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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Challenges in Primary Care
CME/CE Could your patient have chronic fatigue syndrome?
Medscape Education Family Medicine, March 2012
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Pain Management in the Rheumatology Setting: Multimodal Therapies for Improved Patient Function
CME Review issues in the recognition and assessment of pain related to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other pain syndromes
March 2012
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Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Potential Therapies for Fibromyalgia in Primary Headaches
CME Chronic migraine and tension headache have a high frequency of comorbidity with fibromyalgia, according to a review of prevalence, clinical features, and treatments of these comorbid conditions.
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, March 2012
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Chronic Pain: Translating Population-Based Clinical Studies Into Patient-Specific Treatment Strategies
CME Learn how to optimally address the biopsychosocial and functional needs of patients with chronic pain.
February 2012
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Fibromyalgia and the Brain: New Insights and Rationale for Treatment
CME Drs. Michael Clark, Daniel Clauw, and Don Goldenberg discuss new developments in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of FM
Medscape Education Rheumatology, January 2012
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Chronic Widespread Pain Improved With Phone Therapy
CME Researchers found that cognitive behavioral therapy by telephone was effective and convenient for patients with chronic widespread pain.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, November 2011
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Sleep Problems May Increase Future Fibromyalgia Risk
CME A prospective study shows that fibromyalgia is more likely to develop in women with sleep problems but with no history of this musculoskeletal pain disorder.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, November 2011
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Clinical Case Challenge in Pain: Mechanisms, Models, & Multimodal Management
CME Improve patient functioning by exploring how to integrate multimodal pain management strategies into clinical practice.
September 2011
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New Insights into Pain Mechanisms and Rationale for Treatment
CME Can you recognize a patient's type of pain? A mechanism-based approach to assessing pain may facilitate appropriate treatment selection.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, September 2011
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Untangling the Knots of Neuropathic Pain: Identifying and Treating the Not So Obvious
CME Neuropathic pain comprises a variety of conditions and is complicated by a variety of factors. How can you tease out what's significant and what's not? Which approaches work?
Medscape Education Pulmonary Medicine, July 2011
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Fibromyalgia Multidisciplinary Expert Column Series: Multicomponent Therapy Setting and Current Recommendations for Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options in Fibromyalgia
Identify and understand the complexities of this multifactorial disorder, and initiate efforts from many healthcare fields to help patients cope and find ways to improve their quality of life.
April 2011
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Pain Management Perspectives: 2011 American Academy of Pain Medicine
View leading experts in pain medicine as they review key highlights from AAPM 2011.
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, April 2011
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Fibromyalgia: Disease Management Strategies
Review disease classification and diagnosis criteria and the merits of involving primary care, mental health, rheumatology, and other professionals in developing individualized treatment plans.
March 2011
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Diagnosing Fibromyalgia: Pain Assessment in Primary Care
Review the most current information on the assessment of pain, specifically fibromyalgia pain.
March 2011
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Fibromyalgia Multidisciplinary Expert Column Series: Understanding the Common Factors, Mechanisms, and Triggers of Fibromyalgia
Gain insights into the etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of fibromyalgia and the appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities.
March 2011
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Nonrestorative Sleep in Fibromyalgia: From Assessment to Therapy -- Focus on Treatment Options
Drs. Paul Doghramji and Kevin Deane discuss nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment strategies for nonrestorative sleep in patients with fibromyalgia.
Medscape Education Rheumatology, December 2010
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Nonrestorative Sleep in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: From Assessment to Therapy
Drs. Karl Doghramji and Kevin Deane discuss how to assess sleep in patients with fibromyalgia to uncover primary sleep disorders and features of nonrestorative sleep.
Medscape Education Rheumatology, December 2010
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Fibromyalgia: What Primary Care Physicians Should Know
Learn about the neurobiology, current trends, and recent data on fibromyalgia for better diagnosis and management of this disease.
November 2010
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Fibromyalgia: Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Family Physicians
Review up-to-date scientific and clinical information on the advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of fibromyalgia.
November 2010
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Anger Linked to Pain in Women With and Without Fibromyalgia
A study indicates that anger amplifies clinical pain in women with and without fibromyalgia, and another study shows that cognitive therapy is effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, October 2010
