Federal Practitioner

FEBRUARY 2010 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Clinical Digest
• Slow Walking Speed May Predict Cardiovascular Death
Drug Monitor
• Does Ivabradine Benefit Diabetic Patients with Stable Angina?• When PPI Therapy Cures Chronic Diarrhea, Suspect ZES

VOL. 27, NO. 1, JANUARY 2010 PRINT ISSUE

Case in Point
Acute Obstructive Manifestation of a Jejunal Carcinoid
Cesar V. Reyes, MD

Intraocular Pressure Changes During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Pump and Off-Pump Cardiac Surgeries
William Park, MD, Susanne Tidow-Kebritchi, MD, Ping Bu, MD, PhD, Bruce S. Kleinman, MD, Don J. DePinto, MD, and Jay I. Perlman, MD, PhD

Thyroid Disorders in Elderly Adults, Part 1
Evaluation and Diagnosis
Quang Nguyen, DO, Jeffrey C. Andal, MD, Loida Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS, and James V. Felicetta, MD

Practitioner Forum
The Case for Using Restorative Natural Environments in Veterans’ Rehabilitation Programs
Mark B. Detweiler, MD, MS, Taral Sharma, MD, MBA, Sandra Lane, MS, Mintai Kim, PhD, Benjamin C. Johnson, ASLA, and Kye Y. Kim, MD

Editorial
Research Volunteers are Heroes!
James V. Felicetta, MD

Clinical Digest
• Keeping Patients with Dementia Safe at Night
• Revolutionary Approach to Diagnosing Munchausen Syndrome
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Driving Hazard
• Weight-Loss Podcasts—More Effective with Social Cognitive Theory?

Drug Monitor
• New Treatment Option for Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Tiotropium for Early-Stage COPD
• Comparing Antithrombotic Regimens for Diabetic Patients Undergoing PCI

Federal Health Matters
• DoD Progress on New Walter Reed Facility Disputed
• Senate Hearing Looks at Underfunding of IHS Contract Services
• DoD Releases Health Survey Results

Meetings & Events
Featuring Nephrology 2010, High Risk Emergency Medicine, and the 92nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Endocrine Society

Managing Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Nurse's Role
This special supplement approaches the topic of hepatocellular carcinoma from the perspective of oncology nurses working within the VA. It provides a succinct overview of patient management, addressing the issues that matter most to this crucial group of front-line professionals.

This supplement has been paid for by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Access the full-text version of the October 2009 CE supplement online.

EVOLVING STRATEGIES FOR CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA IN THE VHA

Sponsored by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

A maximum of 1 contact hour may be earned for successful completion of this activity. The activity has been certified for physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and nurses. To obtain CE credit, please print a copy of the supplement and assessment materials, complete the Post-Test page (page 16) and the Activity Evaluation form (page 17), and return both pages, along with the completed Pre-Test (page 1), to the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences (ACHS #4655), 39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 or fax to 760-773-4550.

Access the full-text version of the May 2009 supplement online.

MANAGING ADVANCED HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

Supported by a grant from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.