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Infectious Diseases Information Center

How COVID-19 Pandemic Affected ADHD Treatment

Shirley Griffey, DNP, PMHNP

Jennifer Allain, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Christy Cook-Perry, DNP, PMHNP, ANP

January 31, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on children and adults with ADHD. This case explores the effects long COVID has had on an adult patient with ADHD.

Neurology Information Center

How Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer Disease Affect Diagnosis, Quality of Care

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

January 27, 2023

Timothy S. Chang, MD, PhD and Lisa L. Barnes, PhD, discuss health disparities in Alzheimer disease and related dementias and how to improve clinical outcomes for patients from underrepresented groups.

buprenorphine X Waiver opioid use disorder

Psychiatry Information Center

What the Buprenorphine X-Waiver Removal Means for Clinicians

Kristin Della Volpe

January 26, 2023

AANP and AAPA Presidents discuss how elimination of the X-Waiver and patient caps for buprenorphine prescription for opioid use disorder will affect clinical practice.

Opinion

What Is the Role of Palliative Care in Outpatient Oncology?

MaryAnn Fragola, ANP-C, DNP

January 25, 2023

Palliative care should be viewed as a supportive element of care for patients with chronic illnesses at all stages of their disease.

Geriatrics Information Center

Preventing Pressure Injuries in Nursing Home Patients

Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, MBA, ACNP, GNP, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN

January 25, 2023

The risk of pressure injuries is real in patients living in nursing homes. This column reviews 3 recent studies that question the “q2h repositioning” rule, validity of the Braden Scale, and special needs of patients with obesity.

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NP/PA Practice Corner

NP and PA Presidents Discuss Workforce Shortage and the Future

Kristin Della Volpe

NPs and PAs continue to rank high on the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs list.

What Happened to Provider Communication Etiquette?

Bernadette Sherman, DNP, FNP-C, GS-C

Nurse practitioner experiences poor provider etiquette when making medical decisions for her father who was hospitalized following COVID-19 infection.

CME/CE

TravelHealth 101 – Fundamentals of Travel Medicine

Activity Type: Hosted

Travel Medicine 101 – Fundamentals of Travel Health | myCME

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM, CE for Pharmacists, ANCC Contact Hour(s), IPCE Credit(s), AAPA Category 1 CME Credit

12 CME CE: 10 sessions covering how to perform a travel health counseling visit, risk assessment, travel and routine vaccines, case studies, resources, and more. Exp 6/25

Activity Type: Hosted

Surgical Ligating Clip Technology and Its Role in Maintaining Laparoscopic Hemostasis | myCME

IPCE Credit(s), ANCC Contact Hour(s), AST CE Credit, CBSPD CE Credit, IAHCSMM CE Credit, AAMA CEU Credit

This activity will provide education on the evolution of ligation, the appropriate selection of various ligation devices and their proper use, and the importance of optimal management of the ligation instruments—including open, endoscopic, and take-apart appliers—following surgery.