2018 Barrow Pituitary Symposium
Who Should Attend
Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, nurses and other healthcare professionals with an interest in the application of best practices involving pituitary physiology, pituitary tumors, and other neuro-endocrine disorders.
Objectives
- Identify the complex symptomology, appropriate diagnostics, and treatment modalities for Cushing’s disease
- Describe the chronic and acute sequelae of tramatic brain injury and subsequent hypopituitarism
- Identify appropriate diagnostic testing to minimize complications including optic chiasmopathy, hormonal imbalance, headache, and long-term effects of pituitary tumors and recurrence.
- Recognize common hormonal symptoms which could be caused by adult growth hormone deficiency
Accreditation
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Western Multi-State Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Arizona, Idaho, and Utah Nurses Associations are members of the Western Multi-State Division.
