CME Outfitters Blog

New report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that calls for changes in how chronic pain is managed.[Read more] …

An article in June 25th Lancet reviewed the empirical evidence for the management of chronic non-cancer pain, including the most commonly used interventions such as, pharmacological, physical, psychological, rehabilitative, and alternative modalities.

The authors describe that “despite important advances in …

The American Geriatrics Society‘s newest clinical tool, the AGS Guide to the Management of Psychotic Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia in Older Adults, is now available on the AGS website.[Read more]…

The US Congress has declared June 27, 2011 National PTSD Awareness Day. Interesting statistics: 2.4% of personnel returning from deployment to the Afghanistan or Iraq war are clinically diagnosed with PTSD; 17% of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans exposed …

In a world-first study, researchers in Sydney are  using a simulated virtual reality environment to help Parkinson’s disease patients suffering from the phenomenon known as ‘freezing of gait’ [Read more] …

Interesting, a psychiatrist has been named the new president-elect of the American Medical Association. Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D. [Read more] …

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer’s Association sponsored a series of advisory round table meetings in 2009 whose purpose was to establish a process for revising diagnostic and research criteria for AD. The recommendation from these advisory …

The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library and a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has formally launched MedlinePlus Connect. This free service allows health organizations and health information technology (HIT) providers to link patient …

As of June 2011, all PDF versions of books published by the National Academies Press (NAP) will be downloadable free of charge to anyone. This includes their current catalog of more than 4,000 books plus future reports published by NAP.…