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Teaching Procedural Skills The ability safely and effectively to teach procedures in the inpatient setting is an important skill that improves the transfer of knowledge and skills to the learner.  This module reviews the important... Faculty Kevin Hatton, MD

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H1N1 and the Primary Care Safety Net: Part I H1N1 is a  novel flu strain. As such no immunity currently exists in the population. Good health care practices and sound diagnosis and treatment are required to reduce the threat of this strain in the... Faculty William D. Hacker, MD, FAAP, CPE

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H1N1 and the Primary Care Safety Net: Part II The distribution of the  H1N1 vaccine is provided by the federal government through state and local health departments. Health care providers in active practice must be kept abreast of developments in the... Faculty William D. Hacker, MD, FAAP, CPE

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Bedside Teaching Bedside teaching is defined as teaching that occurs with learners and a patient at the bedside to elicit the patient’s history, demonstrate key features of the physical examination, and/or discuss the best... Faculty Rosemarie Conigliaro, MD

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Diagnosing the Learner Diagnosing the learner is a way to identify deficiencies of learner’s knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes. It allows the faculty to better target their teaching strategies to fit the learning needs of their... Faculty Rosemarie Conigliaro, MD

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Inpatient Teaching Effectively but Efficiently: an Evidence-Based Approach Inpatient teaching rounds, long held to be the most effective method to teach clinical medicine is actually a very fragile environment subject to many variables such as patient acuity, turnover, and availability... Faculty Andrew Hoellein, MD

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The Key to Their Hearts: The Indispensable Role of the Primary Care Clinician in the Management of Patients Post-MI A recent report from American Heart Association (AHA) indicates that an estimated 17.6 million individuals 20 years or older suffer from coronary artery disease (CAD) leading to an estimated 1.3 million PCI... Faculty Paul A. Gurbel, MD Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FICA, FNLA, FAHA, FCCP, FACC

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Developing Collaborations in the Rural Latino Communities and building Relationships Between Rural African American Women with HIV Disease Living in the Southeastern United States Depression is one of the most common psychological outcomes of HIV disease, particularly among rural African-American women. Although overt forms of HIV-related stigma have reduced considerably over time,... Faculty Sara J. Corwin, MPH, PhD Alexia Eslan, MBA

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Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Children’s Health Kentucky leads the nation in diseases related to tobacco.  Secondhand smoke exposure is a major problem in our state with the high prevalence of adult smokers.  This presentation will address the issues... Faculty Don Hayes Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP, FCCP

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Removing Access & Utilization Barriers to Oral Health Services for African-Americans Living with HIV/AIDS South Carolina currently ranks 8th in the nation in cervical cancer mortality.  The rates of incidence and mortality form cervical cancer and HIV infection are disproportionately higher in Orangeburg and... Faculty Minnijuan W. Flournoy, MPH, PhD Amy B. Martin, DrPH

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United States - Mexico Border Health Commision Hear about critical areas of rural economic development, social determinants of health and non-traditional entities such as transportation, commerce, labor and housing, and critical components of healthy rural... Faculty Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS

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Amenorrhea: Causes and Treatment Physicians often refer patients with amenorrhea either without a sufficient diagnosis and evaluation or they are referred with extensive diagnostic evaluation that is often excessive. Many diagnostic tests are... Faculty Emery A. Wilson, MD

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The Art of Providing Feedback Clinical learning is grounded in an apprenticeship model that depends upon the exchange of effective feedback between the clinical teacher and the clinical learner; yet clinical teachers report having little... Faculty Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T. Anthony D. Weaver, MD

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The Key to Their Hearts: The Indispensable Role of the Primary Care Clinician in the Management of Patients Post-MI Recent heart disease and stroke statistics indicates that an alarming 23% of patients do not fill their cardiac medications within 7 days post discharge and 18% of patients do not fill the prescriptions even... Faculty Paul A. Gurbel, MD Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FICA, FNLA, FAHA, FCCP, FACC

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Primary Care Pharmacy It is no surprise that Nonprescription (Over-the-Counter, OTC) medications and products are flourishing in availability and use across America.  This is evident by the multiple retail pharmacies that are... Faculty Melanie Mabins, PharmD

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Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents Obesity has become a national issue.  Kentucky, specifically, ranks in the top 10 states for obesity and sedentary lifestyle, in addition to diabetes.  Type 2 diabetes used to be “adult onset... Faculty Holly Divine, PharmD, CGP, CDE

