100 Academic Clinical Provider Lecture Series: "Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Painful Diagnosis Not to Miss" (041524)

The purpose of this program is to: 1) provide a forum to review and discuss the clinical management of patients and to evaluate issues confronted by today’s Nurse
Practitioners and Physician Assistants in both public and private clinical practice and medical research 2) provide a forum through which current UT Southwestern
protocols and Ethical issues are addressed. The course material will be presented through lecture presentations, power points, case studies, question and answer
sessions, and video presentations.

Method of Participation

This continuing medical education enduring material is in a video format.

To receive a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ you should:

  1. View the video in this enduring material.
  2. Complete the posttest.
  3. Complete and submit the CME evaluation form.

The estimated time to complete this activity, including review of the materials, is 1.0 hour(s).
Hardware/software requirements: Activities should be run with recent versions of common browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Google Chrome.

If you have questions about the participation process, please e-mail the UT Southwestern Medical Center, CEOffice@utsouthwestern.edu or phone 214-648-2166.

Target Audience

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe the diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
  2. Discuss the prevalence and demographics of HS
  3. Discuss comorbidities of HS
  4. Making the diagnosis of HS, performing the physical exam
  5. Discuss the staging of HS
  6. Approach to treatment in the primary care setting and the emergency/urgent care setting
  7. Identify and distinguish between HS and common look alike conditions such as soft tissue skin infection, folliculitis, ingrown hairs, Bartholin cysts, and rarely Fournier's gangrene
  8. Review other findings associated with the follicular occlusion triad and tetrad which includes HS, acne conglobata, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp and pilonidal cysts.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/10/2024
Course expires: 
09/30/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Course Director(s)

Christopher Roe, MBA, MSN, APRN-BC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Ashley Boothe, MS, APRN, FNP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Rosemary Son, PA-C, RDN

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Sanofi;.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or create an account to take this course.

To register:

  1. Login to your existing account or create an account in EthosCE, online learning management system, by selecting the "create an account" link.
  2. Return to this course page and select the "Take Course" button.
  3. Registration will be completed.

Required Hardware/software

Activities should be run with recent versions of common browsers, including Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.