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Evolutions in the Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Treatment Implications for the Present and Future
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), including neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, and other members of the healthcare team who care for patients with DMD.
Program Overview
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) impacts 1 in every 3,500 male births globally, and its progression is both relentless and fatal. However, the rapid advancement in DMD therapies brings hope... |
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Cleveland Clinic 25th Valve Disease, Structural Interventions & Diastology Summit (Online & USB Flash Drive)
Cleveland Clinic celebrates its silver anniversary with the 25th Valve Disease, Structural Interventions and Diastology Summit. This activity provides a comprehensive educational experience for all who diagnose and treat valve disease. A renowned faculty focuses on the mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves, with newest techniques and strategies for imaging and intervention. Worth up to 15 AMA PRA Category I Credits™, this enduring material meets Echo Lab CME requirements. Additionally, phys... |
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Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine 2025 - LIVE STREAMING
The Comprehensive 2025 Update on Office-Based Primary Care Medicine
Taught Live Online by Harvard Medical School's Leading Clinical Faculty
Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine will be held online this year, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.
OVERVIEW
Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine provides comprehensive reviews of the most important recent advances impacting primary care medicine and guidance to incorporate these chan... |
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“THEY TOO SHALL PASS: A JOURNEY THROUGH CARING FOR ADULT TRANSGENDER PATIENTS”
CLASS OVERVIEW
This CE will allow providers to gain a solid foundation regarding transgender healthcare and the skills necessary to provide healthcare for transgender patients in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment
EDUCATIONAL/LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Recognize and apply gender confirming and gender-nonconforming terminology to current practice
2. Review epidemiology of the LGBTQIA+ population
3. Design a welcoming, safe, and supportive environment for patients within the LGBTQI... |
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Clinical Endocrinology 2025 - LIVE STREAMING
Clinical Strategies and Comprehensive Updates for State-of-the-Art Endocrine Care
Clinical Endocrinology 2025, a live streaming CME program, has been optimized for remote learning. All sessions and workshops will be live streamed and include online, live chat, where participants can pose their specific questions to faculty. All sessions and workshops will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing, at their convenience, via a course archive. As a participant, you will... |
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10th Annual Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolic Disease Conference
Presented by Continuing Education Company for over 30 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. This year, CEC is pleased to host the 10th Annual Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolic Disease Conference to be held in San Diego, California at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter on April 25-27, 2025.
Program Objectives
As a result of this conference, participants will be able to:
Diagnose and identify ... |
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Pre-Hospital Ultrasound - Blended Course
Pre-hospital ultrasound can be a valuable tool to rapidly diagnose a variety of conditions associated with trauma and/or critically ill patients. Pre-Hospital focused evaluation of the heart, lungs, and abdomen can provide a rapid and safe method to improve the time to diagnose and/or treat these patients resulting in increased patient safety, satisfaction, and over-all improved patient outcomes in time-sensitive situations.
The Blended Pre-Hospital Ultrasound Training Course is specificall... |
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Exploring New Treatment Advances for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency in Adults
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is a rare, hereditary lysosomal storage disease with multisystemic manifestations, including splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, interstitial lung disease, dyslipidemia, bone marrow and lymph node involvement, and sometimes neurological and peripheral nerve involvement. While the most severe form of ASMD, infantile neurovisceral ASMD, results in death in early childhood, chronic forms of ASMD have more prolonged survival but are associated w... |
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Current Standards and New Directions in the Treatment of Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a rare, life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy with a rapid onset and progression and a mortality rate of 10% to 20% with prompt treatment. Onset of aTTP is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and a constellation of associated symptoms including hemorrhage, neurologic and renal manifestations, cardiac abnormalities, and mesenteric ischemia (Joly et al, 2017). Survivors of f... |
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Penn Radiology Emergency Imaging After Hours (Online & USB Flash Drive)
Penn Radiology Emergency Imaging After Hours provides insight for imaging conditions where rapid response is required. An elite faculty guides learners with practical lessons in modality choice, image acquisition and interpretation skills for a wide range of clinical presentations. Selected topics in chest, neuroradiology, abdominal, pelvic, pediatric and musculoskeletal imaging are presented to ensure confident analysis, so the practitioner is never outside of their comfort zone. Worth u... |
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Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2025 -LIVE STREAMING
The State of the Art in Internal Medicine
This program, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides a comprehensive update of the most important changes now impacting Internal Medicine and guidance on how to incorporate these changes into your clinical practice to improve patient outcomes..
