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Prevention is the least attempted but potentially most cost-effective and beneficial route to improved public health. Various estimates suggest an annual savings of $100 billion as well as increased longevity and quality of life if practicing primary care physicians understood and promoted preventive medicine.
Table of Contents:
Section I - Introduction Preliminaries
Chapter 1 - What is Integrative Health Care?
Chapter 2 - How to Talk to Patients about Integrative Health Care Accidents and Motor Vehicle Safety Addiction Medicine and Pain Management Cancer and the Role of Lifestyle Modification Chronic Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents Control of Infectious Diseases Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Food Safety and Nutrition - Complementary Medicine and Dietary Supplements - Vitamins and Nutrition Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Occupational and Industrial Diseases and Safety Patient Safety Public Health - Inherited Disorders - The Aging Population - Violence and Abuse Vaccine Development and Use Women and Infant Topics
Challenger Preventive Medicine guides the exploration and overview of subjects such as accidents and motor vehicle safety, woman and infant topics, public health and immunization, violence and abuse, and many other areas of preventive medical practice. Enhance your mastery of these subjects through challenging assessment quizzes and also earn up to 25 AMA Category 1 CME credits from The University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Target Audience: Challenger Preventive Medicine is intended for all physicians, emergent and primary care providers and specialists, who require information on preventive medicine practices. Educational Objectives: The educational objectives of the Challenger Preventive Medicine training program are as follows. On completing the program, the medical practitioner should be able to: Confidently manage the broad spectrum of common disorders, diseases and injuries that can be averted through preventive medicine practices. Discuss the growing relevance of genetic testing in the prevention and early treatment of inherited disorders such as cancer, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of modern practices in adult immunization.
Effectively diagnose, treat and prevent conditions relating to: Accidents and Motor Vehicle Safety, Addiction Medicine and Pain Management, Cancer and the Role of Lifestyle Modification, Chronic Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents, Control of Infectious Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, Food Safety and Nutrition, Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases, Occupational and Industrial Diseases and Safety, Patient Safety, Public Health, Vaccine Development and Use, and Women and Infant Topics. Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve the objectives by scoring at least 80% on all topics studied for CME credit.
Chapters Include: Accidents and Motor Vehicle Safety Addiction Medicine and Pain Management Cancer and the Role of Lifestyle Modification Chronic Diseases Caused by Infectious Agents Control of Infectious Diseases Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Food Safety and Nutrition Complementary Medicine and Dietary Supplements Vitamins and Nutrition Food borne and Waterborne Diseases Occupational and Industrial Diseases and Safety Patient Safety Public Health Inherited Disorders The Aging Population Violence and Abuse Vaccine Development and Use Women and Infant Topics
System Requirements: Windows 2000 sp4+, XP sp1+ (Home, Professional or MCE) or Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business or Ultimate) (Windows 2000 or XP sp2 preferred). Pentium III - 1GHz or faster, 24X CD-ROM drive or faster, Video Card and Monitor capable of at least 1024x768 resolution; Sound Card and Speakers, Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. Windows 2000 sp4+, or Windows XP sp1+ (Home/Prof/MCE): 512MB or greater, Windows Vista (Home Basic/Premium, Business, or Ultimate): 1GB or greater. Run from CD-ROM: 1MB with CD-ROM, Full Installation: Amount varies with each product. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or Internet Explorer 7.x, Netscape Navigator 7.x or later, Mozilla Firefox 1.x or later. Sun Java2 (JRE) 1.4.2_07 - 1.4.2_16. Internet Access with a 56K modem or faster (DSL, Cable, Broadband, etc.). Macromedia Flash 6 player or later, A media player* with codecs for ".mp3" audio and ".mpg" MPEG1 video/audio.
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