What's Hype? What's Right? Assessing New Information from Pharm Reps to the Latest Journals
Instructors: David C. Slawson, M.D.
Professor and Director, Center for Information Mastery
Department of Family Medicine
University of Virginia Health System
Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D.
Director of Curriculum Development
Tufts University Family Medicine Residency
Tufts University School of Medicine
Acknowledgement of Grantor: These materials were made possible by a grant from the state Attorney General Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program which is funded by the multi-state settlement of consumer fraud claims regarding the marketing of the prescription drug Neurontin.
Course Objectives: After completing this activity, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate practical evidence-based techniques to validate drug information obtained from pharmaceutical representatives and printed materials.
- Overcome barriers to teaching evidence-based methods for making therapeutic decisions in everyday clinical settings.
Intended Audience: The primary target audience includes physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals who have a need to decipher pharmaceutical information.
Credit: Physicians
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Pharmacists
 The Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This activity has been assigned ACPE Universal Program Number 479-000-08-007-H04-P and will award 2 contact hours (0.20 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education.
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Depression Assessment/Treatment Strategies in Primary Care
Instructor: S. Marc Silling, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Acknowledgement of Grantor: Depression Assessment/Treatment Strategies in Primary Care was produced with financial assistance from the Medical Education Network Teaching Ohio's Region III (MENTOR), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Course Objectives: At the end of this Web-based course, participants will be able to:
- More frequently diagnose depression as a secondary cause of patient office visits;
- Distinguish different mood disorder types;
- Effectively use depression assessment tools in the office setting; and
- Identify treatment options for depression including medications and referral to specialists when feasible.
Intended Audience: This activity is intended for physicians, nurses and other health professionals who have regular access to patients, all of whom must be considered as at-risk for a depressive disorder.
Credit: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
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Pharmacy Preceptor Training and Orientation
Instructors:
David D Allen, RPh, PhD, FASHP
Dean of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy
dallen@neoucom.edu
Course Objectives: At the end of this web-based course, participants will be able to:
- List the objectives of the Pharmacy Patient Care Experience (PPCE) experiential site visits and consider strategies for accomplishing these objectives at your site;
- Review the NEOUCOP undergraduate curriculum design;
- Describe the mission and goals of NEOUCOP;
- List the roles, responsibilities and expectations for preceptors;
- Evaluate and use tools to assess the learners’ performance and become aware of the components of preceptor evaluation by the learners;
- Describe the profile of the NEOUCOP student
Outcomes: Each preceptor site will have its own plan for meeting the expectations as outlined for the NEOUCOP Pharmacy Patient Care Experience. The NEOUCOP Preceptor Training will provide preceptors the opportunity to understand NEOUCOP, its students and the preceptor responsibilities. Learner feedback in the form of an evaluation questionnaire will measure whether learner understanding and expectations have been met.
Intended Audience: This activity is intended for Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Pharmacy Regional Preceptors.
Credit: This activity has been assigned ACPE # 479-000-07-006-H04-P and will award 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education.
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Preceptor Training: Enhancing Your Teaching Skills in the Clinical Setting
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All other physicians and allied health professionals
- Anatomy of a Lawsuit: Lessons in Medical Malpractice Litigation
This self-paced, self-study CD course was designed by NEOUCOM and the Institute for Community-Based Medicine and Law for physicians who wish to learn more about:
1) the legal intricacies of a medical malpractice lawsuit
2) the steps involved in an actual court case
3) measures that can be taken to avoid such a lawsuit
This course includes two parts: a three-hour video of a mock jury trial and a one-and-a-half-hours video of didactic lectures directly related the the mock trial. While this is one complete CME course, you can complete it in two separate segments. Part One offers 3.0 category 1 CME credits; Part Two offers 2.0 catergory 1 CME credits. This course may also help physicians document competency in "Systems-Based Practice/Quality Improvement" for their maintenance of certification (MOC).
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