Starting Saturday October 26th primary care physicians across the country will engage in education on the emerging health crisis of teenage vaping at the Medical Education Exchange (MEDX) Primary Care 2019 Conferences.
MEDX keynote sessions will address the emerging threat of teen vaping with a keynote session by J. Michael Collaco, MD, MPH, PhD with Johns Hopkins University.
“Vaping and Teens: Strategies to Help Stem the Tide.” Registration is open for the 2019 MEDX conferences on October 26 in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; November 16 in Atlanta, GA; and December 7 in Chicago, IL. Participants in the “Vaping and Teens” session can earn a maximum of 1.25 hours of CME, ANCC, AAPA, AAFP, and MIPS credits, and are eligible for as many as 1.25 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points. For those unable to attend in person, the conferences will be simulcast in real time via the internet on http://medx.rockpointe.com.
U.S. health officials are struggling to respond to a crisis that shows no signs of slowing. In September the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is looking into more than 450 cases of possible vaping-related lung illnesses in 33 states, including six deaths, and is working with the FDA and state health departments to pinpoint a cause. Meanwhile, the FDA is moving to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, which are widely viewed as being marketed to teens. Amid this backdrop, Rockpointe offers “Vaping and Teens: Strategies to Help Stem the Tide” to help community-based primary care providers – including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants – reverse the surging numbers of young people who have fallen ill after using e-cigarettes or similar devices.
“We at Rockpointe are committed to helping solve the public-health crisis of youth vaping,” said Thomas Sullivan, Rockpointe President. “This is a serious issue, and by offering accredited education sessions at our MEDX Conferences on youth vaping, we are hopeful of enlisting and equipping healthcare providers to better fight this difficult and complex issue.” The session will inform clinicians about the extent of e-cigarette use among pre-teens and adolescents and will familiarize them with adverse events associated with use of the devices. Participants will be better prepared to initiate conversations with young people about e-cigarettes.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss epidemiologic and sociologic data regarding exposure of pre-teens and adolescents to e-cigarettes.
- Recognize adverse events associated with the use of e-cigarettes.
- Develop strategies to initiate discussions about e-cigarettes with pre-teens and adolescents and to provide evidence-based education and counseling.
This activity, which is not supported by any commercial interest or grantor, is jointly provided by the Potomac Center for Medical Education (PCME) and the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM). PCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PCME designates this activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
MEDX CME conferences align with National Quality Strategy (NQS) priorities, which provide the framework for the triple aim of better care and better health at a lower cost.
Through effective continuing medical education, Rockpointe strives to improve and advance the quality of patient care. Its educational programs have been at the forefront of new issues in healthcare, including implementing MIPS, combatting the nation’s opioid crisis, and utilizing technical advances that improve care. As part of its commitment to quality, Rockpointe works to inform the continuing-education community of significant quality-improvement issues through news and analysis on Policy and Medicine. At Rockpointe, education equals quality.
To learn more about the MEDX Primary Care 2019 Conferences and reserve your space, go to https://medx.rockpointe.com/primary-care or click here.05