Family Nursing Practitioner Packages

Urgent Care Issues

• Acute Asthma and COPD Exacerbations: An evidence-based approach to management 21
  Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations on assessment and intervention in acute asthma exacerbations from Dr. Fitzgerald, NP asthma expert and certified asthma educator.
• Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: A focus on the latest treatment recommendations 1.51.5
  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)? What are the leading pathogens causing acute sinusitis? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of bacterial sinusitis? Learn the answers to these questions in this case-based program.
• Coming to an Exam Room Near You: Diagnosis of Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Pertussis & Varicella 1.80.8

  Run Time: 1.6
  Contact Hours: 1.8
  Rx Hours: 0.8

  With dropping immunization rates in certain communities and an increase in domestic and international travel, we are seeing a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases that a generation of healthcare providers have seldom seen.

• Cough, Cold and Fever Symptoms: Pharmacologic Therapies 1.71.7

  Symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infection (URI) are among the most common encountered in practice. Dr. Fitzgerald gives prescribing tips in choosing products to help manage common URI symptoms.

• Drug Adverse Effects: Focusing on the most serious problems 1.51.5
  Explore the complexities of medication safety with clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she presents Drug Adverse Effects: Focusing on the most serious problems
• Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms: Pain, Fever, Cough and Nausea 1.41.4

  Run Time: 1.18
  Contact Hours: 1.4
  Rx Hours: 1.4

  A two-volume set. This program focuses on the relief of pain, fever, cough, and nausea in the outpatient setting. Highlights include factors influencing the choice of the best evidence-based pharmacologic options.

Treating Common Primary Care Problems Package

• Allergic Rhinitis: Focus on Assessment and Intervention 1.51.5

  Learn to differentiate between the common cold, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS), and allergic rhinitis (AR). 

  Dr. Fitzgerald provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing AR.

• Case-based Approach to HTN Management: Combination Therapy is Essential 1.251.25
  Discover the critical role of combination therapy in achieving optimal blood pressure control and minimizing the risk of complications in this comprehensive program.
• Clinical Guideline Updates: anxiety, colorectal cancer (CRC), HIV and PrEP, COPD, OSA, and COVID-19 11
  Clinical practice guidelines play a crucial role in optimizing patient care, but keeping pace with their frequent updates can be challenging.
• Common GI Disorders: PUD, gastritis, GERD, ?diarrhea, nausea, vomiting 22

  A concise and relevant review and update of the assessment and management of peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disorders.

• Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.51.5

  The course will focus on:

  • Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
  • Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
  • Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
• Optimizing Outcomes with Preoperative Assessment 1.50
  Preoperative assessments are commonly conducted in the primary care setting. An NP and CNRA, Monica Tombasco provides the information you need to learn how to perform critical preoperative assessments in your practice.
• Osteoporosis: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention 2.31.2

  Run Time: 2
  Contact Hours: 2.3
  Rx Hours: 1.2

  Osteoporosis is not inevitable; early diagnosis and treatment can prevent fractures. Learn how to screen, identify who is at risk, and provide evidence-based therapies to treat low bone mass.

• Probiotic and Prebiotic Use in Clinical Practice: What we know, what we are learning 1.51.5

  Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she dives into the definitions, types, and forms of probiotics and prebiotics, offering a clear understanding of their role in clinical practice. Explore the potential health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics, supported by the latest emerging scientific research. Participants will gain actionable insights to improve patient care and optimize health outcomes through evidence-based use of probiotics and prebiotics.

• RX Essentials: Diabetes Update: Focus on the latest recommendations 1.51.5
  Effectively managing type 2 diabetes requires keeping pace with evolving evidence and innovative approaches. Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP for an in-depth exploration of the latest recommendations in managing type 2 diabetes.
• Sleep Medications in Primary Care: How to Choose, What to Avoid 1.51.5
  Enhance your knowledge of sleep medications in primary care with this comprehensive program.
• Treatment Guideline Updates: GI, ID, Cardiology, Respiratory, and Dermatology 1.61.6

  Run Time: 1.4
  Contact Hours: 1.6
  Rx Hours: 1.6

  Dr. Fitzgerald reviews the latest clinical practice guideline updates on chronic proton pump inhibitor use, Clostridium difficile infection, acne vulgaris treatment options, COPD, and ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018.

• What's New with AHA/ACC Guidelines for the Management of Lipid Disorders? 1.51.5
  This program presents the most current guideline updates and pharmacologic options for lipid management recommended by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. With a focus on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk reduction, medical history, lipid panel, and CAC scoring are analyzed. Building upon the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, additional therapeutic agents for the high-risk patient are considered, with the latest evidence-based analysis of indication, risk, and safety. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, and ACL inhibitors are all explored as they apply to current guideline-driven management.

