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Advanced Curriculum in Chronic HBV Management VII  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities for a total of up to 8.25 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Online Newsletters, Video Case Vignettes, Article Reviews, and a Webcast.
Target Audience....GI, Hepatologists, ID, IM, FP, Nurses/NPs, PAs, and Pharmacists. 
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb.
CME credit expires...One year after posting. 

This free, long-form CME/CE program, now offering a 7th curriculum, features the latest information on screening, linkage to care, current and emerging treatments, HCC, and practical patient care strategies. Co-chairs Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP, and Robert G. Gish, MD, and the faculty of prominent hepatology experts provide clarity and guidance on key issues and practice challenges.

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AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program's Free Online CME/CE Activities
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 30 activities offering a total of about 30 credit hours.
Awarded by...Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit..... Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive, Slides
Target Audience....MDs and other Healthcare Professionals.
Educational material last updated...October 2011.
Financial Support...See individual activity.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsors CME/CE activities that are developed from systematic reviews of evidence on a wide range of topics.
CME/CE activities are available for these health conditions and methods areas:
• Breathing Conditions;
• Cancer;
• Developmental Delays, ADHD, Autism;
• Diabetes;
• Heart and Blood Vessel Conditions;
• Mental Health;
• Muscle, Bone, and Joint Conditions;
• AHRQ Training Modules for the Systematic Reviews Methods Guide; and
• Other Topics.

AMA Therapeutic Insights
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 hour for each newsletter (total of 4.0 hours).
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (pdf).
Target Audiences....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2012.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.
Financial support...None Stated.

AMA Therapeutic Insights is a "disease-specific CME newsletter with the latest treatment guidelines and unprecedented prescribing data views." The four current newsletters are: 
• Management of Stable COPD;
• Current Management of Dyslipidemia in Adults;
• Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease;
• Treatment of Tobacco Dependence.

AMDA E-University
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours....About 33 activities offering 1-2 credit-hours each.
Awarded by....American Medical Directors Association.
Cost for Credit....$50 per hour for AMDA members; $66 for nonmembers.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, GERO.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

These activities are aimed at physicians who are medical directors in long-term care facilities. 
There are live webinars hosted bimonthly as well as archived slides/lectures. Topics include both aspects of clinical care and practice management.

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Web-Based Training- Buprenorphine
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....9.0.
Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians.
Cost for Credit....AAAP Members: $99; Non-members: $171.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....ADDICTION (and other physicians who treat patients with substance abuse problems).
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated

This online course provides information regarding the use of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid addiction. It reviews legislation regarding office-based opioid-addiction treatment, pharmacology, safety and effectiveness, patient assessment and selection, clinical management, special treatment populations, dosing, urine testing, and patient confidentiality. It meets the 8-hour training requirement specified in the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 for physicians to qualify for prescribing and dispensing buprenorphine in their offices for the treatment of opioid dependence.

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...More than 120 activities offering about 450 hours.
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........Varies from free (many activities) to about $10 per credit
Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Audio, Slide-Video, Point-of-Care, podcast
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....2012.
CME Credit Expires...1-2 years after publication.
Financial support...Some courses have pharmaceutical company support. 

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has about 12 sub-sites offering CME oriented to family physicians. These activities are described in detail on the Family Practice page. The sub-sites are: 
American Family Physician Online Quiz; Family Practice Management Quiz; Board Review Questions; METRIC: Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research Into Care; CME Bulletins; AAFP Monographs; FP Essentials & FP Audio; AAFP Learning Link; 2010 Assembly Lectures; 2011 Assembly Lectures; AAFP Family Medicine Board Review Self-Study: Digital Package and AAFP webcasts. 

American Academy of Ophthalmology O.N.E. Network
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...35 activities offering about 47 credits (Access to the CME courses is available only to members of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.)
Awarded by....American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Cost for Credit....N/A.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial support...Various foundations and pharmaceutical companies (Allergan, Pfizer, Alcon, Abbott, Vistakon, Inspire).

Content is available only to members of The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.

I have described the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) courses in detail on the Orthopedic Surgery page of this website.

American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 26th Annual Meeting
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...28.5.
Awarded by....American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....For the entire program (28.5 hours), $700 for AAPM members, $900 for non-members. You also have the option of buying individual sections or groups of sections for about $35 per hour. 
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PAIN MANAGEMENT or any physician who treats pain.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated

This program consists of voice-over-PowerPoint versions of selected lectures delivered at the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) 26th Annual Meeting,  Advancing the Science and Practice of Pain Medicine in a Changing Healthcare Environment, held in San Antonio in February 2010. Highlights of the meeting include: Mock-Trial Review of Pain Mitigation Practices; Preconference on Neuromodulation that includes spinal cord stimulation and intrathecal drug delivery; and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation. Some section titles are: Essential Tools for Treating the Patient in Pain; Neuromodulation from Head to Toe; Advancing Pain Research in Private Practice; Advancing Pain Therapies in Chemically Dependent, Mentally Ill Patients; Advancing Ultrasonography in Pain Medicine; and Cervical Spine Interventions: Improving Patient Outcomes.

American Academy of Pediatrics PediaLink
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...Varies according to the type of activity.
Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics.
Cost for Credit.....See individual courses.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with group discussions, Question-and-Answer, Text-Only, Streaming Video.
Target Audience....PED, FP.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

AAP PediaLink offers 3 kinds of instruction: eQIPP: Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice, PREP Self-Assessment Online and AAP Course Series. They are described in detail on the Pediatrics Page of CMEList.

American Association of Neuromuscluar and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 110 activities offering a total of about 200 hours.
Awarded by....American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....About $15 per hour; Reduced fee for members.
Instruction Type.... Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....NEURO, PHYSIATRY (and other physicians who have an interest in treating patients with muscle and nerve disorders).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Not stated.

Online CME activities are best found through the "Marketplace" tab. Activities fall into these groups:
• Case Reports: (27 activities; 27 hours). Examples: Acute Paralytic Poliomyelitis; Acute Retrohumeral Radial Neuropathies; Alcoholic Polyneuropathy.
• Case Studies (13 activities; 13 hours). Examples: Acute Facial Diplegia and Adult Acid Maltase Deficiency.
• Course Book (41 activities; hours not counted). Examples: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from A to Z and HIV, Bracing, and Neuromuscular Vignettes.
• Guidelines: (8 activities; about 16 hours). Examples: Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy; Electrodiagnostic Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
• Journal Review (20 activities; 40 hours). Examples: Acetycholinesterase Inhibitors in MG: to be or not to be? and Applying Proteomics to the Diagnosis and Treatment of ALS and Related Diseases.

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American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...34 activities offering a total of 87 hours.
Awarded by....American College of Chest Physicians.
Cost for Credit....Free or $5-25 per hour (see individual activity)
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Streaming Video, Slide-Audio Lecture AND Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...CHEST MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE, HOSPITAL MEDICINE.
Educational material last updated.....2011
Financial Support...Some activities have industry support.

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) offers CME in two categories: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Update (PCCSU); and CHESTSoundings.. You will find the detailed descriptions of these activities on the Chest Medicine/Pulmonology page or on the Critical Care/Hospital Medicine page of CMEList.com.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has a wide variety of course and activities for emergency physicians. These are described in detail at the Emergency Medicine section of this web site. 

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) GI Learn
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Vary considerably from 0.5 to 11.0 (unable to count total courses or credits).
Awarded by....American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).
Cost for Credit.....About $5 per hour (Discount for AGA members).
Instruction Type....
Target Audiences....GI.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

A wide variety of courses, many offering CME credit as well as qualifying for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and Self Assessment Modules (SAM). 
Some newer and larger courses are: 
• 2011 AGA Practice Management Course Online Sessions (7.75 CME hours); 
• 2011 AGA Clinical Congress Online Sessions (11.0 CME hours); 
• GI SAM - Digestive Health and Disease In Women (GI SAM 10); and 
• Inflammatory/ Metabolic Liver Disease and Disorders of the Esophagus (GI SAM 10).

American Heart Association Professional Education Center
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD,
Credit hours...33 activities; hours not counted.
Awarded by....American Heart Association.
Cost for Credit....Most are free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio, slide-video, podcast.
Target Audience...CARD, FP, IM, NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

The American Heart Association Professional Education Center offers live and televised sessions as well as distance learning through print and CD. To find the online material, choose Course Catalog, then Delivery Method, then Online Courses, Webinars and Webcasts. All activities are concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD,
Credit hours...84 activities each awarding 1.0 hour.
Awarded by....AIUM.
Cost for Credit....Free to members; $40 to non-members.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics (Ultrasound images).
Target Audience...RAD and all other specialties utilizing ultrasound. 
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...None Stated.

After registering, log on and navigate to JUM Tests. The Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM) provides 2 or 3 CME self-study tests in every issue. Areas of interest are: Breast, Basic Science, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecology, Musculoskeletal, Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Radiology/General and Vascular. 
Some recent activities are: 
• Assessment of Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Comparison of Sonography and Non–Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
• Accuracy of Sonographically Guided and Palpation Guided Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint Injections;
• Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica (Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy): Technical Description and Results of Treatment in 20 Consecutive Patients; and
• Comparison of Procedural Times for Ultrasound-Guided Perineural Catheter Insertion in Obese and Nonobese Patients.

American Psychiatric Association
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....The annual meeting offers about 150 hours (===>). The guideline courses offer a total of 55 hours. Total of about 205 hours.
Awarded by.....American Psychiatric Association.
Cost for Credit.....About $20 per hour; many activities are free to AMA members.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (Guidelines, Monographs and HIV) or Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PSYCH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies. 

The 2010 APA Annual Meeting Online is a "comprehensive digital library with over 150 hours of the best symposia and lectures from the 2010 meeting."  You can access the highlights of the 2009 Annual Meeting from that same page. The 2009 Meeting offers "90+ hours" online. 
Another major offering is a set of Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors; Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias; Eating Disorders; Schizophrenia; and Substance Use Disorders. 
An additional offering is Buprenorphine and Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence (8 hours).

American Society for Clinical Pathology - eLearning
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Unable to count activities or hours, but estimated at least 500.
Awarded by....American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Cost for Credit....Most are $15 to 20 per hour.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video, Text-Only, Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences....PATH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial support...None Stated.

You search for activities by putting in keywords and the name of the discipline you are interested in. For example, Keyword "SAM" and Discipline "Clinical Pathology" returns about 480 activities.

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....0.5 to 1.5 hours per course; most are 0.5 hour; about 60 courses offering about 40 hours.
Awarded by....ASNR.
Cost for Credit....Free to members of ASNR; $15 to $45 for nonmembers.
Instruction Type....Streaming -Video with Slide accompaniment.
Target Audience....RAD, NEURO, NEUROSURG.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None stated.

You will now find  about 60 self-assessment courses, each offering 0.5 to 1.5 hours. Some recent topics are:
• Imaging Stem Cell Fate and Therapeutic Efficacy In Brain Tumor Models;
• MR Imaging of TIAs and Hyperacute Stroke;
• Assessing Tissue Viability;
• Evaluating Infarct Time Course on Diffusion-Weighted Images;
• VERTEBROPLASTY AND THE INVEST TRIAL; and
• SAMMPRIS.

Anesthesiology Online
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....1.0 per module, 3 modules per month, total of 36 modules per year). 
Awarded by....Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation.
Cost...........$99.99 per year.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....ANES.
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial support...None Stated

Anesthesiology Online is an online informational and educational resource for anesthesia professionals. You will not be able to view any content until you have registered and paid your fee. However, you will be allowed to view several abstracts before registering.

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Answers in CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20 activities, each offering 0.25 hour of credit.
Awarded by....University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine and Answers in CME.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only. 
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated.....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical and device companies.

Some topics discussed recently are: 
• Not All Dermal Fillers Are Created Equal: Selecting Treatment Based on Individual Patient Needs
• Achieving Target HbA1c Levels in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes:Is It Time for a Multimodal Approach?
• Expert Perspectives in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
• The Management of Bone Health in Cancer Care
• Monitoring and Delivery in Pregnant Patients With HIV
• Treatment of HIV in Pregnancy
• Treatment Strategies for Geriatric Patients With Depression and Cognitive Impairment
 

ARHP (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours....19 archived webinars (1.0 unit each), 1 monographs (2.0 units each) and a single virtual clinic (0.5 hours). Total of 21.5 hours. Some activities only available to ARHP members.
Awarded by....Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences.. OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...Pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and individual donors. 

Choose "Clinical Minute" for a 15 minute activity involving a video, case vignette, and post test.
Choose "Clinical Proceedings" to see a clinical monograph: Update on Emergency Contraception for 2 credits. 
Click on "Archived Webinars" to find 19 slide-audio lectures (webinars) immediately available on a variety of reproductive 
health topics. Some recent lectures are: Medical Abortion Followup, New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines, and Vaginal Atrophy: A Wake Up Call.
Choose "Live Webinars" to find links to 4 upcoming online activities.  
Choose Virtual Clinic to find 2 cases for credit: Depression and Multiple Sclerosis.

ASCCP (American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology)
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours....1 activity offering one hour.
Awarded by....ASCCP.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, OB/GYN, PATH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
CME Credit Expires...July 6, 2014.
Financial Support...Merck & Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Digene Corporation (now Qiagen). 

Currently there is only one lecture available for CME:
Management of Cervical Abnormalities in Adolescents and Young Women.
This lecture features PowerPoint presentations containing cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic images, as well as scrolling text and audio accompaniments, thumbnails and search functions.

Asthma IQ (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20. 
Awarded by....American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Performance Improvement.
Target Audiences....ALLG, PULM.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The “Asthma Specialist Tool to Help Manage Asthma and Improve Quality” (ASTHMA IQ) will help clinicians to: use evidence-based medicine to make treatment decisions; graph and report patients’ asthma status over time; analyze statistics for the asthma patients in their practice; report quality improvement measures for Maintenance of Certification or Pay for Performance. This course is available only to AAAAI members or upon invitation.

Atrial Fibrillation Virtual Education Summit:
Advancing Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation into the New Millennium
This meeting was presented live online on Thursday, September 27, 2012, and is now available on demand through March 27, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...The primary audiences for this meeting are Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Internists, Family Physicians, Intensive Medicine Specialists, and Geriatricians. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners will also find the meeting useful.
Educational material updated....September. 27, 2012.
Financial Support...Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Expiration of CME credit...March 27, 2013.

The Atrial Fibrillation Virtual Education Summit was presented live online on Thursday, September 27, 2012, and is now available on demand through March 27, 2013.
Lectures include:
• What Do Updated Guidelines Mean for Your Patients With AF?
• Changing Paradigm of Stroke Prevention With Novel Antithrombotic Therapies
• Atrial Fibrillation: From Pharmacotherapies to Interventional Approaches
After completing the Atrial Fibrillation Virtual Education Summit, you will be able to:
•  Implement recommendations of the new and updated ACC/AHA AF management guidelines
•  Recognize the risks and benefits of novel antithrombotic therapies
• Identify patients with AF who should be considered for interventional approaches
• Outline the incidence and prevalence of AF, its pathophysiology, and approaches to stratifying patients with AF based upon their risk for stroke

Audio-Digest Online CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...More than 1000 activities with 2 credits each (more than 2000 total credits).
Awarded by....California Medical Association.
Cost for Credit.....Usually $24.99 per podcast (but there are multiple variants according to the specialty or the format). See ==>
Instruction Type....Audio-and-Text, Podcasts. Most programs are also available on Audio CD and on Audio Cassette.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties. See ==>
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...Three years from date of posting.

With an Audio-Digest subscription, you  can choose the Online Download Format MP3 audio files or Audio CDs; each provide PDF written summaries.  Each month, two new courses are posted in each specialty. There are presently courses in 23 specialties:  Addiction Medicine, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Neurology,  Obstetrics &Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery,  Otolaryngology,  Pediatrics,  Psychiatry,  Respiratory Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Urology.
You will also find Audio-Digest CME courses in Ethics & Cultural Competence, Risk Management,  Pain Management, Substance Abuse, Wellness and some State-Mandated subjects.

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Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...56 hours per program (112 hours over 2 years) 
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation'
Cost...........$1347.
Subscription to the MyChoice Online Education series for 2 years includes a $500 Apple® Gift Card at no charge.
Format...Online MP3; also works with Audio-Digest Mobile App (iPhone®, iPad® or Android®); and a written summary in PDF format.
Target Audiences...Multiple Specialties
Educational material last updated...2012.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

The Audio-Digest MyChoice Online Education subscription series is a customized learning experience based on your own unique educational needs. MyChoice allows you to select 56 Audio-Digest audio CME/CE programs most relevant to your practice from among their extensive catalog of recorded lectures from the country's top medical speakers and leading institutions. Gain instant access to the most up-to-date and relevant medical information now available.

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See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

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Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Courses are in slide-only,  slide-text or slide-video format (choose according to your connection speed).  Most courses offer 1.0 credit-hour. There are about 10 activities offering about 10  hours of credit (not counted).
Financial Support...See individual activities.

Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses consists of 39 activities in three subject areas offering about 42 hours of credit. Many courses consist of multiple lectures. There is some overlap of courses between subject areas. Follow these links to the Baylor specialty sites: Cardiovascular; Pediatrics; and Pulmonology.

BioCritique
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours...0.5 per activity (about 21 activities totaling about 10 hours of CME).
Awarded by...Tulane University Center For Continuing Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text, Downloadable Slides, Assessments.
Target Audience...Multiple specialty areas including cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, growth, rheumatology, primary care, and nephrology.
Educational material last updated...Daily.
Financial support...Many pharmaceutical and device companies.

BioCritique helps you keep up with advances in biomedical research. Scientists and clinicians in major therapeutic areas select and review recent important articles. Each paper is linked to a collection of related resources including PowerPoint  presentations, interactive assessments, clinical trials and related research literature, as well as drug and patent information.
Currently, there are CME activities in these areas:
cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, growth, rheumatology, primary care, and nephrology.

BioDiscussion
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours...1.0 per course (About 16 courses offering a total of about 16 credit hours).
Awarded by...Tulane University Center For Continuing Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture, Text, Assessments.
Target Audience...Nine active specialty areas including Arthritis & Rheumatology, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Dermatology, Diabetes, Growth-Related Disorders, Nephrology, Obesity and Primary Care.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Many pharmaceutical and device companies.

BioDiscussion brings together experts and authors to discuss topics and papers of  current interest. Each discussion explores a topic, allowing experts the opportunity to express their opinions and share their knowledge with listeners. Downloadable PowerPoint¨ slides, transcript, and links to other topic resources allow for an in-depth learning experience.

BupPractice.com - Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Training and Practice Tools
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8.0.
Cost....$199.
Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH, ADDICTION.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...National Institute on Drug Abuse.

"The Buprenorphine Training Program (first course) fulfills the physician-training requirements of the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000). According to DATA 2000 requirements, physicians must complete 8 hours of education, such as this program provides, if they wish to become eligible to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid dependence. Upon the successful completion of the training, and once they have met other requirements, physicians can submit a “notification of intent” to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to become eligible to prescribe buprenorphine." 

CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 1 hour each; currently 9 activities offering 9 hours.
Awarded by: Wiley Health Learning
Cost...Free
Instruction Type... Text-only (PDF or HTML).
Target Audiences...Oncology, FP, IM and any health provider who diagnoses or treats cancer.
Educational material last updated...2013; bi-monthly issues.
CME Credit Expires... Two years after posting.
Financial support... Wiley-Blackwell.

Some recent topics include:
• Cancer Screening in the United States, 2013
• Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, and Treatment of Hot Flashes in Cancer
• American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines
• The Role of Human Papillomavirus in Nongenital Cancers
• Hypnosis for Cancer Care: Over 200 Years Young
• The Current Status of Robotic Oncologic Surgery
• Oral Complications of Cancer and Cancer Therapy: From Cancer Treatment to Survivorship
• Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Systems in Oncology Clinical Practice
• Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors

California Academy of Family Physicians Online CME (CAFP)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...One hour per course (8.0 hours). Some programs give additional AAFP credit for being "evidence-based."
Awarded by....California Academy of Family Physicians.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio or Text-Only.
Target Audience....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One or two years after posting.

8 activities in a wide variety of medical topic areas.
The current activities are:
Spirometry 101 for the Primary Care Physician; Case Studies in Colorectal Cancer: A Roundtable Discussion; Quality Improvement Initiatives in Multiple Sclerosis Management; Preventing Medical Errors for Clinical Health Professionals 2011-2014; Strike Before Stroke: Intervening Early in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation; The Atrial Fibrillation Revolution: Refining the Evidence-Based Approach to Stroke Prevention; Optimizing Management Strategies in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Expert Crossfire Panel Discussion; and Spirometry Aids the Differential Diagnosis of Asthma and COPD.

California Society of Anesthesiologists Online CME Programs
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 4 programs offering 27 total credits
Awarded by....California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA).
Cost for Credit....Free to CSA members; $30 per credit for all others.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....ANESTHESIOLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT.
Educational material last updated....2011
Financial support...None Stated

CSA currently offers CME programs in these four areas:
Critical Care: 8 modules;
Obstetric Anesthesia: 4 modules;
Pediatric Anesthesia: 4 modules; and
Pain Management and End-of-Life Care: 11 modules.

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...One course offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....California Department of Health Services.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, PED, GYN, ID.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial support...Centers for Disease Control.

The Chlamydia Course for California Providers is for clinicians who care for women of reproductive age. You must register before you can view any content.
You will also find links to other STD/ID/HIV sites:
HIV Web Study
Hepatitis Web Study
NNPTC Online Case Series National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers)

CancerLearning.com (Also called Physician's Education Resource)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...60 activities offering 0.25 to 1.0 hour each (total not counted).
Awarded by....Physicians' Education Resource.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...."Conference Presentations, Interviews, Lectures, Articles and Case Based."
Target Audience....HEMA, ONCO.
Educational material last updated....3/11.
Financial support...Many pharmaceutical companies.

From the main page, choose Online CME to find 60 activities which offer CME credit. You can search by disease, topic or activity type. Some recent activities are: Treatment of a 54-Year-Old Patient With Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma; Treatment of a Never-Smoker With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Adenocarcinoma Histology; Treatment of a 66-Year-Old Patient With Newly Diagnosed Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma; Best of Communities of Oncology Practice: Focus on Relapsed/Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer; Treatment of a 67-Year-Old Patient With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer; Treatment of a 61-Year-Old Postmenopausal Woman With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer in the Adjuvant and Metastatic Setting; Expert Perspectives: Integrating New Data Into Best Practices for Breast Cancer; and Emerging Options for Refractory Metastatic Breast Cancer: Novel Microtubule-Targeted Agents.

CARDIOCARE LIVE: New Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Arterial Disease Management  
This meeting will be presented live online on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, from 1:00 PM to - 4:00 PM ET and will then be available on demand through July 16, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Hospitalists, and Intensive Care specialists.
Educational material updated...January 16, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...July 16, 2013.
Financial Support...Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Daiichi Lilly and Medtronic.

CARDIOCARE LIVE: New Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Arterial Disease Management features three lectures:
• Assessing Progress in Coronary Stenting 
• Aortic Stenosis: A Focus on TAVI
• Interventions in Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
After attending CARDIOCARE LIVE, you will be able to:
• Recognize indications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in aortic stenosis and benefits and risks of this procedure
• Evaluate and properly apply current advances in coronary stenting
• Identify patients with peripheral vascular disease and select them for evidence-based interventions

CardioCareLive: Residual CVD Risk – Getting to Know the Elusive but Real Enemy
These four lectures were presented live online May through September 2012 and are now available on-demand though February 13, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4.0 total (1.0 hour for each lecture).
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide- Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...Primary care physicians family physicians, general practitioners, internal medicine physicians, cardiologists, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients with dyslipidemias. 
Educational material updated...September 13, 2012.
Financial Support...Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Expiration of CME credit...February 13, 2013.

CardioCareLive: Residual CVD Risk – Getting to Know the Elusive but Real Enemy
Four lectures with group discussion: 
• Why Shouldn’t We Ignore Residual CVD Risk?
• Can We Reduce Residual CV Risk by Optimizing Lipid Profile?
• Residual CV Risk and Special Populations
• Residual CV Risk: Where Have We Been And Where Are We Going? 
After viewing these lectures you should be better able to: 
• Evaluate prevalence and predisposing factors for increased residual CVD risk
• Assess the results of key studies to evaluate progression of atherosclerotic vascular disease and residual CVD risk in various patient groups
• Describe the possible role of novel therapies and mechanisms of action specifically targeting residual CVD risk
• Apply available assessment strategies and guideline recommendations for CVD management
• Discuss effective management strategies to improve the lipid profile of CVD patients beyond lowering LDL-cholesterol

CARDIOLOGY VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONGRESS: From Crisis Management to New Opportunities in Cardiovascular Care  
This meeting was presented live online on December 5 & 6, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 6, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...The intended audience for this meeting is family physicians, general practitioners, internal medicine physicians, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
Educational material updated....December 5 & 6 , 2012.
Financial Support...Abbott, Amarin Pharma Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC, and St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Expiration of CME credit...June 6, 2013.

