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Incorporating Management and Law into Pharmacy Practice: Practical Tips for Pharmacists Provided by: Purdue University - College of Pharmacy Learning Objectives 1) Describe the role of management in pharmacy practice, regardless of practice setting. 2) Recognize the legal implications involved with interviewing, hiring, firing and conducting performance evaluations. 3) Illustrate appropriate ways of handling an e... |
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Geriatrics: Skin and Chronic Wound Care in Older Adults Provided by: Harvard Medical School Acknowledgement: This module is supported by a grant from the Donald Reynolds Foundation. Skin and chronic wound problems are common clinical challenges for physicians and trainees who provide care for older patients. Appropriate assessment and wound care management decis... |
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Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion (ACDF): Current Grafting Options Provided by: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Upon completion of this CME activity, participants should be able to: 1. Differentiate treatment options for cervical arthrodesis 2. Analyze the risk/benefit of allografts 3. Discuss the risks/benefits of bone graft substitutes in the cervical spine ... |
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Perinatal Depression
Early Detection, Prevention and Treatment Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: * Discuss the prevalence, etiology, and risk factors of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. * Recognize symptoms and differentiate among disorders. * Discuss the disorders' potential impacts on the child's developme... |
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Use of 3.0-T MR Imaging for Evaluation of the Abdomen Provided by: Radiological Society of North America Learning Objectives: 1) Describe the technical basis for 3.0-T abdominal MR imaging. 2) List the major advantages and limitations of 3.0-T abdominal MR imaging. 3) Discuss the main applications of 3.0-T MR imaging in the abdomen.... |
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Coronary Heart Disease: Clinical Challenges Provided by: Vindico Medical Education Patients with metabolic syndrome pose a clinical challenge because of the need to manage multiple comorbidities simultaneously to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events. Review a thought-provoking case with a leading clinician to understand the thought process being trea... |
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Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-based Approach to Training Health Professionals
The Case of Jon Le
48-year-old Korean man with cerebral hemorrhage Provided by: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Learning objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: * Take into account that ethnic and cultural heritage may affect medical decision making with regards to when and how a patient seeks treatment. * Describe how to approach patie... |
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SET 2-Volume MRI of the Male Pelvis Series Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The Master's Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most advanced lectures on diagnostic imaging to date. These intense and detailed presentations will focus on the topics of orthopaedic, neurologic, and body imaging. Each title in the series will examine subjects such as... |
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Neurology 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 commonly aske... |
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New Rules for CMS When Reporting Consultations Provided by: American Association of Professional Coders The final rule for Consultations will stand. This will change how specialists who report consultations in the inpatient and outpatient setting report services for CMS. The consultation codes, however, have not been deleted and how commercial/third party payers will view them... |
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Internal Medicine 1416 Provided by: CMEweb.com **Objectives:** * describe new findings in differential diagnosis and treatment of various diseases * describe controversies, advantages, and disadvantages of those advances * describe cost-effective treatment regimens * describe the pros and cons of new screening pro... |
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FDA Approval Summary: Temsirolimus as Treatment for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Provided by: The Society for Translational Oncology 1. Compare temsirolimus with IFN-alpha for the treatment of adults with treatment-naive, advanced, poor-prognosis RCC and discuss the differences in OS time and PFS time for each. 2. Enumerate the laboratory parameters that should be monitored at baseline and while pa... |
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Management of Acute Liver Failure in the ICU Provided by: American College of Chest Physicians Objectives 1. Describe the common etiologies of acute liver failure. 2. Identify the three major complications that lead to mortality in acute liver failure. 3. Review different strategies for treating patients with cerebral edema. 4. Understand the common ... |
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Focus On: Acute Aortic Dissection Provided by: American College of Emergency Physicians After reading this article, the physician should be able to: * Assess the likelihood of acute aortic dissection from patient history, physical exam, and chest radiograph. * Choose an appropriate confirmatory imaging study. * Discuss the utility of D-dimer in... |
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Cold Comfort Provided by: Nurse.com The purpose of this program is to introduce nurses to the physiological effects of hypothermia in the critically injured trauma patient and to provide rewarming strategies to be used during trauma resuscitation. After studying the information presented here, you will be able... |
