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October 1, 2009 Dear Subscriber, Stay up to date on the latest guidelines, legislative news, and clinical information to meet your practice needs with The Nurse Practitioner's eNews. Join now to receive future issues and to share this issue with your colleagues via e-mail. We want to hear from you! Let us know what's on your mind at npenews@nursingcenter.com. |
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Online CE: The Practicalities and Pitfalls of Polypharmacy | ||
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Older adults typically present with several chronic illnesses in addition to acute problems and health promotion needs. The aging population is remarkably heterogeneous and a "one size fits all" prescribing pattern is ill-advised. Multiple research studies in the United States and abroad demonstrate that older adults are poorly served by pharmacotherapeutics. Safe and efficacious prescribing for this group is challenging and requires that the NP neither overprescribe nor underprescribe. A working knowledge of the pharmacokinetics of aging and basic pharmacodynamics of medications in the older adult is needed to appropriately care for elders. Earn 1.9 Contact Hours/ 0.5 Advanced Rx Hours. More CE CREDITS VALID IN ALL STATES! |
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Heart Attack and Flu Linked | ||
| Because both seasonal and the pandemic H1N1 swine flu are circulating this fall and winter, people at risk for heart attacks are urged to get a seasonal flu shot and an H1N1 flu shot, which may reduce the chance of getting the flu and thereby lower the risk for a heart attack, experts say. More | |||
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Will Medicare Pay for HIV Screening? | ||
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Americans enrolled in the Medicare health insurance program would be able to get screened for HIV under a draft government proposal to pay for the tests. More |
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Defibrillators May Not Save Women | ||
| Despite their widespread use, implantable defibrillators to protect against deadly heart rhythms do not prevent deaths in women with advanced heart failure, U.S. researchers said. More | |||
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Insulin Myths Busted | ||
| A new study suggests that insulin can be safely and effectively used as a first-line treatment in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, with high rates of patient satisfaction and compliance. More | |||
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Waist and Hips, Not BMI, Should be Used in Elderly | ||
| Researchers have found that changes in body size and composition that commonly occur with aging may limit the usefulness of BMI for determining how much fat a person is carrying around - and also their risk of death in a given period. More | |||
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Posting Patient Information on Facebook | ||
| Some 13% of US medical schools have reported that their students have leaked confidential information about patients via blogs or social networking websites. More | |||
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| Preventive Medicine and Screening Services Medicare Coverage with Implications for Physician and other Healthcare Providers audio conference: October 28th | |||
| Many of your patients don't get the care they need because they're concerned about out-of-pocket expenses, even when the services are covered under the Medicare Preventive Services program. In other instances, physician practices needlessly write off these charges. Why? MedLearn’s audio conference, Wednesday, October 28th, answers this and many more questions about Preventive Medicine coverage. Learn more. | |||
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