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4th Annual Chair Summit - Recap

Last week, psychiatrists, neurologists, and primary care providers from the United States and Canada gathered for the 4th Annual Chair Summit in Annapolis, MD. At the conference, department chairs from universities across the country presented exciting new research and evidence-based treatment standards and led interactive sessions driven by real-life clinical questions from attendees.

Presentations at Chair Summit focused on critical and timely issues in the neurosciences. Each day included interactive sessions driven by the participants' practices and insights. A few highlights include:

  • Daniel Weinberger, MD sorted out the role of genetics in the manifestation of schizophrenia in his plenary talk Genes and Schizophrenia: Intriguing, but Confusing.
  • Multimodal Therapy for MS-Associated Cognitive Dysfunction, a session led by Michael Racke, MD reviewed many advances made in screening and treatment for MS in recent years, including high-field imaging and evidence-based research on new agents.
  • A session led by Joel Silverman, MD on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Controversy looked at important factors to consider when evaluating patients for mTBI, such as questions you should ask to confirm symptoms are actually consistent with mTBI.
  • A well-received session led by Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD on Depression and Inflammation examined the connections and relationship between disorders like MDD with higher mortality rates and immune system dysfunction, metabolic and chronic inflammatory responses.
  • In addition to his presentation on Alzheimer's disease and depression, K. Ranga Rama Krishnan, MD shared the innovations in graduate medical education being implemented at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore.
For those that didn't attend, our video recap provides some first-hand perspective on how attendees viewed the conference. Read below for more ways to tap into what was shared at the conference.

4th Annual Chair Summit

Visit the Communities of Practice slide library on neuroscienceCME.com to access slide presentations from the conference – they'll be posted in the coming days. You'll also find interesting cases that were explored during Chart Review sessions at Chair Summit. We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues as part of ongoing mentoring and educational initiatives.

Watch this newsletter closely for additional highlights from the 4th Annual Chair Summit, and consider attending the conference in 2012. It's a unique opportunity to get a level of faculty engagement, feedback, and guidance you won't find anywhere else, thanks to Chair Summit's faculty of department chairs who provide hands-on face-to-face feedback during the event.

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 06.14.11 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked five questions.

Question #1 was "Before reading this article, rate your knowledge about the use and value of humor in the clinician-patient relationship." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
2.5% - Extremely knowledgeable
19.7% - Very knowledgeable
42.6% - Moderately knowledgeable
21.3% - Somewhat knowledgeable
12.3% - Not at all knowledgeable
1.6% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #2 was "Has reading this article improved your knowledge of the value of humor in clinician-patient relationships?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
8.6% - Extremely
51.7% - Very much
31.0% - Somewhat
6.9% - Slightly
1.7% - Not at all
0.0% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #3 was "Before reading this article, state how often you have employed humor in therapeutic relationships in your practice." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
7.1% - Always
43.8% - Often
34.8% - Sometimes
9.8% - Rarely
2.7% - Never
1.8% - N/A - This is not my role

Question #4 was "Now that you have read this article, will you consider using humor more often with patients in your practice?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
17.2% - Always
50.0% - Often
22.4% - Sometimes
8.6% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
1.7% - N/A – I do not conduct annual exams with adolescent patients

Question #5 was "Rate your interest in more educational activities on humor in medicine." and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
24.1% - Extremely interested
41.4% - Very interested
20.7% - Moderately interested
13.8% - Somewhat interested
0.0% - Not at all interested

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NEW neuroscienceCME Webcast

Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Interdisciplinary Medical and Rehabilitative Management and Improving the Provider-Patient Relationship

Live Webcast: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
12:00-1:30 p.m. ET

We are pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based neuroscienceCME Webcast. This activity features a live Q&A session for a chance to interact with expert faculty.

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NEW neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Optimizing Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Focus on Diagnosis, Combination Therapy, and Outcomes-Based Care

Premiere Date: Wednesday, August 10, 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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In This Issue

4th Annual Chair Summit - Recap

Responses from Last Compass Questions™

NEW neuroscienceCME Webcast

NEW neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand

Live CME/CE

July 19, 2011
neuroscienceCME Webcast

Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis: Strategies for Interdisciplinary Medical and Rehabilitative Management and Improving the Provider-Patient Relationship

FACULTY

	Francois Bethoux, MD
Francois Bethoux, MD

Jack S. Burks, MD
Jack S. Burks, MD

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August 4, 2011
neuroscienceCME Chart Review

Use of Measurement-Based Tools to Guide the Assessment and Long-Term Treatment of Fibromyalgia

FACULTY

Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH

Steven P. Stanos, DO
Steven P. Stanos, DO

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August 10, 2011
CMEO Live and On Demand

Optimizing Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Focus on Diagnosis, Combination Therapy, and Outcomes-Based Care

FACULTY

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
(Moderator)


Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM
Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM

William F. C. Rigby, MD
William F. C. Rigby, MD

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August 18, 2011
neuroscienceCME Chart Review

Using a Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approach to Individualize Treatment Needs in Fibromyalgia

FACULTY

Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH

Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA

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Self-Study CME/CE

Humor in Medicine, Part 2: The Clinician-Patient Relationship

Compass Points

FACULTY
Robert Kennedy

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Osteoarthritis: Improving Clinical Performance in Managing Pain and Mobility

CMEO Webcast

FACULTY
Byron L. Cryer, MD
Gary Ruoff, MD

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2nd Annual Chairs in Psychiatry Summit: Audio Highlights

neuroscienceCME Webcast

FACULTY
Anand Kumar, MD
W. Vaughn McCall, MD, MS
S. Charles Schulz, MD
Daniel R. Weinberger, MD

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Obesity, Diabetes, and Diet: Combining Evidence for All Three Into Improved Patient Care

CMEO Webcast

FACULTY
Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP
(Moderator)
Robert F. Kushner, MD
Holly Wyatt, MD

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Medication Errors: Continued Cause for Concern

Compass Points
EXPIRES: June 29, 2011

FACULTY
Christina J. Ansted, MPH, CCMEP

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