PA Institute: The Essentials for Psychiatric PAs – October 28-29, 2024
Psych Congress is taking place in Boston, October 29 – November 2, 2024. As a new offering this year, the PA Institute Preconference will take place in conjunction with the…
Caring for the Patient With Obesity and Psychiatric Illness – Interactive
Psychiatric illness and treatment can be a barrier to the successful management of the disease of obesity. This activity is designed to equip PAs with essential knowledge and practical strategies…
Precision Medicine: Where Are We with Diabetes? – Interactive
Diabetes is a heterogeneous condition with various presentations and progression to its complications. Recent advances in the understanding of genetics have revealed limitations of the current classification of diabetes. Understanding…
Obesity Management: Developing a Nutrition Plan – Interactive
Comprehensive obesity management consists of four pillars: nutrition, physical activity, behavioral therapy, and medication. This activity explores the nutrition pillar of obesity treatment in adults and uses a case-based approach…
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Fellows Program is a non-partisan fellowship that brings mid-career health professionals to the forefront of the federal policymaking process through a one-year…
Your Weight Matters
The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) created this ongoing resource for people struggling with obesity, challenging them to make an appointment with a qualified obesity healthcare provider and providing the free…
Peripartum Mood Disorders: Evidence in Practice
Evaluation and management of mood disorders is undoubtedly important at any point in a patient’s life, but gains particular significance in the peripartum period. This presentation will address how to…
Childhood Obesity Diagnosis and Management
This activity reviews the 2023 American Association of Pediatrics guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of childhood obesity. This activity covers the different options for treatment, including differences between currently…
Uncovering Rare Obesity Genetic Testing
This resource, provided by Uncovering Rare Obesity, provides a free comprehensive genetic testing program for rare genetic disease of obesity. The program includes insights on nearly 80 genes and offers…
