Continuing Education Credit

Medical CMEs are provided by Alaska Regional Hospital, which is accredited by the Alaska State Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Conference attendees can earn 15 CME credits for attending the entire conference, including the dinner symposium. CMEs are designated in Category 1 of the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Providers can only be awarded for hours attended by the individual participant and documented by sign-in sheets.
Nursing CEUs This activity will provide 15 contact hours.
Alaska Regional Hospital (MNA-22-ARM, 03/12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education credits (CEU) by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants should only claim the hours that they attended at the conference.

Educational Objectives of 2011 Conference:

To present an overview of the human immune system.
To discuss when and how to evaluate a patient for primary immunodeficiency.
To review asthma and allergy diagnostic procedures and treatment options.
To recognize and address the impact of allergies on patient quality of life.
To discuss the management of anaphylaxis and the dietary approach to food allergy.
To review sinus disease approaches to evaluation and management.
To discuss rhinitis evaluation and options for treatment and management.
To recognize the impact of atopic dermatitis and discuss treatment options.
To review therapies for hereditary angioedema.
To provide an overview of Vitamin D and discuss its role in asthma and allergy.
To provide updates about the diagnosis of urticaria.