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AAPA’s InNetwork CME offers specialty spotlights on various topics, created for PAs, by PAs. This presentation offers a comprehensive exploration of leading through high-pressure situations, enriched by real-world experiences from the White House Medical Unit and various emergency scenarios. This information is tailored to healthcare professionals, emergency responders, military personnel, executive leaders, and organizational decision makers, providing them with actionable strategies and practical insights to enhance their leadership capabilities. By combining critical case studies with practical lessons, this presentation is designed to prepare learners to lead effectively, manage risks, and navigate uncertainties with confidence.

AAPA’s InNetwork CME offers specialty spotlights on various topics, created for PAs, by PAs. This presentation will explore the use and integration of various clinical decision-making tools into PA practice. Following the review of each tool (including those related to cardiac, neurologic, pulmonary, infectious, musculoskeletal, and other related complaints), the extent to which each tool is supported by the literature will be discussed. This will help PAs most effectively risk stratify, diagnose, and manage patients presenting with these common complaints in an efficient and effective way.

Selecting the appropriate medications to manage type 2 diabetes presents unique challenges. Further, the need to optimize medication dosing increases the management complexities. Through case studies, this session will review dosing strategies for oral antihyperglycemic agents, injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists, and insulin therapies. Participants should complete this session with increased confidence in the nuanced management of medication dosing for their patients with diabetes.

This introductory and comprehensive online certificate program will explore diabetes technology, including continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), remote glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, and connected insulin pens. Participants will learn best practices for utilizing these technologies and the data generated by each to monitor glucose levels, administer insulin, conduct successful patient visits, and make informed decisions to manage and improve patient outcomes with diabetes.

This activity aims to equip participants with the skills to analyze screening recommendations and diagnostic criteria for depression, recognize treatment options for depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The session will provide insight on how to identify and evaluate generalized anxiety and panic disorders. The session covers the prevalence and economic impact of depression, screening and diagnostic tools, risk factors, symptoms, and various treatment options, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.

This evidence-based presentation will provide a detailed discussion on rates of breast, cervical, and colon cancer and a review of screening guidelines. The faculty will apply case-based learning to promote and engage education on how to screen and when to refer. Epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, prevention, and patient education will be summarized.

Evidence-based Treatment Approaches for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use | Cerebral Palsy: Current Concepts and a Glimpse Into the Future

In older adults, pneumococcal pneumonia continues to be a leading cause of death. The incidence of pneumonia and related mortality are highest in adults ≥65 years of age and patients with comorbidities, with pneumococci remaining the leading cause of bacteria infection. More concerning is the effect pneumococcal infections can have when they breach the lungs and become invasive. Pneumococcal meningitis is the most frequent and severe suppurative complication associated with pneumococcal bacteremia. Even with appropriate antimicrobial treatment, pneumococcal meningitis has a mortality rate of 20 to 30 percent. Luckily, the increased rates of vaccination and serotypes covered by various vaccines have caused significant reductions in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Clinicians treating those at risk of pneumococcal pneumonia and IPD require focused education on the impact of pneumococcal pneumonia and IPD, the importance of serotypes in pneumococcal disease and IPD, guideline updates, and information on recent approvals and evidence.

In older adults, pneumococcal pneumonia continues to be a leading cause of death. The incidence of pneumonia and related mortality are highest in adults ≥65 years of age and patients with comorbidities, with pneumococci remaining the leading cause of bacteria infection. More concerning is the effect pneumococcal infections can have when they breach the lungs and become invasive. Pneumococcal meningitis is the most frequent and severe suppurative complication associated with pneumococcal bacteremia. Even with appropriate antimicrobial treatment, pneumococcal meningitis has a mortality rate of 20 to 30 percent. Luckily, the increased rates of vaccination and serotypes covered by various vaccines have caused significant reductions in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Clinicians treating those at risk of pneumococcal pneumonia and IPD require focused education on the impact of pneumococcal pneumonia and IPD, the importance of serotypes in pneumococcal disease and IPD, guideline updates, and information on recent approvals and evidence.

Recently, a team of researchers at the NCCPA examined the impact of educational debt on PA specialty selection - tune in as we discuss their work as recently published in JAAPA. We know that the decision to specialize is nuanced, involving a PAs individual goals, experiences in PA school, job availability for each physical location, compensation, and levels of debt accrued in training. Listen as Andrez Kozikowski, Alicia Quella, and Mirela Bruza-Augatis discuss this important topic.

