Primary Care

Insurance in a Dynamic Market Place (1 User Rating) Healthcare represents almost 1/5 of the US economy. Surprisingly it is not the clinician or the patient who is in the driver's seat of this massive enterprise--nothing happens in the US healthcare system... Faculty Eric H. Beck, DO, MPH William D. Wallace, JD Paul Hain, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CME: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 20, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Cyber Security in Medical Devices (0 User Ratings) Twenty-five million Americans rely on implantable medical devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, insulin pumps, and deep brain stimulators for important, life-sustaining functions. As remote monitoring... Faculty Jay Radcliffe Andrew K. Woods, JD, PHD Patricia J. Zettler, JD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 CPH: 0.50 UNTHSC: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 1, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Losing Texas Mothers: Maternal Mortality in the Lone Star State (0 User Ratings) This presentation will provide an overview of the leading causes and trends in maternal morbidity and mortality in Texas. Key definitions of terms will be discussed as well as leading causes of maternal death... Faculty Amy Raines-Milenkov, DrPH

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Oct 31, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Differences in Sexual Differentiation (0 User Ratings) The birth of a child with ambiguous genitalia poses multiple dilemma for healthcare providers and parents. This presentation will describe the difference among differences of sexual differentiation (DSD) and... Faculty Paul S. Thornton, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 23, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

MACRA Rules are Final: Time to implement the Quality Payment Program (0 User Ratings) For years we have been under a flawed Sustained Growth Rate (SGR) payment system that was replaced in 2015 with a new law, the Medicare and CHIPS Reauthorization Act (MACRA). This law has major mandated... Faculty Ray Page, DO, PhD, FACOI

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 21, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Health Literacy (1 User Rating) Healthy People 2010 defines health literacy as “The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health... Faculty Michael S. Wolf, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 18, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Elder Abuse - Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Care (1 User Rating) The fastest growing segment of our population is the 'old-old' or people over 85.  The majority of these people have chronic conditions and about half of them have dementing illness.  A large number... Faculty Laura Mosqueda, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 12, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Impact of Abnormal Swallowing Patterns in the Elderly (0 User Ratings) A Bedside Swallow Evaluation (BSE) has definite limitations and aspiration cannot be confirmed or ruled out without Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS) (Swigert,1998). Approximately 40% of the patients who... Faculty J. Roy Lowry, DO Pamela Ragland, MS, CCC-SLP Ronda Polansky, MS, CCC-SLP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 IACET: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 8, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Iron Deficiency- New Evidence and Approaches (0 User Ratings) Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia in humans.  In spite of the frequency with which it is encountered in clinical practice, patients are often faced with clinicians who are... Faculty Timothy McCavit, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Beyond BMI - Are Weight Loss Programs the Best Way to Improve the Health of African American Women? (0 User Ratings) Maintaining a healthy weight is often cited as one of the most important factors in preventing chronic disease.  Current research reveals that prevention of chronic disease is a complex issue and the... Faculty Leilani Dodgen, MPH, CHES

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 14, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Primary Care (0 User Ratings) Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment is a safe, effective, and low-cost modality to address many common problems in primary care. However, many practicing osteopathic physicians tend to underutilize this unique... Faculty Krista Kasinec, DO

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 11, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The DICE Approach (1 User Rating) Faculty Lesca Hadley, MD, FAAFP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 9, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Hypertension in Older Adults - From SHEP to SPRINT (0 User Ratings) Faculty Mark A. Supiano, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 7, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Educating Patients on Appropriate Inhaler Use (0 User Ratings) Participants will have the opportunity to learn about and use demonstration devices of newer asthma and COPD inhaler devices in ‘skills lab-type’ atmosphere. Educational techniques to teach... Faculty Shara Elrod, PharmD, BCACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 TSBSWE: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jul 31, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Sports Medicine Ethics - A Dedication to Self Morals vs Taking One for the Team (0 User Ratings) Physicians are trained to assess, evaluate, prevent, treat and heal. As we graduate from medical school we recite the Hippocratic Oath subjecting ourselves to the premise of “Do No Harm”. From our... Faculty Michael D. Shaffer, DO

