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Format Title/Description Faculty Premiere Date Self-Study Formats 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... Live and On Demand Measuring Lipids in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Why We Must Keck, Henderson, McIntyre 12/1/2010     The STandards for BipoLar Excellence (STABLE) project outlined 15 evidence-based measures for quality assessment and improvement of care for patients with bipolar disorder (BPD). One of these relates to lipid measurement and assesses "the percentage of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and tr... Live and On Demand Sleeping Duty: Improving Patients' Sleep Health for Enhanced Occupational and Public Safety Johnson 2/8/2011     Unhealthy sleep, whether related to insufficient quantity of sleep (i.e., sleep deprivation) or poor sleep quality (i.e., sleep disorders), is common and represents a significant public health problem. Furthermore, it is a problem about in which the Institute of Medicine stated "awareness among the... Live and On Demand Chronic Pain - Symptom or Diagnosis Kennedy 2/22/2011     Chronic pain—commonly defined as pain persisting longer than six months—affects an estimated 70 million Americans(1) and is a tragically overlooked public health problem. The burden of chronic pain is greater than that of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined.(2,3) Ongoing pain ca... Live and On Demand It's Relative: Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis - Aligning Physician and Patient Perspectives to Optimize Care Racke, Greenberg, Miller 3/2/2011     With increased focus on individualized treatment in multiple sclerosis, the importance of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) is evident. While PRO assessments are not replacements for professionally moderated questionnaires and more formal measurements (e.g., the EDSS or MRI imaging), they can serve as... Webcast Establishing Best Practices for Lipid Measurement in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Keck, Manning 3/8/2011     Patients with bipolar disorder (BPD) have an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its numerous component risk factors, including dyslipidemia. Recognition of this fact led to the release of joint recommendations from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the America Diabetes Assoc... Webcast Medication Adherence in Patients with Mental Illness - The Impact of Stigma Ansted 3/8/2011     An estimated 50 million Americans experience a mental disorder in any given year, but only one quarter actually receive mental health and other services.(1) A common barrier to care is stigma, both internal (e.g., self-stigma) and external (e.g., society- or provider-based). Whether the stigma is pe... Chart Review Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: Techniques for Neuropsychological Assessment and Multimodal Therapy Racke, Boster 3/10/2011     Cognitive dysfunction is a common feature of multiple sclerosis (MS) that frequently leads to impaired activities of daily living, social skills deficits, diminished social support, and unemployment.(1) The direct link between cognitive impairment and lowered quality of life requires a call to actio... Chart Review Cultural Healthcare Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Management Johnson 3/22/2011     Although it is estimated that the incidence of ADHD in African-American and Hispanic youth is similar to that in Caucasians, numerous data support that ADHD is disproportionately underdiagnosed and undertreated in youths who belong to these ethnic minorities. This Compass Points™<... Chart Review Regenerative Medicine: A "Glimpse Into the Future" of Clinical Care Binford 4/5/2011     Regenerative medicine (RM) has been called the "next evolution of medical treatments" by the report 2020: A New Vision - A Future for Regenerative Medicine by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.(1) With its potential to cure, this new field of science could revolutionize health... Chart Review Humor in Medicine, Part 1: Humor and Laughter as a Therapeutic Tool Kennedy 4/19/2011     Laughter and therapy are generally not paired in the minds of clinicians or in the minds of the general public. Not only do most clinicians omit a discussion of the role of humor in a patient's life but they rarely, if ever, recommend humor and laughter as a way to help manage stress.(1) ... Chart Review In the Shadows of Patient Safety - Part 1: Addressing Diagnostic Errors in Clinical Practice Ansted 5/3/2011     Identifying real solutions to the role of cognitive error in medical misdiagnosis is a challenge; therefore, strategies for improving patient safety tend to focus on more familiar medical errors with more easily attainable objectives.