Dermatology Across the Lifespan

Clinical Challenges in Primary Care

• Acute Asthma and COPD Exacerbations: An evidence-based approach to management 21
  Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations on assessment and intervention in acute asthma exacerbations from Dr. Fitzgerald, NP asthma expert and certified asthma educator.
• Best and Worst $4, $9, and Other Drugs: Optimizing Your Choices of Affordable Generics 1.751.75

  Explore the growing $4/$9 drug list and learn how to make the best choices for treating common conditions like type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and select infectious diseases. Discover insights from clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP on selecting the most effective and affordable generics for your patients. Gain practical knowledge on optimizing low-cost therapeutic options to improve patient outcomes while managing costs. Stay informed on the top-performing $4/$9 drugs and avoid suboptimal choices for commonly encountered clinical conditions.

• Case-based Approach to HTN Management: Combination Therapy is Essential 1.251.25
  Discover the critical role of combination therapy in achieving optimal blood pressure control and minimizing the risk of complications in this comprehensive program.
• Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis: Who Needs an ECG? 1.60.2

  Hone your ability to differentiate acute cardiogenic pain from noncardiogenic pain and recognize red flags for serious illness with this course presented by Dr. Sally K. Miller.

• Complex Case Studies in HTN, DM, Dyslipidemia 1.751.75

  Learn to identify and select appropriate therapeutic options for treating hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia in patients with complex presentations or factors that can complicate clinical decision-making with this case-based course.

• Dizziness, Vertigo, and Syncope: Assessment and Treatment 1.50.5
  
  Learn to differentiate among the causes of syncope, near syncope, vertigo, and ataxia, including adverse drug effects. Central and peripheral vertigo are explained, as well as how to choose appropriate pharmacologic interventions.
• Inflammation: Prevention, assessment and treatment of a frequent common denominator in diseases 1.50
  Learn the latest about the role of inflammation in various diseases and tests that can identify clinically significant inflammation, measures that can potentially mitigate inflammatory risk, and more.
• Low Back Pain Assessment and Management 1.71.7

  Run Time: 1.5
  Contact Hours: 1.7
  Rx Hours: 1.7

  Low back pain is a challenging condition commonly encountered by NPs. This case-based program will help you learn how to determine appropriate treatment based on a 5-step, evidence-based approach to assessment.

• Psychiatric Medications: An Update on the Newer Drugs 1.41.4

  Learn about the latest psychiatric medications for management of major depressive disorder, insomnia, and ADHD. This informative course discusses precautions, mechanisms of action, and clinical case scenarios.

• Rx Essentials: Nutraceuticals Prescribing Update 44

  In this case-based program, Dr. Fitzgerald presents essential prescribing updates and best practices for the most-commonly used nutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals, and herbs) based on established and emerging evidence.

Optimizing Your NP Career

Family Physical Assessment

Pediatric Physical Assessment Package

Adult-Gerontology Physical Assessment

Gerontology Resources Package

• Antibiotic Update: Community-acquired Pneumonia 1.751

  This case-based course will help you gain an understanding of factors that influence the development of resistant pathogens and learn about the latest treatment recommendations.

• Dermatology In the Older Adult 0.70.2
  Hone your ability to identify and manage skins disorders in older patients with this informative program taught by NP dermatology expert Victor Czerkasij, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-C.
• Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.51.5

  The course will focus on:

  • Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
  • Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
  • Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
• Expert Exam: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine 6.60

  Run Time: 3
  Contact Hours: 6.6
  Rx Hours: 0

  Gain the skills necessary to accurately assess common spine problems through this comprehensive program. Pathoanatomy, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic testing are reviewed in this detailed course.

• Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy 11
  Laboratory monitoring plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective medication therapy, enhance patient care and medication management with Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy program presented by clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP.
• Managing Hypertension in the Older Adult: A Contemporary Approach 1.51.5

  Clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP focuses specifically on hypertension in the older adult, highlighting the recommendations from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). Learn which antihypertensive medications are preferred for elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, as well as the recommendations for blood pressure goals in older adults. Enhance your understanding of hypertension management in older adults, including which antihypertensive agents are preferred in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.

• Neurology Expert Exam: Clinical Pearls for the Nurse Practitioner 30

  This comprehensive course is designed to help you sharpen your skills in performing critical parts of the neurological exam, including a focused health history, mental status evaluation, and assessment of cranial nerves, motor and sensory function, gait, and reflexes. 

