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Post-hospital management of acute kidney injury (AKI) focuses on ensuring recovery and preventing recurrence. This presentation will enhance knowledge and understanding of the key steps to successfully management post hospital AKI including: follow-up appointments, lab monitoring (serum creatinine, electrolytes, and urine output), medication review (adjusting or discontinuing nephrotoxic medications and optimizing doses of other medications), patient education (importance of hydration and nutrition along with signs and symptoms of kidney function decline), and preventative measures such as addressing underlying comorbid conditions, i.e. HTN and diabetes, as well as avoidance of nephrotoxic medications. By the end of the presentation, participants should be able to recognize, manage, and follow up with patients with AKI effectively, ensuring continuity of care and reducing the risk of complications.

Research CME is a series of webinars designed for both PAs and PA Students. This series, formerly known as Research 101 and Research 201, is updated regularly to continually introduce emerging PA/PA student researchers to key skills designed to advance their research goals. Within these lessons, learners can find content exploring topics on why research is important, types of research PAs are involved in, education on the fundamentals of research, and other special topics to enhance participants' skills; specific research methods, data and applications, and strategies for communicating the importance of their work. This series of webinars can be watched in any order as needed.

This course provides a foundational understanding of clinical trial design and methodology, emphasizing the role of PAs in patient recruitment, informed consent, and data collection.

Through this course series, participants will explore the critical importance of research in advancing the PA profession, learn how to navigate and contribute to the evolving National PA Research Agenda, and acquire the tools and inspiration needed to craft a personal research agenda.

This course series equips healthcare professionals and researchers with essential knowledge in research methodology, secondary data analysis, and evidence-based practice. Participants will explore a range of topics, from clinical trial design, quality improvement strategies, and outcomes research, to the effective use of large datasets and advanced data tools such as R.

This course is designed to equip participants with essential skills for effective research communication and professional growth in healthcare, supporting their ongoing clinical, professional, and research development.

This activity will highlight current and historical data pertaining to dermatologic healthcare disparities impacting people of color. Beginning with the basics, hair and skin types will be reviewed along with how physiology contributes to skin and hair health. This session will discuss common dermatologic conditions seen in people of color, contrast how common dermatology pathology presents across the skin spectrum, and provide current disparities experienced by communities of color. For example, despite the fact that there is a higher incidence of melanoma in white patient, Black patients have a higher rate of mortality from melanoma due to delayed, and less accurate, diagnoses. The faculty will also discuss how people of color are underrepresented in medicine; they are under-researched and underrepresented in medical curricula. The session will conclude by highlighting tools to improve early and accurate diagnoses of dermatologic conditions in people of color and supplying strategies to improve provider bias.

Human trafficking can affect patients of all ages, genders, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Being able to identify risk factors, red flags, clinical clues, and evidence-based treatment options can make a difference to your patients, your practice, and healthcare organizations, but most importantly, the victims of trafficking. This presentation will discuss important information for all clinicians and will have applications to all specialties. The medical care of patients who are or have been involved in trafficking will be the focus of this presentation.

This activity will provide an update on what every PA needs to know about HIV in 2025. While HIV medicine has evolved significantly during the past four decades, over 35,000 HIV infections occur annually in the U.S. The epidemiology continues to change with infections disproportionately affecting residents of southern states, people of color, and sexual and gender minorities. Clinical guidelines incorporate screening for HIV into routine medical care. Prevention continues to expand with increased utilization of antiretroviral-mediated prevention, including preexposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention, with new long-acting injectable medication options. Long-term survivors face new complications, including certain cancers and inflammatory-mediated disease. While HIV can be considered a chronic disease, the societal stigma surrounding this disease requires that providers approach HIV with a unique perspective. Cases of long-term HIV remission continue to provide hope for a pathway toward a cure.

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has just released a national protocol for the medical and forensic examination and treatment of those who have experienced intimate partner violence. This helps to standardize what has long been a very subjective process. This lecture will provide, a discussion on this new protocol, updated details on the epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV), the psychology of IPV, and the provision of trauma and violence-informed care.

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This podcast explores the vital role of nutrition in optimizing athletic performance. This talk delves into the fundamental metabolic processes that underpin sports nutrition, providing a clear understanding of how the body utilizes nutrients during exercise. Participants will gain actionable nutritional recommendations tailored for competitive athletes, covering pre-, during, and post-workout fueling strategies. We'll also discuss common nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids, offering evidence-based advice to navigate their use safely and effectively. This session empowers clinicians with the knowledge to make informed recommendations, maximizing performance and overall well-being.

