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Professional Education
Two significant issues have compelled AlphaNet to provide education for the medical community specific to Alpha-1. First, “There is a general lack of awareness about Alpha-1 in the population at large, as well as among members of the medical community. Clinical research studies have shown that, once a patient with Alpha-1 develops symptoms, it takes an average of seven years and visits to five different doctors before the diagnosis of Alpha-1 is made.”
Equally important is the second issue: the recognition that significant variations in the care and treatment of Alpha-1 exist in the medical community and that these variations may adversely affect the health of individuals with Alpha-1.
In an effort to address these two issues, AlphaNet has developed two professional education program for the medical community. Each program is approved for continuing education credits by its respective medical specialty. The program for nursing offers 3 free Contact Hours in Nursing, view the video and take the on-line course. For physicians and respiratory therapists, the second program offers 3 credits in continuing medical education.
Program details and instructions for obtaining these programs can be found by clicking on the programs.