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Newsletter

 2009

Volume 3, No. 3

 

Special Report:  Discovering the Secrets of Brain Tumors (Click on article to read)

Date:   March 24, 2009
Source: The National Cancer Institute
 
How Can You Manage Your Malpractice Risk More Effectively?‏ ( Click on article to read)

Professional Liability Risks:  Facts, Perspectives and Management Strategies

The role of risk management is not to eliminate all risk but to anticipate and manage risk.

Source:  Webscape MD
 

Response from Carolyn Buppert, NP, JD
Attorney, Law Office of Carolyn Buppert, PC, Bethesda, Maryland

 
Depression and Antidepressant Use Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death in Women CME/CE (Click on article to read)

Key Points:

1.  Women Using Antidepressants Three Times More Likely to Suffer SCD.
2.  Arrhythmia a Possible Mechanism, but Further Study Needed.
3.  Twin Study Shows Depression Itself Independently Associated With Heart Disease (The N. I. H. supported this study).

Release Date: March 13, 2009
News Author: Lisa Nainggolan
CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD

Credits Available:  Valid for credit through March 13, 2010
Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Family Physicians - up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s) for physicians;
Nurses - 0.25 ANCC contact hours (0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology);
Pharmacists - 0.25 knowledge-based ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.025 CEUs)

All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries May Cause Transient, Persistent Symptoms After Injury CME/CE (Click on article to read)

Release Date:  March 09, 2009

News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD

Credits Available: Valid for credit through March 9, 2010

Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Family Physicians - up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s) for physicians;
Nurses - 0.25 ANCC contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology.)
 

All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Federal Laws On Prescribing Controlled Substances (Click on article to read)

Posted 03/06/2009

Author: Carolyn Buppert, CRNP, JD

 
Coffee Intake Associated With Decreased Stroke Risk in Women CME/CE (Click on article to read)

Release Date: February 19, 2009

News Author: Susan Jeffrey
CME Author: Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP

Credits Available:  Valid for credit through February 19, 2010

Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Family Physicians - up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s) for physicians;
Nurses - 0.25 ANCC contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology)

All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Source:  The Mayo Clinic

Use this guide to help you gauge how your parents are doing. Find out what to do if you notice anything that might
indicate a health problem1. Have your aging parents lost weight?

1. Have your aging parents lost weight?

2. Are your aging parents safe in their home?
Breast-Feeding May Reduce Risk for SIDS by Half Throughout Infancy CME/CE (Cliick on article to read)

Authors:  Laurie Barclay, MD
Penny Murata, MD
Laurie Scudder, MS, NP

Release Date: March 10, 2009

Credits Available:  Valid for credit through March 10, 2010

Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Family Physicians - up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s) for physicians;
Nurses - 0.25 ANCC contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology)
 

All other healthcare professionals completing continuing education credit for this activity will be issued a certificate of participation.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.