Practical, Fast-Paced, Online Education
This live streaming educational experience is fast paced, relevant to the current healthcare environment, and draws upon real... |
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Diabetes Update 2025 - LIVE STREAMING
This highly rated Harvard Medical School CME course offers practical strategies to address the medical and systemic challenges to optimal care and updates that ensure you can deliver state-of-the-art care for your patients with diabetes.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This program affords you the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field of diabetes who are distinguished for their outstanding teaching, knowledge, and innovations in clinical care.
Participants can rely on this program for compreh... |
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Navigating the Rapidly Evolving Classification and Treatment Landscape of Secondary AML Subtypes: Modeling Best Practices for Early Identification and Individualized Care
Are you optimally treating secondary AML subtypes per latest evidence on selection of therapies? To optimize treatment, clinicians must not only have current knowledge of the up-to-date classification and risk stratification strategies, but the operational frameworks to effectively translate this latest evidence into treatment selection practices. Assess your current practices, review the latest evidence and best practices shared by leaders in the field, and create your own action plan to ensu... |
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29th Annual Hypertension, Diabetes & Dyslipidemia Conference
Combine medical education and southern charm at the 29th Annual Hypertension, Diabetes, & Dyslipidemia Conference, happening from June 18-20, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, GA. Immerse yourself in a dynamic CME-accredited program, garnering 15.25 credits, designed to address the complexities of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Join healthcare professionals in the historic setting of Savannah, where centuries-old tradition will meet modern clinical insights, creating a tru... |
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33rd Annual Primary Care Conference, Session 1
Emmerse yourself in the allure of Kiawah Island, South Carolina, while enhancing your medical expertise at the 33rd Annual Primary Care Conference, CEC's oldest and most popular CME conference. Attend one of two sessions: June 23 - 27 or June 30 - July 4 at the prestigious Kiawah Island Golf Resort. This event allows primary care clinicians to stay updated in rapidly changing therapeutic areas with time to explore Kiawah Island's pristine beaches and lush marshlands, where CEC has be... |
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Internal Medicine Comprehensive Review and Update 2025 - LIVE STREAMING
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Updates for Internal Medicine and Its Subspecialties
This program, the 65th annual Internal Medicine Update from the leading clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, provides comprehensive, high-yield instruction to ensure clinicians are current with the latest evidence and best practices to optimize patient care.
This program covers the breadth of Internal Medicine subspecialties, including:
• Cardiovascular Medicine... |
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Lifestyle Medicine: Tools for Promoting Healthy Change - LIVE STREAMING
State-of-the-Art Approaches to Help Patients Initiate and Sustain Health-Promoting Behaviors
Lifestyle Medicine will be held online this year, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.
Overview
This immersive two-day course offers state-of-the-art strategies to guide patients to healthier lives. Education includes evidence-based strategies, tools and techniques to effect healthier changes in patients (and ourselves), including weight loss, exerci... |
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Cleveland Clinic 27th Annual Diabetes Therapeutics, Technology and Surgery (Online Streaming On Demand)
For over a quarter century, Cleveland Clinic has been at the forefront of continuing education regarding the treatment and management of diabetes. Its world class faculty has designed the 27th Annual Diabetes Therapeutics, Technology and Surgery to provide up-to-date reviews of strategies and research relevant to this disease and its complications. The goal of this activity is to increase practitioners’ competence and clinical performance in the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. A... |
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Lp(a) and LDL-C Management: Exploring Divergent Perspectives
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is cardiologists, endocrinologists, internists, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with hyperlipidemia and other cardiovascular risk factors.
Program Overview
Lp(a) and LDL-C Management: Exploring Divergent Perspectives is a continuing education (CE) initiative aimed at broadening healthcare professionals' understanding of the complex nature of hyperlipidemia management... |
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PEERx - Ethics Module 2: Evolution of Healthcare Ethics
This Educational Activity is provided by Pharmacy Ethics, Education, and Resources (PEER) and is designed to educate healthcare professionals on ethics to improve patient safety.
