Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Family Practice: 2009 IMMUNIZATION UPDATE: WHAT'S NEW, WHAT'S TRUE? Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 48 December 28, 2009 Vaccines for adolescents and preadolescents – Doug Campos–Outcalt, MD Adult immunizations – Doug Campos–Outcalt, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Infectious Disease In Primary Care: Evidence-based Primary Prevention And Treatment, Sponsored By The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH NOTES ON NUTRITIONAL DEFICITS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 47 December 21, 2009 Common nutritional deficiencies after gastric bypass – Kenneth Fujioka, MD Update for primary care: anorexia and bulimia – Louis Maletz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 52nd Annual Postgraduate Symposium, Family Medicine Update, Presented By The University Of San Diego Academy Of Family Physicians CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: CONCEPTS IN MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 46 December 14, 2009 Stable coronary artery disease: who needs massive intervention? – Andrew D. Michaels, MD, MAS Atrial fibrillation – Mohamed H. Hamdan, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Advances In Internal Medicine 2009, Sponsored By The University Of Utah School Of Medicine, Salt Lake City LESS THAN PERFECT: DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF EARLY LIFE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 45 December 7, 2009 Problems of the neonatal period – Carol A. Miller, MD Developmental delay – Angela LaRosa, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THREATS TO LUNG FUNCTION: WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THEM? Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 44 November 28, 2009 Smoking cessation: a medical approach – Stephen I. Rennard, MD COPD: Inpatient, Outpatient, Your Patient – William E. Chavey, MD, MS Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. IMPROVING CONTROL OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 43 November 21, 2009 Profile of nosocomial infections; Evidence–based preventive measures; Hand hygiene; Barrier precautions; Chlorhexidine sponge bath; Innovative technologies and prevention; Bacteremia; Pneumonia; Sharps injuries – Dennis G. Maki, MD, Madison, WI Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health's 2008 Update On Infectious Diseases ESSENTIALS OF NEPHROLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 42 November 14, 2009 Acute kidney injury: History; Physical examination; Laboratory studies; Treatment – Shieva Khayam–Bashi, MD Chronic kidney disease – Shieva Khayam–Bashi, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Family Medicine: Board Review Course, Presented By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine WHAT'S NEW IN PEDIATRIC ASTHMA Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 41 November 7, 2009 What's New In Pediatric Asthma – C. Michael Bowman, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From An Intensive Review Of Family Medicine Presented By The Medical University Of South Carolina TREATING GI DISEASE: MINIMIZING RISKS AND ENHANCING BENEFITS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 40 October 28, 2009 Reducing cardiovascular and GI hazards of NSAIDs – James M. Scheiman, MD Improving outcomes from upper GI bleeding – James M. Scheiman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 45th Annual Northern Michigan Summer Conference: Update On Common Clinical Concerns In Primary Care, Sponsored By The University Of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor COMMON CONCERNS IN WOMEN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 39 October 21, 2009 Bacterial vaginosis – Nancy Beth Grossman, MD Managing perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms – Verlyn O.F. Warrington, MD, MS Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Maryland Academy Of Family Physicians' 2009 Annual Cme Assembly And Trade Show, Held In Ocean City, MD GERIATRIC DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 38 October 14, 2009 Prevention of falls – Michael D. McGonigal, MD Concerns of caregivers – Suzanne K. Goetschius, MSN, APRN Pharmacotherapy – Chrystian Pereira, PharmD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. FLUID STATES: CONCEPTS IN URINARY INCONTINENCE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 37 October 7, 2009 Urinary stress incontinence – J. Quentin Clemens, MD Urge incontinence – J. Quentin Clemens, MD Male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) – J. Quentin Clemens, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 45th Annual Northern Michigan Summer Conference: Update On Common Clinical Concerns In Primary Care, Sponsored By The University Of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor IMPROVING PEDIATRIC CARE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 36 September 28, 2009 Heart murmurs and chest pain in children – Daniel S. Levi, MD Failure to thrive – Carol D. Berkowitz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 36th Annual Ucla Family Practice Refresher Course, Sponsored By The David Geffen School Of Medicine, University Of California, Los Angeles HEARTFELT CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 35 September 21, 2009 Sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – William H. Spencer III, MD Strategies for a better, longer life – Robert A. Vogel, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From A Course On Cardiology For The Primary Physician, Sponsored By The Cardiovascular Division, Medical University Of South Carolina, Charleston DISEASE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 34 September 14, 2009 Alzheimer's disease – Michelle