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Pharmaceutical marketing clearly influences the prescribing decisions made by health professionals. Evidence suggests that this influence increases cost of care, is often underestimated and can supersede providers’ preferred drug choice. Unfortunately, most health professional students indicate that their training regarding interactions with the pharmaceutical industry is inadequate. This interactive module seeks to remedy this problem and fill this void in order to improve prescribing behaviors in physicians and other health care providers.
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Febrile seizures are the most common type of seizure in children. Although febrile seizures are now thought to be a relatively benign syndrome, children who have experienced them are more likely than other children to later develop unprovoked seizures and epilepsy. Even though the risk of unprovoked seizures after febrile seizures is on the order of a few percent, it is several times higher than what is seen in the general population. Furthermore, a history of febrile seizures is present in...
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Shlomo Shinnar, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology & Population Health
Hyman Climenko...
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Opioid addiction is a significant public health problem in the United States, associated with the spread of infectious diseases, crime, premature death, and significant psychiatric and medical comorbidities. There are an estimated 1 million people meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria for prescription opioid dependence according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and an additional 1 million people addicted to heroin according to the Office of National Drug Control...
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Cardiovascular (CV) disease remains the leading cause of mortality in the United States. Compared with age-matched persons in the general population, kidney transplant recipients are at a greater than 10-fold increased risk of CV mortality. Indeed, CV disease is responsible for approximately 50% of death with function after the first post-transplant year. Maintenance of CV health has emerged as a top priority in the long-term management of renal transplant recipients. Read More
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The International Journal of Advances in Rheumatology, a CME/CPE/CNE-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the most important recent studies into the science and medicine of rheumatoid diseases. It provides rapid access for busy specialists to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact on their day-to-day practice and is designed to provide management options for...
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviours associated with poor attention span. These may include impulsiveness, restlessness and hyperactivity, as well as inattentiveness, and often prevent children from learning and socialising well. ADHD is sometimes referred to as hyperkinetic disorder. This learning activity will give the learner and overview of ADHD and how the symptoms of ADHD may...
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The inability to absorb certain sugars affects the lives of patients not only within Kentucky but also in the US and beyond. The symptoms that present themselves for these patients can be misdiagnosed due to the challenge of detecting them properly. The lack of information available concerning identifying and treating this condition prolongs the risk of misdiagnosis. This course will give the participant information concerning certain malabsorption and tolerance of certain...
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Jay A. Perman, MD
Dean
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Vice President for Clinical Affairs
UK HealthCare
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The optimal management of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease represents a balance between minimizing the risk of medication-related serious adverse events while simultaneously sustaining long-term remission, improving patient quality of life, and ultimately modifying the long-term natural disease course. Current treatment paradigms may not be achieving these goals and may be exposing patients to increased risks. Emerging data on new therapies and novel...
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Exercise and nutrition play a key role in helping persons with spinal cord injury reduce the incidence of secondary complications and to improve activity level, which can impact the person’s overall QoL and community integration.
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David R. Gater Jr, MD, PhD
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
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The purpose of both these talks was to inform and inspire others to include in their work the idea that they might innovate in ways that have value to the marketplace.
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