UPMC Hamot 2023 APPalooza APP Pearls for Practice

Erie, PA US
October 13, 2023

Join your colleagues to learn about the most recent updates related to a variety of fields affecting your patients.  Workshops throughout the day allow opportunities to build skills for success.  Ample time for questions from the audience has been built into each presentation.

Target Audience

This program is designed specifically for advanced practice providers interested in updating their practice and refreshing their knowledge related to common disease states, comorbidities and complications.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Recognize awareness of the extent of renal disease
  • Describe the three types of dialysis and the pros, cons and contraindications for each
  • Familiarize oneself with the types of dialysis access
  • Discuss percutaneous management and limitations for abscesses in the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
  • Review the need for surgical management for abscesses in the chest, abdomen and pelvis.
  • Describe the general principals of antimicrobial therapy.
  • Review ordering and obtaining appropriate diagnostic imaging to evaluate for abscess.
  • Describe normal physiologic pubertal development
  • Describe differences between puberty and adrenarche
  • Describe abnormal puberty (precocious puberty and delayed puberty)
  • Define the term “Substance Use Disorder” and identify the criteria used to diagnose this condition.
  • Provide an overview of addiction neurobiology.
  • Outline the pharmacology of a variety of different substances, including alcohol, sedatives, opioids, stimulants, caffeine, nicotine, cannabinoids, hallucinogens, dissociatives, steroids, and novel entities.
  • Utilize preferred, non-stigmatizing language when referring to and interacting with patients with substance use disorder.
  • Implement screening and brief intervention for those patients struggling with substances of use.
  • Recognize how to link a client to treatment, including types of and intensities of treatment modalities.
  • Identify signs and symptoms of acute and chronic UC 
  • Review testing & procedures to diagnose UC 
  • Identify the medications used for treating acute and chronic UC 
  • Identify five strategies to evaluate interpersonal effectiveness
  • Describe five assertive communication techniques
  • Apply assertive communication to real-world examples
  • Explore evidence-based coping strategies to deploy in everyday life
  • Identify strategies and resources for setting boundaries and getting help with workplace communication
  • Identify the three most common types of wounds seen in outpatient care settings
  • Explain interventions the Primary Care Provider can implement to improve healing of cutaneous wounds
  • Discuss how to correctly use three advanced wound care dressings to improve wound healing
  • Recognize cutaneous malignancies masquerading as wounds
  • Describe pathophysiology of marrow suppression in patient underactive treatment.
  • Recognize education regarding bone marrow suppression and necessary precautions for their clients undergoing treatment. 
  • Describe treatment modalities pursued in marrow suppression
  • Recognize signs and symptoms that may be present following a concussion
  • Discuss common resources used for work up, management and treatment of concussions
  • Identify BPH in the primary care setting 
  • Describe the evaluation of a patient with BPH
  • Outline the management options available for BPH
  • Determine when to initiate treatment for BPH
  • Discuss when to refer to a urologist
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/16/2023
Course expires: 
05/14/2024
Event starts: 
10/13/2023 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/13/2023 - 6:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00

7:30 – 8

Registration/Continental Breakfast

 

8 – 8:05

Introduction

Lisa Simonian, DNP

8:05 – 8:35

Dialysis Modalities

Joan Marszalek, PA-C

8:35 – 9:05

Review of Abscesses in the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis

Jessica Marino DNP, AGACNP-BC

9:05 - 9:35

Normal and Abnormal Pubertal Development

Haley White, PA-C, CDCDS

9:35 – 9:50

Refreshment Break

 

9:50 – 10:50

Addiction Medicine

Amy Miles, DO, IBCLC

10:50 - 11:20

A Review on Ulcerative Colitis

Casey Carnell, PA-C

11:20 – 12:00

Lunch/Networking

 

12:00 – 1

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Dealing with Difficult Behavior & Colleagues

Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW

1 – 1:30

Wound Healing Tips

LaTroy Navaroli, DNP, CRNP, CWS

1:30 – 1:45

Refreshment Break

 

1:45 – 2:15

Anemia, Neutropenia, and Thrombocytopenia in the Patient Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Susan Marshall-Erven, CRNP

2:15 – 2:45

How Many APP's Does It Take to Screw in a Lightbulb? Keeping the Brain "Bright" When Dealing With Concussions.

Crystal Goss, PA-C

2:45 - 3:15

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Management and Evaluation

Allison Pacansky, MPAS, PA-C

3:15

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

 

Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel
55. W Bay Drive
Erie, PA 16507
United States
+1 (814) 454-2005

TWO WAYS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID CONFERENCE:

OPTION 1:

In Person at the Harlequin Room in the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel.

Registration fees includes the seminar, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch.

OPTION 2:

Virtually via Zoom

Registrants will be e-mailed a Zoom link 3 days prior to the conference. Virtual attendees will be able to ask questions using the Q&A function in Zoom.

ATTIRE

Attire for the conference is business casual. Since meeting room temperatures can vary, it is recommended that you bring a light jacket or sweater with you to the conference.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs (i.e. gluten free or vegan meal, private room for nursing mothers, handicap accessibility) will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by e-mailing the Hamot CME office at HAM_CME@upmc.edu or calling 814-877-5691.

 

Travel

If attending this conference in person and staying at a hotel, please e-mail espositoh@upmc.edu for a link to our discounted room rates.

COURSE DIRECTOR:

Lisa Simonian, DNP

Department of Pulmonology

UPMC Hamot

Erie, PA

FACULTY:

Casey Carnell, PA-C

Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW

Crystal Goss, PA-C

Jessica Marino DNP, AGACNP-BC

Susan Marshall-Erven, CRNP

Joan Marszalek, PA-C

Amy Miles, DO, IBCLC

LaTroy Navaroli, DNP, CRNP, CWS

Allison Pacansky, MPAS, PA-C

Haley White, PA-C, CDCDS

 

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

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

ACCREDITATION

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 (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 6.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. 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 6.0 contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

 

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.00 Attendance

If you are interested in exhibiting at this conference, please e-mail Haylee Esposito at espositoh@upmc.edu, or call 814-877-5691.

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

 

Cancellation policy

Please notify UPMC Hamot’s CME Department of substitutions and cancellations, via email to ham_cme@upmc.edu or by telephone at 814-877-5691.

IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY BY CHECK

Please contact the UPMC Hamot CME Department at:  814-877-5691 or e-mail: HAM_CME@UPMC.EDU