MedWorm: Continuing Medical Education

Continuing Medical Education: Looking Back, Planning Ahead [Book and Media Reviews]

JAMA — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: JAMA)

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Europe and Asia Continuing Medical Education Events Have Been...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:24:02 +0100

Imedex® is an industry leader in providing accredited, independent continuing medical education to health care professionals. Imedex® develops high quality, scientific programming that...(PRWeb January 31, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9143356.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

Fungi and allergic lower respiratory tract diseases

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Mendelian traits causing susceptibility to mucocutaneous fungal infections in human subjects

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Continuing Medical Education Activity in Echocardiography

Echocardiography — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:00:33 +0100

Article Title: Pulmonary Function and Left Ventricular Mass in African Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study (Echocardiography 2012;29:130) (Source: Echocardiography)

Events of Interest

Journal of Vascular Surgery — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:25:16 +0100

News items of interest to the vascular surgeon must be received at least 8 weeks before the desired month of publication. Announcements published at no charge include those received from a sponsoring society of this Journal, those courses and conferences sponsored by state, regional, national, or international vascular surgical organizations, and universitysponsored continuing medical education courses. All other news items selected for publication carry a charge of $60.00 US for each insertion, and the fee must accompany the request to publish. Send announcements and payment, payable to this Journal, to Issue Management, Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)

Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:17:37 +0100

The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed. To list a course in the Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar, send the date(s), title, location, sponsor, course director(s), and contact information to ASE, Attn: Cheryl Williams, 2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 310, Morrisville, NC 27560; Tel: 919-861-5574 x7160; E-mail: cwilliams@asecho.org. (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions: ASA or LMWH for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients treated with Rd

Blood — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Blood)

A survey of the educational environment for Oncologists as perceived by Surgical Oncology professionals in India

World Journal of Surgical Oncology — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The results of our survey demonstrate that the majority of respondents feel that the current educational environment for Oncology in India should be enhanced. The study identified perceptions of several gaps and needs, which can be the targets for implementing measures to enhance the training of Oncology professionals. (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)

JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 214, February 2012

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:57:32 +0100

Garvey PB, Bailey CM, Baumann DP, et al J Am Coll Surg 2012;214:131–139 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Continuing medical education program in transfusion.

Transfusion — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:19:08 +0100

Authors: Eder AF PMID: 22239211 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Transfusion)

American College of Chest Physicians achieves accreditation with commendation

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(American College of Chest Physicians) The American College of Chest Physicians has received Accreditation With Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. This achievement grants the ACCP accreditation through November 2017 and places the organization in the highest tier of all continuing medical education providers, including some of the nation's most prestigious medical schools and professional medical societies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

[Assessment of primary care physicians' adherence to the national childhood vaccination schedule.]

Archives de Pediatrie — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The level of physicians' knowledge about the vaccination schedule in children was insufficient in northern France, especially for pertussis and measles. This can decrease vaccination coverage levels as well as its beneficial effects for children. PMID: 22264997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)

Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: 2012 update on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment

American Journal of Hematology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:03:32 +0100

AbstractDisease Overview: Immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain amyloidosis is a clonal but nonproliferative plasma cell disorder in which fragments of an Ig light chain are deposited in tissues. The clinical features depend on the organs involved but can include restrictive cardiomyopathy, nephrotic syndrome, hepatic failure, and peripheral/autonomic neuropathy.Diagnosis: Tissue biopsy stained with Congo red demonstrating amyloid deposits with apple‐green birefringence is required for diagnosis. Invasive organ biopsy is not required because amyloid deposits can be found in bone marrow biopsy or subcutaneous fat aspirate in 85% of patients. Prognosis: N‐terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide and serum troponin T values are used to classify patients into three groups of approximately equal ...

Continuing Medical Education Exam: February 2012

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:04:55 +0100

(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Solar cheilosis: An ominous precursor: Part I. Diagnostic insights

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip is a deadly nonmelanoma skin cancer. Its precursor, a distinctive cutaneous neoplasia analogous to cervical dysplasia, is known by the confusing term actinic cheilitis. Solar cheilosis (SC) is a more appropriate designation. It represents incipient SCC in situ. SC is widely recognized as an ultraviolet light–induced precancer of the lower lip that is typically seen in light-skinned individuals and others with poorly pigmented lower lips. Lip SCC is one of the most common malignancies of the oral cavity. SCC is much more likely to metastasize from the lip than cutaneous surfaces, with a 5-year overall survival rate of less than 75%. SC results from long-term exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The occurrence of SC is dose-dependent and is infl...

