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 2012

Getting to Goal: How Thiazide-Type Diuretics, Following the Guidelines, and Improving Patient Adherence Can Help
This educational activity is jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Spire Learning.This activity is supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Webcast – October 2012
Supplement – August 2012

A special supplement on Men's Health
This supplement was sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and the Primary Care Metabolic Group .
June 2012

 2011

OSTEOARTHRITIS AS A CHRONIC DISEASE: MAXIMIZING MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE
This CME activity was accredited by Primary Care Network and supported by an educational grant from GENZYME, a Sanofi Company.
November 2011

Improving Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease Management
This supplement to was supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., and was submitted by the Primary Care Education Consortium.
April 2011

 2010

PROTECT YOUR PATIENTS, PROTECT YOUR PRACTICE: PRACTICAL RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE STRUCTURING OF OPIOID THERAPY IN CHRONIC PAIN
This supplement was supported by educational grants from Endo Pharmaceuticals and
Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
September 2010

LATE-ONSET MALE HYPOGONADISM AND TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE
This supplement was submitted by the Primary Care Education Consortium and supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
July 2010

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOUT?
This supplement was submitted by the Primary Care Education Consortium and supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
June 2010

SPECIAL ISSUE ON DIABETES
This supplement was sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and the Primary Care Metabolic Group.
May 2010

THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA: TRANSFORMING OUR DOMESTIC RESPONSE TO HEPATITIS B & C
COEDITORS Anna S.F. Lok, MD, FRCP; Eugene R. Schiff, MD, MACP, FRCP, MACG, AGAF
This activity is jointly sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HealthmattersCME and supported by independent educational grants provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences Inc., and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
April 2010

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Harry Visit 1: 68-year-old male presents to his PCP for a routine annual physical examination

"I'm here for my annual check-up and I feel fine."

Harry is a 68-year-old Caucasian male who presents to his primary care physician for a routine annual physical examination. Harry's wife accompanies him to the visit and is concerned about his decreased energy level, his loss of interest in activities, and forgetfulness. She reports that Harry got lost in his neighborhood while driving home from the mall last week and required assistance from a school crossing guard who recognized him driving around the block. Harry denies having memory problems…

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 2009

CLINICAL PRACTICE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: AFTER METFORMIN AND LIFESTYLE, THEN WHAT?
This activity was supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North American, Inc., and was submitted by the Primary Care Education Consortium.
November 2009

ISSUES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY: DEPRESSION, ENDOMETRIAL HEALTH, AND DISCONTINUATION
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
October 2009

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER
This supplement was developed in collaboration with Health and Wellness Education Partners.
October 2009

HPV: PAST, PRESENT, AND IN PRACTICE—THE OMNIA CME JOURNAL CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by Omnia Education and supported by independent educational grants from Merck & Co., Inc., and QIAGEN Inc.
September 2009

OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRACTURE PREVENTION: A PRIMARY CARE ISSUE CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by DIME and was funded by an educational grant from Amgen Inc.
July 2009

HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER IN WOMEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY PRACTICE CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by DIME and funded through an independent educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
July 2009

LUTEAL SUPPORT IN REPRODUCTION CE/CME expired
This CME/CE supplement was supported by an educational grant from Columbia Laboratories and sponsored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
May 2009

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME WITH CONSTIPATION (IBS-C): IMPROVING PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by DIME and the Duke University School of Medicine and supported by an independent educational grant from Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
May 2009

AN EMERGING STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION OF HPV INFECTION AND DISEASE IN MALES CE/CME expired
This newsletter is sponsored by SciMed and supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
March 2009

IMPROVING LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: STRATEGIES FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by the Primary Care Education Consortium and supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
February 2009

INCRETIN-RELATED THERAPIES: TARGETING THE UNDERLYING PHYSIOLOGY AND CARDIOMETABOLIC FACTORS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by DIME and was supported by an educational grant from Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company.
February 2009

 2008

PROGESTERONE USE IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY CE/CME expired
This CME/CE accredited e-newsletter was supported by an educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and sponsored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
December 2008