CARDIOLOGY VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONGRESS: From Crisis Management to New Opportunities in Cardiovascular Care
CardioCareLive 2012 is a 2-day online event which includes all of the features of a live event, including streaming video lectures, panel discussions and case presentations as well as interactive activities such as real-time question and answer sessions. 
Presentations include:
Day 1:
• Recent Game Changers in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Understanding and Controlling Obesity Epidemics: Obesity and genetics, CV risk factors, pharmacotherapies and surgical approaches
• Incretin-Based Therapies in Diabetes: A Summary of Recent Clinical Experience and Studies
• Dyslipidemias & Residual Cardiovascular Risk: Biomarkers, Guidelines, and Treatment Approaches
• Hypertension Management in Challenging Patient Populations: Are We Improving Our Clinical Practice?
Day 2:
• Key Trends to Watch for in Metabolic Diseases
• What’s New and Hot in Interventional Cardiology: Current progress in interventional cardiology, the role of TAVI & new approaches to PCI
• ACS and PCI: A Focus on the Platelet
• Making Progress in the Management of AF and Stroke Prevention: Epidemiology of AF, risks & benefits of current standard of care and review of novel options
• Overcoming Disparities in the Management of Chronic Stable Angina

Cardiosource (American College of Cardiology) eLearning & Products
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...See individual sections.
Awarded by....American College of Cardiology.
Cost for Credit....Free to members ($700 per year) and subscribers.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures; also text and audio.
Target Audiences....CARDIOLOGY.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial support...Some activities have pharmaceutical sponsorship.
Expiration of CME credit...Probably One year after posting (only subscribers or members can view that information.

Cardiosource has a wide variety of eLearning CME described on the Cardiology Page of this List.
• Case Studies
• Co-sponsored CME/CE 
• Expert Analysis & Opinions
• iScience 2011 ACC/i2 Sessions Online
• JACC CME
• Meeting on Demand™ Programs
• Self-Assessment Programs
• Two Performance Improvement Programs, Keeping PACE: Patient-centered ACS Care Education and A New ERA: Evidence-based Stroke and Symptom Reduction in Atrial Fibrillation, are currently closed to new registrants.

CardioVillage
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Depends on how many screens you visit. "170 hours available."
Awarded by...University of Virginia.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Case-Based-Interactive, Performance Improvement.
Target Audience...CARD, other MDs who practice cardiovascular medicine.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...Several pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies.

At present, there are four primary learning topics: coronary artery disease, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and preventive cardiology. Each learning topic includes tutorials, cases, and self-assessment exercises. In addition, some content is presented in a “course” format which is a grouping of topics intended for a particular target audience; there are special courses for 2nd, 3rd, 4th year Medical Students and Cardiology Fellows. You may earn CME credit for reviewing a case, tutorial, or taking a posttest.

Case-Based Video Vignette Collection: Women’s Health—Contraceptive Options and Patient Adherence Edition  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0 total credits, 0.5 for each vignette.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Video case studies.
Target Audience.... OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, NPs, PAs, and midwives.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Teva Pharmaceuticals
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Case-Based Video Vignette Collection: Women’s Health—Contraceptive Options and Patient Adherence Edition is a series of video discussions of real-world patient cases that physicians encounter in their daily practice, prepared and presented by faculty experts who offer commentary and guidance about pertinent treatment and management issues.


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CDC Training and Continuing Education OnLine 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Most courses offer 2.5 hours. There are 35 courses offering about 87 hours (courses counted; hours not counted).
Awarded by...CDC.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct. Type.....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PREV MED, ID.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...CDC.

After login, Choose "Search." You may then search for courses by date, keyword, or display all. I recommend keyword "Web on Demand". This will bring you to a list of online courses on public health and preventive medicine topics with an emphasis on vaccination and antibiotic use.

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CECentral
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 42 activities offering 1.0 hour each; total of 42 hours).
Awarded by...University of Kentucky.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type.....Slide-Audio, Text-Only (PDF) or Audio-Only.
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Various commercial supporters.
CME Credit Expires...Most courses expire three years after posting.

About 42 activities in about 39 specialties. Most instruction is via slide-audio lectures, some by downloadable pdf files and other are audio-only. Some courses are intended for pharmacists, not physicians, and some courses do not offer CME credit, so be sure to choose a "CME" course.

CEMedicus
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Courses award from 1 to 5.0 hours. I found 397 activities when searching under "Physician." Unable to count number of hours.
Awarded by...Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type.....Many Types
Target Audience....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Merck.

CEMedicus offers access to about 2400 online CME courses offered by different providers. The site allows you to search by medical specialty, disease, instruction type or content host. It is worth spending a few minutes to learn the search system as it will then be easier to find the instruction you are seeking.

Challenger
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1560 unique credits in 54 courses. There is some duplication of credit on the site.
Awarded by...Primarily University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit...Challenger’s programs are designed mainly for board review and self assessment. CME credit is usually included in the product price. The cost varies from $395 for a program including 3.5 credits (Lung Sounds) to $1,395 for a program including 415 credits (Med Challenger EM). Physicians must send a form to Challenger to receive their credits. There are also several "lifetime" options.
Instruction Type....Self-Assessment, Question-and-Answer. Larger products are also combined with digital medical textbooks so physicians can study materials in the textbooks.
Target Audiences.... EM, FM, PED, IM, OB/GYN, PATH.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

When you buy a Challenger product, you receive a CD/DVD and online access to the course. You will find six major specialty review courses: Family Medicine, 300 credits; Emergency Medicine, 415 credits; Internal Medicine, 290 credits; OB-GYN, 200 credits; Pathology (Damjanov/Linder), 200 credits; and Pediatrics, 170 credits. All review courses are backed by a Boards Pass Guarantee. You will also find several major textbooks that have been integrated into the Challenger review courses, such as Challenger/Rosens Career for EM; Challenger/Rakel Career for FM; and Challenger/Creasy Resnik for OBGYN/MFM. Challenger also offers a selection of cross-specialty review courses directed at primary and emergency care physicians including: ECG: Case Studies, Quiz & Atlas, 35 credits; ECG: Principles of Electrocardiography Series, 94.5 credits; Dermatology, 57.5 credits; Acute Care Radiology Series, 38.5 credits; Pediatric Radiology Series, 34.5 credits; High Risk Medicine Series, 14 credits; and others.

Challenges in the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain   
Meeting sessions will be presented live online on May 14, 2013,10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (Session 1) and on July 02, 2013, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time (Session 2) and will then be available on demand through January 2, 2014.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4.0 hours total (2.0 for each session).
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...This program is intended for pain specialists, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychopharmacologists, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, psychologists and psychiatric social workers and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients suffering from chronic pain.
Educational material updated....May 14 and July 2 , 2013.
Financial Support...Depomed Inc., Lilly USA, LLC.
Expiration of CME credit...January 2, 2014.

Challenges in the Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain
The four lectures and discussions are (Session 1):
• New Insights into the Pathophysiology & Assessment of Chronic Pain
• Is the Use of Opioid Analgesics Ever Warranted in the Management of Chronic Pain?
and (Session 2):
• Practical Strategies for Assessing and Diagnosing Neuropathic Pain
• How is Chronic Pain Different in Women, and what are the Management Implications?
After participating in this program, you will be able to:
• Describe the clinical characteristics and implications of chronic pain.
• Outline the underlying pathophysiology of pain transmission and differentiate pain pathways, with special attention to the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain.
• Explain the debate surrounding the use of opioid therapies in the management of chronic noncancer pain, and apply validated risk assessment instruments in evaluating patients’ risk of misuse/abuse of prescribed opioid therapies.
• Implement evidence-based treatment strategies that address gender-specific factors in women with chronic pain conditions, including fibromyalgia.
• Identify and compare the safety, efficacy and tolerability profiles of pharmacologic treatment options used to manage chronic pain.

CHALLENGES IN CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY VIRTUAL SUMMIT: 
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)  
Live online on May 30, 2013, and available on demand through November 30, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lecture and discussion.
Target Audiences...Psychiatrists, Internists, Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Pharmacists, Psychiatric Social Workers, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other clinicians involved in the diagnosis and management of adults or children with ADHD.
Educational material updated...May 30, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...November 30, 2013.
Financial Support...Shire Pharmaceuticals.

CHALLENGES IN CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY VIRTUAL SUMMIT: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) features 3 lectures with Q&A sessions:
• Diagnostic Controversies in ADHD
• Clinical Pearls in the Pharmacotherapy of Adult ADHD
• Optimizing ADHD Treatment in Pediatric Patients: Behavioral and Pharmacologic Strategies
After viewing these lectures, you will be able to:
• Assess current best practices for the diagnosis of ADHD in children and adults
• Implement effective strategies for the use of pharmacologic treatments in adults with ADHD
• Assess the potential clinical implications of emerging clinical and scientific advances derived from genetic and neuroimaging studies of patients with ADHD
• Manage pediatric patients with ADHD optimally through appropriate use of behavioral interventions as well as pharmacologic treatments

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CME Online
Last visited... May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours....About 4 activities, most offering 1.0 credit-hour.
Awarded by...Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures, Text-Only.
Target Audiences.... PED.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site is best visited with Internet Explorer. Several activities are posted but others have expired credits. Grand Rounds Online offers 2 slide-audio lectures on various pediatric topics, each worth 1.0 credit-hours. The Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) module offers 0.5 credits. You can earn CME credit for answering questions based on the articles in Neuro Update (1 hour), and peds (a journal) (1 hour). 

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Webcasts
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....6 credits. 
Awarded by...Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video lecture.
Target Audiences.... PED.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...(These were last updated in 2008 so I am guessing they are expired, but I do not see any statement of expiration at the site).

Six slide-video lectures offered currently: Curing Epilepsy: Improved Procedures, Improved Outcomes; The Fifth International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium; ADHD: Managing the Social, Medical and Emotional Impact; 2008 Physician Alumni Day Presentations; Pediatric Trauma: Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention; and Mechanical Support for a Child's Failing Heart: Past, Present and Future.
(These were last updated in 2008 so I am guessing they are expired, but I do not see any statement of expiration at the site).

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Grand Rounds Online 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1 hour per lecture.
Awarded by...Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences.... PED.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week or two, a live lecture is presented and archived on the web shortly thereafter.  Some recent lectures are:
• Hyper IgE Syndrome(s)
• I am sorry: The role of apology in medicine
• Fever Phobia
• SARS: A Decade Later
• Update on Cystic Fibrosis
• Pertussis in our Backyard: Controlling a Formidable Foe
• Futility and Moral Distress
• Failure on the Newborn Hearing Screen: What's Next?
There is no post-lecture exam; just fill out the evaluation to earn your credit.

Children's Memorial Hospital - Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Last visited... May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours....6 activities offering a total of 11 hours.
Awarded by...Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics or Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audiences.... PED, FP.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Text-and-graphics articles from The Child's Doctor, Fall 2012 (each article offers 2.0 credit-hours). Current articles are:
Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White Preexcitation Syndrome in Children; Recovery From Concussion in Young Athletes; Dermatology Quiz and Case Discussion; Kidney Stone Disease in Children; Draining Ear. 
One slide-audio lecture offering 1.0 hour: An Update on Pertussis.

Chronic Liver Disease Foundation
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 71 activities offering 0.25 to 1.0 credit-hours. Total about 66 hours). 
Awarded by....Various academic institutions.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Types...Webcasts (video lectures with slides), Audiocasts (audio with slides), eMonographs ( for download and print), Congress Updates (highlights and breaking abstracts from EASL, DDW, ACG & AASLD) and Symposia Broadcasts.
Target Audiences...Hepatology, Gastroenterology and any medical professional who serves patients with chronic liver disease.
Educational material last updated....2013.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.

This site offers numerous brief presentations concerning Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HBC), Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Living Medical eTextbook Pulmonology
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 chapters for a total of up to 9.0 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Online textbook.
Target Audience.... Pulmonologists, Family Physicians, Internists and other clinicians who treat patients with COPD.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Forest Laboratories.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was developed in conjunction with Editor-in-Chief Fernando Martinez, MD, PhD, a lead author of the most recent GOLD clinical practice guidelines for COPD, along with contributing faculty who are recognized experts in their field. Each chapter incorporates the most recent data and clinical recommendations with practical tools, images, and links to support the most current approach to the understanding, diagnosis, and management of COPD.


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Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education Online CME
This web site contains "Over 150 Webcasts; over 95 Text-Based Activities (Interactive Cases, Monographs, Newsletters, Journal Supplements, and Reviews)." The content is largely organized by medical specialty or area of interest. ===>
There is considerable overlap between the various sections.
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Awarded by...Cleveland Clinic.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education Online CME is organized into 39 medical topic sections. I have described most of them on the appropriate pages of CMEList.com. These include: Allergy/Immunology; Anesthesiology/Pain Management; Cardiology; Critical Care; Dermatology; Emergency Medicine; Endocrinology; Family Practice; Gastroenterology;  Hematology/Oncology; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine & Subspecialties; Nephrology; Neurology; Orthopaedics; Palliative Medicine; Psychology/Psychiatry; Pulmonology; Radiology; Rheumatology/Immunology; Surgery; Urology; Wellness; and Women's Health. Because they do not presently have unique CME content for physicians, I have not described the sections on Audiology, Biomedical Engineering, Dentistry, Education, Health Care Administration, Neurosurgery, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Podiatry, Rehabilitation and Social Work.

Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project Clinical Decisions Cases
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Each activity awards 0.25 to 0.75 credit-hours (most are 15 minutes); 30 activities offering a total of about 8.0 hours.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct. Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences...FP, IM. 
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated. 

This series applies practice guidelines to clinical practice. Each case includes didactic information as well as interactive  case-based lessons to aid in patient management. Some recent topics are: 
• Endometrial Cancer;
• Chronic Fatigue;
• Prostate Cancer Prevention;
• Cervical Cancer;
• Diverticulitis; 
• Well Baby Care; and
• Screening Mammography.

Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine and Subspecialties
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours....About 95 activities offering a total of about 95 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only.
Target Audiences...IM.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Some recent activities include: 
• Cervical cancer screening: Less testing, smarter testing;
• Nocturia in the elderly: A wake-up call;
• Dabigatran: Will it change clinical practice?
• Jet lag and shift work sleep disorders: How to help reset the internal clock;
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and
• Interdisciplinary Approach for Medical and Surgical Therapy of Complex Crohn's Disease: Case Presentations.

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per article; Up to 4.0 hours for each issue (up to 48 hours per year).
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Instruction Type... Text-Only.
Target Audiences...FP, IM.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Educational material last updated...11/11.
Financial Support...None Stated. 

You will find the full text and the CME questions from the last 12 months of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Recent articles include: 
• Nocturia in the elderly: A wake-up call;
• Cervical cancer screening: Less testing, smarter testing;
• Managing glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal suppression;
• An erythematous plaque on the nose; and
• Osborn waves.

Cleveland Clinic Medicine Today: Internal Medicine Webcast Series
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 webcasts offering 1.0 hour each (total of 4 hours).
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences....IM.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Audio-Digest Foundation.

This series presents topics from the Division of Medicine's Medical Grand Rounds. The current topics are: 
• Treatment of Ischemic Stroke: from Emergency Department Evaluation to Discharge;
• Advances in Asthma; 
• Heart Failure in the Acute Hospital Setting; 
• Defending the Integrity of the Biomedical Literature; and 
• Bariatric Surgery: Treatment of Choice for the Metabolic Syndrome.

Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine and Subspecialties
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD
Credit hours....About 95 activities offering a total of about 95 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only, Case Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...IM.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Includes all activities under Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project Clinical Decisions Cases, and Cleveland Clinic Medicine Today: Internal Medicine Webcast Series. It also includes specialty grand rounds and the Masters in Medicine series.
Recent topics include:
Iron overload and the liver
Clinical strategies for obesity management
Systemic Vasculitides

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Clinical Care Options
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...see Specialty Pages. ===>
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-with-Slides or Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....GI, HIV/ID, ONCO.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
Credit Expires...One year after posting.

There are usually about 120 activities offering CME in 3 specialty areas. These activities are described on the corresponding specialty pages of this List.
Clinical Care Options Hepatitis
Clinical Care Options HIV
Clinical Care Options Oncology

Clinical Directors Network (CDN) - Clinical Leadership Webcasts
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...500+, not all activities offer credit.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slides/Videos/Live interactive discussions.
Target Audience....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...Daily.
Financial support...None Stated.

Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN) provides primary and preventive health care services for underserved populations. CDN online training sessions include 35 tracks including: Access To Care; Adolescent Health; Alternative Medicine; Asthma/Pulmonary; Bioterrorism; Cancer Prevention and Care; Cardiovascular Disease/Hypertension; Clinical Ethics; Clinical Informatics; Clinical Leadership; Clinical Research; Cultural Competency; Dental/Oral Medicine; Depression/Mental Health; Diabetes; Geriatric Medicine; Health Disparities; and HIV/AIDS. Once the live session is completed, webcasts are archived. Viewers fill out a questionnaire to receive a CME certificate via email.

CMECalifornia
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Cost for Credit....Most are Free; others, especially UCSF, are fee-based.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture, Text-Only, podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, PDA.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...University of California. Some activities have commercial sponsorship.

CMECalifornia is a collaborative project of the University of California consortium of five continuing medical education programs. The programs are in multiple specialties. You can search across all 5 sites or search the individual section for your desired courses. All activities are accessed through the main page. You may find more online CME activities at the individual web sites of each campus.

Four presentations: 
• Public Health Emergencies (Ethics)
• Update on Bipolar Disorder
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Headache
• Evaluation of Hypercalcemia 
UC Davis also has CME programs not included in the consortium.

Five presentations:
• Meeting Adherence Challenges to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Schizophrenia
• Recent Advances in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment: November 2010 Findings
• Glaucoma Update - Using Research-Based Practices to Improve Screening, Treatment, and Compliance
• Lowering Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - Current and Emerging Antithrombotic Therapies 
• Community Oncology Clinical Debates in Ovarian Cancer 

No online activities seen (visited 12/3/11)

Twelve presentations:
• Perioperative Management of OSA Patients: Practical Solutions and Care Strategies 
• Cross Cultural Considerations in End-of-Life Care
• Oral Agents for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Managing the Maze of New Options
• Practical Insulin Therapy and Other Incretin (GLP-1) and Amylin Analog Injectables for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
• Intensive Management Strategies for Type 1 Diabetes: Analogs, Pens, Pumps, and Continuing Glucose Monitoring 
• Alzheimer Disease: Incorporating the Human Element in Diagnosis and Treatment 
• Untangling the Knots of Neuropathic Pain: Identifying and Treating the Not So Obvious 
• UC San Diego Insulin Initiation and Intensification Virtual Clinic (4 activities) 
• Different Strokes for Different Folks: Treating Special Populations with Depression

The UC San Francisco has too many activities to be described in this space. Some subjects are: 
• Palliative and End-of-Life Care 
• UCSF Positive Health Program HIV Grand Rounds 
• UCSF Academic Geriatric Resource Center Online Curriculum 
• Marketing of Medicines
• Cannabis Therapeutics
• UCSF Medicine Rounds

CMEcorner.com
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 44 activities offering a total of about 44 credit-hours.
Awarded by.....MCM (Medical Communications Media, Inc)
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture, Text-Only, podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, PDA.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...various pharmaceutical companies.

29 programs in 10 medical areas. Some recent courses are:
Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Allergic and Nonallergic Conjunctivitis; Tailoring the Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Older Adults; Contemporary Management for Parkinson's Disease; Advances in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment; Optimal Gout Management: Managed Care Considerations; and Treatment of Osteoporosis After a Fracture Occurs.

CMEDownload.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 600 CME-credit lectures offering a total of about 300 hours. (Also many other non-credit lectures).
Awarded by....American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
Cost for Credit....Yearly subscription costs $350 for online access only or $449 for online access plus a DVD of all lectures.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures; also video podcast and audio podcast.
Target Audiences....ER.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Credit expires: 3 years after posting.

CMEDownload.com records lectures delivered at live meetings and presents them in a wide-screen side-by-side format. Currently about 600 CME-credit lectures are available on the website with about 300 hours of Category 1 CME. Lectures focus on emergency medicine, trauma, critical care and pediatrics as well as special courses in EKG reading, ultrasonography, airway management and emergency procedures. In addition, ongoing short video podcasts are also included. You will also find, in the Premium Section, links to a number of other courses for ER personnel, available for additional fees.

(The) CME Institute (Formerly Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Online CME)
Last visited...May 2013. 
Credit hours...Unable to count accurately. Probably about 200 activities offering about 200 hours.
Awarded by....CME Institute of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.
Cost for Credit....Most are free; some require "platinum membership" ($66 per year).
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures; Text-Only; Case-based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....PSYCH
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.

This site will take some practice to navigate. There is a huge quantity of material in varying formats. This  includes:
Classes (Interactive presentations that allow you to learn at your own pace); 
Lectures (with slide presentations).
CME From The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (each activity includes multiple articles).
CME From The Primary Care Companion (each activity from includes a PDF of one or more articles).
Supplements to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (most offer CME credit).
Supplements to The Primary Care Companion (offer CME credit, and the full text is available free online).

CMEMedEd
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...One activity, offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....Medical Education Resources.
Cost for Credit....$50.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....Radiology (MRI).
Educational material last updated...January 16, 2012.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...January 16, 2014.

This new site presently offers a single course, Advanced MRI Safety Training for MRI Healthcare Professionals: CME Version. 
This 90-minute program reviews critical data regarding safety in the magnetic resonance environment. 
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Recognize MRI-related bioeffects and safety issues
• Apply proper patient management information related to the MRI environment
• Employ comprehensive screening procedures to ensure safety
• Interpret proper MRI labeling information for implants and devices
• Recognize safety issues related to MRI contrast agents

CME Planet
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3 activities, each offering 1.0 hours of credit.
Awarded by....Voxmedia.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....CARD.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...1 year after posting.

These activities are still offering CME credit: 
• Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherothrombotic Disease: Unmasking the Data;
• Facing the Challenges in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Management;
• Managing Atherothrombotic Disease: Preventing Adverse Outcomes with Optimal Use of Antiplatelet Therapies.

CME-TODAY
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5.
Awarded by....Not stated.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio
Target Audience....OPHTH.
Educational material last updated...July 28, 2011.
Financial support...Not stated.
CME Credit Expires...July 28, 2012.

A single course, Emerging Data On New Therapies And Treatment Paradigms For RVO Treatment.

CMEWeb
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...On average, 1.5 hours per course. There are now 803 courses in 23 specialty areas offering about 1200 Credit hours.
Awarded by....American Health Consultants, AAP, AAFP, ACEP or ACOG.
Cost..........$15 per session (or 15 hours for $100, 30 hours for $175 or 60 hours for $300).
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....Most Specialties.
Educational material updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site is organized as a series of brief courses called "tests." Each test consists of a group of articles on one theme or topic, followed by one or several questions on each article. Tests may vary from one to five articles and from one to five questions. At the end of the session you submit all answers. For each incorrect answer, the abstract and question are shown again, and you get to read and answer again until all questions are answered correctly. A sample test is available through the "tour" page.

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CME Zone
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..."394" activities. Hours not counted. (See ===>)
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Types...Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

CME Zone is  a portal site offering access to a wide variety of courses for physicians and other health care professionals. Use the specialty course lists or search engine to find courses of interest to you. When searching under "physicians" on 11/19/11,  I found "394" activities (hours not counted).

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow  
This meeting was presented live online on February 7, 2013, and is now available on demand.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Surgical Oncologists, Gastroenterologists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, and other healthcare professionals, who care for colorectal cancer patients.
Educational material updated...February 7, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...August 7, 2013.
Financial Support...Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow features three lectures:
• Introduction/Opening Remarks 
• Improving Recommended Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
• Staging, Prognosis, and Management of Stage II and Stage III Colorectal Cancer 
• Optimizing Therapy Choices in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
• Pharmacogenetics and Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer: Today and Tomorrow
After attending the COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, you will be able to:
• Select the most appropriate detection, screening, and chemoprevention methods for colorectal cancer
• Describe the use of biomarkers for screening and prognosis of colorectal cancer
• Identify the most appropriate adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer patients
• Comment on new agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer and the latest clinical trials results
• Consider treatment strategies for metastatic colorectal cancer

Contemporary Forums - Online CE Library
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...I am unable to estimate how many activities or hours are available for physicians.
Awarded by....Contemporary Forums. 
Cost for Credit......$15. 
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audiences...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site features lectures recorded at live meetings. You will find "over 1600" sessions. Many of the sessions are aimed at nurses, so be sure the course you choose offers "ACCME Accreditation." You may preview the first 3 minutes of each lecture. You must pay $15 per lecture to proceed. To earn credit, you answer a 5-question quiz at the end of the session. 

CPD Gateway
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 394 activities; unable to count number of credit-hours.
Awarded by.....Various.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type...At least some are slide-audio lectures.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

These activities appear to be a subset of the activities offered at CE Medicus.

Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice (CCOMP) - A Clinician's Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Multiple non-profits and foundations.

This website offers cultural competence training with the main purpose to reduce cardiovascular disparities. Studying the cases will assist you in improving knowledge, awareness and skills, and in learning effective cross-cultural approaches to care for African-American patients with cardiovascular disease, especially hypertension.

Cutaneous Lasers
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.5.
Awarded by....Boston University School of Medicine.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons.
Expiration of CME credit...November 30, 2012.
Financial Support...Candela Corporation.

Cutaneous Lasers starts with an overview of the basic physics behind modern lasers, and then progresses to discuss a wide variety of laser systems. The course covers vascular lasers, hair removal lasers, pigmented lesion lasers, ablative and non-ablative resurfacing lasers and acne. There is also a section on laser safety. Practical tips and guidelines for the use of a variety of cutaneous lasers are discussed. This course has been designed for both advanced and novice laser users. 
Goals and Objectives
1. Describe the basic physics behind modern cutaneous laser systems.
2. List the safety aspects and concerns of cutaneous laser systems.
3. Discuss a wide variety of cutaneous laser treatments including hair removal lasers, vascular lasers, pigmented lesion lasers, as well as ablative and non ablative resurfacing lasers.

