AIDS & Risk Management CME Review Courses

Aids Topics

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)

HIV/AIDS for the General Internist Meg D. Newman and Steven Deeks Determine when to prescribe postexposure prophylaxis; Discuss the side effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART); Recognize immune reconstruction disease; Determine when to start ART; and Discuss toxicities and drug interactions of common drugs used in treatment of HIV. (A95)

Dermatology

FAMILY PRACTICE: The Troubled Skin Cynthia Vehe and Jennifer T. Clarke Differentiate among types of rosacea, based on patient history and clinical findings; Counsel patients with rosacea about skin care and medical therapy; Select safe and effective treatment for acne and related conditions; Describe clinical manifestations of contact, stasis, and atopic dermatitis; and Choose appropriate antibiotic therapy for common staphylococcal skin infections. (DERM1)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Dermatologic Dilemmas John R. T. Reeves and Julie A. Letsinger Describe and identify common as well as unusual causes of itching; Discuss the appropriate use of topical steroids, antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, and other agents in the treatment of pruritic skin conditions; Diagnose and treat onycholysis and other disorders of the nails; Manage patients with common skin conditions such as tinea capitis, scabies, impetigo, and psoriasis; and Review appropriate treatment of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and pigmented lesions such as nevi and melanomas. (DERM2)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Wound and Infection Loren Crown and Frederick Abrahamian Summarize the principles of wound care; Utilize appropriate techniques for wound closure; Distinguish between cellulitis and erysipelas; Prescribe appropriate antibiotic therapy for skin and soft tissue infections; and Recognize colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus. (DERM3)

Diabetes

INTERNAL MEDICINE: Cardiovascular Management of Patients with Diabetes Jan N. Basile Manage hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes and CVD; Control blood pressure in patients with diabetes and CVD; Treat lipid abnormalities in patients with diabetes and CVD; Treat lipid abnormalities in patients with diabetes and CVD; Diagnose diabetes in patients whose fasting blood glucose is within normal range; and Adopt a multi-factorial approach in managing patients with diabetes and CVD. (D1)

PEDIATRICS: Sickle Cell Disease/Diabetes John J. Strouse and David W. Cooke Cooke Describe the possible genotypic representations of sickle cell disease; Identify patients with sickle cell disease who are at high risk for severe disease; Describe effective therapies for managing sickle cell disease in children; Choose appropriate medication and delivery devices for patients with type 1 diabetes; and Evaluate the efficacy of glucose monitoring devices. (D2)

OPHTHALMOLOGY: Diabetic Retinopathy Carol Schwartz, Lloyd P. Aiello, and Michael J. Cooney Describe current methods for managing diabetic retinopathy; Discuss new and proposed approaches to treatment of diabetic retinopathy; Evaluate the efficacy of intrvitreal bevacizumab for diabetic retinopathy; Describe the role of nutritional therapy in preventing progression of age-related macular degeneration; and Discuss the role of nutrition in managing diabetic retinopathy. (D3)

Domestic Violence

PSYCHIATRY: Sex Offenders Charles L. Scott Supply medical and legal definitions for several categories of sex offenders; Provide an overview of people with paraphilias and estimate the risk for their engaging in more than one form of paraphilia; Discuss past and present trends in legislation dealing with sex offenders; Evaluate sex offenders in terms of their risk for recidivism; and Describe treatments available for sex offenders. (DV23)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Abuse Gwendolyn Gladstone and Michael Klevens Recognize and diagnose abuse in a child; Determine when to use the skeletal survey and other work-ups for child abuse; Examine a child for sex abuse; Recognize and diagnose elder abuse; and Identify the risk factors for elder abuse. (DV24)

End-of-Life

FAMILY PRACTICE: The Dying Patient Mary Elizabeth Roth and John W. Finn Attend to the most important needs of dying patients and their families, including cultural issues; Understand the greatest fears of terminally ill patients; Refer patients for palliative care or hospice; Care for patients with class IV hear failure and various stages and forms of cancers; and Recognize factors that influence the prognosis or critically ill patients. (EOL4)

