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Format Title/Description Faculty Premiere Date Self-Study Formats Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 1 Roth, Dijk 9/29/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 2 Roth, Silva 10/5/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 3 Roth, Garcia-Rill 10/19/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Live and On Demand Bipolar Mania: Improving Recognition, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Evidence-Based Treatment McIntyre, Keck, Sachs 10/28/2009     A cardinal feature of bipolar disorder is the irregular recurrence of alternating abnormal mood states including depression, mania, and mixed states. Mania is frequently revealed retrospectively; patients are often not accurate in their recall of the severity and duration of symptoms, which can ad... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 1 Roth, Dijk 11/5/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 1 of 3 Findling, Lubke, Arnold 11/9/2009     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Child D'Alli, Kollins, Mao 11/11/2009     Studies have shown that children with ADHD have higher rates of academic difficulties, social issues, and a number of comorbid psychiatric conditions compared to children without ADHD. These factors, and others, contribute to the high cost of care as well as diminished quality of life for children w... Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 2 of 3 Findling, Parvin 11/16/2009     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Webcast Clinical Challenges During Midlife Transitions and the Impact on Women’s Health Soares, Adachi 11/17/2009     A woman’s midlife transition from peri-menopause through post-menopause brings a period of vulnerability for physiologic and symptomatic changes affecting both physical and mental health. Estrogen has multiple effects on neurotransmitter systems and brain regions including the hypothalamus, neocorte... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 2 Roth, Silva 11/19/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Adult Baron, Goodman, McCracken 12/2/2009     One of the common misconceptions about ADHD is that it occurs only in children. The reality is that ADHD can affect people of all ages. It is estimated that in the United States alone, nearly 8 million adults have ADHD. While inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the same hallmark fe... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 1 Roth, Dijk 12/4/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... ENCORE Live and On Demand Bipolar Mania: Improving Recognition, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Evidence-Based Treatment McIntyre, Keck, Sachs 12/7/2009     A cardinal feature of bipolar disorder is the irregular recurrence of alternating abnormal mood states including depression, mania, and mixed states. Mania is frequently revealed retrospectively; patients are often not accurate in their recall of the severity and duration of symptoms, which can ad... Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 3 of 3 Findling, Grizenko 12/14/2009     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Live and On Demand Addressing Barriers to Care: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia Newcomer, Nasrallah, Velligan 12/16/2009     Until the past decade, there was generally a pessimistic attitude about the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and their outcomes. One key concept that has been identified as critical in optimizing the care and outcomes of patients is continuity of care by a team of healthcare providers. Conti... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 3 Roth, Garcia-Rill 12/17/2009     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... Journal Club The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1 of 5: Improvement in Patient Care Through Patient Education and Measurement of Disease Activity Cush, Harrington, Rubin 12/21/2009     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Journal Club The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2 of 5: Comorbidity and Complications of Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Cardiovascular Risk Cush, Curtis 12/21/2009     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Journal Club The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3 of 5: Comorbidity and Complications of Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Infection and Osteoporosis Cush, Curtis 12/21/2009     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Journal Club The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 4 of 5: Referral Issues in Rheumatology - Early RA Cush, Harrington, Rubin 12/21/2009     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Journal Club The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 5 of 5: When Cancer Should Arise Cush, Suarez-Almazor 12/21/2009     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 2 Roth, Silva 1/5/2010     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... ENCORE Journal Club Evolving Sleep-Wake Research: Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes, Part 3 Roth, Garcia-Rill 1/7/2010     Evolving research in the field of sleep-wake medicine has offered insights regarding the linkage between sleep disturbances and adverse consequences related to performance, mood, behavior, and medical illness. Unremitting symptoms of excessive sleepiness related to sleep disordered breathing or circ... ENCORE Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Child D'Alli, Kollins, Mao 1/11/2010     Studies have shown that children with ADHD have higher rates of academic difficulties, social issues, and a number of comorbid psychiatric conditions compared to children without ADHD. These factors, and others, contribute to the high cost of care as well as diminished quality of life for children w... Monograph Lung Cancer: Crossing the Barrier from Empiric to Molecular Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Hanna 1/11/2010     Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents approximately 85% of all lung cancers.