• Skin Cancer: Best Practices in Diagnosing Non-melanoma 0.90.2

  While non-melanoma skin cancers are highly curable in the early stages, the death rate of patients with these cancers continues to climb. Learn to identify and prevent the most common skin cancers, and what procedures are used to definitively diagnose suspicious lesions.

• Update in Geriatric Prescribing: Beers Criteria, START/STOPP, and Deprescribing 1.751.75
  Explore age- and disease-related physiologic changes in the elderly that influence the selection of safe and effective therapeutic agents.

ECG Rhythm & 12-Lead ECG Interpretation Package

Orthopedic Package

Comprehensive Dermatology Care for Nurse Practitioner's

Office Procedures

Mental & Behavioral Health Package

Acute/Urgent Care Package

• Acute Asthma and COPD Exacerbations: An evidence-based approach to management 21
  Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations on assessment and intervention in acute asthma exacerbations from Dr. Fitzgerald, NP asthma expert and certified asthma educator.
• Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: A focus on the latest treatment recommendations 1.51.5
  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)? What are the leading pathogens causing acute sinusitis? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of bacterial sinusitis? Learn the answers to these questions in this case-based program.
• Acute Liver Failure: Etiology, manifestations, and clinical management 1.31
  Learn to identify and differentiate liver failure, identify common causes, and initiate treatment. Expert NP and national speaker, Dr. Chu Rodgers will discuss how to order lab and diagnostic studies and manage this disease.
• Analysis of the 12-lead ECG: Beyond the basics 40.25
  This advanced program is designed for primary care NPs who have mastered the principles of the introductory course, 12-Lead ECG Interpretation: A Primary Care Perspective.
• Antimicrobial Update: A focus on appropriate use and stewardship 1.51.5
  The misuse and overuse of antimicrobials have fueled the rise of resistant bacteria, posing a significant threat to global health.
• Basic 12-Lead ECG Interpretation: A Primary Care Perspective 2.40

  Run Time: 1.8
  Contact Hours: 2.4
  Rx Hours: 0

  Gain critical skills such as how to identify and recognize common ECG alterations through this practical primary care course.

• Critical Care Lab Diagnostics: ABG and acid base balance 10
  Dr. Angelow will help acute care providers identify acid-base imbalances based on ABG findings, along with other diagnostics. Learn about common causes of acid-base imbalances and strategies for evaluating and managing them.
• Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.51.5

  The course will focus on:

  • Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
  • Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
  • Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
• Emerging Trends in the Clinical Management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 1.50
  Learn to implement current best practices for management of this complex condition. Expert NP and national speaker, Dr. Chu Rodgers will discuss clinical manifestations and evidence-based treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
• Expert Exam: HEENT: Physical Assessment 3
  Master adult physical assessment skills with this in-depth CEU course. Built around the HEENT exam (Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat), this video-based training enhances clinical accuracy for nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
• Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities: Evaluation and management of common disorders 2.752.75
  This program will provide the clinician with information relevant to the evaluation and management of common fluid and electrolyte disorders encountered in the adult and geriatric population in primary and acute care settings.
• Geriatric Pharmacology Considerations in Acute Care 1.51.25
  Individuals within the geriatric population are living longer with chronic disease that requires pharmacotherapy. Dr. Angelow offers guidance on how to apply AGS Beer’s Criteria and address special prescribing concerns for these patients.
• Pneumonia Treatment in the Acute Care Setting 1.251.25
  Acute care expert and national speaker Dr. Angelow reviews common pathogens and current ATS/IDSA guidelines on pneumonia treatment in acute care settings
• Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms: Pain, Fever, Cough and Nausea 1.41.4

  Run Time: 1.18
  Contact Hours: 1.4
  Rx Hours: 1.4

  A two-volume set. This program focuses on the relief of pain, fever, cough, and nausea in the outpatient setting. Highlights include factors influencing the choice of the best evidence-based pharmacologic options.

• Pulmonary Function Testing: Demystifying this Important Diagnostic Tool 1.30

  Run Time: 1
  Contact Hours: 1.3
  Rx Hours: 0

  Enhance your understanding of pulmonary function testing with this course that focuses on basic tests, spirometry techniques, and interpretation of spirometry results. Learn how to use this vital tool in patient care.

• Severe Acute Pancreatitis: An update in management 1.50.25
  Learn how to identify signs and symptoms and classify severe acute pancreatitis. Acute care expert, Dr. Chu Rodgers, reviews how to order lab and diagnostic studies and manage this disease.
   