Cyberounds  "Conferences" (Text-Only)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...Up to 50.0 hours per year. (Also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.) 
Awarded by....Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cost...........$125 for conferences, including an annual registration charge, free for eCME games.
Instruction Type...Text-Only, quizzes.
Target Audiences....FP, IM. 
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...Some activities are supported by pharmaceutical companies

The "Conferences" section includes programs in 16 specialties, developed by a panel of academic clinicians from 15 U.S. medical schools. eCME games are interactive quizzes.

Cyberounds Games may be accessed through the main Cyberounds page. Or you can read my descriptions of these games on the corresponding specialty pages. ===>

Cyberounds is a pioneer in online interactive CME "games" (modeled after golf, bicycle racing, bowling, and triathlons). Currently there is one  game available:
Terra Derma-Melanoma

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Dannemiller Education Center Activities for Physicians 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed By...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....About 30 activities for total of about 30 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Dannemiller Foundation.
Cost..........$5 to 15.
Instruction  Type....Text or Audio Podcast.
Target Audiences....PAIN MANAGEMENT.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME Credit...2 years after posting.

A set of text articles and audio podcasts on a variety of subjects including pain management, violent patients and "doctor shopping."

DDW Highlights: Managing Today's GI Patient
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Credit Awarded by....AGA Institute
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Webcast.
Target Audience...GI.
Educational material last updated...July, 2011.
Financial support...Abbott Laboratories; UCB Inc.
CME Credit Expires...June 30, 2012. 

Following completion of this activity, you should be able to:
• Describe the clinical presentation of Crohn's Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC), and the value of markers in determining disease progression and long-term outlook;
• Identify recent advancements in the treatment of CD and UC as they apply to the use of biologics and immunomodulators, and the short- and long-term implications of select treatments;
• Recognize recent data regarding the use of combination therapy in CD and UC and how these data are supported by treatment algorithms;
• Identify emerging therapies and their potential role in the management of CD and UC; and
• Discuss recent data regarding the relationship between IBD and the occurrence of colitis-associated cancer.

DIA Learning
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Up to 14.4 hours per course (5 courses offering a total of 72 hours).
Awarded by....St. Louis University Center for Health Care Ethics.
Cost for Credit....Cost is reduced for each additional hour of credit; you pay $231 if you purchase all 12 credits per course.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lecture, Text-and-Graphics, Interactive testing.
Target Audiences.....General Interest (Ethics).
Educational material last updated...2005.
Financial support...None Stated.

Five courses: Persistent Vegetative State “To Live…or Let Die,” featuring the Terri Schiavo story;  A National Emergency “Patient Safety;” Assisted Suicide and End of Life Care: “Dying Well; "Stem Cell Research: “Frontier of Hope and Concern;” and Born Too Soon: “Life and Death in the NICU.”

Diabetes in Control
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 50 courses offering 0.75 to 1.25 hours.
Awarded by...Mount Sinai Medical School
Cost for Credit....Free
Instruct. Type....Multimedia, audio, video, PowerPoint.
Target Audience...ENDO, FP, IM, PED (and other diabetes care professionals).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

About 50 activities on various aspects of diabetes. Not all activities offer Physician CME, so be sure to check the type of CME offered before you start. The actual content is located at presentdiabetes.com, but I believe this site (Diabetes in Control) is easier to navigate.

DIABETES VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Prevention & Management of Type 2 Diabetes: New Insights, Therapies, and Interventions  
This meeting was presented live online on January 16, 2013 and is now available on demand through July 16, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Family Physicians, Internists, Diabetologists, Endocrinologists, Cardiologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients with diabetes.
Educational material updated...January 16, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...July 16, 2013.
Financial Support...Amylin and Boehringer Ingelheim.

DIABETES VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Prevention & Management of Type 2 Diabetes: New Insights, Therapies, and Interventions features three lectures:
• New Antidiabetic Drugs: Differentiation Is the Key
• What Works for Type 2 Diabetes and Associated Obesity?
• Present and Future Perspectives on Diabetes Prevention
After attending the DIABETES VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, you will be able to:
• Compare the risk-benefit profiles of novel antihyperglycemic drugs and list three potential therapies with novel mechanisms of action
• Identify patients with type 2 diabetes who would benefit from bariatric surgery, and provide timely referral to appropriate patients
• Discuss approaches to diabetes prevention, and apply effective strategies in order to minimize the risk of diabetes onset

DiscoveryHealthCME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...15 activities each (probably) offering 1.0 hours. Total of 16 hours.
Awarded by....University of Virginia.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct. Type...Streaming Video, podcast, game.
Target Audiences....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

15 streaming video/podcast courses in a variety of topic areas. Some recent titles are:
• Atrial Fibrillation: Assessing Risk, Controlling Rhythm
• Comparative Effectiveness Research: Plans, Promises, and Pitfalls
• When Minutes Matter: Proper Anaphylaxis Treatment
• Challenges and Solutions In The Care of Serious MRSA Infections
• Individualized Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Hormone Therapy Options for Contraception and Menopause. 
Also you will find six interactive games in these areas:
Psoriasis, Anaphylaxis, Depression, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain and DHA Omega 3.
You will need to register to get CME details of these activities.

(The) Doctor's Channel CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 6.
Awarded by....Various sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Most are probably slide-video lectures.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Various commercial supporters.

(The) Doctor's Channel CME offers CME in three areas at present:
Hypertension
Pain Management
Promoting Healthy Families.

DocGuide.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Not known.
Awarded by....Many different medical schools.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Varies.
Target Audiences....Most Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Doctors Guide apparently no longer offers CME. Instead the links go to summaries of recent articles, but no mention of CME.  You may search the database by subject or by date added. You may also personalize the site so that the articles in your specialty are automatically presented when you visit.

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Echo University Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18 hours.
Awarded by....Dannemiller Inc.
Cost….$89 per year for attending cardiologists, $40 for cardiology fellows.
Instruction Type...Board Review, Question-and-Answer,
Target Audience...CARD.
Educational material last updated...continuously
Financial support...None
CME Credit Expires...May 1, 2013.

Echo University Online offers an opportunity to stay up to date on the latest advancements in Echo/Doppler. It provides an extensive digital library of clinical cases along with in-depth discussions. Multimodality correlation with angiography, MRI, and CT is included. 
Echo University Online should be useful for cardiologists and cardiology fellows preparing for the Echo Board Certification and Re-certification Examination. Yearly enrollment includes periodic updating with additional cases and content. Echo University Online is hosted by Dr Allan Zelinger MD FACC FASE, who directs Advocate Christ Hospital Echo Lab and teaches at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. 

"E" Reviews by Johns Hopkins: 

I put all 7 "E" Reviews by Johns Hopkins together even though that makes them slightly out of alphabetical order:

eCysticFibrosis Review
eCysticFibrosis Review 
Last visited... May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.75 per podcast. There are presently 7 newsletters and 5 podcasts.
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast, post test.
Target Audience...CHEST MED, PED, GI, ID.
Educational material last updated...2013; Monthly issues.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in cystic fibrosis. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. 
Some topics currently available for credit are: Pulmonary Exacerbation Therapies, Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis Disease, The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Optimizing Outcomes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Interventions to Improve Nutrition in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis, and Emerging Pathogens in Cystic Fibrosis.
By participating in ongoing eCysticFibrosis Reviews, you should be better able to:
• Incorporate the current recommended protocols for managing respiratory tract infections and mucus reduction; 
•  Summarize key finding in managing nutritional deficiencies; 
• Assess new treatment options for the prevention and management of infectious diseases in CF patients; 
•  Discuss current modalities and patient selection criteria for the delivery of treatment agents 
• Integrate evidence-based therapy adherence interventions; 
•  Recognize the symptoms of concomitant diseases in older CF patients and how the information presented may impact current clinical paradigms; and 
•  Describe the most current treatment protocols for fungal infections

eHemeMalignancies Review
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.5 per podcast.
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast
Target Audience...HEMA, ONCO.
Educational material last updated...2010; Monthly issues.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...April, 2013.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in hematologic malignancies. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. 12 activities are currently available. Some recent topics include: Indolent Lymphoma; Multiple Myeloma; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML); and Minimal Residual Disease (MRD).
By participating in the ongoing Reviews, you should be better able to: 
• Identify treatment regimens appropriate for patients who are refractory or intolerant to standard agents;
•  Describe the current thinking on tailoring treatment based on new prognostic factors; 
•  Explain the new concepts involving the etiology and pathogenesis of these malignancies; 
•  Review state-of-the-art management of acute and chronic leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma and MDS; 
• Discuss the efficacy and toxicity profiles of FDA-approved and novel investigational therapeutic agents; and 
•  Summarize the scientific rationale for common combination regimens.

eMedicalDermatologyReview.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.5 per podcast. (6 hours or 3 hours).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast
Target Audience...DERMATOLOGY.
Educational material last updated...2011; Monthly issues.
Financial support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...May 2012.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in dermatology. You receive 6 bi-monthly issues and 4 podcasts (clinical practice case-study scenarios) which are delivered directly to your email box. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. 
By participating in eMedicalDermatologyReview.org,  you should be better able to: 
• Identify current key topics related to the diagnosis and treatment of medical dermatological conditions; 
•  Evaluate pharmacologic developments in the treatment of psoriasis; 
•  Compare the latest management approaches for fungal infections; and 
•  Differentiate and manage patients with chronic urticaria. 

eNeoNatalReview.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.5 per podcast. (6 hours or 3 hours).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast
Target Audience...NEONATOLOGY.
Educational material last updated...2012; Monthly issues.
Financial support... Abbott Nutrition, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Ikaria, and Mead Johnson Nutrition.
CME Credit Expires...2 years from publication.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in neonatology. You receive 6 bi-monthly issues and 6 podcasts (clinical practice case-study scenarios) which are delivered directly to your email box. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. Current topics include: 
Biomarkers for identifying sepsis in newborns; Neonatal Glucose Management; Pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants; Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Simulation and Training; and Targeting the ideal oxygen saturation.
By participating in eNeoNatalReview.org, you should be better able to: 
• Identify current key topics, new research and information in the field of neonatology; 
• Demonstrate an increased knowledge of the subjects discussed in the newsletter; and 
• Apply the subjects discussed to help you achieve optimum patient care.

eNephrologyReview.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.5 per podcast. (6 hours or 3 hours).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast
Target Audience...NEPHROLOGY.
Educational material last updated...2011; Monthly issues.
Financial support...Amgen and Centocor Ortho Biotech.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting (December 2012).

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in nephrology. You receive 6 bi-monthly issues and 6 podcasts (clinical practice case-study scenarios) which are delivered directly to your email box. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. 
Topics include: New Dialysis Modalities and Home Dialysis; Acute Renal Failure; Renovascular disease; Kidney Transplant; Diabetic Renal Disease; and Glomerulonephritis.
By participating in eNephrologyReview.org you should be better able to: 
• Assess the wide variety of complications presenting in your nephrology patients;
• More effectively diagnose renal dysfunctions and related conditions; and
• Apply evidence-based practices to manage renal dysfunction and related comorbidities.

eOphthalmology Review
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 bimonthly newsletters (1.0 credit) and podcasts (0.5 credit) for a total of 9 hours per year.
Awarded by.... The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Newsletter (PDF) and audio podcast.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated...2010; One new issue every other month.
Financial support...Genentech.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting of each article or podcast.

6 times a year, you will receive an email linking to a current topic in ophthalmology.  You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. The first topic is currently available: Diabetic Macular Edema.
By participating in the ongoing eOphthalmology Review, you will be better able to demonstrate the ability to: 
• Evaluate corticosteroids and anti-VEGF drugs alone or in combination with laser therapy for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy; 
• Describe special considerations for cataract surgery in patients with retinopathy and macular edema; 
• Contrast the potential combinations of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and anti-VEGF therapies in AMD treatment; 
• Evaluate the impact of anti-VEGF drugs on visual acuity and quality of life outcomes in AMD patients; and 
• Interpret optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements and methods in diabetic retinopathy comorbidities.

eViralHepatitisReview.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per newsletter, 0.5 per podcast. (6 hours or 3 hours).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only (pdf) or audio podcast
Target Audience...GI, ID.
Educational material last updated...2011; Monthly issues.
Financial support...Gilead Sciences, Inc.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting (January 2013).

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in viral hepatitis. You receive 6 bi-monthly issues and 6 podcasts (clinical practice case-study scenarios) which are delivered directly to your email box. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. 
Topics include: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in At-Risk Individuals; HBV Counseling and How to Treat, Monitor and Refer; and 2010 Conference Coverage of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.
By participating in eViralHepatitisReview.org you should be better able to: 
• Identify and screen patients at risk for HBV; 
• Analyze and explain positive HBV screening; and 
• Counsel patients regarding their HBV status for both treatment and/or vaccination.

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EMedHome LLSA CME Program
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...25 for each set of articles ( 2012, 2011 or 35 credits( 2010, 2009, and 2008).
Awarded by....American College of Emergency Physicians.
Cost..........$75 (credit only).
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Question-and-Answer..
Target Audience....ER.
Educational material last updated...2009.
Financial support...None Stated.

The American Board of Emergency Medicine's Continuous Certification (LLSA) program requires the reading of designated articles each year. In order to maintain board certification, Emergency Physicians must complete the annual Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment (LLSA) test on the ABEM website based upon the contents of these articles. eMedHome offers access to the 20 articles required by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and 35 hours of CME credit for reading the articles and answering the related questions.

eMedicine CME Cases
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 56 cases each offering 0.25 hour (total of 14 hours).
Awarded by.....Medscape. 
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Each week a brief case is presented. Some recent cases are:
• Sudden-Onset Aphasia and Right Hemiparesis in a 67-Year-Old Woman
• A 35-Year-Old Man With Acute-Onset Penile Pain and Swelling
• Spastic Quadriplegia Following Treatment for Epigastric Pain and Vomiting
• A 10-Year-Old With Recurrent Painful Swelling and Restricted Movement
• A Teenage Athlete With a Painful Knee

Emergency Medicine Practice – Emergency Medicine CME Journal
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
CME Credits... up to 4 CME Credits per monthly issue (AMA PRA Category 1, ACEP Category 1, AAFP Prescribed, AOA Category 2A or 2B)
Awarded by.....EB Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....$329.
Instruction Type...Print & Online Text with Graphics.
Target Audiences....ER.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Emergency Medicine Practice – Emergency Medicine CME Journal focuses on one topic per issue, most often based on a single complaint; within that topic, ED evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, treatment, special circumstances, controversies, common pitfalls and patient disposition are covered. A subscription to Emergency Medicine Practice includes a free subscription to EM Practice Guidelines Update. Recent Emergency Medicine Practice topics include: Injuries Of The Pelvis And Hip; Toxic Alcohols; Infections In The Era Of Community-Acquired MRSA; Acetaminophen (Paracetamol, APAP) Overdose; and more.

EM Critical Care 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits per year.
Awarded by....EB Medicine
Cost for Credit....$299 ($120 savings if you subscribe within 21 days. Use Promotion Code NBCAAA.)
Format...Print & Online Text with Graphics.
Target Audiences....CRITICAL CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Educational material last updated....Bi-monthly
Financial Support...None. (EM Critical Care does not accept financial support)
Expiration of CME credit...3 years from the publication date of each issue.

EM Critical Care is the only publication specifically tailored to help you understand and care for critically ill patients in the ED. Over 72 journals are examined for each issue to bring you the most relevant evidence-based approaches to managing critically ill patients in an emergency department setting. Further, each issue includes over 50 references that can be accessed for further research.

EM Practice Guidelines Update
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2 credits per month per journal (24 credits/per annual subscription, plus 15 credits from online archives). 
Awarded by....EB Medicine.
Cost for Credit....$99 per 1-year subscription or free with a subscription to Emergency Medicine Practice.
Instruction Type...Text and Graphics, Guideline.
Target Audiences....ER.
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None.
CME credit expires: 3 years from published date. 

EM Practice Guidelines Update aims to meet the need of emergency physicians to stay current with practice guidelines that were designed to assist clinical decision making in the emergency department. Guidelines presented are from a variety of specialty sources. They are analytically reviewed using a systematic approach; when indicated, editorial commentary is provided. Some recent guidelines concern: Syncope; Venous Thromboembolism; Blunt Abdominal Trauma; Headache; Gastrointestinal Decontamination; Acute Alcohol Withdrawal; Thoracic Aortic Disease; and Abdominal Pain.

EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...approximately 35 credits per study guide (depending on the number of articles chosen by ABEM) 
Cost for Credit....$149 per study guide
Instruction Type...Text and Graphics. (Available for immediate download or by mail in a print version)
Target Audiences....Emergency Physicians or anyone who has to take ABEM’s LLSA exam.
Educational material last updated...2010
Financial Support...None.
CME credit expires: AMA Cat 1: 3 years from published date

EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides is designed to help you prepare for The American Board of Emergency Medicine's annual Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment (LLSA) exam. 
Each of EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides contains:
• A full reprint of the original article.
• A handy summary of key points so you can get the "must-know" information for each article.
• A more in-depth discussion to clarify and elaborate on the key points.
• Sample questions to help you quiz yourself on your knowledge of the material.
• Answers and explanations to the sample questions that drive home the main points.
• A critique of the article that answers the question, "What does this article really tell us?"
EB Medicine’s LLSA Study Guides is available for immediate download or in a print version. This is spiral bound and lays flat for studying. EB Medicine currently offers LLSA Study Guides for tests for 2009-2012.

Emerging Solutions in Pain
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...21 activities offering a total of about 18 hours.
Awarded by....MediCom Worldwide, Inc.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only; Slide-Audio; Video Lectures; Case Studies
Target Audiences...PAIN MEDICINE or any physician who treats pain.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Cephalon, Purdue, Forest and Endo.

After registering and logging in, click on CE Education to find these activities:
National Meeting Highlights - accredited video highlights from annual pain and addiction medicine congresses (2 activities; 2 hours).
Opioid Management – video-based program adapted from live symposia held in 2010 in conjunction with the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Pain Medicine (1 activity; 1.25 hours).
Virtual Grand Rounds:
• Strategies to Improve Success in Opioid Management;
• Refining the Art of Risk Assessment in the Patient with Chronic Pain: The Key to Establishing a Risk-Averse Practice; and
• Controlled Substance Prescribing and Proper Patient Selection.
Clinical Commentary:
• Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS): Implications for Pain Management Practice
Knowledge Series IV ­ Previously accredited and published monographs that have been re-accredited and re-released (2 activities; 2 hours).
Special Interest Groups – slide audio discussion on the diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia (1 activity, 0.5 hour). 
Pain View Video Webinar Series - A moderated video panel discussion between a physician, nurse and pharmacist, focusing on current issues and the implications of new research and data to pain patient management in the real-world clinical setting (4 activities, 4.5 hours). 
Advances in Pain and Addiction – video-based series of three accredited webinars focusing on recent evidence and advances impacting clinical practice in chronic pain and dependency (3 activities; 2.5 hours).

Endocrine Today CME Center  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities offering 0.5 to 2.75 hours (total of 13.5 hours).
Awarded by....Vindico.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....ENDO.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Pharmaceutical Companies.

Ten activities covering various endocrine topics; the most recent are:
Considerations in Bariatric Patient Selection and Management of Patients with Diabetes; Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Renal Disease; First Annual Comprehensive Review of the Management of Hypertension; Applying the SHARP Trial Results to Clinical Practice; and Exploring the Continuing Obesity Epidemic: Applying Physiology to Therapeutic Strategies.

Epocrates Mobile CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......About 84 activities each offering 0.5 to 2.0 hour (about 84 hours).
Awarded by...Johns Hopkins University.
Cost.........Free.
Instruction Type....PDA; Text-Only.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...Not Stated.

The Mobile CME learning system enables you to read articles, answer questions, and request a CME certificate, all from your mobile device (and now also from your computer). The system is available free with the Epocrates Essentials all-in-one clinical reference, Epocrates Rx Pro premium drug and formulary reference, and Epocrates Rx free drug reference. Topics are available in 15 medical areas.
Featured Cases include:
• A Breath of Fresh Air: Improving outcomes and quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Practical clinical interventions for improving diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD
• A 45-year-old man with burning pain in his feet
• 62-yo Woman with Chronic Hypertension and Diabetes,New Onset SOB and AF

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Florida Medical Association Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each; total of 9 hours.
Awarded by...Florida Medical Association.
Cost.........$50 per hour (Free for members of Florida Medical Association).
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience....General Interest.
Educational material last updated.....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

These five courses are part of the licensure requirements for Florida physicians. They may also be taken for credit by non-Florida physicians. Those courses are: Domestic Violence (2 hours); End-of-Life Care (3 hours);  Prevention of Medical Errors (2 hours) and HIV/AIDS (1 hour); and Physicians' Online Tutorial for Completing Cause of Death on the Florida Death Record (Free).

Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...13.0.
Awarded by...American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor.
Cost.........$197.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....PATH, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

After reading and studying these articles, you should be able to: Identify the latest developments in the forensic toxicology of abused drugs; Interpret recent developments in drug-related forensic pathology; Describe new techniques and new regulations in workplace drug testing including: hair, urine, sweat, and saliva; Evaluate which products are appropriate for use in pre-employment and on-site testing; Discuss and explain the medical consequences of drug abuse; Identify and explain newly discovered problems with existing testing modalities; Explain new techniques and approaches in forensic drug testing methodology; Analyze the pitfalls, difficulties, and unique problems associated with postmortem toxicology; Define the issues associated with Doping in Sports (Drugs in Sports) including: testosterone, anabolic steroids, erythropoietin, human growth hormones, etc., and the problems of detection; and Identify and rank the current trends in drug use in various parts of the country.

Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education (FORE)
Last visited…September 2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours…1.0 per course (5 series total).
Awarded by… AMA.
Cost… Free.
Instruction Type… Slide-Video-Lecture.
Target Audiences… FP, IM, RHEUM.
Educational Material last updated…Not Stated.
Financial support… Amgen.

Use Internet Explorer to view these five presentations related to osteoporosis: Cytokine Networks in Systemic & Focal Bone Loss; Can Medications Inhibit & Even Heal Erosions in RA?; Epidemiology of Bone Loss in Inflammatory Arthritis and Secondary to Glucocortoids; New Paradigm in Osteoporosis Assessment: Absolute Fracture Risk Determination; and Novel Therapies Directed at Molecular Targets for Bone Loss.

freeCME.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.25 to 20.0 per course (105 activities totaling about 105 hours of CME (not counted-only a "guesstimate.").
Awarded by...various medical societies, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Cost.........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Text and Graphics, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....About 17 specialty areas.
Educational material last updated.....Weekly.
Financial Support...Many pharmaceutical companies.

This site offers free CME for many medical specialties and in many medical topics. The site allows you to search for courses in your specialty or area of interest. The courses seem to be a subset of the courses listed at CMEWeb (described above) except that the courses at freeCME.com all offer credit without payment.

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Genetics & Your Practice Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Total of 3 hours.
Awarded by....Swedish Medical Center.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, PED, OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2005.
Financial Support...March of Dimes, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
CME Credit Expires...12/31/2011.

The cases offer you the opportunity to work through a simulated clinical setting on how to integrate genetics into patient care. The site has three CME topics: Genetic Testing and Screening, Family Health and Social History, and Referral to Genetic Services. Each module can be customized by the patient type: preconception/prenatal, infant/children, and adolescent/adult. In addition, the Resources and Tools section (not for CME) provides checklists, risk tables, fact sheets and  questionnaires.

GI Hepatology Academy 2013 Virtual Congress: Gastroenterology in the 21st Century: Optimizing Patient Outcomes  
This meeting was presented live on May 7, 2013, is now available on demand until May 7, 2014. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7.0.
Awarded by....Harvard University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...The primary audiences for this meeting are Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine practitioners. Pediatricians, nurses, physician assistants, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, infectious disease specialists and pharmacists may also find the course useful.
Educational material updated....May 7 , 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...May 7 , 2014.
Financial Support...Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Shire, UCB Inc. and ViroPharma Incorporated.

