2025 Family & Internal Medicine: A Practical Approach to Common Primary Care Problems - Day 1 (Physician)

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5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
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    Product Description

    CME Sponsors: American Medical Seminars, Inc.

    Activity Title: Family & Internal Medicine: A Practical Approach to Common Primary Care Problems Day 1

    Recorded Dates: 11/11/2024

    Original Release Date: July 1, 2025

    Expiration Date: July 1, 2028

    Presenting Faculty: David Horowitz; Herbert Muncie;

    Approach to the Management of Stroke

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Develop a strategy to assess the common presentations of stroke/TIA.
    • Utilize current initial treatment strategies appropriately.
    • Develop a strategy to stratify the risk of stroke.
    • Develop a secondary prevention plan.

    Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertensive Patients.

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Identify the new blood pressure categories and describe how they relate to treatment options
    • Employ the non-pharmacologic treatment options to manage hypertension.
    • Specify the pharmacologic treatment options for patients with compelling indications.
    • Formulate the therapeutic goal for controlling blood pressure in different patient populations and the combination of medications that can achieve that goal.

    Cardiac Issues in Peri-Operative Risk Assessment

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Develop a consistent approach to the cardiovascular risk stratification for patients having noncardiac surgery.
    • Determine the factors involved in maximizing cardiovascular outcomes for patients having noncardiac surgery.
    • Assess the co-morbidities associated with valvular heart disease, tobacco use, and hyperlipidemia in the setting of non-cardiac surgery.

    Strategies to Address the Issue of Preventable Hospital Readmissions

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Identify the factors which contribute to increased risk of readmission.
    • Stratify the risk for readmission utilizing evidence-based tools.
    • Develop a transition of care strategy to reduce the likelihood of a preventable readmission.

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Evaluation and Treatment.

    Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:

    • Appraise patient specific data to determine if they meet diagnostic criteria for COPD.
    • Analyze the role of cigarette smoking in the etiology and natural history of COPD.
    • Identify the staging options for COPD
    • Formulate a treatment plan for the stages of COPD.
    • Recommend the follow-up required to assess the therapeutic efficacy of the treatment options.
    • Distinguish the side effect risks for each class of antihypertensive medications.
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