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Fibromyalgia: Improving Awareness to Improve Recognition and Outcome

May 12 was Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, an important national event for a common but vastly under-recognized syndrome. Fibromyalgia affects 2% to 12% of the United States population, most often women...

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 05.05.09 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked three questions.

Question #1 was "What is your specialty?"
The feedback reported on the following questions was composed of responses from physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and pharmacists.

Question #2 was "Depending on your specialty, how confident are you in treating patients with MS?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
5.5% - Very confident
13.8% - Confident
35.9% - Somewhat confident
19.3% - Not confident - I don’t treat patients with MS

Question #3 was "If you treat patients with MS, what type of educational activity would you find most useful?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
27.2% - Compare and contrast treatments for MS
12.0% - New therapies in MS
60.8% - Psychological, psychiatric, and quality of life issues in patients with MS

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neuroscienceCME Medical Simulation
Now Available!

Differential Diagnosis and Management of Co-Occurring Mood and Motor Symptoms

Premiere Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Patient Info
David is a 62-year-old white male who has recently retired after 40 years as a farmer. He reports feeling a little depressed, but his main complaint is that it takes him longer and requires more effort than in the past to get up in the morning and to do the things he wants to do. He also reports disrupted sleep. His wife has told him he sometimes has a tremor in his right hand.

Activity Goal
To provide clinicians with strategies drawn from the latest evidence for assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with motor and non-motor symptoms.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Improve the accuracy of differential diagnosis of patients with motor symptoms.
• Increase recognition and assessment of non-motor symptoms.
• Utilize effective, evidence-based strategies to develop an individualized treatment plan for patients with motor and non-motor symptoms.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Nurses (CNE)
• Pharmacists (ACPE)

All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered.

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Live from APA in San Francisco

A crew of CME Outfitters staff and support personnel have established a command center in San Francisco for the 162nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. As in years past, we are collaborating with the APA in producing satellite symposia on topics including schizophrenia and anxious depression. Attendance at CMEO-conducted symposia has been standing room only.

It's been a busy week in San Francisco! In addition to presenting our symposia, our staff has been attending educational sessions and poster presentations, as well as visiting numerous exhibits on the convention floor. CMEO's active participation at the APA's Annual Meeting is just one example of our enduring commitment to creating world-class continuing education for the professional neuroscience community.

Thanks to the APA, its members, and all of our esteemed faculty presenters for making this week a huge success. CMEO would also like to extend a special word of gratitude to Dainippon Sumitomo, Lundbeck, and Takeda. These industry leaders demonstrated their commitment to medical education through their support for CMEO-conducted symposia that provided outstanding learning experiences for thousands of clinicians.

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Prize Awarded to CMEO Survey Participant

CMEO congratulates Dr. Mary Quillinan, DO, from Lakeland, FL, winner of our 2009 Educational Needs Assessment Survey iPod drawing! This special iPod has been preloaded with several hours of certified educational neuroscienceCME podcast activities for Dr. Quillinan's listening and learning pleasure.

Responses will be analyzed and applied to the development of upcoming educational activities. Thanks to all clinicians who participated and shared their valuable insights!

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