GI Hepatology Academy 2013 Virtual Congress: Gastroenterology in the 21st Century: Optimizing Patient Outcomes
The meeting is composed of Interactive CME sessions led by Harvard Medical School experts in the area of gastroenterology. Lectures include: 
• Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): An Emerging Epidemic
• A New Era in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
• Managing HIV and HCV Co-Infection
• Rethinking Clostridium difficile: Old bug, new challenges
• New Concepts and Treatments in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
• Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Occult Blood Testing, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy or CT Colography
After participating in this activity, you will demonstrate the ability to:
• Optimally select patients in each therapeutic area who will most benefit from novel treatment options
• Describe the application of biomarkers to prediction of treatment response in GI diseases covered in the conference 
• Revise office-based management of chronic GI diseases, such as HCV, HBV, NASH, celiac disease, GERD and BE by applying timely interventions and increasing therapy adherence 
• Recognize risk factors for disease progression among those infected with HCV or HBC or suffering from celiac disease, NASH, IBD, GERD, or BE and successfully manage these challenging cases
• Manage side effects associated with combination therapies used to treat complex GI illnesses

Gi Health Foundation
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 44 activities offering 0.25 to  1.25 credit-hours Total about 28).  
Awarded by....Various academic institutions.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Types:
• Webcasts (video lectures with slides)
• eMonographs (available for download and print)
• Congress Updates (highlights and breaking abstracts from ACG, DDW, and UEGW)
• Symposia Broadcasts.
Target Audiences...GI, FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Expiration of CME credit...One year after posting

The goal of the Gi Health Foundation is to provide health professionals with the most current education and information on gastrointestinal health. 
Major areas of focus are: Irritable Bowel Syndrome;  Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Crohn’s Disease; Ulcerative Colitis; and Fecal Incontinence.
Some recent topics include:
• The Great Debates in Functional GI Disorders: Discussing the Clinical Implications of Fecal Incontinence and IBS
• Xpert Perspectives from UEGW... Reporting on IBS
• Xpert Perspectives from ACG... Reporting on IBS
• Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation (IBS-C): From Conventional to New and Emerging Pharmacologic Therapies

GI Journal Club: Current and Emerging Approaches to Promoting Intestinal Adaptation in Adults With Short Bowel Syndrome
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours....1.75 hour.
Awarded by....Institute for Medical and Nursing Education (IMNE).
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Physicians, Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists and other Health Care Providers who manage patients with Short Bowel Syndrome.
Educational material last updated....April 18, 2013.
CME Credit Expires...April 30, 2014.
Financial Support...NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Short bowel syndrome is a condition in which functional or anatomical loss of extensive segments of the small intestine results in severely compromised absorptive capacity. 
At the conclusion of this activity, you should be able to:
• Define Short Bowel Syndrome in adults and identify its etiologies and outcomes
• Summarize current treatment modalities available to manage patients with Short Bowel Syndrome and the evidence supporting their use
• Characterize mechanisms involved in intestinal adaptation and therapeutic options available to enhance it

Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 30 courses offering about 40 hours Very difficult to get exact count).
Awarded by...Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute.
Cost for Credit......About $40 per hour.
Instruction type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target audience... RAD.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support....Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute.

Some of the newer courses include: Tissue Characterization of Ligaments, Muscles, Nerves and Tendons; Ultrasound Evaluation of the Sports Hernia Complex; Ultrasound Evaluation of the Elbow; and Introduction to Scrotal Ultrasound.

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Harvard Medical School Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 90 courses totaling about 200 hours. (Most courses are 1 to 5 hours).
Awarded by....Harvard Medical School.
Cost for Credit......$20 per hour. (The review courses cost about $10 per hour.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...Genetics, Geriatrics, Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

There are 25 activities concerned with genetics and 10 in geriatrics. Most of the remaining courses are in general medicine and medical subspecialties.

Having the Difficult Conversation: Counseling Your Patients on End of Life Decisions
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....Boston University School of Medicine.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...Primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Expiration of CME credit...June 30, 2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.

After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Explain the legal ramifications of the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991.
• List three goals of advance directives.
• Use goals of care in negotiating advance directives with patients.
• Present an evidence-based approach to the completion of advance directives in the outpatient office setting.
• Initiate an end-of-life care discussion with a terminally ill patient.
• Describe the goals of care and how they guide the end-of-life care decision-making process.
• Outline the role of hospice in end-of-life care.
• Present an evidence-based approach to the completion of advance directives in the outpatient office setting
This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 2 hours of end of life care education and 2 hours of risk management study.

Healthcare Improvement Skills Center (HISC)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 modules each offering 1.0 hour of credit.
Awarded by....School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Cost for Credit......Not stated (You need to be registered and logged in to see this information)
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...9/2010.
Financial Support...Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco.

This site provides training in quality improvement (QI) and includes:
• Completion of the two part QI Skills Self-Assessment and Summary: 3 credits
• Completion of the QI Skill Development Plan: 1 credit
• Completion of each of the 6 HISC QI Skills Learning Modules (see "modules" below): Successful completion of all six modules could add up to a maximum of 6 category 1 credits. 1 credit each, for up to 6 credits
• Completion of the QI Project Plan, a QI project off line, and the QI Project Assessment 15 credits.
This set of 6 modules examines the gap between evidence-based best practice and what clinicians are able to achieve on a daily basis for patients. After completing this course, you will be better able to analyze current care, generate hypotheses about the link between action and results, develop ideas about how to improve, design a test of a change in practice, and plan to disseminate and sustain successful results.

HCV Care & Guidance
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities for a total of up to 14.25 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....6-Chapter eHandbook, 2 On-demand Webcasts, and 2 Video Case Vignettes; iPhone/iPad app.
Target Audience.... Hepatologists, gastroenterologists, infectious disease specialists, Nurses/NPs, physician assistants,  and pharmacists.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support... Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and Merck & Co., Inc.
CME credit expires...One year after posting. 

This free curriculum, available online and as a mobile app, will help prepare your office, staff, and patients for direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies, the new treatment paradigm for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The program offers 10 separate activities and numerous practical resources that are designed to deliver an integrated learning experience covering the clinical issues related to implementing DAA therapy. 

HCV: Case-Based Video Vignettes
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2 activities offering a total of 1.0 credit.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Video Vignettes.
Target Audience.... Gastroenterologists, hepatologists, nurses/NPs, physician assistants, and pharmacists.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support... Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.
CME credit expires...One year after posting. 

This point-of-care collection of case-based video vignettes focuses on the use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents, the new treatment paradigm for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, in the practice setting.

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding @Point of Care360  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5 chapters for a total of up to 5.25 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Online textbook.
Target Audience.... OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, NP, PA, and midwives.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding @Point of Care360: This interactive, multimedia, clinical decision support platform provides several chapters of comprehensive clinical information, accessible @Point of Care. The content is edited by noted thought leaders, and is continuously updated. 

It is available as an iPhone/iPad app, with features such as bookmaking, highlighting, note-taking, and knowledge sharing.


See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Hepatitis Web Study
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.5 per module (total of 13.5 hours)
Awarded by....University of Alabama Continuing Medical Education.
Cost for Credit......Free. 
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, ID, GI.
Educational material last updated...8/2011.
Financial Support...CDC.

A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about Hepatitis A (3), Hepatitis B (14), Hepatitis C (6), Common Management Issues (2) and Health Educator (2).

HIV and Hepatitis.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...22 activities offering 1 to 2 hours each (probably about 28 hours).
Awarded by....Various sponsors
Cost for Credit......Free. 
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures, Slide-Video lectures, Monographs (pdf), Podcasts. 
Target Audiences...HIV/ID, GI.
Educational material last updated...2011
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Click on Library of CME/CE Programs. You will find 25 programs on various aspects of HIV and Hepatitis. Some programs have multiple sections and offer up to 2.25 hours of credit. Some recent activities include:
• HIV/AIDS: 
ICAAC 2011 Talking Slides Update; ICAAC 2011 Symposium: ARV Therapies & Therapeutic Strategies; Expert Commentaries from IAS 2011 - Positive Pulse; and IAS 2011 Symposium: and ARV Therapies & Therapeutic Strategies.
• Hepatitis B and HIV/HBV Coinfection:
Conquering the Silent Killer: Ten Strategies for Preventing Hepatocellular Carcinoma; and EASL 2011 Talking Slides Update.
• Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV Coinfection:
Evaluating & Treating Hepatitis C in HIV Positive Patients.

HIV Web Study
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...71 case-based modules, 0.5 credits per module (total of 34.5 credits) plus 1.5 hour for each tutorial.
Awarded by....University of Alabama Continuing Medical Education.
Cost for Credit......Free. 
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, ID.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US Department of Health and Human Services.

71 half-credit modules concerning diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Topics include: 
Initial Evaluation; Dermatologic Manifestations; Oral Manifestations; Opportunistic Infections: Prophylaxis; Opportunistic Infections: Treatment; Antiretroviral Rx; Antiretroviral Rx: Resistance; Antiretroviral Rx: Adverse Effects; Drug-Drug Interactions; Postexposure Prophylaxis; Perinatal Transmission; Special Populations, Prevention for Positives, and Challenging Unknowns.
You will also find 3 interactive tutorials: Routine HIV Screening; Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV Test; and HIV Integration (probably one hour each).

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IBD in Practice: Challenges in Diagnosis, Options in Management
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Credit Awarded by....AGA Institute
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Webcast.
Target Audience...GI.
Educational material last updated...May 2011.
Financial support...Abbott Laboratories; Centocor Ortho Biotech; Shire Pharmaceuticals; UCB Inc.
CME Credit Expires...April 30, 2013.

Following completion of this activity, you should be able to:
• Describe the differentiating diagnostic features of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease; 
• Review the epidemiology and risk factors for UC and Crohn’s disease; 
• Describe the current treatment options and treatment pyramids for UC and Crohn's disease (including management as outlined in evidence-based recommendations);
• Outline approaches to maintaining remission and long-term monitoring of patients with IBD; and 
• Discuss emerging research in the treatment and diagnosis of UC and Crohn's disease.

ICPME (International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education-Radiology)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 50 activities offering 0.5 to 1.5 hours (total of about 50 hours).
Awarded by....PIM and ICPME.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audiences...RAD.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

All courses are about new imaging modalities. Five currently featured courses are: 
• MRI Contrast Agents: Emerging Issues in Safety and Efficacy;
• The Emerging Role of MRI in Prostate Imaging;
• Extracellular and Hepatobiliary MRI Contrast Agents in the Evaluation of Liver Disease;
• Beyond NSF: Acute Adverse Events Associated with Contrast-enhanced MRI;
• Hysteroscopic Sterilization and Hysterosalpingogram.

Imedex eLearning Center
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 55 activities; the number of hours is estimated at 80 (not counted).
Awarded by....Imedex, Inc.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lectures, podcast, text.
Target Audiences... ONCO, HEMA, GI.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

A variety of courses. Most activities (41) are in Oncology; other areas are Hematology (8) and Gastroenterology (6).

Immune-Mediated Dermatologic Conditions: Living Medical eTextbook, Dermatology Edition  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 chapters for a total of up to 5.25 credits.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Online chapters with interactive links and resources.
Target Audience...Dermatologists, General/Internal Medicine providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physician assistants, and Pharmacists who care for patients with dermatologic conditions.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...Abbott and Amgen.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting date.

This point-of-care and online textbook presents seven chapters that explore the role of immunology in dermatologic disease processes; current strategies for immunomodulation; novel therapeutic strategies for common dermatologic conditions; and challenges associated with immune-targeted therapy. Hyperlinks to external resources enhance your understanding of relevant issues. Each chapter also features a specific, relevant nursing statement that offers nursing professionals a clinical insight on practical application of the content.

See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Improving Religio-Cultural Competence in Patient Care
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....The New York Academy of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....$25
Instruction Type...Slide-audio lecture.
Target Audiences....General Interest, Cultural Competence, Ethics, Complementary/Alternative Medicine.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the F.I.S.H Foundation.
CME Credit Expires...April 2015.

Improving Religio-Cultural Competence in Patient Care helps physicians and other health care providers understand how cultural practices and religious beliefs may impact patient decision-making, treatment options and the provision of patient-centered care.
After completing this course you should be able to: 
• Understand why religio-cultural competence is an essential skill for health care professionals
• Identify common obstacles to communicating with patients about religious beliefs that affect compliance and care
• Recognize how providers’ own religious and cultural backgrounds impact interactions
• Identify the 15 themes where religious beliefs affect patient care
• Learn techniques for effective communication around patient religious beliefs and practices

Increasing Awareness of Hansen's Disease in the United States
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5 (2 lectures, 28 minutes and 34 minutes). 
Awarded by....American Academy of Family Practice.
Cost for Credit....Free
Instruct. Type...Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences...DERM,  NEURO, ER, FAMILY MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration.

Increasing Awareness of Hansen's Disease in the United States is designed to increase health care providers’ awareness of this unique and misunderstood disease.
The course consists of two separate lectures: The first lecture covers introductory topics and concepts that are necessary to understand how Hansen's Disease is diagnosed and treated. The second lecture covers more advanced treatment topics and concepts. 
Completing this course will enable you to:
• Access the services provided by the National Hansen’s Disease Programs to healthcare providers;
• Recognize the cardinal signs and symptoms of Hansen’s disease;
• Understand the microbiology and pathology of Hansen’s Disease before and after treatment;
• Identify the varied clinical presentations of Hansen’s disease;
• List two basic treatment regimens used in the U.S. for Hansen’s disease and how patients are classified into these two groups; and
• Learn the complications of Hansen’s disease and how to manage them.
To enroll, call 1-800-642-2477 or send an E-mail to mtemplet@hrsa.gov. Once enrolled, all modules and post-tests must be completed within 2 weeks. 

INFECTIOUS DISEASE VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE-Game Changers in Infectious Disease: A Focus on Important Changes in the ID Field  
This meeting was presented live online on November 29 & 30, 2012, and is now available on demand through May 30, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...The intended audience for this meeting is Infectious disease specialists, HIV specialists, primary care physicians, internal medicine practitioners, pathologists, epidemiologists, obstetricians/gynecologists, oncologists, hepatologists, pediatricians, and other healthcare providers caring for patients with infectious diseases.
Educational material updated....November 29 & 30, 2012.
Financial Support...Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech.
Expiration of CME credit...May 30, 2013.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE-Game Changers in Infectious Disease: A Focus on Important Changes in the ID Field.
IDCareLive 2012 is a live 2-day virtual event held exclusively online and includes all of the features of a live event, including streaming video lectures, panel discussions and case presentations as well as interactive activities such as real-time question and answer sessions.
Presentations include:
Day 1:
• Keynote Address: New Trends, Concepts and Diagnostics in Infectious Disease in 2012
• Emerging Infections & Multi-Resistant Pathogens: The Highlights From IDSA 2012: MRSA, ESBLs, Clostridium difficile & Resistance Emergence
• Immunocompromised Host and Opportunistic Infections With Focus on Prevention: Influencing Factors and Clinical Features and Prevention of Opportunistic Infections
• What’s New in Vaccine Research: Innovations in Pediatric Immunization, New Options in Flu Vaccination and Update on HIV Vaccine Research
• Pediatric Infections Today: Key Pediatric Pathogens and Infections of Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients
Day 2:
• HIV: What’s New in Prevention & Pathogenesis Research: Pre- and Post-Exposure Prevention, Prevention of Vertical Transmission, New General Strategies in Prophylaxis Immune Activation
• New Antiretroviral Therapies and Regimens in HIV: New Treatments in Development, Simplifying HAART Regimens, New Combination Therapies
• Entering the New Era in Hepatitis C: Newly Approved Therapies, Emerging Therapies, New Diagnostic Testing, Hepatitis C in Primary Care
• Highlights From Recent ICAAC, CROI, IDSA, and International Meetings

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: MedImage Cases®  
Last visited...May 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.5.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....8 brief cases
Educational material last updated...Jan 25, 2013.
CME Credit Expires...Jan 24, 2014.  
Financial Support...Salix and Warner Chilcott.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: MedImage Cases®  is a series of image-based case presentations, with audio commentary from renowned experts, that are designed to help guide diagnosis and treatment. The goal is for clinicians to translate the practical knowledge gained into successful management strategies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Projects In Knowledge's Share Your Knowledge ^TM tool provides you with the opportunity to comment on a particular aspect of a presented case. Share Your Case ^TM invites you to submit a challenging patient case to be shared with colleagues and other clinicians in the community for further discussion.

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InforMed
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 courses; 6 hours.
Awarded by....InforMed.
Cost for Credit....About $20.
Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

INFORMED specializes in providing CME that meets the requirements  for physicians  seeking initial licensure or wishing to renew their licenses in Florida. Courses include Self-Directed Learning, The Internet and CME; Medical Errors; HIV/AIDS; and Domestic Violence. All content is included in a downloadable 66 page pdf file.

InforMEDical Oncology CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 programs, some with multiple sections, offering a total of 21 credits.
Awarded by....InforMEDical Communications, Inc.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures,
Target Audience....ONCO.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.
Expiration of CME Credit...1 - 2 years after posting.

These programs are currently offered. Some programs have multiple sections:
• AML Treatment: Focus on Less Intensive Therapy for Older Individuals;
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Mastering New Therapies;
• Advanced Melanoma: Biology and Treatment;
• Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer: Mastering Prostate Cancer;
• Bypass Therapy Prophylaxis for Inhibitor Management in Hemophilia A;
• Novel Agents in the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Integration in Early-Stage Disease;
• Innovations and Challenges in Renal Cancer.

Insights into Managing Leukemia & MDS: Living Medical eTextbook, Hematology  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....4 Online chapters with interactive links and resources; iPhone/iPad app.
Target Audience... Hematologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, family practice/primary care physicians, and other clinicians involved in the management, treatment, and care of patients with leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.
Educational material last updated...December 2012.
Financial Support... Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group.
CME Credit Expires...November 2, 2013--February 15, 2014 (varies by chapter)

The goals of Insights into Managing Leukemia & MDS: Living Medical eTextbook, Hematology are to:
• Increase your awareness of the incidence and pathophysiology of leukemia
• Apply up-to-date methods for screening and diagnosing patients with leukemia
• Utilize up-to-date methods for selecting and assessing treatment interventions that optimize outcomes for patients with leukemia
Through studying Insights into Managing Leukemia & MDS: Living Medical eTextbook, Hematology you will become able to:
• Apply the most up-to-date knowledge of the etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of leukemia, in order to determine appropriate treatment approaches that maximize patient outcomes.
• Assess available methodologies to determine the cytogenetics of different leukemia types, including the Philadelphia chromosome, and their diagnostic and prognostic implications.
• Evaluate the appropriate use of current and emerging agents in treatment strategies for patients with leukemia that improve outcomes through knowledge of their mechanism of action, efficacy, and safety.
• Utilize emerging data on long-term outcomes in patients with leukemia, in order to monitor health risks and potential cancer recurrence.

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Insights into Managing Non-Hodgkin B-Cell Lymphoma: Living Medical eTextbook  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....3 Online chapters with interactive links and resources; iPhone/iPad.
Target Audience... Hematologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, family practice/primary care physicians, nurses, and pharmacists involved in the management, treatment, and care of patients with lymphoma.
Educational material last updated...December 2012.
Financial Support...Genentech/Biogen Idec.
CME Credit Expires...December 31, 2013.

The goals of Insights into Managing Non-Hodgkin B-Cell Lymphoma: Living Medical eTextbook are to examine epidemiology and risk factors for B-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), to distinguish subtypes and prognosis on the basis of disease aggressiveness, the most current classification system, and prognostic indices; and to understand the role of gene expression profiling.
Through studying Insights into Managing Non-Hodgkin B-Cell Lymphoma: Living Medical eTextbook, you will learn to:
• Apply methods to diagnose and classify patients with B-cell NHL, and understand implications for prognosis and personalized treatment.
• Discuss first-line therapies for indolent B-cell NHL and timing of therapy.
• Evaluate the role of maintenance therapy in indolent B-cell NHL.
• Review treatment options for relapsed and refractory indolent B-cell NHL.
• Assess first-line and subsequent lines of therapy for aggressive B-cell NHL.
• Appraise the current role of monoclonal antibodies in B-cell NHL and new monoclonal antibodies in development.
• Describe the role of novel treatments in B-cell NHL, including antibody-drug conjugates, therapies that target intracellular processes/pathways, and agents that target the tumor microenvironment.

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Institute for Advanced Medical Education
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 per course (44 courses offering 61 hours total). 
Awarded by....Institute for Advanced Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....$25 for one hour, but as low as $10 per hour if you purchase 8 or more hours.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Streaming Video, Slide Images.
Target Audiences...OB-GYN, RAD.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...GE Ultrasound.

44 courses in medical imaging. The majority of offerings are in obstetrical ultrasound. Some nice pictures of black-and-white and color Doppler images. Some new courses include: 
Breast Interventional Procedures with Ultrasound and MRI; Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Mini-Symposium; Sonographic Assessment of Congenital Cytomegalovirus; Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Uropathy; and Triploidy.

International AIDS Society - USA: Cases on the Web
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...33 presentations offering about 36 total credits.
Awarded by....International AIDS Society-USA.
Cost for Credit......Free.
Instruction Type...Case-Based-Interactive, Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences...HIV/ID.
Educational material last updated...10/11.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

After a brief text-based introduction, you are presented with cases and must make decisions as you move through each case. Some newer courses are:
HIV and Pain; Approaching the HIV-Infected Patient With Addiction; Smoking Cessation; New Treatments for Hepatitis C Virus Infection; Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Patients; Quality Measures in HIV Care; and Diagnosis and Treatment Options for Acute HIV Infection.

iPointOfCare
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.5 hours for each session.
Awarded by....DIME.
Cost for Credit......Free.
Instruction Type..."Point of Care."
Target Audiences...Multiple Specialties. ===> 
Educational material last updated...8/11.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

iPointOfCare allows physicians and other healthcare professionals to quickly search a variety of resources, find answers to point-of-care questions, and obtain CME credit. These areas are currently covered: 
• Acute Coronary Syndrome; 
• Autoimmune Neuromuscular Disease; 
• Multiple Sclerosis; 
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; 
• Rheumatoid Arthritis; and 
• Type 2 Diabetes.

Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (University of Pittsburgh)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 80 activities offering about 8o credit-hours.
Awarded by....University of Pittsburgh (UPMC).
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only; Slide-Video lectures. 
Target Audiences...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated.....Modules are frequently updated.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The major offering at this site is now UPMC Presbyterian Medical Grand Rounds, a set of 8 slide-video lectures, mostly aimed at internists. There are 8 grand rounds presentations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 4 activities concerning Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems of Older Adults; 9 in pediatrics with a special emphasis on hearing problems; 8 on Lower Back Pain, 8 in Public Health; and several others in various medical subjects.

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JAMA & Archives
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...For JAMA, 1.0 for each article. Total of 48 hours per year. (Archives CME information is listed separately ===>)
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost for Credit....Free to members/subscribers.
Instruction Type...Text-And-Graphics.
Target Audience...Multiple Specialties
Educational material last updated...Weekly.
Financial support...None.
Expiration of CME credit...2 years after posting.

Articles from JAMA and Archives are available online to AMA members or to JAMA subscribers.  JAMA and Archives CME offer 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit per issue. AMA Archives sections are described on the appropriate pages of this website:
Archives of Dermatology
Archives of Internal Medicine
Archives of Neurology
Archives of Ophthalmology
Archives of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Archives of Surgery

Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine CME Programs
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours... 1.0 to 2.0 per course. It is not feasible to count the number of activities or credit- hours.
Awarded by... Johns Hopkins.
Cost... Free.
Instruction Type... Podcast, text.
Target Audiences... IM and many other specialties.
Education material last updated... 2012.
Financial Support... Various pharmaceutical companies.

The site offers courses in 23 medical specialty areas. Many courses have "CME expired" noted: make sure that is not the case if you need CME credits. Some new activities (linked from the main page) are: 
• Methods for Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Spasticity; 
• Managing Neuropathic Pain In the Primary Care Setting;
• Examining the Psychosocial Ramifications of Type 1 Diabetes in Children; and
• Histology Matters: Personalized Therapy for Patients with Nonsmallcell Lung Cancer

Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Oncology
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 3 activities (or groups of activities); number of hours uncertain; about 6.
Awarded by... Johns Hopkins.
Cost... Free.
Instruction Type... Podcast, text.
Target Audiences...ONCO.
Education material last updated... 2010.
Financial Support... Various pharmaceutical companies.

This site promises CME activities concerning a wide variety of cancers, but only 5 activities are in fact present. They are: 
• Using Clinicopathologic Markers in Patients with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Pathologist’s Perspective;
• Evidence-Based Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia;
• Today’s Patient in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Does Histology Make A Difference?
• Case-Based Discussion of Emerging Evidence: Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas; and
•  Perspectives In Central Nervous System Malignancies.

Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... About 12 activities offering a total of about 12 hours.
Awarded by... Johns Hopkins.
Cost... Free.
Instruction Type... Slide-audio lectures, text, podcast.
Target Audiences...OPHTH.
Education material last updated... 2011.
Financial Support... Various pharmaceutical companies.

The newest activities concern diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion. Some titles are:
• Neovascular AMD: approaches for improving visual acuity and reducing the burden of care;
• Patient with branch retinal vein occlusion;
• Current concepts in the management of uveitis and retinal diseases: The 2010 update;
• Macular edema: examining the evidence;
• Patient with diabetic macular edema.

Johns Hopkins Consultative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists
Last visited...1/2011.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18 modules, most offering 2 hours (total of about 34 hours).
Awarded by... Johns Hopkins.
Cost... Free.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...CRITICAL CARE.
Education material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...Merck.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Some recent modules are: Postoperative Acute Pain; The Hospitalist’s Role In The Perioperative Management Of Hyponatremia; Evaluation & Management of Perioperative Anemia; Perioperative Care of the Patient with Cancer; Vaccines and Health Maintenance; Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation; Perioperative Evaluation and Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency; and Managing Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) Online CME Program (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....51 articles and quizzes each offering 1.0 credit.
Awarded by....AAAAI.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences...ALLG, PULM.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Some recent articles and quizzes include:
•  Using biomarkers in the assessment of airways disease;
•  Approaches to stepping up and stepping down care in asthmatic patients;
•  Subcutaneous immunotherapy;
•  Genetics and phenotyping in chronic sinusitis;
•  Chronic rhinosinusitis: Epidemiology and medical management;
•  What effect does asthma treatment have on airway remodeling? and
•  Remodeling in asthma.

