Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Embracing the Journey: End-of-Life Care Planning and Palliative Care
  • Pharmacology
  • Palliative Care
  • End of Life Care
  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.25 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Our population is aging and so are our patients. Learn how to address advance care planning issues such as long term care planning, pain management, and end of life documentation that are necessary in caring for your older patients.  Dr. Lindquist will walk through practical solutions to your questions about advance care planning with older adult patients.
Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Pharmacology
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$15.00
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of degenerative brain disorders causing progressive deterioration in behavior, language, and/or movement. There are presently approximately 60,000 people with FTD in the United States. Onset generally occurs between 50 and 70 years of age, making FTD one of the most common presenile dementias. FTD affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which control emotions, judgment, personality, memory and language. The clinical diagnosis of FTD can be challenging, as some symptoms overlap with Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia.
Frontotemporal Dementia
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Pharmacology
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
$15.00
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of degenerative brain disorders causing progressive deterioration in behavior, language, and/or movement. There are presently approximately 60,000 people with FTD in the United States. Onset generally occurs between 50 and 70 years of age, making FTD one of the most common presenile dementias. FTD affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, which control emotions, judgment, personality, memory and language. The clinical diagnosis of FTD can be challenging, as some symptoms overlap with Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia.
Difficult Conversations: A Case-Based Approach to Managing Patients with Pain and Substance Use Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
  • Pharmacology
  • 0.58 AANP Contact Hours
  • 0.14 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
$0.00
Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) present specific challenges for the clinician, particularly if they also suffer from pain, either acute or chronic. This activity outlines the diagnosis of OUD and reviews pain management options including non-opioid therapies and buprenorphine/naloxone, as well as the use of urine drug tests and referral to a treatment center. Through a longitudinal case example, this activity will illustrate examples of counseling for patients with OUD and pain. 
Responsible and Effective Opioid Prescribing
  • Prescribing: Opioid(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • 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. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.
Opioid Use Disorder
  • Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
  • Pharmacology
  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.00 ANCC
  • 10.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$70.00
Morphine and heroin were first synthesized and used medicinally in the nineteenth century, and recreational and illicit use followed. Historically, heroin dependence has been difficult to treat successfully, with poor outcome being attributed to patient characteristics, environmental factors, and the powerful reinforcing effects of the drug. Agonist-replacement therapy was introduced more than 40 years ago and represented a breakthrough in the management of heroin addiction.
Pharmacology of Antibiotics A Refresher Course for Nurses
  • Pharmacology
  • 2.00 ANCC
$10.00
Learn about antibiotics, their use, and the nurse's role in ensuring safe administration to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Nursing Pharmacology Sedatives, Anesthetics, and Analgesics
  • Pharmacology
  • 2.00 ANCC
$14.00
Learn about procedural sedation and analgesia, including medications used and nursing considerations for patient safety in outpatient settings.
The Pharmacology of Pain Relievers: Revisiting the Basics
  • Pharmacology
  • 2.00 ANCC
$10.00
Learn evidence-based best practices for administering analgesics and educating patients on their proper use to prevent misuse and ensure effective pain management.
Best-Practice Prescribing and Drug Diversion Training for West Virginia Nurses (3 Hours)
  • Drug Diversion
  • Pharmacology
  • 3.00 ANCC
$30.00
MANDATORY WEST VIRGINIA NURSING CEU. Fulfills the WV Board of Nursing requirement of 3 contact hours of continuing education on drug diversion and responsible prescribing of controlled substances. Per Chapter 30-1-7a, each nurse must complete 3 contact hours initially and then 1 contact hour, thereafter, annually of CE for drug diversion training, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances training and training on prescribing and administration of an opioid antagonist if they prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances.

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