We are pleased to announce a new, live video education session for families facing an amyloidosis diagnosis. On Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 1:30pm ET, head to NeuroCareLive to find All About hATTR Amyloidosis: Patient Experience and Actino on Testing and Care, presented in collaboration with the Amyloidosis Support Groups. This interactive program features real time […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce our team will present two sessions at the upcoming 2020 Alliance Annual Conference January 8-11th in San Francisco, CA. On Friday, January 10th at 10:15am, PlatformQ Health’s VP of CME Outcomes and Analytics Wendy Turell, DrPh, CHCP will present an in-depth 90-minute session entitled Qualitative Evaluations, Outcomes & Measurements. […]
We joined forces with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to share live education for the public about the 2019-2020 influenza (flu) season, and the importance of flu vaccination. As with our other programming, we fielded questions from the audience and conducted real-time polls during the presentation. This time around, we received so […]
PlatformQ Health will present a poster session at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting sharing insights from recent CME and patient education activities on Follicular Lymphoma December 8, 2019. In addition, the abstract will be included in their Blood journal as supplement. The patient and clinician video-based activities were developed in collaboration with The Leukemia and […]
With all the health information available these days, it is not always so easy to decipher what is accurate and what is unreliable. Often, different sources will present conflicting advice and you are left to figure out who is telling the truth and who is just presenting more fake news. How can you tell if a […]
Major depression affects 6-7% of the U.S. population and is the leading cause of disability for adults ages 18-44. In spite of the large toll it takes on individuals, families, and communities, there have been relatively few forums for people to share their experiences, express their treatment needs, and be heard by individuals directly involved […]
PlatformQ Health was pleased to attend the National Organization for Rare DisordersⓇ (NORD) 2019 Rare Diseases & Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit. This year’s record-breaking NORD Summit included over 900 registrants in two days of powerful panels, breakout sessions and networking in our nation’s capital. Every year, the Summit is a place where patient advocacy groups, government, […]
PlatformQ Health is the leading provider of interactive digital medical education for healthcare providers, patients and caregivers. The company works with many of the world’s leading academic institutions, societies, associations, payors, employers, patient advocacy organizations, as well as leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver on its mission of improving health outcomes. Through its proprietary […]
The end of the summer brings many things – schools are back in session, the air is crisp…and flu season is right around the corner. While most people who get sick with influenza will have mild symptoms, some people will get very sick. Older adults, young children, pregnant women, and people with certain chronic medical […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to be able to share outcomes from a recent patient/caregiver program on clinical trials at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium in San Diego, CA this September. The poster session, titled Patient beliefs and behaviors concerning clinical trials for blood cancers: Outcomes from live online education will be held September 7, […]
Following two successful programs, produced in partnership with the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce an all-new program for patients and caregivers on Neuroendocrine Tumors that will premiere live at 1pm ET on August 14, 2019 on CancerCoachLive. The two previous programs focused specifically on carcinoid syndrome, a condition that effects a […]
Basal insulin is also referred to as background insulin. It is that insulin which the pancreas produces and is present all the time. In contrast, bolus insulin is the extra amount of insulin the pancreas produces in response to glucose intake. In patients with T1DM, the pancreas stops making insulin and the patient needs to […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce a three-part educational series for the clinicians treating and families facing multiple sclerosis (MS), created in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC). On June 20, 2019, two special programs will be streamed live – one created especially for clinicians, […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce our education team will present a poster session at the 79th annual scientific session of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The poster will detail a recent PlatformQ Health aligned educational activity for HCPs and patients in diabetes, that was released in collaboration with the renowned Joslin Diabetes Center. Inclusion […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce our education team will present three poster sessions at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), which will share insights from recent educational series in neurological diseases, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). “We have a long track record of […]
