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Compass Points

Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation and Improving the Physician-Patient Relationship

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by slow, progressive decline with effects on mobility, cognition, and overall quality of life (QoL). As there is no cure for MS, disease management focuses on inhibiting disease progression and treating symptoms. However, factors such as rehabilitation and the patient-provider relationship can also influence QoL...

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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
BEFORE reading this article, how frequently did you deliver rehabilitative care in MS through a multidisciplinary team?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
N/A - This is not my role

Question #2
NOW that you have read this article, how frequently will you deliver rehabilitative care through a multidisciplinary team?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
N/A - This is not my role

Question #3
BEFORE reading this article, how familiar were you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?
Extremely familiar
Very familiar
Somewhat familiar
Not at all familiar

Question #4
NOW that you have read this article, how familiar are you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?
Extremely familiar
Very familiar
Somewhat familiar
Not at all familiar

Question #5
How interested are you in educational activities that focus on improving quality of life for patients with multiple sclerosis?
Very interested
Interested
Somewhat interested
Not at all interested

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 10.19.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked six questions.

Question #1 was "BEFORE reading this article, how often DID you screen your grieving patients for major depression by asking at least two questions about mood and anhedonia?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
48.4% - Always
25.8% - Often
12.9% - Sometimes
6.5% - Rarely
3.2% - Never
3.2% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #2 was "NOW that you have read this article, how often WILL you screen your grieving patients for major depression by asking at least two questions about mood and anhedonia?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
77.7% - Always
16.1% - Often
3.2% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
3.2% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #3 was "BEFORE reading this article, how often DID you monitor grieving patients for major depression by periodically asking at least two questions about mood and anhedonia or administering a validated depression screening tool?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
41.9% - Always
29.0% - Often
22.6% - Sometimes
3.2% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
3.2% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #4 was "NOW that you have read this article, how often WILL you monitor grieving patients for major depression by periodically asking at least two questions about mood and anhedonia or administering a validated depression screening tool?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
64.5% - Always
22.6% - Often
6.5% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
6.5% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #5 was "As a result of my participation in this activity, I will use the differential diagnosis of normal grief, prolonged grief, and major depressive episode (MDE) and be able to explain which symptoms allow the diagnosis of MDE even before 2 months since loss have elapsed." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
61.3% - Definitely
32.3% - Yes
3.2% - Probably
0.0% - Probably not
0.0% - No
3.2% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #6 was "The 9-question Patient Health Questionnaire is available free online at http://www.depression-primarycare.org/clinicians/ toolkits/materials/forms/phq9/ questionnaire_sample. Will you visit this site and become familiar with its questions, especially the first two?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
61.3% - Definitely
19.4% - Yes
16.1% - Probably
0.0% - Probably not
3.2% - No
0.0% - N/A - This is not my role

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neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand
Premieres TOMORROW!

Early Identification, Intervention, and Quality Care in Schizophrenia: Bringing Together Community, Family, and Physicians

Premiere Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Live Broadcast: 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

"After the Show" live Q&A webcast: 1:02 p.m. ET
Taped Re-Air: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET

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Statement of Need
Schizophrenia is a disease that begins in early adulthood and places a significant burden on the family and on society. Early identification and treatment that involves collaboration among families, care providers, and the community have been shown to be effective...

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Activity Goal
To provide clinicians with an update on the best practices for identifying and managing individuals with schizophrenia utilizing a multimodal treatment plan which includes medication, adherence to treatment, psychosocial interventions, and the involvement of family and other significant people in a patient's care.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

  • Physicians (CME)
  • Nurses (CNE)
  • Pharmacists (ACPE)
  • Psychologists (APA)
  • Social Workers (NASW)
  • Certified Case Managers (CCMC)

All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered.

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In This Issue

Compass Points: Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation and Improving the Physician-Patient Relationship

Compass Questions™

Responses from Last Compass Questions™

neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Premieres TOMORROW!

Live CME/CE

TOMORROW!
November 3, 2010
neuroscienceCME
Live and On Demand

Early Identification, Intervention, and Quality Care in Schizophrenia: Bringing Together Community, Family, and Physicians

FACULTY

Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
(Moderator)


Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH
Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH

John W. Newcomer, MD
John W. Newcomer, MD

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November 9, 2010
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Early Assessment and Multimodal Therapy for MS-Associated Cognitive Dysfunction

FACULTY

Michael Racke, MD
Michael Racke, MD

Ralph H. B. Benedict, PhD
Ralph H. B. Benedict, PhD

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November 10, 2010
CMEO Webcast

SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION:
Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Strategies for Appropriate Selection of Patients for Vaccination

FACULTY

Keith P. Klugman, MD, PhD
Keith P. Klugman, MD, PhD

Michael S. Niederman, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
Michael S. Niederman, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM

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November 16, 2010
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Advances in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: New Approaches

FACULTY

Donald C. Goff, MD
Donald C. Goff, MD

Philip D. Harvey, PhD
Philip D. Harvey, PhD

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December 1, 2010
neuroscienceCME
Live and On Demand

Measuring Lipids in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Why We Must

FACULTY

Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD
Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD
(Moderator)


David C. Henderson, MD
David C. Henderson, MD

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

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Self-Study CME/CE

Complex Presentations of Sleep-Wake Dysfunction: Case Challenge Series

neuroscienceCME Snack Series

FACULTY
Thomas Roth, PhD (Moderator)
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH, FCCP
(Parts 1, 2)
Paul P. Doghramji, MD, FAAFP
(Parts 1, 3, 5)
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
(Parts 2, 4, 7)
Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
(Parts 3, 4, 6, 7)
Daniel J. Buysse, MD
(Parts 5, 6)

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Clinical Decision-Making: Encounters with a Sleepy Patient, Part 1

neuroscienceCME Medical Simulation

FACULTY
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH, FCCP

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Clinical Decision-Making: Encounters with a Sleepy Patient, Part 2

neuroscienceCME Medical Simulation

FACULTY
Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD

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ADHD Case Challenge, Parts 1–7

neuroscienceCME Snack Series

FACULTY
Robert L. Findling, MD (Moderator)
L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd
(Parts 2, 6)
Scott H. Kollins, PhD
(Parts 1, 3, 4)
Frank A. Lopez, MD
(Parts 2, 5, 7)
Alice R. Mao, MD
(Parts 1, 5, 7)
James McCracken, MD
(Parts 3, 4, 6)

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Case Series in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Parts 1-4

CMEO Medical Simulation

FACULTY
John J. Cush, MD (Moderator)
Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MPH
(Parts 1, 2)
J. Timothy Harrington, MD
(Parts 3, 4)
Bernard R. Rubin, DO, MPH, FACP
(Parts 3, 4)

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Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation and Improving the Physician-Patient Relationship

Compass Points

FACULTY
Christina J. Ansted, MPH, CCMEP

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Considering Bereavement Anew (Part 2 of 2): Clinical Assessment of Grief

Compass Points

FACULTY
Sandra Haas Binford, MAEd

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Technologies in Psychiatric Treatment (Part 1): Brain Stimulation

Compass Points

FACULTY
Robert Kennedy

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