Rockville, MD (PRWeb) January 3, 2007 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, (CMEO) an independent accredited provider of multidisciplinary continuing education programming and related healthcare communications services, announces the release of a new Clinical Knowledge Center on its flagship professional website, http://www.neuroscienceCME.com. This latest Clinical Knowledge Center focuses on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and is offered as a service to the clinical professional community with an interest in this unique and challenging area.
Clinical Knowledge Centers form the cornerstone of neuroscienceCME.com and provide in-depth treatments of various disease areas related to the neurosciences. The ADHD Clinical Knowledge Center joins previously released centers in the areas of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia and alcohol use disorders. Several additional Centers are scheduled for rollout in 2007.
The ADHD Clinical Knowledge Center features resources such as:
- Clinical overviews: presentation, epidemiology, definitions, management
- Interactive case vignettes
- Journal scans
- Teaching resources
- Free CME/CE opportunities
- Recent treatment guidelines
- Clinical trial directory
- Slide kits
All content on neuroscienceCME.com Clinical Knowledge Centers is independently developed by CMEO in collaboration with CMEO's professional Clinical Review Board. This board is made up of clinicians, researchers and educators with expertise in specific areas of the neurosciences. Their editorial and scientific input helps ensure the validity and clinical relevance of each center.
Clinicians are encouraged to visit the site often, as new Clinical Knowledge Centers, up-to-date news, information and meeting highlights will be added on a regular basis. Announcements about new content are provided via the bi-weekly neuroscienceCME Clinical Compass™ e-newsletter, which currently has an opt-in subscriber base of over 53,000 healthcare professionals.
CMEO recently launched neuroscienceCME.com to fill an online resource gap identified by clinicians practicing in disciplines related to brain function. The site's primary mission is to be the healthcare professional's central portal for accessing, debating, synthesizing and implementing the latest findings and best practices in the neurosciences. Resources on the site encourage healthcare providers to explore the latest evidence, connect with their peers, apply education in practice and in virtual case studies and, through these efforts, advance the field and improve patient outcomes.
CME Outfitters develops and distributes live, recorded, print and web-based educational activities to thousands of clinicians each year and offers expert accreditation services for non-accredited organizations. For a complete catalog of certified activities, please visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com, http://www.neuroscienceCME.com, or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).
Contact: Christopher Perez
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