Curious about our work with partners? Check out this downloadable overview! Want more information? Email us now. Spring is finally upon us! As we clear out the old and bring in the new, our team was inspired to look back at all that we’ve been able to accomplish with our partners in a year. We […]
Join our experts for a one-hour CME presentation as they appraise clinical safety and efficacy data for new and emerging therapeutic agents for the treatment of hATTR amyloidosis. hATTR amyloidosis is a genetic disorder that is characterized by the deposition of amyloid (abnormal proteins) in multiple organs. It often affects the nerves, liver, heart […]
Going to see your doctor can be a frightening experience: you may be worried you have a serious affliction, or maybe you’re just going to follow up for a chronic condition, or maybe there is a procedure you are facing that you know will be painful. Fear can make it easy to procrastinate and come […]
Join us on December 20, 2018 at 1pm ET for live CME about ovarian cancer, worth 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. According to the CDC, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer, comprising 3% of all cancers in women. Approximately 11 out of every 100,000 women are diagnosed with new cases annually (over […]
Join our experts for a two-hour overactive bladder CME program. The panel will discuss utilizing current practice guidelines and the benefits and challenges regarding the current treatment landscape of overactive bladder. Overactive bladder (OAB) is a distressing bladder disorder marked by urinary urgency, frequency, nocturia, and urge incontinence. It often has a negative impact on […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to support the “Well Beyond Blue” initiative, championed by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), which aims to connect people who live with depression with researchers, regulators, and life science companies better understand what it’s like to live with depression and what is most important in terms of better treatment […]
The 2018 ASCO Quality Care Symposium was held on September 28 and 29, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ, and PlatformQ Health was honored to present a poster session on the impact of online patient education for people with bladder cancer. Promoting Patient Engagement in Bladder Cancer (BC) Care through Education features insights on an online educational […]
A new follicular lymphoma CME program worth 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, is now available on demand. Find it here. In the Western hemisphere, follicular lymphoma (FL) is the most common non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In the US in 2018, it is expected that approximately 74,680 new cases of NHL will be diagnosed and 20% […]
Current statistics estimate that this year, of the 1,735,350 new cases of cancer that will be diagnosed in the United States, over 1.1 million people will face the challenges of continuing to live a meaningful life with cancer. While everyone has heard about the rigors of and side effects than can accompany cancer treatments such […]
Find new Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis CME on ResInsightsLive, and a program designed for patients and their families on RareDiseaseLive. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare pulmonary disease caused by the formation of scar tissue in the lungs without any known triggering factor. Across the globe, five million people are affected with a prevalence […]
You’ve just seen your doctor and they told you that you have a chronic disease, or you’ve been struggling with one (or more) for years now. You may be overwhelmed with the amount of information your doctor gave you about your new disease, or maybe you weren’t given any at all. The doctor may have […]
OMedLive, an online oncology learning channel from PlatformQ Health Education, will be in Chicago for the ASCO Annual Meeting from June 1-5. Our commitment to oncology practice and cancer care makes ASCO 2018 one of the most exciting events for our team, because it gives us an opportunity to explain how we’re improving healthcare outcomes […]
Jeff Arnold, General Manager at PlatformQ Health, attended the latest meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in San Francisco. Arnold, who joined the PQH team earlier this year, was a natural choice to represent our team at the AUA 2018 meeting as he focuses on leveraging our platform to deliver outcomes-driven education in Urology, […]
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET, a diabetes CME program about new long acting insulins for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes will air live on DiabetesSeriesLive. New Long-acting Insulins for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Data, Guidelines, and Perspectives on Patient and Provider Barriers will cover: • […]
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complicated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, where patients experience a great range of symptoms due to demyelination of nerve fibers. It is characterized by plaques in the brain and spinal fluid. Symptoms that have been observed include numbness, diplopia, cognitive impairment, paralysis, blindness, fatigue, and bladder dystonia. [1] […]
PlatformQ Health was proud to present two posters – a traditional poster and an e-poster – at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Alongside VP of Education Jayne Chaplick, Senior Medical Director Anne Roc attended to present the posters, which focus on insights from previous PQH educational initiatives. While at […]
