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		MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER CME Outfitters, LLC, (CMEO), is the leader in accredited CE satellite television and live audio activities for the healthcare community. CMEO is also the driving force behind neuroscienceCME.com, an exciting new online resource for clinicians, educators, and researchers practicing in the neurosciences. SATELLITE SITE LIAISON: MS. SHIRLENE ROGERS As your site liaison, Shirlene is assigned to you to assist you with any customer service needs. She is here to answer your questions regarding continuing education and upcoming activities. She will check in with you every month. But, in the meantime, if you have difficulties with your satellite, problems receiving materials, or have any suggestions, contact Shirlene at the following numbers or through the Suggestion Box: 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767) or 240.243.1311 LIVE CME/CE Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered! Weight Gain with the Atypicals: How to Screen, Monitor, and Intervene Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD John W. Newcomer, MD Robert R. Conley, MD Live Videoconference March 21, 2007 Register Now!     Pre-Order Online SELF-STUDY CME/CE Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered! Treatment Convergence: Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Atypical Antipsychotics John Kane, MD Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD Archived Audioconference Released Nov. 16, 2006 Participate     Order Online Recovery vs. Recurrence: Optimizing Maintenance Therapy for Patients with Bipolar Disorder Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC Printed Monograph Released Sept. 6, 2006 Participate     Order Online Dosing and Receptors: Lessons Learned from CATIE Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD John W. Newcomer, MD Printed Monograph Released Sept. 5, 2006 Participate     Order Online			FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER: Sleep and Wake Medicine Clinical Knowledge Center now available at neuroscienceCME.com! neuroscienceCME TV SERIES PREMIERE: Don't miss the premiere of neuroscienceCME TV on March 21, 2007! ACCREDITATION SATELLITE SITE PROFILE: This month we salute the staff of the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital
				FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER Sleep and Wake Medicine Clinical Knowledge Center now available at neuroscienceCME.com! The burgeoning field of sleep and wake medicine has underscored the impact of this discipline on many other aspects of healthy brain function. Narcolepsy, excessive sleepiness, restless leg syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and insomnia are critical areas where new advances are taking place virtually every day. neuroscienceCME.com is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Sleep and Wake Medicine Clinical Knowledge Center. The premiere module in this new resource focuses on narcolepsy. Additional sleep- and wake-related areas will be launched soon. In 2007, neuroscienceCME.com will be your source for a major educational initiative on sleep and wake medicine. Visit the Sleep and Wake Medicine Clinical Knowledge Center today at neuroscienceCME.com (free registration required for new users) Other available CKCs include Alcohol Use Disorders, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Schizophrenia. Back to top neuroscienceCME TV SERIES PREMIERE Don't miss the premiere of neuroscienceCME TV on March 21, 2007! neuroscienceCME TV is a one-hour live, interactive satellite TV activity during which leading experts discuss clinically relevant, evidence-based issues facing mental health practitioners. Each broadcast's interactivity is enhanced by offering a Q&A segment during which the faculty presenters can respond to audience comments and questions posed via e-mail, fax, or phone. CME Outfitters has also developed a web-based instant polling feature that allows live webcast participants a chance to provide real-time input. Program Title: Weight Gain with the Atypicals: How to Screen, Monitor, and Intervene Target Audience: Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in mental health. Overview: This activity is designed to help physicians treating patients with schizophrenia to be aware of the impact of overweight and obesity on their patients' wellness. The faculty will explore the challenges clinicians face when managing weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic medications. They will review recent guidelines and develop strategies to screen, monitor, and intervene to improve outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. Participants will learn ways to minimize risk from weight gain and will also learn the proper technique for measuring waist circumference and translating the measurement into cardiovascular risk for these patients. Read more Did you know that CMEO can help all Satellite Site Coordinators with registration and lunch for this important educational