AJMC - American Journal of Managed Care

Battling a Stormy C: addressing Managed Care Challenges and Opportunities in Management

Expiration date: December 5, 2013
CME/CE: 2.5 hours
Intended audience: Pharmacists and managed healthcare professionals

Improving Clinical and Managed Care Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Expiration date: November 15, 2013
CME/CE: 2
Intended audience: Medical directors, pharmacy directors, specialty pharmacists, and other managed care professionals who oversee the care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Improving Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis

Expiration date: January 15, 2014
CME/CE: 3.0 Hours
Intended audience: Medical directors, pharmacy directors, specialty pharmacists, and other managed care professionals who oversee the care of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Understanding the Mechanisms to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis: A Review for Managed Care

Expiration date: January 12, 2014
CME/CE: 2.5 hours
Intended audience: Pharmacists

Emerging Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Strategies: Practical Solutions for a Complex Environment

Expiration date: November 30, 2013
Estimated time to complete activity: 1.5 hours
Target Audience: Pharmacy directors, medical directors, clinical pharmacists, quality directors, care managers, and other managed care and payer organization professionals.

Managed Care CME/CE

Improving Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparative Effectiveness of Current Treatments
1 Credit - CME/CPE | Expires 1/25/2014

Achieving Glucose Balance in Type 2 Diabetes: Targeted Pharmacotherapy
1 Credit - CPE | Expires 12/30/2013

"Coming Soon"

In the May, 2013 CME/CE supplement to AJMC: Addressing the Clinical and Managed Care Challenges in Treating Diseases of the Aging Eye

In the June, 2013 CME/CE supplement to AJMC: Hereditary Angioedema: Facilitating Diagnosis, Optimizing Clinical and Economic Outcomes

Pharmacy CE Activities

Kidney Transplantation: A Pharmacist-Focused Discussion of Common Clinical Issues Related to Comorbidities, Renal Function, and Organ Rejection
3 CPE Credits | Expires 1/12/2015

Learning to Breathe: Optimizing Management of COPD Based on Device Selection
2 CPE Credits | Expires 4/10/2015

Evaluation and Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Are We Considering All the Options?
1 CPE Credit | Expires 7/26/2014

Moving Ahead: Examining Current Treatment Challenges and New Advances in Parkinson's Disease
1 CPE Credit | Expires 2/20/2015

Just in Time: Pharmacist-Focused Review of Anaphylaxis Management
1 CPE Credit | Expires 7/3/2014

Upcoming CME / CE Meetings

International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer®
Hyatt Regency
Huntington Beach, CA
July 18-20, 2013

International Lung Cancer Congress®
Hyatt Regency
Huntington Beach, CA
July 25-27, 2013

International Congress on Targeted Therapies in Cancer®
Renaissance Hotel Downtown
Washington, DC
August 16-17, 2013

School of Breast Oncology®
Emory University Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
November 7-10, 2013

Annual New York Lung Cancer Symposium®
Crown Plaza
New York, NY
November 9, 2013

Upcoming AJMC events

Patient-Centered Diabetes Care:
Future Directions
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
June 20, 2013

Translating Evidence-Based Research into
Value-Based Decisions in Oncology
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Baltimore, MD
November 14-15, 2013

With the fast moving, ever-changing landscape of healthcare today, the mission of AJMC TV is to inform payers, clinical decision makers, and policy makers through brief video interviews providing the most recent and important information.

AJMC INTERVIEWS

Paul Ginsburg, PhD, Discusses Trends in Physician and Hospital Integration

Paul Ginsburg, PhD, President, Center for Studying Health System Change, says that consolidation plays a role in healthcare costs regarding the shift in hospital and provider market power.

Rebecca Snead, RPh, Discusses the Current Movement Toward Pharmacist Provider Status

Rebecca P. Snead, RPh, the executive vice president and CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations discusses the current movement towards pharmacist provider status, and elaborates on the challenges and opportunities encountered.

Vandana Abramson, MD, Addresses Treatment Strategies for Metastatic Breast Cancer

In this video, Vandana Abramson, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, discusses the various strategies utilized in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.

PEER EXCHANGE

Regional & Patient Characteristics

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House Votes Again to Repeal Health Law

Patterns of Changes in Health Insurance