The Spring session of CMEpalooza featured two full days of live programming designed for the continuing medical education community. This year, PlatformQ Health (PQH) sent two delegates to the session titled Including Patients and Patient Advocacy Groups in Educational Planning & Delivery: How to Make It a “Win-Win”. Senior VP of Education, Kathryn Pucci, acted […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce the Health Education Journal, a peer reviewed journal focusing on the contributions that health education can make to personal and social well-being, health promotion and individual and public health, has published an article on a recent Platform Q Patient Education (PQPE) program for people with B-cell NHL. The one-hour […]
PlatformQ Health will present a poster at the Alliance Industry Summit (AIS) 2018 “Best in Class Outcomes Awards” Monday, May 7, 2018 highlighting a series of diabetes programs for clinicians created in collaboration with the renowned Joslin Diabetes Center. The poster, Better Targeting of Serial Education through Formative Qualitative Evaluation, will focus on how advanced […]
Most patients with diabetes end up with a glucometer for testing their blood sugar at home. However, I frequently find that many of the patients I see did not receive instructions on how or when to check their sugar, or what to do with the results when they have them. Of course, the answer to […]
PlatformQ Health is pleased to announce our education team will present two poster sessions at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology April 23 and 24 in Los Angeles, California. “We’re proud to be selected to share insights from two of our educational initiatives, one in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and another in […]
Currently, the guidelines around prostate cancer for physicians like me follow are murky, and best practices are subject to debate by different medical organizations. A widely-known recommendation called a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) screening, for example, has been fraught with failings and blamed for causing an unacceptable number of unnecessary prostate biopsies. On March 19, […]
March 25 through March 31 marks National Physicians’ Week, a time dedicated to recognizing and thanking doctors for the sacrifices they make to take care of all of us. Doctors work tirelessly to help people when they are most in need, and in spite of the important role they play in our lives, they often […]
While much research is being conducted into rising rates of diabetes mellitus around the globe, in the US an approximate 85 million people have prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition where a person’s blood sugar is elevated outside the normal range but do not meet the criteria for diabetes. It is very important to identify these […]
What do doctors need to know about prostate cancer and the tests used to diagnose it? According to the American Cancer Society, who offer the most recent data regarding cancer statistics in the U.S., an estimated 161,360 men were newly diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. In the same time period, over 26,000 men died […]
Log into PainCareLive on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 2:00 PM ET for a live online CME Certified activity discussing the safety, efficacy, and tolerability profiles of abuse-deterrent opioid formulations and their potential to reduce opioid misuse/abuse in treating patients with acute or chronic pain. This accredited program, Targeting Opioid Misuse: Abuse-Deterrent Formulations in the Management […]
Please join DiabetesCoachLive for a special program designed for diabetic people and their loved ones. Patients and experts from Joslin Diabetes Center will be walking through insulin options, debunking myths about side effects, and answering questions from the audience. Watch on demand now >> When people think of diabetes, their mind immediately jumps to […]
Today, medical school enrollment is nearly equivalent between men and women across the country – but most women physicians still believe that disparities exist between male and female doctors due to personal experience and staggering gender differences in medical leadership. While 73 percent of health service and medical manager jobs are held by women, only […]
The biggest yearly gathering in CME, the Alliance Annual Conference, just wrapped up in Orlando, Florida, after several engaging days of programming around the theme Destination: Patient Outcomes. Our Journey to Improving Patient Care. Several members of the PlatformQ Health Education (PQH Education) leadership team were in attendance, and we were happy to be able […]
On February 9, 2018 at 10:00 am EST, join CardioCareLive for a roundtable discussion on the new guidelines for the treatment of heart failure. In this second part of our series on Implementing Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Patients with Heart Failure, the panelists will discuss multidisciplinary approaches to implementing the guidelines – specifically, the challenges […]
February is shaping up to be a busy time on the PlatformQ Health network. This month’s live broadcasts include a panel discussion on the new Heart Failure Guidelines and information about the latest treatment strategies for schizophrenia, as well as programs with Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) and Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) […]