The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving, requiring healthcare professionals to adapt accordingly. Having effective decision-making strategies is crucial for making ethical choices in current situations and future possibilities. Practicing these strategies in a calm setting can help professionals make sound ... |
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PEERx - Ethics Module 6: Preparing Pharmacy For The Next Crisis
This Educational Activity is provided by Pharmacy Ethics, Education, and Resources (PEER) and is designed to educate healthcare professionals on ethics to improve patient safety.
The emergence of the COVID-19 virus in 2020 plunged the world into an unprecedented pandemic. Pharmacists found themselves at the forefront of this global health emergency, facing it with minimal preparation and guidance. With existing emergency plans proving ineffective during a worldwide shutdown, this initiat... |
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Comprehensive Management of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Genetic and Oncological Perspectives
STATEMENT OF NEED
Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is an autosomal dominant disease in which germline pathogenic variants in the VHL gene predispose individuals to specific types of benign tumors, malignant tumors, and cysts in multiple organs, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), renal cysts, central nervous system hemangioblastomas, retinal hemangioblastomas, pancreatic tumors and cysts, endolymphatic sac tumors, and cystadenomas of the epididymis and broad ligament (NIH, 2024). ... |
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Pediatric RSV Prophylaxis: An Evolving Landscape for Prevention " A Wheel of Knowledge Challenge!
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States. Although certain infants and young children are at higher risk for severe illness due to premature birth or comorbid conditions, the majority of pediatric RSV hospitalizations occur in healthy infants. Emerging passive immunization options, which include nirsevimab and a maternal RSV vaccine, provide important new tools that offer RSV protection... |
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Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Stacey Cohen, MD, explores the significance of molecular profiling and tumor markers in personalizing immunotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. She also delves into the evolving landscape of targeted therapies, discussing the nuances and considerations of different options to optimize patient outcomes. |
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ASCVD Clinical Research Updates Targeting Residual Inflammation in Patients with ASCVD and CKD
Emerging evidence and scientific advancements are revealing pathophysiologic mechanisms correlated with systemic inflammation and the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk for developing ASCVD. Novel anti-inflammatory therapies are showing efficacy at reducing inflammation and development of ASCVD, and are adding to the treatment options beyond the usual lipid-lowering agents. As new clinical evidence and tar... |
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Podcast: Multidisciplinary Task Force and Position Statement: Mitigating Disease Burden and Health Care Disparities in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
STATEMENT OF NEED
With the complex and rapidly evolving treatment landscape of multiple myeloma, it is vital that clinicians not only understand factors for informing selection of current and emerging combination and sequential therapeutic strategies, but also employ interdisciplinary strategies for reducing disparities in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma care. The development of novel therapeutic options has significantly improved treatment outcomes for patients with relapsed/refractor... |
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Best of ACTHIV® 2024: Hypertension and Renal Disease in People with HIV
Description
Selected by attendees and the program planning committee as one of the best sessions of the ACTHIV® 2024 conference for the frontline HIV care team, this activity will focus on epidemiology of, and risk factors for renal disease in PWH, evaluating renal function, improving management of hypertension, and working as a team to optimize ARV decisions in PWH and renal dysfunction.
Learning Objectives
Describe the epidemiology of, and risk factors for renal disease in HIV
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Best of ACTHIV® 2024: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Epidemiology and Missed Opportunities
Description
Selected by attendees and the program planning committee as one of the best sessions of the ACTHIV® 2024 conference for the frontline HIV care team, this activity will focus on current trends of common nationally notifiable STIs, potential challenges to diagnosing and treating chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, and how teams can apply knowledge of screening and treatment of syphilis in pregnant persons to prevent congenital syphilis.
Learning Objectives
Describe the ... |
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Treating SCLC in the Relapsed/Refractory Setting: Giving Patients a Voice About Second-Line Therapy
SCLC is aggressive in nature with a high recurrence rate following initial treatment and a propensity to become resistant to conventional therapies. Early detection is critical, but many patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage where prognosis is poor. Progress in the second-line setting offers new hope for improving patient outcomes, but the rapid pace at which these advances are occurring present challenges for effectively integrating novel therapies into patient care. In fact, research s... |
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Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Addressing Unmet Needs with Emerging Therapies
In this Hematology Dialogues, Epstein-Barr Virus-Positive Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Addressing Unmet Needs with Emerging Therapies, participants will learn about the epidemiology and burden of Epstein-Barr Virus-positive (EBV+) and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD), differentiate between current and emerging prognostic scoring systems for EBV+ and PTLD to inform treatment decisions, and evaluate the latest clinical evidence of emerging treatment options ... |
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Overcoming the Hurdles: Advances in the Management of Hemophilia
In this fast-moving, 1-hour accredited activity, Craig Kessler, MD, and Guy Young, MD, share their thoughts and experience with clotting factor concentrates, recombinant factor, factor VIII mimetics, rebalancing agents, and gene therapies. The safety and efficacy of late-phase investigational products are also discussed as these agents have the potential to address unmet needs and further transform patient care. |
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Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound - Live Course
The Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound Live Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core critical care ultrasound applications as outlined in the most ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines.
