Conference Session E: 8:45 - 10:00 am
northeast regional nurse practitioner conference
Seminar 21
Update on Wound Care
Joseph Snow, MD
In this session, we will be discussing common wounds encountered in practice. Many underlying conditions predispose patients to the development of wounds as well as create healing challenges. Wound assessment, principles behind initial interventions, and rationale for referral for advanced treatment modalities will be discussed.
*Seminar 22
Addiction: Safe Prescribing Practices of Controlled Substances
Ken Brown, MD
This workshop will focus on the behavioral patterns of addiction and safe prescribing for controlled substances.
Seminar 23
Modern Concepts in Resuscitation: Pumping and Cooling
Kenneth Deloge, MD, FACC
Hypothermia has become a well accepted strategy in the treatment of sudden death. During this session participants will understand critical aspects in the management of patients using hypothermia. We will review the evidence to support this treatment strategy as well as outcomes.
*Seminar 24
ADHD: Management in Children and Adolescents
Evie Stacy, MS, APRN
ADHD is common among children and adolescents. This session will focus on assessment and management including pharmaceutical and behavioral interventions.
*Seminar 25
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Heidi Hallonquist, MD
Chronic pain is believed to be the body’s response to an acute insult that is then transformed physically and neurologically. Pelvic pain has a variety of causes but when it becomes a chronic problem, novel approaches to it’s treatment are necessary to provide relief. This session will discuss the etiology, evaluation and treatment of chronic pelvic pain.
* Eligible for pharmacology contact hours