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Medical Errors—An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure

Medical errors are one of the nation's leading causes of death and injury. A November 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) titled “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” estimates that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors…

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 12.01.09 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked three questions.

Question #1 was "Approximately what percentage of your patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with an atypical antipsychotic agent received at least one assessment for hyperlipidemia within the initial 16-week period of treatment?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
22.4% - < 25%
14.9% - 25-49%
16.4% - 50-74%
17.9% - 75-90%
28.4% - > 90%

Question #2 was "How confident are you in your ability to interpret results from a lipid panel?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
31.3% - Extremely confident
46.3% - Confident
22.4% - Somewhat confident
0.0% - Not confident

Question #3 was "When it comes to being able to make management decisions about a patient with elevated lipids who is on antipsychotics, I feel that I am:" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
20.9% - Above the level of my peers
73.1% - At the level of my peers
6.0% - Below the level of my peers

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New neuroscienceCME
Live and On Demand
Premieres Tomorrow!

Addressing Barriers to Care: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia

Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 16, 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
Until the past decade, there was generally a pessimistic attitude about the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and their outcomes. One key concept that has been identified as critical in optimizing the care and outcomes of patients is continuity of care by a team of healthcare providers. Continuity of care is widely viewed as a key quality indicator for outpatient mental health care and is essential to prevention of relapse and re-hospitalization…

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Activity Goal
To offer clinicians optimal strategies to more effectively manage individuals with schizophrenia across the continuum of care.

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

• Assess key barriers in practice that impact continuity of care in the management of patients with schizophrenia.
• Implement treatment plans in concordance with patients that focus on improving continuity of care.
• Incorporate tools and measures in practice to improve discharge transitions of patients with schizophrenia.

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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