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With topics like Eating Disorders, Cirrhosis, Dialysis, Breast Cancer, IBD, Parkinsons and AMD, Audio-Digest Foundation releases free written summaries via Amazon Kindle.

Monday, September 17th, 2012


Glendale, CA (PRWEB) September 07, 2012

For Friday, September 7, 2012, Audio-Digest Foundation will be giving away the following Written Summaries on Amazon Kindle:

Anesthesiology Continuing Medical Education: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/MAKING DECISIONS to improve the quality of medical decisions.

Audio-Digest Emergency Medicine Continuing Medical Education: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT HOME AND ABROAD to improve the management of infectious disease in the emergency department.

Family Medicine Continuing Medical Education: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND EATING DISORDERS to improve the understanding of childhood psychopathology and the management of eating disorders (EDs).

Audio-Digest Family Practice Continuing Medical Education: PREVENTING ATHEROSCLEROTIC VASCULAR DISEASE to reduce cardiovascular (CV) risk by recognizing and treating dyslipidemia.

Gastroenterology Continuing Medical Education: LIVER DISEASES AND COMPLICATIONS to improve the management of complications of cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease.

Audio-Digest General Surgery Continuing Medical Education: BREAST CANCER SURGERY to improve morbidity, mortality, and quality of life after breast cancer.

Internal Medicine Continuing Medical Education: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNIST to improve management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and decision making about dialysis.

Audio-Digest Internal Medicine Continuing Medical Education: RULES AND LAWS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE: PART 1 to improve the quality of patient care and reduce the risk that physicians will be liable for malpractice suits.

Neurology Continuing Medical Education: ATYPICAL PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS/STROKE OUTCOMES to improve the diagnosis and differentiation of atypical parkinsonisms, and improve outcomes after ischemic strokes.

Audio-Digest Obstetrics Continuing Medical Education: ISSUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY to improve the care of women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and fecal incontinence.

Oncology Continuing Medical Education: LUNG CANCER: ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT to improve the management of lung cancer.

Audio-Digest Ophthalmology Continuing Medical Education: RETINAL DISEASE UPDATE to improve visual outcomes after refractive surgery and in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Orthopaedics Continuing Medical Education: ELBOW ISSUES to improve the management of injuries and diseases of the athlete?s elbow.

Audio-Digest Otolaryngology Continuing Medical Education: TROUBLED SLEEP: PART 1 to improve management of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation.

Pediatrics Continuing Medical Education: FEVER/CONCUSSION to improve the management of fever and sports-related concussions in children.

Audio-Digest Psychiatry Continuing Medical Education: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ISSUES to improve management of psychiatric disturbances and improve the diagnosis and treatment of functional pain syndromes in children and adolescents.

Urology Continuing Medical Education: TECHNOLOGY AND RENAL CANCER MANAGEMENT to improve morbidity and mortality associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Audio-Digest Foundation, the largest independent publisher of Continuing Medical Education in the world, records over 10,000 hours of lectures every year in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology, pediatrics, psychology, and urology, by the leading medical researchers at the top laboratories, universities, and institutions.

Recent researchers have hailed from Harvard, Cedars-Sinai, Mayo Clinic, UCSF, The University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine, The University Of Kansas Medical Center, The University Of California, San Diego, The University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, and many others.

Out of these cutting-edge programs, Audio-Digest then chooses the most clinically relevant, edits them for clarity, and publishes them either every week or every two weeks.

In addition, Audio-Digest publishes subscription series in conjunction with leading medical societies: DiabetesInsight with The American Diabetes Association, ACCEL with The American College of Cardiology, Continuum Audio with The American Academy of Neurology, and Journal Watch Audio General Medicine with Massachusetts Medical Society.

For 60 years, the global medical community of doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and other medical professionals around the world has subscribed to Audio-Digest specialty series in order to remain current in their specialties as well as to maintain their Continuing Education requirements with the most cutting-edge, independent, and unbiased continuing medical education (CME).

