OAPP Sudden Medicine: Responding to Uncontrolled Medical Events Outside of the Clinical Setting

May 27, 2025

Learning Objectives

Describe the legal and ethical considerations for responding to medical emergencies in public or non-clinical settings.
Identify key steps in assessing and managing common medical emergencies outside of traditional clinical environments.
Discuss the limitations of scope of practice and liability protection for advanced practice providers responding outside of their licensed work setting. Apply practical strategies to maintain clinical reasoning and safety during emergent interventions in uncontrolled environments.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/26/2025
Course expires: 
07/27/2025
Event starts: 
05/27/2025 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/27/2025 - 1:00pm EDT
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Virtual
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.


In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.



Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour.

Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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