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Treating the Older Patient With Advanced NSCLC
CME How would you treat an older patient with advanced NSCLC? Hear from Drs Ramalingam and Weiss on they approach care and treatment.
Medscape Education Oncology, April 2012
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Adjuvant Therapy: Should It Be Considered in Older Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer?
CME Should adjuvant therapy be used in older patients with lung cancer? Listen to 2 experts present 2 cases and their rationale
Medscape Education Oncology, March 2012
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Older Adults With Metabolic Syndrome at Risk for CKD
CME Adults 65 years and older with metabolic syndrome are at greater risk for chronic kidney disease, and those with increasing insulin resistance alone risk rapid loss of renal function as well.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, March 2012
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Benefits of Flu Vaccine in Elderly May Be Overestimated
CME In older people, vaccination was linked with reduced hospitalization for pneumonia and influenza and decreased all-cause mortality during the influenza season, but not at other times of the year.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, March 2012
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On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity in the Elderly: Maintaining A Delicate Balance for Optimal Outcomes
Drs Ohman and Montalescot discuss how to optimize antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients who have impaired on-treatment platelet response.
Medscape Education Cardiology, February 2012
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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 2012
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Researchers Question Usefulness of Prognostic Indices
CME Although prognostic indices may improve the targeting of medical interventions in older adults, not enough evidence exists to recommend the widespread use of these indices in clinical practice.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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Dementia Linked With Increased Risk for Hospitalization in Elderly
CME Patients 65 years and older with dementia had a significant increase in risk for hospitalization.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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Old Age, Comorbidities Increase Risk for Postoperative Deaths
CME The highest rates of mortality within 48 hours of surgery are seen with exploratory laparotomy.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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FDA Approvals: Pneumococcal Vaccine for Older Adults
CME/CE The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine for adults 50 years and older for the prevention of pneumonia.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, January 2012
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Herpes Zoster: Who Is at Risk?
CME After the shingles rash resolves, postherpetic neuralgia can persist for weeks or months, adding to the patient's suffering, social isolation, and poor quality of life.
Medscape Education Infectious Diseases, December 2011
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Parkinson Syndromes: Improving Diagnostic Sensitivity and Specificity With Dopamine Transporter Imaging
CME Which patients will benefit from the new imaging modalities? How do the experts interpret these scans?
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 2011
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Lessons From 2009 H1N1: Implications for Seasonal Influenza Management
CME Review key issues related to influenza and patient care, including diagnostic tests, antiviral agents, vaccines and vaccine development, as well as future directions for vaccination and treatment
December 2011
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Immunization Update for the 2011-2012 Influenza Season
CME/CE CDC representatives fully explain the ACIP influenza immunization recommendations, available vaccines, and their indications and contraindications.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, December 2011
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Facilitating the Diagnosis of PD With Neuroimaging: Case and Commentary
CME Neuroimaging is improving the accuracy of PD diagnosis in selected patients. Find out who will benefit and what is on the horizon in this rapidly expanding field.
Medscape Education Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 2011
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Strategies for Success in Adult Immunization
CME/CE Experts discuss strategies that will help PCPs overcome obstacles to improving adult vaccination rates for influenza and other diseases.
Medscape Education Family Medicine, December 2011
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Major Depression Associated With CVD in Older Adults
CME Patients with major depressive disorder vs those without the disorder had a much slower short-term heart rate recovery time after exercising, which could predict future cardiovascular events.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 2011
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Biomarker-Guided Therapy for Heart Failure: Does Age Matter?
CME Join Drs. Felker, Piña, and Januzzi as they discuss the use of cardiac biomarkers to gauge therapeutic success in different age groups.
Medscape Education Cardiology, December 2011
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Dementia Risk Increased With Depression and Diabetes Together
CME A study of adults with type 2 diabetes shows that those with comorbid depression have a 2-fold higher risk for dementia at 5 years vs their counterparts who do not have depression.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 2011
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Social Interaction in Older Adults May Protect Health
CME The study found that those adults 60 years and older with high levels of social engagement had lower initial levels of cognitive and physical limitations.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, December 2011