Pain management can be difficult not only for patients but for the provider as well. This session will review the basics of pain: physical, emotional, and spiritual. The faculty will offer a step-wise approach for managing pain in the non-surgical adult patient, which will include pharmacologic therapies, non-pharmacologic therapies, complementary/alternative medicine therapies, and interventional therapies. By the end of the session, PAs will be eager to play a pivotal role in helping patients through a difficult, and often distressing symptom.

Positive Discourse equips PAs with practical skills to ensure effective, patient-centered communication when caring for individuals who have speech, language, hearing, auditory-processing, or vision-related communication disabilities. Using case examples, prevalence data, and a five-step framework (“Communicate directly, Ask preferences, Adapt style, Be patient, Check understanding”), the course shows how simple adjustments (plain-language explanations, assistive-technology use, interpreter coordination, and culturally sensitive approaches) can reduce medical errors and improve patient satisfaction. Developed in partnership with clinicians and self-advocates, the content aligns with ADA requirements and AAPA competencies.

Melanoma is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. Before 2011, treatment options for individuals diagnosed with advanced melanoma were limited with a five-year overall survival rate of approximately 10%. Since 2011, significant progress has been made with FDA approval of nearly 20 treatment options resulting in a five-year overall survival rate of more than 50%. This presentation will focus on recent updates for treating advanced melanoma.

Galaxy on Demand 2025 includes recorded sessions from the 2025 Musculoskeletal Galaxy conference, that you can access online anytime. This video-based CME activity offers up to 28.25 credits of AAPA Category 1 CME on topics like orthopaedic oncology, orthopaedic infections, pediatric orthopaedics, hip and knee arthroplasty, orthopaedic fracture management, radiology, sports medicine, and more. With over two dozen expert-led sessions, this course provides practical, case-based education that you can apply directly to clinical practice. It is ideal for PAs and NPs who are new to orthopaedics, seeking a refresher, or looking to transition into this specialty.

This activity offers the latest insights into adult ADHD, encompassing its incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment landscape in the U.S. Delve into current trends, investigating the factors driving the rise in adult ADHD cases, discerning between presentations in adults versus children, and integrating new clinical guidelines to address diagnostic challenges. Gain proficiency in diagnosing adults through a nuanced understanding of clinical history and screening tools, and implement evidence-based treatment strategies effectively. Explore a spectrum of treatment modalities, including psychotherapeutic approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness training, and ADHD coaching, alongside pharmacotherapy options, with careful considerations for medication selection, safety profiles, and long-term management. Moreover, uncover clinical insights that underscore the significance of shared decision-making in optimizing ADHD pharmacotherapy for adults.

Over 40% of individuals who die by suicide visit a primary care or other medical provider in the weeks before their death. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce and highlight a comprehensive approach to suicide risk assessment and suicide-specific clinical management. Despite the prevalence of suicidal ideation, there is currently no standard content that integrates how to approach and navigate conversations with patients about suicide, how to support patients during these conversations, or how to empower patients to stay safe and engage in collaborative treatment plans. Education on this topic is often brief and combined with other content, resulting in persistent discomfort and uncertainty around this important public health problem. This novel program demystifies how we engage and care for patients living with suicidal ideation which will lessen stigma, enhance patient-provider interactions, and improve health outcomes. Preliminary program pilot data will be shared during the presentation.

As the legal, social, and medical landscape surrounding cannabis continually changes, keeping up with what is fact and what is fiction can be a real trip. This session offers a balanced overview on the pharmacology and physiological effects of cannabis and includes research-backed and approved indications for medical use, as well as its short- and long-term health impacts. The faculty will also blaze through the past, present, and future of the social and legal status of cannabis, including potential clinical, personal, and professional impacts of rescheduling and legalization. Geared towards generalists, regardless of specialty, all PAs can expect to leave this session with a hit of high-yield information.

This session will introduce participants to the typical provider responsibilities and types of patient encounters seen in occupational health settings using case presentations. Furthermore, clinicians working in primary care who encounter potential occupational-related injuries will recognize the necessary components in obtaining occupational and environmental medical history to aid in determining causality. The OSHA recordability guide will also be reviewed as well as a list of commonly occurring occupational injuries seen in practice. Lastly, participants will be provided guidance on managing occupational-related injuries that require science, negotiation, and effective communication with the patient and employer.