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Cleveland Clinic Hepatitis C Management
Last visited...7/2006. 
Credit hours....9.75.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only; Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...GI, ID.
Educ. material last updated....2006
Financial Support...Roche

A monograph (2.5 hours) covering risk factors, natural history, and treatment of hepatitis C; patient selection for treatment; diagnostic testing, including the role of liver biopsy; and patient compliance with therapy. Nine case-based activities each offering 0.75 hours. Some titles are: The Management of the HCV/HIV Coinfected Patient and Hepatitis C & Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Clinical Care Options Hepatitis
Last visited...5/2006.
Credit hours...0.25 to 1.0 per activity (about 27 activities offering about 15 hours).
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-with-Slides or Case-Based-Interactive).
Target Audience....GI.
Educ. material last updated...2005-06.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
Credit Expires...One year after posting.

About 27 text-based or case-based-interactive activities concerned with aspects of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection.

HCV Advocate's Online Education Center
Last visited...5/2006.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit......Free. 
Instruction Type...Disease-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...IM, GI, ID.
Educational material last updated...2005.
Financial Support...Roche.

This site offers the first of a promised 11 courses in the management of Hepatitis C infection. The current activity is "Diagnosing HCV." Some of the topics covered are: the types of tests used to diagnose HCV; antibody tests; HCV viral load tests; the hepatitis C virus and its lifecycle; HCV genotypes and quasispecies; biochemical liver function tests; the significance of ALT levels; liver biopsies; and the four histological stages of liver damage.

Hepatitis Web Study
Last visited...7/2007.
Credit hours...0.5 per module (total of 7.5 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...2005.
Financial Support...CDC.

A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about Hepatitis A (2), Hepatitis B (8) and Hepatitis C (5).

Imedex
Last visited...5/2006.
Credit hours...About 10 courses offering about 60 hours.
Awarded by....Imedex, Inc
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lectures.
Target Audiences... ONCO, GI, PSYCH, ID.
Educational material last updated....2005.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

A variety of courses in oncology, fungal infection, inflammatory bowel disease and psychopharmacology. 

(The) Liver Meeting Online 2006
Last visited...11/2007.
Credit hours...About 46 activities offering a total of about 31.5 credit-hours.
Awarded by....American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience...GI.
Educational material last updated...2006.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Invited Lectures (State-of-the-Art) include sessions on: Transplant Surgery; Basic Science; Hepatoxicity; Hemostasis Abnormalities; and General Hepatology Update. The Postgraduate Course 2006 includes sessions on: Acute Liver Injury and Failure; Viral Hepatitis; and The Role of Genetics in Liver Disease. The 2006 AASLD Scientific Program contains about 35 plenary and parallel sessions on various subjects in hepatology.

Projects in Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program III: Bridging Cultural Differences to Improve HBV Treatment in Asian and Other Diverse Communities
Last visited...9/2007.
Credit hours...19 activities for a total of 11.25 credits.
Awarded by...Projects in Knowledge.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only..
Target Audiences....GI.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial Support..Bristol-Myers Squibb.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

This course is presented in 19 sections over one year, and offers 11.25 CME Credits. Topics include screening, genotyping, testing for antiviral-resistance mutations, treatment guidelines (updates from AASLD, EASL, and DDW), current and emerging HBV treatment options, consolidation therapy, HIV/HCV coinfection, cirrhosis, and cultural and communications barriers to diagnosis and treatment. 

Temple University Advances in Gastroenterology 2007
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...6 activities awarding a total of 5.75 hours.
Awarded by.....Temple University.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture. 
Target Audiences....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial Support...AstraZeneca and Schering Plough.
CME Credit Expires...January 15, 2009.

Six lectures on these GI subjects: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH); Management of Hepatitis C; and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

TheGut.org
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...11 activities offering a total of 30 hours of credit.
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Only lecture, Slide-Video lecture or Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...GI.
Educ. material last updated....2007.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Activities are divided into GERD (4 activities, 10 hours); Hepatobiliary Disease (1 activity,  5.25 hours); IBD and Other Intestinal Disorders (3 activities, 5 hours); IBS and Motility Disorders (2 activities, 4 hours); and Multiple Topic Programs
(5.5 hours).