Event Description
Topic
Endocrine Emergencies
Presented By
Alan Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Endocrinology
Target Audience
Attending physicians; fellows in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine; medical residents; medical students; respiratory therapists; and pulmonary function technicians
Learning Objectives
- To be able to differentiate thyrotoxicosis versus thyroid storm and to treat appropriately
- To be able to diagnose and treat myxedema coma in the critical care setting
- To recognize and treat acute adrenal insufficiency in the critical care setting as well as understand the controversies regarding the topic
Accreditation Statement
Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOA: This program is eligible for 1 credit in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.
Faculty Disclosure Statement
Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience, any relevant commercial interest (which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients). Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience.
Faculty Disclosure
Drs. Weintraub, Mehta, Chang, Hinds and Shah have no commercial relationships to disclose. The following Planning Committee members have no commercial relationships to disclose: Drs. Anita Ko, Michael Sherman, Edward Schulman, Seama Tahir and Nicholas Hinds
Contact:
Katrina Scott, krs355@drexel.edu
Barbara Martin, bps24@drexel.edu |