Hospitalist Resources

Psychopharmacology 101 for Primary and Acute Care NPs

• Psychopharmacology for Primary and Acute Care NPs 2.752.75

  At the conclusion of the course you will be able to:

  • Describe the process of normal synaptic transmission. 
  • Discuss neurotransmitters implicit in psychiatric disease. 
  • Analyze the neural pathways most relevant to psychopharmacology. 
  • Evaluate issues in CYP450 metabolism. 
• Depression and Anxiety Treatment: Determining the optimal medication 22

  At the conclusion of this program the participant will be able to:

  • Evaluate pharmacologic options for anxiety and depression.
  • Compare and contrast pharmacologic options for various anxiety disorders.
  • Analyze case studies and apply concepts presented.
• Mood Disorders: Choosing the most effective treatment option 1.51.5

  Learn about pharmacologic management of mood disorders from Dr. Sally Miller. Discover how to recognize bipolar disorder and manic symptoms and choose the best treatment for your patients.

• ADD and Sleep Medications: When and what to prescribe 1.51.5

  Psychopharmacology expert, Dr. Sally Miller will help you understand the pathophysiology of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and sleep disorders.
  Learn to accurately diagnose, treat, and select the best therapy for these common conditions.

Laboratory Data Interpretation

• Anemia Assessment and Intervention: Common and Not So Common 1.81.8

  Run Time: 1.5
  Contact Hours: 1.8
  Rx Hours: 1.8

  Award winning speaker Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald provides a concise review of the use of laboratory testing to confirm the diagnosis of anemia and investigate its underlying cause(s).

• Evaluation in Immunologic and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders 1.61.6

  This program will help you understand the expected laboratory findings in autoimmune diseases. Included are the common laboratory findings in inflammatory disease including cardiovascular and infectious as well as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities: Evaluation and management of common disorders 2.752.75
  This program will provide the clinician with information relevant to the evaluation and management of common fluid and electrolyte disorders encountered in the adult and geriatric population in primary and acute care settings.
• Hepatic Function Assessment 2.10

  Learn the appropriate use of laboratory testing as part of the evaluation process of the person with or at risk for hepatic dysfunction including drug-induced problems, acute and chronic infectious hepatitis. The program covers the clinical utility of commonly ordered hepatic laboratory tests such as hepatic enzymes, albumin, prothrombin time, bilirubin, and others, as part of the differential diagnosis process.

• Laboratory Diagnosis: Challenging Case Studies 1.20

  Run Time: 1.3
  Contact Hours: 1.2
  Rx Hours: 0

  Laboratory testing often plays a key role in formulating and/or refining the differential diagnosis. This course presents challenging cases to help you refine your expertise in ordering and analyzing laboratory tests.

• Laboratory Diagnostics: A Focus on Renal Insufficiency and Failure 1.81.8

  Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald will help you learn the common and not-so-common risk factors for renal disease, the pathophysiology in renal disease, and the expected laboratory findings in acute and chronic renal disorders.

• Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy 11
  Laboratory monitoring plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective medication therapy, enhance patient care and medication management with Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy program presented by clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP.
• Management of Thyroid Disorders: Too Many, Too Little, Masses 1.91.9

  In this case-based program, award winning speaker and educator Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald discusses the most cost-effective tests to order in suspected thyroid disorders, recommended tests and imaging in the evaluation of a thyroid mass, evidence-based guidelines for intervention in common thyroid disorders and thyroid masses, and more.

• Vitamin D Deficiency: Assessment & Intervention 1.250.25

  Is vitamin D a vitamin or a hormone? Is vitamin D deficiency the cause of a multitude of illnesses, or is it a source of hype? Learn the answers to these questions from expert clinician, Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald.

• WBC Count and Differential 1.50

  Run Time: 1.3
  Contact Hours: 1.5
  Rx Hours: 0

  This course will enable you to identify the function of the white blood cells as well as assessing the WBC with differential during acute bacterial infectious disease and infection recovery.

Practice Ready Package

• Acute Asthma and COPD Exacerbations: An evidence-based approach to management 21
  Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations on assessment and intervention in acute asthma exacerbations from Dr. Fitzgerald, NP asthma expert and certified asthma educator.
• Anemia Assessment and Intervention: Common and Not So Common 1.81.8

  Run Time: 1.5
  Contact Hours: 1.8
  Rx Hours: 1.8

  Award winning speaker Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald provides a concise review of the use of laboratory testing to confirm the diagnosis of anemia and investigate its underlying cause(s).

• Antibiotic Update: Community-acquired Pneumonia 1.751

  This case-based course will help you gain an understanding of factors that influence the development of resistant pathogens and learn about the latest treatment recommendations.

