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MAPA Controlled Substances Education Program

Ocean Springs Hospital Education Center, 2nd Floor (near Emergency Room)
3109 Bienville Boulevard, Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Registration opens at 7:30am | Program 8:00am-6:00pm | Lunch Provided

Registration Information

Recent Advances in Gout Treatment

A complimentary webinar sponsored by Society of Physician Assistants in Rheumatology (SPAR)

Available at http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=18153017
To register you must scroll down to the bottom of the link to acknowledge and accept the CME Information.

Target Audience

This program is designed for physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physicians (MDs/FPs) and nurses (RNs/LPNs) who care for patients with gout in a clinical, surgical or research setting. Content is geared to advanced practice professionals.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:

1. Diagnose and manage patients with gout.
2. Describe the role that diet plays in gout.
3. Describe appropriate therapy for gout.

Faculty:	Robert Wortmann, MD, MACR Professor of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology Dartmouth Medical School and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Joan McTigue, PA-C Divisions of Rheumatology & Dermatology University of Florida Medical Center and VA Hospital

Accreditation

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of one hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of May 24, 2011. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period. This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs.
NURSES - This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours to be provided by the Florida Board of Nursing Provider #50-7071. Each nurse should claim only those hours that he/she actually attends and educational activity.
Each attendee should claim only those hours that he/she actually attends an educational activity.

Support
This program was supported by an educational grant from URL Pharma.