AIDS & Risk Management CME Review Courses

Aids Topics

PSYCHIATRY: Treating Mental Illness in the HIV Patient Glenn Treisman State why mental health care is often not available to patients with HIV infection; Explain how a few practitioners have given a bad name to psychiatry by promoting “alien-abduction psychiatry”; Discuss why it is important for psychiatry to redeem its tarnished reputation; Describe the 4 types of influences that may lead to mental disorders and to patients’ not seeking psychiatric care; and Explain the rationale for the premise that addiction is not a disease but rather a behavior disorder. (A91)

HIV/AIDS Update Harold W. Jaffe, Susan Buchbinder, and Warner Green Review the prevalence and incidence of HIV/AIDS cases worldwide; Describe recent developments in addressing global AIDS; Summarize the transmission modes and mechanisms for acquiring HIV/AIDS in the United States; Discuss the relationship of substance abuse to HIV/AIDS; and Review the molecular biology of the HIV infection process with a view to development of new therapies for treating HIV/AIDS. (A93)

HIV and AIDS: What Do We Know Mark H. Katz and Jeffrey T. Kirchner Encourage testing for HIV infection as a continuing priority in AIDS prevention; Counsel HIV-infected patients on avoiding high-risk behaviors responsible for current unacceptable level of HIV transmission; Participate in new strategies to encourage AIDS prevention, including voluntary routine HIV testing among at-risk groups, testing outside medical facilities, and prevention of perinatal transmission. (a94)

Ethics

Neonatal Ethics and Management of Failure to Thrive Theodore R. Thompson and Joseph J. Socklaosky dentify delivery room situations that require collaboration with parents in ethical decision making; Define futility in treatment; Review guidelines and statistics about limits of viability; List common causes of failure to thrive; and Perform laboratory work-up on a child with no obvious causes of failure to thrive. (E18)

Raising Awareness Frank H. Boehm and Marlene Schwebel Discuss issues contributing to the waning trust the public had in the medical professional; Identify ways in which trust can be enhanced between patients and their health care providers; Cite the barriers to the development of trust and communication between patient and health care provider; State 3 elements necessary for good documentation in the medical record; and Follow the guidelines on how to correct an entry in the medical record. (E20)

Medical Errors

INTERNAL MEDICINE: Preventing Medical Errors: Part 2 Gloria Coronel-Couto Improve communication between physician and patients; Avoid miscommunication in ordering lab tests; Discuss potential benefits of a national electronic medical record; Focus on health care systems as the source and area for improvement in preventing medical errors; and Access resources provided by major organizations dedicated to improvement of patient safety. (ME2)

Pain Management

FAMILY PRACTICE: Pain Control Brandon Koretz and Barbara A. Murphy Control pain in geriatric patients; Prescribe narcotic analgesics; Comprehend the limitations and potential hazard of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in controlling pain; Care for patients with cancer-related pain; and Convert patients on immediate release opiods to long-acting and intravenous (IV) opiods. (PM56)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Pain Management Sam Torbati and Sam Burkhardt Describe procedural sedation; Evaluate a patient prior to procedural sedation; List the advantages and disadvantages of pharmacologic agents used in procedural sedation; Describe the noninvasive methods for diagnosis if respiratory depression in patients taking opiates to control pain; and Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different intravenous (IV) and oral opioid agents used for pain reduction. (PM57)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Pain Management Gina Mohr Recognize barriers to pain management; Discuss over-the-counter medications and their side effects; Evaluate properties of opioids to prescribe the best treatment; Use the equianalgesic table to calculate opioid conversions; and Prevent and treat side effects of opioids. (PM58)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Patients in Pain Elliott B. Sterenfeld, Steven N. Berney, and William R. Vollmar Perform a rational clinical evaluation for patients complaining of back pain; Offer reasonable treatment options for back patients, and know when to refer patients; Workup the patient suspected of having fibromyalgia; Consider options for treating patients with fibromyalgia; and Evaluate and treat patients with hip and pelvic pain due to trauma. (PM59)

OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Headache: Management Guidelines Christy M. Jackson and Esther Sternberg Identify primary disorders that can complicate headache diagnosis; Review clinical characteristics of migraine headache; Explore the relationship between migraine and a woman’s hormonal cycle; Assess various pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options for managing migraine; and Manage rebound headache and migraine during pregnancy. (PM60)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Chronic Pain/CPR Update Mark S. Wallace and Benjamin S. Abella Review the diagnosis of neuropathic pain; Examine the components of pain management; Compare treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration for neuropathic pain; List the interventional therapies for neuropathic pain; and Examine the latest changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines, drug recommendations, and post-resuscitation care. (pm61)

Risk Management

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Medicolegal Issues Mary Dale Peterson and Lydia A. Conlay Cite the indications for and complications associated with pediatric tonsillectomy; Describe the characteristics and symptoms of and problems resulting from pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and explain how it differs from the adult syndrome; Discuss the role of adenotonsillectomy (T&A), possible complications, and the risk factors that indicate a need for postoperative monitoring; Analyze the various factors influencing the outcome of malpractice case; and Understand and recognize those cases that are best settled rather than taken to trial. (R99)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Lies, More Lies, and Lawyers-Why The Law Can Suit You Richard G. Roberts List the 5 steps involved in litigation; Describe appropriate approach to testifying at a deposition or trial; Explain the implications of the legal appeals process; Cite the myths about malpractice; and Implement risk management techniques in medical practice. (R100)

PSYCHIATRY: Psychiatric Malpractice Phillip J. Resnick Describe how the courts have changes their approach to duty and breach of duty; Discuss the difference between proximate cause and approximate cause; Evaluate the likelihood of being sued for malpractice after a patient commits suicide; Transfer the care of a patient to another therapist without being accused of abandonment; and Explore the issue of sexual relations between therapist and patient. (R101)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Malpractice: Part 1 Gregory L. Henry Identify common problems in emergency medicine that may leave physicians vulnerable to malpractice claims; Evaluate medical records for clarity, consistency; and accuracy; Establish a discharge protocol that ensures proper documentation; Communicate discharge instructions effectively to patients and family members; and Reduce frequency of patients leaving ED against medical advise. (R102)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Malpractice: Part 2 Gregory L. Henry and Michael Frank Describe positive actions to take to protect themselves if they are involved in a malpractice lawsuit; List the biggest mistakes physicians make when involved in the malpractice legal process; Discuss why a compliance program is needed; Describe the false claims act; and Distinguish sexual harassment from sexual misconduct. (R103)

Substance Abuse

FAMILY PRACTICE: Serious Substances of Abuse Donald M. Hooton and Cathy L. Baldwin Discuss anabolic androgenic steroid use in adolescents; Describe the effects of performance-enhancing drugs, eg. Creatine; Discuss psychologic effects of steroid use; List risks to children of methamphetamine users and manufacturers; and Assess and treat methamphetamine exposure or intoxication. (SA37)

PSYCHIATRY: Pharmacologic Treatment for Substance Abuse Disorders Marc Schuckit Apply adult data about treating substance abuse disorders to adolescents; Describe the differences between diagnostic criteria for substance abuse disorders in adults and in adolescents; State the pharmacologic treatment available for treatment of alcohol dependence in adolescents; Describe some investigational treatment for alcohol dependence; and Discuss available treatment for use of or dependence on substances other than alcohol in adolescents. (SA39)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Opioids, Addiction, and Pain Paul Kreis and Steven H. Richeimer Examine patient and societal concerns about opiods and addiction; Explain the psychology of pleasure and pain; Summarize the role of reward circuitry in addiction; Describe the genetic contribution to addiction in the human population; and Cite the rules for treating pain with narcotics and discuss the treatment agreements and procedural complications associated with that treatment. (SA41)