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Rheumatology and Geriatrics Provided by: Temple University School of Medicine Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to: * Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems * Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively * Apply information to... |
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Pain Assessment & Management in the Older Adult Provided by: Corexcel After reading Pain Assessment & Management in the Older Adult the participant will be able to: 1. Define pain. 2. Describe how pain impacts the aging adult. 3. State common misconceptions and facts about pain. 4. Explain the physiology of pain. 5. Ident... |
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Online Rheumatology Grand Rounds Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Description: Systems Approach with Inflammatory Exudates - A Novel Genus of Anti-Inflammatory & Pro-Resolving Mediators Target Audience: Full and part-time faculty, fellows, residents, medical students and research support staff Objectives: Determine whch endog... |
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Osteoarthritis II Provided by: CMElectures Warren A. Katz, MD, is clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of Rheumatology for Clinical Care Associates of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. In part 1 of this lecture, Dr Katz focused on the epidemiology and pathophysiol... |
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Optimizing Disease Control to Manage RA-Associated Pain in Adults Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist After completing this activity, the participant should be able to: 1.Explain the pathophysiology of RA.* 2.Discuss nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic DMARD therapies. 3.Identify the potential adverse effects of pharmacologic thera... |
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Is it Possible to Significantly Limit or Halt the Damage from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? — The Benefits of Anti-TNF Therapy in Managed Care Provided by: Impact Education, LLC TARGET AUDIENCE This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of managed care pharmacists, pharmacy directors, medical directors, quality directors, policy executives, managed care affiliated physicians, employer and government policy administrators, and oth... |
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Current and Emerging Therapies in Chronic Pain Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Four key areas in which clinicians have significant knowledge gaps are: 1.The knowledge of pain mechanisms and of the mechanisms of action of therapies 2.Recently approved therapies for chronic pain 3.Recently published or revised chronic pain treatment guidelines 4.... |
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The Rheumatoid Arthritis Landscape: An Update for Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacists Provided by: ASiM Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling autoimmune disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation of motion in multiple joints, as well as inflammation in other organs. An estimated 1.3 million Americans are affected. Traditionally, RA has been treated with s... |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Provided by: NetCE Standard therapies can relieve symptoms in some patients and provide partial improvement in others. However, some patients may have more refractory disease whereby significant symptoms persist despite treatment. Thus, knowledge of emerging therapies can be helpful to patient... |
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Arthritis: Basic and Advanced Imaging Provided by: American Roentgen Ray Society ARRS Web lecture series brings presentations by the best educators in the field to your desktop, available for viewing at home or office and on your schedule. This Web Lecture includes three lectures with an estimated time to complete the activity of 1.5 hours. ... |
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Evidence-Based Clinician Education for Diagnosing and Treating Fibromyalgia (a Performance Improvement Program) Provided by: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) Your patients are counting on you as their frontline provider to pick up conditions like fibromyalgia that can go undiagnosed for years and have a severe impact on quality of life. Participate in ARHP’s new performance improvement (PI) program to identify and implement imp... |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis -When to Treat and Refer Provided by: CMElectures Warren A. Katz. MD, is director of rheumatology for Clinical Care Associates of the University of Pennsylvania Health System ... and is the author of "Diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases and pain management in rheumatologic disorders: A guide for clinicians." Here... |
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Osteoarthritis as a Chronic Disease: Maximizing Management in Primary Care Provided by: Primary Issues Learning Objectives After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to * Use an understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of osteoarthritis of the knee to tailor therapy for disease modification and pain management * Cust... |
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Fibromyalgia in Family Medicine: Challenges in Pain Management Provided by: myCME.com Managing the pain component of fibromyalgia is challenging and frustrating for the family physician for many reasons.1 In particular, fibromyalgia pain is often refractory to standard clinical interventions, and physicians need to deal with misconceptions surrounding the dis... |
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Gout: Why, Who, and When to Treat Provided by: Primary Issues Program Overview Gout is not a headline-grabbing disease. People tend to think of it as something that only happens to hard-drinking portly old men in Dickens novels. They may be surprised to learn that the prevalence of gout is on the rise among Americans – particularly ... |
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Genetics: Rheumatoid Arthritis Provided by: Harvard Medical School Acknowledgement: This course is supported by educational grants from Celera and the Applera Charitable Foundation. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting up to 1% of the adult population. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 2.5 ... |
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Osteoporosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Provided by: NetCE Osteoporosis has increasingly become a major health problem. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has estimated that 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and 34 million have low bone mass, or osteopenia, which places them at risk for osteoporosis. Approximately half of ... |
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Embracing the Multidisciplinary Approach for the Management of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Provided by: The CE Solution, Inc. The goal of this lesson is to Identify barriers to the diagnosis of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO). List attributes of patients who should be treated for PMO, according to NOF guidelines. Describe nonpharmocologic strategies to prevent PMO. Distinguish among single-agent ... |
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