Canadian Online CME Sites
Bernard Sklar, MD, MS

Last Updated June 24, 2006.
This is the Canadian Section of the Annotated List of Online CME.
All Canadian Online CME offering MainPro-M1 credit includes an online group discussion format. You must participate in these discussions as well as go though the didactic material to earn credit.
Thanks to Laurent Hogue for finding and doing the initial write-up of the "CME on..." group of sites.
You can find the more comprehensive list of American sites at www.cmelist.com/list.htm.

CANMAT (The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatment)
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......6. 
Credit Type....MainPro-M1.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio-Lecture (or you can choose slides and text).
Educ. material last updated......Not Stated
Financial Support...Wyeth/Ayerst of Canada.

CANMAT presently has one accredited CME course on its site: Achieving Remission: Redefining the Goals of Treatment. It uses a mix of audio with text transcription, slides with graphics and case studies. There is also an online discussion forum for users. Online registration is required.
You will also find a lecture, New Antidepressant Families (not clear if credit is offered).

CME on ADHD
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......3 in English and 2 in French.
Credit Type....MainPro-M1or MainPro C.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio Lecture.
Educational material last updated.....2004.
Financial Support...Shire.

Conferences by experts concerning ADHD: You will find 3 presentations in English: The Clinical Assessment and Evaluation of Treatment in ADHD: From the Research Setting to the Office Setting; Problems and Challenges in the Evaluation of ADHD; and 
Practical Aspects and New Research on the Clinical Impact of Long Duration Stimulants; and 2 presentations in French: Les échelles d’évaluation : comment les... évaluer; and Quatre articles intéressants dans la dernière année sur le TDAH.

CME On Diabetes
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......Perhaps 128(?).
Credit Type....MainPro-M1or MainPro C.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio Lecture.
Educational material last updated.....2004.
Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.

Conferences by experts in endocrinology  concerning type 2 diabetes: You will find presentations on Insulin Resistance (36), Epidemiology (10), Treatment/therapies (46), Prevention (9), Life Style and Behavior (3), Pathophysiology (12) and Endocrinology (12).

CME on HIV.com
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......121 in English and 243 in French.
Credit Type....MainPro-M1or MainPro C.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio Lecture.
Educational material last updated.....2004.
Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.

You will find expert presentations on Antiretroviral Therapy (35), Salvage Therapy and Post Exposure Prophylaxis (11), HIV Related Complications (10), Epidemiology and Social Science (10), New Agents and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (25), Treatment Related Complications (24), Immunotherapy and Vaccinations (6), Basic Science (1) and other topics (1).

CME on Transplantation.com
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......11 in English and 11 in French.
Credit Type....MainPro-M1or MainPro C.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio Lecture.
Educational material last updated.....2004.
Financial Support...Wyeth.

Conferences by experts concerning Transplantation: You will find presentations on Immunosuppressive Therapies (5), Living Donations (1), Kidney Transplantation (2) and Other Topics (3).

Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......24
Credit Type....MainPro-M1 or MainPro-C, RCPSC Category I.
Awarded by......University of Toronto.
Cost......Free
Instruction Type......Slide Lecture, Small Groups.
Educational material last updated......2005.
Financial Support...Private Donation.

On its website the Ian Anderson Program has 13 modules with accompanying slide presentations on numerous aspects of end-of-life care. While not currently online interactive learning, all materials are available for use free of charge. The slides allow for presentation in small group settings, rounds, etc. 12 of the modules are individually accredited for two hours each when presented in problem-based small groups and each has associated pre/post-tests. The Anderson Program will consider requests for core teaching by its faculty but prefers to train others to teach using its materials.

Just The Berries
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......3 hours per course.
Credit Type....MainPro-M1or MainPro C.
Awarded by......CFPC (College of Family Physicians of Canada).
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Slide-Audio-Lecture (or you can choose slides and text.
Educational material last updated......Not Stated.
Financial Support...Merck Frosst.

