Clinical Compass - Consideration of Reduction in Heavy Drinking as a Treatment Outcome and a Public Health Strategy


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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 15 - JULY 18, 2007

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Expert Discussions on Alcohol Dependence

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Robert R. Conley, MD

Unmasking the Fallout of Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain

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Excessive Sleepiness and Psychiatric Illness: Many Sides to the Story

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Pharmacodynamics of Atypical Antipsychotics: Clinical Correlations and Practice Implications

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Weight Gain with the Atypicals: How to Screen, Monitor, and Intervene

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FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER:
Consideration of Reduction in Heavy Drinking as a Treatment Outcome and a Public Health Strategy

THIS ISSUE'S COMPASS QUESTIONS™

RESPONSES FROM OUR LAST COMPASS QUESTIONS™

ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE PODCAST UPDATE
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	FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER Consideration of Reduction in Heavy Drinking as a Treatment Outcome and a Public Health Strategy This month, Clinical Compass™ turns its attention to current issues surrounding the management of chronic alcohol dependence. Healthcare practitioners can play a major role in the care of patients who have or are at risk for alcohol dependence by actively screening and identifying these patients and by implementing an appropriate treatment plan. A major treatment goal for alcohol dependence is to increase rates of abstinence. When used in combination with psychosocial support, pharmacologic agents can help committed patients reach this goal. However, healthcare practitioners continue to struggle with challenges in the management of alcohol dependence. Not every patient referred to treatment, or interested in recovery, is able to actually stop drinking. If individuals are able to stop drinking, they are still subject to cravings and urges to drink and may be able to only reduce their amount of alcohol consumption… Read entire story Back to top
	THIS ISSUE'S 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: How do you rate your confidence in the recognition of patients who may not be able to commit to abstinence? Extremely confident Very confident Somewhat confident I need education on how to recognize patients who may not be able to commit to abstinence Question #2: How do you rate your confidence in using pharmacotherapy to treat patients with alcohol dependence? Extremely confident Very confident Somewhat confident I need education on how to use pharmacotherapy to treat patients with alcohol dependence Back to top
	RESPONSES FROM OUR LAST COMPASS QUESTIONS™ In the 07.03.07 issue of Clinical Compass™, we posed two questions. The first question was: "How would you rate your confidence in recognition and diagnosis of disorders of sleep and wakefulness in clinical practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded: 19% - Extremely confident 26% - Very confident 26% - Somewhat confident 29% - I need education on how to recognize and diagnose disorders of sleep and wakefulness The second question was: "How would you rate your confidence in management of disorders of sleep and wakefulness in clinical practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded: 19% - Extremely confident 18% - Very confident 28% - Somewhat confident 35% - I need education on how to manage disorders of sleep and wakefulness in my practice Back to top
	Alcohol Dependence Podcast Update Series Premiere in Five Days As reported in the June 19 issue of Clinical Compass™, CMEO is putting the finishing touches on an innovative 4-part neuroscienceCME Podcast series titled Expert Discussions on Alcohol Dependence. The multidisciplinary CME/CE credits offered for this activity have been expanded to 1.5 hours, and it is free of charge for participants. Join series moderator Robert Conley, MD, Chief of Inpatient Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacy Science at the University of Maryland Baltimore, as he interviews the experts on new advances in the management of alcohol dependence in your patients. Dr. Conley and his fellow experts will discuss clinically relevant issues including: Module 1—Co-Occurring Mental Disorders: Impact on Outcomes with Richard N. Rosenthal, MD Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Chairman, Department of Psychiatry St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center New York, NY Module 2—Barriers to Adherence in the Management of Alcohol Dependence with Robert Swift, MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown University Medical School Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Associate Chief of Staff for Research Providence VA Medical Center Providence, RI Module 3—Combination Therapies Can Improve Patient Outcomes with Raymond F. Anton, MD Distinguished University Professor Professor of Psychiatry Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Module 4—Effective Treatments for Alcohol Dependence with Michel Sucher, MD, FASAM Medical Director, Community Bridges Medical Director, Monitored Aftercare Program Arizona Medical Board Scottsdale, AZ This series will officially launch on July 23, 2007 and can be accessed at neuroscienceCME.com as well as via the iTunes podcast directory (requires free download of iTunes software). Listen to an excerpt from Dr. Conley's introductory comments Excerpts from Modules 1 through 4 will be included in upcoming issues of neuroscienceCME Clinical Compass™. Thanks in advance for taking part in this important educational initiative. Back to top

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