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Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (wAIHA)
Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) is the most common type (60-70%) of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). In most cases, wAIHA is due an immunoglobulin G (IgG) autoantibody that binds to red blood cells (RBC), leading to hemolysis.
Current recommendations for managing people with wAIHA are largely based on case series and retrospective studies involving off-label medications. Also, while there are currently no medications specifically approved to treat wAIHA, data are emerging on new... |
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Building and Maintaining a Multidisciplinary Team for Lysosomal Disorders
This CME/CE activity with Drs. Ozlem Goker-Aplan and Walla Al-Hertani describes the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to managing lysosomal diseases, as well as some of the challenges involved in creating and maintaining that team.
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the need for a team approach to care
- Describe best practices to build a multidisciplinary team for a new patient
- Describe best practices to maintain a multidisciplinary... |
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Managing Patients with Rheumatic Disorders in Primary Care
Rheumatic disorders are prevalent, yet their diagnosis and treatment in affected patients are frequently challenging, contributing to a considerable disease burden. Ensuring timely intervention is critical to slow disease progression and improve patient outcomes. However, various educational gaps impede primary care clinicians from effectively achieving these goals. This 0.75-hour text-based activity features 3 modules comprised of 12 questions encountered in the primary care management of pat... |
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Managing Cardiomyopathies in Lysosomal Disorders
This CME/CE activity describes the pathophysiologies and management options for lysosomal disease patients with cardiomyopathies.
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of the cardiologist in the team approach to care
- Describe best practices to monitor cardiac symptoms in lysosomal disorders
- Describe best practices to treat cardiac symptoms in lysosomal disorders |
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Acromegaly Research Highlights: ENDO 2023
This 30-minute CME-accredited program highlights the latest clinical research about acromegaly, a rare endocrine disorder. Common symptoms include subtle skeletal overgrowth; soft tissue swelling (tongue, heart, kidney, colon, and vocal cords); unusually prominent forehead and heavy brow ridge; protruding lower jaw; overbite; skin thickening; increased shoe and ring size; hypertension; increased perspiration; headaches; paresthesia; and sexual dysfunction.
There are several orphan drugs app... |
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Cushing’s Disease Research Highlights: ENDO 2023
This 30-minute CME program highlights the latest clinical research about Cushing’s disease.
Cushing’s disease is caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumor that leads to excessive levels of cortisol.
This CME program, hosted by Lisa Machtigall, MD, Clinical Director, Neuroendocrine & Pituitary Tumor Clinical Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, provides an overview of the latest cli... |
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New Guidance to Diagnose and Treat Tumor-induced Osteomalacia (TIO)
This 30-minute CME-accredited program, hosted by Aliya Khan, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, highlights the best practices to diagnose and treat tumor induced osteomalacia (TIO) based on the recently published global guidance document in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in neurology, orthopedics, internal medicine/general practice, rheumatology, endocrinology, pain management... |
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Myasthenia Gravis and the Complement System
This 45-minute CME-accredited program, hosted by James F Howard Jr, MD, Professor of Neurology, Medicine & Allied Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, highlights the connection between the complement system and myasthenia gravis in regards to the pathophysiology and treatment of this rare disease.
After participating in the activity, learners should be better able to:
- Review the pathophysiology of MG.
- Describe the role of the complement system in MG.
- Descr... |
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Assessing, Monitoring, and Managing Respiratory Involvement in Lysosomal Disorders
Ozlem Gore-Alpan, MD of LDRTC and John Bach, MD, Professor of Neurology at Rutgers School of Medicine discuss best practices to manage respiratory complications in persons with lysosomal disorders.
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the most common LSDs that have pulmonary complications.
- Describe best practices to manage pulmonary symptoms in Pompe disease.
- Describe best practices to manage pulmonary symptoms in MPSs.
