Compass Points

Maintaining Remission in Bipolar Disorder

This article is available for credit for physicians only, and receives no commercial support from industry.

Characterized by recurrent episodes of mania, generally interspersed with depressive episodes, bipolar I disorder is a lifelong psychiatric illness. Thus, as with most other chronic conditions, providing ongoing, long-term treatment is a central aim. Ironically, while the need for such maintenance therapy has been long recognized, only in the last decade has adequate focus been placed on rigorous study to identify best practices...

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 4.6.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked three questions.

Question #1 was "After reading this article, how confident are you now in identifying the potential barriers to treatment in rural areas such as stigma and other socio-demographic factors (e.g., social networks, lower level of education or income)?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
16.7% - Extremely confident
66.7% - Very confident
16.6% - Somewhat confident
0.0% - Not confident

Question #2 was "Before reading this article, how aware were you of the benefits to rural healthcare presented by telehealth technology?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
5.6% - Extremely aware
27.8% - Very aware
61.1% - Somewhat aware
5.5% - Not aware

Question #3 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on the improvement of mental healthcare in rural areas?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
27.8% - Extremely interested
50.0% - Interested
22.2% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not interested

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Compass Questions™

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neuroscienceCME Chart Review

A Case of Connecting the Dots: Improving Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia

Live webcast: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

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Statement of Need
Pain is a common complaint in the primary care setting, and the standard of practice is to assess for the cause of the pain. Patients often present with painful symptoms of unknown etiology that cannot be defined by the degree of inflammation or damage to muscle tissue. Fibromyalgia affects an estimated 10 million people in the United States and is especially common in women. Many patients have additional symptoms including fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, cognitive problems/memory lapses, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression...

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

• Identify assessment and diagnostic indicators that differentiate fibromyalgia from other pain disorders.
• Define the role of multimodal and multidisciplinary approaches to the management of fibromyalgia.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Nurses (CNE) - Pending
• 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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