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jun 9, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Beyond the Cure...Post Cancer Management for the PCP (2 User Ratings) Patients are responding well to cancer therapies with more patients being cured with treatment. As patients continue to do well it is important for primary care doctors to understand particular nuances of... Faculty Bibas Reddy, DO, MPH

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 10, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics (2 User Ratings) Statistics is a powerful tool that allow us to describe what was observed and to infer conclusions about a larger population. Statistics are used in almost all fields of research and practice to provide... Faculty Sumihiro Suzuki, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 10, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Unlocking Stroke Prevention in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (0 User Ratings) Join a nationally acclaimed cardiologist, Dr. Paul Bhella, as he leads a panel discussion that seeks to unlock the complexities of stroke prevention... Faculty Paul S. Bhella, MD Ashley D. Gutierrez, PharmD Sandeep A. Kamath, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Apr 10, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Screening for Colon Cancer: What's New (0 User Ratings) Presentation Summary Screening helps identify cancer or pre-cancer in patients who have no symptoms of the disease. Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most effective tools used to... Faculty Monte Troutman, DO, FACOI

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Mar 8, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Biomechanical Medicine Clinic - Innovations in Prosthetics and Rehab (0 User Ratings) Due to trauma or disease process, approximately 1.7 million Americans have lost a limb. For many of these persons, a prosthesis can significantly improve quality of life. This presentation will explore the... Faculty Richard T. Dombroski, DO, FAAFP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 TSBSWE: 0.50 UNTHSC: 0.00 Physicians: 0.50 PT: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 26, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Do Medications for Alzheimer's Disease Really Work? (2 User Ratings) Several prescription drugs are currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's can... Faculty Shara Elrod, PharmD, BCACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 20, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Chronic Nonmalignant Pain (1 User Rating) Numerous studies and reports document the urgent need to improve care for patients with chronic pain. The needs of all health care clinicians to better understand the assessment and management of chronic pain... Faculty Manu Mathews, MD, FIPP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 1, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The Illusion of Opioids (3 User Ratings) Literature has shown that prescribers receive little education on the treatment of pain resulting in less effective pain treatment with worse outcomes. Attendees will learn the evidence-based analysis of the... Faculty Donald R. Teater, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Progress in Alzheimer's Diagnosis and Treatment (0 User Ratings) This program was developed to provide the audience with an overview of the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.  Healthcare providers who do not typically work with or diagnosis... Faculty Steven T. DeKosky, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Why do They Have Good Days and Bad Days - Factors Influencing Fluctuations in Cognition and Behavior in Alzheimer's Disease (0 User Ratings) How does the caregiver account for why the person with disease changes from day to day and minute to minute?  This presentation will provide information on the physiological and sensory changes that occur... Faculty James R. Hall, PhD, FABMP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Cognitive Assessment during the Annual Wellness Visit (0 User Ratings) This presentation will cover how easily a cognitive assessment can be performed during the Medicare Annual Wellness visit.  Visit the algorithm on the Alzheimer's Association website - Faculty Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA Nicky N. Brown, MSSW, LMSW

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

What Does Research say about Reducing Your Risk of Alzheimer's? (0 User Ratings) Can you reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? If so, how? Can we use the word "prevention" when talking about a disease that we still don’t know the cause? What about lifestyle changes?... Faculty Keith Fargo, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Multifactorial Risk Assessments and Evidence-based Intervention to Address Falls in Primary Care (1 User Rating) 20% of all falls cause broken bones, head injuries or other serious injuries and over 700,000 people a year are hospitalized for fall related injuries. (1) This activity will discuss how to identify those at... Faculty Sarah E. Ross, DO, MS Nicoleta Bugnariu, PT PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Differentiating Dementia (1 User Rating) Recognizing dementia can be challenging for healthcare providers. Even more so is differentiating the different types of dementia in order to guide management of course of therapy. Improving the diagnosis of... Faculty Sarah E. Ross, DO, MS Reena Mathews, MD Barbara L. Harty, RN, MSN, GNP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 2.00 CNE: 2.40 Physicians: 2.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 7, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Advance Care Planning and Texas Directives: More than Document Completion (0 User Ratings) This presentation will review the importance of advance healthcare planning and of the discussions needed prior to completing directives. It will also include a brief overview of the main documents currently... Faculty Kendra J. Belfi, MD, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 0.10 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 12, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Team Approach to Hypertension (2 User Ratings) Faculty Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCPS-AQ

