Compass Points

Did You Get Smart About Antibiotics? Time to Refocus on Antibiotic Stewardship and Antibiotic Discovery

Antibiotic resistance is a serious national and global public health issue that the World Health Organization has identified as 1 of the 3 greatest threats to human health. Our past and current antibiotic use patterns created and sustain the problem, and the hazards associated with the problem are only escalated by the fact that there are very few new antibiotic agents being developed and approved. The good news is that prudent antibiotic prescribing can minimize the emergence of resistance and protect patients. Further, we can organize to spur new drug research and development, as called for by the 2010 launch of the 10 x '20 initiative by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)...

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 11.16.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "Before reading this article, how frequently did you use tactics for assessing a dangerous patient as part of daily clinical practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
32.6% - Always
36.3% - Often
25.9% - Sometimes
5.2% - Never

Question #2 was "Now that you have read this article, how frequently will you use tactics for assessing a dangerous patient as part of daily clinical practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
74.8% - Always
21.4% - Often
3.9% - Sometimes
0.0% - Never

Question #3 was "Before reading this article, how knowledgeable were you of common psychiatric disorders and other risk factors that are associated with violence?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
22.2% - Extremely familiar
40.7% - Very familiar
30.4% - Somewhat familiar
3.7% - Not at all familiar

Question #4 was "Now that you have read this article, how knowledgeable are you of common psychiatric disorders and other risk factors that are associated with violence?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
45.6% - Extremely familiar
51.5% - Very familiar
2.9% - Somewhat familiar
0.0% - Not at all familiar

Question #5 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on assessment and management of the dangerous patient?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
63.0% - Very interested
26.7% - Interested
8.9% - Somewhat interested
2.2% - Not at all interested

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neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand
Premieres Tomorrow!

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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MS Chart Review Rescheduled for March 2011

The neuroscienceCME Chart Review "Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis: Techniques for Neuropsychological Assessment and Multimodal Therapy" featuring Michael Racke, MD, has been rescheduled. Originally planned for Thursday, January 13, the live activity premiere has been moved to Thursday, March 10 at noon ET.

If you registered for the January 13 date, you are automatically registered for the March 10 date, and do not need to register again. For your convenience, an updated calendar file is available at www.neuroscienceCME.com/CC505.

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