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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.