Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Family Practice: 2008 CURBING INFECTIOUS DISEASE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 31 August 21, 2008 Antibiotics update: Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media; Community–acquired pneumonia (CAP) and streptococcal pharyngitis; Role of macrolides in CAP; Telithromycin, doxycycline, and fluoroquinolones; Questions and answers – B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD More on pneumonia – Bradley A. Sharpe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 29th Annual Advances In Infectious Diseases: New Directions In Primary Care, Sponsored By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine TASTE AND SMELL DISORDERS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 30 August 14, 2008 Olfactory organ and taste system; Evaluation ; Causes of smell loss; Causes of taste loss; Prognosis; Treatment – Ronald Devere, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. SLEEP CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 29 August 7, 2008 Sleep issues in the elderly – Michael V. Vitiello, PhD Restless leg syndrome – William M. Simpson Jr, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. GERIATRIC MEDICINE: CHANGES IN MENTAL STATUS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 28 July 28, 2008 Grief and depression management pearls – Robert Roca, MD, MPH Delirium and Alzheimer’s disease – Joel D. Posner, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN THE "NOT SO GOLDEN YEARS" Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 27 July 21, 2008 Advance directives: ethical issues – Daniel Pound, MD Medication problems in the elderly – William M. Simpson Jr, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. INFECTIOUS DISEASES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 26 July 14, 2008 Sexually transmitted diseases – Sharon Adler, MD, MPH New challenges in tuberculosis –David Asmuth, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. EYE PROBLEMS, COUGH, AND PAIN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 25 July 7, 2008 Eye problems in the elderly – Scott A. Uttley, MD Chronic cough – Pramod Kelkar, MD Acute vs chronic pain – Miles Belgrade, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the 33rd annual Family Medicine Update, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis ISSUES OF THE HEART Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 24 June 28, 2008 Atrial fibrillation – Joseph E. Marine, MD Heart failure – Brian E. Jaski, MD Revascularization surgery vs medical therapy for cardiac patients – David E. Bush, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. AGE-OLD PROBLEMS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 23 June 21, 2008 Venous thromboembolism – David B. Pearse, MD Delirium – Bruce A. Leff, MD Vitamin–D deficiency – Uzma Jalal Haque, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From "Current Topics In Geriatrics," Sponsored By The Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD PAINFUL AND INFLAMED JOINTS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 22 June 14, 2008 Rheumatoid arthritis – Alan N. Brown, MD Spectrum of rheumatic disorders – Kenneth E. Sack, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PEDIATRIC CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 21 June 7, 2008 Issues during first year of life – James R. Roberts, MD, MPH The troubling teens – Janice D. Key, MD Toxic drug exposures among adolescents – John P. Lamb, PharmD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADVANCES IN DIABETES CARE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 20 May 28, 2008 Approach to managing type 2 diabetes – John L. Leahy, MD Drugs for treating diabetes – Pamela T. Prescott, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TRAVEL MEDICINE/SEPSIS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 19 May 21, 2008 Have drugs, will travel – Robert W. Derlet, MD Management of sepsis – Timothy E. Albertson, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From "Clinical Pharmacology 2007: Drug Therapy Management," Sponsored By The University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine, Sacramento NEUROLOGIC PEARLS AND NUGGETS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 18 May 14, 2008 Headaches and peripheral neuropathy; Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and essential tremor; Strokes and seizures; Multiple sclerosis, syncope, and chronic fatigue; Additional thoughts on headaches; More on strokes, TIAs, and dementia – Karl E. Misulis, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Medical Masters Class, Sponsored By The North Staffordshire (England) Postgraduate Education Association BREAST-FEEDING/ULTRASONOGRAPHY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 17 May 7, 2008 Helping patients succeed with breast–feeding – Anya S. Koutras, MD Ultrasonography for diagnosing gynecologic problems – Elisabeth K. Wegner, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 33rd Annual Family Medicine Review Course, Sponsored By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, Burlington BITES, STINGS, AND TOXIC EXPOSURES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 16 April 28, 2008 Infections due to insect bites and animal exposures – Richard H. Glew, MD Problems related to pet bites and shellfish – Dr. Glew Spiders, stingrays, and rattlesnakes – Aaron Schneir, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THE DOWNSIDE OF FEELING GOOD Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 15 April 21, 2008 Bipolar disorder – Elliott Richelson, MD