RECENT PROGRAMS

Managing Acute Myeloid Leukemia:
Updates from the American Society of Hematology Meeting 2011
Topic: Hematology, Oncology
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants
Program Description: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia among adults. AML is a rapidly progressing cancer, and without treatment, most people with AML die within 3 to 4 month of diagnosis. With treatment, about one-third of patients with AML can be cured.

Studies in Contrast MRI: Optimizing Patient Management and Imaging
Edition 1: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis--Screening Strategies and Contrast Administration Policies
Topic: Radiology
Medium: i-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians
Program Description: Since the introduction of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) into magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the 1980s, multiple contrast agents have been introduced and used extensively in a wide range of indications, particularly central nervous system (CNS) examinations, evaluation of neurodegenerative disease, and assessment of tumors.

Embracing Opportunities to Overcome Challenges When Managing Pain in Older Adults
Topic: Pain
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Program Description: Most older adults experience pain that can interfere with normal functioning. This chronic pain increases the risk of depression, sleep problems, and hospitalization--and contributes negatively to patient quality of life and quality of care.

Battling MRSA Infections in Older Adults
Topic: Infectious Diseases
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Program Description: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are potentially life threatening and cause a variety of illnesses including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), bacteremia and endocarditis, pneumonia, bone and joint infections, and central nervous system (CNS) infections.

Recognition and Management of Overactive Bladder in the Elderly
Topic: Urology
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Program Description: Overactive bladder (OAB) is the most common cause of urinary incontinence or loss of bladder control in adults and affects approximately 33 million Americans – nearly 2 in 10 adults and a full 30% of the senior population. The medical issue of OAB is...

Overcoming Barriers to the Prevention of Stroke in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
Topic: Cardiovascular
Medium: Link - Online
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Program Description: Approximately 2.2 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and the risk of stroke in these patients is substantial. Patients with AF have a five-fold increased risk for stroke.

Slowing Cognitive and Functional Decline in Alzheimer's Disease: Evaluating the Evidence
Topic: Neurology
Medium: Link - Online
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Pharmacists
Program Description: The burden of AD is well known. In the United States, there are more than 5 million individuals with AD. This number is expected to climb to 7.7 million people by the year 2030. AD is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. As the US population...

Clinical Insights in Geriatrics: Assessing and Optimizing the Nutritional Status of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Topic: General
Medium: e-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants
Program Description: Malnutrition in older adults is commonly seen in the community, hospitals, long-term care, and across all practice settings. The prevalence of undernutrition in older adults is estimated at 1% to 5% in community dwellers, 20% in hospitalized older adults, and 37% in the long-term care setting.

Managing the Patient With Type 2 Diabetes: An Interactive Case Challenge
Topic: Diabetes/Endocrinology
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Primary Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants
Program Description: Type 2 diabetes (type 2 DM) has reached an epidemic level in the United States. An estimated 25.8 million people have diabetes, about 8.3% percent of the U.S. population. About 90%-95% of adults who have diabetes have type 2 DM.

Targeting the Tumor: Treating the Subtypes of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Topic: Oncology: Breast
Medium: Link - QuantiaMD
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians
Program Description: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. This year in the United States, an estimated 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, and an estimated 40,230 women will die from breast cancer.

Optimal Strategies for the Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Topic: Oncology: Colorectal
Medium: Link - QuantiaMD
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians
Program Description: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in the United States, leading to more than 50,000 deaths annually. Most colorectal cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage in which cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes or organs, leading to poor overall survival.

Biomarkers and Beyond: Redefining Systemic Therapy for NSCLC
Topic: Oncology: Lung
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants
Program Description: Lung cancer is the leading cause of worldwide cancer mortality and is responsible for more deaths annually in the U.S. than the combination of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer. About 87% of lung cancer cases in the U.S. are classified as non-small cell ...

IMPROVING MEDICAL ADHERENCE: THE EVOLVING ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
Topic: Other
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Primary Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
Program Description: Most primary care clinicians treat certain patients, particularly those with chronic conditions, who find it difficult to adhere to their medication regimens. Many of these providers are missing opportunities to help their patients improve adherence because they are not incorporating the latest in practice management and communication technologies.

Video Roundtable 4: Uncovering Practical Applications: EHRs and Medication Adherence
Video Roundtable 5: Uncovering Practical Applications: Mobile Health & Digital Communication and Medication Adherence
Video Roundtable 6: Uncovering Practical Applications: Social Media and Medication Adherence

Clinical Insights in Geriatrics: Setting the Stage: Stage-Specific Treatment Options for Patients With Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease
Topic: Neuro/Psychiatry
Medium: e-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants
Program Description: As the US population ages, dementia syndromes such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are growing more prevalent. Roughly 60% to 80% of elderly patients with chronic dementia have AD, a progressive condition that leads to memory loss, personality changes, cognitive dysfunction, and functional impairment. The Practice Guidelines for the Treatment ...

OTHER PROGRAMS

Type 2 Diabetes: Helping Patients Take Control (Program ID 1110338)
Topic: Diabetes/Endocrinology
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Primary Care
Target Audience: Nurse Practitioners

The Evolving Role of Biomarkers in the Second-Line Therapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Topic: Oncology: Lung
Medium: Link - QuantiaMD
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians

Chronic Constipation in a Patient Taking Multiple Medications: A Clinical Case Challenge
Topic: Gastroenterology
Medium: Clinical Case Challenge (Online)
Practice Setting: Senior Care, Primary Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants

Advances in Parkinson's Disease: Highlights from the 2011 American Neurological Association Meeting
Topic: Neurology
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants

Clinical Insights in Geriatrics: Successfully Diagnosing and Managing Overactive Bladder in Older Adults to Optimize Outcomes
Topic: Urology
Medium: e-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants

Clinical Insights in Geriatrics: Managing Pain in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Topic: Pain
Medium: e-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Senior Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants

Renal Cell Carcinoma: Advancing Care for Improved Patient Outcomes
Topic: Oncology: Kidney
Medium: Link - QuantiaMD
Practice Setting: Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Advanced NSCLC: A Virtual Tumor Board Case Discussion
Topic: Oncology: Lung
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Primary Care, Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants

EXPIRING SOON

Fibromyalgia i-Newsletter Issue 1, April 2011
Reviewing the Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia
Topic: Pain
Medium: e-Newsletter
Practice Setting: Primary Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants

Lowering Stroke Risk in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Current and Emerging Antithrombotic Therapies
Topic: Cardiovascular
Medium: Online Presentation
Practice Setting: Primary Care, Specialty Care
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses