Advanced Practice Course

1101

Friday, February 28, 2014: 8:00 AM-12:30 PM

Marriott North Tower, Lobby Level, Marriott Hall Salons 1 & 2

4.50 CME/ 5.40 CE

Moderator:

Nina A. Zimmermann , MSN RN ANP-BC AE-C

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate how patients' health beliefs impact asthma self-management
Identify asthma patients who may benefit from alternative treatments such as bronchial thermoplasty and Vitamin D therapy
Define new and appropriate treatment strategies for common food allergies and atopic dermatitis

8:00 AM

Introduction
Debra A. Sedlak, MSN CPNP

8:15 AM

Patients' Attitudes and Beliefs About Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use for Asthma Self-Management
Maureen George, PhD RN AE-C FAAN

9:00 AM

Bronchial Thermoplasty for the Treatment of Severe Asthma
Mario Castro, MD MPH

Handouts

9:45 AM

Question & Answer

10:00 AM

Vitamin D: Sunlight at the End of the Tunnel
Nicolette De Jong, PhD

10:45 AM

Food Allergy: New Therapies on the Horizon
Beth D. Strong, RN CCRC

11:30 AM

Managing Atopic Dermatitis: Itching the Night Away!
Karol G. Timmons, RN MS CPNP

Handouts

12:15 PM

Question & Answer

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