorder and PTSD.
Mental Health Issues Common to Veterans and Their Families
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$15.00
The effects of deployment to military combat on the individual and the family system are wide-reaching and can be severe. Military personnel may confront numerous potentially traumatizing experiences, including military-specific events and those experienced by civilians. Research suggests the most common traumatic events experienced during active duty are witnessing someone badly injured or killed or unexpectedly seeing a dead body.

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