Designed specifically for new graduate Physician Associates, this course offers an in-depth exploration of essential topics that go beyond the textbooks. Bringing together content from past conferences, we cover key areas including effective job search strategies, leveraging AI tools to enhance patient care, managing overnight patient care, promoting personal well-being, navigating PA state advocacy, and making a meaningful impact in the profession. Additionally, we explore what the textbooks don’t teach you in emergency medicine, providing practical, real-world insights every new PA should know. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to thrive in your PA career.

Osteoporosis, the most common bone disease, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in older women and men. Fractures related to osteoporosis occur in both women and men, at a total of approximately 2 million fractures per year. Though osteoporosis has a significant impact on older Americans, it remains under-diagnosed. This educational program will focus on diagnostic guidelines, appropriate pharmacologic recommendations, and treatment monitoring. PAs who participate in this program will be better able to diagnose patients with osteoporosis and recognize the impact of the disease. These PAs will also be more prepared to assess the clinical safety and efficacy profiles of pharmacologic therapies and select appropriate agents for patients with osteoporosis. Additionally, PAs will be better prepared to monitor patients who receive treatment for osteoporosis, including in the assessment of treatment response.

This presentation explores the value of PAs in healthcare, examining key components that contribute to patient outcomes and employer benefits. Participants will analyze evidence supporting PA value, assess methods of measurement, and discuss limitations that may underestimate their impact. By understanding these factors, PAs will be better equipped to demonstrate their contributions effectively to employers, colleagues, and the healthcare system as a whole.

This presentation provides PAs with a comprehensive overview of healthcare reimbursement, including evolving payment models and value-based care. Participants will explore key Medicare billing policies, such as “incident to” and “shared visit” billing, as well as essential enrollment and credentialing requirements for payer reimbursement. By understanding these critical financial and regulatory aspects, PAs can optimize billing practices, maximize reimbursement, and enhance the financial sustainability of their clinical practice.

Osteoporosis, the most common bone disease, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in older women and men. Fractures related to osteoporosis occur in both women and men, at a total of approximately 2 million fractures per year. Though osteoporosis has a significant impact on older Americans, it remains under-diagnosed. This educational program will focus on diagnostic guidelines, appropriate pharmacologic recommendations, and treatment monitoring. PAs who participate in this program will be better able to diagnose patients with osteoporosis and recognize the impact of the disease. These PAs will also be more prepared to assess the clinical safety and efficacy profiles of pharmacologic therapies and select appropriate agents for patients with osteoporosis. Additionally, PAs will be better prepared to monitor patients who receive treatment for osteoporosis, including in the assessment of treatment response.

Osteoporosis, the most common bone disease, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in older women and men. Fractures related to osteoporosis occur in both women and men, at a total of approximately 2 million fractures per year. Though osteoporosis has a significant impact on older Americans, it remains under-diagnosed. This educational program will focus on diagnostic guidelines, appropriate pharmacologic recommendations, and treatment monitoring. PAs who participate in this program will be better able to diagnose patients with osteoporosis and recognize the impact of the disease. These PAs will also be more prepared to assess the clinical safety and efficacy profiles of pharmacologic therapies and select appropriate agents for patients with osteoporosis. Additionally, PAs will be better prepared to monitor patients who receive treatment for osteoporosis, including in the assessment of treatment response.

The 2025 Standards of Care in Diabetes includes all the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide clinicians, patients, researchers, payers, and others with the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals, and tools to evaluate the quality of care. The recommendations are based on an extensive review of the clinical diabetes literature, supplemented with input from ADA staff and the medical community at large. The Standards of Care in Diabetes is updated annually, or more frequently online if new evidence or regulatory changes merit immediate incorporation and is published in Diabetes Care. Join us to hear first-hand updates to the 2025 Standards of Care guidelines.

Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies | Understanding Pediatric Cervicofacial Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infection

To boost early detection of cognitive decline, the American Academy of Physician Associates and the PA Foundation partnered with Cleveland Clinic to create a cognitive assessment toolkit for healthcare providers.

Featuring recorded sessions from the 2025 We Are Family (Medicine) conference, the Family Medicine on Demand 2025 course is designed for Physician Associates (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in family medicine, offering essential, evidence-based content to enhance clinical practice. This video-based CME activity offers up to 28.0 credits of AAPA Category 1 CME. Topics include the management of thyroid disorders, mental health conditions, anemia, and diabetes, as well as approaches for obesity treatment, congestive heart failure, and preoperative risk assessment. Learners will also explore critical aspects of LGBTQIA+ healthcare, celiac disease, and the interpretation of electrocardiograms. Additional sessions cover vaccinations, orthopedics, and more practical strategies for improving patient care in a wide range of primary care settings. The course is designed to be flexible and self-paced, with expert-led video content that empowers providers to stay current with best practices, enhance their clinical decision-making, and improve patient outcomes across diverse health conditions.