Provider:	CME Outfitters, LLC
Release Date:	12/16/2009
Expiration Date:	12/16/2010
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Description: Until the past decade, there was generally a pessimistic attitude about the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and their outcomes. One key concept that has been identified as critical in optimizing the care and outcomes of patients is continuity of care by a team of healthcare providers. Continuity of care is widely viewed as a key quality indicator for outpatient mental health care and is essential to prevention of relapse and re-hospitalization. Yet, progress has lagged in the implementation and measurement of continuity of care in clinical practice. In a recent educational activity by CME Outfitters, over 220 psychiatrists responded that their main reason for not changing practice immediately regarding continuity of care was they did not know where to start, demonstrating a gap in knowledge and performance regarding the implementation of this process in clinical practice. A first step to improving care is identifying the barriers that exist. Patient barriers, physician barriers and system barriers can be significant obstacles requiring education of the entire mental healthcare team in order to begin to break down the walls and allow clinicians to provide the best care for each patient. The identification of the barriers can be the first step in empowering both the provider and the patient. This can highlight to psychiatrists, other healthcare providers, payors, and healthcare systems what barriers may exist and how they are impacting the outcomes and lives of patients. In this neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand activity, faculty will highlight barriers to optimal care and their impact on the outcomes and lives of patients with schizophrenia and propose practical strategies and tools that can be utilized to improve the care of patients with schizophrenia.

Provider:	National Community Pharmacists Association
Release Date:	09/01/2008
Expiration Date:	09/01/2011
System Requirements:	Adobe Acrobat Reader Macintosh OS X v 10.2 or higher Safari
Description: Pharmacists need to be advocates for the documentation of herbal products. Several drug interactions may be prevented by documentation of herbal medicinals. Understanding the documented and potential drug interactions between herbals and warfarin will equip pharmacists with the knowledge to provide advice for patients seeking alternative medicine. By counseling patients to notify their health care provider about current alternative medicine including herbals, serious drug interactions may be avoided.

Provider:	AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare
Release Date:	09/18/2009
Expiration Date:	09/17/2010
Description: "I've seen a lot in the news about how being overweight can cause diabetes mellitus and I'm worried about long-term complications such as heart disease."

Provider:	CME Outfitters, LLC
Release Date:	10/28/2009
Expiration Date:	10/28/2010
System Requirements:
Description: A cardinal feature of bipolar disorder is the irregular recurrence of alternating abnormal mood states including depression, mania, and mixed states. Mania is frequently revealed retrospectively; patients are often not accurate in their recall of the severity and duration of symptoms, which can add further complexity to diagnosis. Symptoms of mania can include racing thoughts, pressured speech, irritability, lack of sleep, sexual preoccupation, excessive energy, and expansive mood, all of which can lead to problems at home, work, or school. Symptoms vary across individuals and disease course, and are often accompanied by comorbidities, all of which can pose diagnostic challenges. Delayed treatment has been shown to be associated in some cases with increased hospitalizations, greater risk of suicide, emergence of comorbid conditions, and global impairment. Once stabilized, maintenance treatment-- pharmacotherapy, patient and family education, and psychosocial support--must be considered to prevent relapse, achieve better stability of mood, and improve function. In this interactive and evidence-based neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand activity, the expert faculty will translate the evidence to improve outcomes in patients through better recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of bipolar mania.

Provider:	National Community Pharmacists Association
Commercial Supporter:	Pfizer
Release Date:	10/13/2007
Expiration Date:	10/13/2010
System Requirements:	Adobe Acrobat Reader Macintosh OS X v 10.2 or higher Flash Plug-in Player 7.0.1.9 Check my Flash version Safari
Description: The nation is facing a growing epidemic of diabetes. More than 20 million Americans have diabetes and 1.3 million new cases are diagnosed every year. A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes increases the risk of patients developing many serious complications, including cardiovascular disease, retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy. The direct and indirect costs of diabetes in 2002 were calculated at $132 billion, of which 80 percent was related to complications. Despite this growing number of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes initiation of insulin therapy is often delayed for more than eight years. The community pharmacist is in an ideal position to introduce patients to new products and delivery methods that are available to enhance patient outcomes. Pharmacists have frequent contact with patients and are critical in helping patients with type 2 diabetes manage their disease and accommodate their treatment to lifestyle issues.