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Pneumococcal Disease Prevention and Treatment: The Critical Role of Pulmonary Medicine
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The Role of the Primary Care Clinician in Evaluation and Management of Mold Exposure for Sensitive Populations CME/CE How can the clinician determine whether a patient's nonspecific symptoms are mold-related? When should a suspected environment be examined for mold? How does mold exposure cause illness?
MedscapeCME Public Health & Prevention, October 2009
Lipid Insights from the AHA 2009 CME Dr. Michael Davidson will lead a targeted discussion focusing on the interpretation and application of results presented at this year's AHA meeting. Joining him will be Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Dr. Vera Bittner and Dr. Roger Blumenthal.
November 2009
European AIDS Clinical Society Issues New Guidelines for Management of HIV CME HIV treatment guidelines call for clinicians to begin treatment of HIV-positive patients when the CD4 cell count is as high as 350 to 500 cells/mL; the initial recommended treatment is with darunavir.
Medscape Medical News CME, November 2009

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Lipid Insights from the AHA 2009 CME Dr. Michael Davidson will lead a targeted discussion focusing on the interpretation and application of results presented at this year's AHA meeting. Joining him will be Dr. Christie Ballantyne, Dr. Vera Bittner and Dr. Roger Blumenthal.
November 2009
Meningococcal Disease -- Evolving Epidemiology, Expanding Coverage CME Drs Gregory Poland, Lee Harrison, and Dan Granoff explore the recent changes and underlying rationale for ACIP recommendations for meningococcal immunization in this roundtable discussion.
MedscapeCME Pediatrics, September 2009
Innovative Approaches to Vaccination Challenges: Overcoming Barriers for Adult Patients CME/CE Drs. Schaffner, Gall, and Zimmerman discuss how to recognize and overcome patient-, practice-, clinician-, and specialty-related barriers to immunization.
MedscapeCME Infectious Diseases, September 2009
Clinical Consensus II: An Expert Review of Clinical Challenges in Infectious Disease CME Review the diagnostic and therapeutic issues that complicate diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections, particularly those that may be due to MRSA or polymicrobial infections.
September 2009
Optimizing Patient Communication and Education to Improve Asthma Control in Children and Adults CME/CE Learn effective techniques for communicating with children and adults about strategies to improve the management of asthma. This clinical review includes video vignettes to highlight key take-aways.
MedscapeCME Pulmonary Medicine, August 2009
Ongoing Challenges in Hepatitis B: Addressing Real-World Issues CME Tune in to this video roundtable discussion to hear Drs. Poordad, Saab, and Reau review the approved antiviral therapies for first-line treatment of HBV and factors contributing to underdiagnosis.
MedscapeCME Gastroenterology, July 2009
Hepatitis B: Overcoming Challenges in Screening and Linkage to Care CME Tune in to this video roundtable discussion to hear Calvin Pan, MD; Helen Te, MD; and Geoffrey Beckett, PA-C, MPH, review strategies for identifying and screening high-risk patients for HBV.
MedscapeCME Gastroenterology, July 2009
Improving Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer CME Is HPV-positive head and neck cancer a separate entity? Is induction chemotherapy necessary? Watch this roundtable discussion for a wide-ranging conversation on the big issues in head and neck cancer.
MedscapeCME Oncology, July 2009
Tackling the Issues Surrounding HPV Prevention: What You Need to Know Now CME Review the latest HPV vaccine safety and efficacy data and practical ways to implement a vaccination program in your office.
July 2009
Adult ADHD and the DSM-V CME How would adult-specific criteria improve the diagnosis of ADHD in this population? Listen in as 3 experts debate the issue.
MedscapeCME Psychiatry & Mental Health, June 2009
Novel and Successful Approaches to HIV Screening CME CDC recommendations to make HIV screening routine, rather than risk based, pose new challenges to clinicians. Hear how experts from Johns Hopkins overcome some of the obstacles.
MedscapeCME HIV/AIDS, June 2009
Expanding Protection Against Pneumococcal Disease: Expert Insights Into the Updated ACIP Recommendations CME/CE The PPV23 is safe and effective, yet vaccine coverage is low in the elderly and high-risk, younger adult groups, which now include asthmatics and smokers.
MedscapeCME Infectious Diseases, June 2009

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Preventable Disease and Genomic Analysis: An Expert Interview With George H. Sack, MD, PhD
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MedWatch: Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting
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Psychosocial Issues of Breast Cancer Survivorship
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A 30-Year-Old Woman with Insomnia and Depression
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