Disease Management Project Clinical Decisions

Disease Management Project:

Clinical Decisions Case-Based Lessons

This interactive CME series applies national practice guidelines and key research findings to clinical practice. Key points from current medical literature are summarized.

The "Disease Management Project Clinical Decisions Cases" series includes didactic information as well as interactive case-based lessons to aid in patient management. Accompanying each activity is an article which is helpful in answering the related questions.

These CME educational activities are intended for primary care physicians including family practitioners and internists.

CME Activities

Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Manfred Baumgartner, MD
Puneet Garcha, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: April 25, 2016
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology

Atrial Fibrillation
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: April 16, 2016
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Chronic Renal Failure
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: February 12, 2016
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: January 9, 2016
Specialties: Pulmonary, Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Screening and Detecting Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children Under Age Three
Julie Knapp, Phd.

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: November 30, 2013
Specialties: Family Practice, Pediatrics, Neurology, Internal Medicine

Thyroid Nodule
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: November 22, 2013
Specialties: Endocrinology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Pertussis
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: November 15, 2013
Specialties: Infectious Disease, Family Practice, Internal Medicine

When Fevers May Not Be a Sign of Infection

The Approach to Pediatric Patients with Recurrent Fevers
Steven Spalding, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: November 1, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

When Fevers May Not Be a Sign of Infection
Steven Spalding, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: October 3, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

Hepatitis C
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 20, 2013
Specialties: Allergy/Immunology, Family Practice, Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 20, 2013
Specialties: Endocrinology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Should the Primary Care Physician Prescribe Testosterone
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: September 14, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 14, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Insomnia Care: An Integrated Approach
Douglas Moul, MD

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 12, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Hyperlipidemia: When Just a Statin Won't Do
Leslie Cho, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: August 30, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology

The Managerment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) has been Transformed by Protease Inhibitor (PI) Therapy
Naim Alkhouri, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: June 27, 2015
Specialties: Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Puneet Garcha, MD; Rendell Ashton, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: June 15, 2013
Specialties: Allergy/Immunology, Family Practice, Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Naim Alkhouri, MD; William D. Carey, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: May 18, 2013
Specialties: Hepatology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine & Subspecialties

Breast Cancer Prevention
Michael S. Cowher, MD; Holly J. Pederson, MD

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: March 1, 2015
Specialties: Women's Health, Hematology / Oncology

A Young Man with Abnormal Liver Enzymes and Jaundice
Binu V. John, MD, MPH

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: February 10, 2015
Specialties: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Colonoscopy: Screening Guidelines and Follow-up Recommendations
Keely Parisian, MD; Emily Carey, DO

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: January 26, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: January 26, 2015
Specialties: Cardiology, Internal Medicine

Deep Vein Thrombosis - DVT
Tiffany Clark, MSN, CNP

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: January 9, 2015
Specialties: Cardiology, Internal Medicine

Urinary Incontinence in Women
Laura Lipold, MD

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: January 9, 2015
Specialties: Urology, Womens Health, Family Practice, Internal Medicine

Cancer Primary Prevention: Cervical Cancer

Endometrial Cancer
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: October 11, 2014
Specialties: Hematology / Oncology, Womens Health, Internal Medicine, Family Practice

Chronic Fatigue
Cassandra Calabrese, DO; Leonard Calabrese, DO

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 19, 2014
Specialties: Internal Medicine, Family Practice

Prostate Cancer Prevention
George Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 13, 2014
Specialties: Hematology / Oncology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice

Cancer Primary Prevention: Cervical Cancer
Elizabeth Kirchner, CNP

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: September 13, 2014
Specialties: Hematology / Oncology, Womens Health, Internal Medicine, Family Practice

Diverticulitis
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: August 23, 2014
Specialties: Primary Care, Internal Medicine

Ascites
George W. Meyer, MD, FACP, MACG

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: February 11, 2014
Specialties: Family Practice, Hepatology, Internal Medicine

Well Baby Care
Katie Pestak, DO; Allison Brindle, MD

Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: June 1, 2013
Specialties: Primary Care, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine

Screening Mammography: Putting Guidelines into Practice
Michael S. Cowher, MD; Jill R. Dietz, MD; Joseph P. Crowe, MD

Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Release Date: March 18, 2011
Type: Case-Based Lesson

Technical Requirements: None
Expiration Date: April 15, 2014
Specialties: Family Practice, Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Women's Health, Radiation

Series Objectives

Apply current national standards to clinical decision-making process.
Relate key medical literature findings to real life cases.
Summarize current research and evaluate its potential implications for clinical practice.
Contrast external clinical evidence with individual clinical expertise.

Target Audience

These activities are directed to primary care and internal medicine physicians.

Activity Director

Kenneth Goodman, MD
Department of Family Medicine
Associate Director, Research and Development - Center for Continuing Medical Education
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio