MD Practice Guide™

Welcome to MDPracticeGuide™. This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites are developed and published by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. in collaboration with Imedex, LLC. All educational content is reviewed and certified by Imedex, LLC, an accredited CME provider through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Learning activities have been made possible through unrestricted educational grants from commercial supporters.

Before gaining access to this Website, you will be asked to indicate whether you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you will be granted access to the learning modules. If you choose not to agree to abide by the Terms of Use, you will not be granted access.

This agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., Imedex, LLC and you, and it supersedes all prior contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site; the contents, products or services provided through this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites; and the subject matter of this agreement. This agreement may be amended at any time by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC without specific notice to users. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Website, and you should review this Agreement prior to using this Website or any related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites.

Developed and published in 2008 by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., in collaboration with Imedex, LLC.

This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites are owned and operated by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC. The presentation of all materials, including animations, slides, trademarks, logos and domain names, posted on the Website are protected by the applicable laws as regards intellectual property and are owned by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and/or Imedex, LLC, or have been subjected to authorization of use granted to it. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC reserve the right to take legal action against any counterfeit of its intellectual property rights.

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Disclaimer

This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites are intended for medical professionals practicing within the United States. Other countries may have regulatory requirements or medical practices which are different to those in the US; therefore, this information may not be appropriate for use outside of the US.

Information is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relevant to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The opinions expressed in this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites are those of the contributing authors, and are not those of the commercial supporters, the producer and publisher, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., nor the accredited providers Imedex, LLC.

In no event will Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and/or Imedex, LLC be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites.

Scope of Use

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC invite you to view and use this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites for your informational, non-commercial use. Except as otherwise provided in this page, no part of any content or software on this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites may be downloaded or stored in a retrieval system for any other purpose, nor may it be redistributed for any purpose, without the express written permission of Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC. You understand that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC may discontinue, change, or restrict your use of this Website for any reason without notice.

This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites is intended for medical professionals practicing within the United States. Other countries may have regulatory requirements or medical practices which are different to those in the US; therefore, this information may not be appropriate for use outside of the US.

No Warranties

Your use of this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites is at your own risk. Neither Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., Imedex, LLC nor any party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites. This includes damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment. All content on this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites is provided on an "as is", "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, or reliability of any content available through this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites. You are responsible for verifying any information before relying on it. Use of this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites and the content available on this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites is at your sole risk.

Indemnification

If you violate any of these Terms of Use or if you misuse this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and/or Imedex, LLC, their officers, directors, employees, agents, and licenses from any and all liability including costs, expenses and attorney's fees that arise out of or are related to your violation or misuse.

User Submissions

Certain areas of this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites enable you to submit e-mails, or otherwise provide feedback or information to Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC.

That if you are a medical professional, you will not submit any information that would directly identify a patient or any information for which you do not have all necessary consents or authorizations to disclose;
You will only submit content that complies with applicable law, and will not submit content that is abusive, defamatory, obscene, infringing, threatening, repetitive, or otherwise inappropriate, or that contains any viruses or other software that may adversely affect the operation of another's computer;
You understand and agree that such content that is submitted to a feedback page will be deemed non-confidential;
You understand that you will not use this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites for sending and relaying spam, impersonating another person or entity, falsely misrepresenting your identity and affiliations; and
You grant Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC the irrevocable right to use, copy, modify, publish, perform, transmit, and display such content via any media in accordance with this Terms of Use Agreement, and waive any moral rights you may have in such content. Subject to all applicable US and Canadian laws, Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC shall be free to use such content, including any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in such content, for any reason whatsoever.

Links

This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites may contain links to Websites operated by other parties. The linked sites are not under the control of Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and / or Imedex, LLC and neither Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. or Imedex, LLC are responsible for the content available on any other Internet sites linked to this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites. Such links do not imply endorsement of material on any other site by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. or Imedex, LLC and both Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC disclaim all liability with regard to your access to such linked Websites. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC provide links to other Internet sites as a convenience to users, and access to any other Internet sites linked to this Website is at your own risk.

Security

This Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites may require you to register or obtain a password prior to permitting access to the Website or certain services available on this site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your registration information and password, and for all users of your password, whether or not authorized by you.

Jurisdiction

The laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America and the Province of Ontario, Canada and any applicable federal laws of the United States and / or Canada shall govern your use of the Website. The courts of the State of Georgia and the Province of Ontario shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising from your use of this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites.

Privacy Statement

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC respect your privacy. Personal information collected from participants of our online continuing medical education activities will not be shared with any third party. Personal information is collected when an online user registers to gain access to the online CME activities. This information is stored in a database so that Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC may track the number of people using this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites to obtain CME credit. This record keeping is required by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

From time to time, updates pertaining to new CME activities may be sent to registered users at the e-mail address they have provided on their registration form. Users may opt-out from receiving these updates at any time. We do not distribute unsolicited e-mails, nor do we share the names of our subscribers with any third party.

We do analyze our computer log file to determine which pages are visited most often and which external Websites refer the most visitors to this Website and all related MDPracticeGuide™ CME sites. Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. and Imedex, LLC perform periodic basic demographic analyses, including optional Website user surveys, for the express purpose of tailoring future online CME activities to meet the greatest need and interest.

Questions

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