Family Medicine Comprehensive Review Series Bundle Includes:
Five FM Modules Totaling 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Faculty:
Albert J. Peters, D.O., F.A.C.O.G.
Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM)
Medical Director, Asbury, NJ
Kevin S. Ferentz, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Lead Physician, GBMC Primary Care, Owings Mills, MD
Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D.
Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
David E. Riley, M.D.
Neurologist in Private Practice; Chair of Medical Education, InMotion, Cleveland, OH
Laurence J. Kinsella, M.D., F.A.A.N.
Adjunct Professor of Neurology, Saint Louis University Medical School and Director of Neurology, SSM Neurosciences Institute atSt. Clare, SSM Health, St. Louis, MO
Lisa R. Ferentz, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., DAPA
Founder and President, The Ferentz Institute; Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice and Clinical Social Work Consultant, Baltimore, MD
David A. Horowitz, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Philadelphia, PA
Topics Include:
1. Female Challenges: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Premenstrual Syndrome; Pelvic Pain
2. Endocrinology: Thyroid Tests; Type 2 Diabetes; Osteoporosis
3. Health Maintenance: Adult Screening; Smoking Cessation; Obesity
4. Neurology: Seizures and Epilepsy Pt. 1; Seizure and Epilepsy Pt. 2; Dizzy Patient
5. Psychiatry: Depression and Anxiety; Dementia; Trauma
All 5 modules available to Download or Stream on your device. Receive a PDF digital syllabus for each as well as access to immediate Online Testing. Once you have placed your order, if you are a new user, you will receive an email with your temporary password. Please follow the instructions for accessing your account and downloads. For repeat users, your account dashboard will be available upon placing your order.
Certification for Each Module:
AMA – American Medical Seminars, Inc. designates these enduring materials for the maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation: American Medical Seminars, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Original Release Date: July 1, 2021/Expiration Date: July 1, 2024
Topics & Objectives
Click to View: AMS - 2021-FMfc-Family Medicine- Female Challenges (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS - 2021-FMfc-Family Medicine- Female Challenges (Downloadable)
Title: FMfc-Family Medicine- Female Challenges : Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Premenstrual Syndrome; Pelvic Pain Faculty: Albert J. Peters, D.O., F.A.C.O.G. Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC:TOPIC 1: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Upon completion of this session, using ACOG Practice Guidelines, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP- Define abnormal uterine bleeding.
- Differentiate between functional and organic causes.
- Manage most non-surgical etiologies of this problem.
TOPIC 2: Premenstrual Syndrome.
Upon completion of this session, using ACOG Guidelines and NIH Guidelines, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP- Correctly diagnose patients with this disorder using NIH guidelines.
- Utilize current effective and FDA-approved therapies.
- Formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis for PMS.
TOPIC 3: Pelvic Pain.
Upon completion of this session, using ACOG Practice Guidelines, International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) and the Cochrane Abstract Database, the participant should be able to: EBM,GL, COMP- Assess the patient with acute or chronic pain.
- Identify the differential diagnosis and choose appropriate management options for the patient.
- Differentiate patients who require immediate attention to their pelvic pain versus the chronic pain patient.
Click to View: AMS - 2021-FMma-Family Medicine-Health Maintenance (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS - 2021-FMma-Family Medicine-Health Maintenance (Downloadable)
Title: FMma-Family Medicine-Health Maintenance :Adult Health Screening and Immunizations – Evidence-Based Approach; Smoking Cessation; Anemia. Faculty: Kevin S. Ferentz, M.D., Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D. Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC:TOPIC 1:Adult Health Screening and Immunizations – Evidence-Based Approach.
Upon completion of this session, using the USPSTF and Cochrane Abstract Database, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- Apply the evidence-based recommendations for preventive screening tests for adults.
- Determine the immunizations required for adults.
- Appraise the side effects of adult immunizations.
- Select the contraindications for each adult immunization and their alternative therapy.
- Plan when screening tests can be discontinued in adults.
TOPIC 2: Smoking Cessation.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- Recognize the role of smoking in disease etiology and the Health Consequences as identified in the 2014 Surgeon General and CDC Report.
- Develop methods of how to recognize influence and build confidence in a patients’ ability to quit smoking as per the AHCPR Guidelines.
- Utilize techniques and develop resources to enhance a patients' ability to stop smoking, such as the NCI and smokefree.gov.
- Recognize the various benefits or advantages, indications and contraindications for use of the various available drugs and devices to assisting your patient in smoking cessation.
TOPIC 3: Obesity.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- State the epidemiology of obesity in America and the health risks associated with obesity.
- Assess patients who are obese and determine that they are in need of treatment.
- Recommend and utilize the ACC/AHA/TOS Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obese Adults with options available, including diet, exercise, medications, and bariatric surgery.