PlatformQ Health Education (PQH Education) was proud to send several delegates to the 2018 Alliance Annual Conference January 21 and 22 in Orlando, Florida. The Alliance Annual Conference is the largest gathering in CME, and this year’s theme was Destination: Patient Outcomes. Our Journey to Improving Patient Care. In addition to presenting two sessions and […]
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that is chronic and disabling and affects the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Typically, symptoms start between the ages of 16 and 30; rarely it is observed in children as well. Symptoms of this disease are categorized into 3 types – positive, negative, and cognitive: Positive symptoms: These […]
PlatformQ Health Education, in joint providership with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), announces the first of two online educational programs on shared decision making in major depressive disorder (MDD) treatment. Major depressive disorder (MDD) has substantial negative effects on patients’ functional abilities and quality of life. This tethered, or mutual, education will focus […]
Please join us in congratulating Wendy Turell as she receives an Alliance Leadership Award in recognition of her service and direction as Chair of the Alliance Research Committee. The Opening Night Awards Dinner will take place January 20th from 5:30 – 7:30pm, kicking off the annual conference with a celebration of the education industry and […]
The inaugural program for CancerCoachLive, PlatformQ Health’s educational channel for online patient education about different forms of cancer, was launched in 2016 through a partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) focusing on educating patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). Building on LLS’s goal to empower patients through education, this program aimed to improve knowledge […]
In the next two weeks, we’ll be presenting 7 new educational programs on 9 topics across the PlatformQ Health network. With over a dozen therapeutically aligned channels for you to learn from, odds are we’ve got some easy, convenient online CME/CE for you to check out. And with almost all of our programs produced and […]
We’re proud to have 4 abstracts accepted for publication for the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting. Educating oncologists and empowering cancer patients in the 21st century means delivering precision education that supports precision medicine. We hope you’ll take some time to learn more about how our precision education platform supports precision medicine. New and emerging therapies […]
OMedLive, an online oncology learning channel of PlatformQ Health Education, will be in Chicago for the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting next week. Our commitment to oncology practice and cancer care makes this one of the most exciting events for our team, as four of our fifteen therapeutically-aligned learning channels are closely tied to the core […]
PlatformQ Health Education (PQH Education) is pleased to announce that we will be presenting a Lightning Round session at The 2017 Alliance Industry Summit (AIS 2017) May 22-24, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA. The AIS is an annual meeting of stakeholders in the Continuing Medical Education space that focuses on needs, accomplishments, and insights of industry […]
PlatformQ Health Education (PQH Education) is pleased to announce that we will be presenting a session at The 2017 Alliance Quality and Innovation Summit September 25-27, 2017 in Park City, Utah. The session, titled Investigating the Impact of Patient Education on Self-Efficacy and Health Communication, will be presented by Wendy Turell, DrPH, VP of CME […]
As medical students and residents, we were taught to fear pancreatic cancer. As most people know, the cure rate is dismal and the majority of victims die within the first year of diagnosis. While this has been improving over the past years, the low five year survival rate persists. According to the American Cancer Society, […]
This OMEDLIVE presentation is Part Two of a two-part series surrounding Pediatric Neuroblastoma. During the conversation, Dr. Jason Shohet and Jennifer Saggio, MSN, CRNP, CPON focus on the following areas: Overview of pathology and standard therapy for high-risk NB Required imaging and evaluations for the revised INRGSS system Overall treatment scheme, including recent proposed changes […]
A recap of OMedLive’s online lung cancer CME program, Immunotherapy: Shifting the Lung Cancer Treatment Paradigm, which aired live on November 3rd, 2016. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in most countries. In 2015, the US saw 221,000 new cases of lung cancer (13% of all […]
In this CME offering presented by the Primary Care Network and Diabetes Series Live, Drs. Richard Beaser, Associate Professor of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and Nuha El Sayed, Director of International Programs at Joslin Diabetes Center introduce and educate viewers on a relatively new class of drugs to combat Type II Diabetes; the SGLT-2 […]
Our medical directors compiled this clinical reference chart for injectables used to treat diabetes. It is current as of September 2016, and lists the class, onset, dose and peak for each medication. Physicians, nurses and other health care providers can refer to the digital chart or print the two-page pdf for wall posting. To find […]