Journalbytes.com has changed its name to "Practical Reviews Online." See listings below under "P."

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry CME Online
(see CME Institute above)

Journal of Family Practice CME Supplements
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 articles each offering 1.0 hour. (2 courses have a companion audio cast offering 0.5 hour).
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit.........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...FP.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

Recent titles include: 
• Primary Care Management of Patients With Asthma;
• Improving Medication Adherence in Chronic Disease Management;
• Protect your patients, protect your practice: Practical risk assessment in the structuring of opioid therapy in chronic pain; and
• Late-onset male hypogonadism and testosterone replacement therapy in primary care.

Journal Watch CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 385 questions (about 96 hours). See the explanation of prices. 
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society
Cost for Credit.........$10 per credit for subscribers; $15 for non-subscribers.
Instruction Type....Question-and-answer.
Target Audience...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each exam in the Journal Watch Online CME program contains 4 questions on 4 separate summaries from the Journal Watch archives. These questions come from many areas of medicine. Each exam is topic-based, and successful completion of all 4 questions is required to earn CME credit. New exams are added regularly. A very useful tour describes the process.

LabUniversity (COLA)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20.
Awarded by....University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health.
Cost for Credit....$450.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics
Target Audiences....Physician with laboratory in practice office.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial support....None Stated.

The COLA Lab Director Program is approved by CMS to qualify a physician to direct a moderate complexity laboratory, and includes these modules:
CLIA '88 Requirements for the Medical Laboratory; 
Laboratory Director Responsibilities; 
Laboratory Personnel Requirements; 
OSHA Requirements for the Medical Laboratory; 
Proficiency Testing; 
QMS: Introduction to Quality Management in the Medical Laboratory; and Quality Assessment Basics; and Quality Control for the Laboratory.

Lipids Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1 module with a total of 1 hour.
Awarded by....Baylor.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, CARD.
Educational material last updated....2010.

Lipids Online now consists of only one activity offering CME credit: 
A Patient With Coronary Artery Disease and Low High-Density Lipoprotein.

Living Medical eTextbook Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis Edition  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...13 chapters for up to 26.75 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and multimedia resources.
Target Audience....Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Practice/Primary Care Physicians (and other clinicians who diagnose or treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis)
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...Teva Neuroscience.
CME credit expires...One year after posting. 

This interactive, point-of-care eTextbook, available both online and as an iPhone and iPad app, provides comprehensive coverage of important MS-related topics, such as MRI and new imaging techniques, currently available therapies, treatments in development (Monoclonal Antibodies and Small-Molecule therapies), and symptom management. Chaired by Bruce A. Cohen, MD, the Living Medical eTextbook Neurology is supplemented by hyperlinks to external multimedia resources such as illustrations, videos, journal articles, and other resources, that enhance understanding of relevant issues.

Lung Cancer Virtual Education Congress: Improving Patient Outcomes through Earlier and More Personalized Treatment  
This meeting was presented live online on December 12, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 12, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Pulmonologists, Oncology Nurses, Surgeons, Family Physicians, Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and other practitioners, involved in diagnosing and treating lung cancer patients.
Educational material updated...December 12th, 2012.
Financial Support...Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, USA, and Daiichi Sankyo.
Expiration of CME credit...June 13, 2013.

Lung Cancer Virtual Education Congress: Improving Patient Outcomes through Earlier and More Personalized Treatment
This meeting was presented live online on December 12, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 12, 2013.
After participating in this Lung Cancer Virtual Education Congress, you will be able to:
• Describe recent advances in prevention, imaging, and early detection of lung cancer and to identify patients most likely to benefit from annual screening
• Choose patients most likely to respond to a specific targeted biologic therapy, based on the biomarker profile of the disease
• Manage the adverse effects and events of combination therapy to achieve greater adherence to therapy among lung cancer patients and improved quality of life
Topics Include:
• Moving Biomarker Identification into Clinical Practice
• Recent Advances in Lung Cancer Screening, Risk Assessment, Imaging, and Early Diagnosis: What Is Ready for Prime Time?
• Recent developments in targeted therapy for NSCLC

Lyme Disease Case Study Course (Online CME Case Study Course for the Clinical Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease)
Last visited…December 2012.
Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours…Six cases accredited for 0.25 CME credits each, for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Awarded by…Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Cost…Free.
Instruction Type…Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience…ID physicians and other healthcare professionals with patients who are either at risk for, or are being treated for, Lyme disease. 
Financial Support…Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
Expiration of CME credit…April 2012.

The Lyme Disease Case Study Course from the Infectious Diseases Society of America consists of a series of case studies written by expert faculty members and is based on the IDSA guideline “The Clinical Assessment, Treatment and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.” 
At the completion of this course, you will be better able to:
• Evaluate and diagnose Lyme disease;
• Utilize effective therapy to treat Lyme disease; and
• Review and interpret the IDSA guideline “The Clinical Assessment, Treatment and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis and Babesiosis.”

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ManagePainCME.org 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours... 6 activities offering a total of 1.5 hours.
Awarded by...The France Foundation.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Text-Only, Slide-Only, Podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, Point of Care.
Target Audiences… PAIN MANAGEMENT (and other physicians who treat acute and chronic pain).
Educational material last updated….2011.
Financial Support…King Pharmaceuticals.

ManagePainCME.org offers educational opportunities in pain management in the acute and chronic settings.
Peer-to-Peer Dialogues: 6 audio-only discussions between experts (0.25 hour each):
• What are the differences between acute and chronic pain, and how does the former lead to the latter?
• Describe the pharmacologic management of chronic pain.
• What is meant by abuse, misuse, and diversion of opioids and what are the risk factors for these behaviors?
• What are the tools available for risk assessment when evaluating and monitoring patients with chronic pain?
• What is the role of urine drug testing in management of patients with chronic pain?

Managing Myeloma
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 activities offering a total of 5.75 hours.
Awarded by....CME Consultants and Center of Excellence Media, MediCom Worldwide, Inc., Medical Education Resources, Inc. (MER).
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text, Slide-Audio Lectures
Target Audiences...ONCO.
Educational material last updated: 2011
Financial Support: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Centocor Ortho Biotech 

After registering and logging in, click on Education/CE Activities to  to find these 6 multimedia courses:
Diagnosis, Staging, Risk Stratification, Prognosis and Response Assessment for the Newly Diagnosed MM Patient; Live from ASCO: Managing Myeloma Conference Highlights!; Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma: Addressing the Challenge in 2011; Peripheral Neuropathy: Assessment and Management in the Multiple Myeloma Patient; Considerations When Treating the Elderly Patient With Multiple Myeloma — A Case Study; and Tailored Pain Management Strategies for Multiple Myeloma Patients.

Managing the Full Spectrum of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Closer Look at GLP-1 Agonists  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by...Vindico Medical Education.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience...Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner and any other clinician who treats patients with diabetes. 
Educational material last updated...December 18, 2012.
CME Credit Expires...December 18, 2013.

In Managing the Full Spectrum of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Closer Look at GLP-1 Agonists, leading clinicians review the efficacy and safety of available glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, namely exenatide, liraglutide, and exenatide extended-release in the treatment of diabetes. Special attention is given to the potential cardiometabolic benefits of these agents. The experts also review the indications for the use of these agents in combination with insulin.
After completing Managing the Full Spectrum of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Closer Look at GLP-1 Agonists, you will be able to: 
• Examine the potential utility of GLP-1 agonists in reducing cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. 
• Discuss the combined use of GLP-1 agonist therapy and insulin to improve glycemia, and aid in the reduction of A1C, weight, and insulin requirements. 
• Assess the use of longer acting GLP-1 agonists for their ability to achieve A1C targets, and minimize adverse events such as weight gain and hypoglycemia that may affect adherence to therapy.

Managing the Patient with Depression & Diabetes: A Virtual Education Symposium  
This meeting was presented live online on January 24, 2013, and is now available on demand through July 24, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lecture and discussion.
Target Audiences...Internists, Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.  Psychiatrists, Pharmacists, Psychiatric Social Workers, Psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients with concomitant depression and diabetes will also benefit.
Educational material updated... January 24, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...July 24, 2013.
Financial Support...Lilly USA, LLC.

Managing the Patient with Depression & Diabetes: A Virtual Education Symposium
Watch leading psychiatrists discuss managing the patient with depression and diabetes.
After participating in Managing the Patient with Depression & Diabetes, you will be better able to:
• Describe the bidirectional association between depression and diabetes and adapt screening practices accordingly
• Outline the rationale behind a combined approach to the management of depression and diabetes
• Apply appropriate and individualized treatment plans, including provisions for follow-up and ongoing monitoring, to optimally manage patients with both depression and diabetes
• Initiate appropriate adjuvant therapies in the management of patients who achieve partial or incomplete response to first-line pharmacotherapies for depression

Massachusetts General Hospital Academy
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...25 activities offering a total of about 20 hours.
Awarded by....McLean Hospital.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences...PSYCH (and others; see ===>)
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

You will find 25 activities ranging from 0.25 hour to 1 hour. About 16 are in psychiatry; the others are in atrial fibrillation, ischemic stroke, transplant care and infection in immunocompromised hosts.

Massachusetts Medical Society Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each. About 37 courses offering a total of about 40 hours.
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society.
Cost for Credit....$10 for MMS members; $20 for non-members.
Instruction Type..."Case Study, Podcast, Slides, Slide-Audio Lecture, Text & Graphics."
Target Audiences...Risk Management, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Courses are organized into these groups: Communication; Health and Wellness; Legal Risk Management; Medical Ethics; Patient Safety; Practice Improvement; and Public Health. Two Featured Courses are: Legal Advisor: Advance Directives; and Health Care Providers Brace for Medicare Audits (RAC).

MedEdToday
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...640 activities; total probably about 640 hours (not counted)
Awarded by....Multiple sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-audio lectures and text monograph.
Target Audience ...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various commercial supporters.
Expiration of CME Credit...Not stated

MedEdToday has about 640 activities covering a wide range of medical areas, 

Medical Genetics: Translating Genes Into Health
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6.0.
Awarded by....American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG).
Cost..........$20.
Instruction Type....Streaming Video (Animation)
Target Audiences....GENETICS.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial Support...Roche.
CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.

ACMG Basics: Genetics for Providers covers:
• Introduction to Genetics;
• Finding Genes Associated with Diseases;
• Genetics of Common Complex Disorders;
• Pharmacogenetics; and
• Ethical, Legal and Social Issues.

(The) Medical Letter on Drugs & Therapeutics
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD. 
Credit hours...26
Awarded by....The Medical Letter.
Cost for Credit....Prices vary. See site for details.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...Monthly,
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

As a participant in The Medical Letter CME program: 
•  You read reviews of FDA-approved and off-label uses of drugs and other treatment modalities; 
•  You learn to select and prescribe, or confirm the appropriateness of the prescribed usage of the drugs and other therapeutic modalities with specific attention to clinical trials, pathophysiology, dosage and administration, drug metabolism and interactions, and patient management; and 
•  You learn to make independent and informed therapeutic choices in your practice.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. 
Credit hours...1.0 to 10.0 per program (Over 50 courses offering a total of more than 214 hours).
Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc.
Cost for Credit....$15 per credit.
Instruct. Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...Risk Management (all providers who need CME in risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) provides online CME focusing on risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention. MedRisk offers over 50 courses for physicians, dentists and nurses. Representative topics include preventing medical errors; avoiding “never” events; avoiding medical systems failures; low health literacy; cultural competency; medical ethics; and electronic medicine. Courses meet most states’ requirements for licensure as well as many malpractice insurers’ requirements for premium discounts. Print versions are available by mail if you prefer those to taking the courses online. Specialty-specific courses are also available in these specialties:  
Anesthesiology; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine; Hospital Medicine;  Neurology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Oral Surgery; Orthopedic Surgery; Pathology; Pediatrics;  Psychiatry; Radiology; and Surgery. 

MedicalRounds
Last visited......May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......Many hundreds of hours (not counted).
Courses on this site DO NOT offer AMA Category I credit, See ===>
Credit Type....MainPro-M2 or AMA Category II.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio-Lecture (or you can choose slides and text).
Target Audience....Most Specialties.
Educational material last updated......2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

MedicalRounds webcasts multimedia presentations and conferences for many contributing medical groups. Many Canadian medical schools have contributed lectures to this series. All talks were originally presented at grand rounds of quality educational institutions or at accredited medical meetings. In addition, the website maintains an extensive database of hyperlinks to other free multimedia medical presentations available on the web. 
(N.B. Although the courses on this site DO NOT offer AMA Category I credit, I have included the site on CMEList.com because of the very extensive array of high quality lectures, searchable by medical topic or specialty.)
Some recent presentations:
• A Novel Neurotoxin Linked to ALS-PDC - Biochemical Data
• Intussusception: Issues and Controversies Related to Diagnosis and Reduction
• Examination of the Adult Shoulder
• Examination of the Adult Hand and Wrist

Medical Society of the State of New York Online CME Courses
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8 presentations offering 1.0 credit each (8 credits total).
Awarded by....Medical Society of the State of New York
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...ID (immunizations).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support... New York State Department of Health.

Eight lectures on immunization: 
• NYS Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTG) - Understanding Variances; New York State Workers’ Compensation Board; 
• Vaccines in the Immunocompromised Host; 
• Immunization Fast Track 2009; 
• Respiratory Viruses I;  
• A 2010 Clinician's Guide to Influenza & Vaccination Protocols; 
• Talking to Parents About Vaccines Fact vs. Fiction; 
• Novel H1N1 Influenza; and 
• Pain Management.

MedicineCAst.net
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...49 presentations offering 2 credits each (98 credits total).
Awarded by....University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Slide/Audio-Video Lectures.
Target Audience...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support... Various pharmaceutical companies.

"Leading Investigators Present First Person Reports on Important Developments and Challenging Issues in Clinical Medicine." Courses will be of interest to physicians of many specialties. Some recent programs are: 
• The Foundation Role of Cholinergic Dysregulation in AD
• Prenatal Screening for Genetic Disorders
• Improving Diagnosis and Referral of Women with Ovarian Cancer
• Focus on Oral Antiplatelet Therapy and Proton Pump Inhibitors in the Setting of ACS and CAD
• Landmark Advances in Parkinson’s Disease
• The Role of Ionic, Low Osmolar Contrast Media (LOCM) for Thrombosis Reduction in the Setting of PCI

MedImage Cases: Multiple Sclerosis  
Last visited...May 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...26 activities for a total of up to 13.0 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Case-based Audio Podcasts with Accompanying Patient MRI Images.
Target Audience.... MS physician specialists, community neurologists, internists, primary care physicians, MS nurse specialists, physician assistants, and pharmacists.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support... Teva Neuroscience.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Gain valuable insights into the use of the MRI in your MS patients as a tool to measure disease activity and progression, monitor response to therapy, and guide practical therapeutic approaches. This engaging series presents 26 challenging patient case scenarios that feature relevant MRI images and a thousand words of audio commentary from renowned neurology experts. Watch, listen, and follow along with a full transcript of the commentary.
Projects In Knowledge's Share Your Knowledge ^TM tool provides you with the opportunity to comment on a particular aspect of a presented case. Share Your Case ^TM invites you to submit a challenging patient case to be shared with colleagues and other clinicians in the community for further discussion.

MedPix Radiology Teaching Files, Cases and Medical Image Database
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 600 cases offering about 150 hours (0.25 hours per case). 
Awarded by....Uniformed Services University.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with focus on images.
Target Audience...RAD.
Educational material last updated...Weekly.
Financial Support...Uniformed Services University.

After login, click on Case of the Week. You will find (presently) 560 cases, each offering 0.25 hours of CME credit. Each case gives a brief history, summary of findings and images and asks you to make the diagnosis.

MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management  
This meeting was presented live online on December 12, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 12, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Surgeons, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Dermatologists, Family Physicians, Internists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Pharmacists involved in diagnosing and treating melanoma patients.
Educational material updated...December 12, 2012.
Financial Support...Genentech, Merck and Prometheus.
Expiration of CME credit...June 12, 2013.

MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management presents the latest melanoma treatment options and therapies.
Subjects covered include Targeted Therapies, Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma and Surgical Management of Melanoma.
There are three lectures:
• Surgical Management of Melanoma: Evolving Practices
• Targeted Therapy in Melanoma Management
• Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
After viewing these lectures, you should be able to:
• Identify newly approved drugs and combination systemic therapies for melanoma and explain their application
• Explain current approaches to the surgical management of melanoma and use of SLNB
• Discuss the evaluation and development of biomarkers for diagnosis, staging and treatment of melanoma
• Describe current recommended clinical practice for excision of localized melanomas and patient selection for sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Discuss the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma

Metastatic Melanoma: MedImage Cases®  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12 activities for a total of up to 6.0 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Case-based audio podcasts accompanied by a variety of patient images/scans.
Target Audience....Oncologists, Dermatologists, Internists, Family Practitioners, nurses/NPs, pharmacists, and PAs.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support...Genentech and Prometheus.
CME credit expires...One year after posting. 

Metastatic Melanoma: MedImage Cases®, a new eTextbook, is a series of image-based case presentations, with audio commentary from experts, that are designed to help guide diagnosis and treatment. 
The goal is for clinicians to translate the practical knowledge gained into successful management strategies for patients with metastatic melanoma. 
Projects In Knowledge's Share Your Knowledge ^TM tool provides you with the opportunity to comment on a particular aspect of a presented case. Share Your Case ^TM invites you to submit a challenging patient case to be shared with colleagues and other clinicians in the community for further discussion.



See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

MHS-CQM (Military Health System Clinical Quality Management)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...2 courses each offering 1.0 hour.
Awarded by....Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS).
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED.
Educational material last updated....8/17/2011.
Financial Support...US Dept. of Defense.
Expiration Of CME Credit: 1 year after posting.

Current offerings are:
• Prenatal Care Among Women with Uncomplicated Deliveries
• Legal Medicine 2013-2015: An Analysis of Current Medicolegal, Risk Management and Medical Ethics Issues for the Health Care Provider

MMWR Continuing Education Programs (Centers for Disease Control)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...1.5 to 3.0 for each topic (6 courses offering about 16 total hours).
Awarded by....Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Cost...........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest, ID, PREV MED.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME credit expires...45 days after posting.

This site contains the pdf versions of 6 current MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports) articles. You download and read the articles, then submit your quiz answers online. 
Areas covered include: Maternal and child health, immunization, substance abuse, and reportable infectious diseases. 
A new activity is posted every week. You have only 45 days after posting to submit your answers for CME credit.

Modern Medicine CME Center
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Unable to count.
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free
Instruction Type...Various.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Multiple commercial supporters.

Modern Medicine CME Center is a portal site leading to CME activities in about 30 specialty areas. Use the convenient navigation box on the left to choose your area of interest.

Motivational Interviewing in Tobacco Cessation & Chronic Diseases  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.5.
Awarded by...Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience...Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Cardiology, Chest Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner and any other clinician whose scope of practice includes helping patients quit smoking or make other health behavior changes.
Educational material last updated...November 30, 2012.
Financial support...Pfizer.
CME Credit Expires...November 30, 2013.

Motivational Interviewing in Tobacco Cessation & Chronic Diseases
This ten-video program is designed to introduce the concept of motivational interviewing and its value in helping patients who smoke consider a quit attempt. It is also applicable to patients with other chronic diseases. View each video and take a short quiz after each lecture to earn CME credit.
Video titles include:
1. Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
2. Patient-Centered Communication
3. Guiding vs. Directing
4. Spirit of Motivational Interviewing
5. Decisional Balance
6. Resistance and Ambivalence
7. Dissonance and Other Key Concepts
8. Motivational Interviewing Case Study
9. Empathy, Discrepancy, and Self-Efficacy
10. Other Motivational Interviewing Tools and Summary 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine -  Anesthesiology CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...11 courses, each offering 2.0 hours of credit. 
Awarded by....Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....$15.
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences....ANESTHESIOLOGY.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None.

Each activity focuses on the pre-anesthetic assessment for one condition. Recent activities include: 
• PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient with Sjögren Syndrome;
• PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient With Hereditary Angioedema;
• PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient Claiming Penicillin Allergy: Integrating SCIP Requirements;
• PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Drug Abuser: Value of Urine Drug Screening Course Administration;
• PreAnesthetic Management of the Heavy Smoker;
• PreAnesthetic Management of the Patient with Mucopolysaccharidosis; and
• PreAnesthetic Management of the Pregnant Patient with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension.

Multiple Myeloma: Living Medical eTextbook, Hematology
Last visited...May 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....9 Online chapters with interactive links and resources.
Target Audience....Oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, family practice/primary care physicians, and other clinicians involved in the management, treatment, and care of patients with multiple myeloma.
Educational material last updated...May 2013.
Financial Support...Celgene, Millennium The Takeda Oncology Company, and Onyx Pharmaceuticals.
CME Credit Expires...March 27, 2014.

The Multiple Myeloma: Living Medical eTextbook delivers a comprehensive review of multiple myeloma (MM), its diagnosis and prognosis, and the latest evidence-based data on treatment strategies with insights from top clinical specialists on the novel and emerging therapies that are revolutionizing the management of MM. 
Special topics in this edition include tailoring treatment regimens for special patient populations, managing adverse effects of treatment, and providing supportive care for comorbid conditions. 

See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Multiple Sclerosis Educational Alliance
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5
Awarded by....Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...
Target Audiences...
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
CME Credit Expires...February 28, 2012.

A single webcast, Improving Ambulation in MS, featuring:
• An update on methods for evaluating ambulation in MS patients
• The latest techniques, devices, and pharmaceutical agents for managing ambulation dysfunction
• Highlights of a satellite symposium at the American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAM&R) Annual Assembly and Technical Exhibition, on November 4, 2010, in Seattle, Washington
• Three expert rehabilitation clinicians from major MS centers
Developed for physicians and nurses involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis
You will also find a link to the Free DVD, When Your MS Patient Gets Sick (1.5 hours)

Multiple Sclerosis: The Advanced Curriculum  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 5 activities for a total of up to 5.5 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Article Reviews, Journal Insights Audio Reports, Online Newsletters, On-Demand Webcast, and Podcast.
Target Audience.... Neurologists, Family Physicians, Internists, nurses and pharmacists.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Teva Neuroscience, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Allergan, and Bayer HealthCare.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Multiple Sclerosis: The Advanced Curriculum provides up-to-date information and practical guidance that will help clinicians improve the care of MS patients. 
This multicomponent program focuses on the current state of MS pathophysiology, new MRI technologies, how the changing therapeutic landscape is affecting patient management and outcomes, the importance of early diagnosis and intervention, benefit/risk analyses, symptom management, and clinical insights into optimal treatment strategies.

MyCME.com has two sections offering CME:

Registration is tedious, but must be done in order to view courses. Once registered, log in and navigate to the desired section. Be aware that credit has expired for some courses.

Some recent offerings are: 
• A 52-Year-Old Male Security Guard Who Falls Asleep on the Early Morning Shift
• Possible Food Allergies in a Formula-Fed Infant
• Clinical Clues to Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in a 53-year-old Man
• The Dangers of Watch and Wait: Managing Febrile UTI in Children
• Pediatric RSV: A Focus on Risk Assessment and Prophylaxis
• Multiple Sclerosis: Bridging the Gap in Patient Care

Summarizes key scientific advances and clinical lessons from the literature and offers commentary from experts in the field of treating ACS. Each activity consists of a summary and discussion of recently published articles in the area of Acute Coronary Syndrome. Many activities have expired CME credit. The website will alert you if you have chosen an activity with expired credit.

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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series
Last visited...May 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 10).
Awarded by....Cine-Med, NCCAM.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Video lectures (slides and transcripts also available).
Target Audiences....Multiple specialties.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial Support...NCCAM (NIH).

10 lectures on complementary and alternative medicine including:
• Ten Years of Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Promising Ideas from Outside the Mainstream
• Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
• Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation
• CAM and Aging
• Integrative Medicine
• Health and Spirituality
• Studying the Effects of Natural Products
• Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture
View lecture, read Q and A PDF, and answer multiple choice questions for credit.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12 per year.
Awarded by....Therapeutic Research.
Cost..........$92 per year.
Instruction  Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Monthly
Financial Support...None.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database is an evidence-based collection of clinically relevant answers to natural medicines questions. Tens of thousands of products are listed by either the ingredient name or the brand name of the natural product. The Database shows ratings for effectiveness, safety, and significance of interactions, and gives United States Pharmacopeia (UPS) verified information showing products of the highest quality. The Database has a collection of over 1,000 patient handouts. Only subscribers can view the titles of CME activities.

NEJM Weekly CME Program
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours ...One per exam, three per week. (Total of about 318 hours now available).
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society.
Cost..........Free to subscribers to NEJM; $19 (or $109 for bundles of ten) for non-subscribers).
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, IM subspecialists.
Educational material last updated....Weekly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week, three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have a companion CME exam available online. You can earn up to one CME credit for each exam successfully completed. NEJM subscribers receive 20 online exams per year as part of their subscription. Non-subscribers may pay on an hourly basis ($19 per single credit or $109 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

NetCE Continuing Education on the Internet
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 15.0 hours (73 courses totaling about 500 hours).
Awarded by....CME Resource.
Cost..........Most cost about $5 per hour; some free.
Instruction  Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Many courses at NetCE meet state licensure requirements. You can easily search from the main page according to your state's requirements.
You can order courses individually or in groups. Some groups of courses are:
Physicians Special Offer - 30 Hours for $79;
Medical Ethics (5 hours for $19);
Risk Management (5 hours for $19);
Florida Medical Error Prevention (2 hours for $10); and
Florida Domestic Violence (2 hours for $10).
You can also find a list of All NetCE Courses for Physicians.

