An array of online resources, featuring links, tools, guidelines, and evidence-based educational content, has been developed specifically for nurses who treat patients with MS.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) January 6, 2011

CME Outfitters, LLC, an award-winning accredited provider of multidisciplinary continuing education (CE), is proud to announce the immediate availability of the neuroscienceCME Nursing Resource Guide focusing on multiple sclerosis (MS). The Nursing Resource Guide is an array of online resources developed specifically for nurses who treat patients with MS. It features links, tools, guidelines, evidence-based educational content, and information on communicating with patients regarding prognosis, treatment options, and advocacy measures that can assist in providing high-level care to patients with MS.

neuroscienceCME is recognized as the premier portal for clinicians, educators, and researchers in the neurosciences seeking educational resources that can improve clinical performance and impact patient outcomes. The site’s primary mission is to be the professional’s central forum for accessing, debating, synthesizing, and implementing the latest findings and best practices in the neurosciences. in keeping with our mission, the Nursing Resource Guide provides:

• Clinical Abstracts: Rotating abstracts and reviews of key clinical information and MS research
• Clinical Compass™ Articles: Each bi-weekly issue of Clinical Compass™ features unique clinical content, interactive surveys, and announcements of upcoming activities of interest to the neuroscience community
• Educational Activities: Certified education specific to the needs of nurses managing patients with MS, including "The Nurse’s Pivotal Role in Identifying and Managing Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis", available at neuroscienceCME.com/PR532
• Literature Reviews
• Practice Guidelines
• Rating Scales
• Slide Library: Slides independently developed for use in certified CE activities providing an opportunity for mentoring and sharing with colleagues
• Other Resources: Links to professional and advocacy organizations and selected publications

The neuroscienceCME Nursing Resource Guide can be accessed by visiting neuroscienceCME.com/resources_nursing_ms.asp (requires free account activation).

About CME OutfittersCME Outfitters, LLC, develops and distributes certified live, recorded, print, and web-based educational activities to thousands of clinicians each year and offers accreditation services for non-accredited organizations. for a complete catalog of certified educational activities, please visit cmeoutfitters.com, neuroscienceCME.com, or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).

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Hampshire health services draft in extra staff to cope with flu-related calls

8:25am Thursday 30th December 2010

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HEALTH services in Hampshire have drafted in extra staff after being inundated with thousands of flu-related calls.

The GP Out of Hours service, covering Southampton, Portsmouth, and southern Hampshire, was bombarded by thousands of people with flu-like symptoms.

On Tuesday, the service dealt with 1,735 calls in just six hours – just short of the total 1,768 calls taken for that 24-hour period last year.

The previous day there was a 61 per cent increase on total calls compared with the same date last year, compared with a 25 per cent increase on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

a spokeswoman for Solent Healthcare, which provides community health services throughout Southampton, Portsmouth and parts of Hampshire, said: “It is an unprecedented amount of calls. it is extremely busy, we have as many clinicians in as possible, there’s a backlog in the calls, but we’re trying to get to patients as quickly as possible.”

Health Protection Agency figures for the South Central Strategic Health Authority area, which includes Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, reveal the rate of people visiting their GP for flu-like illnesses in the week ending December 23 more than tripled on the previous week to 71 per 100,000 people – below the national average of 87.1.

Health officials have urged elderly people, pregnant women and those with conditions such as diabetes, asthma and chronic heart disease to get a flu jab from their GP.

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