• Bacterial Pharyngitis, Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis, Acute Otitis Media 22

  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial pharyngitis, acute otitis media, and acute conjunctivitis? What are the leading pathogens causing these conditions?

• Case-based Approach to HTN Management: Combination Therapy is Essential 1.251.25
  Discover the critical role of combination therapy in achieving optimal blood pressure control and minimizing the risk of complications in this comprehensive program.
• Clinical Guideline Updates: anxiety, colorectal cancer (CRC), HIV and PrEP, COPD, OSA, and COVID-19 11
  Clinical practice guidelines play a crucial role in optimizing patient care, but keeping pace with their frequent updates can be challenging.
• Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.51.5

  The course will focus on:

  • Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
  • Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
  • Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
• Evaluation in Immunologic and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders 1.61.6

  This program will help you understand the expected laboratory findings in autoimmune diseases. Included are the common laboratory findings in inflammatory disease including cardiovascular and infectious as well as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

• Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities: Evaluation and management of common disorders 2.752.75
  This program will provide the clinician with information relevant to the evaluation and management of common fluid and electrolyte disorders encountered in the adult and geriatric population in primary and acute care settings.
• Hepatic Function Assessment 2.10

  Learn the appropriate use of laboratory testing as part of the evaluation process of the person with or at risk for hepatic dysfunction including drug-induced problems, acute and chronic infectious hepatitis. The program covers the clinical utility of commonly ordered hepatic laboratory tests such as hepatic enzymes, albumin, prothrombin time, bilirubin, and others, as part of the differential diagnosis process.

• Laboratory Diagnosis: Challenging Case Studies 1.20

  Run Time: 1.3
  Contact Hours: 1.2
  Rx Hours: 0

  Laboratory testing often plays a key role in formulating and/or refining the differential diagnosis. This course presents challenging cases to help you refine your expertise in ordering and analyzing laboratory tests.

• Laboratory Diagnostics: A Focus on Renal Insufficiency and Failure 1.81.8

  Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald will help you learn the common and not-so-common risk factors for renal disease, the pathophysiology in renal disease, and the expected laboratory findings in acute and chronic renal disorders.

• Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy 11
  Laboratory monitoring plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective medication therapy, enhance patient care and medication management with Laboratory Monitoring During Drug Therapy program presented by clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP.
• Management of Thyroid Disorders: Too Many, Too Little, Masses 1.91.9

  In this case-based program, award winning speaker and educator Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald discusses the most cost-effective tests to order in suspected thyroid disorders, recommended tests and imaging in the evaluation of a thyroid mass, evidence-based guidelines for intervention in common thyroid disorders and thyroid masses, and more.

• Opioid Prescribing: A comprehensive approach to legislative and practice issues 55

  Pharmacology expert Dr. Miller provides a detailed approach to opioid prescribing issues for NPs. Legislative considerations; national, evidence-based guidelines; and pharmacology of opioid prescribing are explored.

• RX Essentials: Diabetes Update: Focus on the latest recommendations 1.51.5
  Effectively managing type 2 diabetes requires keeping pace with evolving evidence and innovative approaches. Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP for an in-depth exploration of the latest recommendations in managing type 2 diabetes.
• UTI in Adults: Update on Assessment & Treatment & Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 1.61.6

  What are the most likely urinary tract infection (UTI) organisms? What are the most common UTI risk factors? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of UTI? Learn the answers to these questions in this evidence-based program.

• Vitamin D Deficiency: Assessment & Intervention 1.250.25

  Is vitamin D a vitamin or a hormone? Is vitamin D deficiency the cause of a multitude of illnesses, or is it a source of hype? Learn the answers to these questions from expert clinician, Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald.

• WBC Count and Differential 1.50

  Run Time: 1.3
  Contact Hours: 1.5
  Rx Hours: 0

  This course will enable you to identify the function of the white blood cells as well as assessing the WBC with differential during acute bacterial infectious disease and infection recovery.

• What's New with AHA/ACC Guidelines for the Management of Lipid Disorders? 1.51.5
  This program presents the most current guideline updates and pharmacologic options for lipid management recommended by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. With a focus on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk reduction, medical history, lipid panel, and CAC scoring are analyzed. Building upon the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, additional therapeutic agents for the high-risk patient are considered, with the latest evidence-based analysis of indication, risk, and safety. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, and ACL inhibitors are all explored as they apply to current guideline-driven management.

