Motivational Interviewing in Chronic Disease Management including T2DM – EXPIRED
Oct 01, 2013
“Why don’t patients just do what we say?!!” Motivational Interviewing is a clinical method for helping people to resolve ambivalence and make successful behavior change by evoking motivation...
Data integrity critical for MDS quality
By
Steven Littlehale
Feb 16, 2012
As most long-term care operators can attest, MDS 3.0 has spurred both opportunities and obstacles. On one hand, the new resident assessment tool is pushing resident care and satisfaction to the forefront...
Neurogenic Overactive Bladder: Assessment and Management Strategies to Optimize Patient Outcomes –...
Oct 22, 2012
Neurogenic overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic and distressing medical condition that has profound physical, emotional, and financial ramifications for patients and is commonly seen in patients with...
New Biological Agents for the Management of Refractory Gout – EXPIRED
Oct 16, 2013
Primary care providers are increasingly called upon to manage gout, a once less common disease that is becoming more prevalent and difficult to treat as our society rapidly ages. Gout is also on the rise...
The Role of the NP in Caring for the Patient with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) (Pharmacology Credit)...
Aug 12, 2013
This activity will discuss the nurse practitioner’s role in managing coronary artery disease (CAD), including the goals of medical management, new pharmacotherapies available for treatment, strategies...
Workplace Stress and Career Burnout Among Clinicians – EXPIRED
Aug 26, 2013
From the July 2013 issue of The Clinical Advisor: Workplace stress and career burnout among clinicians. A shrinking pool of providers coupled with the extension of coverage to millions of previously uninsured...
Meeting Diagnostic Challenges in Alzheimer’s Disease: A 59-Year-Old Woman Exhibiting Recent Memory...
Jun 20, 2013
Changes in cognitive function can reflect a number of conditions, including but certainly not limited, to the mild cognitive impairment that precedes the dementia phase of Alzheimer’s disease. In...
Ask the Expert: Personalized Approaches to Sustained Biologic Remission in Crohn’s Disease –...
Jul 01, 2013
Crohn’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory disorder that can become disabling over time. Because it is a lifelong disease, the importance of maintaining symptomatic control and remission is critical...
When Acute Pain Becomes Chronic – EXPIRED
Sep 17, 2013
Many factors have been identified as predictive of acute pain becoming chronic. Unfortunately, the number of factors and the lack of consistent algorithms make the prediction and prevention of chronic...
Practical Solutions to Critical Topics in the Management of Chronic Pain: From Bench to Bedside –...
Jan 17, 2013
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem in the United States that is both common and costly. A significant barrier to the optimal diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain is a lack of knowledge...