At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Explain the challenges for hospital-based healthcare professionals in the Midwest.
Identify nosocomial infections and how to prevent, diagnose and treat them.
Explain risk factors for opioid abuse and strategies to minimize potential for abuse.
Describe signs and symptoms of alcohol and opioid withdrawal and evidence based strategies to manage alcohol and opioid withdrawal.
Analyze inpatient guidelines for treatment of conditions such as COPD and Pneumonia.
Describe key features of effective use of Advanced Practice Providers in hospital medicine groups and how to integrate them into practice.