Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Live Course (Jan 08 - 09, 2020)

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) Live Course is organized by Barkley & Associates, Inc. The symposium will be held from Jan 08 - 09, 2020 at Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

Extensive Review of System-Specific Conditions Across the Adult – Older Adult Age Spectrum
Certification Review/Clinical Update Continuing Education Course
• This program is assigned for 17.25 contact hours of continuing education
• Comprehensive course manual
• Individual attention from faculty
• Morning coffee/tea and afternoon soda/snack breaks

Continuing Education Credit
The course is accredited for 17.75 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 7.5 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID# 080518. This session was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. 

Course Overview:
Test-taking and Study Strategies for Success

Clinical Assessment
• Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
• Comprehensive vs. problem-focused histories
• Diagnostic tests
• Differential diagnoses
• Epidemiology
• Health assessment
• Laboratory analyses
• Prioritization of care
• Psychiatric evaluations
• Referral/collaborative practice
• Risk analysis
• Screening methods

Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults
• Clinical guidelines
• Documentation
• Establishing plan of care
• Evaluating treatment and outcomes
• Health promotion
• Integrating and applying evidence-based practice
• Management of common conditions
• Patient teaching
• Risk factor management
• Service consultation and/or referral
• Standards of care

Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems
• Cardiovascular
• Genitourinary
• Dermatological
• Endocrine
• Gastrointestinal
• Genitourinary
• Hematological
• Integumentary
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurological
• Obstetrics/gynecology
• Psychosocial
• Respiratory

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Counseling patients
• Diverse population considerations
• Epidemiology
• Evaluating outcomes
• Growth and development considerations
• Needs assessment
• Patient and family teaching
• Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
• Risk analysis
• Screening recommendations
• Therapeutic communication
• Up-to-date statistics

Pharmacologic management
• Adverse events
• Alternative therapies/herbal agents
• Contraindications
• Drug interactions
• Drug monitoring recommendations
• Pharmacologic agents for common conditions
• Side effects

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.