The Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) Health Equity Summit, Activate Your Agency, on May 17, 2025, is an incredible opportunity for pediatric health care providers, school nurses and partners, parents, caregivers and community partners from across the state to network, share resources and discuss the intersection of equity and anti-racism with health, education, and social-emotional learning. It will also provide practical skills on how to be upstanders in medical ...

Mentoring residents in longitudinal projects such as quality improvement or medical education projects can be difficult given the multiple competing demands of residency training. Common challenges in managing these projects include jumping to solutions before adequately understanding the problem, selecting an adequately narrow project scope, managing the project over time while retaining momentum, and engaging residents with varying degrees of interest and commitment. This FAMER session will in...

Opioid use in older adults is a significant problem, with an estimated 1 million seniors having opioid use disorder. Age-related changes increase the risk of complications like respiratory depression, falls, Cardiac conduction impairment and cognitive impairment. Effective management involves careful patient selection, low-dose prescribing, regular monitoring, multimodal pain management, and addressing specific side effects like constipation. Alternative therapies and, when needed, treatment for...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.ALS has significant impacts on a person’s speech, language, and swallowing. Up to 80-90% of people with ALS receive a diagnosis of dysarthria or dysphagia, often co-occurring. This session will discuss assessment and management of dysarthria and dysphagia providing specific examples and resources for providers.  ...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.This presentation briefly describes what OT is, what settings a patient with ALS might encounter an OT, and what OT’s would focus on and assist ALS patients with throughout the stages of ALS.To begin this course, make sure you are logged in to CloudCME and then select the Register button above.This is the 4th course i...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.This activity will provide the learner with a brief background on the ALS diagnosis as well as the most up to date research specifically looking at ALS and exercise prescription. Combining the extrapolation of exercise parameters from the literature and 15 years of clinical experience with ALS, this presentation will ...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.This presentation will focus on understanding the effects of ALS on the respiratory system, how to measure those effects and also the current best treatments for breathing issues in ALS when encountered. To begin this course, make sure you are logged in to CloudCME and then select the Register button above.This i...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.This presentation is a review of current knowledge on ALS biology, treatments and clinical trials. The genetic causes of ALS are described along with the known pathophysiology. The need for earlier diagnosis is explained along with new initiatives to improve the diagnostic journey. Current treatments and new treatment...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.With an overall lifetime risk of 1 in 400 Americans, almost all healthcare professionals will care for persons with ALS during their career. While a cure for ALS is still elusive, there are many treatments that are known to improve both quantity and quality of life for persons with ALS. This presentation reviews the c...

This $30 course includes access to all learning materials and your CME certificate/transcript upon completion. Select "Launch Course" above, then "Register" to enroll in the course.This presentation reviews the pathophysiology of ALS, its epidemiology and prognosis, and common risk factors that can lead to the disease. Additionally, it provides an overview of how the disease manifests, diagnostic testing including EMG study, and a discussion regarding consensus criteria for assisting in the diag...