Imaging Skills Fundamentals Package

Common Diagnostic Skills & Procedures Package

Endocrine Essentials Package

ENT Essentials Package

• Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: A focus on the latest treatment recommendations 1.51.5
  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)? What are the leading pathogens causing acute sinusitis? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of bacterial sinusitis? Learn the answers to these questions in this case-based program.
• Allergic Rhinitis: Focus on Assessment and Intervention 1.51.5

  Learn to differentiate between the common cold, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS), and allergic rhinitis (AR). 

  Dr. Fitzgerald provides evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing AR.

• Bacterial Pharyngitis, Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis, Acute Otitis Media 22

  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial pharyngitis, acute otitis media, and acute conjunctivitis? What are the leading pathogens causing these conditions?

• Cough, Cold and Fever Symptoms: Pharmacologic Therapies 1.71.7

  Symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infection (URI) are among the most common encountered in practice. Dr. Fitzgerald gives prescribing tips in choosing products to help manage common URI symptoms.

• Dental Examinations: Identifying Common Disorders 1.40.2

  Learn how to conduct a systematic and thorough oral exam. Emergent, urgent, and primary care procedures expert Dr. Theresa Campo will help you determine dental diagnoses and treatments based on signs and symptoms.

• Dizziness, Vertigo, and Syncope: Assessment and Treatment 1.50.5
  
  Learn to differentiate among the causes of syncope, near syncope, vertigo, and ataxia, including adverse drug effects. Central and peripheral vertigo are explained, as well as how to choose appropriate pharmacologic interventions.
• Expert Exam: HEENT: Physical Assessment 3
  Master adult physical assessment skills with this in-depth CEU course. Built around the HEENT exam (Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat), this video-based training enhances clinical accuracy for nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
• Pediatric Prescribing: A Focus on Antibiotic Therapy 1.751.75

  Clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP offers a comprehensive overview of pediatric pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) principles, focusing on their critical role in effective antimicrobial therapy. Participants will gain valuable insights into the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing for children and explore key challenges in pediatric antimicrobial use. Nurse practitioners will enhance their expertise in evidence-based pediatric prescribing, improving patient outcomes and promoting responsible antibiotic use.

• Rx Essentials: Pediatric Prescribing & Sick Visit Challenges 1.51.5

  When children present for a pediatric sick visit, you have to provide a balance between helping the child feel better and offering the best in safe, effective care, including prescribing, based on the evidence.

Common Respiratory Problems Package

• Acute Asthma and COPD Exacerbations: An evidence-based approach to management 21
  Learn the latest evidence-based recommendations on assessment and intervention in acute asthma exacerbations from Dr. Fitzgerald, NP asthma expert and certified asthma educator.
• Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis: A focus on the latest treatment recommendations 1.51.5
  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS)? What are the leading pathogens causing acute sinusitis? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of bacterial sinusitis? Learn the answers to these questions in this case-based program.
• Antibiotic Update: Community-acquired Pneumonia 1.751

  This case-based course will help you gain an understanding of factors that influence the development of resistant pathogens and learn about the latest treatment recommendations.

• Chest X-ray Interpretation: A Systematic Approach 30
  Develop a systematic approach to reading and interpreting chest x-rays with this case-based course, which includes analysis of dozens of x-rays.
• Clinical Guideline Updates: anxiety, colorectal cancer (CRC), HIV and PrEP, COPD, OSA, and COVID-19 11
  Clinical practice guidelines play a crucial role in optimizing patient care, but keeping pace with their frequent updates can be challenging.
• Cough, Cold and Fever Symptoms: Pharmacologic Therapies 1.71.7

  Symptoms associated with upper respiratory tract infection (URI) are among the most common encountered in practice. Dr. Fitzgerald gives prescribing tips in choosing products to help manage common URI symptoms.

• Pulmonary Function Testing: Demystifying this Important Diagnostic Tool 1.30

  Run Time: 1
  Contact Hours: 1.3
  Rx Hours: 0

  Enhance your understanding of pulmonary function testing with this course that focuses on basic tests, spirometry techniques, and interpretation of spirometry results. Learn how to use this vital tool in patient care.

• Respiratory Tract Infections: A Focus on Antimicrobial Treatment Options 1.61.6

  Run Time: 1.4
  Contact Hours: 1.6
  Rx Hours: 1.6

  Learn to identify the most likely causative organism in select bacterial respiratory tract infections. Find out how to develop a plan for antimicrobial therapy according to current clinical recommendations.

Cardiac Essentials Package

• Honing Your Cardiac Exam: A Focus on Heart Sounds and Murmurs 3.30.3

  Identifying clinically significant findings on the cardiac exam is an essential practice skill. Refine your cardiac exam skills with this case-based course.