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Progress in the Treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: 12-year Single-Institution Experience
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Learning Objectives After reading this article, the learner should be able to: * appreciate the evolution of modern care of blunt thoracic aortic injury * recall differences in morbidity and mortality associated with the variety of approaches to repair of blunt th... |
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Immunophenotypic Variations in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Provided by: American Society for Clinical Pathology Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to: * describe the typical immunophenotype of mantle cell lymphoma. * recognize immunophenotypic variations of mantle cell lymphoma. * discuss the importance of evaluating cyclin D1 or CCND1/IgH translocation in th... |
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Teamwork and Communication Provided by: Institute for Healthcare Improvement No matter how safe we make the design of systems in which we work, there is no substitute for effective teamwork and communication. In this course, you’ll learn what makes an effective team. Through case studies from health care and elsewhere, you’ll analyze the effects ... |
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Insights into Pain Management - Module 3: Understanding Acute Pain Provided by: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Insights into Pain Management - Module 3: Understanding Acute Pain Faculty: Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH Professor of Emergency Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine Director, Pain and Emergency Medicine Institute Beth Israel Medical Center New York, New York Est... |
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Diabetic Nephropathy Provided by: CMElectures Allan B. Schwartz, MD, is professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Drexel University College of Medicine. He opens his lecture with slides showing the dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus, and the prevalence of the disease by race an... |
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Food Allergies
Provided by: NetCE Food allergy affects nearly 4% to 5% of children and approximately 3% to 4% of adults in the United States, and the prevalence has been increasing since 1997. The number of deaths associated with food allergy remains relatively low, but some reactions can be life-threatening... |
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Focus On: Emergent Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Provided by: American College of Emergency Physicians After reading this article, the physician should be able to: * Diagnose pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) using history and physical examination, as well as maintain a low threshold for diagnosis of subclinical cases. * Institute appropriate antibiotic therapy fo... |
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Bleeding During Pregnancy Provided by: NetCE Identifying the potential causes, as well as the appropriate assessments and any treatment required, is critical to intervening or consulting in a timely and meaningful way. This course provides a discussion of the differential diagnosis of a few of the many hemorrhagic cond... |
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Infant Formulas: Safe Alternatives to Breast Milk in Many Situations Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist After completing this program, participants should be able to: 1. Recognize the optimum nutrition for infants through the first year of life-breast milk;* 2. Describe the role of formulas as adequate substitutes for term infants whose mothers cannot or choose not to b... |
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MRI of the Spine Trauma, Part I Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions ... |
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Caries Process and Prevention Strategies: Epidemiology Provided by: Academy of General Dentistry This is part 1 of a 10-part series entitled Caries Process and Prevention Strategies. Oral epidemiology is the area of public health that deals with the distribution and the impact of oral disease on the human population. In this course, emphasis is placed on the relevance... |
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The Red Eye/Conjunctivitis Provided by: CMElectures A professor of ophthalmology at the University of Philadelphia's School of Medicine provides the nonophthalmic community with the several causes of red eye, their clinical presentations, and the differential diagnosis, and management. The various manifestations of red eye ar... |
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Anatomy, Valves, and Shunts-Part III Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The Cardiac MRI Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most intense and detailed review of cardiac MR applications as they relate to anatomy and microanatomy of the heart. The interpreter will learn how to master the assessment of pericardial disease, functional assessmen... |
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2010 Neuromuscular Medicine Self-Assessment Examination Provided by: American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, The Each examination includes: 1. 2-hour written examination. 2. Answer sheets for self-scoring. 3. Summary of national results. 4. 1-hour review session booklet. The NMSAE offers CME credit after completing the NMSAE Review Session.... |
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Reducing Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community Newborn infants are at risk for critical illness, intensive care requiring separation from the mother, long-term deficits and developmental delay when delivered early. Parents are anguished over their baby’s suffering, and are crushed with guilt feelings when delivery bef... |
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