Sound Solutions: Navigating ENT Challenges in Primary Care

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Maria Colandrea, DNP, NP-C, CORLN, FAANP, FFNMRCSI Related seminars and products

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Maria Colandrea, DNP, NP-C, CORLN, FAANP, FFNMRCSI, is an otolaryngology nurse practitioner at the Durham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, with a practice focus on general outpatient otolaryngology since 2012. She has contributed to the publication of two clinical practice guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngology on Meniere’s disease and adult patients with a neck mass. Her practice focuses on general outpatient otolaryngology. Dr. Colandrea is the co-chair of the AANP Otolaryngology SPG.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Maria Colandrea has employment relationships with Durham VA Medical Center, University of North Carolina School of Nursing, and the Duke University School of Nursing. She a receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Maria Colandrea is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Society of Otolarygology Head and Neck Nurses, the North Carolina Nursing Association, and the American Academy of Critical Care Nurses.

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Objectives

1. Accurately identify and differentiate between at least three common ENT presentations in primary care.
2. Identity appropriate diagnostic criteria and studies for ENT issues.
3. Apply evidence-based management interventions for varying ENT diagnoses.
4. Appropriately apply referral criteria by correctly identifying and justifying the need for ENT specialist.

Outline

• Common ENT Presentations in Primary Care
• Early Detection and Timely Intervention

• Practical Approach to Epistaxis in Primary Care
• Dysphonia: Evaluating and Addressing Hoarseness
• Hearing Loss: A Primary Care Perspective
  • Hearing Assessment in Primary care
  • Counseling and Support for Patients with Hearing Impairment
• Understanding Tinnitus
• Neck Mass: Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
  • Red Flags and Alarm Symptoms
  • Collaboration with Specialists and Imaging Considerations
• Sinonasal Disorders: From Congestion to Sinusitis
• Dizziness: Peripheral vertigo

• Geriatric ENT issues
• Uncommon Presentations and Case Studies

• When to Refer: Guidelines and Best Practices
• Communication with ENT Specialists

Target Audience

• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other clinicians who provide primary care