• Cardiac Rhythms: The Clinician's Approach to Accurate Interpretation 4.10

  Run Time: 3.5
  Contact Hours: 4.1
  Rx Hours: 0

  Master the skills needed to interpret cardiac rhythms using this 5-step approach. ECG strips are incorporated throughout to demonstrate key concepts, and the program closes with a dysrhythmia interpretation test.

• Chest Pain Differential Diagnosis: Who Needs an ECG? 1.60.2

  Hone your ability to differentiate acute cardiogenic pain from noncardiogenic pain and recognize red flags for serious illness with this course presented by Dr. Sally K. Miller.

• Heart Failure Management: Detection and Treatment 1.90.3

  Run Time: 1.6
  Contact Hours: 0
  Rx Hours: 0

  Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart failure, classify its stages, and diagnose and manage this disease in outpatient, emergency, and inpatient settings through this practical case-based course.

• Case-based Approach to HTN Management: Combination Therapy is Essential 1.251.25
  Discover the critical role of combination therapy in achieving optimal blood pressure control and minimizing the risk of complications in this comprehensive program.
• Managing Hypertension in the Older Adult: A Contemporary Approach 1.51.5

  Clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP focuses specifically on hypertension in the older adult, highlighting the recommendations from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). Learn which antihypertensive medications are preferred for elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, as well as the recommendations for blood pressure goals in older adults. Enhance your understanding of hypertension management in older adults, including which antihypertensive agents are preferred in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.

• What's New with AHA/ACC Guidelines for the Management of Lipid Disorders? 1.51.5
  This program presents the most current guideline updates and pharmacologic options for lipid management recommended by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association. With a focus on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk reduction, medical history, lipid panel, and CAC scoring are analyzed. Building upon the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, additional therapeutic agents for the high-risk patient are considered, with the latest evidence-based analysis of indication, risk, and safety. Cholesterol absorption inhibitors, PCSK9 inhibitors, and ACL inhibitors are all explored as they apply to current guideline-driven management.

General Pharmacology Package

• Principles of Safe Prescribing 3.73.7

  The art of safe prescribing begins with understanding the importance of a medication’s pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic profile.

• QT Prolonging Drugs: When to Worry 1.251.25
  Understand the mechanisms behind QT prolongation with various medications and recognize the clinical consequences of prescribing these drugs.
• Drug Adverse Effects: Focusing on the most serious problems 1.51.5
  Explore the complexities of medication safety with clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she presents Drug Adverse Effects: Focusing on the most serious problems
• Vitamin D Deficiency: Assessment & Intervention 1.250.25

  Is vitamin D a vitamin or a hormone? Is vitamin D deficiency the cause of a multitude of illnesses, or is it a source of hype? Learn the answers to these questions from expert clinician, Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald.

• Transgender Patient Essential Care: Making Healthcare Trans-parent 1.60.3

  The program describes the appropriate language to use when caring for a transgender patient, explains the differences between gender identity, gender dysphoria, and transgender and discusses WPATH standards of care for transgender clients.

• Update in Geriatric Prescribing: Beers Criteria, START/STOPP, and Deprescribing 1.751.75
  Explore age- and disease-related physiologic changes in the elderly that influence the selection of safe and effective therapeutic agents.
• Drug-Drug Interactions: Safe Prescribing to Avoid Malpractice 1.51.5

  The course will focus on:

  • Discuss the most common mechanisms for drug-drug interactions
  • Discuss techniques to ensure safe prescribing to prevent malpractice
  • Review cases involving prescribing errors and medical malpractice cases
• Rx Essentials: Antimicrobial Prescribing Update 3.73.7
  Dr. Fitzgerald demystifies antimicrobial prescribing in common bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis, COPD exacerbation, urinary tract infection, and skin and soft tissue infections.
• UTI in Adults: Update on Assessment & Treatment & Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 1.61.6

  What are the most likely urinary tract infection (UTI) organisms? What are the most common UTI risk factors? What are the current recommendations for assessment and treatment of UTI? Learn the answers to these questions in this evidence-based program.

• Ticked Off: Myths, Truths, and Realities of Tick-Borne Infections 1.60.4

  Early diagnosis of tick-borne disease is key to avoiding complications. Learn to differentiate, recognize and treat these infections, including Lyme disease, babesia, and Ehrlichia.

• Rx Essentials: Nutraceuticals Prescribing Update 44

  In this case-based program, Dr. Fitzgerald presents essential prescribing updates and best practices for the most-commonly used nutraceuticals (vitamins, minerals, and herbs) based on established and emerging evidence.

