Target Audience

This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

• Diagnose and manage patients with asthma
• Design treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for common respiratory infections
• Describe the current therapeutic management of COPD
• Discuss diagnosis and screening strategies as well as treatment plans for lung nodules and lung cancer
• Diagnose and treat shoulder injuries
• Diagnose and treat shoulder injuries
• Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint
• Describe the anatomy and function of the knee joint
• Differentiate between the presentations and causes of atopic, contact (irritant and allergic), and nummular dermatitis
• Discriminate the diagnostic principles and treatment options for papulosquamous diseases with red, raised bumps
• Compare the different treatment options for fungal skin infections and nail infections
• Discriminate between various viral skin infections and treatment strategies
• Discuss how popular diets and nutritional science can lead to healthier lifestyles
• Describe options for personalizing a patient-specific nutrition plan to each patient
• List strategies to modify diet and behaviors in patients with a range of health issues
• Identify expectations for optimal nutrition across the patient’s expected life span