CDC Expert Commentary

This special series of commentaries is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape and is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to Medscape's physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. In this series, experts from CDC offer video commentaries on the current topics important to all practicing clinicians, including H1N1 and seasonal influenza, infection control, travel medicine, and much more.

Keeping Patients Safe From Infection in Outpatient Settings In the absence of accreditation, patient safety is largely a matter of trust in ambulatory care settings. Joseph Perz of the CDC explains.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2012
The Role of Pharmacists as Adult Vaccine Administrators Through their frequent contact with the public, pharmacists are in the perfect position to encourage people to get the vaccines they need.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2012
Outbreaks of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Dr. Arjun Srinivasan outlines the steps necessary to halt the spread of this high-mortality pathogen.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2012
Advances in HIV Testing: What Clinicians Need to Know If you don't already know about the new HIV test, here is the information you need, and how it can help your patients.
CDC Expert Commentary, April 2012
Exercise for Any Patient, Every Patient The Exercise is Medicine initiative will help you incorporate physical activity counseling and recommendations into the briefest of healthcare encounters.
CDC Expert Commentary, April 2012
Acetaminophen and Asthma Have we solved the puzzle of acetaminophen and asthma? What should we be telling patients about the use of acetaminophen?
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2012
Refining Our Approach to Clostridium difficile Prevention The evidence is clear that Clostridium difficile infection can be prevented. The task before us is to do so.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2012
HPV Vaccine Now Recommended for Boys and Young Men Help parents understand why boys should start the HPV vaccine series at age 11-12 years.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2012
New Guidance on ADHD for Clinicians New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics aid in the multidisciplinary management of ADHD in children of all ages.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2012
Testing for Lyme Disease: Follow the Steps When faced with a patient with potential Lyme disease, following the correct testing procedures will avoid false-negative and false-positive results.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2012

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