- Describe best practices to... |
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California Opioid Prescribers: Responsibilities and Requirements | Board Approved Mandated Course
On January 1, 2023, the Dental Board of California (DBC) and CA Law mandated that all Schedule II Opioid prescribers, including dentists, take a dental board approved course to fulfill the CE mandate. This brand new text-based PDF file self-instruction course is based on explicit content guidelines issued by the DBC and the Calif Code of Regulations. This 2023-2024 DBC approved course covers best practices in pain management, resources for Substance Abuse Disorder, and the regulations, respons... |
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Exploring Novel Treatments for Rett Syndrome
STATEMENT OF NEED
Rett syndrome is a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder almost always associated with a spontaneous mutation in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene on the X-chromosome. Affected individuals experience loss of purposeful hand skills, abnormalities in gait, loss of spoken language, and stereotypic hand movements, with more severe manifestations including seizures, autistic features, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, breathing abnormalities, sleep dist... |
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Navigating pain management, safe opioid prescribing, and opioid use disorder
This program is presented in six thirty minute sessions that can be completed individually.
The sessions are:
Session 1: Pain Taxonomy, pathogenesis, and assessment
Session 2: Developing a patient-centered pain treatment plan
Session 3: Non-opioid analgesics: Evidence and clinical pearls
Session 4: Opioid analgesics: From A to Z
Session 5: Clinical use of opioids: Safe prescribing and appropriate monitoring
Session 6: The exit strategy: When the treatment becomes the ... |
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
Comprehensive Updates for State-of-the-Art Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This comprehensive live streaming online course, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides education and updates to optimize your care of patients with:
• Sepsis
• ARDS
• Sarcoidosis
• IPF
• Bronchiectasis
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung nodules
• Lung cancer
• GERD
• Pleural disease
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Thromboembolism
• Chronic cou... |
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The Safety of Opioid Use in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This session will evaluate the safety of opioid therapy among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The session will cover existing safety and effectiveness evidence from clinical trials, and present the latest data from observational studies. The presentation will include a discussion of the strengths and disadvantages of observational study designs along with implications for future practice.
Approximately 15.7 million Americans (6.4%) currently are diagnosed with CO... |
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Infectious Diseases in Adults 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
State-of-the-art approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases
This comprehensive Harvard Medical School CME program"one of the highest-rated HMS CME courses"ensures attendees are current with state-of-the-art approaches to prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Updates, best practices and new guidelines are presented by nationally recognized ID experts and master clinicians. Education is practical and results driven:
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9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference
Presented by Continuing Education Company for over 30 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us in May 2024 for our 9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Resort on the Big Island
Program Objectives
As a result of this conference, participants will be able to:
Assess and p... |
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Recognizing Its Earliest Signs in Infancy and Care Transition into Adulthood
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity are neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, pediatric neurologists, genetic counselors, and pediatricians.
Program Overview
Join a panel of expert clinicians to identify the subtle and very early signs of DMD that may be detected before functional symptoms are noticed and that can help earlier diagnoses and appropriate interventions. Panelists will review the importance of matching mutations to therapeutic decisions, discuss emergin... |
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Parkinson’s Disease " Updates in Diagnosis and Patient Management
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, second only in prevalence to Alzheimer’s disease. Numerous therapeutic options, including carbidopa/levodopa, monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, dopamine agonists, and device-assisted therapies, are available for treatment. These treatments are indicated at different stages following diagnosis. However, Parkinson’s disease progresses at highly variable rates, and no biomarkers, laboratory tests, or gold standard indexes are available t... |
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Experts Address Your Burning Questions
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic type 2 helper (Th2)-mediated inflammatory disorder that is characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and esophageal inflammation with intraepithelial eosinophils. Once considered rare, EoE is a relatively new disease that is now commonplace and affects both children and adults. When left unmanaged, EoE can impact a patient’s ability to eat properly, leading to food impaction and increased medical expenses. Recent data indicate that many c... |
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Optimizing Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care - LIVE STREAMING
In this special program, faculty from Harvard Medical School, the Brigham Transition Care Team, and the Boston Children’s Hospital BRIDGES Adult Transition Program provide strategies, best practices, and guidance to:
• Identify adult care providers and successfully transfer patients with rare or complex health care needs
• Assess and improve the efficacy of your current transition processes
• Tailor transition strategies to patient age, disease type, and physical/ intellectual capab... |
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Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2024 -LIVE STREAMING
The State of the Art in Internal Medicine
This program, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides a comprehensive update of the most important changes now impacting Internal Medicine and guidance on how to incorporate these changes into your clinical practice to improve patient outcomes..