- Employ the Endocrinology Society Guidelines on Pharmacological Management of Obesity.
Click to View: AMS -2021-FMen-Family Medicine- Endocrinology (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS -2021-FMen-Family Medicine- Endocrinology (Downloadable)
Title: FMen-Family Medicine- Endocrinology : Thyroid Tests; Treating patients with Type 2 DM; Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Faculty: Herbert L. Muncie, Jr., M.D. Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC:TOPIC 1: Use and Interpretation of Thyroid Tests
. Upon completion of this session, using the American Thyroid Association Guidelines and the Cochrane Abstract Database, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- Integrate the serum tests for thyroid function.
- Interpret thyroid tests results that occur in clinical settings.
- Recommend the appropriate follow-up testing of abnormal thyroid tests and the frequency of these evaluations.
- Appraise the need to treat subclinical hypothyroidism or subclinical hyperthyroidism.
TOPIC 2: Treating Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Upon completion of this session, using the American Diabetes Association, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Guidelines and the Cochrane Abstract Database, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- Evaluate the therapeutic goals in treating type 2 diabetes and their impact on morbidity and mortality.
- Recommend the approach for choosing an oral hypoglycemic agent to treat type 2 diabetes.
- Specify the clinical situations that would require the use of insulin to treat type 2 diabetes and the probable dosage form and average amounts required for control of A1c.
- Develop the therapeutic options for preventing diabetic complications.
TOPIC 3: Osteoporosis: Treatment and Prevention.
Upon completion of this session, using the USPSTF, NOF Guidelines and the Cochrane Abstract Database, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP- Debate the importance of the risk factors for an osteoporosis fracture.
- Employ the diagnostic testing for patients at risk with osteoporosis.
- Select the therapeutic medication to treat osteoporosis based upon the indications and side effects.
- Assess the therapeutic role of repeating the DXA scan in patients treated for osteoporosis.
Click to View: AMS- 2021-FMne-Family Medicine- Neurology(Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS- 2021-FMne-Family Medicine- Neurology(Downloadable)
Title: FMne-Family Medicine- Neurology : Seizures and Epilepsy – Diagnosis; Seizures and Epilepsy – Management.; An Approach to the Dizzy Patient. Faculty: Laurence J. Kinsella, M.D., F.A.A.N., David E. Riley, M.D. Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC: TOPIC 1: Seizures and Epilepsy – Diagnosis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP,EBM- Differentiate among the major types of seizures.
- Apply epidemiologic aspects to the diagnosis of epilepsy.
- Employ AAN and AES practice guidelines regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. (SUDEP)
- Distinguish seizures from syncope.
- Formulate a plan for diagnostic investigation.
- Determine when treatment with anticonvulsant medication is warranted using evidence-based medicine.
- Choose among the many available anticonvulsant medications.
- Manage problems confronted by women with epilepsy.
- Counsel patients regarding their driving privileges.
- Detect common presentations of dizziness.
- Assess the pathophysiology of vertigo and nystagmus.
- Apply bedside techniques to distinguish dizziness subtypes and identify dangerous causes.
- Utilize potentially curative treatment for benign positional vertigo.
Click to View: AMS- 2021-FMps-Family Medicine- Psychiatry (Downloadable)
Topics & Objectives
AMS- 2021-FMps-Family Medicine- Psychiatry (Downloadable)
Title: FMps-Family Medicine- Psychiatry : Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care. ; Practical Approach to the Outpatient with Dementia.; Identification and Treatment of Traumatized Patients. Faculty:Kevin S. Ferentz, M.D. David A. Horowitz, M.D. Lisa R. Ferentz, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., DAPA Original Release Date: July 1, 2021 Expiration Date: July 1, 2024 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR EACH TOPIC: TOPIC 1: Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL- Explain the incidence and prevalence of anxiety and depression.
- Evaluate patients with signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression so as to make an accurate diagnosis as per the APA and DSM-5 Criteria.
- Prescribe appropriate medications and/or behavior modification to treat the various degrees of anxiety and depression as well as bipolar disorder from initiation to continuation and maintenance, when needed
- Identify the suicidal patient and take appropriate actions for their safety as well as the public.
- Formulate a practical approach to screening for dementia.
- Discuss medication management to include polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions, as well as new drugs and their potential efficacy and side effects.
- Develop a long-term follow-up and referral process that considers cost-effective and resource management.
- Describe the characteristics associated with traumatic events.
- Interpret the “red flags” or symptomatic manifestations of trauma in patients.
- Demonstrate how to obtain a trauma history from a patient during the H and P.
- Identify and propose interventions designed to treat symptoms of trauma and increase comfort during physical exam.
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