Worth up to 13.50 credits!
Available Credits: ACPE-P/T, AMA, ANCC, APA, ASWB, and Attendance
Start Date: December 9, 2024
Expiration Date: December 9, 2027

Activity Description
These activities consist of recorded presentations from the "33rd Annual National Conference" held October 14-16, 2024 in Bloomington, MN. 

The 33rd Annual National Conference was designed for designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, psychologists, physicians, PAs and social workers. This year’s Conference focused on the latest knowledge and effective practices for optimizing patient and benefit management across a spectrum of critical areas.

Learning Objectives
At the end of these educational activities, participants should be able to:

  • Describe advancements in lung cancer screening, including low-dose computed tomography and emerging technologies, and their impact on early detection and patient outcomes.
  • Identify the latest gene therapy and CRISPR/Cas9 advancements for sickle cell disease (SCD), their mechanisms and clinical benefits; understand pain management and stem cell transplantation strategies for SCD.
  • Outline recent innovations in chronic kidney disease management, including precision medicine and regenerative therapies, and their implications for slowing disease progression.
  • Evaluate the role of glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor agonists in obesity and diabetes management, including their pharmacologic actions as well as benefits for weight reduction and cardiovascular risk mitigation.
  • Discuss methods to enhance patient engagement and address barriers to treatment adherence through empathetic communication, motivational interviewing and personalized care plans.
  • Analyze the efficacy, long-term outcomes and unique toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for B-cell malignancies and evaluate innovative strategies to optimize treatment responses.
  • Recognize emerging treatments and updates in the management of osteoporosis and understand the impact of other conditions on bone density, focusing on approaches that minimize the potential adverse effects of therapy. 
  • Describe the multidimensional aspects of frailty in older adults, the importance of geriatric assessments in treatment selection and strategies for managing polypharmacy and personalized care.
  • Identify recent guideline changes for heart failure management, the role of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the application of novel diagnostic tools in improving patient outcomes.
  • Discuss the 2024 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report updates on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management, including novel therapies and strategies for reducing exacerbations and improving outcomes.
  • Describe strategies for integrating mental health care into chronic illness management, including screening, collaborative care models and evidence-based treatments for depression.
  • Assess the role of gut microbiota in multiple aspects of health, including their influence on stress and various disorders including obesity, eating behaviors and mental and cognitive health; review the potential of probiotics, prebiotics and diet to prevent and treat health conditions and behaviors. 

Agenda
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New Horizons in Sickle Cell Disease Treatment: Clinician and Patient Perspectives
Navneet Majhail, MD, MS, FASTCT
Physician-in-Chief of Blood Cancers
Director, Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at TriStar Centennial
Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute

Jimi Olaghere
Tech Entrepreneur
Sickle Cell Disease Patient Advocate
Gene Therapy Recipient

Navigating Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation: Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Empowerment and Medical Strategy
David F. Mercer, MD, PhD, FRCS (C), FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation
Director of Intestinal Rehabilitation Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Marie Neumann, MA
Co-founder, The Gutsy Perspective
Parent of a child with SBS-IF
Researcher
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Pediatric Health Care Transition: Optimizing Outcomes
Ahmet Uluer, DO, MPH
Director, BRIDGES Adult Transition Program
Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Boston Children's Hospital

Integrating AI/Machine Learning Into Patient Care
Trishan Panch, MD, MPH
Co-Founder, Wellframe
President
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association
Instructor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Evolving Strategies and Innovations in Lung Cancer Detection
David E. Midthun, MD
Professor of Medicine
Pulmonologist
Mayo Clinic

Integrating Mental Health Care in Chronic Illness Management
Robert McCarron, DO
Director of Education
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute;
Associate Dean, SOM Continuing Medical Education
Director, Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Psychiatry (PCP) and
Training and Education in Addiction Medicine (TEAM) Fellowships
UC Irvine

Advances in Heart Failure Therapy: From Drugs to Devices
Joseph G. Rogers, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
O'Quinn/Willerson Endowed Chair
The Texas Heart Institute

Unveiling the Influence of Environmental Stressors on the Brain-Gut Connection: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Diet and Health
Arpana Church, PhD
Associate Professor and Co-Director
Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center
Director, Neuroimaging Core
Director, Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Eating Behaviors
G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience
UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA Health

Tackling Chronic Kidney Disease: Emerging Therapies and Diagnostics
Kirk Campbell, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pharmacological Sciences
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Advancements and Implications of CAR T-Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies
Veronika Bachanova, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Lead of Lymphoma Interdisciplinary Team at University of Minnesota Cell Therapies Clinical Director
Section Head, Malignant Hematology
Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation
University of Minnesota

Modern Approaches to Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP
Chair and Professor,
Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University;
Director, Temple Lung Center
Temple Health

Insights Into Live Donor Transplantation
Vinayak S. Rohan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation
Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern Medicine

Redefining Obesity and Diabetes Care: GLP-1 Agonists in Clinical Practice
Peminda Cabandugama, MD
Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine
Director, Digital Obesity Programs
Cleveland Clinic

Optimizing Care of Medically Complex Frail Older Adults
Brandon P. Verdoorn, MD, CMD
Program Director, Mayo Clinic Geriatric Medicine fellowship
Geriatrician and Internist
Mayo Clinic

Precision in Osteoporosis Care: From Assessment to Personalized Treatment and Beyond
Kendall Moseley, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Metabolic Bone & Osteoporosis Center
Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary Parathyroid Clinic
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

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