This course is designed to introduce participants to Validation Strategies, which is a core foundational approach in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

The range of topics will consist of diagnosing AIS, therapeutic interventions per the American Stroke Association guidelines, trying to establish consistency across hospitals, and some of the medical and legal conundrums associated with the management of these patients in the ED setting, all done through a case-based approach.

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated disease characterized by hyperproliferation of keratinocytes resulting in a red, itchy, scaling rash that negatively impacts quality of life for patients. In addition, systemic inflammation may manifest in psoriatic disease in the joints and spine, associated inflammatory bowel disease or uveitis, and metabolic or cardiovascular disease. Systemic treatments are available for moderate-to-severe psoriasis that target specific proinflammatory cytokines. These are ass...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 795,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States. Every 4 minutes, an individual dies from a stroke. The financial impact of strokes on the healthcare system is staggering, with an estimated $34 billion spent annually in the US, which includes the cost of healthcare services, medicines to treat stroke patients, and lost productivity. Although hemorrhagic strokes comprise only 13% of all strokes, they are part...

Expert-authored commentaries providing expert insight into the management of type 2 diabetes in older adults including individualization of treatment goals, use of fixed-ratio combination insulin and GLP-1 RA, and management considerations in the long-term care facility setting.The goal of this activity is to improve the knowledge and competence of geriatricians, gerontological nurse practitioners, consultant and senior care pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals regarding the managemen...

For the emergency physician, hospitalist, and critical care physician, upper GI or lower GI Bleeding can represent a life-threatening emergency in the anticoagulated patient presenting to the emergency department or intensive care unit,  In this CME-based educational program, the clinician is provided with multiple cases of patients with life-threatening GI bleedingThe development of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), such as dabigatran, betrixaban, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban, rep...