From the Clinical Knowledge Center

Medication Errors: Continued Cause for Concern

Since distribution of the neuroscienceCME Clinical Compass™ on medical errors in December of 2009, noteworthy events in the realm of medical errors have continued to occur. In this article, we’ll take a look at what’s happened over the last 6 months and examine the implications for patient care...

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 6.01.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "BEFORE reading this article, how aware WERE YOU of the magnitude of mental illness on college campuses?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
19.0% - Extremely aware
28.6% - Very aware
47.6% - Somewhat aware
4.8% - Not at all aware

Question #2 was "AFTER reading this article, how aware ARE YOU NOW of the magnitude of mental illness on college campuses?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
42.9% - Extremely aware
45.2% - Very aware
9.5% - Somewhat aware
2.4% - Not at all aware

Question #3 was "BEFORE reading this article, HOW FREQUENTLY DID YOU provide verbal and written information about college mental health services to your young adults patients who planned to enter college in the next 2 years?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
0.0% - Always
23.8% - Often
28.6% - Rarely
14.3% - Never
33.3% - N/A - Ths is not my role

Question #4 was "AFTER reading this article, HOW FREQUENTLY WILL YOU NOW provide verbal and written information about college mental health services to your young adults patients who plan to enter college in the next 2 years?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
19.0% - Always
33.3% - Often
14.4% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
33.3% - N/A - Ths is not my role

Question #5 was "How interested are you in participating in additional CME activities that focus on closing clinical knowledge and performance gaps related to mental health in college-aged students?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
26.8% - Very interested
46.4% - Interested
26.8% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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New CMEO Live and On Demand Premiere!

Pneumococcal Disease in High-Risk Patients: Prevention, Guidelines, and Early Recognition

Premiere Date: Wednesday, June 23, 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
Pneumococcal disease is a very serious illness in high-risk populations such as children, smokers, the elderly and patients who are immunocompromised. Although the best defense against pneumococcal infection is vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine remains underutilized in the inpatient setting. Clinicians must be alert to the risk factors for pneumococcal disease, and the high-risk conditions associated with pneumococcal infection for which vaccination is recommended...

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Activity Goal
Improve outcomes for patients being treated for pneumococcal disease or who are at high-risk for pneumococcal infection.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Family Physicians (AAFP)
• 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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