Register now for Pearls of Practice 9 - Hot Topics for Clinicians: Diversity, Cultural Competence & Implicit Bias. Why? Transition Management – need we say more?

Wendy Zhang, BSN, RN, CCCTM, is in the final semester of the University of Maryland Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. Ms. Zhang is nationally certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management. She has expertise in providing holistic care to vulnerable populations in a variety of settings across the care continuum locally and globally. Her primary focus is on advancing holistic healthcare in order to benefit providers, patients, and communities. 

Speaker Lineup

• Jana Goodwin. PhD, RN - Bias, Culture and The Social Determinants of Health: The Healthcare Challenge
• Wendy Zhang, RN, DNP candidate - Social determinants of health screening in the primary care setting 
• Valerie Barnes, PharmD - Disparities in Medication Management: Methods to Foster Equality in Prescribing
• Andrew Miller, MS - Basics of LGBTQ+ Affirming Care
• Ginette Okoye, MD - Management of Acne in Skin of Color
• Charles Callahan, DO, FAAP - This is Baltimore: The impact of structural racism on population health
• Debra Holbrook FNE, FAAN - Human Trafficking: Clinical Presentation & Blue Dot Response Model

This activity is approved for 7.0 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 1.5 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID 21034780. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. Physicians and PAs can claim 7.0 Category 2 CME for this webinar.

Pearls for Practice aka Lightning Talks (non-CE)

• Briana Walton, MD – Complex Pelvic Floor Disorders
• Sean Stewart, MD – Treating Veins in Skin of Color
• Heather Mikesell – Incorporating a Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment into Practice
• The Maryland Addiction Consultation Services – Support for Providers
• Charlton Cooper - ATI Physical Therapy: The Patient Experience
• Steven Horel – Zypitamag: A new pitavastatin option for lipid management
• University of Maryland DNP Students - Peer Reviewed Scientific Poster Presentations
• CVS MinuteClinic – Diversity in the Workplace & A Day in the Life of a MinuteClinic NP

MAAPC has 2 webinars for 2021 that meet Maryland’s 2018 requirement for applicants registering for new or renewing CDS registration.

•  Shana Metzger, MS, AG-ACNP-BC, presenting Strategies for Safe Opioid Prescribing
•  Nick Tannous, MD presenting Pathopharmacology in Pain Medicine