Based on a survey conducted in January 2016, the Association for Comprehensive Care in Rare Diseases (ACCORD) published two white papers on primary care medicine for patients living with a rare disease. The first paper, based on a survey of 536 primary care providers (PCPs), and described in a previous blog post, concluded PCPs lacked […]
Zika, already a problem in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, should reach the mainland U.S. as seasonal temperatures climb and the mosquito responsible for transmission becomes active. To date, there have been 273 travel-associated cases of Zika in U.S. States, 19 are in pregnant women and six were sexually transmitted. In […]
The Association for Comprehensive Care in Rare Diseases (ACCORD) recently conducted a novel survey around primary care in patients with rare diseases. To better understand physicians’ viewpoint on the topic, the team at ACCORD conducted a survey of 536 clinicians who reported having at least one patient in their practice who received care from […]
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent type of adult leukemia, with a median age of diagnosis of 72. However, 10 percent of patients are under age 50, twice as common in men as it is in women. There is a genetic predisposition; an environmental predisposition is uncertain, although Vietnam Veterans with Agent Orange […]
Editor’s note: This article on new treatment options for heart failure also applies to HCPs caring for patients living with diabetes. Our sister site, CardioCareLive.com, hosted this online CME session. In the United States there are about 5.7 million people diagnosed with heart failure (HF), most of them female. With 870,000 new HF patients diagnosed annually, the 2012 […]
In this CME offering from NeuroSeriesLive, Dr. Dennis Dlugos takes viewers through the current best practices for pediatric epilepsy. Using two case studies, Dr. Dlugos discusses diagnosis challenges and considerations, goals and concerns of medication treatments, and offers several non-medical treatment options. Dr. Dlugos, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine […]
Editor’s note: This article on CVD Residual Risk addresses the HCP treatment and management of patients living with diabetes who have an increased risk for heart disease. If you are interested in more information, check out our CME programs. An expert cardiologist, takes an in-depth look at CVD residual risk. Topics covered include reasons for […]
Migraine headaches are a debilitating collection of neurological symptoms often accompanied by one or more of the following: visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch, and smell, and tingling or numbness in the extremities or face. A common disorder, about 30 million people in America suffer from this condition to varying […]
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium which causes infections in different parts of the body. In the United States, MRSA accounts for an average of 59 percent of all emergency room admissions for patients with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). Although this percentage varies across the country, clearly attention must be given to […]
When did learning give back so much? From today through February 10th, join our World Cancer Day Challenge to earn CME and help us donate to cancer research at the same time! For every OMedLive session you attend, we’ll donate $10 to the American Cancer Society. For every CME credit hour claimed, we’ll boost […]
When we take a look at the 10 most significant invasive fungal infections worldwide, over 2 million cases are reported each year, with a startlingly high average mortality rate of 45%. This war against invasive mycoses demands an urgent need for efficient diagnostic tests and safe and effective new drugs and vaccines. In this CME […]
According to the American Cancer Society, there were approximately 221,000 new cases of lung cancer in the U.S. in 2015. These patients accounted for about 13% of all new cancers. Of those, nearly 85-to-90 percent are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this offering from OMedLive, Drs. Panos Fidias and Mark Socinski address some of […]
In this CME offering, Dr. Trevor Van Schooneveld uses clinical trial results, his personal knowledge, and his passion for Antimicrobial Stewardship as he explains how we can better treat in-hospital gram-negative infections. Dr. Schooneveld, Associate Professor of Infectious Disease as well as the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at the University of Nebraska […]
In March of 2015, the FDA approved the first biosimilar for use with American patients. In the next five years, the biosimilars market is expected to expand to $60 billion in sales in the U.S. and $127 billion worldwide. On February 1st, from 10 am – noon, EST, OMedLive in partnership with ClinicalSeriesLive, will be […]
Drs. Wasif Saif and Bert H. O’Neil take on some of the most recently approved treatment methods for metastatic colo-rectal cancer (mCRC) and compare their efficacy, risks, and benefits against other treatments options — some in use for the past half-century. Colo-rectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United […]
In this OMedLive video, nurses Brenda Riske and Regina B. Butler discuss “optimizing outcomes in hemophilia treatment” from a nurse’s perspective. Hemophilia, a genetic bleeding disease, affects about 20,000 Americans and over 400,000 people worldwide. A rare and serious condition, it requires a vigilant medical team for optimal patient care. Brenda Riske, RN, MSN, MBA, […]