Neurology (Journal of the American Academy of Neurology)
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5 per issue (150 hours available).
Awarded by.....American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
Cost for Credit.....Free to members of the Academy. By annual subscription to others ($558 for 3 years).
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each issue of this weekly online journal contains two articles offering CME. You must complete the quiz for each CME article in the issue before receiving credit. You must be a subscriber (or member) to read the titles or content of the articles. 

Neuroscience CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...34 activities offering 1.0 or 0.25 credit hours (total of 20.5 hours).
Awarded by....CME Outfitters, LLC.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lectures; podcasts; monographs (pdf).
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Activities in a wide variety of medical and psychiatric topics.

Neuroscience Education Institute Featured Web Activities
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours…About 56 presentations; about 65 hours.
Awarded by…Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI).
Cost…Some free to all, some $10 per hour, most are free to NEI members ($49-$199 per year).
Instruction Type… Slide-Audio Lectures, Slide-Video Lectures, Podcasts, Webcasts, Mechanism of Action Animations, Text Articles, eBooks.
Target Audience...PSYCH.
Educational Material last updated...Weekly.
Financial Support... Many activities have commercial support

Here are the current offerings:
NEI Schizophrenia and Psychosis eNewsletter discusses several new drugs (asenapine, Iloperidone, lurasidone) available for the treatment of schizophrenia, (1 hour).
Different Strokes for Different Folks: Treating Special Populations with Depression (1 hour).
NEI Online Digest: Optimizing Schizophrenia Treatment (7.5 hours).
NEI Online Digest: ADHD Concentrate (6 hours).
Expert Clinical Cases: 27 Cases,  (1 hour each),
Archived webinars, 7 webinars (1 hour each)
Archived Podcasts,  16 podcasts (1 hour each)
2010 NEI Congress Archived presentations (2 hours)

NICUniversity.org (Neonatology)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....Total CME, Inc
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences....PED (NEONATAL).
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

These lectures are intended for neonatologists. Some current lectures are: 
• Newborn Implications of Immune Modulation in the Fetus; 
• Development of Neonatal Sleep, Importance to Nurse Caregiving and Impact on Infant Outcomes; 
• Oxygen Therapy: Why Can’t We Get It Right?
• Neonatal and Infantile Metabolic Disorders
• Meaningful Use in the NICU Environment
• Conventional Mechanical Ventilation of the Neonate: Is Pressure or Volume a Better Target?
• Antenatal Corticosteroids – The New Stuff: Where have we been and where are we going?
• Diagnosis and Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis.  
After the lecture, submit answers to a 10-question exam to earn your CME credit.

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 52 activities; most probably offer one hour (not counted).
Awarded by....North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) and several medical schools.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture, Text-Only, Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various.

You will find about 52 archived activities in about 32 specialty areas.  Some newer titles include:
• Matching the Right MS Treatment to the Right Patient: The Role of NPs and PAs in Optimizing Outcomes
• Improving Men’s Health: Optimizing Treatment and Outcomes of Androgen Deficiency Syndromes and Prostate Cancer
•  BeWell Company is a commercial health plan that is conducting an annual review of agents used to treat multiple myeloma (MM). 
• Jake is a 62-year-old man who lives with consistent pelvic pain. A recent series of X-rays show multiple metastatic lytic lesions. After further testing, Jake is diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM)
• Nick is a 65-year-old high school teacher who has noted problems with erectile dysfunction, weight gain, and fatigue over the past two years.

Northwest AHEC (Northwest Area Health Education Center)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...63 activities offering 1.0 hour each.
Awarded by....Wake Forest University.
Cost for Credit....$10.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

63 slide-video lectures in various medical areas. Many courses are in psychiatry and internal medicine.

NRCME Plus+ Training System: Training America's DOT Examiners
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12.0.
Awarded by....Oakstone Publishing.
Cost...........$695. (Only $450 for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants).
See this month's special offers on Board Reviews and CME
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD or Video MP4.
Target Audience...All physicians and other providers who intend to become certified medical examiners of drivers of heavy equipment. 
Educational material last updated...2013.

The NRCME Plus+ Training System will prepare you to take the Federal Examination for DOT (Department of Transportation) Certification.
The course consists of these modules:
• A pretest to allow you to evaluate your base level of knowledge.
• Comprehensive introduction to the National Registry program.
• Hearing module; Vision module; Respiratory module; Neurological module; Hypertension module; Five comprehensive cardiovascular modules; Psychological module; Medication modules. (2); Vascular disease module; Diabetes module; Musculoskeletal module.
• Each module has a post evaluation quiz.
• Final exam of 40 questions covering learned material. Once all modules and exam have been completed, a certificate is awarded and you become eligible to take the DOT Examination. 

Nuclear Physics and Instrumentation
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20.
Awarded by.... University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Cost..........$450.
Instruction Type... Online PowerPoint with self-assessments.
Target Audience...Nuclear Cardiology & Nuclear Medicine.
Educational material updated...August, 2011. 
Financial Support...Supported in part by the U.S. Dept of Education FISPE Grant.
Expiration of CME credit...8/15/15.

This course provides an overview of nuclear physics and the interactions of ionizing radiation with matter as applicable to nuclear medicine. Instrumentation examines the theories and operating principles of radiation detection instruments routinely used within nuclear medicine.

NutritionCME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities, each offering 0.5 or 1.0 credit-hours. Total of 6.0 hours.
Awarded by....George Washington University.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audiences....General Interest, Wellness.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

You will find brief articles in these areas: Bone Health; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; and Obesity. Some titles are: Calcium, Vitamin D, Dairy Product Intake, and Bone Health; Diet and Breast Cancer Survival; Folate and Cervical Cancer; A Low-Fat, Vegan Diet Improves Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes; and Vegetarian Diets and Weight Loss.

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Ohio State University Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 each for most courses (total of about 120 hours).
Awarded by....Ohio State.
Cost for Credit....$25 (medical staff members of some Ohio hospitals receive a discount).
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Lectures on a wide variety of topics in about 30 areas of clinical medicine. Most lectures will be of interest to primary care physicians. To start, you need to register and wait for a confirming email. You can then view any lecture without payment and pay for credit afterwards.

Omnia Education (Women's Health CME)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1 activity offering 0.5 hour. 
Awarded by....Omnia Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lectures, Text-Only.
Target Audiences....OB/GYN, FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies. 

A single CME activity, STI Screening in Gynecologic Practice.

(The) Oncologist
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...122 activities; most offer 1.0  hour. About 130 hours total.
Awarded by....Society for Translational Oncology.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics; also a few slide- video lectures.
Target Audiences....HEMA, ONCO.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Astra Zeneca, sanofi-aventis, and Pfizer.

About 113 text-only courses in a wide variety of hematology and oncology areas. Some major areas are: 
Breast Cancer, Symptom Management and Supportive Care, Clinical Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Lymphoma, Gynecologic Oncology and Regulatory Issues: FDA. 
You will also find 4 activities, each offering 3 hours, in Public Health and Policy Issues.
The newest section has 5 slide-video lectures on Breast Cancer. 

Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) Webcasts
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...23 activities for a total of 3 4.5 hours.
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost for Credit....$50 each for members; $100 each for nonmembers.
Instruct. Type....Webcast.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.
Financial support...None Stated.

This section has 23- 90-minute webcasts. Recent titles include:
• Reducing the Readmissions Rate in a Hospital
• From Statewide to Bedside Transformation
• Evaluating and Choosing Your Mode of Practice
• Physician Employment Agreements (AMA Models)
• Physician Led Organizational Structures for the Future
• Implementing the New Joint Commission Medical Staff Bylaws Standard – MS.01.01.01

Organization for Advancing Critical Care Monitoring
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...22 activities offering 0.5 to 3.0 hours (total of 18 hours)
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....ANES, CRIT CARE, ER, HOSPITAL MEDICINE, PED (ICU).
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Edwards Lifesciences.

These topics are covered: hemodynamics, sepsis, perioperative management and critical care. Some titles are: Modern Approaches to Fluid Resuscitation; The Use of Dynamic Parameters in Perioperative Fluid Management; Pediatric Hemodynamic Monitoring; Intra-abdominal Hypertension; Combining Continuous Central Venous Oxygen Saturation and Cardiac Output Monitoring in the Critically Ill; The Economics of Sepsis; and Goal-directed resuscitation in sepsis - a case-based approach.

OR-Live Surgical Video Archives
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...72 activities; most offer 2.0 or 3.0 hours of credit (about 155 CME credits; not counted).
Awarded by....Various Medical Schools.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video with Streaming Video clips. 
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various commercial supporters.

While OR-Live was originally primarily devoted to surgical procedures, there is an increasing focus on programs of general medical (not surgical) interest. There is heavy emphasis on thromboembolic disease. It is now easier to find the presentations that offer CME credit: after registration and login, choose "videos" (at the bottom of the page in very small print), then "Video Features" >> "CME." Some recent presentations are:
• Trauma and Critical Care: Integrated Session
• Latest Update in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
• Multidisciplinary Management of Intermediate Stage Laryngeal Cancer
• Antiplatelet Therapy: Difficult Situations in Everyday Practice
• New Frontiers and Advances in Oral Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
• Evolution of Neurotherapeutic Agents for Multiple Sclerosis
• Optimizing Supportive Care in Cancer
• New Frontiers in the Science and Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Orthopedics Hyperguide
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed By...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...See individual activities.
Awarded by....Vindico Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Videos, Text-and-Graphics, Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience....ORTHO.
Educational material last updated....Monthly
Financial Support...Stryker. 

This site contains tutorials, online lectures, and test questions in: Basic Science, Elbow, Foot and Ankle, Hand, Hip, Knee, Orthobiologics and Pharmacologics, Osteoarthritis, Patient Safety, Pediatric Orthopedics, Shoulder, Spine, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Tumor. Tutorials focus on clinical and radiographic features, diagnosis, risk factors, evaluation, treatment, and outcomes. Tutorials give access to clinical photographs, radiographs, and magnetic resonance images. Online lectures simulate the lecture experience. Test questions serve as practice for board exams or recertification. 

OrthoSupersite
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed By...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12 activities, offering 1 credit each.
Cost for Credit....Free to paid subscribers of the journal, Orthopedics; $15/credit for nonsubscribers.
Awarded by....SLACK Incorporated.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....ORTHO.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Stryker.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

The CME articles are the same as those found in the print journal, Orthopedics. Recent articles include:
• Intrasubstance Ruptures of the Biceps Brachii: Diagnosis and Management;
• Novel Oral Anticoagulants for VTE Prevention in Orthopedic Surgery: Overview of Phase 3 Trials;
• The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Open Fractures in an Era of Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
• Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability Associated With Bony Defects;
• COX-2 Inhibitors for the Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification After THA; and
• Prevention of VTE Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Hemophilia Patients.

(The) Osler Institute
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Varies according to specialty and type of instruction. ===>
Awarded by....Osler Institute
Cost for Credit....Varies according to specialty and type of instruction. ===>
Instruction Type...Live courses, CD, DVD, Audio.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None.
CME Credit Expires...Varies according to specialty and type of instruction.

(The) Osler Institute has live and recorded Board Review courses in these specialties: Anesthesiology; Cytology; Family Medicine; Neurology; OB and Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Otolaryngology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent); Radiation Oncology; Radiology; Surgery (Critical Care); Surgery (General); Surgery (Plastic); Surgery (Thoracic); and Surgery (Vascular).

OSN SuperSite CME Center (formerly VINDICO Medical Education Learning Center)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...37 activities offering 0.25 to 1.5 credit-hours (total of about 30 hours).
Awarded by....Vindico Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....Free or $20.
Instruction Type...Monograph, Journal Article.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None stated.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

You will find activities in these areas: Cataract surgery; Cornea/External disease; Pediatrics/Strabismus; and Refractive Surgery. 
Some recent titles are: 
• Glaucoma Management News: A Quarterly CME Publication;
• Innovation or Interference? The Future of Generic Ophthalmics in a Challenging Regulatory Environment;
• Innovative Therapies for Diabetic Macular Edema: Clinical Trial Update;
• Ocular Surface Health in Glaucoma Management; and
• Innovative Therapies for Diabetic Macular Edema: Clinical Case Challenges.

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PainStracts: Dannemiller's Publication of Monthly Pain Related Modules
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed By...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...48.
Awarded by....Dannemiller Foundation.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction  Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....PAIN MANAGEMENT.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME Credit...2011 articles expire at the end of 2012; 2012 articles expire at the end of 2013.

Each month, Dannemiller produces two modules with each consisting of 10 abstracted articles from hundreds of medical journals that cover the entire spectrum of pain. Each module is certified for 1 AMA PRA category 1 hour of CME credit.

Parkinson’s Disease Edition, Early Diagnosis and Comprehensive Management: Living Medical eTextbook Neurology 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18.0.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources; iPhone/iPad App.
Target Audience...NEURO, FP, IM, Nurses, Pharmacists.
Educational material last updated...May 2013.
Financial Support...Teva Neuroscience.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

In this nine-part web-based e-textbook, neurology experts present up-to-date information and offer practical guidance about the early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD), strategies for clinical trial design, the use of MAO-B inhibitors in the treatment of patients with PD, management of early-stage, moderate-stage, and advanced-stage PD, and the management of non-motor symptoms in PD.

Pathophysiology and Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Based on the Carbohydrate Hypothesis - Innovative Metabolic Solutions
Last visited....May 2013.
Credit hours...14 modules, each offering 10 hours (Total of 140 hours). 
Awarded by....American Society of Bariatric Physicians.
Cost for Credit....$125 per module (or $1400 for all 14 modules).
Instruction Type...Text-Only & Slide-Audio Lecture
Target Audiences....FP, IM, ENDO (and all Physicians who manage Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity).
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This series is co-taught by Dr. Eric Westman and Dr. Mary Vernon. Each session contains an extensive bibliography and a video presentation. Topics include: Epidemics of Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome; Pathophysiology of Glucose Intolerance, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Basics of Nutrition: What the Body Really Needs; Science of Dietary Carbohydrate, Glucose and Insulin; Physiology of Carbohydrate Restriction; Ketone Bodies; Clinical Effects of Carbohydrate Restriction; Low-Carb Diet Research 1: Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diets; Low-Carb Diet Research 2: Beyond Weight Loss; Clinical Implementation of Carbohydrate Restriction: Getting Started; Clinical Implementation of Carbohydrate Restriction: Medication Management; Behavioral Tools for Lifestyle Modification; Reimbursement Issues; and Pediatric Obesity Evaluation and Treatment.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice –  Emergency Medicine CME Journal
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
CME Credits... up to 4 CME Credits per monthly issue (AMA PRA Category 1, ACEP Category 1, AAFP Prescribed, AOA Category 2A or 2B)
Awarded by.....EB Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....$299.
Instruction Type...Print & Online Text with Graphics.
Target Audiences....PED, ER.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice –  Emergency Medicine CME Journal focuses on one topic per issue, most often based on a single complaint; within that topic, ED evaluation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, treatment, special circumstances, controversies, common pitfalls and patient disposition are covered. A subscription to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice includes a free subscription to EM Practice Guidelines Update. Recent Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice topics include: Jaundice; Influenza; Anaphylaxis; Wounds; Neonatal Emergencies; Acute Gastroenteritis; Dental Emergencies; Genitourinary Tract Injuries; and Medical Child Abuse.

Pediatric Grand Rounds (University of Nebraska)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1 hour per lecture (about 35 hours at present). Many non-credit lectures also available.
Awarded by....University of Nebraska Children's Hospital.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....PED.
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Almost every week, a lecture is videotaped and uploaded to the site within a few days. 

Pediatric Supersite Education Lab CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...45 activities, each offering 3.0 hours; total of 135 hours.
Awarded by....Vindico.
Cost for Credit...Each courses costs either $25 (members) or $50 (non-members).
Instruction Type.... Text-and-Graphics Journal format. 
Target Audiences....PED.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Areas of instruction are: Adolescent Medicine; Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; Dermatology; Developmental and Behavioral Medicine; Emerging Diseases; Gastrointestinal Conditions; Practice Management; Respiratory Infections; Special Circumstances; and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Most offerings are in sets of related journal articles in a specific field. Recent articles include: 
• Assessment of Pediatric Mental Health;
• Medical Education;
• Nutritional Challenges in Children;
• Travel Medicine;
• Pediatric and Adolescent Depression; and
• End of Life Treatment and Palliative Care.

Pediatrix University (formerly Natal U) 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per course (currently approximately 57 courses available).
Awarded by....Pediatrix Medical Group.
Cost for Credit...$10.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences....PED (Neonatology), Maternal and Fetal Medicine (Perinatology).
Educational material last updated....Monthly (in different weeks for each area).
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical and Other Companies.

You will find four areas presenting new CME on a monthly basis: Cardiology Corner activities include a combined slide and audio presentation, as well as mp3, mp4, and a non-audio option. Supplemental Reading/References provide links to abstracts. Grand Rounds contains evidence-based topic presentations and discussions. The Radiology Wing and Pathology Gallery presents a new picture or X-ray. The Ultrasound Wing features case presentations with ultrasound images. Instruction is via a brief text or graphics case followed by online discussion among the users and then a brief multiple choice test.

PedsEducation.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.25 to 1.25 per course; most are 0.5 hours (About 120 courses offering about 70 hours).
Awarded by....Nemours Foundation.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture (also available in Slide-Text mode (pdf)). Several courses available by podcast.
Target Audience....FP, PED.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Nemours Foundation.

A large set of activities in most areas of pediatrics. Some recent postings include:
• Influenza 2011 and Beyond;
• Preventing Malpractice Lawsuits in Pediatric Emergency Medicine;
• Head Trauma;
• Pediatric Immunization Update; and
• Prevention of Medical Errors 2011.

PeerView Press Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 72 activities; each activity offers about one hour of credit. 
Awarded by....Credit for each course is granted by a medical school, including the Universities of Florida, New Mexico, Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and others. Courses are jointly sponsored by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education.
Instruction Type....Text-Only or Slide-Audio-Video Interactive Presentations, Roundtables, and Cases. Also PDA and Podcast, and Downloadable Slides.
Educational material updated...Daily.
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties. ===>
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

These are courses in a variety of medical areas: AIDS/HIV, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology, Hepatic/Biliary Disorders, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Other Topics. (Many courses are listed under multiple specialties.) The URL I have selected takes you to the Most Recent PeerView CME Activities. Or you can choose your specialty in the left frame. You can also do a more complex search using the choices in the right frame.  Each course consists of 2-4 lectures; you must listen to / view each lecture before answering the post-test. 

Penn CME  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...42 activities offering 1.0 to 3.5 hours (total of 49 hours).
Awarded by...University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....Free (But see comment about Achieving Cultural Competency ===>)
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lectures, Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audience...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies. 

After registering or logging in, click on the "Courses" tab, then "List courses." The major offerings are:
Achieving Cultural Competency - 27 activities, 27 hours (in order to access these activities, you need to purchase a book for $69.95); and
Insights into Pain Management - 7 activities, 7 hours.
You will also find about 8 additional articles, mostly about cancer.

Pennsylvania Medical Society Continuing Medical Education
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours: 1.0 or 2.0 hours per activity. About 50 activities.
Awarded by... Pennsylvania Medical Society.  
Cost….Mostly free. “Studies in Patient Safety” (total of 7 hours) costs $25 per credit for non-members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Some activities restricted to members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Instruction Type…Mostly text.
Target Audiences…Pennsylvania Medical Society members and all physicians. Pennsylvania physicians can use credits to meet state requirements for patient safety and risk management.
Educational material last updated….2010.
Financial Support…None stated.
CME Credit Expires...Three years after posting.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society focuses on patient safety and risk management CME to help physicians meet state requirements in these areas. Studies in Patient Safety is based on real patient safety incidents reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. Consult focuses on risk management and intouch helps improve communications with patients. Domestic Violence: Screen to End Abuse helps physicians create an atmosphere of trust so patients will confide in them about abuse relationships. Counter Details offers clinical CME usually produced in associating with the health care agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Consult and intouch are restricted to members only, while all other activities are also available to non-members.

Persistence, Adherence, and Compliance Education in Ulcerative Colitis 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5.
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins.
Cost.......... Free.
Instruction Type...Video or Audio Podcast.
Target Audience...Gastroenterology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine.
Educational material...July 3,  2012.
Expiration of CME credit...July 2, 2013.
Financial support...Shire Pharmaceuticals.

Adherence and persistence to treatment among patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is complex and challenging for clinicians, with factors varying among patients and changing over time. However, there are strategies and tools that the clinician can use to improve the UC patients’ adherence and persistence to treatment.
After completing Persistence, Adherence, and Compliance Education in Ulcerative Colitis, you will demonstrate the ability to:
•Identify the current extent of noncompliance, nonadherence, and poor treatment persistence among patients with ulcerative colitis and evaluate compliance/adherence/persistence models.
•Apply an appropriate adherence/persistence message to patients with ulcerative colitis that highlights the benefits of maintaining and the risks of stopping.
•Integrate time-saving methods that educate patients with ulcerative colitis and facilitate treatment, adherence and persistence.

Physician's Education Resource

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Podiatry Management Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...35 articles each offering 1.5 hour; Total of 52.5 hours.
Awarded by....Podiatry Management Magazine.
Cost..........$20 per article or $149 per year (maximum of 12 articles)
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics (pdf)
Target Audiences....Podiatrists.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple commercial sponsors.
CME Credit Expires...Not stated (probably 3 years after posting).

These activities are the online versions of articles from Podiatry Management Magazine. To receive credit you complete and mail in the answers to the test questions at the bottom of each article. Some recent titles include:
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Space Infections in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
• Prescription Shoes for Foot Pathology
• Understanding Risk Factors in Pre-Operative and Peri-Operative Evaluations for Podiatric Surgery
• The Chronic Wound and the Role of Biofilm
• An Update on the HIV/AIDS Patient for the Podiatric Physician
• Assessment and Management of Distal Lower Extremity Pain

POIeducation.org
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours…3 activities offering a total of 4.0 hours.
Awarded by…The France Foundation.
Cost for Credit…Free.
Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audience....GENERAL SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY and other health care professionals who manage postoperative ileus (POI).
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...Adolor and GlaxoSmithKline.

POIeducation.org focuses on "prevention and treatment of post-operative ileus (POI) utilizing a multimodal management approach due to the diverse underlying physiological factors that contribute to this disorder."
The current offerings include:
Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hour of credit) "features timely, clinically relevant topics surrounding POI."
The four Webinars are: GI Recovery Following Colorectal Surgery: Surgical Approach, Enhanced Recovery Pathway, and Economic Considerations; A Multimodal Approach to the Prevention and Management of Postoperative Ileus: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective; A Multimodal Approach to the Management of Postoperative Ileus: A Surgeon's Perspective; and The Evolving Multimodal Management Plan for Postoperative Ileus: Improving Time to Bowel Recovery A Hospital Pharmacist's Perspective.

PowerPak Communications
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1 activities offering 1.5 credits.
Awarded by....Medical Education Resources.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....Multi-Specialty. 
Educational material last updated...9/10.
Financial Support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies. 

This site offers 2 programs (CME Credit only available for one), each supported by a different pharmaceutical company. Choose "Physician" under "Please Select a Profession." 
Apparently the only activity offering credit for MDs is Tricks of the Trade - Ulcerative Colitis Therapy.

Practical Reviews Online (See ===>)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...24, 36 or 48 hours per year (depending on the format and number of issues per year).
Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins.
Cost..........Varies from $299 to $699 according to the number of issues per year (12 or 24) and the format you choose.
Format...Text Plus Audio (Online Only or Online plus Audio CD).
Target Audience...Multiple Specialties (===>).
Educational material updated...monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

There are now Practical Reviews in 29 areas of medical interest. I have described each of those on the corresponding specialty page of CMEList: 
Anesthesiology; Cancer Management; Cardiology; Chest Medicine; Critical Care Medicine; Dermatology; Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine; Gastroenterology; General Surgery; Geriatric Medicine; Hospital Medicine; Infectious Disease;  Internal Medicine; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nuclear Medicine; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health; Ophthalmology; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Pathology; Pediatrics;  Psychiatry; Radiology; Risk Management; and Urology.
You will also find Practical Reviews in 5 areas of dentistry:
General Dentistry; Cosmetic Dentistry; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Orthodontics; and Pediatric Dentistry.

Special Offers on Subscriptions to Practical Reviews On Demand. 
Unlimited Access to 29 specialties and Unlimited CME Credits.

Practice Point: HIV
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 one-hour programs.
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type... Slide-Audio lecture.
Target Audience...HIV-ID.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...various pharmaceutical Companies.

4 one-hour programs:
• Assessing Best Practices in HIV/AIDS Talking Slides™ Update - Independent Coverage of IAS 2011;
• Changing Concepts in HIV – Audio Update #49 (IAS 2011);
• HIV Treatment as HIV Prevention: A New Paradigm for the HIV Pandemic; and
• Bringing Life to NRTI-Sparing HAART – CME Talking Slide Kit™.

Prescriber's Letter
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per month.
Awarded by....Therapeutic Research.
Cost for Credit.....$24 per year for credit only, but must have an subscription to access material, $88 for single subscription, multiuser subscriptions available; you can also view and receive credit for any individual activity for $19.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties, General Interest. 
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None.

