Acute Porphyrias CME

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) course Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Porphyrias is available for physicians at http://www.acuteporphyrias.net/  This newly reaccredited course is based on the Annals of Internal Medicine article of the same title (Ann Intern Med, 2005;142:439-450) by Karl E. Anderson, MD; Joseph R. Bloomer, MD; Herbert L. Bonkovsky, MD; James P. Kushner, MD; Claus A. Pierach, MD; Neville R. Pimstone, MD; and Robert J. Desnick, PhD, MD. 

The article and CME course cover all the information a primary care or specialist physician needs to diagnose acute porphyria, manage an acute attack and provide follow-up care for a patient with Acute Intermittent Porphyria, Variegate Porphyria, Hereditary Coproporphyria or ALA-Deficiency Porphyria.  Please make sure your doctor knows this course is available, and provide us with your doctor's Name, Mailing Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers and email (if desired) if they would like more information about this course and the APF's educational and care resources for physicians treating acute porphyria.

And don't forget to tell your doctor about the Emergency Room Guidelines for Acute Porphyrias and the Acute Porphyrias Drug Safety Database, both available in the Healthcare Professionals section of our website.