This course is taught by leading critical care and emergency medicine ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures, interactive case presentations, and extensive hands-on scanning sessions. All hands-on scanning sessions feature a 3:1 participant to expe... |
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HER3 in NSCLC " Navigating New Frontiers in Targeted Therapy
In patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) is associated with both advanced disease and resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI)"directed therapies. Although there are therapeutic options targeting EGFR (HER1) and HER2, the potential of HER3 as an anti-cancer target has been largely overlooked. Overexpression of HER3 in most patients with NSCLC positions it as an appealing therapeutic targ... |
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Halting the Spiral in Worsening Heart Failure: A Virtual Patient Simulation.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity includes cardiologists and cardiology advanced practice providers involved in the management of patients with heart failure.
Program Overview
Despite advances in guideline-directed medical therapy, patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) often experience worsening symptoms, leading to increased hospital admissions and a higher risk of adverse outcomes. Halting the Spiral in Worsening Heart Failure: A Virtua... |
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Obesity Forum® FAQs: A Podcast Series
Obesity is an increasingly prevalent, chronic condition associated with substantial risks of morbidity and mortality. It is also a risk factor for some of the leading causes of preventable death, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancer. The 12th Annual Obesity Forum was a 2-part series that provided health care professionals with guidance on the appropriate use of therapies as well as stra... |
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Pediatric RSV Prevention " Unlocking New Insights
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants and young children, particularly those under 1 year of age in the United States. While infants born prematurely or with underlying health conditions are at a higher risk for severe RSV illness, the majority of pediatric RSV hospitalizations occur in otherwise healthy infants. Recent advancements in passive immunization, including long-acting monoclonal antibodies and maternal RSV vaccines, introduce ... |
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Pre-Hospital Ultrasound - Blended Course
Pre-hospital ultrasound can be a valuable tool to rapidly diagnose a variety of conditions associated with trauma and/or critically ill patients. Pre-Hospital focused evaluation of the heart, lungs, and abdomen can provide a rapid and safe method to improve the time to diagnose and/or treat these patients resulting in increased patient safety, satisfaction, and over-all improved patient outcomes in time-sensitive situations.
The Pre-Hospital Ultrasound Blended Training Course is specificall... |
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What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 1: HER2 in NSCLC: Actionable Insights and Testing Recommendations
STATEMENT OF NEED
With the identification of oncogenic drivers and the development of targeted therapies, comprehensive molecular assessment has become a cornerstone of non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) management. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) alterations, which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are emerging therapeutic targets. While testing can be used to guide treatment decisions, the heterogeneity of HER2 alterations and th... |
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What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 2: Current and Emerging Treatments for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
STATEMENT OF NEED
In recent years, the discovery of oncogenic drivers and development of targeted therapies have transformed the treatment of advanced non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Alterations in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are therapeutic targets. Several HER2-targeted therapies are under investigation in NSCLC and have demonstrated clinical benefit, with trastuzumab deruxtecan re... |
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Podcast: What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 1: HER2 in NSCLC: Actionable Insights and Testing Recommendations
STATEMENT OF NEED
With the identification of oncogenic drivers and the development of targeted therapies, comprehensive molecular assessment has become a cornerstone of non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) management. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) alterations, which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are emerging therapeutic targets. While testing can be used to guide treatment decisions, the heterogeneity of HER2 alterations and th... |
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Podcast: What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 2: Current and Emerging Treatments for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
STATEMENT OF NEED
In recent years, the discovery of oncogenic drivers and development of targeted therapies have transformed the treatment of advanced non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Alterations in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are therapeutic targets. Several HER2-targeted therapies are under investigation in NSCLC and have demonstrated clinical benefit, with trastuzumab deruxtecan re... |
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Evolving Treatment Paradigms in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer: Advancing Equitable Care in Rural and Underserved Communities
Target Audience
This activity is designed specifically for oncologists, advanced practice providers, and other members of the healthcare team who serve patients from rural and underserved communities.
