Diabetes: In this informative video vignette, F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH, presents best-practice strategies for weight management in type 2 diabetes prevention and treatment.

Diabetes :: In this informative video vignette, Daniel L. Lorber, MD, FACP, CDE, presents best-practice strategies for patient adherence in the management of type 2 diabetes.

Platelet News::Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Expert Panel Members Neal S. Kleiman, MD, and David J. Schneider, MD, discuss the nuances of the RELOAD trial.

Diabetes :: Reports on the latest news related to the care and management of patients with type 2 diabetes from the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Platelet News:: Interactive case study presented by Expert Panel Member Anthony Gershlick, MD, based in the United Kingdom. A patient who undergoes successful PCI experiences complications with the ongoing antiplatelet therapy and subsequently progresses to stent thrombosis. Current guidelines for stenting and antiplatelet therapy, as well as emerging strategies in the US and in Europe, are discussed.

Diabetes :: Mark W. Stolar, MD, presents this engaging interactive case study chronicling a 47-year-old Hispanic man with type 2 diabetes who presents with sleep apnea and occult depression.

This CME-certified webcast features insights on unmet needs in platelet inhibition in cardiology from Expert Panel Members Marc Cohen, MD, Christopher B. Granger, MD, and Matthew J. Price, MD. This intriguing webcast was filmed during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This activity is no longer available for CME credit

CCMD:: This CME-certified activity offeres the latest evidence-based information on nonpharmacologic and lipid-lowering treatments for a patient with evidence of increased cardiovascular risk beyond that suggested by Framingham Risk Scoring.

Platelet News:: Christopher P. Cannon, MD and Eric D. Peterson, MD discuss the Incidence of Death and Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Stopping Clopidogrel After Acute Coronary Syndrome.

This activity is no longer available for CME credit

CCMD:: This CME-certified activity offers the latest evidence-based information on the management and treatment of a patient who, because of evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis, is at higher CVD risk than that calculated by Framingham Risk Scoring.

Platelet News:: Investigate a case of hyporesponsiveness to antiplatelet therapy in a patient of Christopher B. Granger, MD. This interactive activity allows the participant to proceed at a desired pace through the scenario and provide input at critical decision points. Visual media such as angiogram videos and supplemental explicative slides further accentuate this dynamic learning experience.

Platelet News:: Steven D. Wiviott, MD and David J. Schneider, MD discuss 3 studies: the TRITON-TIMI 38 stent subanalysis, VASP-guided therapy, and correlates of stent thrombosis.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Platelet News:: In this virtual case study, follow a patient from the emergency department to the cardiac catheterization lab and beyond. Initial diagnosis, intervention, treatment and follow-up are all discussed in this interactive activity authored by plateletNEWS.org faculty member, Marc Cohen, MD.

This activity is no longer available for CME credit

Platelet News:: Listen to a didactic interview with Paul Gurbel, MD and Alan Michelson, MD as they discuss the principal findings from the recently publilshed meta-analysis by Snoep and colleagues concerning the association of laboratory defined aspirin resistance with the risk of cardiovascular events.

Platelet News:: Review therapeutic options to prevent perioperative stent thrombosis in a patient who recently underwent PCI with stent placement and subsequently undergoes noncardiac surgical intervention.

Platelet News:: Listen to a didactic interview with Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI and Michael Lincoff, MD as they discuss the principal findings concerning the use of facilitated PCI in patients with ACS from the FINESSE trial, and the clinical implications of these findings.

Platelet News:: Review a recommendation for therapeutic modification in a patient exhibiting an allergic reaction to clopidogrel.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.

Please note: This CME activity has expired.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.

Platelet News:: To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. You will then be asked to verify and submit by email your contact information. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded

Platelet News:: Review potential adjunctive pharmacologic options for a patient with a history of worsening angina and unknown coronary anatomy.

This activity is no longer available for CME credit

CCMD:: This CME-certified activity, focused on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in the post-statin era, offers the latest evidence-based information on the appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with established coronary artery disease.

Platelet News:: Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of PCI and valvular intervention for the treatment of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD).

Platelet News:: To establish a platform for understanding platelet activation and aggregation by means of a thorough review of mechanisms and contemporary measurement tools of platelet activity.

Platelet News:: Educate physicians on the data regarding dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with, or at risk for, cardiovascular disease.

Platelet News:: Improve patients' outcomes by presenting current issues in the role of platelets in the development of thrombotic complications and reviewing practical issues and strategies for the use of oral antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.

Platelet News::Assess a patient with ACS and discuss appropriate strategies to stabilize those who are transferring to tertiary care facilities.

Platelet News:: This activity is a self-study; completion of this activity involves reading the patient case and completing the posttest and evaluation form, which may take up to 60 minutes.

Platelet News::This activity is a self-study; completion of this activity involves reading the patient case and completing the posttest and evaluation form, which may take up to 60 minutes.

Platelet News:: Listen to a didactic interview with Mark Cohen, MD and Christopher P. Cannon, MD as they discuss bleeding risk with CABG after thienopyridine therapy and how this data will impact clinical practice.

Platelet News:: Learn more about resistance to oral antiplatelet therapies through this discussion with Drs Alan D. Michelson, Paul A. Gurbel, and Norman E. Lepor. Moderated by Dr Dean J. Kereiakes.

Platelet News:: Listen to the recently published ISAR-REACT 2 Trial by Dr Adnan Kastrati and colleagues to learn more about the role of platelets in thrombotic complications and the use of oral and IV antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.

Platelet News:: This activity will address the importance of antiplatelet treatment in ACS in accord with all of the current ACC/AHA Guidelines. It will also examine the emerging options within antiplatelet therapy to assist physicians making choices about patient care.  

Pain Management :: This webcast provides the latest information for managing and treating your patients with neuropathic pain. Topics covered include patient assessment, selection of appropriate first-line therapies, effective use of combination therapies, and more.

Pain Management :: This activity provides an innovative and interactive educational approach to assessment and monitoring of patients in the critical 48 hours following major surgery.