• Sleep Medications in Primary Care: How to Choose, What to Avoid 1.51.5
  Enhance your knowledge of sleep medications in primary care with this comprehensive program.

GI Essentials Package

• Abdominal & Pelvic Pain Evaluation: From Diagnosis to Diagnostic Imaging 3.50

  Run Time: 3
  Contact Hours: 3.6
  Rx Hours: 0

  Learn how to conduct a focused abdominal and pelvic exam, consider differential diagnosis, and determine appropriate imaging.

• Abdominal Pain: Differential Diagnosis 1.60.8

  Run Time: 1.3
  Contact Hours: 1.6
  Rx Hours: 0.8

  Abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint. A systematic approach to breaking down symptoms of abdominal pain and arriving at a diagnosis will be explored. Appropriate diagnostic testing will also be discussed.

• Common GI Disorders: PUD, gastritis, GERD, ?diarrhea, nausea, vomiting 22

  A concise and relevant review and update of the assessment and management of peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disorders.

• Prescribing for the Relief of Symptoms: Pain, Fever, Cough and Nausea 1.41.4

  Run Time: 1.18
  Contact Hours: 1.4
  Rx Hours: 1.4

  A two-volume set. This program focuses on the relief of pain, fever, cough, and nausea in the outpatient setting. Highlights include factors influencing the choice of the best evidence-based pharmacologic options.

• Primary Care Management of Patients Post-weight-reduction Surgery 1.30.6

  Chronic management of patients after weight-reduction surgery often falls to the primary care provider. Learn about routine management, potential complications of weight-reduction surgery, and proper diet and exercise patterns to maintain weight loss.

• Probiotic and Prebiotic Use in Clinical Practice: What we know, what we are learning 1.51.5

  Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she dives into the definitions, types, and forms of probiotics and prebiotics, offering a clear understanding of their role in clinical practice. Explore the potential health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics, supported by the latest emerging scientific research. Participants will gain actionable insights to improve patient care and optimize health outcomes through evidence-based use of probiotics and prebiotics.

• Fatty Liver Disease Assessment and Management 1.20.3

  Explore the diagnosis, potential complications, and management of fatty liver disease, the increasingly prevalent hepatic component of metabolic syndrome.

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Differentiation & Treatment 1.80.8

  Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common diagnoses seen in both primary care and gastroenterology specialty practices. Learn the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications of both conditions, as well as how to differentiate between the two pathologies.

Antimicrobial Essentials Package

• Rx Essentials: Antimicrobial Prescribing Update 3.73.7
  Dr. Fitzgerald demystifies antimicrobial prescribing in common bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis, COPD exacerbation, urinary tract infection, and skin and soft tissue infections.
• Antibiotic Update: Community-acquired Pneumonia 1.751

  This case-based course will help you gain an understanding of factors that influence the development of resistant pathogens and learn about the latest treatment recommendations.

• Bacterial Pharyngitis, Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis, Acute Otitis Media 22

  What are the most common risk factors for acute bacterial pharyngitis, acute otitis media, and acute conjunctivitis? What are the leading pathogens causing these conditions?

• STIs: Latest Treatment Recommendations 1.751.75
  Stay current with the latest treatment recommendations for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Probiotic and Prebiotic Use in Clinical Practice: What we know, what we are learning 1.51.5

  Join clinical expert Dr. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP as she dives into the definitions, types, and forms of probiotics and prebiotics, offering a clear understanding of their role in clinical practice. Explore the potential health benefits of probiotics and prebiotics, supported by the latest emerging scientific research. Participants will gain actionable insights to improve patient care and optimize health outcomes through evidence-based use of probiotics and prebiotics.

Pain Management Essentials Package

Pediatric Essentials Package

• Anemias in Childhood: Assessment and intervention in common and not so common 20
• Laboratory Diagnostics in Children with Select Acute Health Problems 20
• Pediatric Dermatology: Help My Child 1.30.7
  The skin of the infant and child is different from that of an adult. This course, presented by Victor Czerkasij, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-C, will help you recognize and manage a range of pediatric-specific skin disorders.
• Pediatric Laboratory Assessment: A focus on chronic health issues 20
• Pediatric WBC Interpretation: A case study approach 22
  Evaluation of the WBC and select infectious disease markers in the sick child: What and when to order.
• Rx Essentials: Pediatric Prescribing & Sick Visit Challenges 1.51.5

  When children present for a pediatric sick visit, you have to provide a balance between helping the child feel better and offering the best in safe, effective care, including prescribing, based on the evidence.

Foundational Skills in Dermatology Package

Online FNP Review Package

Livestream FNP Review Package

On-Demand FNP Review Package