The four courses presently offered are: Putting Your Finger on the Issues in BPH; Primary and Secondary Stroke Prevention; Musculoskeletal Pain and General Arthritis; and Management of Mild to Moderate Asthma. Each course involves 2-3 cases. You are required to answer specific questions arising from these cases. It takes about 2-3 weeks to complete a course. In total it takes about 3 hours over 2-3 weeks. The courses are facilitated by a family physician; there is also a subject matter expert available for specialist advice when needed.

McGill Continuing Medical Education
Last visited: 8/2006
Credit hours: 346 archived multimedia streaming videos, Sect 2 for Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), MainPro M2 College of Family Physicians of Canada, AMA Physician recognition award section 2. 
Live streaming multimedia about 100 hours per year, section 1 RCPSC, AMA PRA 1. Main PRO M1.
Awarded by: McGill University
Cost: Viewing the presentations is free, accreditation charge $10 per hour or $100/year.
Instruction type: Video with slides, interactive text chat with live streaming.
Target audience: Multiple Specialties
Educational Material last updated: 2006
Financial support: Merck Frosst Canada

The McGill CME site has archived videos and slides presented mostly by McGill professors. The content deals with current therapy, diagnosis and the treatment of disease. Currently the site delivers more than 1000 hours of video per month. The site lists current local and national CME events and links to the Canadian Portal for CME. Links are provided to join the live streaming broadcasts as well as the on-line courses.

mdBriefCase
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......Most courses offer one hour of credit; approximately 25 case studies, with over 30 credits.
Credit Type....MAINPRO M1 and Maintenance of Certificate Category 1.
Awarded by......Various Canadian universities and associations.
Cost......Free.
Instruction Type......Case-Based Interactive and Online Discussion.
Educational material last updated......2005. Three new cases posted each month.
Financial Support...Various.

Some featured cases are: Chronic Pelvic Pain of Bladder Origin/Interstitial Cystitis; Diabetic Neuropathic Pain; Diagnosing Metabolic Syndrome; HIV in the workplace; Overactive Bladder; and The Diabetic Foot. Some newer cases are: A hypertensive snow bird; Actinic Keratosis; Basal Cell Carcinoma; Bipolar Disorder; Community Acquired Pneumonia; Diabetes and Sexual Dysfunction; External Genital Warts; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Genital Herpes; and Metabolic Syndrome.

MDcme.ca
Last visited...1/2005.
Credit hours...3.0 to 5.0 hours per course (5 courses offering 22 hours).
Awarded by.....The Canadian medical university that develops the course.
Cost...........$50 to 65 (Canadian; about $32 to $42 US). Osteoporosis course is free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with online facilitator.
Target Audiences....GP, FP.
Educational material last updated....2004.
Financial Support...Health Canada, ACOA, Pfizer, Merck Frosst.

MDcme.ca is produced by a consortium of ten Canadian medical universities. The primary emphasis is to help rural MDs maintain medical competence. Courses offer credit for US physicians as well as for those in Canada. Current courses include: Cervical Disc Disease; Emergency Medicine: Case Studies; Malaria - The Tropical Traveler; Management of Parkinson's Disease; and Prescribing Exercise for Patients with Cardiac Disease. Courses are offered in specific time periods and involve interaction with other students and an instructor.

MedicalRounds
Last visited......1/2005.
Credit hours......Generally one hour per lecture, total of 638 hours (not counted today)
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......2004.
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.

Self Learning (College of Family Physicians of Canada)
Last visited......2/2005
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......$162 (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, and Medical Journal of Australia. 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.

Queen's University
Last visited......1/2005
Credit hours......2 hours.
Credit Type....MainPro M1.
Awarded by......University of Calgary.
Cost......$50 (Canadian).
Instruction Type......Not Stated.
Educational material last updated......2002.
Financial Support...Not Stated.

A single course, Radiographic Examination of the Carpal Bones. Before you can start the course, you must print and complete the Registration form and fax or mail it to the CME office. You will then be sent a password to access the course.

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