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ForwardHard-Hitting: Top 10 UC/ED Diagnoses and Treatments
We will cover the top 10 diagnoses in both the UC and ED along with treatment. The session will be fast paced and to the point with guidelines and evidence cited in the presentation.
UNLABELED USE DISCLOSURE
This activity will not include discussions of products or devices that are not currently approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the curriculum clearly indicates this fact.
PARTICIPATION AND CREDIT
Learners must register to participate in and receive credit for this online educational activity. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures. Study the educational content online, answer the questions and complete the evaluation. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
CULTURAL/LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY
CAFP policy and California state law requires that each learning activity including a patient care element address the topic of cultural and linguistic competency. This activity meets this requirement.
Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum
CAFP requests all faculty to present content that uses inclusive language to guide care for all our diverse patients.
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QUESTIONS
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The CAFP has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education program. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, and precautions) and drug delivery systems is subject to change, however, and the learner is advised to check the manufacturer's package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.
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Any medications or treatment methods suggested in this CME activity should not be used by the practitioner without evaluation of their patient's condition(s) and possible contraindication(s) or danger(s) of use of any specific medication.
COPYRIGHT
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Target Audience
This activity is designed for family medicine physicians and other primary care team members.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants should be able to:
- Improve their differential when evaluating the acutely ill patient.
- Provide treatment that is on par with current guidelines in the acutely ill patient.
TIPU V. KHAN, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
Assistant Clinical Professor – UCLA DGSOM
Family Physician and Residency Faculty
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura, CA
Dr. Khan earned his BA in Philosophy and his BS in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior from UC Davis. He went on to earn his MD from the University of Washington with a certificate in The Underserved Pathway. Dr. Khan completed his residency training at Harbor/UCLA and an Obstetrics fellowship at CHMC/USC. He worked in South Central Los Angeles for two years and then joined faculty at Ventura in 2014.
His clinical practice includes emergency medicine, high risk obstetrics including addiction in pregnancy, inpatient medicine, street and international medicine, and quality improvement and scholarly activity.
Dr. Khan is the Medical Director of the VC Backpack Medicine Group, Primary Care Hepatitis C Eradication Project as well as Chief of the Ventura County Addiction Medicine Specialty clinic and consultation service. His niche is managing SUD in pregnancy and is a national speaker on this topic.
He enjoys his kids, running, OCR, endurance events, and Jiu-Jitsu.
DISCLOSURE
Tipu Khan, MD declares that in the past 12 months neither he nor his partner/spouse have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with one or more organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this continuing education activity.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS
The California Academy of Family Physicians' (CAFP) Committee on Continuing Professional Development is responsible for identification, management and resolution of conflict for any individual who may have the potential to influence content, who have served as faculty, or who may produce CME/CPD content for the CAFP. Management/Resolution may include learner notification, peer review of content before presentation, requirement of EB-CME, changing topics, or even dismissing a potential planning or faculty member.
It is the policy of the CAFP to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all their continuing education activities. All individuals with potential conflicts are contacted by CAFP staff or CCPD members, and issues of conflict have been discussed, managed, and resolved. All individuals with potential to influence the content of this program have submitted Conflict of Interest declarations that have been reviewed according to policy. All disclosures were made for work beginning January 1, 2020 and have been resubmitted and renewed annually. CAFP reviewed conflict of interest statements for each individual with potential to influence content and everyone in a position to influence content stated that neither he/she and/or his/her spouse/partner had any relevant financial interests to disclose.
0.50 AAFP PRESCRIBED
This Enduring Material activity, Hard Hitting: Top 10 UC/ED Diagnoses and Treatments, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 0.50 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP certification begins November 23, 2020. Term of approval is for one year from this date.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 0.50 AAFP Prescribed