ReachMD CME

• Challenges in Hereditary Angioedema: Expert Viewpoint
  03/01/2010 with Marc Riedl, MD, MS
  There are many obstacles to timely diagnosis and effective management of hereditary angioedema (HAE). Because the symptoms of HAE can resemble other conditions (such as allergic reactions and gastroin...
• Addressing Language Access: A Practice Assessment for Health Care Professionals
  01/25/2010 with Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH
  "What the scalpel is to the surgeon, words are to the clinician ... the conversation between doctor and the patient is the heart of the practice of medicine." Tumulty P. What is a clinician and what...
• Home is Where the Heart is: Establishing the Medical Home
  01/11/2010 with Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD, FAAFP
  Patient-Centered Medical Home concept is not new. It has been around for 40+ years originating in 1967 by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to enhance the care of children with special needs. T...
• The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1 of 5: Improvement in Patient Care through Patient Education and Measurement of Disease Activity
  12/21/2009 with John J. Cush, MD, J. Timothy Harrington, MD, and Bernard R. Rubin, DO, MPH, FACP
  Note: The remainder of the activities in this free CME series will be available for participation at www.cmeoutfitters.com/RMD beginning in January 2010. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW:Regularly scheduled, standa...
• The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2 of 5: Comorbidity and Complications of Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Cardiovascular Risk
  12/21/2009 with John J. Cush, MD, and Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MPH
  Note: The remainder of the activities in this free CME series will be available for participation at www.cmeoutfitters.com/RMD beginning in January 2010. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW:Regularly scheduled, standa...
• CancerMinds: Integrating Therapeutic Advances for Overcoming Treatment Resistance in CML: Highlights From a Friday Satellite Symposium Preceding the 51st American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
  12/21/2009 with Jorge E. Cortes, MD, and Jane F. Apperley, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCPath
  Statement of NeedChronic myeloid leukemia (CML) accounts for approximately 20% of adult leukemias diagnosed in the United States. CML is characterized by the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome, w...
• Assessing and Managing Migraines
  11/30/2009 with Mark W. Green, MD
  Are you underestimating the effect of migraines on your patients? A recent study suggests you might be. In this program, we'll explore how you can improve communication with your patients with migrai...
• Lipid Insights from the American Heart Association 2009
  11/19/2009 with Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FNLA, Christie Ballantyne, MD, and Michael Davidson, MD
  The pharmacological armamentarium available to mitigate cardiovascular (CV) risk continues to grow, as do the options for assessing the impact of pharmacological interventions. Dr. Alan Brown leads a ...
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in Focus: Expert Perspectives on Reducing the Burden of Venous Thromboembolism
  VTE Prevention in High-Risk Surgery Patients
  11/10/2009 with Joseph A. Caprini, MD, MS, FACS, RVT
  To download the Resource Guide for this program, click here. ACTIVITY PURPOSE:More than 900,000 venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur annually in the United States and the incidence of VTE has no...
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in Focus: Expert Perspectives on Reducing the Burden of Venous Thromboembolism
  Guideline-Based VTE Risk Stratification Upon Hospital Admission
  11/10/2009 with Franklin Michota, MD
  To download the Resource Guide for this program, click here. ACTIVITY PURPOSEMore than 900,000 venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur annually in the United States and the incidence of VTE has not...
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in Focus: Expert Perspectives on Reducing the Burden of Venous Thromboembolism
  Completing the Course — Implementing and Adhering to Guideline-based VTE Prophylaxis Across the Continuum of Care
  11/10/2009 with Ann K. Wittkowsky, PharmD, CACP, FASHP, FCCP
  To download the Resource Guide for this activity, click here. ACTIVITY PURPOSEMore than 900,000 venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur annually in the United States and the incidence of VTE has no...
• Deep Vein Thrombosis in Focus: Expert Perspectives on Reducing the Burden of Venous Thromboembolism
  VTE and Cancer: A Focus on Prevention in the Oncology Patient
  11/10/2009 with Thomas DeLoughery, MD
  To download the Resource Guide for this program, click here. ACTIVITY PURPOSE:More than 900,000 venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur annually in the United States and the incidence of VTE has no...
• Not Just for Kids: The Crucial Role of Immunizations in the Care of Adult Patients
  11/09/2009 with Gregory Poland, MD
  This expert interview is designed to dispel misconceptions that many physicians and practice managers have about vaccine-preventable diseases in order to close clinical practice gaps related to the pr...
• Is Depression Over Diagnosed: The Primary Care Challenge
  11/02/2009 with Baren, Brent, Schroeder
  Primary care providers are on the front line of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of depression in the U.S. This activity is designed for family physicians and primary care physicians - Learn how...
