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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious seasonal lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) characterized by cough, runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, sore throat, fatigue, decreased appetite, and fever which affects both children and adults. RSV can be particularly dangerous for older adults, who experience more severe disease as a consequence of increased vulnerability to infection. This multi-modal and interactive education will review the mechanism of RSV illness and summarize the disease burden of RSV in adults with a focus on hospitalizations, comorbidities, and related health disparities.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious seasonal lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and can be particularly dangerous for older adults, who experience more severe disease as a consequence of increased vulnerability to infection. Listen in as this multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss the disease burden of RSV in adults with a focus on hospitalizations, comorbidities, and related health disparities and the role of vaccines in prevention strategies.

This case-based interactive module features experts reviewing patient cases to discuss the disease burden of RSV in adults with a focus on hospitalizations, comorbidities, and related health disparities and the role of vaccines in prevention strategies. The goal of this education is to improve knowledge and awareness of the burden of RSV and to implement prevention strategies among older adults.

This educational series is specifically designed for the surgical healthcare team, focusing on optimizing opioid prescribing practices and enhancing pain management strategies within the surgical setting. Our goal is to empower the surgical team with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the challenges of pain management, while minimizing the risks associated with opioid use.

This series of videos is aimed at helping you engage in successful pain management telehealth visits with your patients. Clinicians may have had little to no training on the communication and clinical skills needed for telehealth patient encounters. Most have never learned how to “see” a patient on video during medical training. Our goal for this education is to help you improve your pain management telehealth visits. We’re going to cover some telehealth tips that will help make you successful and keep your patient engaged.

Psychiatric illness and treatment can be a barrier to the successful management of the disease of obesity. This activity is designed to equip PAs with essential knowledge and practical strategies for caring for patients who have both obesity and psychiatric illness. It will delve into the associations between these conditions, explore eating disorders commonly observed alongside obesity, and focus on mitigating weight gain resulting from psychiatric medications. PAs will gain valuable insights and tools to better manage these complex patients through a case-based presentation.

Recognizing burnout and effectively integrating well-being between work and life outside of the healthcare environment requires attention to individual, local, and systemic factors. This activity explores evidence-based practices that PAs can utilize to advance their own wellness at work, incorporating the speaker’s experience as executive sponsor of APP wellness at a large academic medical center. This activity explores data from validated surveys on burnout, professional fulfillment, and well-being for healthcare providers. It also explores how PAs can take action throughout their career to invest in their own well-being and professional fulfillment; to contribute to a local culture of wellness; and to advocate for systemic change at the practice or institutional level.

Comprehensive obesity management consists of four pillars: nutrition, physical activity, behavioral therapy, and medication. This activity explores the nutrition pillar of obesity treatment in adults and uses a case-based approach to give PAs practical tools to create individualized nutrition treatment plans for patients.

Diabetes is a heterogeneous condition with various presentations and progression to its complications. Recent advances in the understanding of genetics have revealed limitations of the current classification of diabetes. Understanding the distinct differences in the types and presentations of more sophisticated classifications of diabetes will guide the selection of proper medications for both glycemic control and the prevention of complications.

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