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From the Clinical Knowledge Center

A Devastating Impact: The Causes and Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)—each of these words alone makes a powerful statement. A traumatic injury is one that causes severe and sometimes irreparable harm. But when such an injury involves the brain, most everyone knows what that means for the injured person and his or her family. Our brain is who we are. It’s how we make our living, how we love, how we hate, how we forgive, and how we interpret the world around us. When that which we rely on so much is compromised, it changes who we are. The effects of traumatic brain injury can be devastating and have far-reaching implications for readjustment to daily living, rehabilitation, and sometimes long-term or indefinite care for injuries too severe for a full recovery...

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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 aware are you that the top three causes of TBI are vehicle crashes, firearms, and falls?
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Question #2
How aware are you of the 1995/2000 Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury?
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Question #3
How aware are you of the 2008 VA/DOD clinical practice guidelines for concussion and mild traumatic brain injury?
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Question #4
How interested are you in educational activities that focus on traumatic brain injury and advances in patient care?
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New neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Premiere!

Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania

Premiere Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Live Broadcast: 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

"After the Show" live Q&A webcast: 1:02 p.m. ET
Taped Re-Air: 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET

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Statement of Need
Bipolar disorder is a complicated and severe mental disorder associated with a recurrent or chronic course, insufficient clinical response, and psychosocial impairment in a substantial number of patients. Bipolar disorder presents with pleomorphic signs and symptoms varying from depression to hypomania, full-blown mania, mixed states, and psychosis. Due to the complexity of the disease, the assessment of patients with bipolar disorder poses a difficult challenge to clinicians...

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

  • Identify strategies for detecting mania or hypomania in patients presenting with depressive symptoms, in accordance with validated guidelines and performance measures.
  • Compare evidence-based treatment strategies that can be implemented early in the course of bipolar disorder to address mania symptoms.
  • Recognize the elements of a chronic care model that should be considered when developing a long-term management plan in patients with bipolar mania.

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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In This Issue

From the Clinical Knowledge Center: A Devastating Impact: The Causes and Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

Compass Questions™

New neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Premiere!

Live CME/CE
Multidisciplinary CE Credits Offered!

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February 11, 2010
neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

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

MODERATOR

John W. Newcomer, MD
John W. Newcomer, MD

FACULTY

Henry A. Nasrallah, MD
Henry A. Nasrallah, MD

Dawn I. Velligan, PhD
Dawn I. Velligan, PhD

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February 16, 2010
neuroscienceCME Journal Club

SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION: Child ADHD: Exploring Complexities of Care, Part 1 of 3

GUEST HOST

Robert L. Findling, MD
Robert L. Findling, MD

FEATURED AUTHOR

Gitta H. Lubke, PhD
Gitta H. Lubke, PhD

FEATURED COMMENTATOR

L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd
L. Eugene Arnold, MD, MEd

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February 17, 2010
neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Applying Performance Measures Through a Chronic Disease Model to Optimize Treatment of Bipolar Mania

MODERATOR

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC
Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC

FACULTY

Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH

Gary S. Sachs, MD
Gary S. Sachs, MD

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March 24, 2010
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Epilepsy in the New Millennium: Emerging Treatments and Guidelines for Effective Diagnosis and Disease Management

FACULTY

Cynthia L. Harden, MD
Cynthia L. Harden, MD

Michael R. Sperling, MD
Michael R. Sperling, MD

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Self-Study CME/CE

Addressing Barriers to Optimal Care of Patients with MDD and GAD in the Long-Term Care Setting: The Pharmacy Perspective

neuroscienceCME Webcast

FACULTY
Manju T. Beier, PharmD, FASCP
J. Craig Nelson, MD

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Lung Cancer: Crossing the Barrier from Empiric to Molecular Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

CMEO Clinical Navigator

EDITORIAL FACULTY
Nasser Hanna, MD

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