• The Role of Antiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Patients With NSTE ACS
  10/28/2009 with L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA
  In the United States each year, over 1.4 million people will be hospitalized for unstable angina (UA) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Multiple antiplatelet agents have bee...
• Individualized Therapy for Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
  10/19/2009 with Bendell, Grothey, Marshall, Venook
  This unique continuing medical education (CME) initiative allows you to critically assess the progress of treatment for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) through means of a CRC curriculum and will...
• Exploring Reports Suggesting a Possible Link Between Insulin Glargine and Cancer Risk
  10/19/2009 with Lawrence Blonde, MD, FACP, FACE
  The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) recently reported findings from four studies that suggest a link between use of insulin glargine and increased cancer risk. The American Diabe...
• Top 5 Pearls to Improve Smoking Quit Rates
  09/14/2009 with Carol Havens, MD
  The health of smokers impact physicians everyday through illness, co-morbidities, and premature death. The 2008 U.S. Public Health Service release of the Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco...
• The Pharmacist's Role in Epilepsy Management: Current Treatment Issues and Future Trends
  09/07/2009 with Timothy E. Welty, MA, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
  Epilepsy continues to pose significant challenges to health care practitioners and represents one of the more difficult neurological disorders to effectively treat. However, areas such as bioequivalen...
• Targeted Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
  08/24/2009 with David S. Ettinger, MD, and Edward Kim, MD
  Presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit, www...
• Personalized and Individualized Therapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
  08/24/2009 with David S. Ettinger, MD, and Edward Kim, MD
  Presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit, www...
• Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events with Statins: Updates from the 2009 ACC Scientific Sessions
  08/24/2009 with James Stein, MD
  At this year's American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions annual meeting, a variety of new data were presented on the role of statins for lowering cardiovascular risk and preventing future eve...
• First-Line Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Does Histology Make a Difference?
  08/10/2009 with David S. Ettinger, MD, and Mark Socinski, MD
  Presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit, www...
• Therapeutic Decisions in Alzheimer's Disease
  08/10/2009 with Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD
  Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating problem for both patients and families, and with increasing elderly populations in the United States it will continue to grow.  Practitioners need to b...
• Managing Mild-to-Moderate Asthma in Adults and Adolescents: Guideline Use in Clinical Practice
  08/03/2009 with Allan T. Luskin, MD
  Asthma affects more than 22 million people in the United States. The number of deaths due to asthma has declined in recent years; however, hospitalization rates have remained relatively stable over th...
• Bone Health in the Primary Care Setting: Addressing Secondary Osteoporosis
  07/27/2009 with Felicia Cosman, MD
  Many common chronic conditions are associated with low bone mass and osteoporosis. More is becoming known about the relationship between certain medical disorders and low bone mineral density. Additio...
• Preconception Folate Counseling -- What it is, Why It's Vital, and How to Provide It
  07/27/2009 with Michele Curtis, MD
  A number of recent new studies point to previously unknown benefits of folic acid supplementation on pregnancy outcomes and later child health and growth, yet our track record in this critical regard ...
• Clinical Pearls in Depression: Assessing Efficacy, Monitoring Treatment Adherence
  07/06/2009 with Thomas Schwartz, MD
  In clinical practice, depression is an especially difficult area to identify, accurately diagnose, and effectively manage. Some of the more challenging aspects are comorbid conditions, age-related an...
• Emerging Clinical Data: Intensive Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in the Diabetic Patient
  06/29/2009 with George Bakris, MD
  Tight control of glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes is under continuing investigation as a way of reducing cardiovascular disease risk. However, recent clinical trials have produced conflicting ...
• Advances in the Treatment of Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Colorectal Cancer: Highlights from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting
  06/22/2009 with Mark Socinski, MD, Eric Winer, MD, and Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
  For many solid tumors, the treatment of choice in the early stage is typically surgical resection followed by radiotherapy (RT), with or without chemotherapy, depending on the performance status of th...
• Caring for Patients With Persistent Mild-to-Moderate Asthma: The Role of Guidelines in Clinical Practice
  06/01/2009 with David P. Skoner, MD
  Over 6 million children are affected by asthma in the United States, making it one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. This program will focus on the use of practice guidelines in patien...
• Integrating Incretin-based Therapies into Clinical Practice: Practical Considerations for Primary Care
  05/11/2009 with Richard E. Pratley, MD
  Because of the alarming number of patients with type 2 diabetes who are not meeting therapeutic goals, there is a great need to overcome clinical inertia with advancing therapy. Incretin-based therapi...