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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward physician and nursing professionals in internal medicine, family practice, internal medicine-pediatrics, and preventative medicine.
Statement of Need
As primary care practitioners treat a variety of issues and the ongoing evolution of clinical guidelines and best practices, physicians need to learn the latest recommendations and patient protocols to provide optimum care for their patients. This program will provide clinical updates on a variety of topics that are commonly seen in the treatment of adult patients in the primary care setting.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1) Review common eye complaints and eye emergencies, and how to tell the difference.
2) Discuss questions to ask patient during exam to identify the eye condition.
3) Explore cases related to red eye, decreased vision, and eye pain to define cause and treatment.
Faculty
Brennan Greene, M.D.
Ophthalmologist
The Eye Care Institute
Faculty Disclosure
Faculty for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Planner Disclosure
Planners for this course have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release | November 2020
Course Termination Date | December 2022
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]
Resources
Differentiating Urgent and Emergent Causes of Acute Red Eye for the Emergency Physician
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28435504/
Red eye for the internist: when to treat, when to refer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18290357/
Red eye emergencies in primary care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26545092/