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10 CME Travel Tips for 2012

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Traveling to CME conferences can be an amazing experience or it can end up in disaster. Here are some great tips for traveling to CME conferences in 2012.

If you are willing to travel away from home for CME, chances are [...]

Rome CME in 2012

Ciao and welcome to your CME adventure in the city known as the world’s biggest open air museum! If Italy is one of your dream travel destinations, then don’t miss out on the opportunity to earn CME this summer in Rome. Attend CME sessions each morning and then allow yourself to be seduced by what’s [...]

Techniques for Discussing Weight and Obesity with Your Patients

Many primary care clinicians believe that it is there responsibility to discuss issues of weight and obesity with patients. When the time comes however, it can be uncomfortable for both the physician and patient and many physicians feel ill equipped to deal with issue related to weight loss. In addition, many physicians don’t believe that [...]

AIM-High Results:The Nail in the Coffin for the HDL Hypothesis?

Due to a number of factors, such the lack of significant power of the study and an unexpected increase in HDL-C in the placebo arm, the results from the AIM-High study (click here to view article)  failed to demonstrate a 25% reduction in cardiovascular events in those patients randomized to receive niacin. This study was [...]

How will the Current National Drug Shortage Affect Your Patients?

So far this year, 210 drugs have been added to the list of drugs in short supply and many of the drugs included on the list are considered life-saving medications.  Just days ago, acknowledging that this is a growing crisis, President Obama signed and executive orders instructed the FDA to obtain better advance warning of [...]

The Sunshine Act and Primary Care Physicians

Ready or not, the Sunshine Act will go into effect in January, 2012. But will the Sunshine Act affect the average primary care physician? The answer is short and simple – most likely, it will! The Sunshine Act will require drug and medical device manufacturers to publicly report gifts and payments made to physicians and [...]

CME’s Endless Summer Destinations

Do you ever wish that you could make summer last a little longer? Why not extend your summer fun and sign of for a Medical Education Resources CME meeting at one of these endless summer destinations:

Try your luck, see a show, shop til you drop, or dine at a celebrity chef restaurant in Las Vegas
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CME Course for Food and Wine Enthusiasts

If you are a primary care physician and consider yourself a “foodie” or a wine enthusiast, the perfect CME course awaits. The CME seminar Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine for Primary Care Physicians will take place at the Meritage Resort in the heart of Napa Valley from October 7-9, 2011. Rheumatological disorders are a growing concern [...]

Internal Medicine Clinical Pearl of the Week

Today’s clinical pearl: When evaluating a patient for weakness and they are not weak on exam,  potential causes could be fatigue, asthenia, hypotension, or neurasthenia. To learn more clinical pearls related to Internal Medicine, click here!

Head to the Northeast for CME and Vacation

Head to the picturesque northeast,  combine CME with an exciting vacation,  and enjoy all that these northeastern US locations have to offer. Whether you seek a lakeside resort, a historic town, fishing on the bay, a natural wonder, or the bright lights of the big city, these locations have something for everyone.

Enjoy an exclusive bayside [...]