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Compass Points

The Violent Patient—A Look at Threatening Behavior in Clinical Psychiatry Practice

Violence in the psychiatric care setting has taken its toll with numerous events or attacks which are characterized by violence toward psychiatrists and mental health professionals—even loss of life...

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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 use tactics for assessing a dangerous patient as part of daily clinical practice?
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never

Question #2
Before reading this article, how knowledgeable were you of common psychiatric disorders and other risk factors that are associated with violence?
Extremely familiar
Very familiar
Somewhat familiar
Not at all familiar

Question #3
How interested are you in educational activities that focus on assessment and management of the dangerous patient?
Very interested
Interested
Somewhat interested
Not at all interested

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 11.02.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "BEFORE reading this article, how frequently did you deliver rehabilitative care in MS through a multidisciplinary team?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11.8% - Always
23.5% - Often
35.3% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
17.6% - Never
11.8% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #2 was "NOW that you have read this article, how frequently will you deliver rehabilitative care through a multidisciplinary team?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
29.4% - Always
35.3% - Often
17.6% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
5.9% - Never
11.8% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #3 was "BEFORE reading this article, how familiar were you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11.8% - Extremely familiar
47.1% - Very familiar
23.5% - Somewhat familiar
17.6% - Not at all familiar

Question #4 was "NOW that you have read this article, how familiar are you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
35.3% - Extremely familiar
41.2% - Very familiar
23.5% - Somewhat familiar
0.0% - Not at all familiar

Question #5 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on improving quality of life for patients with multiple sclerosis?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
47.1% - Very interested
17.6% - Interested
35.3% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Measuring Lipids in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Why We Must

Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 1, 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
The STandards for BipoLar Excellence (STABLE) project outlined 15 evidence-based measures for quality assessment and improvement of care for patients with bipolar disorder (BPD). One of these relates to lipid measurement and assesses "the percentage of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with an atypical antipsychotic agent who receive at least one assessment for hyperlipidemia within the initial 16 weeks of treatment."...

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Activity Goal
To increase clinician knowledge of and performance against the STABLE measure related to assessment of hyperlipidemia in patients with bipolar disorder who are being treated with an atypical antipsychotic agent.

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: The Violent Patient—A Look at Threatening Behavior in Clinical Psychiatry Practice

Compass Questions™

Responses from Last Compass Questions™

neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Live CME/CE

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

Obesity, Diabetes, and Diet: Combining Evidence for All Three Into Improved Patient Care

CMEO Webcast

FACULTY
Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP
(Moderator)
Robert F. Kushner, MD
Holly Wyatt, MD

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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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The Violent Patient—A Look at Threatening Behavior in Clinical Psychiatry Practice

Compass Points

FACULTY
Christina J. Ansted, MPH, CCMEP

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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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