This presentation will provide information necessary to improve healthcare professionals’ ability to identify veterans, military service members, and military connected family members in their practices. The presentation will provide an overview of PTSD and other invisible wounds, helpful screening tools, and special considerations when engaging with veterans and military connected family members seeking care, with the goal of increasing capacity for behavioral healthcare for this vulnerable population. | 1.50 credits (0.50 Pharmacology) | $35

*This program is provided by an educational grant from Eli Lilly Obesity & overweight (pre-obesity) presents the greatest medical challenge in this country leading to staggering morbidity, related healthcare costs, and shortened lifespan. Impediments to prevention and intervention for the chronic disease of obesity and overweight (“adiposity”) include; medical bias, misunderstanding of the obesity pathogenesis, troubling weight REGAIN, ineffective lifestyle interventions, underutilization of prescription weight-loss drugs and bariatric surgical options. Using a case study approach, this IMPORTANT session will address all of this and more to help prepare practitioners to battle the bulge. | 1.0 credits (1.0 Pharmacology) | $30.00

Merck Grant Funded Program The overall goal of this program is to address the barriers in vaccination uptake and integration. | 1.0 credits (1.0 pharmacology) | $10.00

Pfizer Grant Funded Program The overall goal of this program is to deliver targeted educational interventions to (1) improve health outcomes among outpatients with COVID-19 by building skills, knowledge, and competencies of providers that serve them, and (2) address provider knowledge gaps related to Drug-to-Drug Interactions (DDIs) in COVID-19 treatment. | 1 credits (1.0 pharmacology) | $10.00

None of us are perfect. We can ALL improve aspects of our lives. To do so requires embracing change. With today’s epidemic of self-induced causes of death and disability, it’s necessary to understand key elements in providing a framework to making lasting changes and having a high level mindset to do so. This presentation will provide an innovative approach to elevating our well-being by successfully making changes. | 1.0 credits (0 Pharmacology) | $27.50

Menopause is a critical time in a woman’s life with ovarian failure and resultant estrogen deprivation affecting multiple body systems. Hormone replacement is a management option to be considered during this time. This presentation will aid in the understanding of the diverse risks and benefits based on age, time since menopause, and medical status. | 1.0 credits (0.50 Pharmacology) | $30

Nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned, but may be inadequately prepared to recognize or respond to a person being victimized by a trafficker. The International Labor Organization estimates there are up to 40.3 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. In the U.S. these forms of exploitation usually encompass sex and labor trafficking. However, globally, this $150 billion industry encompasses additional forms of trafficking include organ trafficking, child soldiering and child marriage. This course is designed to equip NPs and other health care professionals to recognize, educate and appropriately respond to patients who may be victimized by traffickers. | 1.0 credits (0 Pharmacology) | $27.50

Mental health issues among children are skyrocketing with increasing emergency room visits for self-harm and suicidal behaviors as teens are experiencing compounding effects of social isolation, discrimination, stigma, and emotional stressors. This session will explore screening, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health in the pediatric primary care setting. Parameters for mental health services provided in the context of integrated primary care will be explored, including safe conditions for prescribing. | 1.0 credits (0.33 Pharmacology) | $30