Medscape Rheumatology Education (CME and Other Learning Activities)

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies: An Introduction for Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists CME/CE What is REMS, and what does it mean for your practice?
FDA and Medscape Education, May 1, 2012
A Patient-Centered Approach to Successful Management of Chronic Gout CME/CE Drs Wortmann and Edwards and nurse practitioner Debra Lloyd provide expert guidance on the treatment of acute and chronic gout. DISCUSS this topic with Dr Wortmann who will address your questions/comments on Medscape Discuss. JOIN the discussion now!
Medscape Education Rheumatology, February 28, 2012
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 31, 2012
A 28-Year-Old With a Fever of Unknown Origin CME A 28-year-old woman presents with a 3-month history of unexplained fever. She also suffers from asthma and unresponsive chronic bronchitis as well as severe, limiting back pain. What is the diagnosis?
Medscape CME Case Presentations, January 25, 2012
Evidence-Based Identification and Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Implementing Biologics in Practice CME/CE New recommendations from the American College of Rheumatology for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis are reviewed.
Medscape Education Rheumatology, December 29, 2011
Update on Advances in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis From the Chicago 2011 Meeting CME Dr. Gregg Silverman discusses new strategies for treating to target and emerging therapies for RA.
Medscape Education Rheumatology, December 29, 2011

Clinical Briefs

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated With Increased Risk for Infection CME In a review of US Medicaid data, hospitalized children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis had higher rates of serious bacterial infection than children without this disease.
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, May 11, 2012
Obesity Adds to Increased Rates of Rheumatoid Arthritis CME/CE
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, May 8, 2012
Combination Treatment More Effective Than Monotherapy in Early RA CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, May 2, 2012
FDA Safety Changes: Warnings Issued on Storage, Use of Fentanyl Patches CME/CE
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 25, 2012
Epidural Steroid Injections Provide Modest Relief for Sciatica CME
Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, April 24, 2012

Patient Cases

Copied and Pasted and Misdiagnosed (or Cloned Notes and Blind Alleys) CME Poor note quality in an electronic health record resulted in misdiagnosis of septic emboli as hemorrhagic metastases, despite considerable evidence for the correct diagnosis.
American College of Physicians Ethics Case Studies, May 16, 2012
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies: An Introduction for Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists CME/CE
FDA and Medscape Education, May 1, 2012
PAH With Congenital Heart Disease CME/CE
Medscape Education Cardiology, April 6, 2012
Clinicians' Duties in the Use of Online Information? CME
Medscape Education Family Medicine, March 2, 2012
A 28-Year-Old With a Fever of Unknown Origin CME
Medscape CME Case Presentations, January 25, 2012

Knowledge & Practice

Live on PAH: Breathing Life Into Patients With PAH CME Drs Harrison (Hap) Farber and Steven Nathan use a case-based presentation to discuss treatment principles and practice in PAH.
Medscape Education Pulmonary Medicine, April 12, 2012
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Challenges in Primary Care CME/CE
Medscape Education Family Medicine, March 23, 2012
Treatment Initiation CME
Medscape Education Family Medicine, March 15, 2012
Pre-survey CME
March 7, 2012
Post-survey CME
March 7, 2012