Prescriber's Letter provides analysis and interpretations along with recommendations related to drug therapy. Along with each monthly Letter, subscribers can access Detail-Documents to provide in-depth references and further interpretation and background on any subject. Submit CME quiz online for credit. 

PRESENT Diabetes
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...30 minutes per program (about 76 courses, 38 credit hours for MDs. Many more courses for other specialists).
Awarded by...Mount Sinai Medical School
Cost for Credit....Free
Instruct. Type....Multimedia, audio, video, PowerPoint.
Target Audience...ENDO, FP, IM, PODIATRY (and other diabetes care professionals).
Educational material last updated...2011
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

PRESENT Diabetes is an online education community for all clinicians who treat diabetes. Lectures cover the entire spectrum of diabetic issues. In addition to over 200 online multimedia streaming lectures available for continuing education credit for physicians, podiatrists, pharmacists, nurses and dietitians, there are many blogs and discussion groups. You can also use the Colleague Matching Service to meet and form relationships with other foot care clinicians from around the world. Be sure to to search for the kind of CME credit required for your specialty.

PRESENT Podiatry
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...222 total lectures; 374 offer CME credit; "over 100" hours.
Awarded by....Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.
Cost..........$625 for a yearly subscription or $15-25 for an individual lecture.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences....PODIATRISTS.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple commercial sponsors.
CME Credit Expires...12/30/2011.

PRESENT Podiatry is an online education community for all clinicians who treat disorders of the lower extremities. Lectures cover the entire spectrum of podiatric issues. In addition to over 374 online multimedia streaming lectures available for continuing education credit for podiatrists, there are many blogs and discussion groups. You can also use the Colleague Matching Service to meet and form relationships with other foot care clinicians from around the world.

Primary Care Education Network Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 courses offering about 6 hours.
Awarded by....Primary Care Education Network.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures, Text-and-Graphics (pdf), Podcasts.
Target Audience....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies.

You will find 3 types of CME activities:
Online CME contains  slide-audio lectures: Atherothrombosis and Gout Management.
Primary Issues eNewsletter features 3 downloadable pdf newsletters on diabetes and red eye; 
Podcasts has a single activity, Atherothrombosis.

Primary Issues CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...15 courses offering about 15 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Primary Care Education Network.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures, Text-and-Graphics (pdf), Podcasts.
Target Audience....FP, IM. 
Educational material last updated...2013.
Financial Support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies.
Expiration of CME credit...1 year after posting.

15 courses concerning diseases commonly seen in primary care.  

prIME Oncology Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Several hundred Oncology live and archived activities; not possible to count the number of courses or credit-hours.
Awarded by....Various sponsors.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Only or Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience....ONCO.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

Not all activities offer CME credit. Look for the phrase, "A CME-certified activity." Some recent activities offering CME credit are:
• prIME Oncology Cases in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer;
• Targeting Angiogenesis in Solid Tumors: Contemporary Approaches and Practical Considerations; 
• Critical Analysis and Clinical Application of Key Data from the 2011 Malignant Lymphoma Meeting in Lugano;
• Daily Clinical Updates from the 2011 Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago;
• Contemporary Approaches in Targeting Angiogenesis;
• prIME Oncology Cases in Oropharyngeal Cancer; and
• Roundtable Discussions from the 5th Annual International Breast Cancer Conference (IBCC5).

PRIME® Physician CME Courses
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...75 online CME activities (not all are for physicians).
Awarded by....PRIME®.
Cost for Credit.....Most are Free; a few cost about $20 an hour.
Instruction Type....Online Video, Case-Based Interactive, Slide-Audio lecture, Live.
Target Audience....Managed Care, FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

Current areas of study are: Allergy/Immunology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Genetic Disorders, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, OB/GYN & Women's Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Psychiatry & Mental Health, Public Health & Prevention, Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatology and Urology.

Pri-Med Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 70 activities offering 0.25 to 3.0 hours each (most are 1.0 or 2.0 hours);  total of about 70 hours (estimated).
Awarded by....pmiCME.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Multiple Types; See ==>
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties; See ==>
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Pharmaceutical Companies.

Instruction formats fall into 9 types: Clinical Review, CME Reference Guide, Dialogues, Expert Perspective, Hospital CME, Patient Case Study, Pocket Guide and Webcast. Content of these instructions is in 19 Resource Centers: Cardiology, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Genitourinary, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Psychiatry, Respiratory and Rheumatology. You can easily search for the desired format, medical condition and medical specialty area using the search box.

PROACTIVEcme.org (Prostate Cancer Prevention)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours: 3 activities offering a total of 7 hours.
Awarded by...Duke University School of Medicine.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Text-Only, Slide-Only, Podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, Point of Care.
Target Audiences… UROL, FP, IM
Educational material last updated….2010.
Financial Support…GlaxoSmithKline.

PROACTIVEcme.org provides physicians with practice improvements in the prevention of prostate cancer.
5 webinars: Setting a Course Towards Prostate Cancer Prevention: Communicating the Evidence to Our Patients (0.75 Credit); Patient Risk Factors and Screening Tests for Prostate Cancer (0.75 Credit); Setting a Course Towards Prostate Cancer Prevention: Communicating the Evidence to Our Patients (0.75 Credit); Prostate Cancer Prevention Strategies (0.75 Credit); and Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines 2010 (1.0 Credit). 
Peer-to-Peer Dialogues: 3 audio-only discussions between experts, 1.0 hour total;
The Applications in Practice Clinical Tool Kit (2.0 hours) is a collection of resources you can utilize to "improve prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and management." It consists of a Newsletter, Clinical Pearls, and Performance Improvement Tool.

Procedural Sedation Continuing Medical Education Course
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....8.75 (Members of the American Academy of Family Physicians may claim up to 16.25 hours of prescribed credit).
Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians.
Cost for Credit...$389.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience...Physicians who are involved in the administration of procedural sedation and analgesia (non-anesthesiologists).
Educational material last updated...December, 2010.
Financial Support...None.

The Procedural Sedation Continuing Medical Education Course, developed by Conscious Sedation Consulting, provides information regarding the administration of procedural sedation by the non-anesthesiologist physician. This is a comprehensive overview of procedural sedation administration in the outpatient setting. The course was created and is presented by an anesthesiologist with over 25 years of clinical experience in the administration of sedation. The Course consists of 8 video modules averaging 1 hour in length; at the completion of each module a 10 question exam must be completed before advancing to next module. 
Module titles: Culture of Safety, Assessment, Sedation, Pain & Phobia, Management & Monitoring, Adverse Events, Pharmacology and Recovery & Discharge. 

Projects In Knowledge
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...A variety of activities and long-form programs in various specialties. In addition, there are many Living Medical e-Textbook (LMT) series available for credit, offering over 50 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The LMTs are also available as iPhone and iPad apps.
Awarded by...Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Text, Audio, Video, and Point-of-Care (iPhone and iPad apps)
Target Audiences....Dermatology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology, Hepatology & Hepatitis, HIV/Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Rheumatology, Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Pharmacists.
Educational material last updated...May 2013.
Financial Support...Multiple commercial supporters.
CME Credit Expires...Generally one year after posting.

Projects In Knowledge offers an extensive array of Free CME in these areas: 
Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology, Hepatology & Hepatitis, HIV/Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Rheumatology.

Promoting Healthy Families: A 2-Part Video Plus Monograph CME Series
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.25 for each video; 1.0 for the monograph (Total of 1.5 hours)
Awarded by...American Medical Association.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Video Lectures and Monograph.
Target Audiences...ALL PHYSICIANS who advise and counsel patients and family about healthy eating and physical activity)
Education material last updated...October 28, 2011.
Financial Support...American Medical Association. 
CME Credit Expires...October 28, 2014.

Promoting Healthy Families (How physicians can help adult patients promote healthy eating and physical activity for themselves and their children) consists of 3 parts:
• Part 1. Initiating A Conversation About Healthy Eating And Physical Activity Choices For Adults And Their Children (VIDEO);
• Part 2. Understanding Backsliding (“Aversive Reactions”) As A Natural Part Of The Process of Change (VIDEO); and
• Part 3. How Physicians Can Help Adult Patients Promote Healthy Eating And Physical Activity for Themselves And Their Children (MONOGRAPH)

PROTECT™ (SupPorting AppROpriate ImmunizaTions Across the AgE SpeCTrum)
Last visited…May 2013.
Reviewed by…Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours…4 sections; 8 activities and 22.5 hours .
Awarded by… University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Cost for Credit…Free.
Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audience.... FP, IM, OB/GYN, PED, WELLNESS (and other physicians who advise patients or parents about 
immunization).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.

The PROTECT™ initiative provides information on vaccinations; helps you remain current on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations; discusses evolving vaccine schedules; clarifies misinformation on immunization risks; and helps you to improve immunization discussions with parents and patients.
There are 4 sections:
Performance Improvement CME
Childhood Immunizations;
Adolescent Immunizations; and
Adult Immunizations.

Prova Education
Last visited…September 2012.
Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar.
Credit hours…14 activities offering a total of about 7 hours.
Awarded by…Omnia Education
Cost for Credit…Free.
Instruction Type…Not Stated (Probably Text-Only)
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Abbott Nutrition Health Institute.

14 activities in multiple specialty areas, but with about half concerning pediatric care.

Psych Congress On Demand
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours..."50+ sessions."
Awarded by....CME, LLC.
Cost for Credit....$249.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...PSYCH.
Educational material last updated....2011
Financial Support...None Stated. 
CME Credit Expires...!2/31/2011.

View all sessions from the 2010 Psychiatric Congress. Or order individual sessions for $15 each.

Psychiatric Disorders—Schizophrenia: Living Medical eTextbook Psychiatry  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5 chapters for a total of up to 5.25 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Online textbook.
Target Audience.... OB/GYN, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, NP, PA, and midwives.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Psychiatric Disorders—Schizophrenia provides an overview of the history, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of schizophrenia. Throughout each chapter, you will find supplemental hyperlinks to external multimedia resources, such as journal articles, videos, and illustrations, which will help enhance understanding of specific issues.



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Psychiatric Times
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...12 activities each offering 1.5 hours (total of 18 hours).
Awarded by....CME, Inc.
Cost for Credit....$15.
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audience...PSYCH.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

You will find 15 text-only articles. Some recent titles include: 
• A Guide to Applying Rating Scales in Clinical Psychiatry
• The Implications of Chronobiology for Psychiatry
• The Use of Antidepressants in the Substance-Abusing Population
• Assessing Protective Factors Against Suicide: Questioning Assumptions
• Understanding and Treating Bipolar Depression
• Relapse Prevention and Recovery in Patients With Psychosis: The Role of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

PSYCHIATRY VIRTUAL CME CONFERENCE 
Challenges in Clinical Psychiatry: Improving the Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder  
This meeting was presented live online on Thursday, April 4, 2013, and is now available on demand through October 4, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...Psychiatrists, Psychopharmacologists, Pharmacists, Psychiatric Social Workers, Psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Educational material updated....April 4, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...October 4, 2013.
Financial Support...Lilly.

Challenges in Clinical Psychiatry: Improving the Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder has 4 sessions:
• Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: More than 'Negative Symptoms'
• Managing Patients with Schizophrenia and Comorbid Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• New Insights into the Biology of Bipolar Disorder
• Managing Metabolic Comorbidities in Patients with Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
After viewing Improving the Management of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, you will be able to:
• Outline the latest research on the biology and pharmacology of cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia, and list strategies for distinguishing between cognitive impairment and negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia
• Optimize treatment strategies for patients with schizophrenia with attention to minimizing side effects and maximizing adherence to therapies
• Apply individualized treatment selection for patients with schizophrenia and comorbid psychiatric conditions including substance abuse, depression, anxiety and disordered eating
• Discuss recent research in the immunology, genetics, neuroimaging, and biomarker research of bipolar disorder
• Identify factors that contribute to increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases in patients with bipolar disorder, and implement treatment strategies to manage cardiometabolic comorbidities in patients with the condition

PVICME (Pacific Vascular Institute for Continuing Medical Education)
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Last visited...May 2013.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per course (24 hours).
Awarded by.....PVICME
Cost for Credit.....$30. (one free trial course).
Instruction Type....Streaming Video.
Target Audience....RAD, VASCULAR SURGERY.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration Date...Not Stated.

Cases include Follow-up of Internal Carotid Stenosis; Cervical Bruit; One Day History of Left Sided Paresis; Hepato-Portal Evaluation; Lower Extremity Arterial Evaluation; One Month History of Calf Pain on Walking; Ten Month History of Calf Pain on Walking; Lower Extremity Venous Evaluation; Two Week History of Left Leg Pain and Swelling; Sudden Onset of Left Calf Pain and Swelling; R/O Renal Artery Stenosis Secondary to HTN; and Left Upper Extremity Cold & Absent Radial Pulse.

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QuantiaMD
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...30 activities; most awarding 0.25 hour or 1.0 hour.
Awarded by....Not found.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audiences...Oncology, Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple commercial interests, but specifics not found.

20 activities are concerned with cancers of various types; the other 10 activities are on a variety of medical topics.

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ReachMD
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Clara Auty, MD.
Credit hours...About 31 activities offering 0.25 to 0.75 credits; total of about 15 credits (not counted).
Awarded by....Multiple Sponsors.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Audio-only lecture, podcast, iPhone, satellite radio .
Target Audiences...FP, IM, OB/GYN.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

ReachMD consists entirely of podcasts offering 0.25 to 0.75 credit-hours. These can be listened to on your computer, mp3 player, XM Satellite radio or iPhone. Most activities are in general adult medicine and OB/GYN.

RealCME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 155 activities offering 0.25 to 1.0 credits (most are 0.5 hours); total of about 100 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Multiple Sponsors.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Some featured activities are: 
• ACC/AHA Guideline Recommendations Following Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Key to Their Hearts
• Rapid Pattern Recognition: A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes treated with basal-bolus insulin
• A 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and GI symptoms
• A Middle-aged Caucasian Male with Hypogonadism, Returning for Follow-Up
• 37-year-old female presenting with symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
There are courses aimed at about 20 medical specialties. The site actively solicits medical education providers to create educational activities to post on the site.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Edition: Living Medical eTextbook Rheumatology  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page.
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources.
Target Audience...RHEUM, FM, IM, Nurses, Pharmacists (and other clinicians who diagnose and treat rheumatoid arthritis).
Educational material last updated...2012.
Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech/Biogen Idec.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit. 

Rheumatoid Arthritis Edition: Living Medical eTextbook Rheumatology: This eight-chapter online textbook helps you navigate the complexities of RA diagnosis, treatment, and management, and reinforces the importance of early diagnosis, immediate aggressive intervention, and tight disease control. Get up-to-date information on TNF inhibitors, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-1 inhibitors, T-cell costimulatory blockers, and B-cell-targeting therapies. Hyperlinks to external resources enhance your understanding of relevant issues.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: MedImage Cases®  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12 activities for a total of up to 6.5 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Case-based audio podcasts with accompanying patient MRI images.
Target Audience.... Rheumatologists, PCPs, internists, family practice practitioners, nurses/NPs, and PAs.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support... Abbott and UCB.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: MedImage Cases® is a series of image-based case presentations, with audio commentary from renowned experts, that are designed to help guide diagnosis and treatment. The goal is for clinicians to translate the practical knowledge gained into successful management strategies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.



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RHAP (Reproductive Health Access Project)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 credits each. September and December Pearl are currently the only Pearls with CME option available.
Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only
Target Audiences...FP, IM, NP, OB/GYN.
Educational material last updated....2013.
Financial Support...Foundations, and individual donors.

The RHAP is dedicated to educating family physicians in high-quality, comprehensive reproductive health services. Every month, RHAP produces a new Contraceptive Pearl: a monthly email publication that highlights evidence-based, clinical best practices to improve contraceptive care.

RSNA.org (Radiological Society of North America) Education Center
Last visited......May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
RSNA members have access free of charge as a benefit of membership. Non-members can purchase select RSNA programs for $15.
Financial Support...None Stated.
There are “over 300 peer-reviewed programs” available for study. 

RSNA.org contains numerous sections of CME instruction, and is primarily oriented to radiologists. You will find detailed descriptions of these sections at the Radiology/Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Page of this website. 

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Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4.0.
Awarded by....Boston University School of Medicine.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, and pharmacists
Expiration of CME credit...January 31, 2013.
Financial Support...None Stated.

After completing Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain, you will be able to:
• Discuss the breadth and quality of evidence for the use of opioids for chronic pain, including current gaps in knowledge.
• Describe appropriate assessment, monitoring and documentation strategies to meet best practice standards and medico-legal requirements to support opioid prescribing.
• Apply appropriate communications strategies when initiating, managing, and, if necessary, terminating opioids for patients with chronic pain.
• Describe, screen for, and manage potential co-morbidities in chronic pain patients.
• Apply a practical framework for decision-making on the initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation of opioid analgesics for the treatment of chronic pain.
This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 4 hours of risk management study and 4 hours of opioid education.

SANS (Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery) 
Last visited......May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......40 maximum per year.
Awarded by......Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
Cost......$15 to 25 per hour depending on membership status.
Instruction Type......Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience....NS.
Educational material last updated......2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

SANS is a required component of the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS) three-year MOC cycle (Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment). SANS represents all areas of general and subspecialty neurosurgical practice. Teaching materials consist of text, pictures, video clips and links to relevant Internet sites. Physicians answer questions in specific topic areas, reviewing their answers, and reading question critiques. There are 5 modules sections:
General SANS Examination (24 hours);
SANS: Pediatrics (24 hours);
SANS: Spine (24 hours);
SANS Competencies (10 hours); 
SANS ABOS - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (10 hours); and
SANS Neurotrauma (10 hours). 
Subscribers may only take one of the following each year for a maximum of 24 hours: General SANS Exam, SANS: Spine and SANS: Pediatrics.

ScientiaCME
Last visited...May 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Most courses offer 0.5 to 1.5 hours.
Awarded by....ScientiaCME.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...Multiple Specialties. See ==>
CME Credit Expires...Two years after release.
Financial Support...Various commercial supporters.

ScientiaCME offers free slide-audio lectures in many subject areas. Courses are described in detail on the appropriate Specialty Pages:
• Chest Medicine
• Critical Care
• Endocrinology/Diabetes
• Immunology – Rheumatology
• Immunology – Renal Transplant Rejection
• Infectious Disease/Virology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Osteoporosis
• Pain Management
• Patient Safety
• Psychiatry

Selected Readings in General Surgery
Last visited......May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......10 per issue; total of 80 credits per year.
Awarded by......American College of Surgeons.
Cost......Multiple Plans and Formats; see Subscription Page. 
Instruction Type......Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated......Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) is an accredited CME resource for surgeons enrolled in the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Successful completion of the SRGS CME program fulfills the MOC's Part II requirements that focus on lifelong learning and self-assessment.
Regular reading of SRGS should enable you to:
•  Maintain an excellent knowledge base in all areas of general surgery;
•  Develop comparative and critical literature reading skills;
•  Assemble and update a reference file of useful surgical papers; and
•  Prepare for board certification and maintenance of certification exams. There are eight issues per year. Topics for 2011 are:
Biliary tract and pancreas, Parts I, 2 & 3; Small bowel obstruction and small bowel disease, Appendix, colon, rectum and anus, Parts I, 2 & 3; and Endocrine surgery.

Self Learning (College of Family Physicians of Canada)
Last visited......May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......Up to 30 credits per year.
Credit Type....MainPro M1. (Also AAFP prescribed credit for members of the AAFP)
Awarded by......College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Cost......$204 (Canadian).
Instruction Type......Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated......Every 2 months.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Self Learning allows you to evaluate yourself on how well you are able to keep in touch with current issues in medical literature. Each issue contains a blend of questions from peer-reviewed medical journals, such as American Family Physician, Canadian Family Physician, Medical Journal of Australia, etc. Each question gives you immediate feedback with justification. Each educational point offers a concise summary of relevant information and highlights major points and each reference links directly to Pub Med abstracts and to available full text articles.

Sermo.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....9 clinical activities offering a total of 9 credits; 8 "Business of Medicine" activities offering a total of 16 credits.
Awarded by.....Various Sponsors.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience....Primary Care; multiple specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

After logging in, choose "CME" from the left panel. Some clinical activities are:
• Anaphylaxis Shock
• How helpful are allergy tests in identifying a child with a food allergy?
• Ulcerative Colitis
• What is the role of mucosal healing as a predictor of response?
• Medication Adherence: The Evolving Role of Technology
Some Business of Medicine Activities are:
• The Cash Only Practice: Reinventing an Old Practice Model
• Concierge Medicine: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Personal Health Care
• Using Technology to Improve Efficiency in Your Practice
• CME: HIT to Support Patient-Centered Office Practices

Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause (SRM) Free CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....2 activities offering 1.0 hour each.
Awarded by.....American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Two webcasts offer credit: 
Progestogen Supplementation; and Unexplained Infertility: Individualizing Treatment for a Successful Outcome.

SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.

SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) CME courses are described on the nuclear medicine page of CMEList.com.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 49th Annual Meeting Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...60.
Awarded by.....Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).
Cost ................A range of fees, from $200 for Senior Member Attendees to $400 for Non-Member Non-Attendees.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio and Slide-Video Lectures, Streaming Video and discussions.
Target Audience....THORACIC SURGEONS and other providers of thoracic surgical care.
Educational material last updated....February 2013.
Financial Support...None.
CME Credit Expires...February 1, 2014.

This course includes most of the instruction from the STS 49th Annual Meeting. You will find surgical symposia, general sessions, parallel surgical forums, surgical motion pictures, and the ethics debate. 
After attending this course, you should be able to review the results of clinical and laboratory investigations designed to reveal new knowledge of cardiothoracic disease; evaluate the impact of new knowledge and the application of new technology on the treatment of cardiothoracic disease; discuss how patient safety strategies can be introduced into your practice or institution; discuss surgical techniques in order to improve the standard of care; describe how public policy can impact the treatment your patients; and provide mentored small group discussions where meeting participants can confer with leaders in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.

SonoWorld
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...One course offering 1.75 hours; one free course (0.5).
Awarded by.....MedImage World.
Cost ................$35.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, Streaming Video.
Target Audience....RAD.
Educational material last updated....4/09.
Financial Support...Ultrasound Equipment Manufacturers.

SonoWorld is devoted entirely to diagnostic ultrasound:
Emergency and Urgent Care Ultrasound (1.75 hours; $35); and
Infection Control in Ultrasound: Barrier Protection for Transducers in General and Endocavitary Scanning (0.5 hour; Free).

South Texas Regional Family Medicine Grand Rounds CME Library
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per lecture. 243 hours presently available.
Awarded by....University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video
Target Audiences....Family Medicine.
Educational material last updated....2011
CME Credit Expires...All activities that are on site offer credit
Financial support...None Stated.

South Texas Regional Family Medicine Grand Rounds is a weekly CME program that is directed by the Department of Family & Community Medicine in partnership with the South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC). Grand Rounds is presented live in each week and then archived for later viewing.
Some recent lectures are: Vascular Surgery for the Primary Care Physician; Standards of Care in Diabetes; Motivational Interviewing Tools For You; Sports-Related Concussion; and A Data Driven Approach to Disparities in Birth Outcomes & Lessons from the Micro-Sociology of a Pregnancy At Risk.

Southern Medical Association's MedEd On-Demand
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...51 activities offering a total of 51 hours.
Awarded by....Southern Medical Association.
Cost for Credit....Free to SMA members; $25 per credit to others (or a one year subscription for $199).
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio lectures, Audio-Only and Text-Only.
Target Audience...FP, IM.
Educational material last updated.....2011.
CME Credit Expires...Two years after posting.
Financial Support...None Stated.

About 50 lectures presently available. Some recent lectures are:
• Interstitial Cystitis: Much Ado About a Painful Bladder;
• Leveraging EHR to Improve Bottom Line Performance;
• How to Identify the Best Electronic Health Records Vendor for Your Practice;
• Stroke 2011: Treatment and Prevention;
• Seizures and Spells; and
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Southern Medical Journal
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Not Stated.
Awarded by....Southern Medical Association.
Cost for Credit....Free to members (Membership costs $295 per year)
Instruct. Type...Text-Only
Target Audience...FP, IM.
Educational material last updated.....Monthly.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.
Financial Support...None Stated.

CME Information is not available to non-members (not even the titles of the activities)

SpineCME.org Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities; most offer 0.5 hour; total of 5.5 hours.
Awarded by....Medical Education Resources, Inc., and BroadWater, LLC.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience...ORTHO, NEUROSURG.
Educational material last updated.....March 25, 2011.
CME Credit Expires...March 24, 2012.
Financial Support...Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS).

10 brief (0.5 hour) presentations from the 2010 meeting of the SMISS (Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery). Some titles are:
• Principles of Fusion and Decompression with MIS Techniques;
• Posterior MIS;
• MIS Strategies for Low Back Pain, and the Pre-sacral Technique;
• Spinal Endoscopic Approaches: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes; and 
• MIS Lateral Approaches: When? Why? Complications Avoidance.

StopPain.org - Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Elearning for Professionals
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....1 course offering 3 hours.
Awarded by.....Beth Israel Medical Center.
Cost ................Free.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audience...Palliative care specialists, geriatricians, general practitioners, or other healthcare providers who treat patients at risk for developing pressure ulcers. 
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...Pfizer, Leir Charitable Foundations.

