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Internal Medicine 1518
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| Target Audience: |
| This activity is intended for the internist and family practitioner. |
| Sponsor: |
| This activity is sponsored by AHC Media. |
| Accreditation: |
| AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
| Credit Designation: |
AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Internal Medicine Alert has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 01/01/11. Term of approval is for one year from this date. Credit may be claimed for 1 year from the date of each issue. |
| Faculty |
Executive Editor
Stephen A. Brunton, MD
Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine
Associate Editors
Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor,
West Virginia University
School of Medicine
Charleston, WV
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Vice President, Primary Care
Eisenhower Medical Center
Clinical Professor, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine,
University of Kentucky;
Director, Sleep Disorders
Center
Samaritan Hospital,
Lexington
Harold L. Karpman, MD, FACC, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
UCLA School of Medicine
William T. Elliott, MD, FACP
Chair, Formulary Committee
Northern California Kaiser Permanente
Asst. Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California
San Francisco
James Chan, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Louis Kuritzky, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville
Author
Russell H. Greenfield, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC;
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
Peer Reviewer
Gerald Roberts, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY
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| Subjects: |
- Constipation, Cardiovascular Disease, and the Connection
- We Can Help our Seniors Sleep Better Without Dangerous Pills
- Why You Should Outsource Your Weight Loss Treatment
- Relationship Between Activity Levels and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
- Crizotinib Capsules (Xalkori®)
- Clinical Briefs
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| Objectives: |
- describe new findings in differential diagnosis and treatment of various diseases
- describe controversies, advantages, and disadvantages of those advances
- describe cost-effective treatment regimens
- describe the pros and cons of new screening procedures.
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| Financial Disclosure: |
Internal Medicine Alert's editor, Stephen Brunton, MD, serves on the advisory board for Amylin, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novo Nordisk, and Symbiotix; he serves on the speakers bureau of Boehringer Ingelheim, Novo Nordisk, and Teva. Associate editors Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH, Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH, William T. Elliott, MD, FACP, and James Chan, PharmD, PhD, and peer reviewer Gerald Roberts, MD report no financial relationship to this field of study. Associate editor Harold L. Karpman, MD, FACC, FACP serves on the speakers bureau for Forest Laboratories. Associate editor Louis Kuritzky, MD is an advisor for Endo, Kowa, Pricara, and Takeda.
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