Guest: Leonard H. Calabrese, DO

Guest: John R. Tesser, MD

This activity provides patient and practice-specific biosimilars content for clinicians in rheumatology practice.

Guest: Anita L. Nelson, MD

Unplanned pregnancy can come with numerous negative consequences, one being the health issues of the mother and/or child. Additionally, an unplanned pregnancy often comes with questions surrounding major life decisions and can often lead the woman or couple to have to make difficult decisions. For these reasons, contraception is integral to the health and well-being of women of childbearing age. Join Dr. Nelson as she discusses the contraception counseling process and advising patients on the appropriate contraceptive use. She will also review the advantages and disadvantages, and the historical perspectives regarding contraceptive patches, as well as clarify common misperceptions that clinicians and patients may hold regarding this option.

Host: Matt T. Rosenberg, MD

Guest: Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSC

Attaining and maintaining glycemic control continues to be very difficult for patients with type 2 diabetes. Please join Drs. Matt T. Rosenberg and Monica E. Peek as they discuss these issues.

Guest: Martin R. Chavez, MD, FACOG

About 30% of preterm labor spontaneously resolves and 50% of patients hospitalized for preterm labor actually give birth at term. Clinicians are left with the task to effectively assess women who are at risk for prenatal delivery in order to prevent preterm labor and reduce perinatal morbidity and mortality. In this activity, clinicians will learn practical strategies combining patient history, fetal fibronectin (fFN) levels, and ultrasonography imaging results to assess patient risks for preterm delivery, in order to provide adequate counselling regarding prenatal care and lifestyle changes.

Guest: Charles E. Miller, MD, FACOG

This Grand Round activity leverages decades of professional experience with minimally invasive hysteroscopic surgery (MIS) in the office setting. Learn the Why? and How? of establishing a successful in-office MIS practice, needed training and staff requirements, procedures most beneficial for your patients, the path to accruing a patient- and referral-base and, most important, maintaining patient safety while ensuring pain control with optimal outcome.

Guest: David J. Portman, MD

Dr. David J. Portman demonstrates how clinicians can begin the conversation of dyspareunia with patients, as well as how to discuss the available treatment options for managing this condition in post-menopausal women. Dr. Portman is Director Emeritus at Columbus Center for Women’s Health Research; and, Adjunct Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Host: Prathima Setty, MD

Guest: Mitchell Cairo, MD

The goal of this program is to increase the knowledge and understanding of healthcare providers involved in the care of cancer patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). This interview with renowned expert, Dr. Mitchell Cairo, will focus on a comprehensive TLS risk classification system developed by an international TLS expert consensus panel. TLS is a potentially serious and life-threatening consequence of the successful treatment of various malignancies resulting from massive tumor cell lysis. The best way to manage this condition is through prevention, however the risk for TLS is often underestimated by many clinicians. TLS usually occurs in rapidly proliferating hematologic cancers, however with new advances seen in cancer treatment on a regular basis, the incidence of TLS may increase and may also arise in a broader spectrum of malignancies. As a result, clinicians will likely see an increased number of cancer patients presenting with TLS in their practice. This oncologic emergency requires immediate intervention. As TLS is potentially fatal if not recognized and promptly treated, it is essential to identify patients at risk. Prevention of TLS depends on heightened awareness, accurate assessment of risk factors, and risk-based management. This expert interview is accompanied by a downloadable clinical ...

Host: Thomas C. Wright, Jr., MD

Guest: Warner K. Huh, MD

Guest: Professor Suzanne Garland, MD

Dr. Thomas Wright, Dr. Warner Huh, and Professor Suzanne Garland will have a wide-ranging discussion about HPV primary screening, both in the United States, as well as globally. They will also discuss HPV vaccination and how vaccination is going to impact future screening efforts, both in the United States and in Australia.

Guest: Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH

Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disturbances with significant negative impacts on patients' everyday functioning and quality of life. Patients with chronic insomnia are more likely to develop affective disorders, cardiac morbidity, and other adverse health outcomes, yet it is under-recognized and under treated. This case-based CME activity “Insomnia and Comorbidity High Risk with Poor Outcomes” will take clinicians through several patients journeys to examine the relationships between insomnia and common comorbidities including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and psychiatric disorders. Clinicians will apply the latest understanding of the pathophysiology of sleep and wake disorders to individualize the management of each patient, using a variety of approaches including newer agents such as orexin antagonist, melatonin receptor agonist, sedating antidepressant or benzodiazepine.

CME credits: 0.25

Valid until: 20-11-2019

Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/all-cord-blood-banks-are-not-the-same-private-and-public-facilities/9795/

The use of umbilical cord blood stem cells has increased significantly over the past two decades with cord blood being used today to treat many life-threatening diseases. This interview will provide an overview of the scientific underpinning of cord blood and focus on the practical issues surrounding public and private banking.