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Change of Address

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Solar cheilosis: An ominous precursor: Part II. Therapeutic perspectives

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

The differential diagnosis of SC includes malignant, premalignant, metastatic, inflammatory, and eczematoid disorders, along with photodermatoses and a few rare but important disorders of the lower lip. Current treatment options include topical, ablative, and surgical therapies. Several clinical challenges are also addressed, including the issue of obtaining a high-yield diagnostic biopsy specimen while minimizing patient morbidity, field-directed treatment for SC, and strategies for combination therapy. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

American Board of Dermatology Examination Dates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:57 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Online First All the Time and More Continuing Medical Education Credit Too! [Editorial]

Archives of Neurology — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Archives of Neurology)

ARHP's Annual Reproductive Health Clinical Conference: a laboratory for innovative provider education that can lead to real practice change

Contraception — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

What is the best way to develop continuing medical education (CME) programs that help diminish the gap between evidence and practice and that improve provider competence, performance and patient care? Behavioral scientists are zeroing in on some surprising answers that can help us refresh more traditional educational approaches and change the way health care providers learn. We know, for example, that individual knowledge transfer alone is necessary but not sufficient to create practice change and improve competence and patient outcomes. Researchers are also discovering that the didactic lecture — the most commonly used postgraduate teaching method for years — is among the least effective educational interventions for clinicians . Don't get us wrong: the literature supports the effecti...

Receive Safety Info Faster With Electronic Drug Alerts

SCCM RSS News — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:06:47 +0100

PDR Drug Alerts offer immediate, electronic delivery of any alerts and safety information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Society of Critical Care Medicine is proud to offer its members this complimentary service. PDR® Network continues to enhance its PDR Drug Information Service to offer greater value to clients by providing expanded services, such as weekly updates to reflect labeling changes and continuing medical education for reviewing labeling and drug alerts. With 10 million alerts delivered, PDR® Network is the leading provider of electronic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and drug alert distribution to an opt-in network of more than 400,000 prescribers... (Source: SCCM RSS News)

Continuing medical education program in transfusion.

Transfusion — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Eder AF PMID: 22221223 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Transfusion)

Continuing Medical Education Activity in Echocardiography

Echocardiography — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Article Title: Preimplant Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (Echocardiography 2012;29:51) (Source: Echocardiography)

Continuing Medical Education Program: Journal of Pediatric Surgery–CME featured articles in this issue

Journal of Pediatric Surgery — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery)

Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 2011 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Medical Student Education.

Teaching and Learning in Medicine — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Mendoza MD, Little DN Abstract The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM; http://www.stfm.org ) is a community of professionals devoted to teaching family medicine through undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. This multidisciplinary group of physicians, educators, behavioral scientists, and researchers works to further STFM's mission of improving the health of all people through education, research, patient care, and advocacy. The STFM held its 37th Conference on Medical Student Education in Houston, Texas, from January 20 to 23, 2011. The unifying theme of the conference was sustaining and cultivating innovations in family medicine education. Kevin Eva, Ph.D., from the University of British Columbia opened the conference with a plenary presenta...

Digital imaging in pathology – current applications and challenges

Journal of Biophotonics — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:48:03 +0100

This article provides an overview of current digital pathology applications and research with emphasis on whole slide imaging (WSI). Static or interactive digital pathology work stations already can be used for many purposes, e.g. telepathology expert consultations, frozen section diagnosis in remote areas, cytology screening, quality assurance, diagnostic validations for clinical trials, quantitation of hormone receptor or HER2 studies in breast cancer, or three‐dimensional visualization of anatomical structures, among others. Changes of workflow in histology laboratories are beginning to enable digital image acquisition and WSI in a routine setting. WSI plays an increasing role in pathology education, glass slide boxes in medical schools are being replaced by digital slide collections;...

Continuing Medical Education Exam: January 2012

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:50:19 +0100

(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Respiratory health effects of air pollution: Update on biomass smoke and traffic pollution

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:54:41 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Effects of air pollutants on innate immunity: The role of Toll-like receptors and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain–like receptors

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:54:41 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Postgame Analysis: Using Video-Based Coaching for Continuous Professional Development

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:08:09 +0100

Conclusions: Video-based coaching is an educational modality that targets intraoperative judgment, technique, and teaching. Surgeons of all levels found it highly instructive. This may provide a practical, much needed approach for continuous professional development. (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 214, January 2012

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:08:09 +0100

Jackson RS, Amdur RL, White JC, Macsata RA J Am Coll Surg 2012;214:68–80 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Ray of Light for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act

Forbes.com Healthcare News — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:44:39 +0100

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA) may shed even more light on payments to physicians than previously expected. PPSA is the part of the health care reform act that will require pharmaceutical and device companies to report their payments to physicians and other healthcare workers and organizations. However, many observers thought a major loophole of PPSA was that it would not require disclosure of payments for continuing medical education (CME) programs funded through third parties like medical education companies, medical schools, professional organizations like the American College of Cardiology, and disease advocacy organizations. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)

Obesity management and continuing medical education in primary care: results of a Swiss survey

BMC Family Practice — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The majority of GPs followed guideline recommendations promoting physical activity and dietary counselling. We observed a gap between the increasing evidence for waist circumference assessment as an important measure in obesity management and actual clinical practice. Our data indicated that specific obesity-related CME might help to reduce this gap. (Source: BMC Family Practice)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions: transient myeloproliferative disorder natural history

Blood — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Blood)

Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:45:58 +0100

Events of Interest

Journal of Vascular Surgery — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:06:58 +0100

