Class Information for Advanced Endocrine Concepts
Description
This one day course will provide patient care updates related to research findings on various endocrine disorders such as genetic organization of endocrine disorders, adrenal insufficiency, primary pigmented nodular adrenal disease (PPNAD), congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), lipodystropy, Type B insulin resistance, hypoparathyroidism, blood glucose management, and McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS).
Contact Hours
Contact will be awarded to those individuals who attend the entire event and complete and submit the evaluation forms....................... This activity has been submitted to Maryland Nurses Association for approval to award 6.2 contact hours. Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation............. -For more information regarding contact hours, please call Debra Parchen/Nurse Educator at (301) 402-6898. -This activity has no commercial support or sponsorship. -Planner, presenters and content reviewers disclose no conflict of interest relative to this educational activity.
Special Comments
None
Target Audience
Nurses with an interest in endocrine nursing
Course Objectives
- Review patient care practices for patients with complex endocrine issues such as Lipodystrophy, Hypoparathyroidism, Adrenal Insufficiency, McCune Albright Syndrome and Carney's Complex - Discuss patient education related to diabetes - Identify treatment options for patients with CAH or Carney's Complex
Pre-requisites
Attendance of the CCND Clinical Endocrinology Course or read Chapter One: Principles of Endocrinology in Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 12th Edition. (2012) by S. Melmed, K. Polonsky and P. Reed, and Larsen and Henry Kronenberg. Philadelphia: Saunders. This book is accessible on line via the NIH CC Library On Line Books or the Endocrine Education Virtual Community
