Internal Medicine & Geriatrics

Using a Behavioral Health Consultant in Integrated Care (0 User Ratings) Integrated or Collaborative Care is an emerging trend in healthcare designed to address the unmet needs of people who have mental health issues in primary care and people who have physical health issues with... Faculty Parinda Khatri, PhD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CEU Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Aug 3, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Goldilocks and the 3 Platelets (0 User Ratings) Abnormalities of platelet number can represent clinically insignificant laboratory artifacts or acutely life-threatening disease, and all points in between..  Through this activity, the participant will... Faculty Robert T. Means Jr, MD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Jun 2, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (0 User Ratings) Previously, coronary heart disease was managed as a mechanical problem whose occurrence and progression were considered inevitable.  There is now excellent evidence for an association with abnormal... Faculty Thomas F. Whayne Jr, MD, PhD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Jun 2, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Female Urology (0 User Ratings) Female urologic conditions including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary tract infections are common medical problems.  The primary care physician is often the first medical provider to... Faculty Katie Ballert, MD

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The Latest in Hypertension (0 User Ratings) The standard of care for hypertension has become more precise and well defined.  Physicians must be aware of relevant clinical studies and the benefit of attaining a blood pressure of less than or equal to... Faculty Thomas F. Whayne Jr, MD, PhD

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Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain Managment (0 User Ratings) According to the American Pain Foundation the following statistics were published in the March 2010 article:1 in 4 Americans suffer from recurrent pain (day-long bout of pain/month);1 in 10 Americans report... Faculty Jay S. Grider, Anesthesiology

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 17, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Project Access: Improving Care for Children with Epilepsy in Rural Communities (2 User Ratings) Project Access was created to increase access to comprehensive and coordinated health care services for children and youth with epilepsy residing in medically underserved and rural areas. Nine states are working... Faculty Yris Lance, MA, CNPM, CSSI, CMSI Tashi Chodon, BSN, MPH

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CNE Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Apr 1, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease (0 User Ratings) The West Nile Virus infection has in recent years been the most common cause of epidemic encephalitis in the United States. Because of this rise in the number of case there is a need for neurologists to... Faculty Kenneth Tyler, MD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Mar 25, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Developing Collaborations in the Rural Latino Communities and building Relationships Between Rural African American Women with HIV Disease Living in the Southeastern United States (1 User Rating) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CNE Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 17, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

15th Annual Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference: Conference Welcome (0 User Ratings) The Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the National Rural Health Association’s fastest growing conferences.  One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural... Faculty

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Removing Access & Utilization Barriers to Oral Health Services for African-Americans Living with HIV/AIDS (0 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CNE Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 1, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Health Reform: Are we there Yet? (0 User Ratings) The session will look at key 2009 policy changes and also provide an overview of regulatory and legislative issues impacting rural health care. Hear the latest news on the policy front and learn how to best serve... Faculty Maggie Elehwany, JD

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Rural Infrastructure, Rural Economic Development, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (0 User Ratings) Hear how USDA Rural Development increases economic opportunity and helps improve the quality of life for rural Americans. Faculty Victor Vasquez, BS, MPA

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Gender-Specific Approaches to Best Practices in HIV Service Delivery (0 User Ratings) 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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United States - Mexico Border Health Commision (3 User Ratings) 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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VHA Office of Rural Health (0 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CNE Credit Amount: 1.25 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 1, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Neurothorphic Factors for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Promise, Failures and Ongoing Clinical Trials (0 User Ratings) Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affecting ~1.5 million in the US. Although Parkinson’s disease is the best treated neurodegenerative disease, there is a great... Faculty Greg A. Gerhardt, PhD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 11, 2013 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Primary Care Pharmacy (1 User Rating) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE Credit Amount: 1.25 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Dec 15, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The State of Integrating Care (0 User Ratings) Integrated or Collaborative Care is an emerging trend in healthcare designed to address the unmet needs of people who have mental health issues in primary care and people who have physical health issues with... Faculty Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CEU Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Dec 9, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Past, Present, Future Vaccines and Preventable Diseases (4 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Dec 8, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Updates in Hypertension Management: What to Expect from JNC VIII (12 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Audio Webcast Expires: Dec 2, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Practices to Decrease Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse: Part II (1 User Rating) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CEU Credit Amount: 1.75 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Practices to Decrease Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse: Part I (4 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CEU Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Buprenorphine Diversion and Misuse: Setting Limits, Treatment Contracts and the Difficult Patient (3 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CEU Credit Amount: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Clinically Relevant Pharmacology of Buprenorphine (3 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CEU Credit Amount: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The Current Problem of Buprenorphine Diversion & Misuse (5 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME, CPE, CEU Credit Amount: 0.25 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 23, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Challenge Webcast - a 1-hour presentation from the live regional meetings (3 User Ratings) There is a need to educate healthcare professionals on the benefits of effective patient communication to improve adherence, compliance, and quality of life for their patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).... Faculty Marc D. Cohen, MD Phillip J. Mease, MD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.25 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 22, 2012 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Amenorrhea: Causes and Treatment (1 User Rating) 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... Faculty Emery A. Wilson, MD

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Dec 31, 2010 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Pandemic Influenza 2009-2010 (4 User Ratings) 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

Activity Details Credit Types: CME Credit Amount: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 28, 2010 Cost: Free E-mail Begin