Compass Points

Albert J. Stunkard Speaks Out About Night Eating Syndrome

Albert J. Stunkard, MD, a pioneer in eating disorders psychiatry, granted a Thanksgiving interview in which he expressed great concern that deserves our close attention: Night eating syndrome (NES), which he first described in 1955, remains underdiagnosed. The U.S. obesity epidemic requires that clinicians learn more about NES, whose prevalence recent papers document at 8% – 27% among obese patients. "Almost none of the obese NES patients who came to me because of their obesity have had their NES recognized and they had usually been looking for help for over a year," he elaborates...

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 12.14.10 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked six questions.

Question #1 was "Before reading this article, how knowledgeable were you about the use of telepsychiary?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
1.8% - Extremely knowledgeable
12.5% - Very knowledgeable
57.1% - Somewhat knowledgeable
28.6% - Not at all knowledgeable

Question #2 was "After reading this article, how knowledgeable are you now about the use of telepsychiatry?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
19.2% - Extremely knowledgeable
50.0% - Very knowledgeable
30.8% - Somewhat knowledgeable
0.0% - Not at all knowledgeable

Question #3 was "Before reading this article, how often had you considered implementing telepsychiatry in your practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
17.9% - Often
33.9% - Sometimes
19.6% - Rarely
14.3% - Never
14.3% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #4 was "After reading this article, how often will you consider implementing telepsychiatry in your practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
38.5% - Often
38.5% - Sometimes
3.8% - Rarely
7.7% - Never
11.5% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #5 was "Rate your interest in more educational activities on technologies in psychiatry." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
41.7% - Extremely interested
45.8% - Very interested
12.5% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

Question #6 was "Rate your interest in more educational activities on the use of telepsychiatry in clinical practice." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
48.0% - Extremely interested
36.0% - Very interested
16.0% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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SAVE THE DATE!
neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

It's Relative: Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis - Aligning Physician and Patient Perspectives to Optimize Care

Premiere Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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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Now Available: The Nursing Resource Guide

CME Outfitters is pleased to announce The Nursing Resource Guide, an online resource for MS nurses that features downloadable tools and guidelines to assist in providing high-level care to patients with MS, and information on communicating with patients regarding prognosis, treatment options, and advocacy measures that can assist patients in managing their disease. MS nurses are encouraged to visit www.neurosciencecme.com for resources they can use in their practice and share with their colleagues to improve the care of patients with MS (free account activation required).

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