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Abstract 168: Impact of Continuing Medical Education on the Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia with Omega-3 Fatty Acids Session Title: Abstract Poster Session I and Reception
Conclusion: This study demonstrates the success of a targeted educational intervention with two educational components on improving knowledge, competence, and clinical decision-making of PCPs and cardiologists regarding hypertriglyceridemia treatment and the role of omega-3 fatty acid products in its treatment.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - February 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larkin, A., LaCouture, M., Boutsalis, G., Bays, H. Tags: Session Title: Abstract Poster Session I and Reception Source Type: research

Marketing Messages in Continuing Medical Education (CME) Modules on Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)
Conclusions: It seems that CME is being used to promote lisdexamfetamine for weight loss (a contraindicated use) and to highlight benefits of lisdexamfetamine while underplaying the risks.
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - March 15, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jung, J., Fugh-Berman, A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Skin changes and manifestations associated with the treatment of obesity
In light of the increasing prevalence of obesity, a large proportion of patients are taking weight loss medications or undergoing weight loss procedures. The typical paradigm for treating obesity begins with lifestyle interventions and progresses to medical treatments, and when nonsurgical interventions have failed, procedural techniques are considered. The effect of these interventions on the skin and dermatologic conditions has not been reviewed in depth. Herein, we review the impact of weight loss on pre-existing dermatologic conditions, as well as the development of novel skin changes and consequences of redundant skin...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - October 12, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jordan Rosen, Evan Darwin, Sara Moradi Tuchayi, Lilit Garibyan, Gil Yosipovitch Tags: Continuing medical education Source Type: research

Medical undergraduates' use of behaviour change talk: the example of facilitating weight management
Conclusions: Current skills-based communication programmes do not adequately prepare future doctors for the growing task of facilitating weight management. Students are able to generalise some communication skills to these encounters, but are over confident and have limited ability to use evidence-based theoretically informed techniques. They recognise this as a learning need. Educators will need to tackle the challenges of integrating theoretically informed and evidence based behaviour change talk within medical training.
Source: BMC Medical Education - January 24, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Sarah PetersLouisa BirdHamaira AshrafSehar AhmedPhilip McNameeCassandra NgJo Hart Source Type: research

Effects of medical trainees ’ weight‐loss history on perceptions of patients with obesity
ConclusionsMedical trainees’ personal success with weight loss and maintenance may negatively affect their perceptions of patients with obesity who struggle with weight management.
Source: Medical Education - May 12, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Rebecca L Pearl, Dallas Argueso, Thomas A Wadden Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Is The Shocking News of the Sugar Industry's Influence Over Harvard Researchers Really Shocking?
Hey, Sugar, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Today, the Journal of the American Medical Association dropped an alleged bombshell when it disclosed that the sugar industry lobby influenced research on coronary heart disease by effectively bribing Harvard researchers to promote the theory that dietary fat, and not sugar, causes heart disease. The story is trending on Facebook at this very moment, and the JAMA Facebook post states that "Policymaking committees should consider giving less weight to food industry-funded studies, and include mechanistic and animal studies as well as studies appraising the effec...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Perception and Awareness of Bariatric Surgery in Canada: a National Survey of General Surgeons
Conclusions There appears to be support for bariatric surgery among Canadian general surgeons participating in this survey. Knowledge gaps identified indicate the need for more education and resources to support general surgeons managing bariatric surgical patients.
Source: Obesity Surgery - December 5, 2015 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Are general practitioners well informed about fibromyalgia?
ConclusionIranian general practitioners are not well informed about FMS. Therefore, FMS should be specifically integrated in continuing medical education programs and undergraduate medical training curriculum.
Source: APLAR Journal of Rheumatology - July 22, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Nahid Kianmehr, Anousheh Haghighi, Ali Bidari, Yaser Sharafian Ardekani, Mohammad Ali Karimi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Development and Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Tool for Monitoring Metabolic Syndrome Indices in Patients with Serious Mental Illness.
DiscussionNotwithstanding significant administrative and technical support for this QI project, changing clinician practice to screen, monitor and document metabolic indices in persons with SMI in the ambulatory setting changed significantly after the hiring of a patient care associate. Efforts to obtain laboratory measures in real-time remain a challenge. Next steps include interventions to promote weight loss and smoking cessation in SMI patients, and effective communication with their primary care doctors. PMID: 24275635 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses - November 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Clin Schizophr Relat Psychoses Source Type: research

Managing adverse effects and complications in completing treatment for hepatitis C virus infection.
This article summarizes a presentation by Kenneth E. Sherman, MD, PhD, at the IAS-USA live continuing medical education course held in New York in June 2012. PMID: 23154251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Topics in antiviral medicine - November 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Top Antivir Med Source Type: research

Exam 1: Weight Loss via Lifestyle Modification Significantly Reduces Features of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Source: Gastroenterology - June 27, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activities Source Type: research

Exam 2: Differences in Weight Loss Between Persons on Standard Balanced Versus Nutrigenetic Diets in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - July 15, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activities Source Type: research

Exam 1: Weight Loss Through Lifestyle Modification Significantly Reduces Features of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Source: Gastroenterology - June 27, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activity Source Type: research

Exam 2: Differences in Weight Loss Between Persons on Standard Balanced vs Nutrigenetic Diets in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - July 15, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activities Source Type: research

CME Exam 2: Bloody Diarrhea and Weight Loss in a Patient in Remission From Ulcerative Colitis
Source: Gastroenterology - October 3, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Continuing Medical Education (CME)/MOC Activity Source Type: research