Program Overview
Hormone receptor"positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2"negative (HR+/HER2-) breast cancer accounts for up to 70% of all breast cancer cases. In recent years, therapies such as CDK4/6 inhibitors, PARP inhibitors, and novel endocrine therapies have been ... |
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Targeting the PI3K/AKT/PTEN Pathway for Treatment of Breast Cancer: Innovative Solutions for Equitable Care
Target Audience
This activity is designed specifically for oncologists, advanced practice providers, and other members of the healthcare team who serve patients from rural and underserved communities.
Program Overview
The PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway has emerged as a key player in breast cancer development. Notably, up to 50% of patients with hormone receptor"positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2"negative (HR+/HER2-) breast cancer have actionable biomarkers within this pat... |
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Recognize and Respond: Developing Tailored Communications With Parents To Improve Pediatric Vaccination Coverage
Pediatric vaccination rates have been declining in recent years. A relatively small percentage of people take a strict anti-vaccination stance regardless of evidence or scientific consensus, but other individuals, classified as “vaccine-hesitant,” are moving toward anti-vaccination, or “vaccine refusal” practices for a variety of reasons, including aggressive misinformation campaigns, lack of understanding of vaccines, distrust of healthcare, and safety concerns. For clinicians, the ci... |
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Cleveland Clinic Primary Care + (online streaming & flash drive formats)
Cleveland Clinic Primary Care + highlights the latest therapies, procedures and diagnostics in primary care, women’s health and behavioral medicine. This best practices review addresses the educational needs of primary care clinicians who must stay abreast of current research and treatments in a wide range of disciplines. Physicians, nurses and physician assistants will all benefit from Cleveland Clinic’s expert analysis of essential subjects in primary care.
Worth 21 AMA PRA Catego... |
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Improving Cultural Competence in Substance Abuse Treatment
Culture is a primary force in the creation of a person’s identity. Counselors who are culturally competent are better able to understand and respect their clients’ identities and related cultural ways of life. This course proposes strategies to engage clients of diverse racial and ethnic groups (who can have very different life experiences, values, and traditions) in treatment. The major racial and ethnic groups in the United States covered in this course are African Americans, Asian Ameri... |
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Caffeine and Health
Caffeine is a rapidly absorbed organic compound that acts as a stimulant in the human body. The average amount of caffeine consumed in the US is approximately 300 mg per person per day - the equivalent to between two and four cups of coffee - with coffee accounting for about three-fourths of the caffeine that is consumed in the American diet. This is considered to be a moderate caffeine intake, which, according to many studies, can promote a variety of health benefits.
But some studies clai... |
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Exploring the Connection Between the Microbiome and Allergy Development
Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH, introduces the role of the gut microbiome in immune system development and allergen sensitization. She briefly reviews the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA), with a focus on the latest guidelines and recommendations for reintroduction. Dr. Lightdale builds upon these topics by discussing the evidence supporting probiotics for the treatment of CMPA, summarizing the clinical data supporting the use of extensively hydroly... |
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Emerging Developments in Human Milk Fortification: Problem Solving for Clinical Practice
Human milk science is evolving at a rapid pace, shaping neonatal nutrition practices significantly. Nonetheless, optimizing growth and development in the NICU remains a challenge. Ariel Salas, MD, MSPH, and Brian Stansfield, MD, are leaders in human milk research, as well as in the clinical application of these findings. In a solutions-based presentation, Drs. Salas and Stansfield present recent clinical trial and real-world data on strategies for optimizing preterm nutrition. In this symposiu... |
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Supporting Neurodevelopment With Brain-Building Nutrition
The brain is one of the fastest growing organs in infants; by the time infants reach 2 years of age, the brain has nearly doubled in size. During this period of time, neurons proliferate, synapses form, and nerve fibers are myelinated"all processes that require support with optimal nutrition. This material reviews the latest learnings on the ways in which nutrition can influence neurodevelopment. Human milk is rich in key lipids for neurodevelopment, which are encapsulated by the milk fat... |
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