Practical, Fast-Paced, Online Education
This live streaming educational experience is fast paced, relevant to the current healthcare environment, and draws upon real... |
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NeuroRehabilitation 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
Comprehensive Neurorehabilitation Update
Cutting-edge strategies, updates, and best practices for state-of-the-art rehabilitation
In this course, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, many of the country’s most experienced and committed neurorehabilitation experts will present cutting-edge clinical interventions, the latest findings, practical education, and hands-on methods to further your expertise in guiding your patients with stroke, SCI, TBI, brain t... |
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Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Predominant Skin Symptoms
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of allergy/clinical immunology, gastroenterology, dermatology, and hematology clinicians who manage patients with nonadvanced systemic mastocytosis.
Nonadvanced systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a group of rare disorders characterized by mast cell accumulation that results in a significant and varied symptomatic burden to the patient. The most prevalent of these symptoms include gastrointestinal symptoms, dermatological symptoms, and ... |
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32nd Annual Primary Care Conference, Session 1
Continuing Education Company has been organizing its Primary Care Conference Series for over 31 years. The Primary Care Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this June or July when we hold the 32nd Annual Primary Care Conference. This conference will be repeated in two sessions for convenience in scheduling. Sessions I and II will be held at the Kiawah Is... |
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Major Depressive Disorder & Postpartum Depression: Targeting the GABA Deficit
Major depressive disorder (MDD), perinatal depression, and postpartum depression (PPD) are increasingly prevalent conditions that carry an extremely high disease burden. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of major depressive episodes have led to significant unmet needs for these patient populations. Success of treatment with traditional antidepressants that target monoaminergic deficiencies and imbalances is limited by non- or incomplete therapeutic response as well as delayed onset of action. ... |
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Gastroenterology 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
The Comprehensive 2024 Gastroenterology Update
This highly rated Harvard Medical School CME program ensures participants are current with state-of-the-art GI strategies and clinical practices. It covers recent advances and their impact on clinical approaches and on patient outcomes. Updates, best practices, and new guidelines are presented by nationally recognized GI experts and master clinicians.
Practical, Results-Driven Education
Highlights of the 2024 program include:
• Updated... |
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Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review and Update 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Updates for Internal Medicine and Its Subspecialties
This program, the 64th annual Internal Medicine Update from the leading clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, provides comprehensive, high-yield instruction to ensure clinicians are current with the latest evidence and best practices to optimize patient care.
This program covers the breadth of Internal Medicine subspecialties, including:
• Cardiovascular Medicine
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Treating Obesity 2024: The Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine - LIVE STREAMING
Education to Optimize Your Care of Adult, Adolescent, and Pediatric Patients with Obesity
This highly rated Harvard Medical School CME course delivers practical strategies to optimize the management of obesity and its many complications, and provides the most up-to-date approaches to obesity prevention and treatment.
Highlights of the 2024 program include:
• Update on using the newer GLP-1 based therapies
• Comprehensive evaluation of the patient with obesity
• Emerging precision me... |
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32nd Annual Primary Care Conference, Session 2
Continuing Education Company has been organizing its Primary Care Conference Series for over 31 years. The Primary Care Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this June or July when we hold the 32nd Annual Primary Care Conference. This conference will be repeated in two sessions for convenience in scheduling. Sessions I and II will be held at the Kiawah Is... |
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Updates on Diagnosis and Treatment Management
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare, relapsing, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that is characterized by inflammation in the optic nerve and spinal cord. Unfortunately, early stages of NMOSD are frequently misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis or other diseases. Diagnosis is typically based on the presence of key clinical characteristics"aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody status and magnetic resonance imaging. The application of newer diagnostic criteria may as... |
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15th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Summer Conference
Continuing Education Company has been organizing its Primary Care Conference Series for over 30 years. The Essentials in Primary Care Summer Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this July when we hold the 15th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Summer Conference.
