RPS: RIGHT IN THE SPOTLIGHT

September 30-October 2, 2010 - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - Denver, CO

October 1-4, 2010 - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - San Francisco, CA

October 13-16, 2010 - American School Health Association (ASHA) - Kansas City, MO

October 16-19, 2010 - American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) - Chicago, IL

November 17-20, 2010 - MEDICA - Dusseldorf, Germany

November 17-20, 2010 - American Academy of Optometry (AAOPT) - San Francisco, CA

http://www.eyeworld.org/article-exploring-the-controversial-side-of-conjunctivitis

OBrien TP, Jeng BH, McDonald M, Raizman MB. Acute conjunctivitis: truth and misconceptions. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 Aug;25(8):1953-61.

Infectious Agents Surveillance Center of Japan. Viruses isolated from the eye, Japan, 1990-1994. Infectious Agents Surveillance Report 1995;16:97-98

Sambursky R, Tauber S, Schirra F, et al. The RPS adeno detector for diagnosing adenoviral conjunctivitis. Ophthalmology. 2006;113):1758-64.

Everitt H, Little P. How do GP’s diagnose and manage acute infective conjunctivitis? A GP survey. Fam Pract. 2002;19:658-60.

Gigliotti F, Williams WT, Hayden FG, Hendley JO. Etiology of acute conjunctivitis in children. J Pediatr 1981;98:531-6

Fitch CP, Rapoza PA, Owens S, Murillo-Lopez F, Johnson RA, Quinn TC, Pepose JS, Taylor HR. Epidemiology and diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis at inner-city hospital. Ophthalmology. 1989;96:1215-20.

Rietveld RP, van Weert HC, ter Riet G, Bindels PJ.: Diagnostic impact of signs and symptoms in acute infectious conjunctivitis: systematic literature search. BMJ 2003;327:789.

http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/MinuteClinic-Offers-New-Rapid-Pink-Eye-Test-3B-Detects-Viral-Conjunctivitis-Infections-in-Minutes-54196-1/

The Contagious Nature of Bacterial Conjunctivitis
A CME Program from MedScape
http://cme.medscape.com/viewprogram/30398
Note: This CME credit opportunity has expired.
Please reference articles for educational purposes.

Ocular Infection and Inflammation
A CME Program from Focus-ED, Summer 2009 
http://focus-ed.net/OII%20v1n4_Adenoviral%20Conj.pdf
Note: This CME opportunity expires on November 30, 2011.