(1) However, diagnostic errors that affect patient safety are repo... Live and On Demand Linking Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction to Performance Improvement in the Management of Fibromyalgia Clauw, Arnold, Goldenberg 5/11/2011     Despite recognition as a clinical diagnosis with established criteria by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), approval of medications by the FDA for treatment of the disorder, and acceptance of the diagnosis by insurers as reimbursable, fibromyalgia syndrome continues to carry the stigma of a... Live and On Demand The Evolving Epidemic of Bullying Among Adolescents: More Than "Sticks and Stones" Johnson 5/17/2011     Bullying in the 21st century has taken on a new malevolent and frightening dimension—one that was not observed in the past. Bullying now includes the use of new tools, including cell phones, text messaging, and the Internet. In addition to teasing their victims with words or pranks, teens who... Chart Review Individualizing Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treating to Target Kavanaugh, Harrington 6/2/2011     New and emerging diagnostic strategies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are continually being explored in research, and many show promising application for clinical practice. To facilitate diagnosis and therefore early treatment of the disease, health care providers need to know about and use effective... Chart Review Humor in Medicine, Part 2: The Clinician-Patient Relationship Kennedy 6/14/2011     Introducing humor and laughter into the health care setting can improve a patient's mood and quality of life. Physicians tend to be wary of laughing with patients because the medical environment implies that healing is a serious business and that patients might get the wrong idea. Neverth... Webcast Translating New Criteria and Guidelines to Clinical Practice in Identifying and Assessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohen, Markenson 6/14/2011     In 2010, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) released revised rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assessment and management criteria. The new ACR/EULAR algorithm offers clinicians a "road map" to facilitate diagnoses of definite RA, and improve early t... Webcast The Future Role of Advanced Practice Nurses in Primary Care in the United States Haas Binford Vazquez 7/12/2011     Passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act means that 32 million unserved Americans may enter the stressed U.S. health care system,(1) requiring support for rapid readiness of all primary care clinicians to care for increased patient populations. Integration of team care is a national health care prior... Webcast Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Interdisciplinary Medical and Rehabilitative Management and Improving the Provider-Patient Relationship Bethoux, Burks 7/19/2011     Multiple sclerosis is a disease where patients and their caregivers must face difficult, life-altering news regarding disease progression, increased functional disability, and diminished quality of life. Providing an explanation for the diagnosis of MS requires that physicians and the multidisciplin... Webcast Connecting the Dots in Fibromyalgia: Linking the Pathophysiology to Improved Diagnostic, Treatment, and Management Decisions (Part 2 of 5) Arnold, Stanford, Williams 7/30/2011     Fibromyalgia affects 2% to 12% of the adult population in the U.S.(1) and is characterized by widespread muscular and soft tissue pain of varying intensity over time. Many patients have additional symptoms including fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, cognitive problems or memory lapses, s... Chart Review Use of Measurement-Based Tools to Guide the Assessment and Long-Term Treatment of Fibromyalgia Jain, Stanos 8/4/2011     Fibromyalgia is a syndrome with heterogeneous symptoms. The importance of each symptom has not been fully established, though widespread body aches, pain, tenderness, fatigue, and sleep disturbances are common symptoms.(1) The evaluation in the clinical setting usually fails to cover the complexity... Chart Review August Is National Immunization Awareness Month: Let's Get "Fired Up" About Improving Rates Monique Johnson, MD, CCMEP 8/9/2011     Although it was initially linked to the back-to-school mindset and childhood vaccination, the August National Immunization Awareness Month has become more broadly focused on both childhood and adult immunizations. Such a national observance is warranted, given the facts that 1) current rates... Live and On Demand Optimizing Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Focus on Diagnosis, Combination Therapy, and Outcomes-Based Care Calabrese, Gibofsky, Rigby 8/10/2011     New and emerging strategies for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are continually being explored in research, and many show promising and effective application for real-world clinical practice. To facilitate diagnosis and therefore early treatment of the disease, clinicians