USE OF PROGESTERONE IN MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY AMENORRHEA CE/CME expired
This CME/CE accredited e-newsletter was supported by an educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and sponsored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
December 2008

RECOGNIZING AND MANAGING PSYCHOTIC AND MOOD DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CARE CE/CME expired
This supplement was developed through the joint sponsorship of the University of Cincinnati and Quadrant HealthCom Inc. and supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca.
December 2008

INITIATING AND INTENSIFYING THERAPY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: MANAGING THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE DISEASE CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by The Primary Care Education Consortium and supported by a grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.
October 2008

VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS: MANAGING THE TRANSITION FROM PERIMENOPAUSE TO POSTMENOPAUSE CE/CME expired
This supplement was sponsored by The Chatham Institute and supported by a grant from Ther-Rx Corporation.
October 2008

USE OF PROGESTERONE IN 3 CHALLENGING CASES CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity is supported by an educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Content has been edited and peer reviewed by Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause (SRM).
September 2008

DIFFERENTIATING LEG DISORDERS: STRATEGIES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING CE/CME expired
This CME activity was conducted as part of the Biology of Leg Disorders (BOLD®) educational initiative, sponsored by Professional Postgraduate Services®, and supported by an educational grant from AR Scientific, Inc.
May 2008

UPDATE ON VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES: ARE ADULTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY ADEQUATELY PROTECTED? CE/CME expired
This CME activity was submitted by SciMed and supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
April 2008

THE ART OF SLEEP: RECOGNIZING AND TREATING INSOMNIA IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was presented by The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and supported by an educational grant from Neurocrine Biosciences.
March 2008

MANAGEMENT OF VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS DURING THE MENOPAUSAL TRANSITIONCE/CME expired
This supplement is sponsored by the Chatham Institute and supported by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
January 2008

 2007

THE WOMEN'S HEALTH II MEDICAL EDUCATION NETWORK PART 3: ANEMIA—DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR WOMEN CE/CME expired
This CME/CNE activity was sponsored by The Chatham Institute and supported by an educational grant from Ther-Rx Corporation.
December 2007

NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS CE/CME expired
This supplement is sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and is supported by educational grants from Amylin-Lilly, Eisai Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, and Reliant Pharmaceuticals.
December 2007

STAY AWAKE! UNDERSTANDING, DIAGNOSING, AND SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING NARCOLEPSY CE/CME expired
This activity is sponsored by The Chatham Institute and is supported by an educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals.
November 2007

IMPLEMENTING INTENSIFIED TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS CE/CME expired
This program is sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
November 2007

THE WOMEN'S HEALTH II MEDICAL EDUCATION NETWORK PART 2: NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST OUTCOMES CE/CME expired
This supplement was submitted by The Chatham Institute and supported by an educational grant from Ther-Rx Corporation.
November 2007

UNDERSTANDING INSOMNIA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMON SLEEP DISORDER CE/CME expired
This supplement was supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis, US, and submitted by The Chatham Institute.
November 2007

PREVENTING HERPES ZOSTER AND POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA THROUGH VACCINATION CE/CME expired
This supplement was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Merck & Co, Inc, and sponsored by SciMed.
November 2007

MANAGEMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: A PRIMARY CARE PERSPECTIVE CE/CME expired
This supplement was supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., Centocor, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
November 2007

APPROPRIATE ADVANCEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES THERAPY CE/CME expired
This activity was jointly Sponsored by the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)–Center for Continuing and Outreach Education and Embryon. This activity is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis, US.
October 2007

RAPID—PART 3: TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND MONITORING OF ESTABLISHED RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was sponsored by The Chatham Institute and supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., Centocor, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
October 2007

THE WOMEN'S HEALTH II MEDICAL EDUCATION NETWORK PART 1: UNDERSTANDING BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was sponsored by The Chatham Institute. This program is supported by an educational grant from Ther-Rx Corporation.
September 2007

BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR IMPROVED DIABETES CARE CE/CME expired
This supplement was sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
September 2007

STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA CE/CME expired
This program is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Albert Einstein College of Medicine accredited this educational activity.
August 2007

HOT TOPICS IN PRIMARY CARE: PATIENT-CENTRIC APPROACHES TO COMMON CLINICAL CHALLENGES CE/CME expired
This supplement was sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and the Texas Academy of Family Physicians and is supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Novo Nordisk, Inc.
August 2007

RAPID—PART 2: TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF EARLY RA: A PRIMARY CARE PRIMER CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was sponsored by The Chatham Institute and supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., Centocor, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
July 2007

USES OF PROGESTERONE THROUGHOUT A WOMAN’S LIFE CE/CME expired
This CME activity was sponsored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and supported by an educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
June 2007

UPDATE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ADULTS WITH CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATION CE/CME expired
This CME activity was supported by an independent educational grant from Sucampo Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America.
June 2007

PERIPHERAL OPIOID ANTAGONISTS: A THERAPEUTIC ADVANCE FOR OPTIMIZING OPIOID GASTROINTESTINAL TOLERABILITY CE/CME expired
A continuing medical education activity jointly sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the American Society of Pain Educators.
June 2007

TESTOSTERONE DEFICIENCY: WHICH PATIENTS SHOULD YOU SCREEN AND TREAT? CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was sponsored/supported by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
May 2007

RAPID—RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: PRIMARY CARE INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS AND OUTCOMES CE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was sponsored by The Chatham Institute and supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., Centocor, Inc., and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
April 2007

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN AND ENDOMETRIOSISCE/CME expired
This CME/CE activity was supported by an educational grant from TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.
March 2007

UPDATES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING: NSAID-GASTROPATHIES AND PEDIATRIC REFLUX DISEASE CE/CME expired
This CME activity was sponsored by the Digestive Diseases Education Company and supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
March 2007

PAIN MANAGEMENT DILEMMAS IN PRIMARY CARECE/CME expired
This CME activity was sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium and the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, and supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
February 2007

APPROPRIATE USE OF INSULIN ANALOGS CE/CME expired
This supplement was sponsored by Medical Education Collaborative and supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.
January 2007

 2006

MANAGEMENT OF GROUP A B-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGOTONSILLITIS IN CHILDREN CE/CME expired
This CME activity was supported by an educational grant from Abbott and sponsored by Scepter.
December 2006

NEW OPTIONS IN HPV PREVENTION CE/CME expired
This CME activity was supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co, Inc. and sponsored by SciMed, LLC.
November 2006

DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN: CONSENSUS GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company.
June 2006

CURRENT OPTIONS IN CONTRACEPTION CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Conceptus.
May 2006

 2005

STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING MANAGEMENT OF MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by a grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and was submitted by IMED Communications, Inc.
December 2005

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY: ADVANCES IN ESOPHAGEAL IMAGING CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from InScope, a division of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
December 2005

MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES: WHAT FAMILY PHYSICIANS NEED TO KNOW CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
November 2005

STRESS NUCLEAR IMAGING FOR THE DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS CE/CME expired
This supplement was sponsored by Medical Education Resources, Inc., and supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
October 2005

MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS CE/CME expired
This activity was jointly sponsored by the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, The Allergy Research Foundation, and SynerMed® Communications and supported by an educational grant from Schering-Plough Corporation.
September 2005

INSULIN THERAPY IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: MORE THAN JUST IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL CE/CME expired
This supplement was supported by an educational grant from Aventis Pharmaceuticals, a member of the sanofi-aventis Group.
June 2005

FOCUS ON CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS: A SPECIAL EDITION FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND REGISTERED NURSES CE/CME expired
This CE activity is supported by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
March 2005

MANAGEMENT OF MORBID OBESITY: THE ROLE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY CE/CME expired
This CME activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
March 2005

 2004

NEW OPTIONS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT: STRATEGIES FOR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANSCE/CME expired

THE CONTRACEPTIVE CODE: DECIPHERING WHAT'S OPTIMAL FOR YOUR PATIENTSCE/CME expired

ADVANCES IN THE PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSISCE/CME expired

NEW OPTIONS IN HORMONE THERAPY: SAFETY, EFFICACY, AND WHAT YOUR PATIENTS NEED TO KNOW CE/CME expired

KEY ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE CE/CME expired