News items of interest to the vascular surgeon must be received at least 8 weeks before the desired month of publication. Announcements published at no charge include those received from a sponsoring society of this Journal, those courses and conferences sponsored by state, regional, national, or international vascular surgical organizations, and university-sponsored continuing medical education courses. All other news items selected for publication carry a charge of $60.00 US for each insertion, and the fee must accompany the request to publish. Send announcements and payment, payable to this Journal, to Issue Management, Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)

Acute myeloid leukemia: 2012 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:31:00 +0100

AbstractDisease Overview: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) results from accumulation of abnormal immature cells in the marrow. These cells interfere with normal hematopoiesis can escape into the blood and infiltrate lung and CNS. The most common cause of death is bone marrow failure. It is likely that many different mutations and/or epigenetic aberrations can produce the same disease, with these differences responsible for the very variable response to therapy, which is AML's principal clinical feature.Diagnosis: This rests on demonstration that the marrow or blood has >20% blasts of myeloid lineage. Blast lineage is assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry with CD33 and CD13 being surface markers typically expressed by myeloid blasts. It should be realized that clinical/prognostic conside...

Multiple myeloma: 2012 update on diagnosis, risk‐stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:30:59 +0100

AbstractDisease overview: Multiple myeloma accounts for ∼10% of all hematologic malignancies.Diagnosis: The diagnosis requires 10% or more clonal plasma cells on bone marrow examination or a biopsy proven plasmacytoma plus evidence of end‐organ damage felt to be related to the underlying plasma‐cell disorder.Risk stratification: Patients with 17p deletion, t(14;16), t(14;20), or high‐risk gene expression profiling signature have high‐risk myeloma. Patients with t(4;14) translocation, karyotypic deletion 13, or hypodiploidy are considered to have intermediate‐risk disease. All others are considered to have standard‐risk myeloma.Risk‐adapted therapy: Standard‐risk patients are treated with nonalkylator‐based therapy such as lenalidomide plus low‐dose dexamethasone (Rd) ...

Cutaneous scarring: Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and scar reduction therapeutics: Part I. The molecular basis of scar formation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

Cutaneous scarring is often the epicenter of patient-related concerns, and the question “Will there be a scar?” is one that is all too familiar to the everyday clinician. In approaching this topic, we have reviewed the pathology, the embryology, and the molecular biology of cutaneous scarring. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Change of Address

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Cutaneous scarring: Pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, and scar reduction therapeutics: Part II. Strategies to reduce scar formation after dermatologic procedures

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

The evidence base underpinning most traditional scar reduction approaches is limited, but some of the novel strategies are promising and accumulating. We review a number of commonly adopted strategies for scar reduction. The outlined novel agents are paradigmatic of the value of translational medical research and are likely to change the scenery in the much neglected but recently revived field of scar reduction therapeutics. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

American Board of Dermatology Examination Dates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

(Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Conflict of interest and disclosure: Analysis of American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meetings

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:52:16 +0100

To the Editor: When individuals have both a financial relationship with a commercial interest and the opportunity to affect the content of continuing medical education (CME) about the products or services of that commercial interest, conflicts of interest (COI) exist. Faculty, planners, and speakers at national dermatology CME meetings often have COI. It is the job of CME providers like the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) to resolve COI to avoid commercial bias. Disclosure of these relationships is an important first step in the process to identify COI. Disclosure slides at the beginning of presentations also remind speakers and audiences of these relationships and allow audiences to decide whether commercial bias exists. The study’s objectives were to determine usage rates of spea...

Effectively Training the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Workforce for Improved End-of-Life Health Care in the United States.

The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Bui T Abstract The widening gap between the demand for palliative care services and the supply of trained palliative care professionals has resulted in considerable end-of-life distress for patients. Without formal training in palliative medicine and end-of-life symptom management, physicians in the United States are less equipped to competently address seriously ill and dying patients' medical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Recent attempts within graduate medical education training deliberately seek to prepare a critical mass of physicians as the new hospice and palliative medicine workforce in the United States. In addition, healthcare reform proposals may re-define the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) post-graduate training over the next five years and the Hospice...

Exam 1: Next-Generation Stool DNA Test Accurately Detects Colorectal Cancer and Large Adenomas

Gastroenterology — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Gastroenterology)

Positioning continuing education: boundaries and intersections between the domains continuing education, knowledge translation, patient safety and quality improvement

Advances in Health Sciences Education — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:06:03 +0100

In conclusion, an outline of current research that is informed by the preliminary findings in this paper is also briefly discussed. The research concerns a comprehensive mapping of the relationships between the domains to gain an understanding of potential dissonances between how the domains represent themselves, their work and the work of their ‘partner’ domains. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ReflectionsPages 1-16DOI 10.1007/s10459-011-9340-1Authors Simon Kitto, CEPD, Wilson Centre and Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street1ES-565, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, CanadaMary Bell, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJennifer Peller, CEPD and Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaJoan Sargean...

Review article: Leading the future: guiding two predominant paradigm shifts in medical education through scholarship.

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Accountability of lifelong learning to established competency frameworks seems inevitable. Anesthesiology is one of only a few specialties that can truly protect faculty from clinical responsibilities in favour of scholarship pursuits. With appropriate support for scholarship in education, anesthesiologists have an opportunity to lead these paradigm shifts. PMID: 22161271 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia)

DMS, D-H earn 'accreditation with commendation' for Continuing Medical Education program

News at Dartmouth Medical School — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:32:32 +0100

The continuing education program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) and Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) has received accreditation with commendation for being a "change agent" in advancing the continued learning of physicians and health professionals. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)

European Focus on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Myelodysplastic...

PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:30:24 +0100

Imedex, LLC would like to present the European Focus on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Myelodysplatic Syndromes occurring on 4-5 May 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal. This continuing medical education...(PRWeb December 08, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb8916482.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)

AAGL receives ACCME accreditation with commendation as a provider of continuing medical education

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Linda Michels, Executive Director, AAGL, is pleased to announce that AAGL has received accreditation with commendation as a provider of continuing medical education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. ACCME accreditation with commendation, Level 3, means that AAGL has received a six year accreditation (maximum possible) and is among the top 15 percent of providers of CME in the US, placing them in the top tier of providers including some of the most prestigious medical schools. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

World's Largest Online Cardiology Congress, CardioCareLive Presented by Johns Hopkins, to Meet Live Online December 7th and 8th

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:34:00 +0100

BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine today announced that thousands of cardiologists and cardiovascular disease specialists are expected to login to view twelve interactive Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions over two days at the annual meeting of the world's largest online cardiology congress at www.CardioCareLive.com. This year's congress is titled, "Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future" and is being supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo and Lilly USA, St. Jude Medical and Novo Nordisk. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

Continuing Medical Education

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery 2011; 24: C1-C10DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1295581© Thieme Medical PublishersArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents | Full text (Source: Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery)

Are Radiologists’ Goals for Mammography Accuracy Consistent with Published Recommendations?

Academic Radiology — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Many radiologists report goals for their accuracy when interpreting screening mammograms that fall outside of published desirable benchmarks, particularly for false-positive rate and PPV2, indicating an opportunity for education. (Source: Academic Radiology)

Events of interest

Journal of Vascular Surgery — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

News items of interest to the vascular surgeon must be received at least 8 weeks before the desired month of publication. Announcements published at no charge include those received from a sponsoring society of this Journal, those courses and conferences sponsored by state, regional, national, or international vascular surgical organizations, and university-sponsored continuing medical education courses. All other news items selected for publication carry a charge of $60.00 US for each insertion, and the fee must accompany the request to publish. Send announcements and payment, payable to this Journal, to Issue Management, Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)

Continuing Medical Education Exam: December 2011

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)

Continuing Medical Education Program: Journal of Pediatric Surgery-CME featured articles in this issue

Journal of Pediatric Surgery — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery)

New paradigms in continuing medical education.

Pediatric Annals — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Megli C, Agrawal D, Ottolini M, Greenberg L PMID: 22148277 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Pediatric Annals)

Continuing medical education program in transfusion.

Transfusion — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Eder AF PMID: 22150616 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Transfusion)

Histamine and H1-antihistamines: Celebrating a century of progress

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:54:12 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Regulation of the immune response and inflammation by histamine and histamine receptors

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:54:12 +0100

(Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)

Factors Influencing Delayed Presentation of Congenitally Hearing Impaired Children in Rural India

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:46:45 +0100

Abstract A study was conducted to determine why there was a delay in detection of hearing loss in congenitally hearing impaired children in rural India. It was found that although the parents of these children visited a primary care physician, relevant information regarding investigation and rehabilitation of hearing loss was not available to the patient. In the absence of a universal hearing screening programme in this country, it is a matter of importance to strengthen this aspect of community otolaryngology in the undergraduate ENT programme. There is also a need for continuing medical education programmes for primary care physicians regarding available methods of investigation and rehabilitation for a hearing impaired person. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Or...

Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:44:40 +0100

The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE recognizes courses as supplements to formal training in an established echocardiographic laboratory. For more information about a course, please call the number listed. To list a course in the Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar, send the date(s), title, location, sponsor, course director(s), and contact information to ASE, Attn: Cheryl Williams, 2100 Gateway Centre Boulevard, Suite 310, Morrisville, NC 27560; Tel: 919-861-5574 x7160; E-mail:cwilliams@asecho.org. (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

Can we bridge the gap? Knowledge and practices related to Diabetes Mellitus among general practitioners in a developing country: A cross sectional study

Asia Pacific Family Medicine — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The study was done among experienced members of the only professional college dedicated to the specialty. However, we found that there is room for improvement in their knowledge and practices related to diabetes. We recommend continuing medical education and training programs to update GP's knowledge in order to improve health outcomes in this group of patients. (Source: Asia Pacific Family Medicine)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions: bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone in multiple myeloma

Blood — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Blood)

Exam 1: Increasing Incidence and Prevalence of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases With Time, Based on Systematic Review

Gastroenterology — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Gastroenterology)

Exam 2: Maintenance of Remission Among Patients With Crohn's Disease on Antimetabolite Therapy After Infliximab Therapy Is Stopped

Gastroenterology — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: Gastroenterology)

JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 213, December 2011

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:23:57 +0100

Gould JC, Kent KC, Wan Y, et al J Am Coll Surg 2011;213:771–777 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Primary myelofibrosis: 2012 update on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:32:36 +0100

AbstractDisease overview: Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by stem cell‐derived clonal myeloproliferation, abnormal cytokine expression, bone marrow fibrosis, anemia, splenomegaly, extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH), constitutional symptoms, cachexia, leukemic progression, and shortened survival.Diagnosis: Diagnosis is based on bone marrow morphology. The presence of fibrosis, JAK2/MPL mutation or +9/13q‐ cytogenetic abnormality is supportive but not essential for diagnosis. Prefibrotic PMF mimics essential thrombocythemia in its presentation and the distinction is prognostically relevant. Differential diagnosis of myelofibrosis should include chronic myelogenous leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and acute my...

