This educational activity will utilize 4 case-based topics to address scenarios commonly encountered by clinicians who treat patients with HIV infection. Discussion will include how to plan for success in devising HAART strategies in treatment-naive patients, in patients with first-line treatment failure, in those who are treatment experienced, and patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C coinfection.

This case-based program will examine a number of important topics relevant to the contemporary management of advanced NSCLC. A major area of focus will be the role of histology and molecular markers in the clinical decision-making process. Individual patient factors that impact treatment decisions will also be addressed.

This webcast-on-demand will assess important topics in VTE management, including methods to assess risk for deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), duration of VTE prophylaxis, and important issues relevant to the contemporary treatment of VTE.

This program will utilize a case-based approach to illustrate various scenarios of how immunosuppression may be used to minimize chronic allograft pathology and optimize recipient survival. Additionally, kidney transplant recipients' responses to survey questions will be highlighted in an effort to heighten clinicians' awareness of patients' concerns and knowledge regarding their care. The ultimate goal of this educational initiative is the clinical application of program content to provide individualized care to kidney transplant recipients.

A WebWindows^™ into Stroke Online CME/CE-Certified Activity with On-Demand Educational Slide Library

This 80-minute interactive webcast with synchronized slides combines didactic presentations with lively panel discussions stimulated by real-life patient scenarios. Dr. Guthrie presents a didactic discussion on the implications of unidentified and undertreated stroke and stroke risk. Then, the 3-member panel introduces a series of representative patient cases with each panelist discussing their discipline’s key methods of identifying, diagnosing, and managing stroke and TIA in at-risk patients.

This webcast-on-demand will assess important topics in VTE management, including methods to assess risk for deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), duration of VTE prophylaxis, and important issues relevant to the contemporary treatment of VTE.

Expert faculty will review the latest clinical advances in the treatment of cancer, query participants on optimal treatment strategies, and discuss methods for integrating findings into clinical practice. Programs Include: Interactive slide presentations with downloadable slides.

Topics include:

• Hormonally Sensitive, Early-stage Breast Cancer: Current Considerations and New Directions
• Tubulin Inhibition in Breast Cancer: A therapeutic Target Critical to Improving Outcomes
• Current Practices & Emerging Therapeutics in the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
• Advances in Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma – Evolving Role of mTOR Inhibitors
• Expert Perspective - Optimizing Endocrine Therapy for Early Breast Cancer
• Advances in Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer: A Report from SABCS 2009

This interactive, case-based, online activity is designed to meet the educational needs of medical and surgical transplant physicians, nurses, pharmacists, coordinators, case managers, and social workers who manage patients with solid organ transplants.

A unique component of the program will allow you to gain a better understanding of patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives by comparing your responses to the same survey questions that were posed to a representative sample of transplant recipients and/or their caregivers. This innovative activity is designed to highlight areas of common understanding or opportunities for improved patient-provider communication.

In this program, we will discuss a number of issues that are important to primary care clinicians who manage patients at risk for, or who have recently become infected with HIV. The program will review epidemiologic and statistical prevalence data on HIV in the United States, the rationale for current efforts to expand screening, and methods to improve the primary care provider’s ability to diagnose this disease early in its course. We will also discuss the available types of HIV tests, some of the barriers to optimizing HIV testing, and strategies to overcome these barriers. In addition, we will review the latest evidence-based recommendations for managing HIV in treatment-naive patients. Finally, we will discuss how primary care providers can confidently integrate HIV management into their clinical practice.

This educational activity will review the pathophysiology and criteria for the diagnosis of gout. Current therapeutic options for treatment and prevention of acute attacks, and long-term management of hyperuricemia will be discussed.