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Diabetes is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and it influences management and outcomes of existing disease.

These educational Mini Modules will outline how diabetes influences the onset and management of stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD), including choices of medical therapies and decisions about the use of revascularization strategies.

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Management of patients with PAH requires a holistic, multidisciplinary effort. Nurses working in the fields of pulmonology, cardiology, rheumatology, and intensive care should have a clear understanding of the diagnostic criteria, quality-of-life issues and medical management considerations for patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

These educational Mini Modules will outline appropriate diagnostic testing, the risk-benefit equation for specific PAH therapies and associated treatments, and nursing methods of support in crucial clinical management roles to improve patient quality-of-life and medical outcomes.

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Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a prevalent medical condition in the United States and leads to significant morbidity and mortality.

These educational Mini Modules review the burden of chronic HBV infection, describes the various serum markers of HBV infection and their clinical importance, and reviews evidence-based and AASLD treatment recommendations for chronic HBV infection. Furthermore, the results from recent clinical trials of preferred HBV antiviral agents are discussed.

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Because the field of ART continues to evolve rapidly and best practice changes over time, there is a need for those treating HIV infections to consider expert opinion and guidelines in the context of the needs and beliefs of individual patients to tailor therapy and achieve best results.

These educational mini modules include new advances in care, what antiretrovirals to select for different types of patients, prevention, and emerging trends impacting the clinical management of HIV patients.

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Individualizing HIV for simplified and convenient regimens challenges caregivers to systematically evaluate a number of factors, including pill burden, potential toxicities, lifestyle changes, and psychosocial circumstances. The need for simplified ART is recognized by recent treatment guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services and the International AIDS Society-USA.

These educational mini modules outline the relationship between virologic efficacy and adherence to ART, identify the factors that can affect adherence to ART regimens, and describe the strategies to simplify ART and improve or facilitate ART adherence.

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Drs. Smith and Pellock will provide an expert analysis of the identification of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in adults, optimal treatment options, and transition of care. The transition of pediatric patients to adults remains a challenge for providers and requires a global multidisciplinary approach.

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Advances in cancer research unfold rapidly. In order to deliver state-of-the-art care, healthcare providers who manage this patient population must stay abreast of data emerging from the major conferences.

These educational Mini Modules will review data on castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) presented at the 2015 ASCO. Clinical trial data gives new insight into the timing and scheduling of currently approved agents for CRPC. In addition, investigational approaches to CRCP will be presented, as well as information relating to biomarkers and other methods of guiding day-to-day clinical decision-making in this tough-to-treat population.

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Dr. Smith and Dr. DeToledo provide an expert review of refractory epilepsy, including proper diagnosis, imaging, seizure types, and treatment options including AEDs, surgery, VNS, and dietary considerations.

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