Course Overview
Family practitioners, more than any other health care providers, are required to be knowledgeable of the most recent practices in a wide array of medical specialties.
Plan to attend this activity designed to address primary care clinicians’ knowledge and educational needs through short presentations that review and analyze recent findings from pertinent clinical research, with a specific focus on research studies that have immediate implications for practice. Most of the studies reviewed will be randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses, which are considered the highest level of evidence for clinical effectiveness.
Who Should Attend?
This activity is designed for family physicians, general internists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care professionals who have an interest in primary care.
Learning Objectives
This significant activity will augment your ability to:
- Summarize the most recently published data from research and clinical trial articles that have clinical implications for family medicine.
- Discuss the evidence on new, revised, and standard treatment approaches for the various disease states applicable to family medicine.
- Describe updates in clinical decision tools for screening and differential diagnosis of the various diseases seen by family medicine practitioners.
- Compare and contrast the efficacy and safety of new pharmaceutical treatments and those with newly expanded indications.
- Provide an evidence-based review of clinical practice guidelines with implications for family medicine practitioners.
