Section I. Infancy & Childhood

1. Well Child Care

Sukanya Srinivasan, MD, MPH, & Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

2. Failure to Thrive

Deborah Auer Flomenhoft, MD

3. Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Andrew B. Symons, MD, MS, & Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP

4. Breast-feeding & Infant Nutrition

Tracey D. Conti, MD

5. Common Infections in Children

Mark A. Knox, MD

6. Skin Diseases in Infants & Children

Mark A. Knox, MD

7. Childhood Vaccines

Richard Kent Zimmerman, MD, MPH, & Ilene Timko Burns, MD, MPH

8. Disruptive Behavioral Disorders in Children

William S. Sykora, MD, Col, USAF, MC

9. Seizures

Donald B. Middleton, MD

Section II.Adolescence

10.Adolescent Development & Screening

D. Dean Patton, MD, & Jerri R. Harris, MPH

11. Physical Activity in Adolescents

Mark B. Stephens, MD, MS, FAAFP

12.Eating Disorders

Evelyn L. Lewis, MD, MA, & Tracy Sbrocco, PhD

13.Adolescent Sexuality

Margaret R. H. Nusbaum, DO, MPH

14.Menstrual Disorders

Mary V. Krueger, DO, MPH, MAJ, MC, USA

15.Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Peter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBA

Section III. Adults

16.Preconception Care

Essam Demian, MD, MRCOG

17.Contraception

Susan C. Brunsell, MD

18.Adult Sexual Dysfunction

T.A. Miller, MD, & Margaret Nusbaum, DO, MPH

19.Cardiovascular Disease

Stephen A. Wilson, MD

20.Dyslipidemias

Brian V. Reamy, MD, Col, USAF, MC

21.Urinary Tract Infections

Shersten Killip, MD, MPH

22.Arthritis:: Osteoarthritis, Gout, & Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bruce E. Johnson, MD

23.Low Back Pain

Charles W. Webb, DO, & Francis G. OConnor, MD, FACSM

24.Neck Pain

Thomas M. Howard, MD

25.Evaluation of Breast Lumps

Jo Ann Rosenfeld, MD

26.Respiratory Problems

William J. Hueston, MD

27.Evaluation & Management of Headache

C. Randall Clinch, DO

28. Osteoporosis

Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

29. Abdominal Pain

Cindy Barter, MD, & Laura Dunne, MD

30.Anemia

Brian A. Primack, MD, EdM, & Kiame J. Mahaniah, MD

31.Diseases of the Biliary Tract & Liver

Rodrick McKinlay, MD, & Samuel C. Matheny, MD, MPH

32.Vaginal Bleeding

Patricia Evans, MD

33.Hypertension

Maureen OHara Padden, MD, MPH, FAAFP

34. Diabetes Mellitus

Belinda Vail, MD

35.Endocrine Disorders

William J. Hueston, MD, & Peter J. Carek, MD, MS

36.Common Upper & Lower Extremity Fractures

David A. Nikovits, MD, Richard E. Rodenberg, Jr., MD, Thomas D. Armsey, MD, & Robert G. Hosey, MD

Section IV.Geriatrics

37.Healthy Aging

Cynthia M. Williams, DO

38.Common Geriatric Problems

Daphne P. Bicket, MD, MLS

39.Urinary Incontinence

Robert J. Carr, MD

40.Assessing the Vulnerable Elderly

Cynthia M. Williams, DO

41.Depression in Older Patients

Charles F. Reynolds III, MD

42.Elder Abuse

Deborah J. Bostock, MD, Cynthia M. Williams, MD, & Cheryl E. Woodson, MD, FACP, AGSF

43.Pharmacotherapy

Melissa A. Somma, PharmD, CDE, & Nicole T. Ansani, PharmD

44.Movement Disorders Goutham Rao, MD

45. Hearing & Vision Impairment in the ElderlyPamela M. Williams, MD, & Alan L. Williams, MD

46. Oral Health

Wanda Gonsalves, MD, & Gerald A. Ferretti, DDS, MS

Section V.Psychosocial Disorders

47. Depression

Karl O. Moe, PhD, & Charles Privitera, MD

48. Anxiety Disorders

Philip J. Michels, PhD, Jamee H. Lucas, MD, FAAFP & Scott McKay, MD

49.Personality Disorders

William Elder, PhD

50.Somatoform Symptoms & Disorders

William Elder, PhD

51.Substance Use Disorders

Robert Mallin, MD

52. Tobacco Cessation

Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, FAAFP, & Andrew Hyland, PhD

Section VI.Doctor--Patient Issues

53. Communication

Nancy Levine, MD

54. Cultural Competence

Kathleen A. Culhane-Pera, MD, MA, & Sonia Patten, PhD

55. Health Disparities

Jeannette E. South-Paul, MD

56.Health Care Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, &Transgender Patients

Peter J. Katsufrakis, MD, MBA

57.Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Wayne B. Jonas, MD, & Ronald A. Chez, MD

58.Chronic Pain Management

Ronald M. Glick, MD, & Dawn A. Marcus, MD

59.Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Terence L. Gutgsell, MD, Steven D. Passik, PhD, Hahn X. Pham, MD, Sherri Weisenfluh, LCSW, Billie May, RN, MSN, APRN, BC-PCM, David Hilton, ThM, & Kenneth L. Kirsh, PhD

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