Pri-Med Tampa

Tuesday−Wednesday, August 6–7

This activity is intended for clinicians in primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine.

Earn up to 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or 8.50 AANP contact hours of continuing education. An additional 3.50 CME/CE credits can be earned by attending the session titled "P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain"

Learning Objectives

• Integrate new and updated guidelines, practices, therapies, and tools into your daily practice
• Develop and implement strategies that overcome patient and clinical barriers and improve health outcomes of your patients
• Recognize the opportunities to enhance patient quality of life, encourage healthy lifestyles, and avoid unnecessary subspecialty consults

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 8.50 contact hours. AANP pharmacology credit will be awarded based on the pharmacology content of the sessions you attend.

AAFP

Accreditation Statement

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P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain

Tuesday, August 6

This activity is intended for clinicians in primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine.

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the definitions and mechanisms of pain
2. Identify risk factors and stratification for opioid-related aberrant behavior and opioid use disorder as part of the initial assessment
3. Apply individualized recommendations for nonpharmacologic and non-opioid treatment options for patients in pain  
4. Review general characteristics of opioid analgesics including their intended use and risks
5. Differentiate among tolerance, physical dependence, and manifestations of opioid use disorder
6. Recognize best practices to reduce the risks associated with prescription of opioid analgesics, including safe storage and disposal
7. Anticipate and manage adverse effects of opioid use including signs of opioid overdose and the use of naloxone
8. Select approaches to safely initiate opioids for the treatment of acute pain and chronic pain
9. Identify strategies for ongoing safe and effective use of opioids in patients with chronic pain, including titration, referral, and discontinuation, when appropriate
10. Summarize counseling strategies for caregivers and patients on opioid therapy
11. Act appropriately to evaluate, treat, or refer patients with opioid use disorder

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Designation Statement

The Florida Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Taking the Dialogue to the Next Level: Facilitating Open Communication About Obesity

This activity is intended for clinicians in primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize obesity as a serious chronic illness that requires sustained weight management to mitigate adiposity-related complications and comorbidities
• Use appropriate, non-judgmental language when discussing obesity with patients
• Apply motivational interviewing techniques in the clinical setting to improve clinicians’ and patients’ comfort in discussions about obesity while eliciting information about patient’s weight loss goals, motivations, and state of change
• Employ therapeutic communication strategies to develop patient-centered treatment plans for people with obesity
• Use a holistic, evidence-based approach to obesity management to formulate individualized treatment plans that support sustainable weight management
• Discuss the efficacy, safety, and best prescribing practices for long-term anti-obesity medication (AOM).

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP

Accreditation Statement

Stay tuned!