In this continuing medical education video session, Dr. Tanios Bekaii-Saab tells us, “in the last 30 years, overall five-year relative survival rates increased for most cancers except for lung and pancreatic cancers, which have shown the least improvement.” Dr. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP from the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital takes us through current modes […]
NeuroSeriesLive and Jefferson Headache Center announce their upcoming event about migraine treatments, which is entitled “Treatment Choices in Acute Migraine Management: Selecting Appropriate Use for Individual Patients.” The interactive online CME session includes Stephen D. Silberstein, MD and Michael J. Marmura, MD from the Center. Dr. Silberstein, the Director of the Jefferson Headache Center, Thomas […]
Individualized management of a patient’s insulin regimen is a must. It is not without many challenges, however, as Richard Beaser, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, George Dailey III, MD, Head of Diabetes Research and Medical Director of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, and Jason Gaglia, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of […]
As a result of ongoing research, more treatment choices in MS care are available than ever before. In this video, “Treatment Choices in MS Care: Which is the Correct Disease-Modifying Therapy?,” Drs. Lisak and Cohen discuss the benefits and risks of several DMTs. Using results from clinical trials, MRI data, and discussion around case studies, […]
Drs. Caroline M. Apovian and Louis J. Aronne examine the 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, paying special attention to the recommendation to advise obese adults who meet criteria that surgery may be an option in “Updates in Bariatric Surgery: Guidelines, Patient Selection,” presented by DiabetesSeriesLive. Dr. Caroline M. Apovian, […]
Incorporating more insulin into a patient’s treatment plan can be difficult. In “Overcoming Barriers to Insulin Intensification: Case Discussions – Part 1,” diabetes experts address issues surrounding initial insulin treatment by examining case studies with the goal of helping clinicians learn how to approach common clinical scenarios. Presenters for this program include Richard Beaser, MD, […]
Primary care providers are often the first line of defense when it comes to diabetic eye health, according to physicians in the presentation “Diabetic Retinopathy: Role of the Primary Care Provider in the Optimal Care Model – Strategies for Prevention and Risk Reduction,” a CME video for the education summit DiabetesSeriesLive. Paolo S. Silva, MD, […]
The 31st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) conference, held October 7 through October 10, 2015, in Barcelona, Spain, featured presentations on personalized therapies, updated clinical trials, risk management, and therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis treatments. The treatments are likely to be ones doctors will explore for changing […]
Diabetic retinopathy treatment requires a team approach. A care team comprises primary care physicians, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists and other specialists. To gain insights into the emerging approaches from the ophthalmologist’s perspective, DiabetesSeries Live created “Achieving Better Outcomes for Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy: The Expanding Role of the Ophthalmologist.” This interactive presentation features speakers Andrew A. Moshfeghi, […]
The 2014 update to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Epilepsy Quality Measures focuses on seven guidelines that have a greater emphasis on recording and intervention than the previous 2009 measures, according to medical experts in “Adhering to the Epilepsy Quality Measurement Set Update,” a CME video presentation for the virtual education summit […]
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome is a form of childhood epilepsy that requires careful diagnosis, treatment and transitional management into adulthood. In “Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Across the Lifespan: Improving Diagnosis and Management,” a presentation from NeuroSeriesLive, experts Gregory L. Krauss, MD, from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and John M. Pellock, MD, at Virginia Commonwealth University discuss the condition […]
After more than three decades of using the same diagnostic criteria, recent research yielded a new set of standards for Alzheimer’s diagnosis. This new criteria impacts treatment strategies and offers hope for improving patient outcomes, according to medical experts in “Alzheimer’s Disease in 2015: Diagnosis and Management Across the Disease Spectrum,” a CME video presentation […]
Lennox-GastautSyndrome (LGS) Virtual CME Symposium Live, Complimentary Online Medical Education Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon ET Featured Speakers Gregory L. Krauss, MD Johns Hopkins School of Medicine John M. Lellock, MD Virginia Commonwealth University Topics include Disease characteristics that may suggest a patient has LGS Differences associated with LGS […]
Our recent event, “New Direction in the Assessment and Management of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease” was a success with several hundred doctors attending the interactive online broadcast. We compiled a Q&A section of questions from clinicians about the latest treatments, diagnostic options, and other related questions about dementia and Alzheimer’s. Dementia Treatment and Diagnostic Options […]