Spitz nevi and other Spitzoid lesions: Part I. Background and diagnoses

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

Spitz nevi are melanocytic proliferations that are characterized by spindled and/or epithelioid nevomelanocytes. First interpreted as juvenile melanoma, these lesions were later characterized as benign and were observed to affect all age groups. Today, contrasting opinions persist regarding the fundamental benignancy versus malignancy within the spectrum of Spitz tumors. Beyond clinical outcome, this controversy has also been fueled by complex and sometimes convoluted classification schemes based on pathologic characteristics. More recently, immunophenotypic and molecular analyses have begun to clarify the etiologic nature of these tumors. Recent evidence suggests that histopathologic features that suggest more aggressiveness in Spitz tumors relate to mitoses and inflammation. (Source: Jou...

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

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Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

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American Board of Dermatology Examination Dates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

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Spitz nevi and other Spitzoid lesions: Part II. Natural history and management

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

For dermatologists, evidence-based management guidelines for Spitz tumors have not been established. Despite the lack of a standardized approach, most dermatologists recommend the excision of Spitz tumors occurring in adults and adopt more conservative measures towards pediatric cases. The histopathologic attributes and the clinical scenario are factored into management in each case. While the metastatic behavior of certain Spitz tumors is well known, the malignant potential of these lesions remains unclear because they only rarely result in negative outcomes. The risks and benefits of adjunctive measures, such as sentinel lymph node biopsy and interferon use, remain untested and are subjects of ongoing controversy. (In part II of this continuing medical education article, we will continue...

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

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Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:07:47 +0100

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No mandatory CME for opioid prescribing, physician groups say

Modern Medicine — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking input from the medical community on a recently released draft document to be used to train providers who prescribe opioids. The American Academy of Family Physicians and other groups strongly oppose mandatory continuing medical education for physicians who prescribe controlled substances. (Source: Modern Medicine)

POEP Podcasts Address Cancer Topics

Blogged_Arteries — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0100

TMA's Physician Oncology Education Program (POEP) offers 30-minute and 60-minute podcasts on CD, complete with handouts and evaluations. CDs and accompanying continuing medical education credit credit are free for Texas health professionals. All titles have been accredited for ethics credit. (Source: Blogged_Arteries)

Drug-resistant infections: A new epidemic, and what you can do to help

UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:00:00 +0100

Are you aware that colds, flu, most sore throats and bronchitis are caused by viruses? Did you know that antibiotics do not help fight viruses and that using them for viral infections only decreases their effectiveness overall? Millions of Americans take antibiotics each year to fight illness, trusting they'll work. However, the pathogens are fighting back. Within the past couple of years, new drug-resistant patterns have emerged, and resistance to common antibiotics has increased. "We can help this serious emerging problem by educating patients and health care workers about the proper use of antibiotics," said Dr. Daniel Uslan, assistant clinical professor of infectious diseases and director of the UCLA Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, which promotes the approp...

A web-based diabetes intervention for physician: a cluster-randomized effectiveness trial

International Journal for Quality in Health Care — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions A wide-reach, low-intensity, Web-based interactive multi-component intervention did not improve control of glucose, BP or lipids for patients with diabetes of physicians practicing in the rural Southeastern US. (Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care)

Crew Resource Management and VTE Prophylaxis in Surgery: A Quality Improvement Initiative

American Journal of Medical Quality — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Despite the availability of safe and effective prophylaxis, appropriate use of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in surgical patients remains suboptimal. Multifaceted quality improvement (QI) activities are needed for sustained improvement at the individual institution level. This work describes a QI initiative for VTE prophylaxis in surgery that combined clinical education with Crew Resource Management (CRM)—a set of principles and techniques for communication, teamwork, and error avoidance used in the aviation industry. Surveys of clinicians participating in the initiative demonstrated immediate and retained confidence and increased knowledge in identifying process-related factors leading to errors, applying CRM to patient care, and identifying VTE prophylaxis candidates and...

JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 213, November 2011

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Karanicolas PJ, Elkin EB, Jacks LM, et al J Am Coll Surg 2011;213:644–651 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Approaches to stepping up and stepping down care in asthmatic patients

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Using biomarkers in the assessment of airways disease

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Diagnosis and management of extensive vascular malformations of the lower limb: Part II. Systemic repercussions, diagnosis, and treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

At least nine types of vascular malformations with specific clinical and radiologic characteristics must be distinguished in the lower limbs: Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, port-wine stain with or without hypertrophy, cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, macrocephaly–capillary malformation, Parkes Weber syndrome, Stewart–Bluefarb syndrome, venous malformation, glomuvenous malformation, and lymphatic malformation. Extensive vascular malformations are often more complex than they appear and require a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach. Vascular malformations may be associated with underlying disease or systemic anomalies. Part II of this two-part series on the diagnosis and management of extensive vascular malformations of the lower limb highlights the systemic repercussions (b...

