2007 Rheumatology Audioconference Series

Purchase any past session and within 14 days you will receive an email providing you with the speaker presentation (handout material - PDF file), and a CD (speaker session) will be mailed.  CMEs/Certificates of Participation are only offered when you dial in to a session, not when you purchase product only.

Wednesday, January, 17, 2007

Minimally Invasive and Percutaneous Total Hip Arthroplasties

Alberto Bolanos, MD
Orthopedic Institute of the Bay Area, San Mateo, California

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* Explain the differences between percutaneous, minimally invasive and traditional techniques for total hip arthroplasties
* Recognize the different types of percutaneous techniques
* Recognize the different types of minimally invasive techniques
* Identify changes in adjunct services related to arthroplasties (such as anesthesia, physical therapy and nursing care)

Monday, February, 12, 2007

Managing Emergencies/Exacerbations of Rheumatic Disease

Gail R McIlvain-Simpson, MSN, RN, CS
AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* List three common emergencies encountered in the care of those with rheumatic diseases
* Discuss strategies to effectively and efficiently manage these emergencies/exacerbations in day-to-day practice
* Discuss variations in professional versus patient perceptions of rheumatic disease emergencies

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Current Management of Fibromyalgia

Daniel J Clauw, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* Explain the epidemiology of fibromyalgia
* Recognize the differences between the mechanism(s) involved in the pain of fibromyalgia and those involved in peripheral pain syndromes
* Determine the treatments that are most efficacious for patients with fibromyalgia

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Physical Intimacy, Sex and Rheumatic Disease

Amye L. Leong, MBA
Healthy Motivation, North Wales, Pennsylvania

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* Describe issues of physical intimacy and sexual relations faced by patients
* Identify evidence from literature on sexual issues and rheumatic diseases
* Review evidence extrapolated from other related chronic diseases
* Discuss communication strategies to assist health professionals in dealing effectively with sensitive issues

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Evidence-Based Care for Children and Adolescents with Low Back Pain

Julie Fritz, PhD, PT
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* Examine the etiology underlying low back among children and adolescents and contrast this with adult etiologies
* Review key components of the clinical examination for children and adolescents with low back pain, including those components essential to ruling out serious pathology
* Describe those interventions and practices supported by evidence for the management of children and adolescents with low back pain

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Fatigue Management in Rheumatic Disease: A Team Approach

Geri B Neuberger, RN, EdD
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to:

* Define fatigue and factors related to the fatigue experience in clients with rheumatic disease
* Identify the role of the client and health care professionals in the assessment and management of fatigue
* Describe evidence-based interventions for the management of fatigue

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The ACR/ARHP thanks the following organizations for their generous support of this 2007 program:

Visionary:	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Leader:	Genentech, Inc. and Biogen Idec, Inc.
Sustainer:	Abbott Amgen, Inc and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Merck & Company, Inc. UCB, Inc.