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 2.40 TSBSWE: 2.00 Physicians: 2.00 Type: PDF Expires: Jul 21, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Lessons Learned with Metrics (0 User Ratings) To measure improvement, practices must begin tracking metrics.  This eLearning activity will explore the types of metrics health care practices can collect to measure patient satisfaction, quality... Faculty

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 CPH: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jul 13, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Beyond the Device: Comprehensive Care of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients (1 User Rating) The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has emerged from clinical trials as “the treatment of choice” vs. medications alone for potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias. However, cardiac... Faculty Samuel F. Sears, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jun 28, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

COPD - A New Look at an Old Disease (2 User Ratings) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for one death every four minutes in the United States and is now the third leading cause of death. Even though COPD is common and usually progressive... Faculty Nicola Hanania, MD, MS, FRCP(C), FCCP, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 1, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Measuring Inpatient Harm (0 User Ratings) In 2003 the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed a tool to monitor adverse event rates in hospitals in an effort to improve patient safety. The trigger tool uses clues to identify adverse... Faculty Fran Griffin, RRT, MPA

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Apr 20, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

2018 Alzheimer's Association Spring Symposium (0 User Ratings) Faculty

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Managing Comorbidities with COPD (0 User Ratings) For the patient with COPD, it is seldom the only illness diagnosed. The existence of co-morbid conditions and the severity of COPD symptoms greatly the impact the mortality and quality of life for the COPD... Faculty Carlos H. Martinez, MD, MPH

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Healthcare in a Civil Society: Reducing the Cost of Care (0 User Ratings) Faculty Michael Williams, DO, MD, MBA Stuart Pickell, MD, MDiv, FAAP, FACP Preston Geren, BA, JD David Stewart, MBA, BS Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP Brian J. Dixon, MD Tracy Mazour, MSN Clifford K. Moy, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 2.00 CPH: 2.00 TSBSWE: 2.00 UNTHSC: 2.00 Physicians: 2.00 Counselor: 2.00 TNA: 2.00 CPE: 0.50 CPH: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 UNTHSC: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 Counselor: 0.50 TNA: 0.50 CPE: 1.50 CPH: 1.50 TSBSWE: 1.50 UNTHSC: 1.50 Physicians: 1.50 Counselor: 1.50 TNA: 1.50 Type: PDF Expires: Feb 17, 2018 Cost: $10.00 E-mail Begin

Transitions of Care for Patients with COPD (0 User Ratings) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for one death every four minutes in the United States and is now the third leading cause of death. COPD is also responsible for a significant number... Faculty Chan Chuang, MD, FCCP, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 3, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Reducing the Risk of Stroke in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation (2 User Ratings) Non-valvular atrial fibrillation is a condition experienced by millions of Americans which puts them at risk for potential for the formation of blood clots in the heart that can cause a cerebrovascular... Faculty Ian L. Gordon, MD, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.25 CNE: 1.40 Physicians: 1.25 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 21, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Interprofessional Clinical Management: Diabetes (0 User Ratings) 9.3% of the US population has been estimated to have diabetes, with approximately 28% of those individuals being undiagnosed. The rate of diabetes prevalence has increased at an alarming rate over the... Faculty Emily Knezevich, PharmD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 CPH: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 PT: 0.50 IACET: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Dec 15, 2017 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

A SIMPLE STEP: Medication Nonadherence (0 User Ratings) According to recent reports, medication nonadherence - also referred to as MNA – impacts approximately 187 million patients in the United States, or 25% of the entire U.S. population. Medication... Faculty Edgar R. Gonzalez, FACSP, FASHP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 CPH: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Dec 9, 2017 Cost: Free E-mail Begin