Ethics

PEDIATRICS: Ethics and Pain Management Christopher V. Chambers and Elizabeth T. Drum Describe the relationship between law and ethics; Outline principles of ethical decision-making; Apply ethical principles to areas of controversy in the medical treatment of adolescent patients; Assess pain in infants and children; and Treat pain in infants and children. (E19)

Ethical Considerations in Emergency Medicine Peter Rosen Explain the importance of having a well worked-out system of ethics in place before practicing in the emergency department (ED); Define ethics and law, and describe the difference in these principles of conduct; Explore the current concept of an ethical relationship between the physician and the patient; List some of the general ethical problems that may be encountered in the ED; and Describe the recommended approach to resolving ethical dilemmas presented in case examples. (E21)

Infectious Disease

FAMILY PRACTICE: Curbing Infectious Disease B. Joseph Guglielmo and Bradley A. Sharpe Select appropriate antibiotic therapy for common respiratory tract infections; Identify patients with acute otitis media who should benefit from antibiotic therapy; Educate patients about the lack of benefit of antibiotics in some disease settings; Diagnose and treat patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP); and Describe patterns of resistance to the management of CAP. (ID2)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Infectious Disease Update Lisa Winston and Bradley A. Sharpe Describe the vaccines available for protection against pneumococcal and meningococcal disease, influenza, varicella, and human papillomavirus (including their components, efficacy, indications, and contraindications); Cite and follow current vaccination recommendations and guidelines; Employ the Pneumonia Severity index (PSI)/ Pneumonia Outcomes Research Team (PORT) score to determine whether a patient diagnosed with CAP requires admission; Initiate appropriate antibiotic treatment in the outpatient with CAP; and Describe some of the preventative treatments and strategies for CAP and their benefits. (ID3)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: Preventing and Treating Infectious Disease Lisa G. Winston and Jonathan M. Zenilman List the essential qualities of preventive vaccines; State the latest recommendations for vaccinating health care workers against mumps; Describe the differences (eg, contraindications, side effects) between the injectable and intranasal influenza vaccines; Discuss the controversies about the human papillomavirus vaccine; and Identify atypical presentations of respiratory infections, including psittacosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections. (ID1)

Pain Management

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)

Pain Management Mark S. Wallace and James U. Adelman Describe treatment options for chronic pain; Participate in a pain-management team; Discuss the latest definition of migraine; Prevent or stop individual migraine attacks in patients who are headache-free most days; and Reduce the frequency of migraine attacks in patients who have a headache most days. (PM63)

Oh Doctor, I Hurt Louis Kuritzky and Donald R. Taylor Diagnose and treat diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain; Recognize the importance of treating pain in patients with depression; Prescribe appropriate drugs to treat pain comorbid with depression; Review the different classes of drugs used to treat chronic pain and their mechanisms of action; and Utilize the appropriate drugs in patients with chronic pain. (PM64)

Risk Management

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)

OB/GYN: Cancer Screening/ Risk Management Identify candidates for early breast cancer screening; Enumerate ways of minimizing false-negative mammography findings; Analyze the meaning of abnormal imaging findings and give patients a realistic idea of their risk for breast cancer; Anticipate the issues that are most likely to arise in malpractice litigation involving failure to diagnose breast or gynecologic cancers; and Establish standard cancer screening protocol (R104)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Quality Metrics/Malpractice Daniel R. Brown and Joseph A. Camarra Distinguish which current reportable metrics are pertinent to the practice of anesthesiology; Analyze metrics used in perioperative medicine; Determine the impact of nonanesthesiologists on anesthetic care; Discuss limitations of quality and outcome metrics; Recognize the importance of communication, charting, delegation and supervision, and flexibility when the unanticipated occurs in avoiding malpractice lawsuits. (R105)

Substance Abuse

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)

Nicotine and Alcohol Dependence Stuart Gitlow Explain the dopamine hypothesis of nicotine dependence; Use the “5 As” )Ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange) to help people stop smoking; Assess the use of pharmacotherapy as an adjunct to behavioral therapy for smoking cessation; Describe how conflicting definitions affect the research on treating alcoholism and alcohol dependence; and Discuss the uncertain efficacy of pharmacotherapy for treating alcoholism and alcohol dependence. (SA42)