Compass Points

Migraine: It’s NOT Just a Headache

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

An estimated 10-20% of the U.S. population suffers from migraine headaches, affecting 6% of men and 15-17% of women in the United States. Despite the fact that 1 in 4 households in the United States have someone affected by migraine headaches, migraine is still not considered by many employers and insurers to be a legitimate medical problem. Migraine, however, can cause significant disability and costs the American taxpayers $13 billion in missed work or reduced productivity annually...

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 5.04.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked four questions.

Question #1 was "How often do you use social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) for personal purposes?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
21.8% - Daily
18.2% - Weekly
7.3% - Monthly
52.7% - Never

Question #2 was "How would you categorize your engagement in social media for professional purposes?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
12.9% - Actively engaged
27.8% - Intrigued, but still observing
20.4% - Evaluating value and appropriateness
38.9% - No interest in using for professional purposes

Question #3 was "If you have used social media in your professional life, how have you engaged? (Check all that apply)" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
20.5% - Education
23.2% - Stay connected with colleagues
28.6% - Stay abreast of breaking news
23.2% - Conversations with professionals around cases, issues, and experience

Question #4 was "Other than for placing or receiving calls, in which ways do you use your mobile phone? (Check all that apply)" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
41.1% - Text my children
26.8% - Medical resource - PDR, search for information
10.7% - CME
16.1% - Medical apps
5.4% - Twitter

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neuroscienceCME Chart Review Premieres TOMORROW!

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)
• 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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New at neuroscienceCME: Download iPhone Apps!

The Medical Resources Group at CME Outfitters has scoured Apple's App Store to locate the best neuroscience-related applications from the most reputable app developers. The apps we recommend, both paid and free, are now listed at neuroscienceCME.com under the Communities of Practice tab. Please note that these apps will only function when installed on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

We welcome your feedback on these and any other iPhone apps you have found useful to your practice! Please send your comments to webmaster@cmeoutfitters.com.

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