BACKGROUND Application of the principles of total mesorectal excision to colon cancer by undertaking complete mesocolic excision (CME) has been proposed to improve oncological outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether implementation of CME improved disease-free survival compared with conventional colon resection. METHODS Data for all patients who underwent elective resection for Union for Int...

Most physicians must complete accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs to maintain their medical licenses, hospital privileges, and specialty board certifications. Data from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) show that CME is a $2 billion per year business in the United States that earns less than half its revenue from physician learners themselves....

The current continuing medical education (CME) cycle began on January 1, 2007, and will end on December 31, 2009. Statistics for the 2004-2006 CME cycle will not be available until May 31, 2008. The author provides an update on trends in osteopathic CME programs and details minor changes to CME requirements for state licensure. In addition, this article explains changes to several policies of t...

INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “Evaluation and Management Issues in Migraine,” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 75. Then, circle your selected answer to each question on the CME evaluation form on page 76. In ...

The role of Ca²⁺ in synaptic vesicle endocytosis remains uncertain due to the diversity in various preparations where several forms of endocytosis may contribute variably in different conditions. Although recent studies have demonstrated that Ca²⁺ is important for clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), the mechanistic role of Ca²⁺ in CME remains to be elucidated. By monitoring CME of single vesic...

INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “Early Detection and Treatment of Prostate Cancer” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 67. Then, circle your selected answer to each question on the CME evaluation form on page 68. ...

INSTRUCTIONS The following case study, “The Role of Infection and Antibiotic Selection in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis,” is accompanied by a continuing medical education (CME) evaluation that consists of 5 multiple-choice questions. After reading the case study, carefully consider each of the questions in the CME evaluation on page 75. Then, circle your selected answer...

INTRODUCTION Although several online continuing medical education (CME) offers exist, the utilization of these by physicians is still low. In this study, we aimed to investigate the attitude towards and use of the Internet and online CME in German general practitioners (GPs) and to identify potential starting points to increase the use of online CME. METHODS In June 2006, a standardized 6-pag...

Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids, alone or in combination, have historically been used off label in the US to prevent and treat postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME). This literature review presents available data on the use of bromfenac 0.07% or 0.09% to prevent and treat CME following cataract surgery. Bromfenac is an NSAID approved to treat postop...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) has been recognized as a promoter of apoptosis in various tissues, and revealed to be up-regulated in circumstances of coronary microembolization (CME). However, whether this functional protein could be modified by pretreatment of atorvastatin in models of CME has not been disclosed yet. METHODS Swine CME was indu...