S. Eslami, MD Atypical degenerative parkinsonian syndromes – James Boyd, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. HIV: A PRIMARY CARE UPDATE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 33 September 7, 2009 Case–based approach to HIV – Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH STD management in HIV–infected individuals – Gail Bolan, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CONCEPTS IN CANCER MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 32 August 28, 2009 Cancer screening: new tests, new choices – Michael B. Potter, MD Prostate cancer –Christopher A. Warlick, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. HPV: FACTUAL ANALYSIS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 31 August 21, 2009 Natural history of HPV; Screening: techniques and guidelines; HPV vaccine' Questions and answers – Michael S. Policar, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Annual Review In Family Medicine, Sponsored By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine, San Francisco, CA PAIN MANAGEMENT: A PRIMARY CARE PERSPECTIVE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 30 August 14, 2009 Managing chronic pain without losing your mind or license – Richard C. Timming, MD Teasing out the psyche in chronic pain patients – Edward C. Covington, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MINDING THE MIND: DIAGNOSING COMMON PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 29 August 7, 2009 Differential diagnosis of the unhappy patient – Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD Diagnosis of adult ADHD – David W. Goodman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Maryland Academy Of Family Physicians' Facing And Managing Change In Family Medicine, Presented June 2008 SLEEP DISORDERS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 28 July 28, 2009 Update on Insomnia Management – Sonia Ancoli–Israel, PhD Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 3rd Annual Advances In Sleep Medicine, Presented By The David Geffen School Of Medicine At The University Of California, Los Angeles CUTTING-EDGE NUTRITION Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 27 July 21, 2009 Nutrition and health – Steven C. Masley, MD Nutrients and herbs for menopausal problems – Walter L. Larimore, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego CONFRONTING ADDICTION Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 26 July 14, 2009 Medically supervised withdrawal – John D. Patz, DO Use, abuse, and untoward effects of benzodiazepines – Steven M. Juergens, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 11th Annual Fundamentals Of Addiction Medicine, Sponsored By The Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA CURRENT CONCEPTS IN KIDNEY DISEASE MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 25 July 7, 2009 Challenges in kidney disease – Roland C. Blantz, MD Renal stones – Warren L. Kupin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. COMMON MEDICAL ISSUES IN THE ELDERLY: ASSESSING CURRENT CARE OPTIONS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 24 June 28, 2009 Antimicrobials in the elderly: is now the beginning of the end? – William B. Greenough III, MD Urinary incontinence in the elderly – John Burton, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Edmund G. Beacham 36th Annual Current Topics In Geriatrics, Presented By Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine SINUSITIS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 23 June 21, 2009 Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis; Allergic fungal sinusitis – Mark S. Schubert, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED MRSA: PORTRAIT OF A KILLER Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 22 June 14, 2009 Impact of antimicrobial therapy; Staphylococcus aureus; Development of antimicrobial resistance; Clinical relevance of MRSA; Selection for resistance; Therapeutic implications; Questions and answers – Dennis G. Maki, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 2008 Update On Infectious Diseases, Presented By University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health MANAGING DISEASES OF THE AIRWAY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 21 June 7, 2009 Antibiotics and upper respiratory infections – Michael T. Fitch, MD, PhD Screening for lung cancer – Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH Caring for lung cancer patients – Gregory P. Kalemkerian, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PEARLS IN PAIN MANAGEMENT Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 20 May 28, 2009 Non–opioids for pain – Nathan J. Rudin, MD Rehabilitation in pain states – James W. Leonard, DO Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Pain Management For The Primary Care Practitioner: What You Need To Know, Sponsored By The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health, Madison INSIGHTS ON ENDOCRINE DISEASE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 19 May 21, 2009 Refresher course on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands – Robert J. Rushakoff, MD Thyroid nodules: what to do after examining the neck – Richard S. Haber, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES CONCERNING THE ELDERLY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 18 May 14, 2009 Most common questions about geriatric skin problems – Bruce E. Beacham, MD Caregiver concerns – Michael Ankrom, MD, MHS Assessing older drivers – Carlos O. Weiss, MD, MHS 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 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND BIPOLAR DISORDER Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 17 May 7, 2009 Introduction; Case example; Diagnosing bipolar disorder; Antidepressants; Lithium Lamotrigine; Atypical antipsychotic agents – James R. Woods, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 40th Review Course For The Family Physician And The First Joint Family Medicine/Psychiatry RECREATIONAL BUGS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 16 April 28, 2009 Travel medicine – Richard M. Reich, MD Sexually transmitted infections – George C. Mejicano, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 2008 Update On Infectious Diseases, Sponsored By The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine And Public Health, Madison CAUTION: MIND FIELDS! Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 15 April 21, 2009 Personality disorders: can these even be treated? – Mark E. Servis, MD Eating disorders: a primer for family practice – Brenda K. Woods, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. HEART FAILURE: AN ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT OPTIONS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 14 April 14, 2009 Heart failure – Andrew Boyle, MD Hyponatremia in heart failure – Terrence X. O'Brien, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BAD INFECTIONS, GOOD MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 13 April 7, 2009 Hepatitis A, B, and C – Coleman I. Smith, MD Urinary tract infections: to treat or not to treat? – Gary R. Kravitz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Family Medicine Update 2008, Sponsored By The University Of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis VITAMIN D: THE VITAL VITAMIN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 12 March 28, 2009 Vitamin D metabolism and skeletal health – Vin Tangpricha, MD Comprehensive look at the benefits of vitamin D – Michael F. Holick, MD Vitamin D and neurologic disorders – Marian L. Evatt, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Comprehensive Review Of Vitamin D For Optimal Health, Sponsored By The Emory School Of Medicine, Atlanta, GA PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 11 March 21, 2009 Primary care management of adult depression and anxiety – John R. Freedy, MD, PhD Primary care management of pediatric depression and anxiety – John R. Freedy, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From An Intensive Review Of Family Medicine, Presented By The Medical University Of South Carolina, June 2008 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 10 March 14, 2009 Definition and risk factors; Treatment; Special precautions in using antihypertensive drugs; Combination therapy and new drugs; Duration of therapy and issues in lack of control ; Hypertension in cocaine users and pregnant women – Robert F. Raspa, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians - 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA BONE AND JOINT CONCERNS IN WOMEN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 09 March 7, 2009 Osteoporosis: diagnosis and management – Veronica K. Piziak, MD, PhD Common athletic injuries in women – Scott Paluska, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. PAIN AND BEHAVIORAL DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 08 February 28, 2009 Fibromyalgia – Mark S. Wallace, MD Attention–hyperactivity disorder – Lloyd A. Darlow, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA BAD BLOOD Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 07 February 21, 2009 Office evaluation of anemia – Christian T. Cable, MD Thrombophilia: is the patient a clotter? – Christian T. Cable, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 24th Annual Family Medicine Review, Sponsored By The Scott & White Memorial Hospital And Clinic, And Texas A&M College Of Medicine, Temple, TX DIABETES MELLITUS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 06 February 14, 2009 Practical strategies for improving diabetes care – Steven V. Edelman, MD Quality–driven care for diabetic patients – Mary Elizabeth Roth, MD, MBA Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA PATIENT SAFETY AND PATIENT SATISFACTION Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 05 February 7, 2009 Enhancing patient safety – Robert M. Wachter, MD Communication strategies for improving patient satisfaction – Michael L. Howell, MD, MBA Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MANAGING INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: A TEST OF CLINICAL SKILLS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 04 January 28, 2009 Recurrent fevers in kids: when is it not just another virus? – Jane L. Burns, MD Interesting pediatric infections: case studies – Jane L. Burns, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Providence Everett Medical Center's 23rd Annual Infectious Disease Conference GASTROINTESTINAL DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 03 January 21, 2009 Celiac disease – John B. Pope, MD Irritable bowel syndrome – John B. Pope, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA PREVENTING ATHEROSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 02 January 14, 2009 Diagnosis and treatment of hyperlipidemia – Brian V. Reamy, MD Beyond LDL: other serum markers for risk assessment – Brian V. Reamy, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the American Academy of Family Physicians' 2008 Scientific Assembly, San Diego, CA DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND EATING DISORDERS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 57, Issue 01 January 7, 2009 Genetic and environmental influences on developmental psychopathology – James J. Hudziak Eating disorders in a primary care setting – David C. Rettew, MD & Erica Bove Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 34th Annual Family Medicine Review Course, Presented June 10-13, 2008, By The University Of Vermont College Of Medicine