Program Description:
This activity is taken from the February 2012 issue of JAAPA. It includes the CME articles “The SNAP treatment approach for children with acute otitis media" and "Management of migraine headache: An overview of current practice." Please note that both topics are included in the post-test.
Activity Objectives:
For "The SNAP treatment approach for children with acute otitis media":
- Describe the pathophysiology, risk factors, and diagnosis of acute otitis media (AOM)
- Recognize the most common bacterial causes of AOM in pediatric patients
- Discuss demands from parents to prescribe something to cure their child
- Present a safety-net approach to antibiotic prescriptions (SNAP) for treatment of AOM
For "Management of migraine headache: An overview of current practice":
- Accurately diagnose migraine headache using the International Headache Classification
- Differentiate migraine headache from secondary headache
- Describe the risks and benefits of drug treatments for acute migraine
- Formulate a prevention plan, including nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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1.00
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AAPA Category I CME Credit
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This material has been reviewed by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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This material has been approved for 1 hour of clinical Category I (Preapproved) CME credit by the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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Faculty:
ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA
Kristina D. Mancini, MS, PA-C
Family practice, Avenel-Iselin Medical Group
Iselin, NJ
Ellen D. Mandel, DMH, MPA, MS, PA-C
Associate professor, Seton Hall University PA program
South Orange, NJ
Clinical associate professor, Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital PA program
New York, NY
Internal medicine, Summit Medical Group
Berkeley Heights, NJ
MIGRAINE
Clay Shugart, PA-C
Headache Wellness Center
Greensboro, NC
Disclosures:
The authors have indicated no relationships to disclose relating to the content of these articles.
Instructions:
AAPA members may continue to complete and submit JAAPA post-tests on the AAPA Web site by going to www.aapa.org and searching for keyword JAAPA post-tests. All PAs, including those who are not members of AAPA, may complete and submit post-tests online for no charge here at myCME. To obtain 1 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, PAs must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.
Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution
set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20
MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands
of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.