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This interactive presentation will review the mechanisms of burns, pathophysiology of burn shock, and differentiating factors between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th degree burns. It will also cover how to calculate total burn surface area, manage burn shock, calculate fluid resuscitation, review burn wound care, and determine when to transfer patients to a burn center.

This session is a fast paced, cased-based, and highly engaging presentation that reviews management of laboratory medicine emergencies including hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypercalcemia, and acute disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). After watching this presentation, participants will be much more confident managing laboratory emergencies.

Silicosis: No Longer Exclusively A Chronic Disease | Serotonin Syndrome: A Rare Yet Crucial Diagnosis

This presentation will provide a visual review of dermatological conditions, both common and uncommon, often seen in the primary care setting.

This series examines how genetics can and should fit in daily PA practice.

This presentation focuses on how to implement genetics and genomic medicine into the primary care setting. PAs will learn key clinical characteristics of rare genetic diseases and how to identify patients suitable for genetics referral. This course will empower PAs to organize and strengthen their history-taking and physical exam to help build confidence for future patient encounters.

This presentation will discuss gene-drug pairs relevant in cardiology, describe how PGx variation affects the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cardiovascular agents, and review seminal clinical trial data impacting PGx implementation in cardiology. Faculty will review the availability of evidence-based PGx guidelines relevant to the prescribing of antiplatelets, statins, and warfarin and explain how patient factors (ancestry, treatment intensity, concomitant therapy, etc) are integrated into PGx algorithms. Finally, a review of specific challenges to PGx implementation in cardiology, focusing on clopidogrel will be covered.

Learn more about utilizing pharmacogenetic (PGx) testing before prescribing medications to patients. PGx testing has the potential to improve outcomes for patients in multiple areas of medicine. Current guidelines for pharmacogenetic prescribing of opioids, antidepressants, and statins have been updated based on review of recent data. Participants will work through cases involving ordering and using PGx testing to inform prescribing choices for opioids, antidepressants, and statins.

Genetic testing is becoming more affordable and more frequently covered by insurance, yet to many healthcare providers, it is a mystery. This presentation will lay out genetic and genomic testing in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, so that PAs can understand how to use genetic testing in ways that will help them to better care for their patients.

This presentation is intended for practicing PAs who want to learn more about the overlap between genetics and autism spectrum disorder. The goal is to help PAs “think genetically” when evaluating and seeing patients with autism spectrum disorder. The intricacies of a genetics evaluation will be reviewed to help PAs better understand, appreciate, and utilize a genetics consult. The history, definition, diagnosis, epidemiology, and etiology of autism spectrum disorder will be discussed. Selected genetic disorders associated with autism spectrum disorder will also be reviewed. Briefly, options for genetic testing will be discussed as well as genetic counseling and consenting for genetic testing.