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Physicians Are Talking About: Email Communications With Patients
This column address the issues involved in email communications between physicians and their patients as discussed on Medscape Physician Connect.
Expert Viewpoint, December 2008
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Should Physicians Avoid Interaction With the Drug Industry?
The relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical sales representatives is controversial. Who should regulate the amount of interaction between physicians and the drug industry?
Article, December 2008
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CME/CE
Managing Drug-Drug Interaction Risks
This case-based activity identifies risk factors for drug-drug interactions and presents management tools to help anticipate and prevent associated adverse events for your patients.
Clinical Case, December 2008
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Prescriptions for Survival
Nancy Covington, BSc, MD, President of Physicians for Global Survival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, invites us to reconnect with the physicians' movement against nuclear war.
Editorial, December 2008
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Generic Ophthalmic Medications: As Good as a Xerox?
Assessing therapeutic equivalence of generic ophthalmic medications is key to understanding efficacy in moving from branded to generic recommendations for glaucoma treatment.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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Vision Rehabilitation Services
Retina specialists should be in the forefront of directing their patients to the increasing resources available in vision rehabilitation.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It
Peter Frishauf, MS, founder of Medscape, discusses the possible end of medical journals.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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Failed Connections: Why Connecting Humans Is as Important as Connecting Computers
Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH, of Cisco and Harvard Medical School, explains why we need to learn to communicate better.
Editorial, November 2008
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Influenza: A Multipronged Approach to Protecting Our Smallest Patients
Joanne Langley, MD, MSc, Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, explains how to prevent children from catching influenza.
Editorial, November 2008
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Refining the Treatment for Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of half-dose verteporfin/photodynamic therapy in treating acute central serous chorioretinopathy.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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Can a VEGF Inhibitor Be Used to Effectively Treat Macular Edema Associated With Perfused Central Retinal Vein Occlusions?
This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab in treating macular edema associated with perfused central retinal vein occlusions.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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Learning What Works in Healthcare
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, explains why many should participate in clinical trials.
Editorial, November 2008
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Contrasting Canada and the United States: What Did They Get Right and Wrong About Healthcare?
Jock Murray, MD, Former Dean of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Chairman Emeritus, American College of Physicians, compares the US and Canadian systems.
Editorial, November 2008
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2008 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE)
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
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Cystoid Macular Edema Following Phacoemulsification
This study looked at a new strategy for reducing the risk for cystoid macular edema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification.
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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The Risk of Microbial Keratitis With Newer Contact Lenses
Will the advent of new types of contact lenses change the risk for microbial keratitis among contact lens wearers?
Expert Viewpoint, November 2008
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Highlights of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Retina Society
New surgical and medical approaches to retina disease were under discussion at the 2008 Retina Society meeting.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
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Highlights of the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists
Highlights from ASRS 2008 included promising results from the use of novel and combination therapies for AMD.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
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26th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists
Read clinically focused coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
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41st Annual Meeting of the Retina Society
Read clinically focused coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Conference Coverage, November 2008