should be aware of val... Chart Review Using a Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approach to Individualize Treatment Needs in Fibromyalgia Jain, Clark 8/18/2011     Fibromyalgia syndrome is characterized by chronic widespread pain, multiple tender points, and often, numerous other symptoms and comorbidities including profound fatigue, and psychological symptoms. This multifaceted disorder affects many areas of an individual's life and daily function. New tools... Chart Review Weighing In on the Obesity Epidemic Ansted 8/23/2011     Obesity has reached nearly epidemic proportions both in the United States and globally. However, physicians are often unprepared to manage the important problem of obesity and its clinical implications.(1) In order to effectively manage—and ideally prevent—obesity, primary care clinician... Chart Review Sports, Psychology, and Superstition Robert Kennedy 9/6/2011     Competitive sports activities entail more than a physically fit athlete applying personal training and talents to a particular sport. While physical fitness or readiness has always been emphasized in the sport sciences, there is another critical component to being a good athlete—a psychologica... Chart Review Adjunctive Therapy Strategies for Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Johnson 9/20/2011     Based on findings from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, about two-thirds of patients do not achieve remission after initial treatment with a first-line antidepressant(1) and only about half experience response. As such is the case, clinicians must become ski... Medical Simulation Continuum of Care in Pain Management: Bridging the Gap (Part 4 of 4) Case 4: Patient With Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Stanos 10/3/2011     Dr. Scott Fischman of the University of California, Davis, explains, "There's no way that pain specialists will be able to manage even a sizeable fraction of the pain that's out there in America." Physicians in both primary and non-pain specialty care will increasingly need to manage pain. Dr. Perry... Medical Simulation Female Sexual Dysfunction: Opening the Door to Communication, Case 2 Kingsberg 10/3/2011     The determination of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is subjective and can made by a clinician only after taking into account factors that affect sexual functioning such as age, physical condition, and the context of a person's life.(1) Women often present with the complaint of loss of desi... Medical Simulation Mental Illness: Elevating Hope and Treatment Through Awareness Ansted 10/4/2011     Today, 450 million people globally live with mental disorders in both developed and developing countries. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in every 4 people, or 25% of individuals, develops one or more mental disorders at some stage in life.(1) Underrecognized... Live and On Demand Connecting the Dots in Antipsychotic Maintenance Therapy Nasrallah, Citrome, Perkins 10/5/2011     Medication nonadherence is common and difficult to detect in patients with schizophrenia. Roughly 50% of patients take less than 70% of prescribed doses. Clinical management requires getting the patient on the most appropriate medication, working with patients and families to improve adherence to me... Medical Simulation Continuum of Care in Pain Management: Bridging the Gap (Part 3 of 4) Case 3: Use of Opioid Medications to Manage Chronic Back Pain Stanos 10/17/2011     In a nationwide survey, 75% of individuals with recent moderate to severe pain had seen a doctor for their pain, yet less than half of those (44%) had received adequate pain control. No uniform perspective or knowledge set exists among providers upon which to base diagnosis and management of chronic... Medical Simulation Female Sexual Dysfunction: Opening the Door to Communication, Case 1 Kingsberg 10/17/2011     Premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual disease disorder (HSDD) in clinical practice settings often present with depressed mood, lack of well-being, declines in marital functioning, and negative sexual characteristics. This is the reality, despite the fact that the occurrence of HSDD was not due... Medical Simulation Case Challenge: Clinical Encounters In Mood Disorders, Case 1. A Depressive Episode Ketter 10/21/2011     Most general psychiatrists and primary care providers, on a weekly if not daily basis, encounter patients presenting with mood symptoms; mood disorders are among the most common neuropsychiatric disorders. It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BPD) affect approxi... Medical Simulation Continuum of Care in Pain Management: Bridging the Gap (Part 1 of 4) Case 1: Assessing and Managing a Patient with Fibromyalgia Arnold 10/24/2011     Fibromyalgia (FM) is a relatively common, widespread pain syndrome, estimated to affect 10% of women in most doctors' waiting rooms.