(1) Lung cancer represents the most common cancer-related cause of death in men and women. Survival rates for patients with NSCLC are dismal, with fewer than 15% alive at year two and less than 1% alive at year five.... ENCORE Live and On Demand Addressing Barriers to Care: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia Newcomer, Nasrallah, Velligan 1/13/2010     Until the past decade, there was generally a pessimistic attitude about the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and their outcomes. One key concept that has been identified as critical in optimizing the care and outcomes of patients is continuity of care by a team of healthcare providers. Conti... ENCORE Live and On Demand Bipolar Mania: Improving Recognition, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Evidence-Based Treatment McIntyre, Keck, Sachs 1/18/2010     A cardinal feature of bipolar disorder is the irregular recurrence of alternating abnormal mood states including depression, mania, and mixed states. Mania is frequently revealed retrospectively; patients are often not accurate in their recall of the severity and duration of symptoms, which can ad... ENCORE Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Adult Baron, Goodman, McCracken 1/21/2010     One of the common misconceptions about ADHD is that it occurs only in children. The reality is that ADHD can affect people of all ages. It is estimated that in the United States alone, nearly 8 million adults have ADHD. While inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the same hallmark fe... Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 1 of 2: Differential Diagnosis - A Consensus Approach Miller, Lublin 1/25/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... ENCORE Webcast Clinical Challenges During Midlife Transitions and the Impact on Women’s Health Soares, Adachi 1/26/2010     A woman’s midlife transition from peri-menopause through post-menopause brings a period of vulnerability for physiologic and symptomatic changes affecting both physical and mental health. Estrogen has multiple effects on neurotransmitter systems and brain regions including the hypothalamus, neocorte... Webcast Addressing Barriers to Optimal Care of Patients with MDD and GAD in the Long-Term Care Setting: The Pharmacy Perspective Beier, Nelson 1/28/2010     This case-based activity will focus on addressing barriers from a pharmacist perspective to the optimal care of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in the long-term care setting. The presentations will discuss patient, provider, system, and medication... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 1 of 3 Findling, Lubke, Arnold 1/29/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 2 of 2: MRI Abnormalities - The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Miller, Okuda 2/1/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... ENCORE Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Child D'Alli, Kollins, Mao 2/2/2010     Studies have shown that children with ADHD have higher rates of academic difficulties, social issues, and a number of comorbid psychiatric conditions compared to children without ADHD. These factors, and others, contribute to the high cost of care as well as diminished quality of life for children w... ENCORE Webcast Clinical Challenges During Midlife Transitions and the Impact on Women’s Health Soares, Adachi 2/4/2010     A woman’s midlife transition from peri-menopause through post-menopause brings a period of vulnerability for physiologic and symptomatic changes affecting both physical and mental health. Estrogen has multiple effects on neurotransmitter systems and brain regions including the hypothalamus, neocorte... Webcast Improving the Care of People with Mental Illness in Rural Areas Norquist, Fortney 2/5/2010     According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 60 million people live in rural areas(1) and it has been well documented that these Americans face specific challenges to accessing, utilizing, and paying for quality healthcare. Despite 20% of Americans living in rural areas, only 10% of the nation’s... ENCORE Live and On Demand ADHD Across the Ages: Focus on the Adult Baron, Goodman, McCracken 2/8/2010     One of the common misconceptions about ADHD is that it occurs only in children. The reality is that ADHD can affect people of all ages. It is estimated that in the United States alone, nearly 8 million adults have ADHD. While inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity are the same hallmark fe... ENCORE Live and On Demand Addressing Barriers to Care: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia Newcomer, Nasrallah, Velligan 2/11/2010     Until the past decade, there was generally a pessimistic attitude about the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and their outcomes. One key concept that has been identified as critical in optimizing the care and outcomes of patients is continuity of care by a team of healthcare providers. Conti... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 1 of 3 Findling, Lubke, Arnold 2/16/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Live and On Demand Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Citrome, Sachs 2/17/2010     Bipolar disorder is a complicated and severe mental disorder associated with a recurrent or chronic course, insufficient clinical response, and psychosocial impairment in a substantial number of patients. Bipolar disorder presents with pleomorphic signs and symptoms varying from depression to hypo... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 2 of 3 Findling, Parvin 2/25/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 3 of 3 Findling, Grizenko 3/5/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 1 of 3 Findling, Lubke, Arnold 3/9/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Journal Club Do You Know Who I Am? A Look at the Devastating Effects of Alzheimer's Disease - Strategies for Early Recognition and Treatment Ansted 3/9/2010     Since its identification in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has become known as the most common type of dementia. A slow progressing neurodegenerative disease, AD is responsible for symptoms such a memory loss and impairment, changes in behavior, and the loss of intellectual or... ENCORE Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 1 of 2: Differential Diagnosis - A Consensus Approach Miller, Lublin 3/11/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 1: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Ketter 3/15/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... ENCORE Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 2 of 2: MRI Abnormalities - The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Miller, Okuda 3/17/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 3 of 3 Findling, Grizenko 3/23/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... Webcast Epilepsy in the New Millennium: Emerging Treatments and Guidelines for Effective Diagnosis and Disease Management Harden, Sperling 3/24/2010     Does having a seizure mean epilepsy, or is it an isolated neurological event? Failure to recognize diagnostic uncertainty between the epilepsies and non-epileptic events may be a factor in high rates of misdiagnosis.(1) Many patients who have been misdiagnosed as having epilepsy have had previous... Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 2: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Frye 3/29/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... ENCORE Live and On Demand Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Citrome, Sachs 3/31/2010     Bipolar disorder is a complicated and severe mental disorder associated with a recurrent or chronic course, insufficient clinical response, and psychosocial impairment in a substantial number of patients. Bipolar disorder presents with pleomorphic signs and symptoms varying from depression to hypo... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 2 of 3 Findling, Parvin 4/8/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... ENCORE Webcast Improving the Care of People with Mental Illness in Rural Areas Norquist, Fortney 4/9/2010     According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 60 million people live in rural areas(1) and it has been well documented that these Americans face specific challenges to accessing, utilizing, and paying for quality healthcare. Despite 20% of Americans living in rural areas, only 10% of the nation’s... ENCORE Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 1 of 2: Differential Diagnosis - A Consensus Approach Miller, Lublin 4/12/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... ENCORE Journal Club Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Part 2 of 2: MRI Abnormalities - The Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Miller, Okuda 4/14/2010     Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects 400,000 Americans and is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurological disability in young adults.(1) Although MS is progressive, it is not fatal, and patients generally have a normal lifespan. However, progressive disability imposes increasing limitations and redu... Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 3: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Bowden 4/19/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... Chart Review Maintaining Remission in Bipolar Disorder Johnson 4/20/2010     Characterized by episodes of mania, generally interspersed with major depressive episodes, bipolar disorder is a lifelong psychiatric illness. Like other chronic conditions, the need for continuous treatment is critical. In bipolar disorder, the need for continuous treatment was established a number... ENCORE Journal Club Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 3 of 3 Findling, Grizenko 4/23/2010     Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 8% of school age children. It presents with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, or both. Currently, three subtypes of ADHD are defined: ADHD inattentive (ADHD/I), ADHD hyperactive/impulsive (ADHD/H) and ADHD combined (ADHD/C). H... ENCORE Webcast Epilepsy in the New Millennium: Emerging Treatments and Guidelines for Effective Diagnosis and Disease Management Harden, Sperling 4/26/2010     Does having a seizure mean epilepsy, or is it an isolated neurological event? Failure to recognize diagnostic uncertainty between the epilepsies and non-epileptic events may be a factor in high rates of misdiagnosis.