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Compass Points

Humor in Medicine, Part 2: The Clinician-Patient Relationship

Introducing humor and laughter into the health care setting can improve a patient's mood and quality of life. Physicians tend to be wary of laughing with patients because the medical environment implies that healing is a serious business and that patients might get the wrong idea...

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pre-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, rate your knowledge about the use and value of humor in the clinician-patient relationship.
Extremely knowledgeable
Very knowledgeable
Moderately knowledgeable
Somewhat knowledgeable
Not at all knowledgeable
N/A - This is not my role

Question #2
Before reading this article, state how often you have employed humor in therapeutic relationships in your practice.
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A - This is not my role


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4th Annual Chair Summit - Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development

Symposium Dates: June 23-26, 2011
Location: Loews Annapolis Hotel
126 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
800.526.2593 (rooms reserved under CME Outfitters)

Watch the video below to find out why the 2011 Chair Summit delivers the highest-quality teaching of any event you'll attend this year. It's the only conference where you can meet two dozen academic department chairs and learn from their decades of experience assessing difficult cases, treating challenging patients, and educating practicing clinicians. During the video, you'll learn more about Chair Summit's broad agenda, interactive case presentations, self-assessment breakout sessions designed to meet maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, and more.

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In This Issue

Compass Points: Humor in Medicine, Part 2: The Clinician-Patient Relationship

pre-Compass Questions™

4th Annual Chair Summit

Live CME/CE

June 23-26, 2011
neuroscienceCME Medical Meeting

4th Annual Chair Summit - Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development

Location:
Loews Annapolis Hotel
126 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
800.526.2593
(rooms reserved under CME Outfitters)

A 3½-day master class in a variety of tracks related to the neurosciences. Each track features presentations delivered by department chairs from the United States' most renowned academic institutions.

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July 19, 2011
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Interdisciplinary Medical and Rehabilitative Management and Improving the Provider-Patient Relationship

FACULTY

	Francois Bethoux, MD
Francois Bethoux, MD

Jack S. Burks, MD
Jack S. Burks, MD

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August 10, 2011
CMEO Live and On Demand

Optimizing Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Focus on Diagnosis, Combination Therapy, and Outcomes-Based Care

FACULTY

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
(Moderator)


Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM
Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM

William F. C. Rigby, MD
William F. C. Rigby, MD

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Self-Study CME/CE

Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition

CMEO Live and On Demand
EXPIRES: June 23, 2011

FACULTY
Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
Keith P. Klugman, MD, PhD
(Moderator)
Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, MBA
Michael S. Niederman, MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM
(Guest Interviewee)

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Medication Errors: Continued Cause for Concern

Compass Points
EXPIRES: June 29, 2011

FACULTY
Christina J. Ansted, MPH, CCMEP

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