Hidden in Plain Sight: Improving Hypercortisolism Recognition, Diagnosis and Referral
April 8, 2026 Online
This free webinar available and relevant to all members focuses on identifying and screening for hypercortisolism in clinical practice. Learn about key signs, high-risk populations — particularly patients with difficult-to-control Type 2 diabetes and resistant hypertension — and evidence-based screening approaches, reviewing first-line diagnostic tests, guidance on interpreting results and when to refer to endocrinology.
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Webinar Details
When: April 8, 2026, 7-8 p.m. ET (6-7 p.m. CT).
Where: Online via Zoom.
Cost: There is no charge to attend this webinar.
About the Webinar:
This free webinar available and relevant to all members focuses on identifying and screening for hypercortisolism in clinical practice. Learn about key signs, high-risk populations — particularly patients with difficult-to-control Type 2 diabetes and resistant hypertension — and evidence-based screening approaches, reviewing first-line diagnostic tests, guidance on interpreting results and when to refer to endocrinology.
This activity is supported by a sponsorship from Corcept Therapeutics. AANP is an independent, non-profit organization representing healthcare providers and does not endorse or promote any specific commercial entities, products, services, or treatments.
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Speakers
Kathleen (KC) Arnold, ANP, BC-ADM, FAANP
KC Arnold is board certified as an Adult and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She is also certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. She practices as a nurse practitioner (NP) in her NP owned practice, The Diabetes Center, PLLC in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association, Sigma Theta Tau and the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
KC graduated from SUNY-Binghamton, in New York, in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and she completed her NP program at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama, in 1997.
KC was awarded the NP of the year for 2007 by Mississippi Nurses Association, the Mississippi State Award for Excellence by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioner for 2007, The Advance for Nurse Practitioner 2007 Entrepreneur Award for 2007, and American Nurse Credentialing Centers Certified Advance Practice Nurse of 2009. She became a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2019.
Breanna Shenk, FNP-C, BC-ADM
Breanna Shenk is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with advanced certification in diabetes management. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mayville State University in North Dakota in 2020 and went on to earn her Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. She now practices at The Diabetes Center, an NP-owned practice located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.