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Subscribe to Clinical Compass™ Volume 4, Issue 3 - February 10, 2009

From the Clinical Knowledge Center

February Is National Cancer Prevention Month

Cancer affects 1 in 2 men during their lifetime in the United States, and more than 1 in 3 women. Much of the suffering and death from cancer could be prevented by more systematic efforts to reduce the use of tobacco products, to improve diets (specifically to reduce obesity) and increase physical activity, to reduce sun exposure, and to expand the use of established screening tests. About 5% of all cancers are strongly hereditary. This means that the remaining cancers are the result of damage to genes (mutations or alterations) that occur over one’s lifetime. These may result from internal factors like hormones or cellular metabolism or external factors like exposure to tobacco, chemicals, or sunlight...

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Compass Questions™

Your responses to this issue's Compass Questions™ will be added to an ongoing needs assessment for educational programming in this important area. Responses to this issue's questions will be reported in an upcoming issue.

Question #1
Do you educate your patients on ways to prevent cancer?
Yes
No

Question #2
Would you be interested in an education initiative that focused on prevention of cancer and behavioral changes your patients could make to help prevent cancer?
Yes
No

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 01.27.09 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked three questions.

Question #1 was "Do you commonly ask your patients about their sleep habits?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
84.3% - Yes
15.7% - No

Question #2 was "Did you know of the link between sleep and the immune system?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
82.0% - Yes
18.0% - No

Question #3 was "Are you interested in educational opportunities on this topic?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
90.4% - Yes
9.6% - No

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neuroscienceCME Clinical Navigator
Special Meeting Highlights Edition
Now Available!

1st Annual Chairs in Psychiatry Summit: Meeting Highlights

Premiere Date: Friday, January 30, 2009
Credit Expiration Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010

This Meeting Highlights Clinical Navigator is offered as a means of addressing a variety of psychiatric conditions for clinicians who were unable to attend the live conference on June 27-29, 2008, and as a summary and refresher to those who were able to attend. Each section provides references and evidence that are key to translating the presentation content into data that is helpful in the clinic and improves patient care. Fordis and colleagues found that carefully designed, evidence-based online CME can produce objectively measured changes in behavior as well as gains in knowledge that are comparable to those associated with effective live activities...

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Activity Goal
To provide a comprehensive update on the latest advances and evidence-based strategies, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, in the diagnosis and treatment of various psychiatric disorders.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Analyze the latest research and clinical data regarding various psychiatric disorders.
  • Incorporate the latest evidence into individualized treatment plans.
  • Translate knowledge improvement in to practice improvement with a goal of improving outcomes of patients with mental illness.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:
Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)

All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate.

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In This Issue

From the Clinical Knowledge Center: February Is National Cancer Prevention Month

Compass Questions™

Responses from Last Compass Questions™

neuroscienceCME Clinical Navigator, Special Meeting Highlights Edition - Now Available!

Live CME/CE
Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered!

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February 23, 2009
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Depression Management in Healthcare Systems: A Team Approach to Care

MODERATOR

Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH

FACULTY

Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH

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March 18, 2009
neuroscienceCME TV

SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Broken Continuum of Care: Addressing a Crisis in the Care of Patients with Schizophrenia

MODERATOR

Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD

FACULTY

Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH
Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH

Cheri M. Sixbey, MA, LMSW, LPC, CMP
Cheri M. Sixbey, MA, LMSW, LPC, CMP

David Wadner, PhD
David Wadner, PhD

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March 25, 2009
neuroscienceCME TV

SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION: Atypical Antipsychotics in Major Depressive Disorder: When Current Treatments Are Not Enough

MODERATOR

Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD

FACULTY

Linda L. Carpenter, MD
Linda L. Carpenter, MD

Zachary N. Stowe, MD
Zachary N. Stowe, MD

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Self-Study CME/CE
Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered!

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1st Annual Chairs in Psychiatry Summit: Meeting Highlights

Clinical Navigator

EDITORIAL FACULTY
William E. Bunney, Jr., MD
Mark S. Gold, MD
K. Ranga Krishnan, MB, ChB
Merry Miller, MD
James E. Mitchell, MD
Laura Roberts, MD
David R. Rubinow, MD
Daniel R. Weinberger, MD

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The Broken Continuum of Care: Addressing a Crisis in the Care of Patients with Schizophrenia

CD-ROM

MODERATOR
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
FACULTY
Diana O. Perkins, MD, MPH
Cheri M. Sixbey, MA, LMSW, LPC, CMP
David Wadner, PhD

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Atypical Antipsychotics in Major Depressive Disorder: When Current Treatments Are Not Enough

CD-ROM

MODERATOR
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
FACULTY
Linda L. Carpenter, MD
Zachary N. Stowe, MD

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