Dementia
“Very practical tips. So amazing.”
— Lisa T, APN
“Learned to be more proactive in diagnosing dementia and treating promptly as necessary.”
— Dr. M. Ellison
“I will incorporate more screening tools in my evaluation.”
— Priya K. (nurse practitioner)
“This session was very well done. The way the speaker showed NNT, effectiveness of therapeutics, and emphasized the high-quality evidence in recommendations helped make it an efficient, high-quality review.”
— David R.
“Good speaker presentation and helpful for my practice.”
— Jennifer Soto, PA-C
“Excellent lecture.”
— Thomas Y.
“Content presented was very informative and Dr. Pillai did an outstanding job.”
— Maria Benson
“Great content and outstanding expertise of speaker.”
— James W., MD
Resistant Hypertension & Hypertensive Urgency
“Great review.”
— Angela L., NP
“Learned the importance of cuff size.”
— Brad T.
“Understood the importance of masked hypertension, how to manage hypertensive urgency more appropriately, and more ways to prevent hypertension.”
— Rachel D.
“I got a better understanding of when to treat, observe, and send to the ER.”
— Nate Sharma
“Lecture enhanced my patient care.”
— Evelyn K.
“Learned about proper BP checking methods.”
— Sarah Kim
“Learned not to lower BP in the office for asymptomatic patients.”
— Joe Mendez, PA
“I now have a better awareness of 3rd and 4th line treatments.”
— Karen F.
“Pearls regarding medication dosing were helpful.”
— Omar A., MD
“Learned about coding—more comfortable discharging asymptomatic hypertensive patients home.”
— Renee W.
“As a result of this lecture, I am more comfortable initiating the workup of patients with resistant hypertension.”
— L. Chen
“Will no longer give clonidine in ER for patients with asymptomatic hypertensive urgency.”
— Marcus Lee
Preoperative Clearance
“I learned how to list evidence-based issues for surgical clearance requests.”
— Sophia P.
“I learned how to differentiate the acuity level of the surgery and to better assess comorbidities.”
— Timothy S.
“Learned how to improve my documentation.”
— Amy B.
“Use of standardized index more often and will modify my template in EMR.”
— Christopher J.
“Learned the utility of using NSQIP calculator.”
— Dr. O. Thomas
“Better understanding of clearance vs. risk assessment.”
— Elaine H.
“Will no longer order routine EKG/CXR and will be more alert about statins.”
— Michael Q.
“Will order less routine testing.”
— Grace V.
“Will not perform unnecessary tests.”
— Paul Nguyen
“Will order fewer tests and do more risk stratification.”
— Natalie G.
“Learned to use other cardiovascular risk calculators besides Revised Goldman Index – better assessment of meds including steroid use.”
— Dr. Henry M.
“Lecture helped improve pre-op screenings to include only those necessary and provide a detailed note to the requesting specialist.”
— Katherine L.
“Great tips for note documentation.”
— Jason A.
“I am now better able to manage prepping meds.”
— Michelle D.
“Better able now to communicate with patients and specialists.”
— Laura K.
“Learned use of functional capacity, to stop unneeded labs, and modify med changes.”
— Jeremy O.
“This is a win-win talk, often on the boards, relevant to patient care. I have never seen such a clear and precise presentation on medications to continue and discontinue, all in one place, prior to surgery and when to resume them as was presented in this talk.”
— Dr. Anita R.
“I will now ask about steroid use in the prior 3–6 months.”
— Stephanie B.
Ethics