Continuing Medical Education Activity in Echocardiography

Echocardiography — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Article Title: Aortic Atheromas: Current Knowledge and Controversies: A Brief Review of the Literature (Echocardiography 2011;28:1156) (Source: Echocardiography)

Growth of a Simulation Lab: Engaging the Learner Is Key to Success

Disease a Month — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

High-fidelity simulation (HFS) is an important adjunct to clinical training for teaching health care workers. Currently, the American College of Surgeons has created a multilevel certification for surgical simulation centers. The American Society of Anesthesiologists Workgroup on Simulation Education has begun to characterize simulation centers for the purposes of “approval” as a site to provide continuing medical education credits. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine has determined that simulation may serve as an adjunct for the documentation of competencies. The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's Simulation Academy has recently made recommendations for accreditation and programmatic benchmarks for emergency...

Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults

Journal of Hospital Medicine — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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The Medical–Industrial Complex, Professional Medical Associations, and Continuing Medical Education

Pain Medicine — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

AbstractFinancial relationships among the biomedical industries, physicians, and professional medical associations (PMAs) can be professional, ethical, mutually beneficial, and, most importantly, can lead to improved medical care. However, such relationships, by their very nature, present conflicts of interest (COIs). One of the greatest concerns regarding COI is continuing medical education (CME), especially because currently industry funds 40–60% of CME. COIs have the potential to bias physicians in practice, educators, and those in leadership positions of PMAs and well as the staff of a PMA. These conflicts lead to the potential to bias the content and type of CME presentations and thereby influence physicians' practice patterns and patient care.Physicians are generally aware of the p...

Events of interest

Journal of Vascular Surgery — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:45:46 +0100

News items of interest to the vascular surgeon must be received at least 8 weeks before the desired month of publication. Announcements published at no charge include those received from a sponsoring society of this Journal, those courses and conferences sponsored by state, regional, national, or international vascular surgical organizations, and university-sponsored continuing medical education courses. All other news items selected for publication carry a charge of $60.00 US for each insertion, and the fee must accompany the request to publish. Send announcements and payment, payable to this Journal, to Issue Management, Elsevier Inc., 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions: early complete cytogenetic response predicts outcome in early chronic phase CML

Blood — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Continuing Medical Education Exam: November 2011

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:50:57 +0100

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Continuing medical education program in transfusion.

Transfusion — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:48:16 +0100

Authors: Eder AF PMID: 22023184 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Transfusion)

Physicians' knowledge and continuing medical education regarding fitness to drive: a questionnaire-based survey in Southeast Switzerland. - Pfäffli M, Thali MJ, Eggert S.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:00:32 +0100

Valid information for physicians in Switzerland concerning knowledge and continuing education in traffic medicine is not available. Also, their attitude to the legally prescribed periodic driving fitness examinations is unclear. In order to gain more infor... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:47:02 +0100

Exam 2: Efficacy of the Protease Inhibitor BI 201335, Polymerase Inhibitor BI 207127, and Ribavirin in Patients With Chronic HCV Infection

Gastroenterology — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Eric Grigsby, M.D., Elected President of Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

Mayo Clinic Rochester News — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:31:49 +0100

Eric Grigsby, M.D., of Napa, Calif., was elected president of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association at the group's biennial continuing medical education meeting held recently in Jacksonville, Fla. (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)

Physicians’ knowledge and continuing medical education regarding fitness to drive: a questionnaire-based survey in Southeast Switzerland

International Journal of Legal Medicine — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:44:55 +0100

Abstract Valid information for physicians in Switzerland concerning knowledge and continuing education in traffic medicine is not available. Also, their attitude to the legally prescribed periodic driving fitness examinations is unclear. In order to gain more information about these topics, 635 resident physicians in Southeast Switzerland were sent a questionnaire (response rate 52%). In a self-estimation, 79% of the queried physicians claimed to know the minimal medical requirements for drivers which are important in their specialty. Statistically significant differences existed between the specialties, whereby general practitioners most frequently claimed to know the minimal medical requirements (90%). It appears that the minimal medical requirements for drivers are well ...

Exam 1: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Statins Have Chemopreventative Effects in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus

Gastroenterology — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Development and Clinical Outcomes of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic [BRIEF REPORTS]

Acad Psychiatry — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: A Resident DBT Clinic was successfully implemented as an elective rotation in the adult psychiatry residency training program at the University of Utah. (Source: Acad Psychiatry)

Cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma: 2011 update on diagnosis, risk‐stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:27:09 +0100

AbstractDisease overview: Cutaneous T‐cell lymphomas are a heterogenous group of T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorders involving the skin, the majority of which may be classified as Mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sézary syndrome (SS).Diagnosis: The diagnosis of MF or SS requires the integration of clinical and histopathologic data.Risk‐adapted therapy: Tumor, node, metastasis, and blood (TNMB) staging remains the most important prognostic factor in MF/SS and forms the basis for a “risk‐adapted,” multidisciplinary approach to treatment. For patients with disease limited to the skin, expectant management or skin‐directed therapies is preferred, as both disease‐specific and overall survival for these patients is favorable. In contrast, patients with advanced‐stage disease with si...