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Past, Present, Future Vaccines and Preventable Diseases Pharmacists in most every US state are now authorized to administer immunizations/vaccinations.  Immunization science and vaccine schedules are a constantly evolving area.  It is critical that... Faculty Frank Romanelli, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

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ADHD Treatment According to the American Academy of Pediatrics Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition of the brain that makes it hard for children to control their behavior.  It is one of the most... Faculty Marlene B. Huff, PhD Allen Brenzel, MD

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Updates in Hypertension Management A recent study from the NIH indicates that there are 50 million or more Americans have high BP warranting some form of treatment. Periodically there are new guidelines released designed to increase awareness,... Faculty Steven Dunn, PharmD, BCPS

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Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Cervical Spine Manipulation There are a variety of trials that are conducted annually that study the effects of spinal manipulation. Unfortunately, physicians don’t always know or understand the risks and benefits of spinal... Faculty John D. Conklin Jr, MD Matt Cole, MD

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Tuberous Sclerosis Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) is a disorder affecting 1:6000 individuals of all races, age, and gender. The disease carries significant morbidity involving multiple organ systems in... Faculty Darcy A. Krueger, MD, PhD

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Von Economo’s Encephalitis-Revisited: Should We Worry about its Reappearance with the H1N1 Pandemic? Between 1915 and 1928, there was a widespread epidemic of Encephalitis lethargica.  This outbreak ran parallel with a  influenza outbreak. Although there is not sufficient evidence to link the epidemic... Faculty Joseph R. Berger, M.D.

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Community Integration and Quality of Life Following Spinal Cord Injury Community re-integration after hospitalization has emerged as an important goal of rehabilitation, given the current emphasis on cost containment of inpatient care and the need to decrease the length of stay in... Faculty Gale G. Whiteneck, PhD, FACRM

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Importance of Exercise and Nutrition Following SCI Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and... Faculty David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD

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Prevention and Treatment of Secondary Complications after SCI Despite improvements in SCI medical management, rehospitalization rates remain high. It has been estimated that 32% of medical costs in the first 2 years after injury was directly attributed to secondary medical... Faculty Sara Salles, DO

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Lead in Children: Prevention is Better Than Treatment There is a demonstrated lack of lead screening in the childhood population of Kentucky when evaluated according to the published standards of the National Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Childhood Lead... Faculty Ray Garman, MD

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Developing a Peer-mentor Support System Isolation is one of the most significant barriers to community integration and QoL for individuals with neurological disorders living in rural communities.  Peer-mentoring allows individuals with similar... Faculty Inger Ljungberg, BS

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The Key to Their Hearts: The Indispensable Role of the Primary Care-Giver in the Management of Patients Post-MI Following a coronary event, nearly 25% of patients will die within 1 year and about the same number will have another episode within 6 years. The high morbidity and mortality rates associated with acute coronary... Faculty Paul A. Gurbel, MD Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FAAFP, FICA, FNLA, FAHA, FCCP, FACC

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Clinician Innovation The purpose of both these talks was to inform and inspire others to include in their work the idea that they might innovate in ways that have value to the marketplace. Faculty Thomas J. Fogarty, MD Lee T. Todd, PhD

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Culture and Health As the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse nation, health care systems and providers need to respond to patients’ varied perspectives, values, and behaviors about health and... Faculty Roberto Dansie, PhD

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Practices to Decrease Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse: Part II Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities.... Faculty Michelle R. Lofwall, MD Art Van Zee, MD Martha J. Wunsch, MD

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Practices to Decrease Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse: Part I Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities.... Faculty Michelle R. Lofwall, MD Martha J. Wunsch, MD

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Buprenorphine Diversion and Misuse: Setting Limits, Treatment Contracts and the Difficult Patient Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities.... Faculty Michelle R. Lofwall, MD

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Clinically Relevant Pharmacology of Buprenorphine Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities.... Faculty Sharon L. Walsh, PhD

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The Current Problem of Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities.... Faculty Michelle R. Lofwall, MD

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Artificial Lung and New Inspiration Respiratory failure continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the World Health Report 2002, respiratory failure is the third leading cause of death in the world. Due to... Faculty Jay Zwischenberger, MD

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2-hour Kentucky State HIV Certification for Medical Professionals Social and clinical advances in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) continue to occur across the globe. Significant accomplishments... Faculty Brian S. Murphy, MD, MPH

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Innovations in Tobacco Treatment: Tobacco-free Health Care Systems Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke, is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Approximately 50,000... Faculty Ellen Hahn, DNS, RN

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Evaluation and Management of Simple & Complex Febrile Seizures Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Although febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome, children who have experienced them are more likely than other... Faculty Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD

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Utilization of Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positive Organ Donors: Risks, Benefits and Strategies Organs from hepatitis B core antibody positive (anti-HBc(+)) donors are often considered unsuitable for transplantation because of high rate of viral transmission and a high risk for the development of de novo... Faculty Gregory T. Everson, MD, FACP Timothy L. Pruett, MD, FACS

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Logical Fallacies and Marketing Rhetoric in Physician Detailing Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals . Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede... Faculty Paul Dassow, MD William Elder, PhD S Mandy Jones, PharmD, PA-C, BCPS Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T.

