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. Participants should only claim the hours that they attended at the conference.
- 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 by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Educational Objectives of 2010 Conference:
- To discuss the growing obesity epidemic and the connection between obesity, asthma and obstructive sleep apnea.
- To discuss the immune system and review the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and management of Primary Immune Deficiency disease.
- To discuss when to evaluate and test a patient for primary immunodeficiency, including screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and T-cell lymphopenia.
- To review the symptoms, treatment, monitoring and management of small airway disease.
- To recognize and discuss the impacts that allergies have on a patient's quality of life.
- To provide an update on current approaches to optimal management for severe, persistent asthma, including the use of antibody medications.
- To review the morbidity and quality-of-life issues associated with food allergies, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma.
- To explain how to properly use asthma and allergy testing devices and medications.
- To discuss the management and prevention of anaphylaxis, including the dietary approach to food allergy.
- To provide an overview of Vitamin D, including its nutritional importance and its role in treating and managing asthma, allergy, eczema, urticaria and other skin conditions.
- To discuss the controversy and risks associated with the use of long-acting beta agonist (LABA) medicines for managing asthma in adults and children.
- To discuss and debate the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management of difficult cases involving asthma and allergy.
- To discuss the impact of hereditary angioedema on the immune system and new therapeutic strategies that produce improved outcomes for afflicted families.
- To review the role of information technology to remain current in respective fields of medicine, including techniques to optimize reading and Internet use.