This conference will be held at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida. Located n... |
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Call to Action for Health Equity: Racial Disparities in the Care of Patients with Cardiometabolic Disease
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the US. However, patients from minority populations with cardiovascular disease have disproportionately poor health outcomes and are particularly vulnerable to health disparities. Racial inequities in health also result in higher risk-burden in minority groups for metabolic syndromes such as Type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Health disparities in cardiometabolic care predominantly... |
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Making the Call in Nonadvanced Systemic Mastocytosis Optimizing Multidisciplinary Management
Series Overview
Nonadvanced systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a group of rare disorders characterized by mast cell accumulation that results in a significant and varied symptomatic burden to the patient. The most prevalent of these symptoms include gastrointestinal symptoms, dermatological symptoms, and recurrent anaphylaxis in response to a variety of triggers such as food, insect venom, and medications. In this Phone-a-Friend series, a multidisciplinary panel of faculty experts will address the... |
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8th Annual Internal Medicine in Primary Care Conference
Continuing Education Company has been organizing its Primary Care Conference Series for over 30 years. The 8th Annual Internal Medicine in Primary Care Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us July 26 through August 2, 2024 when we host the 8th Annual Internal Medicine in Primary Care Conference on the Celebrity Edge while cruising Alaska and British Columbi... |
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FOP: Enhancing Diagnosis and Management to Improve Patients’ Quality of Life
Target Audience
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of the primary audience of orthopedists, bone specialists, rheumatologists, pediatric rheumatologists, and genetic counselors, and the secondary audience of PCPs, pediatricians, dermatologists, endocrinologists, occupational therapists, oncologists, general practice NPs and PAs, and specialist NPs and PAs.
Program Overview
Because fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP, is exceedingly rare, even specialists... |
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Dialogues about FOP: What Patients Wish More Doctors Knew to Enhance Early Recognition and Management
Target Audience
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of the primary audience of PCPs, pediatricians, dermatologists, endocrinologists, occupational therapists, oncologists, general practice NPs and PAs, specialist NPs and PAs, and the secondary audience of orthopedists, bone specialists, rheumatologists, pediatric rheumatologists, genetic counselors, and dentists.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) causes abnormal bone for... |
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Diabetes Comorbidities and Complications - LIVE STREAMING
This comprehensive course, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides education and updates to optimize your care of patients with diabetes and these conditions:
• Obesity
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Hypertension
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Dyslipidemia
• Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease
Sessions are led by experts in thes... |
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Autism Movement Therapy
Autism Movement Therapy® is an emerging therapy that combines movement and music with positive behavior support strategies to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in meeting and achieving their speech and language, social and academic goals. Its purpose is to connect left and right hemisphere brain functioning by combining patterning, visual movement calculation, audile receptive processing, rhythm and sequencing into a “whole brain” cognitive thinking approach that can ... |
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Prurigo Nodularis: Recognizing, Diagnosing and Treating a Rare but Debilitating Disease
Prurigo Nodularis is a rare, chronic skin disorder that causes substantial patient burden, but is often overlooked or misdiagnosed and, until recently, had no medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The interprofessional faculty share their real-world perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with prurigo nodularis to reduce patient burden of disease and improve health outcomes. Highlighting pathophysiologic mechanisms, the faculty discuss the evolving pharma... |
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Fetal and Women's Imaging 2023- Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound
World Class CME is again proud to host the annual Fetal and Women's Imaging conference in Seattle, Washington. We welcome everyone to The Marriott Seattle Waterfront for yet another excellent three day course in 2024.