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Evidence-based Medicine: Concepts & In Practice Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals . Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede... Faculty Paul Dassow, MD William Elder, PhD S Mandy Jones, PharmD, PA-C, BCPS Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T.

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The Prescriber's Workbook Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals . Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede... Faculty Paul Dassow, MD William Elder, PhD S Mandy Jones, PharmD, PA-C, BCPS Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T.

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Current Trends in Pharmaceutical Marketing Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals . Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede... Faculty Paul Dassow, MD William Elder, PhD S Mandy Jones, PharmD, PA-C, BCPS Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T.

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Positive Pulse : Expert Commentaries From 2009: Year in Review There are currently an estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV in the United States, with approximately 56,000 new cases annually, according to the latest estimates of the Centers for Disease Control... Faculty Sally Hodder, MD Paul E. Sax, MD

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Gender-Specific Approaches to Best Practices in HIV Service Delivery Women represent a growing number of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. Recent studies indicate that HIV is increasingly affecting women, adolescents, and minorities in rural and Southern... Faculty Mary L. Bowers, MSW

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VHA Office of Rural Health About 3 million Veterans enrolled in the VA Health Care System live in rural areas. These rural Veterans sometimes cannot find a way to travel to see a doctor or other health care workers. Rural Veterans might... Faculty Anselm A. Beach, MS

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Current Issues in Organ Preservation: Clinical Case Studies and Expert Commentary As the need for organ transplantation increases and the waiting list continues to grow, successful utilization and transplantation of as many available donor organs as possible has become paramount. While... Faculty David E. Sutherland, MD, PhD A. Osama Gaber, MD Charles Miller, MD John Fung, MD, PhD Ron Shapiro, MD Deanna Blisard, MD

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Positive Pulse: Expert Commentaries From ICAAC 2009 The Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) is one of the leading scientific conferences covering research into the pathogenesis and treatment of infectious diseases. Coming as... Faculty Sally Hodder, MD Paul E. Sax, MD

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Faculty Feud: Current Concepts in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinicians who diagnose and treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), including cardiologists, pulmonologists, rheumatologists, and critical care physicians and nurses, confront a range of issues concerning... Faculty Nicholas Hill, MD Ronald J. Oudiz, MD Robert T. Zamanian, MD, FCCP Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD, MSc Myung H. Park, MD, FACC

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ADHD Case Examples/Diagnosis Health care providers, such as pediatricians or child psychologists can diagnose ADHD with the help of standard guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The diagnosis involves gathering information... Faculty Marlene B. Huff, PhD Allen Brenzel, MD

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Description of ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviours associated with poor attention span. These may include impulsiveness,... Faculty Marlene B. Huff, PhD Allen Brenzel, MD

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Positive Pulse: Breaking News in HIV Management Although substantial progress has been made in terms of the development of antiretroviral therapies and making them available to patients with HIV, many challenges remain in terms of when to initiate therapy and... Faculty Sally Hodder, MD Paul E. Sax, MD

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Mission Suppression: The Implications and Application of Key Studies in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Disease Our knowledge about the biology and treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is rapidly expanding. Advances in both basic science and clinical research have changed our fundamental approach to... Faculty Mark Sulkowski, MD Ira M. Jacobson, MD

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Pandemic Influenza 2009-2010 2009 H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is... Faculty Christopher T. Nelson, MD

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CSI: PAH Case Study Investigation (CSI) Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension--Case Review Monograph Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease with severe symptoms. It often goes undetected until the affected individual is seriously ill and experiences significant functional impairment. Many PAH... Faculty Harrison W. Farber, MD

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Confronting the Growing Challenge of Preserving Renal Function Following Liver Transplantation As patient and graft survival after liver transplantation continues to improve, unmet medical needs have emerged as a focus of concern for clinicians involved in long-term patient management. Pre- and... Faculty Michael Charlton, MD, FRCP Juan Carlos Garcia-Valdecasa, MD, PhD Connie Davis, MD

