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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 - March 27, 2007 |
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SELF-STUDY CME/CE |
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Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered!
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
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Dosing and Receptors: Lessons Learned from CATIE
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD
John W. Newcomer, MD
Printed Monograph
Released Sept. 5, 2006
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Recovery vs. Recurrence: Optimizing Maintenance Therapy for Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Paul E. Keck, Jr., MD
Roger McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Archived Videoconference
Released May 3, 2006
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Education With Integrity...and Impact
CMEO thanks its community of learners who were a part of the record-setting audience for the premiere of neuroscienceCME TV on March 21. The broadcast, titled Weight Gain with the Atypicals: How to Screen, Monitor, and Intervene, was moderated by Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, and featured expert faculty guests Robert R. Conley, MD, and John W. Newcomer, MD.
In addition to delivering evidence-based, clinically relevant information, this broadcast uncovered a significant need for additional screening tools for metabolic disturbance in patients with schizophrenia. Live audience feedback (collected via real-time online polling questions) revealed specific performance gaps, and this data will help shape future neuroscienceCME educational initiatives. Of particular interest were the pre- and post-activity responses regarding the clinical criteria for metabolic syndrome, and the use of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference as measures of cardiovascular risk.
View responses here
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At the beginning of the broadcast, Dr. Nemeroff invited viewers to participate in outcome surveys conducted by CMEO. This research will document the extent to which participants translate what they learned on neuroscienceCME TV into their practices. Please take the opportunity to directly influence future activities by responding to these surveys.
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FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER:
Weight Management Through a Behavioral Intervention in Patients with Severe Mental Illness 
THIS ISSUE'S COMPASS QUESTIONS™
RESPONSES FROM OUR LAST COMPASS QUESTIONS™
EDUCATION WITH INTEGRITY...AND IMPACT
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FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Weight Management Through a Behavioral Intervention in Patients with Severe Mental Illness
On March 21, 2007, CME Outfitters launched the debut of neuroscienceCME TV, titled Weight Gain with the Atypicals: How to Screen, Monitor, and Intervene. This continuing education program focused on how obesity and overweight impact cardiovascular and metabolic health in patients with severe mental health illness (SMI) and provided strategies that clinicians can employ to manage weight and improve physical wellbeing in these patients. Archived versions of this program are available now at www.cmeoutfitters.com and www.neuroscienceCME.com.
As discussed during this neuroscienceCME TV program, overweight and obesity in patients with SMI are an important public health concern. Patients with SMI exhibit a greater prevalence of overweight and obesity than the general population and many of the agents utilized to treat these patients may cause weight gain, further compounding health risk. Overweight and obesity are associated with increased cardiovascular risk and metabolic disturbances, and weight gain during antipsychotic treatment is associated with poor medication compliance that may increase the risk of psychotic relapse. While the most common intervention to manage antipsychotic-induced weight gain is to switch medications, behavioral interventions may also play an important role in weight management within a comprehensive treatment program for patients with SMI.
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RESPONSES FROM OUR LAST COMPASS QUESTIONS™
In the 03.13.07 issue of Clinical Compass, we posed two questions. The first question was: "The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a tool that can be used to systematically and thoroughly assess mental status. The MMSE contains how many questions?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11% - 5
7% - 9
60% - 11 (correct answer)
22% - 14
The MMSE is an 11-question measure that tests five areas of cognitive function: orientation, registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language.
The second question was: "On the MMSE, cognitive impairment is indicated by a score of:" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
2% - 58
2% - 48
10% - 36
86% - 23 (correct answer)
The maximum score is 30. A score of 23 or lower is indicative of cognitive impairment.
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