Michael J. Thorpy, MD
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Emile R. Mohler III, MD
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John S. Sundy, MD, PhD
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WHAT'S NEW
CME/CE-certified webcasts on neurologic, musculoskeletal, and vascular leg disorders
This series of CME/CE-certified webcasts will assist you in improving your patients' overall quality of life by exploring the diagnosis and management of neurologic, musculoskeletal, and vascular disorders affecting the leg. Earn instant AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ upon completion of the evaluation forms!
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CME-Certified Activity: Diagnosis and Management of Common Leg Disorders: Clinical Case Videos
The second series of these CME-certified interactive case studies, featuring patient visit videos with BOLD® Faculty Members Michael P. Rosenthal, MD, and Joan von Feldt, MD, MSEd, explore the appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and management of four common leg disorders: gout, osteoarthritis, postherpetic neuralgia, and fibromyalgia. Earn 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ instantly!
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New CME-certified virtual case study: Patient With Pain and Joint Swelling
This interactive CME-certified virtual case study, authored by BOLD® Faculty Member Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, explores the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who presents with pain and swelling in the joints. Complete the Evaluation Form and earn 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ instantly!
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Final installments of the Clinical Compendium on Leg Disorders
This state-of-the-art reference tool is a consolidated body of knowledge on the broad spectrum of leg disorders and related comorbidities for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who treat patients with leg disorders. New topics this month: tendinopathy, periodic limb movement disorder, edema, ankylosing spondylitis, sciatica, meralgia paresthetica, neuroleptic-induced akathisia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, popliteal entrapment, and compartment syndrome.
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Latest CME-certified newsletter now available!
Read the current issue of the newly redesigned newsletter series, Clinical Insights® in Leg Disorders. This issue discusses the clinical manifestations of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and treatment strategies for the concomitant treatment of PAD and underlying disease. Also featured: a case study of a patient presenting with foot pain with tenderness and edema, Q&A on the treatment dilemma of nocturnal leg cramps, common comorbidities of restless legs syndrome, and excerpts from our nationwide simulcast.
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Now available online! Results of the BOLD® physician & patient survey on leg disorders
This publication reports the findings of two surveys designed in tandem to gauge physician competency in the diagnosis and management of leg disorders and, simultaneously, to investigate patient perspective and conduct in relation to leg disorders. Both surveys were also intended to assess the overall impact of leg disorders on patient quality of life. The data may surprise you…
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Ask the Expert video podcast on deep vein thrombosis
In our latest video podcast, BOLD® Faculty Member Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, addresses questions pertaining to deep vein thrombosis, specifically, issues surrounding risk factors, differential diagnosis, and prevention and treatment strategies. Also available: podcasts on peripheral arterial disease, restless legs syndrome, osteoarthritis, and gout. Watch—and subscribe to—a video podcast today!
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SLIDES OF THE MONTH
IN THE NEWS
FDA Grants Conditional Approval To Interventional Spine's PercuDyn™ System IDE Application
Jul 03, 2008 -- Interventional Spine, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's investigational device exemption (IDE) application for its PercuDyn System for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD)...
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Highlights From EULAR 2008, The Annual European Congress Of Rheumatology
Jul 03, 2008 -- Half of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis treated with the anti-tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (anti-TNF) infliximab plus methotrexate achieve remission, and up to one in five achieve drug-free remission, according to five-year follow-up results from the BeSt study...
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New Book For Parents Of Children With Juvenile Arthritis
Jul 02, 2008 -- The Arthritis Foundation announces the publication of a new book for parents of children with juvenile arthritis (JA)...
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Small Protein May Have Big Role In Making More Bone And Less Fat
Jul 02, 2008 -- "The pathways are parallel, and the idea is if you can somehow disrupt the fat production pathway, you will get more bone," says Dr. Xingming Shi, bone biologist at the Medical College of Georgia Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics...
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Integration Of Joint Replacements Improved By Coating Titanium With Polymer
Jul 02, 2008 -- Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that coating a titanium implant with a new biologically inspired material enhances tissue healing, improves bone growth around the implant and strengthens the attachment and integration of the implant to the bone...
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