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Issues of Dietary Sugar Digestion in Clinical Practice The inability to absorb certain sugars affects the lives of patients not only within Kentucky but also in the US and beyond.  The symptoms that present themselves for these patients can be misdiagnosed... Faculty Jay A. Perman, MD

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Confronting the Growing Challenge of Preserving Renal Function Following Liver Transplantation As patient and graft survival after liver transplantation continues to improve, unmet medical needs have emerged as a focus of concern for clinicians involved in long-term patient management.  Pre- and... Faculty Michael Charlton, MD, FRCP Juan Carlos Garcia-Valdecasa, MD, PhD Connie Davis, MD

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The Metabolic Syndrome in Transplantation: Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Implications for Immunosuppression Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States.  Compared with age-matched persons in the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at a greater than... Faculty James B. Young, MD Arjang Djamali, MD, MS, FASN Bertram L. Kasiske, MD, FACP

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Evaluation and Management of Simple & Complex Febrile Seizures Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Brief febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome. While children who have experienced them are slightly more likely than... Faculty Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD

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The Metabolic Syndrome in Transplantation: Risk of CV Events and Implications for Immunosuppression Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States.  Compared with age-matched persons in the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at a greater than... Faculty James B. Young, MD Arjang Djamali, MD, MS, FASN Bertram L. Kasiske, MD, FACP

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Electronic Prescription Writer Poorly legible penmanship, incomplete dose information, and  the absence of point of care interaction checking (drug to drug interactions and patient drug allergies),  substantially increases the risk... Faculty Charles L. Campbell, MD Cheryl K. Stewart, PhD

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ("binge drinking") or as a regular practice. For some individuals-children or pregnant women, for example-almost any amount of... Faculty Lon R. Hays, MD, MBA

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Pediatric Psychiatry: Clinical Pearls for the Primary Care Clinician This lecture is an overview of common child and adolescent psychiatric issues encountered in the primary care setting. The main focus is on depression, suicidal ideation (with and without self-injurious... Faculty Karen M. Lommel, DO MHA

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Applying Key Biomarkers in Oncology: From Biospecimen Preparation and Storage to Clinical Implications Faculty

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Charting A Course in the Treatment of Crohn's Disease: Case Studies, Controversies and Future Directions The optimal management of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease represents a balance between minimizing the risk of medication-related serious adverse events while simultaneously... Faculty Brian G. Feagan, M.D. Stephen Hanauer, MD Maria T. Abreu, MD

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CML Growth, Growth Hormone & Metabolism Journal (Vol. 2, No. 3) CML – Growth, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of growth.... Faculty Philippe F. Backeljauw, MD Kathryn A. Woods, MBBS, MD Steven Chernausek, MD

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Suboptimal Asthma Control in Clinic Practice: Recognizing the Benefits of New Therapies and Patient Education Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition in children.  According to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), Asthma is under diagnosed and inadequately treated in a large... Faculty Jamshed F. Kanga, MD

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Positive Pulse: Breaking News in HIV Management There are currently an estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV in the United States, with approximately 56,000 new cases annually, according to the latest estimates of the Centers for Disease Control... Faculty Sally Hodder, MD Paul E. Sax, MD

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Managing Postherpetic Neuralgia: Identifying Risk Factors, Assessing Impact, and Reducing Pain Faculty

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Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Vol. 1, No. 1 Current Medical Literature – Lysosomal Storage Diseases, a CME-accredited educational program, presents an analysis of the best of the world’s literature on lysosomal storage diseases,... Faculty Jane L. Ashworth, MD, PhD Gregory M. Pastores, MD

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The FDA and the Drug Approval Process Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals . Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede... Faculty Paul Dassow, MD William Elder, PhD S Mandy Jones, PharmD, PA-C, BCPS Andrea L. Pfeifle, Ed. D., P.T.

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HEPATITIS Today: A Look Back at the Insights and Advances in Chronic Hepatitis B Management in 2008 Chronic hepatitis B continues to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the US and worldwide.  It is estimated that there are nearly 400 million people living with HBV infection globally,... Faculty W. Ray Kim, MD Mark Sulkowski, MD

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International Journal of Advances in Rheumatology (Vol. 6, No. 4) The International Journal of Advances in Rheumatology, a CME/CPE/CNE-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent... Faculty Allan Gibofsky, MD Heidi Makinen, MD Tuulikki Sokka, MD Ricard A. Cervera, MD, PhD, FRCP Ora B. Singer, MD

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