Compass Points

Sleeping Duty: Improving Patients' Sleep Health for Enhanced Occupational and Public Safety

Unhealthy sleep, whether related to insufficient quantity of sleep (i.e., sleep deprivation) or poor sleep quality (i.e., sleep disorders), is common and represents a significant public health problem. Furthermore, it is a problem about in which the Institute of Medicine stated "awareness among the general public and health care professionals is low, given the burden." An estimated 50 – 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a disorder of sleep and wakefulness, and a significant number of others average ≤ 6 hours of sleep per day despite the general heuristic that most adults require 7 – 9 hours of sleep each night to be and feel fully rested...

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pre-Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 01.25.11 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "Before reading this article, how frequently did you take steps to reconcile a patient's medication across the continuum of care, including keeping a medication list and accurately communicating this list to other providers, patients, and families?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
32.0% - Always
52.0% - Often
16.0% - Sometimes
0.0% - Never

Question #2 was "Now that you have read this article, how frequently will you take steps to reconcile a patient's medication across the continuum of care, including keeping a medication list and accurately communicating this list to other providers, patients, and families?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
89.3% - Always
10.7% - Often
0.0% - Sometimes
0.0% - Never

Question #3 was "Before reading this article, how familiar were you with the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) No. 8 and No. 13?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
11.8% - Extremely familiar
23.5% - Very familiar
29.4% - Somewhat familiar
35.3% - Not a all familiar

Question #4 was "Now that you have read this article, how familiar are you with the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) No. 8 and No. 13?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
25.9% - Extremely familiar
51.9% - Very familiar
18.5% - Somewhat familiar
3.7% - Not a all familiar

Question #5 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on improving medication safety for patients across the continuum of care?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
82.1% - Very interested
17.9% - Interested
0.0% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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NEW neuroscienceCME Webcast

Establishing Best Practices for Lipid Measurement in Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Premiere Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET

Webcast with Live Q&A Segment

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Statement of Need
Patients with bipolar disorder (BPD) have an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its numerous component risk factors, including dyslipidemia. Recognition of this fact led to the release of joint recommendations from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the America Diabetes Association (ADA) regarding metabolic assessment and management in patients with severe mental illness. It also served as an impetus to develop evidence-based measures such as the STandards for BipoLar Excellence (STABLE) project...

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Activity Goal
To increase clinician performance against the STABLE measure related to assessment for 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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CME Outfitters Announces New Director of Accreditation

CME Outfitters, LLC, is pleased to announce that Beth Brillinger, CCMEP, has joined CME Outfitters as Director of Accreditation. Ms. Brillinger has 15 years of extensive experience in the independent medical education industry. She will lead the CME Outfitters Accreditation Department, maintaining multiple accreditations and developing educational excellence with a focus on delivering and communicating valuable outcomes.

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