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Most ophthalmologists write no more than 10 opioid prescriptions annually, with a mean supply per prescription of five days, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Shriji Patel, M.D., and Paul Sternberg Jr., M.D., both from Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, analyzed physician and beneficiary measures using Medicare Part D Prescriber Data (2013 to 2015) to determine prescribing patterns for opioid drugs for participating ophthalmologists. The researchers found that, consistently, 88 to 89 percent of ophthalmologists wrote 10 opioid prescriptions or fewer annually. Only about 1 percent of ophthalmologists wrote more than 100 opioid prescriptions annually. On average, ophthalmologists wrote seven opioid prescriptions per year with a mean supply of five days. The six states with the highest volume of annual opioid prescriptions per ophthalmologist were in the South.

For patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) that are 3 mm or smaller, no preventive treatment or imaging follow-up is the most effective management strategy, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in JAMA Neurology. Ajay Malhotra, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., and colleagues used inputs from the medical literature to conduct a decision-analytic model-based comparative effectiveness analysis. Five management strategies were assessed: annual magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) screening, biennial MRA screening, MRA screening every five years, aneurysm coiling and follow-up, and no treatment or preventive follow-up. In an analysis of 10,000 iterations simulating adult patients, the researchers found that the highest health benefit was seen for the management strategy of no treatment or preventive follow-up (mean quality-adjusted life-years, 19.40). MRA every five years was the best of the management strategies that incorporate follow-up imaging, with the next highest effectiveness (mean quality-adjusted life-years, 18.05). When the annual growth rate and risk of rupture of growing aneurysms are varied, no routine follow-up remains the optimal strategy. No follow-up is the optimal strategy when the annual risk of rupture of nongrowing UIAs is less than 1.7 percent; coiling should be performed directly if the annual risk of rupture is >1.7 percent.

Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontists (MASO) Annual Session is organized by Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontist (MASO) and would be held during Nov 2 - 5, 2017 at Fairmont Southampton, Southampton Parish, Southampton, Bermuda. The target audience for this medical event basically for Orthodontists.

American Psychiatric Association (APA) 171th Annual Meeting is organized by American Psychiatric Association (APA) and would be held during May 5 - 9, 2018 at New York, United States of America.

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 73rd Annual Meeting is organized by American Society for Reproductive Medicine and would be held during Oct 28 - Nov 01, 2017 at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.The target audience for this medical event are Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This cme conference has been approved with a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

51st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is organized by University of Hawaii at Manoa and would be held during Jan 03 - 06, 2018 at Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States Of America.

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Precision Medicine in Allergy Practice Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) and would be held during Oct 26 - 30, 2017 at Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

44th Annual Vascular and Endovascular Issues, Techniques, Horizons (VEITH) Symposium is organized by Cleveland Clinic and would be held during Nov 14 - 18, 2017 at New York Hilton Midtown, New York, United States of America. The 5-day event features rapid-fire presentations from world renowned vascular specialists with emphasis on the latest advances, changing concepts in diagnosis and management, pressing controversies and new techniques. Objectives : Upon completion of the VEITHsymposium, the participants will, after learning about a wide array of topics, be able to: * Explain the practical implications of clinical trial data on new technologies and techniques for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm and thoracic aortic disease * Summarize the impact of data on therapeutic advances for stroke and carotid disease management * Compare the safety, efficacy, and therapeutic indications of pharmacologic agents to the management of vascular disease * Assess data on the latest state-of-the-art for the treatment of superficial femoral and tibial artery disease and describe potential implications for clinical care * Summarize recent data on treatment advances for venous disease and explain their clinical implications * Provide new information about the latest developments in hemodialysis access and vascular malformations and tumors

9th Annual Eating Recovery Foundation Conference is organized by Eating Recovery Foundation and would be held during Aug 04 - 05, 2017 at Denver Marriott City Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 14.5 CME Credits. Overaraching topics of discussion include: * Competency in the treatment of speciality patient populations * Commitment to collaboration within multidisciplinary treatment teams and across the continuum of care * Meeting unique treatment needs and improving treatment outcomes through innovation * Compassionate care for client and self Conference Objectives are : * Identify innovative treatment approaches to improve prevention, detection, treatment, and patient outcomes for eating and related disorders * Discuss recent advances in research, clinical pratices, and tools appropriate for ranging levels of acuity on the behavioral healtcare continuum * Employ creative and effective strategies to support the individual, engage the family and leverage the support system in treatment and recovery

31st Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine + Pharmacy and Board Review is organized by The Oakstone Institute / Oakstone Publishing, LLC and would be held during Feb 1, 2015 - Jan 31, 2018. The target audience for this medical event basically for internists and family physicians who are preparing for either the Examination for the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine or the Re-certification Examination. This webinar has been approved with a maximum of 27.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Vascular Interventional Advances Annual Conference (VIVA) is organized by Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) and would be held during Nov 11 - 15, 2017 at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. TARGET AUDIENCE : The target audience for this CME activity is physicians who specialize in, among other areas, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, vascular medicine, vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, podiatry and neuroradiology, as well as fellows, and allied health professionals (including nurses, vascular clinic staff, endovascular operating room staff, catheterization laboratory and angiography suite staff, nurse practitioners, vascular technologists, and physicians assistants). LEARNING OBJECTIVES : At the conclusion of the course, the targeted learners should be able: * Understand the current indications, risks, complications, and outcome of medical, interventional, and surgical therapies for the treatment of peripheral arterial and venous diseases. * Incorporate advanced medical, endovascular, and surgical techniques and approaches into their own practices to improve the care and outcomes of patients. * Implement high quality guidelines based programs to improve the early identification and care of patients with non- cardiac vascular conditions. * Increase knowledge in critical decision-making and the comprehensive spectrum of care for patients with stroke and intracranial and extracranial carotid artery disease. * Improve the delivery of balanced and scientifically valid vascular care in accordance with expert opinion and practice. * Utilize strategies learned from the meeting including endovascular technologies, open surgical techniques, and hybrid approaches, for the treatment of patients with aortic diseases. * To gain and employ decision making and procedural strategies and techniques in patients with aortic and visceral aneurysms, dissections, deep venous thrombosis, venous insufficiency and pu

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 73rd Annual Meeting is organized by American Society for Reproductive Medicine and would be held during Oct 28 - Nov 01, 2017 at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.The target audience for this medical event are Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This cme conference has been approved with a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

21st Annual conference of Trauma Society of India (TSI) - Current Concepts in Trauma is organized by Current Concepts in Trauma and would be held during Mar 23 - 25, 2018 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Conference Heighlights : * Pre - Conference Workshop : Cadaveric Workshop on exposures of knee and hip * Eminent National & International Faculty * Current concepts on periarticular fracture management * Tips from the Masters- Difficult Cases through the Eyes of Master Surgeons * Emphasis on Reduction techniques & tips * Session on evaluation, planning & decision making * Free Papers & Poster presentation * Periprosthetic fixation principles.

30th European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) Annual Congress is organized by European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and would be held during Sep 23 - 27, 2017 at Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria.

As an emergency medicine physician, you provide initial care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries. Your medical expertise is wide-ranging, so that you are able to quickly diagnose and begin interventions for a variety of conditions. Just as time cannot be wasted when you are with patients, and we do not feel your valuable time should be wasted while searching for required continuing medical education (CME). Our comprehensive database allows you to quickly and easily search, register and even book travel plans for emergency medicine conferences all in one place. Are you looking for CME regarding wilderness medicine? Emergency airway management? Infectious disease control? Palliative medicine ? Find the emergency medicine CME you need by searching our list of events, hosted by leaders in medicine such as Harvard Medical School . Are you ready to attend your next emergency medical conference? Review our list of upcoming conventions, annual updates, courses and more. And for additional events specific to common sub-specialties, check out our database of Critical Care Medicine ,Sports Medicine and Toxicology conferences .

eMedEvents is recognized as a Winner of eHealthcare Leadership Awards at a special presentation on November 11, 2015 at the 19th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference in Orlando, Florida. eMedEvents won the Best Overall Internet Site-Silver award under physician focused category for an outstanding website. Judges reviewed eMedEvents based on a proprietary multi-point standard of Internet excellence. The Best Overall Internet Site category had to meet more than 40 factors. Ms. Priya Korrapati, CEO of eMedEvents, has said, "We passionately believe in building a technology empowered platform that helps healthcare professionals and provide tools to find medical conferences that fits each physician's unique CME needs" on winning the prestigious award. The eHealthcare Leadership Awards 2015 has received tremendous response with over 1000 entries competing in 15 different categories and diverse healthcare backgrounds. The awards highlight the role played by the Internet in helping healthcare organizations achieve their objectives. The awards also celebrate the hard work that lies underneath each of the winning websites and digital communications initiatives. About eMedEvents eMedEvents is a leading website with most comprehensive database of medical conferences for physicians to discover medical conferences that fit with their unique needs such as CME credits, Location preferences and Board reviews. With over 6000 medical conferences 2015 to choose from, the website is a perfect location to find any medical conference in multiple medical specialties across the globe. About eHealthcare Leadership awards The Healthcare Internet Conference is a popular event that brings together the leaders from various disciplines of the healthcare industry to learn, collaborate and celebrate best practices. The conference aims at helping the healthcare leaders with the ever growing challenges of the online world through collaboration with leading marketers, and other web based service

As a cardiologist, your expertise includes the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and blood vessel diseases. Patients of all ages may be sent to you, or perhaps you have chosen to specialize in an area like geriatric or pediatric cardiology. And even though you have completed an extensive amount of internal medicine and cardiology education to-date, on-going training requirements must still be fulfilled. We can help you find continuing medical education (CME) courses that are just as specialized as your skill set. Our database of cardiology medical conferences can help you find CME opportunities that meet your needs. In addition to general cardiovascular medicine events, we feature conferences dedicated to specific topics like heart rhythm, echocardiography, hypertension and more. Register for events hosted by leading hospitals in cardiology such as the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic. Are you ready to attend your next cardiology conference? To get started, review our list of upcoming Fellows courses, annual updates, case reviews, forums and more. And for additional events, we recommend checking out our database of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Disease conferences.

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We know that as a doctor of internal medicine, you are responsible for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of conditions in your adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. You may practice in an office, an outpatient center, a hospital or even in multiple settings. Your required healthcare expertise is wide-ranging, and as such, reflects the need for CME options that are just as comprehensive. Our medical conference database can help you find a variety of CME opportunities related to the practice of general medicine. Register for conferences hosted by leading internal medicine organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, UCSF School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. In addition to conferences that cover broad primary care topics, there are numerous events that integrate sub-specialties like clinical endocrinology, orthopedics, cardio/pulmonary medicine and more. To make your search more specific, filter events by location, amount of CME credits offered or even by keyword. If you are ready to expand your knowledge of the health issues affecting your patients, start reviewing our list of upcoming exam board reviews, workshops, annual updates and other types of internal medicine conferences today. And for additional events, we recommend searching our database of Family Medicine and Hospital Medicine conferences