activity? Registered groups of 10 or more participants are eligible to receive coupons for free pizza to assist with lunch during the March 21 satellite broadcast. The number of advanced registration participants determines the value of coupons you will receive. All participants must print their name legibly on an Advance Group Registration form AND the completed form must be faxed to 240.243.1033 by March 14, 2007. All Satellite Site Coordinators have access to a reserved section of the cmeoutfitters.com website labeled Site Coordinators Only. Through this portal you can download restricted documents such as answer keys to CE activities. Also available are course materials, credit request forms, and activity evaluation sheets. To log into the Site Coordinators Only area of the website, visit www.cmeoutfitters.com and click on the Site Coordinators Only tab at the top of the page. The website will walk you through the process from there. Back to top ACCREDITATION CMEO activities provide CE credit for: • Physicians (CME) • Pharmacists (CPE) • Psychologists (CEP) • Nurses (CNE) • Case Managers (CCMC) • Social Workers (NASW) Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Case Managers, Psychologists, and Social Workers can all receive CE credit at no cost for the activities offered by CMEO. A certificate or statement of credit is mailed within 4-6 weeks to all who successfully complete the credit requirements by fax or mail. Those participants who fill out the necessary forms online can immediately print their certificates. To receive credit, participants must review all activity materials in their entirety, score 70% or above on a post-test, and fully complete and return both the credit request form and activity evaluation. Complete instructions on how to download all of these materials for a scheduled activity are included in the e-mails that you receive from CMEO one week prior to each live activity. The information is also available in the Site Coordinators section of cmeoutfitters.com. Back to top SATELLITE SITE NEWS CMEO welcomes BECKY RHEA to the SATELLITE SITE COORDINATOR TEAM. BECKY is the new site coordinator for the Harold Jordan Center in Nashville, Tennessee. SATELLITE SITE PROFILE This month we salute the staff of the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital, who have prevailed through the post-Katrina period to provide the only public psychiatric beds currently available in New Orleans. Hats off to site coordinator Arnette Alston who inspired us with the information she provided for this profile. The modern-day New Orleans Adolescent Hospital (NOAH) has a rich and storied history as a clinical institution. In 1781, the site where the hospital is located was a sugar plantation, and in 1870, the facility was known as the Sedgewich Military Hospital. In 1981, The Louisiana Legislature established NOAH to provide 24-hour inpatient care and treatment to emotionally disturbed and mentally ill adolescents and children. Before Hurricane Katrina, NOAH functioned as a 30-bed hospital for children ages 5 to 18, and operated with an annual budget of $15 million. Patients were referred for admission through NOAH's Crisis Clinic. It was the only facility in New Orleans to provide inpatient mental health care and 24-hour crisis services to adolescents. School services were provided on campus for grades K-to-12 by a joint venture between the Louisiana Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Department of Education. In 2004, NOAH's inpatient services admitted 240 youths and its outpatient clinics treated 1,400. Two days before Katrina crashed ashore in late August 2005, 17 children were evacuated from NOAH to Greenwell Springs Hospital in Jackson, Louisiana. More than 100 staff members also evacuated to Jackson with these children. NOAH reopened on November 7, 2005, as a temporary outpatient clinic. The greater New Orleans mental healthcare infrastructure was crippled in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. More than 300 psychiatric beds across the area were lost as a result of hospital or departmental closings. Estimates in early 2006 projected that only 140 of 617 primary care physicians returned to practice after Katrina and that only 22 of 196 psychiatrists continued to practice.(1) NOAH reopened on November 7, 2005, as a temporary outpatient clinic. In June 2006 the patients and staff who had evacuated to Jackson, Louisiana were able to return to the NOAH campus. Since then, inpatient services at NOAH consist of 15 child and adolescent psychiatric hospital beds, and two community clinics located in the Greater New Orleans area. In August of 2006 NOAH converted 20 additional beds to treat adults. These remain the only inpatient psychiatric services available in the city. A Crisis Intervention Unit at NOAH was also set up to administer treatment and refer patients to group homes. 1. Pope J. Three-fourths of medical professionals have left New Orleans. The New Orleans Times Picayune. New Orleans, La; April 26, 2006. Back to top
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