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:41 +0100

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CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:41 +0100

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Diagnosis and management of extensive vascular malformations of the lower limb: Part II. Systemic repercusion, diagnosis, and treatment

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:39 +0100

American Board of Dermatology Examination Dates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:38 +0100

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Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:37 +0100

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CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:36 +0100

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Diagnosis and management of extensive vascular malformations of the lower limb: Part I. Clinical diagnosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:12:31 +0100

This article highlights the differences in clinical appearance and discusses the differential diagnosis of extensive vascular malformations in an attempt to ensure earlier diagnosis and better outcomes for these patients. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Johns Hopkins Presents Two Live CME Programs on Melanoma and Lung Cancer Live Online Wednesday October 12th at Oncology Care Live

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:01:00 +0100

NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, Mass., Oct. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two live continuing medical education (CME) programs covering the treatment of melanoma and lung cancer will be presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine live Wednesday October 12th at www.OncologyCareLive.com. These medical educational programs, which feature faculty from respected teaching hospitals such as Dana Farber, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins, Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Mount Sinai presenting live via video, offer a total of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm). Video programming on hematology oncology topics also is available on demand at Oncology Care Live. (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))

John Theurer Cancer Center hosts New Frontiers in the Management of Solid and Liquid Tumors

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

(John Theurer Cancer Center) John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of nations top 50 best hospitals for cancer, will host the New Frontiers in the Management of Solid and Liquid Tumors on Nov. 3-4 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. This complimentary Continuing Medical Education program will feature internationally recognized oncologists and hematologists who will provide the latest updates on state-of the-art treatment modalities including novel therapies and new prognostic models in hematological and solid tumors. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Medical professional perception, attitude, knowledge, and experience about child abuse and neglect in Bagalkot district of north Karnataka: A survey report

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The results obtained from the study showed that there is lack of knowledge and poor attitude and perception about CAN among medical professionals that prevents them from detecting and identifying suspected cases. Continuing medical education is required to enhance the ability of professionals to detect CAN cases. (Source: Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Didactic CME and practice change: don’t throw that baby out quite yet

Advances in Health Sciences Education — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:45:32 +0100

Abstract Skepticism exists regarding the role of continuing medical education (CME) in improving physician performance. The harshest criticism has been reserved for didactic CME. Reviews of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of CME conclude that formal or didactic modes of education have little or no impact on clinical practice. This has led some to argue that didactic CME is a highly questionable use of organizational and financial resources, and a cause of lost opportunities for physicians to engage in meaningful learning. The authors’ current program of research has forced them to reconsider the received wisdom regarding the relationship between didactic modes of education and learning, and the role frank dissemination can play in bringing about practice c...

Chronic rhinosinusitis: Epidemiology and medical management

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Genetics and phenotyping in chronic sinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Continuing Medical Education Activity in Echocardiography

Echocardiography — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Article Title: Preoperative Assessment of Mitral Valve Prolapse and Chordae Rupture Using Real Time Three‐Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography (Echocardiography 2011;28:1002) (Source: Echocardiography)

Events of Interest

Journal of Vascular Surgery — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with joint commission accreditation

Journal of Hospital Medicine — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Pharmaceutical industry support for continuing medical education: Is it time to disengage?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Continuing medical education program in transfusion.

Transfusion — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Authors: Eder AF PMID: 21985046 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Transfusion)

Continuing Medical Education Exam: October 2011

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:34:08 +0100

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Improving Participant Feedback to Continuing Medical Education Presenters in Internal Medicine: A Mixed-Methods Study

Journal of General Internal Medicine — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:43:43 +0100

CONCLUSIONS We describe a practical and validated method for generating balanced and behavior-specific feedback for CME presenters in internal medicine. Our simple method for prompting course participants to give balanced and behavior-specific comments may ultimately provide CME presenters with feedback for improving their presentations. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ResearchPages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s11606-011-1894-3Authors Christopher M. Wittich, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USAKaren F. Mauck, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USAJayawant N. Mandrekar, Department of Health Scienc...