Antipsychotic drugs, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome – Dr. Richelson Other issues in psychopharmacology – Andrea Wessell, PharmD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ONCOLOGIC CONCERNS IN WOMEN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 14 April 14, 2008 Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer – Anita L. Nelson, MD Breast lumps and masses – Armando E. Giuliano, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PEDIATRIC DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 13 April 7, 2008 Clinical problems in children and adolescents: Growth and development; Childhood deaths and sudden infant death syndrome; Colic, iron deficiency anemia, and breath–holding spells; Enuresis, acute scrotum, and intussusception; Rotavirus vaccine and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Henoch Schönlein purpura and febrile seizures; Acute life–threatening events and asthma – Shannon M. Thyne, MD Additional thoughts on childhood asthma – James R. Roberts, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ADVANCES IN PATIENT CARE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 12 March 28, 2008 Deep venous thrombosis – Steven L. Cohn, MD Minimizing risk of surgery – Dr. Cohn Advance care planning – Jay Thomas, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the 2007 Primary Care Update, sponsored by the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association of North America CLINICAL UROLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 11 March 21, 2008 Prostate cancer – Kenneth S. Koeneman, MD Hematuria – J. Kyle Anderson, MD Incontinence – Michael L. Tran, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 33rd Annual Family Medicine Update, Sponsored By The University Of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis THE HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 10 March 14, 2008 Role of fixed–dose combination therapy for hypertension – Jan N. Basile, MD Blood pressure control in patients with metabolic syndrome – Jan N. Basile, MD Questions and answers – Jan N. Basile, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 2007 Primary Care Update, Sponsored By The Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association Of North America FEMALE CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 09 March 7, 2008 Chronic pelvic pain – Christine M. Stabler, MD Contraception – Martin A. Quan, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OH DOCTOR, I HURT! Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 08 February 28, 2008 Assessing and managing pain – Louis Kuritzky, MD Depression with pain – Dr. Kuritzky Chronic pain medications – Donald R. Taylor, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PEDIATRIC SKIN AND EYE PROBLEMS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 07 February 21, 2008 Childhood infectious rashes – Kristin S. Tate, MD, MPH Pediatric ocular conditions – Kim Lynette Cooper, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 2007 Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-7, 2007, Chicago, IL PANDEMIC PREPARATION/COPD Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 06 February 14, 2008 Preparing for infectious disease pandemics – Charles W. Mackett III, MD COPD: Treating the whole person – Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 50th Annual Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-6, 2007, Chicago, IL SURVIVING CATASTROPHIC PEDIATRIC ILLNESSES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 05 February 7, 2008 Introduction – Edward G. Zurad, MD Survivor of staphylococcal epidemic in the nursery – Andrea V. Phillips Husband's perspective – Spencer Phillips, MD Survivor of pineal germinoma during teens – Matthew B. Pfenninger, MD Father's perspective – John L. Pfenninger, MD Closing comments – Dr. Zurad Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 50th Annual Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-6, 2007, Chicago, IL CANCER: FROM BEGINNING TO END Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 04 January 28, 2008 Advances in cancer screening and care – Richard C. Wender, MD Issues in cancer screening – Alfred O. Berg, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 50th Annual Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-6, 2007, Chicago, IL CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 03 January 21, 2008 Needs of young children; Crying and colic; Sleep and night–waking issues; Temper tantrums and breath–holding spells; Positive emotional tone and reinforcing good behaviors; Setting limits and need for mastery; Feeding and social behavior issues – Barbara Howard, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 2007 Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-6, 2007, Chicago, IL HEART FAILURE/PRACTICE CHANGES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 02 January 14, 2008 Heart failure – Daniel B. Friedman, MD Things that changed my practice this year – Frank J. Domino, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 2007 Scientific Assembly Of The American Academy Of Family Physicians, October 3-6, 2007, Chicago, IL JUST FOR WOMEN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 56, Issue 01 January 7, 2008 Vaginal infections; Cervical cancer screening – Michael S. Policar, MD, MPH Cervical cancer screening – Michael S. Policar, MD, MPH Dysfunctional uterine bleeding and menopause – Michael S. Policar, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Annual Family Medicine Board Review Course, Sponsored By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine