Acute Coronary Syndromes and After: Current and Evolving Strategies for Managing Cardiometabolic Issues in Patients 
Vindico Medical Education
This CME activity is derived from a presentation given by Dr. Richard Nesto at a live meeting titled “Acute Coronary Syndromes and After: Current and Evolving Strategies for Managing Cardiometabolic Issues in Patients” presented on April 28, 2012, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. It also includes the faculty panel discussion alon...
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Cardiology / Cardiovascular
Disciplines:
Physician
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Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Control and Treatment Through the Hedgehog Pathway
Vindico Medical Education
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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Best Practices for Optimizing Postsurgical Outcomes
Vindico Medical Education
Pre- and post-operative strategies are reviewed to prevent inflammation and cystoid macular edema. Topical treatment with NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and combination therapy has been found to be highly effective and well tolerated during preoperative status. More intensive treatment is important for patients with high-risk conditions. SEGRAs are currently in development for the treatment of the inf...
Specialties:
Ophthalmology / Optometry
Disciplines:
Physician
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Children, Adolescents, and the Media
Vindico Medical Education
Edward R. Murrow once commented on television [the new media], "This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and even it can inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends." How true these words ring even more today with regards to the barrage of media surrounding our children. The current generation may never know what it is like to not hav...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Chronic OA Management: Volume 1, Number 4
Vindico Medical Education
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, progressive and multifactorial disease characterized by degenerative and inflammatory processes affecting joints and surrounding tissues, resulting in pain and functional disability. Despite the availability of practice guidelines for the management of OA, inadequacies in practices of clinicians and patients have been found, leading to suboptimal outcomes. This ...
Specialties:
Orthopedics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Conformance With Preferred Practice Patterns in Caring for Children With Esotropia
Vindico Medical Education
To evaluate documentation of the initial evaluation in patients with esotropia, with respect to history, physical examination, care management, and patient education, for the presence of key elements as defined in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Summary Benchmarks for Preferred Practice Patterns.
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Ophthalmology / Optometry
Disciplines:
Physician
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Enhancing Your Pediatric Practice
Vindico Medical Education
This issue of Pediatric Annals provides several examples and strategies of how students and resident trainees can be effectively integrated into a busy office practice. The challenges and rewards of embracing community-based medical education are clearly delineated. Additionally, the participant is introduced to the concept of office-based research networks and the medical home, an idea that is ...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Glioblastoma: Current Perspectives, Clinical Challenges, and Trends in Treatment
Vindico Medical Education
Glioblastoma is a rare but devastating disease. A variety of treatment modalities are being examined to improve survival in patients with this difficult cancer. Clinicians who treat glioblastoma must be aware of emerging data on these investigational therapies.
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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GLP-1 Agonists: Examining New Data on Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Combination Insulin Therapy, and Adherence
Vindico Medical Education
The incretin-based therapies, including GLP-1 receptor agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors, have been shown to offer a number of benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes, including weight reduction and glycemic control as well as beneficial cardiovascular effects. A new longer-acting formulation of exenatide has been shown to offer these benefits while reducing adverse events and may improve adherenc...
Specialties:
Endocrinology
Disciplines:
Physician
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Growth Hormone Deficiency and Other Causes of Short Stature: Trends in Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment in Children and Adults
Vindico Medical Education
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a worldwide growing concern. There are multiple known causes for growth failure, including genetic mutations, acquired diseases, and/or environmental deficiencies. Furthermore, growth deficiency may be secondary to ongoing chronic illness, malnutrition, and intrinsic abnormalities of cartilage and/or bone. GHD may or may not persist into adult life, and conseq...
Specialties:
Endocrinology
Disciplines:
Physician
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Headaches in Children and Adolescents
Vindico Medical Education
This issue of Pediatric Annals provides an extensive and thorough review of the conundrum of headache in children. Each article in this volume provides a clear definition of various headache forms presenting in children, as well as clear guidelines for diagnosis and treatment. After reviewing this issue, the participant will not only be better prepared to assess the child presenting with headach...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Injury Prevention
Vindico Medical Education
When Benjamin Franklin first coined the axiom, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," he could not have known how applicable those words would be to the prevention of injuries in children. Although children have always been risk takers, and adolescents have always challenged convention, today's technologies allow far more tragic consequences to happen much more quickly that in the pa...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Intravitreal Interventions: Volume 1, Number 1
Vindico Medical Education
Over the past decade, groundbreaking advances in molecular medicine have revolutionized the therapeutic approach for some of ophthalmology’s most challenging retinal disorders, including neovascular AMD, retinal vascular occlusive disease, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular edema. Although the pathophysiology of these retinal disorders is remarkably divergent, they unfort...
Specialties:
Ophthalmology / Optometry
Disciplines:
Physician
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Intravitreal Interventions: Volume 1, Number 2
Vindico Medical Education
Over the past decade, groundbreaking advances in molecular medicine have revolutionized the therapeutic approach for some of ophthalmology’s most challenging retinal disorders, including neovascular AMD, retinal vascular occlusive disease, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular edema. Although the pathophysiology of these retinal disorders is remarkably divergent, they unfort...
Specialties:
Ophthalmology / Optometry
Disciplines:
Physician
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Pediatric Bacterial Conjunctivitis: Differentiating Disease and Incorporating Optimal Treatment Plans into Practice
Vindico Medical Education
Conjunctivitis is a common condition encountered in pediatric practices, and pediatricians must therefore be knowledgeable of the various etiologies of this infection and their distinguishing characteristics. Treatment is often empiric and is based on the cause of the infection. There are a variety of factors that influence the selection of an antibiotic for bacterial conjunctivitis, such as eff...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Practical Approaches to Metastatic Melanoma in the Molecular Era
Vindico Medical Education
Every year more than 53,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with melanoma, making it the fastest growing cancer both in the United States and worldwide, especially among young adults between the ages of 20 and 30 years. While melanoma is treatable when detected in the early stages, it causes almost 8,000 deaths annually. There have been few effective options for managing metastatic mel...
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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Practical Approaches to Metastatic Melanoma in the Molecular Era: Case Challenges
Vindico Medical Education
Every year more than 53,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with melanoma, making it the fastest growing cancer, both nationally and globally, especially among young adults between the ages of 20 and 30 years. While melanoma is treatable when caught in the early stages, it causes almost 8,000 deaths annually. There have been few effective options for managing metastatic melanoma, resul...
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Nursing | Physician
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Practical Approaches to Metastatic Melanoma in the Molecular Era: Updates in Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy
Vindico Medical Education
Every year more than 53,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with melanoma, making it the fastest growing cancer both in the United States and worldwide, especially among young adults between the ages of 20 and 30 years. While melanoma is treatable when detected in the early stages, it causes almost 8,000 deaths annually. There have been few effective options for managing metastatic mel...
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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Practical Lipidology: Volume 2, Number 2
Vindico Medical Education
Elevated plasma triglycerides are linked to insulin resistance, and both disorders are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Experts often debate which condition comes first, but evidence now suggests that the common denominator is apolipoprotein CIII. These findings have made apo CIII a potentially important target of therapy. Novel approaches to affecting this potential target of ther...
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Cardiology / Cardiovascular
Disciplines:
Physician
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Skin Emergencies
Vindico Medical Education
It is fortunate that one rarely encounters a true skin emergency in the clinic setting, but as a result of that lack of frequency, it is imperative that the practicing clinician have a high index of suspicion. Unusual patterns of bruising, painful erythematous exanthemas, blistering lesions, and rashes disproportionate to the clinical state of the patient all should raise concern over more serio...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Sports Medicine in the Pediatric Office
Vindico Medical Education
It is estimated that nearly 45 million children and adolescents in the United States participate in some form of organized athletics. Therefore, it is safe to assume that all practicing pediatricians will encounter sports-related injuries and issues as part of their daily routine. Although not every child is an elite athlete, many will encounter injuries as part of their participation in athleti...
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Statin Therapy: Assessing Intolerance, Drug Interactions and Use in Renal Insufficiency
Vindico Medical Education
Dyslipidemia is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Statins are a class of drugs effective in the treatment of dyslipidemia. They have been demonstrated to lower LDL-C, apolipoprotein B, and LDL-P levels. They have also been shown to raise HDL-C levels. However, statins have been associated with drug i...
Specialties:
Cardiology / Cardiovascular
Disciplines:
Physician
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Therapy of High Risk Melanoma: Should We Give It and To Whom?
Vindico Medical Education
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and is the leading cause of death from skin disease. The worldwide incidence of invasive primary cutaneous melanoma has been increasing for decades. There are a number of available therapies for melanoma, with emerging data on their efficacy and safety. Treatment must be tailored to each individual patient based on their disease stage and extenu...
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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Therapy of High-Risk Melanoma: Should We Give It and To Whom?
Vindico Medical Education
Interferon remains the standard of treatment for patients with melanoma. This monograph discusses the rationale for interferon therapy and examines the relevance of meta-analyses and post-hoc investigations that identify potential patient subpopulations that may gain the most benefit from this drug. In addition, the role of pegylated interferon will be addressed.
Specialties:
Hematology | Oncology / Cancer / Radiation Therapy
Disciplines:
Physician
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Vaccines: Addressing the Challenges of Immunizing Our Children
Vindico Medical Education
This issue of Pediatric Annals provides six excellent articles that provide insight into the challenges faced with immunizing children today. This issue presents information that will allow the participant to be a more informed and successful advocate for childhood vaccination.
Specialties:
Pediatrics
Disciplines:
Physician
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Weighing in on the Beneficial Effects of GLP-1 Agonists: Assessing Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Combination Therapy and Adherence
Vindico Medical Education
Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been associated with significant increases in cardiovascular risk for many patients. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist treatment may reduce this risk, both as monotherapy and in combination with insulin. Recent formulations of the GLP-1 agonists have also made management easier, with a less frequent dosing that may improve patient adherence to therapy. In this ...
Specialties:
Endocrinology
Disciplines:
Physician
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