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Tobacco Use and Dependence: A 2011 Update of Treatments CME/CE Identify interventions for smoking cessation that work and can be offered during office visits.
Medscape Education Internal Medicine, January 25, 2012
Rash, Pain, and Dyspnea Progressing to Respiratory Failure CME A 68-year-old woman presents to the ED with progressive shortness of breath, flank pain, fever, and weakness. A diffuse, pinkish rash is noted over her extremities and trunk. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, December 27, 2011
Severe, Radiating Abdominal Pain and Near Syncope in an Elderly Man CME An 85-year-old man is brought to the ED with severe, radiating abdominal pain that began 2 hours ago. The patient has nausea and felt light-headed at the onset of the pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, December 9, 2011
Beyond Traditional Therapies for Optimal Glycemic Control CME Philip Home, DM, and Anthony Barnett, MD, use cases to discuss management of type 2 diabetes and the role of incretin-based therapies.
Medscape Education Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 9, 2011
Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Initial Examination CME Clinicians debate whether to treat diabetes first and then Javier's other medical issues vs tackling the multiple CV risk factors with prescription drugs simultaneously.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, November 8, 2011
Making Medicare Preventive Services Part of Your Practice CME During annual visits, make time to plan necessary screening and review the patient's overall health needs.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, November 8, 2011

Clinical Briefs

Panel Revises Guidelines on Assessment of AD CME/CE A panel from the United States and Europe has completed updating the 1997 consensus guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 9, 2012
Caffeinated Coffee May Protect Against Liver Fibrosis CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 9, 2012
Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Not Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 9, 2012
Long Work Hours May Increase Risk for Depression CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 8, 2012
Rate of Autoimmune Conditions Not Increased With HPV4 Use CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, February 7, 2012

Patient Cases

A Team-Based Approach toT2D: Best Practices and Practical Strategies for Primary Healthcare Providers CME/CE Is your T2D patient needle-phobic? Depressed? Careful questioning can elicit key information to help your patients reach treatment goals.
Medscape Education Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 7, 2012
Community CME: Headaches in a 'Haunted' House CME
Medscape Education Family Medicine, February 3, 2012
Community CME: A Young Mother With First Seizure CME
Medscape Education Family Medicine, January 31, 2012
A 28-Year-Old With a Fever of Unknown Origin CME
Medscape CME Case Presentations, January 25, 2012
New Treatment Options in the Prevention of AF-Related Stroke CME
Medscape Education Cardiology, January 24, 2012

Knowledge & Practice

A Video Viewpoint: Expert Discussions on CML Clinical Debates CME/CE Explore current standards of care, promising investigational agents, and tools to diagnose and monitor to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
February 8, 2012
Motivational Interviewing in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: An Expert Interview With Suzanne Mitchell, MD, MS CME
Medscape Education Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 7, 2012
Experts' Corner: HDL & Cardiovascular Risk—The Year in Review CME
Medscape Education Cardiology, February 3, 2012
The Many Faces of the Global Epidemic of Hypertension: Many Drugs but the Problem Remains
Medscape Education Cardiology, February 2, 2012
ACS in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Exploring New Pathways to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk CME
Medscape Education Cardiology, January 31, 2012

Journal Articles

Challenges in the Management of Older Patients With Colon Cancer CME Should physicians routinely employ surgery and chemotherapy in the management of colon cancer among older adults? The current review provides answers.
JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, February 6, 2012
Cytotoxics or Biologics in the Treatment of Sjogren’s Syndrome? CME
International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, February 2, 2012
Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and Factor Xa Inhibitors in Patients With Cerebrovascular Disease CME
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, January 30, 2012
Acute Retinal Necrosis in the United Kingdom: Results of a Prospective Surveillance Study CME
Eye, January 27, 2012
Th17 Cells: Interactions With Predisposing Factors in the Immunopathogenesis of IBD CME
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, January 27, 2012

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Performance Improvement CME

Improving Care for Patients With HIV Infection: Performance Improvement CME (up to 20 PI CME credits)
IMPROVE: Improving and Measuring Performance in Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcomes Through Education (up to 20 PI CME credits)
Improving the Assessment of Pain (up to 20 PI CME credits)
The First Step in Optimizing Osteoporosis Outcomes: Improving Screening and Diagnosis (up to 20 PI CME credits)

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