2024-08: GI Pharmacology Update
Peter S. Buch, MD, AGAF, FACP
Peter S. Buch, MD, AGAF, FACP
Dr. Peter Buch is a clinical gastroenterologist with over 30 years of teaching experience. Teaching is his passion! His style is case based, practical, very interactive and fun. He has extensive local, national and international teaching experience. He has taught family doctors, internists, PAs, nurses, NPs and pharmacists. His evaluations have consistently been outstanding. Many organizations invite him back on a yearly basis. Dr. Buch always learns from his audiences and looks forward to learning WITH you!
Learning Objectives
Topic 1: GI Pharmacology Update - Dr. Buch - 4 Hours
Assessing Abdominal Pain: A Practical Review:
Define the appropriate workup for several interactive cases of acute abdominal pain.
Illustrate the pitfalls in making a diagnosis.
Clinical Dilemmas in GI Bleeding:
Describe the limitations of colonoscopy.
Recognize the importance of “Alarm Symptoms”.
Describe advanced endoscopic techniques that are used to evaluate GI bleeding.
Recognize the safe use of anti-platelet and anticoagulation medications post GI bleeding.
Colon Cancer Evaluation and Prevention: What’s New?
State the best practices that lead to colon cancer prevention.
Review types of polyps and their consequences.
Review the pitfalls of colonoscopy screening.
.Show reasonable alternatives to colonoscpy.
Peptic Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Highlights:
Identify the importance of risk factors in the development of UGI bleeding.
Select appropriate candidates for long term PPI therapy.
Review noninvasive ways of making a H pylori diagnosis.
Manage antibiotic therapy for Helicobacter 2024.
Conference Credit
PHARMACISTS :University Learning Systems is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. These programs are accredited for pharmacists.
| Session |
Contact Hours |
ACPE UAN |
Activity |
|
Session 1 |
5.0 |
0741-0000-24-007-H01-P |
APPLICATION |
| Session 2 | 2.5 | 0741-0000-24-008-H01-P | APPLICATION |
| Session 3 | 5.0 | 0741-0000-23-009-H01-P | APPLICATION |
| Session 4 | 2.5 | 0741-0000-24-010-H01-P | APPLICATION |
NURSE PRACTITIONERS/ NURSES: This course provides 15 contact hours to fulfill the pharmacotherapeutics/ pharmacology requirements for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Category 1 Continuing Education Hours for certification renewal as well as other Nurse Practitioner credentialing organizations. The same hours submitted to renew certification may be submitted to a State Board of Nursing for re-licensure. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts formally approved continuing education sponsored by organizations accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). .
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CANADIAN PHYSICIANS: Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive up to 15 MAINPRO-M1 credits for participation in this activity due to reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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