Course Fee
General Course Fee: $99
Thyroid Disorders CME Credit
This program in its entirety provides 5 hours (0.5 CEU) of ACPE CPE home study credit, AMA Category 2 CME, and CNE pharmacology credit.
Course Expiration Date
10/28/2022
Recording
This program, Thyroid Disorders Update, was originally presented and recorded October 28, 2019 at a continuing education seminar for health professionals in Austin, TX.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Review Thyroid Anatomy/Physiology and Common Thyroid Disorders.
- Identify the 3 most common mistakes made by Providers regarding Thyroid Disorders.
- Describe the best way to Identify Thyroid Disorders.
- Review the association between the Thyroid Gland and Connective Tissue Diseases.
- Identify the risks/benefits of Imaging Studies in Thyroid Disease.
- Discuss the unique challenges of Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy.
- Discuss infiltrative Thyroid Disease and Thyroid Cancer.
- Review what every provider should know about Thyroid Disease.
- Create treatment plans based on actual patient cases presenting with various thyroid disorders.
Faculty
Jose Luis Hinojosa, MD, MHA, CIME
Logan County Health Services, Vice-Chief of Staff 2019, Chief of Staff 2020, Oakley, Kansas. Official Team Doctor of US TaeKwonDo National and Olympic Teams, 1993-1998.
Dr. Hinojosa has NO financial arrangements with any corporate organization that might have an interest in the subject being presented.
Registration Instructions
- Register online by clicking here.
- Your emailed course confirmation will contain the pertinent information for completing this online learning course.
- Once registered, you may watch our self paced continuing education course on your computer or mobile device.
- Please use the links, included in your emailed confirmation, to download the course handout and complete the course post test and evaluation.
Requirements for Credit
For ACPE, ANCC or AMA Category 2 Credit, you must receive a score of 70% or greater on the multiple choice test and and complete the written course evaluation.
Please complete and test and evaluation online. ULS will receive notification of course completion, and will mail your statement of credit.*
*Pharmacists: Please ensure that we have your NABP# and date of birth on file. ACPE does not allow us to provide you with paper Statements of Credit. Should you need a paper statement of credit, you can access that information via CPE Monitor. All other professionals: An applicable paper Statement of Credit will be issued upon receipt of your post-conference paperwork.
Obtaining CE Credit
Once your course is completed and accreditation requirements have been met, ULS will receive notification of course completion, and email your statement of credit (physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and non-US health professionals), report credit to CPE Monitor (pharmacists) and report credit to other organizations that you specify such as CE Broker. Please provide all necessary reporting information at the time of registration.
Accreditation/ Target Audience
Physicians
This course provides five (5) hours of AMA Category 2 credit.
American Osteopathic Association (AOA): This course provides five (5) hours of AMA Category 2 credit.
Canadian Physicians:
Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada CFPC : This course provides five (5) hours of AMA Category 2 credit.
Physician Assistants
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA): This course provides five (5) hours of AMA Category 2 credit.
Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): Continuing education hours approved by ACPE meet the ANCC-accredited CNE criteria. This course provides pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics Category 1 Continuing Education Hours for certification renewal. The same hours submitted to renew certification may be submitted to a State Board of Nursing for re-licensure.
National Certification Corporation (NCC): Recognizes any Nursing, Medical, Health Care or Other For Profit or Not for Profit Education Provider. Please contact NCC regarding approval.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP): National Certification Program for Nurse Practitioners accepts ACPE credit.
Nurses
University Learning Systems is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11409.
Pharmacists/Pharmacist Technicians
University Learning Systems (ULS), is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education. All ULS courses carry ACPE credit with the designation for pharmacists (P). Online courses are recognized as home study courses by ACPE. 
Title: Thyroid Disorders Update
UPN: 0741-0000-19-021-H01-P
Activity Type: Application
CEU: 5 hours
Exp. 10/28/2022
Canadian Pharmacists
Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) accepts courses accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Other Health Professionals
Contact your respective board regarding approval.