(1) FM can present in a number of ways, "making each patient with [FM] unique, complex, and potentially challenging to treat."(2) Educational efforts must impr... Medical Simulation Connecting the Dots in Fibromyalgia: Linking the Pathophysiology to Improved Diagnostic, Treatment, and Management Decisions (Part 3 of 5) Arnold, Goldenberg, Wood 10/25/2011     Fibromyalgia affects 2% to 12% of the adult population in the U.S.(1) and is characterized by widespread muscular and soft tissue pain of varying intensity over time. Many patients have additional symptoms including fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, cognitive problems or memory lapses, s... Live and On Demand Setting the Bar High: Achieving and Maintaining Remission in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Thase, Carpenter, Trivedi 10/26/2011     For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), durable remission - both in terms of symptom control and functional ability - is the penultimate therapeutic goal.(1) Striving for attainment of this goal is paramount. It means that clinicians must be outfitted with tools and strategies and must... Medical Simulation Continuum of Care in Pain Management: Bridging the Gap (Part 2 of 4) Case 2: Assessing and Managing a Patient with Chronic Neuropathic Pain Arnold 10/31/2011     In a nationwide survey, 75% of individuals with recent moderate to severe pain had seen a doctor for their pain, yet less than half of those (44%) had received adequate pain control. In a nation with increasing prevalence of diabetic disease,(1) many clinicians need more information regarding the pa... Medical Simulation The Virtual Meets the Real, Part I: Virtual Environments and Games as Therapeutic Tools Kennedy 11/1/2011     The increasing collaboration between technology and medicine offers new methods and tools for behavioral health care, leading to improved patient outcomes. For example, individuals can get relief from pain or overcome their phobias and other anxiety disorders by immersing themselves in computer-gene... Medical Simulation Female Sexual Dysfunction: Opening the Door to Communication, Case 3 Kingsberg 11/7/2011     Women often present with the complaint of loss of sexual desire, but with little awareness of how, when, or why this problem occurred; this can cause a fair amount of distress in patients. Distress is a necessary component to be able to diagnose someone with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD).... Medical Simulation Monitoring Mood During the Golden Years: Assessing Geriatric Depression Head On Johnson 11/15/2011     Major depressive disorder (MDD) is underdiagnosed, and a call to action to improve care has been issued by the National Institutes of Health, various medical specialty societies, patient advocacy groups, and national clinical experts. In order for clinicians to improve detection, it is important to... Live and On Demand Optimizing Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Strategies for Improving Adherence Gibofsky, Barton, Bergman 11/16/2011     The gap between optimal care and usual care is sizable for many common but devastating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, poor treatment adherence on national and international levels remains a significant, inadequately addressed cause of poor health quality. Statistics show tha... Chart Review Chart Review and Exploration of Achieving Remission in Major Depressive Disorder Jain, Trivedi 11/18/2011     For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), achieving remission is the penultimate therapeutic goal. Yet as many as two-thirds of patients do not achieve remission after initial treatment with a first-line antidepressant.(1) This neuroscienceCME Chart Review activity addresses clinician-based... Chart Review From the Patient's Perspective: Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Clinical Practice for the Management of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Racke 11/18/2011     With increased focus on individualized treatment in multiple sclerosis, the importance of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) is evident. While PRO assessments are not replacements for professionally moderated questionnaires and more formal measurements - such as the Expanded Disability Status Scale... Chart Review Connecting the Dots in Fibromyalgia: Linking the Pathophysiology to Improved Diagnostic, Treatment, and Management Decisions (Part 4 of 5) Arnold, Williams, Wood 11/30/2011     Fibromyalgia is a complex syndrome, and many clinicians are not prepared to either undertake the necessary, comprehensive evaluation for its differential diagnosis or to manage a challenging, frequently misunderstood disorder. In a subscriber survey via the neuroscienceCME Clinical Compassâ„¢... Chart Review Connecting the Dots in Fibromyalgia: Linking the Pathophysiology to Improved Diagnostic, Treatment, and Management Decisions (Part 1 of 5) Arnold, Goldenberg 11/30/2011     Fibromyalgia affects 2% to 12% of the adult population in the U.S.