Long a technical innovator, Audio-Digest was the first to produce audio medical education programs and the first to produce in-car medical education. Currently, its subscription and annual products are available on CD and MP3, as well as iPhone, iPad, and Android apps.

According to Paul Angles, Internet Marketing Director for Audio-Digest Foundation, “Releasing our written summaries on Kindle allows our subscribers to take advantage of the portability and convenience of the Kindle, and lets non-subscribers and even patients learn more about specific conditions and treatments.”

Because of its massive library of titles, Audio-Digest Foundation plans to release written summaries of its CME titles daily through December.







Continuing Education Company Releases Agenda for 2nd Annual Primary Care Fall 2012 Continuing Medical Education Conference (CME) in Maui, Hawaii

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012


West Hempstead, NY (PRWEB) August 14, 2012

Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) is an independent, non-profit, 501 (c)(3) continuing medical education organization who has been developing and presenting continuing medical education programs for over 20 years. Their mission is to develop and provide educational opportunities to improve the skills and knowledge of medical and healthcare professionals. This is accomplished offering American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) accredited live CME lectures, symposia, and conferences.

Presented by Continuing Education Company for the past 20 years, the Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update family and primary care clinicians, internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. This year from October 22-26 2012, the Primary Care Fall 2012 Conference is being held in Maui, Hawaii at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, a AAA four diamond oceanfront resort situated along a spectacular stretch of the famed Ka’anapali Beach and on the legendary Block Rock.

The agenda for this live and informative continuing medical education conference (CME) has just been released by the Continuing Education Company’s Conference Advisory Board. Topics include but are not limited to Office Emergencies, Update on Viral Hepatitis, Evaluation and Diagnosis of Skin Cancer, Resistant Hypertension, Well Women Exams plus other topics that pertain to the continuing medical education of family practice and internal medicine physicians.

According to Barbara Lyons, VP of Communications for Continuing Education Company, “Physicians who attend this year’s Primary Fall 2012 CME Conference will take home many clinical pearls from this years exciting and dynamic topics presented by our expert faculty”

This CME live conference will take place at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa is where the legend of Ka?anapali began. Situated on Ka?anapali Beach at historic Pu?u Keka?a, Black Rock, the ocean side resort is nestled amongst 23 acres of tropical landscaping with 83 percent of the resort?s 508 rooms and suites facing the ocean. The Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa is more beautiful than ever having just completed a $ 6.5 million renovation.

Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa has been named the Starwood Hotels & Resorts 2007 ?Hotel of the Year? for the Sheraton brand, and appeared in TRAVEL + LEISURE Magazine?s list of the top 25 hotels in Hawaii in 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2011. The property has also been named to the list of the top 500 hotels and resorts in the world in 2005.

Additional information is available at the Continuing Education Company website which is http://www.cmemeeting.org







Gentell Releases New Product Packaging

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

Bristol, PA (PRWEB) August 03, 2012

Gentell, Inc. (http://www.gentell.com), a leading manufacturer of wound and skin care products has released its first products in a new generation of packaging. ?After testing many designs with nurses and retailers,? says Gentell founder and Executive Vice President, David Navazio, ?we learned that our customers want clear identification and product benefits so that they can easily select the correct product under stressful conditions.?

Since its founding in 1994, Gentell has been a leader in Hydrogel, which speeds wound healing by maintaining a moist environment. ?It made sense that our first upgraded package would be Hydrogel,? says Navazio. ?The name, ?Hydrogel,? can be clearly read from across the room, and the Hydrogel package and matching cap pick up the identifying blue color of the Gentell logo.?

Gentell President Fred Brotz notes, ?The new packaging is the logical extension of our plan to provide the best possible wound and skin care products at the best prices while manufacturing here in the United States. Gentell?s new high-speed bottling and labeling lines ensure that our U.S.-based manufacturing plant has a price advantage over our foreign competitors.?

The new Gentell Hydrogel package also includes product benefits that will help retailers sell Gentell Hydrogel. In addition to the green Aloe Vera symbol, the package notes that Gentell Hydrogel has these attributes: