Presentation Topics

Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC
President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.
Family Nurse Practitioner, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA

Pharmacology Topics (*1-1.5 hours)

Antimicrobial Update: A Focus on…
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Sexually Transmitted Infection
- Special Considerations in the Elder
- Prescribing in the Era of Resistant Pathogens
- Acute Bacterial Sinusitis: The Latest Treatment Recommendations
- The Latest Guidelines in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections
Asthma, Allergy and Immunology
- Asthma: Assessment, Diagnosis and Management
- Assessment and Treatment of Acute Asthma and Acute Bronchitis
- Take a Breath: Advances in the Treatment of Asthma and COPD
Management of Common Health Problems
- Migraine and Tension Headache: The Latest Treatment Options
- Advances in Respiratory Care: Asthma, COPD, Acute and Chronic Bronchitis
- What is on the Shelf? Over-the-counter and Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Cough and Cold Symptoms
- Depression and Anxiety: Latest in Treatment Options
- Anxiety and Panic Disorder: A Primary Care Approach to Assessment and Intervention
- Vitamin D Deficiency: How to Assess and Intervene in this Common Condition
Cardiovascular Health
- JNC-7, ALLHAT, NKF, and More: The Latest in Hypertension Treatment
- Dyslipidemia: The Latest Treatment Options and Clinical Recommendations
- The Coexistence of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes: Achieving Treatment Goals
Clinical Endocrinology
- Treatment Options in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- PCOS, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome: How to Assess and Manage the Many faces of Insulin Resistance
- Management of Thyroid Disease: Too Much, Too Little, Masses
Current Issues in Drug Therapies
- Dangerous Liaisons: Drug-drug, Drug-nutrient Interactions
- Hot Topics in Drug Therapy: New Products, New Uses, New Warnings
- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics: Getting Back to Basics in Choosing and Prescribing Medications
- Unexpected Consequences: The Positive and Negative Impact of Psychotropic, Diabetic and OTC Medications
- Contraceptive Update: The Latest Recommendations and Products
- Prescribing in Pregnancy and Lactation
- Pediatric Pharmacology Update in Primary Care
- Issues of Safety and Efficacy in Geriatric Prescribing
- Commonly Used Herbal Remedies, Vitamin and Mineral Therapies: Issues of Efficacy and Safety
- As Seen on TV: What’s in the OTC and herbal products your patients are taking?
- The $4 Drug List: Choosing the Best of the Generics
Infectious Disease
- CA-MRSA, Avian and Pandemic Flu, Pertussis: Preventing and Treating Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
- H1N1: Lessons from the Recent Pandemic

Laboratory Diagnostics: A Focus on…
- Anemia
- White Blood Count (WBC) Analysis
- Challenging Case Studies in Laboratory Diagnosis
- Monitoring During Drug Therapies
- Renal Insufficiency and Failure
- Thyroid Problems

Assessment & Diagnosis Topics (*1- 1.5 hours)

Challenging Clinical Problems
- Worst Case Scenario: Uncommon Outcomes in Common Diseases
- Inflammation: The Common Denominator to a Myriad of Diseases

Keynote and Professional Issues Topics (*1 – 1.5 hours)

Entrepreneur or Intrapreneur: The Future of NP Practice
Getting and Staying Certified: Issues for the New and Practicing NP
Hot Topics in Nurse Practitioner Practice
Now What? Where You and Your NP Profession are Going
Negotiating your NP Future
Surviving the Transition into NP Practice

Workshop Programs (*2-3 hours)

Expert Exam
- Assessing the Abdomen
- Honing your Cardiac Exam
12-Lead ECG Interpretation
- A Primary Care Approach
- Beyond the Basics
- Honing your Presentation Skills
- Clinical Practice Intensive: Antibiotics: The Basics and Beyond
- Antimicrobial Update: The Basics and Beyond

* Two Workshop Programs can be Bundled Together to Create a Full Day Presentation