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LIVEAAPA CMEACPEAMAANCCMOC

Saturday, June 5, 2021, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Virtual event, Richmond , VA


This one-day virtual symposium will provide an update on common endocrinology and diabetes problems relevant to primary care teams in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Obstetrics/Gynecology. The program is designed as an interprofessional activity for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists and patient educators. The program includes updates on the care of patients with diabetes and obesity, including lifestyle modification and medical therapy; as well as information on continuous glucose monitoring, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, endocrine aspects of hypertension, thyroid disease, and osteoporosis.

1. Describe a full range of effective treatment options for the management of diabetes mellitus and obesity, including lifestyle modification
2. Review current ADA guidelines for medical therapy for patients with diabetes mellitus
3. Describe medical and lifestyle therapies for patients with obesity
4. Discuss how to interpret patterns in continuous glucose monitoring data
5. Explain the pathophysiology and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
6. Recognize how to interpret confusing thyroid function test results
7. Summarize the endocrine-related causes of hypertension
8. Describe recent developments in osteoporosis management
9. Discuss how all the members of the healthcare team can participate to optimize patient outcomes

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Registration Fees
General registration	*See Note
VCU faculty/staff registration	*See Note

Note:Registration fees will be announced soon  

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

VCU Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

VCU Health designates this activity for a maximum of 7.5 ANCC contact hours.

This activity provides 7.5 contact hours (.75 CEUs) of continuing education credit.
ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-20-014-L01-P

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: Upon closing of the online evaluation, VCU Health Continuing Education will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health Continuing Education does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a CE activity.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you.  

Cancellation Policy

Registration fee, less a 15% non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded only if written notice of cancellations is received via email to cmeinfo@vcuhealth.org on or before May 22, 2021. There will be no refunds after this date.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours), ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (7.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (7.50 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME credit (7.50 hours)

The registration form for this activity is currently unavailable.

Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this year's Practical Endocrine Topics for Primary Care? 
Contact Program Manager, Wendi Martin, for current opportunities. Call (804) 628-6077 or email.

Ready to secure your spot? Select the register tab above to complete your registration online.