Medication Adherence: Challenges, Risk Factors, and Resources

Adherence to medications may be one of the greatest challenges to public health today. Patient non-adherence is a widespread problem and physicians and healthcare providers should consider the possibility of non-adherence with every patient, at every visit…

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New neuroscienceCME
Live and On Demand
Premieres September 2, 2009!

The Complexities of Managing Patients with Sleep-Wake Disorders: The Need to Treat the Whole Patient

Premiere Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Live Broadcast: 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
"After the Show" live Q&A webcast: 1:02 p.m. ET
Taped Re-Air: 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET

Statement of Need
Patients with sleep-wake disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, and jet lag disorder are complex in their presentation and pose significant therapeutic challenges…

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Activity Goal
To identify and accurately diagnose sleep-wake disorders and improve the continuum of care between primary care and sleep specialists.

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

• Increase the percentage of patient visits during which sleep-wake function is evaluated with a screening tool to improve the recognition of sleep-wake disorder symptoms.
• Utilize diagnostic tools and instruments to improve the accuracy of differential diagnosis of comorbid sleep-wake disorders including obstructive sleep apnea and circadian rhythm sleep disorders such as shift work sleep disorder and jet lag disorder in patients.
• Integrate primary care providers and sleep specialists into patient care to improve ongoing communication among providers regarding the optimal management of patients with sleep-wake disorders.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Nurses (CNE)
• Pharmacists (ACPE)
• Psychologists (APA)
• Social Workers (NASW)
• Certified Case Managers (CCMC)

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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