InNetwork CME - Emergency Medicine
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AAPA’s InNetwork CME offers specialty spotlights on various topics, created for PAs, by PAs.This bundle covers a wide spectrum of acute care topics, the sessions provide practical, evidence-based strategies for managing critical conditions across diverse settings. Participants will explore the essentials of shock recognition and fluid resuscitation, master the evaluation and treatment of red eye emergencies, and gain clarity on the evolving landscape of SIRS, sepsis, and shock.
Activities
Learning Objectives
- Execute a problem-focused examination of the red eye
- Differentiate among a host of red eye pathologies
- Initiate proper plan of care and/or referral for prompt management
InNetwork - Heads Up: Mastering TBI and Concussion Care for the Non-neurologist | 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between injuries related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion
- Identify key signs, symptoms, and risk factors for TBI and concussion
- Apply appropriate diagnostic criteria, severity tools, and cognitive testing for TBIs and concussions
- Identify the correct diagnostic imaging modalities and management strategies for traumatic brain injuries
- Recognize potential complications and comorbidities for TBI and concussion
InNetwork - Mastering Fluid Dynamics: Strategies for Effective Volume Management | 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Identify the etiology of various volume abnormalities
- Apply the proper diagnostic approach of various volume abnormalities
- Review treatment options for the various volume abnormalities
InNetwork - Neurobiology of Trauma and Impact of Toxic Stress | 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Review anatomy and physiology of brain, stress response, and trauma response
- Discuss structural, functional, and connectivity alterations in various areas of the brain secondary to trauma and stress response
- Analyze alterations in brain anatomy and physiology, hereditable qualities of these alterations, and impacts on future generations
- Examine qualities of brain anatomy and physiology that can contribute to resilience and recovery from trauma and stress exposure
InNetwork - Shock and Awe: The Essentials of Shock Management | 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Compare and contrast the clinical presentations of each type of shock
- Identify early signs of shock to initiate timely intervention
- Describe the use of fluids, vasopressors, inotropes, and other pharmacological agents in the management of shock
- Define potential complications arising from shock and its treatments
- Formulate specific treatment strategies tailored to hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, and obstructive shock
InNetwork - SIRS, Sepsis, and Shock...Oh My | 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate criteria for the diagnosis of SIRS/sepsis/severe sepsis/septic shock by integrating history, physical examination, diagnostic, and laboratory findings
- Recall the pathophysiology of the SIRS/septic response and the correlation to short- and long-term sequela
- Select emergent and urgent treatment interventions based on severity of condition
- Execute proper critical care documentation of a patient's diagnoses and provider intervention
InNetwork - Wilderness Rx: A Practical Guide to Backcountry Medicine | 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Describe the medicolegal implications of providing medical aid in the wilderness
- Implement a standardized template for patient evaluation in the wilderness
- Identify signs, symptoms, and perform immediate management for common routine, urgent, and emergent wilderness medicine conditions
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