(1) Many patients who have been misdiagnosed as having epilepsy have had previous... ENCORE Live and On Demand Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Citrome, Sachs 4/28/2010     Bipolar disorder is a complicated and severe mental disorder associated with a recurrent or chronic course, insufficient clinical response, and psychosocial impairment in a substantial number of patients. Bipolar disorder presents with pleomorphic signs and symptoms varying from depression to hypo... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 1: 19-Year-Old College Sophomore Findling, Kollins, Mao 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 2: 11-Year-Old Twin Boys Findling, Arnold, Lopez 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 3: 46-Year-Old Business Owner Findling, Kollins, McCracken 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 4: 20-Year-Old College Sophomore Findling, Kollins, McCracken 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 5: 6-Year-Old Boy Findling, Lopez, Mao 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 6: 13-Year-Old Treated for 5 Years Findling, Arnold, McCracken 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Live and On Demand ADHD Case Challenge, Part 7: 14-Year-Old Asian-American Teen Findling, Lopez, Mao 4/28/2010     Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. While ADHD is the most commonly studied and diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children, as many as 50% of individuals diagnosed in childhood continu... Medical Simulation Case Series in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1: Partial Response to a Biologic Cush, Curtis 4/28/2010     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Medical Simulation Case Series in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2: 3-Month Follow-Up After Switch to Another Biologic Cush, Curtis 4/28/2010     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Medical Simulation Case Series in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3: Identification of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cush, Harrington, Rubin 4/28/2010     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... Medical Simulation Case Series in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 4: 3-Month Follow-Up After Start on Biologic Cush, Harrington, Rubin 4/28/2010     Regularly scheduled, standardized, quantitative measurement of disease status is widely recognized as essential to improving chronic disease management and outcomes. Optimal therapeutic decisions depend on and are driven by such measurement.(1) The management of inflammatory arthritis is a complex m... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania, Part 1 McIntyre, Ketter 5/3/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... ENCORE Webcast Improving the Care of People with Mental Illness in Rural Areas Norquist, Fortney 5/7/2010     According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 60 million people live in rural areas(1) and it has been well documented that these Americans face specific challenges to accessing, utilizing, and paying for quality healthcare. Despite 20% of Americans living in rural areas, only 10% of the nation’s... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 2: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Frye 5/10/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... ENCORE Webcast Epilepsy in the New Millennium: Emerging Treatments and Guidelines for Effective Diagnosis and Disease Management Harden, Sperling 5/14/2010     Does having a seizure mean epilepsy, or is it an isolated neurological event? Failure to recognize diagnostic uncertainty between the epilepsies and non-epileptic events may be a factor in high rates of misdiagnosis.(1) Many patients who have been misdiagnosed as having epilepsy have had previous... Webcast Migraine: It's NOT Just a Headache Ansted 5/18/2010     An estimated 10-20% of the U.S. population suffers from migraine headaches, affecting 6% of men and 15-17% of women in the United States.(1) Despite the fact that 1 in 4 households in the United States have someone affected by migraine headaches, migraine is still not considered by many employers an... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 3: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Bowden 5/18/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... Chart Review A Case of Connecting the Dots: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Arnold, Goldenberg 5/19/2010     Pain is a common complaint in the primary care setting, and the standard of practice is to assess for the cause of the pain. Patients often present with painful symptoms of unknown etiology that cannot be defined by the degree of inflammation or damage to muscle tissue. Fibromyalgia affects an estim... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania, Part 1 McIntyre, Ketter 5/26/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... Chart Review Collegiate Mental Illness Johnson 6/1/2010     Despite being a time of rapid intellectual and social development, young adults are also commonly exposed to circumstances that place them at risk for psychiatric disorders. In fact, college students experience a variety of mental health concerns ranging from mood disorders to alcohol and substance... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 2: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Frye 6/8/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... ENCORE Chart Review Clinical Chart Review, Part 3: Assessing and Managing the Patient with Bipolar Mania McIntyre, Bowden 6/10/2010     Optimal management of bipolar disorder begins with accurate diagnosis. The Depression and Bipolar Alliance reported that the misdiagnosis rate is 67% for bipolar patients with the most common misdiagnoses being unipolar depression (60%), anxiety disorder (26%), schizophrenia (18%), and borderline or... Live and On Demand Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition Culpepper, Klugman, Nichol 6/23/2010     Pneumococcal disease is a very serious illness in high-risk populations such as children, smokers, the elderly and patients who are immunocompromised. Although the best defense against pneumococcal infection is vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine remains underutilized in the inpatient setting.(1)... Live and On Demand Medication Errors: Continued Cause for Concern Ansted 6/29/2010     Medical errors, inclusive of medication errors, continue to be a major cause of concern in regards to patient safety. 2010 has brought us noteworthy events attributed to medication errors, strategies for intervention and what may be at the root of the problem. Responsibility for the prevention of me... Medical Simulation Clinical Decision-Making: Encounters with a Sleepy Patient, Part 1 Phillips 7/1/2010     Excessive sleepiness, though highly prevalent, is under-detected, leading to pernicious effects on patients, the healthcare system, society, and public safety. While self-imposed sleep deprivation is a common cause, excessive sleepiness is also frequently the outward signal for underlying conditions... Medical Simulation Clinical Decision-Making: Encounters with a Sleepy Patient, Part 2 Zee 7/1/2010     Excessive sleepiness, though highly prevalent, is under-detected, leading to pernicious effects on patients, the healthcare system, society, and public safety. While self-imposed sleep deprivation is a common cause, excessive sleepiness is also frequently the outward signal for underlying conditions... ENCORE Chart Review A Case of Connecting the Dots: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Arnold, Goldenberg 7/15/2010     Pain is a common complaint in the primary care setting, and the standard of practice is to assess for the cause of the pain. Patients often present with painful symptoms of unknown etiology that cannot be defined by the degree of inflammation or damage to muscle tissue. Fibromyalgia affects an estim... ENCORE Live and On Demand Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition Culpepper, Klugman, Nichol 7/26/2010     Pneumococcal disease is a very serious illness in high-risk populations such as children, smokers, the elderly and patients who are immunocompromised. Although the best defense against pneumococcal infection is vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine remains underutilized in the inpatient setting.(1)... Live and On Demand Tool School: Validated Instruments for Assessing Mood Disorders Johnson 7/27/2010     The goal of treatment for mood disorders is remission, yet many patients do not achieve this goal. However, consistently implementing measurement-based care tactics can better inform treatment decisions and make sustained remission more likely. One such measurement-based care tactic is using validat... ENCORE Chart Review A Case of Connecting the Dots: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia Arnold, Goldenberg 8/4/2010     Pain is a common complaint in the primary care setting, and the standard of practice is to assess for the cause of the pain. Patients often present with painful symptoms of unknown etiology that cannot be defined by the degree of inflammation or damage to muscle tissue. Fibromyalgia affects an estim... Chart Review The Spectrum of Eating Disorders Kennedy 8/10/2010     The prevalence of different eating disorders varies. Anorexia nervosa is the least common of the eating disorders; it affects 1% or fewer female adolescents and young adults in the United States. Prevalence of bulimia ranges from 1% to 4% of female adolescents and young adults. Binge-eating disorder... ENCORE Live and On Demand Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition Culpepper, Klugman, Nichol 8/13/2010     Pneumococcal disease is a very serious illness in high-risk populations such as children, smokers, the elderly and patients who are immunocompromised. Although the best defense against pneumococcal infection is vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine remains underutilized in the inpatient setting.(1)... ENCORE Live and On Demand Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition Culpepper, Klugman, Nichol Premieres 9/14/2010     Pneumococcal disease is a very serious illness in high-risk populations such as children, smokers, the elderly and patients who are immunocompromised. Although the best defense against pneumococcal infection is vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine remains underutilized in the inpatient setting.(1)... Webcast Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Strategies for Appropriate Selection of Patients for Vaccination Klugman, Niederman Premieres 9/28/2010     Pneumococcal disease, which includes pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia, is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and is considered the top killer among vaccine-preventable diseases. Yet, vaccination rates among adults remain suboptimal. The Centers for Disease Contro... Format Title/Description Faculty Premiere Date Self-Study Formats