AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
Jul.10, 2010 in
Medical
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY POSITION STATEMENT ON THE COVERAGE OF ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY NOVEMBER 2006 The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), representing over 19,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, has taken an active interest in the clinical, ethical and policy considerations concerning the coverage of anticonvulsant drugs for people with epilepsy. The AAN has developed evidence-based guidelines which strongly support complete physician autonomy in determining the appropriate use of anticonvulsants for the patients with epilepsy. Based on
[Read the rest of this entry...]
ACC/SCA&I EXPERT CONSENSUS DOCUMENT American College of Cardiology/Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Standards A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents Endorsed by the American Heart Association and the Diagnostic and Interventional Catheterization Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the AHA WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS THOMAS M. BASHORE, MD, FACC, Chair ERIC R. BATES, MD, FACC* PETER B. BERGER, MD, FACC DAVID A.
American College of Cardiology prActice ADMinistrAtor ApplicAtion Join The ACC Today! Discover the WorlD oF cArDioloGY…. MeMber bY MeMber. ADvocAcY, eDucAtion, science AnD QuAlitY, leADership, AnD recoGnition. ADvocAcY, eDucAtion, science AnD QuAlitY, leADership, AnD recoGnition Given your expertise and involvement in cardiology practice management, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) welcomes you to be among the founding members of our cardiac care management team program. Keep up to date with key issues in the field and succeed at the interface
Motivation My name is Cristian Grases and I have been involved in the choral world throughout my entire life. I started my relationship with Alberto Grau and Maria Guinand in 1989, when I started to work with their ensembles as a chorister and musician. Since then my interest in the area grew to the point of organizing and preparing my own group to perform at international venues in festivals and exchanges with the main idea of contributing with ideals of
Acupuncture: An Introduction Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. In the United States, where practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries, acupuncture is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Key Points • Acupuncture has been practiced in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years. •
Current Medical Literature AMERICAN The Association library lends periodicals to members of the Association and to individual subscribers in continental United States and Canada for a period of three days. Three journals may be borrowed at a time. Periodicals are available from 1936 to date. Requests for issues of earlier date cannot be filled. Requests should be accompanied with stamps to cover postage (6 cents if one and 18 cents if three periodicals are requested). Periodicals published by the American
Coding Interventional Radiology Services Audio Seminar/Webinar March 20, 2008 Practical Tools for Seminar Learning © Copyright 2008 American Health Information Management Association. All rights reserved. Disclaimer The American Health Information Management Association makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the contents herein and specifically disclaims any implied guarantee of suitability for any specific purpose. AHIMA has no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused by the use of this audio
Choosing Evidence Worksheet 1D Prognosis Based on the “Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice”, this worksheet can serve as an aid to the critical appraisal of an article about prognosis. Appraiser: Date: Citation: Study Question: Are the results valid? 32 ? Was the sample of patients representative? 32 ? Were the patients sufficiently homogeneous with respect to prognostic risk? 32 ? Was follow-up sufficiently complete? 32 ? Were objective and unbiased outcome criteria used?