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Use this study guide course to prepare for and pass the AANP Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner exam. Study or review the easy-to-understand lessons and take challenging practice tests at your own time and pace.

This study guide course will help you adequately prepare for and pass the ANCC Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certification exam. Work at your own pace day or night on your phone, tablet, or computer.

Understand the physical, psychosocial, financial effects of cancer Cancer is a major burden of disease across the globe. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with the illness. This course will explore the importance of cancer survivorship, and show you how to develop an effective care plan for your patients. You’ll learn about the psychosocial and emotional impact of having cancer, and the possible side effects of treatment. You’ll find out about new and emerging cancer therapies, and the results on cancer survivors of various age groups. You’ll understand the strain cancer puts on patients, healthcare systems, and primary care practitioners. This course has been designed for primary healthcare providers including general practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals.

Prepare yourself for the ANCC Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner exam using this comprehensive course. Take advantage of extra features like video transcripts and quizzes to boost your efficiency and study according to your needs.

Learn from pediatric rheumatologist Nayimisha Balmuri in this 23-minute medical lecture as she provides essential guidance for primary care practitioners on diagnosing and treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis, offering valuable clinical insights and practical approaches for identifying and managing this condition in young patients.

Primary care providers are often on the front lines when it comes to the initial diagnosis and management of orthopaedic problems. The University of Chicago Primary Care Orthopaedics online CME course details how to diagnose the most common conditions, with lectures and demonstration workshops covering trauma, spine, foot and ankle, pediatrics, sports medicine, upper extremity, and adult hip and knee. It will help you to better: Employ physical exams to help determine next steps Select optimal imaging modalities and interpret x-rays and MRIs Splint and immobilize both upper and lower extremeties Distinguish whether a patient should be referred to an orthopaedist Initiate non-operative management of common orthopaedic conditions And more… This presentation was originally recorded at the 26th Annual Primary Care Orthopaedics conference, October 14-16, 2020, in Chicago, IL. Medium: Online Presentation Commercial Support: This CME certified activity has not requested or received any support or funding from commercial interests. This includes, but is not limited to, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.

Learn essential wound care techniques for primary care settings in this 57-minute video from WVCTSI Project ECHO's Amputation Prevention series. Explore comprehensive strategies and best practices for managing various types of wounds, focusing on prevention and treatment methods to reduce the risk of amputation. Gain valuable insights into wound assessment, dressing selection, infection control, and patient education to enhance your ability to provide effective wound care in primary healthcare environments.

Prepare to succeed on your AACN Acute Care Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (ACNPC-AG) certification with this self-paced study guide course. Our study guide includes video lessons, self-assessment quizzes, and practice tests that will make sure you're ready to score well.

Watch a comprehensive medical lecture series featuring expert presentations from Drs. Elizabeth Prsic, Morgan Bain, Aleksandra Rosinski, and Kristin Edwards as they explore essential aspects of palliative care in primary care settings. Learn about the integration of palliative medicine into primary care practice, understanding key principles, assessment techniques, and best practices for providing compassionate end-of-life care. Gain valuable insights from these Yale Cancer Center specialists during their April 2023 presentations, designed to enhance healthcare providers' knowledge and skills in delivering effective palliative care services to their patients.

This comprehensive webinar from Yale Cancer Center features presentations by Dr. Andrew Cutney, Dr. Sabrina Browning, and Dr. Noffar Bar on the topic of gammopathies. Learn about these plasma cell disorders, their diagnosis, management, and treatment approaches in this hour-long educational session designed for primary care providers to enhance their understanding of these hematological conditions.

Dartmouth Health Continuing Education for Professionals Home, Trauma-Informed Primary Care, 2/17/2022 8:00:00 AM - 2/17/2025 8:00:00 AM, Learners at the Primary Care Conference will be able to apply current clinical research and principles of evidence-based medicine to determine clinical diagnoses, and formulate and implement acceptable treatment modalities to their General Internal Medicine practice. Presenter Sadie Elisseou, MD Physician, Boston VA Healthcare System Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Adjunct Instructor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine Learning Outcome(s) Participants will be able to discuss trauma and trauma-informed care, and how informed trauma-informed language and behaviors should be utilized during a physical examination. Disclosure The activity director(s), planning committee member(s), speaker(s), author(s) or anyone in a position to control the content for this activity have reported NO financial relationship(s)* with ineligible companies**. * A “financial relationship" includes employee, researcher (named as the PI), consultant, advisor, speaker, independent contractor (including contracted research), royalties or patent beneficiary, executive role, and/or an ownership interest (not including stocks owned in a managed portfolio). ** An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Bibliographic Material See presentation for bibliographic sources to allow for further study.

Explore a comprehensive lecture on pediatric primary palliative care delivered by Dr. Richard Goldstein for OPENPediatrics. Gain insights into the benefits of palliative care for children and understand the crucial role of caregivers with close family relationships in providing meaningful support. Delve into the distinctions between primary and specialty palliative care, and learn about essential tools for primary palliative care. Discover strategies for prognostic awareness, disclosure, concurrent care, and advanced care planning. Examine the use of comfort care forms and their importance in pediatric palliative care. This 42-minute video, last reviewed in March 2021, offers valuable knowledge for healthcare professionals caring for critically ill children across various resource settings.

This self-paced study guide course covers the topics you'll find on the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner Exam. Our short, engaging lessons and self-assessment quizzes will help you solidify your knowledge so you'll be prepared to earn a passing score.

Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, Prostate Cancer CME Series: Primary Care Clinical Case Scenarios, 8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - 8/1/2025 12:00:00 AM, Internet Enduring Material sponsored and presented by the Center for Continuing Medical Education at the Stanford School of Medicine.Apply your knowledge and practice skills by examining five clinical case scenarios. This interactive learning module targets primary care clinicians who manage prostate cancer patients across the continuum of care. Each clinical case scenario allows you to work through history taking, investigations, differential diagnosis, and management. Using an interactive electronic health record (EHR) format, learners will explore early detection and intervention strategies for prostate cancer.

Learn about the assessment and management of pediatric cervical spine injuries in this 20-minute medical education video presented by Dr. Sujit Iyer. Gain essential knowledge for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and primary care providers who treat pediatric emergencies. Explore evidence-based approaches and current guidelines for handling cervical spine trauma in children, from newborns to adolescents. Part of a comprehensive 22-hour pediatric emergency medicine course, this lecture delivers data-driven content from experienced pediatric emergency medicine educators to build confidence in diagnosing and treating these challenging cases.

Explore a comprehensive physician grand rounds presentation on delivering psychiatric care through primary care providers. Gain insights from Dr. Kasey Strosahl, a psychiatrist at Mary Greeley Medical Center, as she discusses strategies, challenges, and best practices for integrating mental health services into primary care settings. Learn about collaborative care models, screening tools, and treatment approaches that can enhance patient outcomes and improve access to psychiatric care.

Dartmouth Health Continuing Education for Professionals Home, DH Ambulatory Nursing Presents - Ambulatory Nurses and Innovation: How Nurses Can Shape Healthcare, 6/3/2021 8:00:00 AM - 6/3/2024 9:00:00 AM, Our U.S. healthcare system is faced with challenges; challenges which impact healthcare quality and access to care. This past year has forced all of us to take a hard look at our healthcare delivery system and make monumental changes to keep our doors open while providing life-sustaining care. Nurses have been on the front lines; innovating and changing care to meet the needs of patients. While much of the attention has focused on hospital-based care, ambulatory nurses have been a vital source of innovation and resiliency in our communities and neighborhoods. This lecture will focus on the importance of ambulatory nurses and the need for this segment of the workforce to continue to drive healthcare innovation to improve not only access to care but the quality of care delivered. Presenter Wendy L. Wright DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP Presenter Bio: Wendy Wright has worked in nursing for three decades. She has been an NP for the past 27 years. Wendy owns and operate two NP owned clinics in NH with more than 6500 patients. She has developed a model of care, which has been recognized on the state, and national level for quality based, comprehensive primary care. Wendy has also founded seven different businesses which continue to operate today. Learning Outcome(s) At the conclusion of this presentation, (at least 75% of) learners will be able to describe how ambulatory nurses can incorporate opportunities for innovation into their daily practice. Disclosure The activity director(s), planning committee member(s), speaker(s), author(s) or anyone in a position to control the content have reported NO financial interest or relationship* with various companies. There were no individuals in a position to control the content that refused to disclose. *A “financial interest or relationship" refers to an equity position, receipt of royalties, consultantship, funding by a research grant, receiving honoraria for educational services elsewhere, or to any other relationship to a company that provides sufficient reason for disclosure, in keeping with the spirit of the stated policy. Bibliographic Sources Downey, K. C. (2020, October 19). LRGHealthcare filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. WMUR. Gilfillan, K. (2020, June 9). The COVID-19 pandemic's disruption of primary care could affect access to care as modeling through June shows a potential loss of 60,000 PCPs. hfma. . Landro, L. (2020, September 9). The Doctor Won't See You Now. The Wall Street Journal. . Malagrida, C., & Ahmed, S. (2021, January 1). Massachusetts NPs Granted Full Practice Authority! Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners | ENP Network.. Singleton, T., & Miller, P. (2015, August 1). The Physician Employment Trend: What You Need to Know. Family Practice Management.

Join a comprehensive medical lecture focused on bladder cancer presented by leading experts Dr. Andrew Cutney, Dr. Michael Hurwitz, and Dr. Joseph Brito III from Yale Cancer Center. Learn about the latest developments in bladder cancer diagnosis, treatment approaches, and management strategies specifically designed for primary care practitioners. Gain valuable insights into the collaborative care model between oncology specialists and primary care physicians in treating bladder cancer patients.

Explore a comprehensive 25-minute lecture on "Practice Standards for Critical Care Nurse Education" presented by Dr. Fenella Gill for OPENPediatrics. Gain insights into the development of consistent outcome standards for pediatric critical care nursing education. Learn about Dr. Gill's research methodology, data collection process, and the importance of health consumer perspectives in shaping these standards. Discover the most interesting findings from personal interviews and their impact on education. Understand the international implications of this research and the feedback received from nursing staff. Delve into the PhD by publication method and its relevance to this study. This informative talk provides valuable knowledge for healthcare professionals involved in critical care nurse education and those interested in improving standards in pediatric intensive care.

Watch a comprehensive medical lecture from Yale Cancer Center featuring presentations by Dr. Eric Chang and Dr. Layla Van Doren focusing on benign hematology for primary care practitioners. Learn from expert hematologists as they share insights into non-malignant blood disorders, with Dr. Van Doren bringing specialized knowledge as Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program and hematology education. Gain valuable clinical perspectives and updates in benign hematological conditions that are relevant for primary care settings during this 54-minute educational session recorded on February 6, 2024.