General practitioner characteristics and delay in cancer diagnosis. A population-based cohort study

BMC Family Practice — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: GP characteristics were not statistically significantly associated with doctor delay. However, some GP characteristics were associated with patient and system delay, which indicates that these factors may be important for understanding patient delay (e.g. perceived GP accessibility and the GP-patient relationship) and system delay (e.g. the GP's experience and opportunities for referring and coordinating diagnostic work-up). (Source: BMC Family Practice)

Exam 1: Prevalence of Spontaneous Portosystemic Shunts in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension and Effect on Treatment

Gastroenterology — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Exam 2: Acute Hepatitis E Infection Accounts for Some Cases of Suspected Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Gastroenterology — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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JACS CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 213, October 2011

Journal of the American College of Surgeons — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:14:39 +0100

Amid PK, Chen DC J Am Coll Surg 2011:213:531–536 (Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons)

Evaluation of Clinical Endobronchial Ultrasound Skills Following Clinical versus Simulation Training

Respirology — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: EBUS‐TBNA simulator use leads to rapid acquisition of clinical EBUS‐TBNA skills comparable to that obtained with conventional training methods using practice on patients, suggesting that skills learned using an EBUS‐TBNA simulator are transferable to clinical EBUS‐TBNA performance. EBUS‐TBNA simulators show promise for training, potentially minimizing the burden of procedural learning on patients.Summary at a glanceThis study provides evidence that technical skills learned using a computer EBUS‐TBNA simulator are transferable to clinical EBUS‐TBNA performance. EBUS‐TBNA simulators show promise for EBUS‐TBNA training in pulmonary training programs and in continuing medical education courses. (Source: Respirology)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) questions: intravenous iron for the treatment of fatigue

Blood — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

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Continuing Education and Meeting Calendar

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:34:19 +0100

Progress and changes

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:41:31 +0100

There have been some significant changes related to category organization and the Associate Editorial roster of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. As I discussed in my editorial in the April issue of the JTCVS (2011;141:861-2), we have added a timely section to the Journal, titled “Cardiothoracic Surgical Education and Training.” To oversee this new section, we have appointed Ara Vaporciyan, MD, from the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, as an Associate Editor. Dr Vaporciyan, in addition to being an MD and Board certified in thoracic surgery, also has a master’s degree in education and is an expert in this area. The Journal is receiving an increasing number of quantitative and semiquantitative papers on the subject of cardiothoracic surgical education. Beca...

Annual clinical updates in hematological malignancies: A continuing medical education series. Hodgkin lymphoma: 2011 update on diagnosis, risk‐stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:44:10 +0100

AbstractDisease overview:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon B‐cell lymphoid malignancy affecting 8,500 new patients annually and representing ∼11% of all lymphomas in the United States.Diagnosis:HL is composed of two distinct disease entities; the more commonly diagnosed classical HL and the rare nodular lymphocyte predominant HL. Nodular sclerosis, mixed cellularity, lymphocyte depletion, and lymphocyte‐rich HL are subgroups under the designation of classical HL.Risk stratification:An accurate assessment of the stage of disease in patients with HL is critical for the selection of the appropriate therapy. Prognostic models that identify patients at low or high risk for recurrence are used to optimize therapy for patients with limited or advanced stage disease.Risk‐adapted therapy...

Melasma: A comprehensive update: Part II

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:47 +0100

Several methods of treatment are available to patients with melasma. First-line therapy usually consists of topical compounds that affect the pigment production pathway, broad-spectrum photoprotection, and camouflage. Second-line therapy often consists of the addition of chemical peels, although these must be used cautiously in patients with darker skin. Laser and light therapies represent potentially promising options for patients who are refractory to other modalities, but also carry a significant risk of worsening the disease. A thorough understanding of the risks and benefits of various therapeutic options is crucial in selecting the best treatment. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:47 +0100

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Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:47 +0100

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American Board of Dermatology Examination Dates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:47 +0100

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Melasma: A comprehensive update: Part I

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:46 +0100

Melasma is a common disorder of hyperpigmentation affecting millions of people worldwide. While it is thought to be triggered or exacerbated by sun exposure and hormones, much remains to be understood about its pathogenesis. A thorough understanding of the etiology of melasma and the research tools available to study this condition are crucial to enhancing management and developing novel targeted therapies of this often frustrating condition. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Answers to CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:46 +0100

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CME examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:35:46 +0100

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What is EBM?

Evidence-Based Medicine — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Critics of evidence-based medicine (EBM) often ask for randomised trial proof that ‘EBM’ works. The trial1 by Izcovich and colleagues is a laudable attempt to address this gap, but, to interpret it, we need to examine two things: the EBM processes used and the statistical power of the study. EBM is an approach to clinical care and continuing medical education; it is not a single standard process. Different specialties and different individuals have adapted and adopted the principles of EBM to different degrees and in vastly different ways (to learn about some examples of this diversity of processes listen to the podcasts on http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=4648). The EBM process of Izcovich and colleagues focused on a posthospital rounds literature search – an idea that e...

Teaching peripheral nerve blocks for the head and neck area to dermatologists

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Dermatologists can learn how to perform nerve blocks for the face and scalp in a safe and controlled manner through half‐day courses, including theory, video demonstrations and supervised ‘hands‐on’ training. (Source: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)

Training providers in hypertension guidelines: Cost-effectiveness evaluation of a continuing medical education program in South Carolina

American Heart Journal — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The intervention is likely a cost-effective strategy to address hypertension in a real-world setting and can serve as a model for future innovations in hypertension prevention. (Source: American Heart Journal)

Quality Indicators for the Development and Didactics of Ultrasound Courses in Continuing Medical Education.

Ultraschall in der Medizin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: In summary, the participants estimate the course design to represent a mature concept that has demonstrated its feasibility and broad acceptance among physicians in CME. PMID: 21894600 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Ultraschall in der Medizin)