InNetwork CME - Women's Health
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AAPA’s InNetwork CME offers specialty spotlights on various topics, created for PAs, by PAs.This focused series equips physician assistants with practical, up-to-date strategies for managing complex women’s health issues across the lifespan. Topics include perimenopause and menopause care, chronic pelvic pain, perinatal mental health, and early intervention for syphilis and HIV. Each session delivers actionable insights to enhance patient outcomes and support evidence-based, empathetic care.
Activities
Learning Objectives
- Summarize patient care recommendations for perimenopause
- Describe perimenopause symptoms presentation and diagnosis
- Compare and contrast the various symptoms and comorbidities related to perimenopause
- Explain the etiology and pathophysiology of perimenopause
- Summarize physical exam findings, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment for perimenopause
InNetwork CME - Dual Threat: Syphilis, HIV, and the Importance of Early Intervention | 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the STI epidemic occurring in the U.S., with a particular focus on syphilis
- Evaluate the synergistic relationship between syphilis infection and HIV
- Describe the treatment of syphilis in conjunction with PrEP implementation for a comprehensive approach to HIV prevention
InNetwork CME - Identify, Manage, and Validate Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain | 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Define chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and identify its common causes and symptoms in women, demonstrating foundational knowledge of the condition
- Explain the psychosocial factors that contribute to the experience of CPP and its impact on women's quality of life
- Illustrate effective assessment techniques for women presenting with CPP, incorporating approaches such as patient history and a trauma-informed physical examination
- Evaluate various management strategies for CPP, distinguishing between pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, and their applicability to different patient scenarios
- Develop a comprehensive care plan patients with CPP that includes validation techniques, interdisciplinary collaboration, ensuring an empathetic approach to treatmenteatment
InNetwork CME - Menopause: It's Time to Put Out the Fire | 1.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Define perimenopause and menopause
- Recognize common menopausal symptoms including vasomotor symptoms and the symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- Identify appropriate hormonal and nonhormonal treatment options for menopausal symptoms
- Perform risk stratification to determine the appropriateness of hormonal therapy in women with comorbidities
InNetwork CME - Paradigm Shifts in Perinatal Mental Health | 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Learning Objectives
- Explain recent paradigm shifts in understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of perinatal mental health
- Describe the risks of untreated mental health conditions in the peripartum period to both parents and offspring
- Discuss perinatal mental health screening guidelines
- Explain the common mental health diagnoses in the peripartum period
- Choose appropriate treatment for peripartum mental illness