“Welcome to Seattle and Fetal & Women’s Imaging: Advanced OB-GYN Ultrasound 2024. This year’s comprehensive program is designed with something for both novice and advanced learners. Our extensive gynecology program will update you with the latest guid... |
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Ready for a Closeup: Differentiating Inadequate Response and Emotional Blunting During Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
Major depressive disorder (MDD) can have a significant impact on your patients’ lives. However, MDD is not just about feeling “down.” It’s a life-threatening condition that is a leading cause of suicide. Fortunately, there are a variety of effective therapies; however, many patients may experience an inadequate response to treatment and others may have experience anhedonia or reduced emotional responsiveness (ie, emotional blunting) associated with both selective serotonin reuptake inh... |
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Cleveland Clinic 13th Annual Neurology Update
Cleveland Clinic’s 13th Annual Neurology Update features a faculty of more than a dozen thought leaders discussing the most current clinically focused information regarding diagnosis, medication and therapy for a wide variety of neurologic conditions. This comprehensive review will detail strategies, procedures and best practices throughout the specialty. Neurologists, general practitioners, nurses and physician assistants will all benefit from the latest information impacting the practice... |
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6th Annual Women's Health Conference
Join women's health professionals from around the country at the 6th Annual Women's Health Conference on September 30 - October 2, 2024 at the The Meritage Resort & Spa. This conference has been accredited for up to 15 CME credits by a variety of medical organizations. More accreditation details...
This conference will focus on timely and practical issues involving women’s health. An emphasis will be placed on recent advances, up-to-date practices, and guidelines that will e... |
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LET'S TALK: Tackling Complex Issues Regarding SM-AHN Management A Monday Morning Joe Online Educational Activity
Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a group of rare disorders characterized by the accumulation of mast cells in internal tissues and organs. The pathogenesis of SM is linked to a characteristic exon 17 D816V mutation of the KIT gene. Systemic mastocytosis with associated hematologic neoplasms (SM-AHN) is an advanced subtype of SM that is associated with a shortened median survival time. Recent advances in the SM therapeutic landscape have led to the development of KIT-targeted treatment options; ho... |
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Irregular Care: Racial Inequities in the Management of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders
Structural racism and classism leads to many of the social determinants of health (SDoH) that cause disparities in cardiovascular (CVD) care, such as unequal preventative care, heart arrythmia treatment, and research inclusion. Interpersonal racism, including unconscious bias, worsens disproportionate CVD care, and is also a stand-alone factor for this health inequity. Underrepresented minority (URM) patients – particularly Black/African American individuals – are less likely to receive, b... |
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9th Annual Primary Care Update on Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine
Presented by Continuing Education Company (CEC); for over 30 years our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. This year, CEC is pleased to host the 9th Annual Primary Care Update on Urgent Care & Emergency Medicine Conference to be held in San Diego, California at the Omni San Diego Hotel on October 7-9, 2024.
Emergency and Urgent Care medicine involves the delivery of immediate medical care for the treatme... |
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Case Studies in HIV Prevention and Treatment of Persons Who Use Drugs
Educational Need:
Prevention of HIV in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) is vitally important from a public health perspective. People with SUD are significantly more vulnerable to contracting HIV, attributable to behaviors such as sharing needles and injection equipment, engaging in condomless sex, and impaired judgement. Furthermore, substance use can negatively affect medication adherence and engagement in healthcare, making it more challenging to treat and manage HIV in this ... |
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Managing Opioid Misuse Disorder in Pregnancy and Neonatal Care
This course familiarizes physicians with evaluation and treatment of patients who present with maternal opioid use during and after pregnancy.
Outcome Objectives:
As a result of completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:
- Identify the specific problems encountered by women using opioids during pregnancy
- Evaluate pregnant patients with a history of maternal opioid use
- Differentiate between maintenance options for opioid treatment during pregnancy
- Assess... |
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14th Annual Primary Care Fall Conference
Presented by Continuing Education Company for over 30 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. This year, the 14th Annual Primary Care Fall Conference is being held in Maui, Hawaii at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, an oceanfront resort situated along a spectacular stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach.
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Glaucoma Treatments in 2021: Personalizing Patient Needs
This continuing medical education (CE/CME) activity captures content from a roundtable in August.
Activity Description
Based on a roundtable held in August, this supplement summarizes a discussion of the mechanisms of actions and challenges with currently available and novel therapeutics as well as how to personalize glaucoma treatments.
Target Audience
This certified CME/CE activity is designed eye care providers involved in the management of glaucoma and associated disorders. |
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