(1) and is characterized by widespread muscular and soft tissue pain of varying intensity over time. Many patients have additional symptoms including fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, cognitive problems or memory lapses, s... Monograph Meeting Highlights on Mood Disorders: The 3rd Annual Chair Summit Johnson, Binford, Ansted, Kennedy 12/1/2011     The 3rd Annual Chair Summit, The Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development, in Chicago, Illinois (August 2010), brought together chairpersons in psychiatry and neurology to act as expert peer teachers for frontline clinician learners. Faculty and learners collaboratively evaluate... Monograph Meeting Highlights on Psychosis and Schizophrenia: The 3rd Annual Chair Summit Kennedy, Binford, Ansted, Johnson 12/1/2011     Understanding the neurobiology of psychosis and schizophrenia has been a challenge even with modern tools and technique, and managing its symptoms was described as a great challenge by early Greek physicians. To address persistent clinical questions and link recent research to practice interests of... Monograph Meeting Highlights on Psychiatric Clinical Challenges and Advancing the Science of Treatment: The 3rd Annual Chair Summit Johnson, Kennedy, Binford, Ansted 12/1/2011     The 3rd Annual Chair Summit, The Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development, in Chicago, Illinois (August 2010), brought together chairpersons in psychiatry and neurology to act as expert peer teachers for frontline clinician learners. Faculty and learners collaboratively evaluate... Monograph Meeting Highlights on Psychiatric Treatment Perspectives in Neurology: The 3rd Annual Chair Summit Ansted, Kennedy, Johnson, Binford 12/1/2011     The 3rd Annual Chair Summit, The Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development, in Chicago, Illinois (August 2010), brought together chairpersons in psychiatry and neurology to act as expert peer teachers for frontline clinician learners. Faculty and learners collaboratively evaluate... Chart Review Chart Review and Exploration of Sustaining Remission in Major Depressive Disorder Jain, Thase 12/1/2011     For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), achieving remission is the penultimate therapeutic goal. Still, many patients treated with the standard initial treatment do not achieve a full and durable response. Rather, they are at high risk for residual and recurrent symptoms, treatment-resist... Medical Simulation Treatment-Resistant Depression and the Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: A Case Study Complicated by Akathisia Holtzheimer 1/3/2012     Despite the high prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and the availability of effective treatments, only one-third of patients experience remission of depression.(1) While many patients show improvement with initial therapy, the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D... Medical Simulation The Assessment and Long-Term Management of Fibromyalgia Clauw 1/5/2012     Despite recognition as a clinical diagnosis with established criteria by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), approval of medications by the FDA for treatment, and acceptance of the diagnosis by insurers as reimbursable, fibromyalgia syndrome continues to carry the stigma of a "psychosomatic"... Medical Simulation The Virtual Meets the Real, Part II: Virtual Environments and Games for Education and Beyond Kennedy 1/17/2012     According to the Pew Internet & American Life project, "More than half of all American adults play video games of some kind."(1) Virtual environments and games seem to have captivated our culture in ways that we are still exploring. Games challenge us not only as entertainment but also as "serious g... Medical Simulation Optimizing Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Expert Interview With Dr. Allan Gibofsky Gibofsky 1/30/2012     The gap between optimal care and usual care is sizable for many common but devastating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Most studies show inadequate adherence in RA in many patients, which can lead to deleterious health effects.(1) Several effective interventions are available fo... Medical Simulation Case Challenge: Clinical Encounters In Mood Disorders and Maintenance Therapy in Bipolar Disorder Keck 2/3/2012     Psychiatrists and generalist clinicians frequently encounter patients with mood disorders, including bipolar disorder (BPD); however, many of these patients do not receive optimal care. When their illness is untreated or undertreated, these patients often experience poor outcomes such as global impa... Live Symposium 5th Annual Chair Summit - Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development Premieres 10/11/2012     ... 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