Compass Points

The Violent Patient—A Look at Threatening Behavior in Clinical Psychiatry Practice

Violence in the psychiatric care setting has taken its toll with numerous events or attacks which are characterized by violence toward psychiatrists and mental health professionals—even loss of life...

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 11.02.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "BEFORE reading this article, how frequently did you deliver rehabilitative care in MS through a multidisciplinary team?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11.8% - Always
23.5% - Often
35.3% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
17.6% - Never
11.8% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #2 was "NOW that you have read this article, how frequently will you deliver rehabilitative care through a multidisciplinary team?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
29.4% - Always
35.3% - Often
17.6% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
5.9% - Never
11.8% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #3 was "BEFORE reading this article, how familiar were you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11.8% - Extremely familiar
47.1% - Very familiar
23.5% - Somewhat familiar
17.6% - Not at all familiar

Question #4 was "NOW that you have read this article, how familiar are you with shared decision-making as the ideal model for optimizing patient-physician communication?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
35.3% - Extremely familiar
41.2% - Very familiar
23.5% - Somewhat familiar
0.0% - Not at all familiar

Question #5 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on improving quality of life for patients with multiple sclerosis?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
47.1% - Very interested
17.6% - Interested
35.3% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Measuring Lipids in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Why We Must

Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 1, 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
The STandards for BipoLar Excellence (STABLE) project outlined 15 evidence-based measures for quality assessment and improvement of care for patients with bipolar disorder (BPD). One of these relates to lipid measurement and assesses "the percentage of patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with an atypical antipsychotic agent who receive at least one assessment for hyperlipidemia within the initial 16 weeks of treatment."...

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Activity Goal
To increase clinician knowledge of and performance against the STABLE measure related to assessment of hyperlipidemia in patients with bipolar disorder who are being treated with an atypical antipsychotic agent.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (CME)
• 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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