Although the site is called "StopPain.org", the single activity is: Pressure Ulcers in the Medically Ill - Physician Module (3 hours).

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: The Advanced Curriculum  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 5 activities for a total of up to 5.5 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Journal Insights Audio Reports, Online Newsletters, and On-Demand Webcast.
Target Audience.... Cardiologists, clinical cardiac electrophysiologists, neurologists, general/internal medicine providers, nurses/NPs, pharmacists, allied healthcare clinicians, case managers, and other clinical decision makers and care team members.
Educational material last updated....2013.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.
Financial Support... Boehringer Ingelheim.

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation provides state-of-the-science information and practical guidance to improve the evaluation of stroke risk and appropriate use of antithrombotic therapies for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. 

Sullivan Group
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Most courses offer two hours of credit (except EMTALA which has a few larger sections). 80 courses offering a total of 174 hours).
Awarded by.....The Sullivan Group
Cost ................$25 per credit hour.
Instruction Type...Not Stated (Probably text-only).
Target Audience...ER, FP, IM, RISK MANAGEMENT.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Sullivan Group is dedicated to improving patient safety and risk management. 
Present online courses are: 
Medical Error & Risk Reduction Series: Emergency Medicine (54 Courses - 108 hours); Obstetrics (4 courses - 8 hours)
Medical Malpractice Case Review Series: Emergency Medicine (18 Courses - 36 hours); 
Medical Legal: EMTALA Education (4 Courses - 26 hours); and 
Emergency Medicine (2 Courses - 4 hours).

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Temple University 35th Annual Family Practice Review Online
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...50.
Awarded by.....Temple University.
Cost for Credit.....$750 (you can also register separately for any of the 13 specialty areas).
Instruction Type....Lectures (probably slide-audio or slide-video). 
Target Audiences....FP.
Educational material last updated...August 1, 2012.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...August 1, 2014.

This course presents a complete review of the field of family medicine; it is intended to prepare physicians for the American Board of Family Medicine Certification Exam.
After completing the Temple University 35th Annual Family Practice Review Online, you should be able to:
•  Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems
•  Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively
•  Apply information to commonly asked questions in office practice
•  Increase proficiency and maintain competence by updating cognitive understanding of Family Medicine
•  Feel better prepared to pass the American Board of Family Medicine exam
•  Evaluate controversial issues in family medicine

Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Continuing Medical Education
Last Visited: September 2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours: 3 activities, each offering 1.0 hour.
Awarded by: Texas Children's Hospital
Cost: Free.
Instruction Type: Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences: PED.
Educational material last updated: 2010.
Financial Support: None Stated. 

Three presentations at present: Hematology Challenges for the Community Practitioner; Management of the Complicated Monochorionic Twin Gestation; and Suspect Child Abuse and Neglect.

Texas Heart Institute Office of Continuing Medical Education
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours: Courses offer 0.5 to 5.5 hours each (about 68 activities offering a total of about 68 credits).
Awarded by... Texas Heart Institute.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type... Slide-Video or Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences...CARDIOLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY, VASCULAR SURGERY.
Educational material last updated... 2011.
Financial Support... Texas Heart Institute and multiple pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies. 

A very nicely organized site. You register for credit and receive a user number AFTER viewing your first course. Types of activities include: 
9 Archived Symposia (range from 1.0 to 5.5 hours each); 
36 Cardiology Grand Rounds (typically 1.0 hour);  
3 presentations on Ethics; 
5 sessions on Heart Sounds; 
7 on Echocardiography; and 
8 "More."

Texas Medical Association Ethics CME
Last visited...11/2011
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...17 courses offering a total of 22 hours. 
Awarded by....Texas Medical Association.
Cost for Credit....$20 per credit (less for Texas physicians).
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audience ...General Interest.
Educational material last updated.... 2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

17 courses on physicians' health and well being. Topics include: Communication Skills: Why Bother?; Coping With Stress in the Practice of Medicine; Depression and Suicide in Physicians; Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Managing Patients with Pain; Ethical Considerations in Physician Aging and Retirement; Effective Strategies for Smoking Cessation; How to Create Balance in Your Life; How to Establish a Peer Assistance Committee; Joint Commission Standard Regarding Licensed Independent Practitioner Health; Maintenance of Professional Boundaries and Effective Management of Challenging Patient Encounters; Monitoring Physicians in Recovery; Psychiatric Illness and Disruptive Behavior in Physicians; Spirituality in Medicine; The Art and Science of Happiness; The Family In Addiction and Recovery and Women in Medicine: Contributions and Dilemmas. To apply for CME credit, print, complete, and mail a 10-item questionnaire along with payment.

Texas Medical Association’s Physician Oncology Education Program (POEP)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...11 activities offering a total of 29 hours.
Awarded by....Texas Medical Association.
Cost for Credit....About $15 per hour.
Instruction Type...Text-Only, Point-of-Care.
Target Audience...FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

The seven activities are: 
• Breast Cancer Screening: CME Performance Improvement Activity (20 CME Hours);
• Cancer Genetic Testing: Surgical Benefits, Management Options, and Limitations (1.5 CME Hours);
• Health Disparities- Podcast (0.5 CME Hour);
• Intimacy During and After Cancer- Podcast (0.5 CME Hour);
• Ovarian Cancer for the Health Care Provider Online Video (0.5 CME Hour);
• Ovarian Cancer: Designed for the Primary Care Physician (PDF) (1.5 CME Hours);
• Potential Endocrine Effects of Anticancer Therapy (1.5 CME Hours);
• Primary Care Update: Cervical Cancer (1.5 CME Hours);
• Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Right for the Patient, Good for Reimbursement – Podcast (0.5 CME Hour);
• Tobacco Intervention and the Health Care Provider (Module) (1 CME Hour); and
• Tobacco Intervention and the Health Care Provider (Podcast) (1 CME Hour).

TheAnswerPage
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Up to 1.5 hours per week.
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society.
Cost for Credit....$39.99 per month or $299 per year.
Instruction Type....Question and Answer.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2013.
CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.
Financial support...None Stated.

TheAnswerPage presents daily questions and weekly "crossword puzzles" in these categories:
• Anesthesiology, Perioperative, & Hospital Medicine
• Pain, Palliative Care, Opioid Prescribing and Risk Management
• Statistics: Case-Based 10 Week Course for Clinicians
• Medical Marijuana - Medical, Legal, Social and Political Issues

theheart.org CME Programs 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...248 programs, 0.5 to 1.5 hours each (about 250 hours, not counted)
Awarded by....MedscapeCME.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Only or Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience...CARD.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

248 Slide-Only or Slide-Video Lectures on various cardiology topics. There are many other educational activities (news, conferences, discussions) at theheart.org, but only theheart.org CME Programs offers CME credit. Some recent programs are:
• Appropriate Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of PAH: Revealing and Addressing Treatment Gaps
• Dilemmas in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Positioning PPAR Agonists to Address the Big Picture
• Hyponatremia in Heart Failure: Causes, Consequences, and Treatments
• Polypharmacy and Statin Selection: Reducing the Potential for Drug-Drug Interactions

Theory into Practice CME for PCPs (TiPS)  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3 courses offering a total of 20 hours.
Awarded by....Boston University,
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Point-of-Care.
Target Audience...FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Takeda.

In these courses, you will participate as part of a group of learners, and you will use your own patient charts as well as learning from didactic presentations. Three courses are presently available: Depression in Primary Care (7.5 hours); Advising Patients on Advance Directives (2.5 hours); and Physician Counseling to Enhance Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines (10 hours). You should listen to the "Learn More Audio Presentation" and also view the individual course demo before registering.

ThrombosisClinic.com
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3 courses, offering  a  total of 7 hours. 
Awarded by....Elsevier Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio/Video, Text-Audio, Slide-Text, and Text-Only.
Target Audience...CARD, ER, SURG. 
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...sanofi-aventis and various other pharmaceutical companies.

This site is for physicians (especially cardiologists, ER specialists and surgeons) who have an interest in the prevention and management of thrombosis. You will find one activity in Arterial Thrombosis: Oral antithrombotic therapies — patients with atrial fibrillation (2.5 Hours); and 2 activities in Venous Thrombosis: Future Alternatives to Warfarin (0.5 Hour) and Associated Risks of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer Effective Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in...(4.0 Hours)

Topics in Risk Management 3 (Practical Reviews)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Format...Audio CD.
Credit hours...12.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost for Credit....$169.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...May 2010.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...May 2013.

Some of the essential topics covered in Topics in Risk Management 3 include:
• Never Events: Inexcusable Outcomes in Health Care;
• Professional Liability: Courtroom Perspectives of a Surgeon Defense Expert;
• Avoiding Malpractice Claims: Common Causes, Common Myths, and Common Sense;
• Medical Malpractice Insurance.

Tufts Health Care Institute
Last visited...May 2013.
Credit hours...1.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....Thomas R. Beam Institute and Tufts University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruct ion Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience ...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Probably 2010.
Financial Support...Merck, Sanofi-Synthelabo.

A set of ten online courses in the area of Quality Care, Cost-Effectiveness and Care Management. These modules explore the roles of clinicians as managers of care and stewards of resources, and present strategies, tools and processes that providers can draw upon. The content relates to ACGME/ABMS competencies in Systems-Based Practice and Practice-Based Learning and Improvement. 
Ten courses are currently accredited; these include Definitions and Measurement of Quality; Quality Improvement Techniques; Quality Oversight in the Marketplace; Evidence-based Medicine; Referral Management; Professionalism in Medicine: The Fundamentals; Professionalism in Medicine: Implications for Practice, Parts 1 and 2;  Spine Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Lower Back Pain; and Outpatient Abdominal Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Diagnosis. An additional seven are in the process of reaccreditation.

Tumor Immunology, Immunotherapy, and Advances in Metastatic Melanoma: Living Medical eTextbook Oncology  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 chapters for a total of up to 14.0 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Online textbook.
Target Audience.... Medical Oncologists, Dermatologists,  Internists,  Family Practitioners, nurses/NPs, pharmacists, PAs, and others.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support... Bristol-Myers Squibb.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Tumor Immunology, Immunotherapy, and Advances in Metastatic Melanoma is an interactive resource to support learning in the field of tumor immunology, and more specifically focuses on melanoma treatment and management. Throughout each chapter you will find supplemental hyperlinks to external multimedia resources—including illustrations, videos, journal articles, glossary terms, and online textbooks—to enhance understanding of relevant issues.



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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Tool Kit of Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Care  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 courses for a maximum of 5.5 hours.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Article Reviews,  Case-based Tx Reporter Online newsletter, Journal Insight interview and Webcast
Target Audience....Pediatricians, obstetricians, family practitioners, pediatric endocrinologists, internists, primary care providers, endocrinologists, diabetologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, diabetes educators, nutritionists, and other health professionals involved in the care of patients with T1DM.
Educational material last updated....2013.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.
Financial Support... Lilly Pharmaceuticals.

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Tool Kit of Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Care provides physicians and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of T1DM patients with up-to-date, practical strategies for the management and treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus in adult patients as well as adolescent T1DM patients transitioning to adult diabetes. 
Participation in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Tool Kit of Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Care will help you to:
• Describe challenges and opportunities in type 1 diabetes management and glycemic control in patients transitioning from adolescence to adult care as well as in adult patients.
• Establish a familiarization with insulin delivery and monitoring device options to facilitate informed clinical decision making.
• Implement strategies for successful transitioning of pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients to adult care.
• Practice evidence-based strategies and effective communication techniques to improve the likelihood of adherence and continued glycemic control for successful diabetes self-management.
• Understand how T1DM can affect psychosocial and physiologic development and performance in adolescents transitioning to adult care.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice Updated Edition: Living Medical eTextbook  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12.0 (2.0 per chapter, 6 chapters).
Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Online chapters with interactive links and resources; iPhone/iPad App.
Target Audiences...ENDO, IM, FP, Nurses/NPs, Pharmacists.
Educational material last updated...2012.
Financial Support...Lilly USA, LLC and Novo Nordisk Inc.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

This web-based reference tool is designed for busy clinicians who want the latest information on new tools to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). With an emphasis on self-monitoring of blood glucose and novel therapies, this book explores how best to help patients achieve treatment goals. 
Features include: Comprehensive and up-to-date information organized in six chapters, practical guidance and insights from noted endocrinology experts, hyperlinks to illustrations, videos, journal articles, glossary terms, online textbooks, and other external resources to enhance your understanding of relevant issues, and free CME/CE credits for each completed chapter.

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Ulcerative Colitis: Care & Compliance  
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2 activities for a total of up to 2.5 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Online textbook, video case study.
Target Audience.... Gastroenterologists, PCPs (internists and family practice practitioners), nurses/NPs, and PAs.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support... Salix and Warner Chilcott.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

Designed for gastroenterologists and other clinicians who treat patients with mild-to-moderate disease, the Ulcerative Colitis: Care & Compliance compendium provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on patient care and management. This program focuses on facilitating treatment adherence and persistence, and maintaining open communication with patients.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (Deep South Network)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 30 courses offering a total of about 30 credit hours (not counted).
Awarded by....University of Alabama School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Most are free. 
Instruction Type...Some Text-and-Graphics, some Case-Based-Interactive and a few Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audience...Many specialties, but mostly oriented to Primary Care.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Courses are organized into these areas: Cardiovascular Disease; Endocrinology and Metabolism; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; General; Geriatrics; Otolaryngology; and Respiratory Disease. 
Some newer courses are: 
• Southern Collaboration in Research to Impact Prescription of Therapeutics (SCRIPTs);
• Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice (C-COMP). A Clinician’s Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities;
• Hypertension in the Elderly;
• My Patient Has Abnormal Liver Enzymes! What Should I Do?;
• The Diagnostic Approach to a Low Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - Parts I & II;
• The Evolution of Staphylococcus Aureus;
• E-Prescribing;
• Vitamin D Sufficiency - Assessment and Management;
• Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment; and
• Strategies for Improving Care for Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease: Examining the Impact of Biases on Patient Care. 

University of California at Davis (UCDHS) Continuing Medical Education Self-Study Modules
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.5 to 1.5 per lecture (most activities offer 1.0); 43 activities offering a total of about 30 hours).
Awarded by....University of California, Davis Health System.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lecture (most courses also have pdfs of the slides).
Target Audiences...FP, IM, PED.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...3 years after posting.

Lectures on general medical subjects. Each lecture was originally presented as a video teleconference. Some recent lectures are:
• Evaluation of Hypercalcemia
• Tic Disorder & Tourette's Syndrome
• Cross Language Store and Forward (asynchronous) Telepsychiatry
• Tendon Injuries: State of the Art Treatments
• Transference, Counter Transference and Therapeutic Relationships Between Primary Care Providers and Their Patients
• Practical Management of Depression
To receive CME credit, print and mail or fax the evaluation form.

University of Louisville Online Courses
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 courses offering 1.0 to  3.0 hours (total of  10.25 hours).
Awarded by....University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....About $10 per hour for some courses; most are free.
Instruction Type......Video, Slide-Audio Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2010. 
Financial Support...None Stated.

Courses currently offering CME credit to physicians are:
• HIV/AIDS Update (2 hours);
• Domestic Violence (3 hours);
• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence in Kentucky Hospitals (1.25 hours);
• Conscious Sedation (1 hour);
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury (2 hours); and
• The Swine Flu Pandemic (1 hour).

UMDNJ (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) Center for Continuing and Outreach Education
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18 activities (hours not counted).
Awarded by....UMDNJ.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Most are Text-Only; there are also several archived webinars and slide-video lectures.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...New Jersey Department of Health.

Seven of the activities are AIDS-related. Some of the other subjects addressed are: diabetes, ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis.

University of Michigan
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per guideline course. Others offer 1.0 to 3.0 hours. 34 activities offering a total of 45 credit-hours.
Awarded by....University of Michigan School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only Guideline-Based.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

30 text-only courses present University of Michigan Treatment guidelines on common medical conditions. Another section offers 4 activities in pulmonary hypertension (2.0 or 3.0 hours each). 

University of Minnesota
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 Global Health modules offering 24 to 40 credits per module and one 2 hour module on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Total of about 210 hours.
Awarded by....University of Minnesota.
Cost...........$845 per module or $895 (Module 7). Lower fees for certain groups of participants.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures and supporting materials.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, ID, PED and any physician interested in Global Health.
Educational material last updated....2012.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The major focus of this site is Global Health. You will find these 7 modules:
• Module 1: Introduction to Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Populations
• Module 2: Disaster Response and Clinical Medicine in Resource-Limited Settings
• Module 3: Public Health and Noninfectious Disease in Developing Countries
• Module 4: Parasitic Infections
• Module 5: Bacterial, Mycobacterial (TB), and Fungal Infections
• Module 6: Viral Infections
• Module 7: Travel Medicine

University of Nebraska Medical Center Course Listing for Online CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...24 activities, probably offering about 24 hours.
Awarded by....University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audiences....Multiple specialties
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

24 activities in many areas of medicine. 

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...A single course:  Medical Ethics (2 credits).
Awarded by....University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Cost for Credit....$99.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...11/2009.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME Credit.....May 2013.

A single course:  Medical Ethics (2 credits). You must print and mail in the answer sheet along with your check in order to receive CME credit (or submit online).

University of Washington CME: Online Courses
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by... University of Washington School of Medicine.
Cost... $45.
Instruction Type... Interactive text and video.
Target Audiences...PAIN MANAGEMENT and other physicians who treat pain.
Education material last updated... 5/09
Financial Support... Ortho-McNeil Janssen.
CME Credit Expires...4/30/2013.

A single course is titled COPE: Collaborative Opioid Prescribing Education. It offers physicians tools for collaborative goal-setting at the outset of opioid treatment.

University of Wisconsin Online CME
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 45 courses offering about 45 hours are accessible free to doctors; the others require a fee or a special access code.
Awarded by....The University of Wisconsin Medical School .
Cost for Credit......Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only, PowerPoint, Slide-Video Lecture..
Target Audiences...SURGERY, and multiple specialties.
Educational material updated...2011.
Financial Support...A few courses have pharmaceutical company support; other courses are supported by foundations.

The largest section, Surgery Grand Rounds Online (see below), contains 36 free one-hour slide-video lectures each offering 1 hour of credit. There is another group of 10 activities in general medical areas, also free and offering 0.5 or 1.0 hour. Another group of courses either requires a fee (in some cases, up to $200) or an access code, presumably only available to staff of the University.

University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Last visited....May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 Hour for each session. About 36 sessions currently available.
Awarded by....University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Surgery and Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health.
Cost for Credit......Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lecture.
Target Audiences...SURGERY.
Educational material updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Online Surgery Grand Rounds are offered weekly from September through May each year.
Some recent lectures are:
Tetralogy of Fallot: Current Surgical Treatment; The Expanding Role of Adrenal Surgery; Academic Surgery: The Scalpel and Pen; Recent 10 Year Progress in Pancreas Transplantation; Transplant Tolerance and Federal Immigration Reform; and Short Bowel Syndrome in Children.

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Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Education Project at Grand Valley State University
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...11.0.
Awarded by....Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Education Project at Grand Valley State University through joint sponsorship with Michigan State University.
Cost...........$10 per unit ($60 for all 11 hours).
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures, Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Psychiatry, Neurology and any health care worker working with veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury.
Educational material updated....2013.
Financial Support...Department of Defense.
Expiration of CME credit...December 31, 2016.

Course 1, Physiological/Symptom Control and Interdisciplinary Care Team (4 hours) focuses on the physiological symptoms unique to returning veterans suffering from blast-incurred neurological trauma sustained during military theatre operations including traumatic brain injury, comorbidities such as PTSD, and other polytraumatic injuries.
Course 2, Cognitive and Behavioral Health (4 hours) provides education regarding the cognitive and behavioral difficulties that wounded veterans with a mild traumatic brain injury experience when returning from combat, specifically Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression and suicide, and substance abuse.
Course 3, Case Management and Community Reintegration (3 hours), focuses on coordination of services for wounded warriors from governmental agencies community, local, and regional agencies and other professional agencies.

Virtual Grand Rounds: Multiple Sclerosis
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5 activities for a total of up to 5.0 credits.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type.... Webcasts with Downloadable Slides.
Target Audience.... Neurologists and primary care physicians (including family practice, internists, and general practitioners), as well as nurses and pharmacists
Educational material last updated....Nov 2011.
Financial Support... Teva Neuroscience, Acorda, and Allergan.
CME credit expires...One year after posting.

This 5-part webcast series, available both online and as an iPhone and iPad app, presents up-to-date information on diagnostic and monitoring techniques, management approaches, and treatment options for your patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Each webcast provides expert instruction from noted neurologists, illustrative patient case scenarios, and downloadable slides.


See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Virtual Lecture Hall
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...19 programs offering a total of 90 credits.
Awarded by....Various medical schools and professional societies.
Cost for Credit.....$25 to access the site (includes 1 CME credit); additional credits for $25 per hour. 
Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....State-Mandated CME, Risk Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Cultural Competence.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial Support...Some programs developed with NIH grant support. Commercial support not accepted.

The Virtual Lecture Hall courses are designed to meet specific state CME mandates, but they also apply to all licensed physicians regardless of state of licensure. 
Examinations are not required for CME credit.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses described in detail in alphabetical order by course name.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in State alphabetical order:
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas. 
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in order by groups of required topics:
• Cultural Competence; • Domestic Violence • End of Life-Palliative Care; • Ethics; 
• HIV-AIDS; • Infection Control; • Infectious Diseases; • Medical Errors; 
• Modes of Transmission; • Patient Communications; • Patient Safety; 
• Prescribing Practices; • Professional Responsibility; and • Risk Management.

VTEeducation.com 
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours: 4 activities offering a total of 5.75 hours. (plus Point of Care, see ===>)
Awarded by...The France Foundation.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Text-Only, Slide-Only, Podcast, Case-Based-Interactive, Point of Care.
Target Audiences…CRITICAL CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, ONCO (and other physicians who prescribe thromboprophylaxis in at-risk patients).
Educational material last updated….2009.
Financial Support…GlaxoSmithKline.

VTEeducation.com focuses on "promoting better thromboprophylaxis... through adherence to evidence-based guidelines and appropriate use of all available therapies."
Primer: A Call to Action: Practical Guidelines in Support of New Standards for VTE Prophylaxis (1.0 hour);
Peer-to-Peer Dialogues: 6 audio-only discussions between experts (0.25 hour each);
The VTE Educational Resource, Newsletter, Clinical Pearls, Performance Improvement (2.0 hours); and
Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hour of credit) "features timely, clinically relevant topics surrounding VTE."

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Washington University (St. Louis)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Unable to count courses or hours (probably >100) 
Awarded by....Washington University.
Cost for Credit.....$15 per credit.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics; Slide-Video.
Target Audiences....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated...2011.

Probably >100 presentations, covering most medical specialty areas.

WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web) Cases and Commentaries
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...25.
Awarded by....AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research).
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...US Government.

Most presentations illustrate physician, nursing or pharmacist errors and focus on the prevention of such errors. Some recent cases include: 
• Near Miss with Bedside Medications; 
• Mobility Lost in ICU; 
• The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care; 
• Watch the Warfarin;
• The ECG is not Normal;
• Duty to Disclose Someone Else’s Error;
• Volume Too Low: In and Out;
• One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another;
• The Forgotten Turn; and
• Treatment Challenges after Discharge.

WE MOVE (Movement Disorder Virtual University)
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities offering a total of 11.0 hours. 
Awarded by....We Move.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive; Disease-Based Interactive;  (Text-Only).
Target Audiences....NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
Expiration of CME credit...2012. 

CME activities are organized into the following sections:
• Clinical Diagnostic Theatre: (1 hour); 
• Pediatric Movement Disorders: Diagnosis, Assessment and Management (2 Hours); 
• The Role of Chemodenervation in the Management of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders (2 hours): The Use of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia; and Botulinum Toxin Injection Therapy for the Treatment of Spastic Diplegia) ; and 
• A Core Curriculum in Movement Disorders (6 hours): Focal Dystonia, The Neurologic Examination, Rating Scales, Differential Diagnosis, Pharmacology Part One and Pharmacology Part Two.

Wills Eye Knowledge Portal
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...88 activities, each offering 0.5 to 1.5 credits. Total of about 88 hours (and more being added).
Awarded by....Wills Eye Institute.
Cost..........Free. 
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audiences....OPHTH.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...3 years after posting.

All CME at the Wills Eye Knowledge Portal is now free of charge. A good way to start is by taking the very helpful virtual video tour. Some recent titles are: Choroidal Nevus; Patient Selection and Expectation for Cataract Surgery; Serious Eye Cancers Masquerading as Common Benign Conditions; Laser Trabeculoplasty; Gonioscopy; Floppy Eyelid Syndrome; Basic Genetics for the Ophthalmologist; Macular Degeneration; Diplopia Danger Signs; and Special Stains and Techniques in Ocular Pathology.

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Yale Online CME
Last visited...May 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About  100 lectures; most offering 1.0 hour; total of about 100 hours.
Awarded by...Yale University School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....$15 per hour or $200 per year.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences....Mostly IM.
Educational material last updated... 2011.
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies. 

The bulk of the instruction is in Internal Medicine Grand Rounds (68). The second largest group is "Connecticut Mandated Courses" (12). Other lectures are in Cancer (4), Surgery (5), Pediatrics (5), OB/Gyn/Reproductive Sciences (4), Neuroscience (1), Diabetes (3),  Dermatology (1) and a few other areas.

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