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Intensive Update With Board Review In Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME Course (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...77.25. Awarded by....Oakstone Medical in conjunction with Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Cost...........Prices vary according to the format, from $1195 to $1695. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.  Target Audience...GERO, FP, IM. Educational material last updated...February 28, 2011. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...February 28, 2014.

The Intensive Update With Board Review In Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME Course is designed for clinicians and those who are taking the geriatric medicine and/or hospice and palliative medicine certification or recertification in geriatric medicine. This course is also for those physicians and other healthcare professionals who want to update their clinical knowledge in geriatric and palliative medicine. Upon completion of the Intensive Update With Board Review In Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME Course, you should be able to: • Describe the latest evidence-based geriatric and palliative medicine; • Recognize the promises and pitfalls of new treatments for older adults; • Comprehend major geriatric syndromes and effectively manage these syndromes; • Apply knowledge to older adults across all sites of care; • Identify psychosocial and ethical issues as they pertain to older adults and formulate a treatment approach; • Prepare for the ABIM Geriatric and Palliative Medicine Board Exams; • Critically assess and guide medical interventions to improve a patient’s quality of life; • Confidently assess and manage pain and non-pain symptoms; and • Provide patients and families with the highest level of medical care that is consistent with their goals.

Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...26.75. Awarded by....David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Cost...........Prices vary according to the format, from $795 to $1195. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.  Target Audience...GERO, FP, IM. Educational material last updated...November 2, 2010. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...November 2, 2013.

The Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review emphasizes a functional assessment approach to comprehensive care of older adults. It will be especially useful to internists and family physicians who are preparing for either the Examination for the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine or the Recertification Examination.  After completing the Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine and Board Review, you should be better able to: • Identify the basic principles of geriatric medicine; • Apply principles of geriatric assessment, geriatric pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the patient care setting; • Understand key aspects of neurology, cardiology, psychiatry, urology, pharmacology, and rheumatology as they apply to older patients; • Identify psychosocial problems and ethical issues in decision-making, and formulate an approach to these problems; • Comprehend the major geriatric syndromes such as incontinence, pain management, osteoporosis, and explain the appropriate geriatric medicine approaches to them; and • Be a more effective teacher of geriatrics and geriatric pharmacology.

GRS7 Audio Companion (Geriatric Review 7 Syllabus Audio Companion)  (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...35. Awarded by....American Geriatrics Society and Oakstone Medical Publishing. Cost...........Varies according to the format and AGS membership status, from $497 to 697. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Audio CD or Audio MP3 CD.  Target Audience...GERO, FP, IM. Educational material last updated...October 15, 2010. Financial support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...October 15, 2012.

After completing the GRS7 Audio Companion, you will be better able to: • Describe the general principles of aging and the biomedical and psychosocial issues of aging; • Discuss legal and ethical issues related to geriatric medicine; • Evaluate the financing of health care for older persons; • Identify the basic principles of geriatric medicine, including assessment, geriatric pharmacotherapy, prevention, exercise, palliative care, rehabilitation, and sensory deficits; • Use state-of-the-art approaches to geriatric care while providing care in hospital, office-practice, nursing-home, and home-care settings; • Diagnose and manage geriatric syndromes, including dementia, delirium, urinary incontinence, malnutrition, osteoporosis, falls, pressure ulcers, sleep disorders, pain, dysphagia, and dizziness; • Apply relevant information from the fields of internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, and gynecology to the care of older patients; • Adjust patient care in the light of evidence-based data regarding the particular risks and needs of ethnic, racial, and sexual patient groups; and • Use quality indicators to assess and improve the care of older adults in your practice.

Audio-Digest Geriatrics Special Series (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...27 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 54 hours. Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation. Cost...........Varies from $22 to $25 per program, depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all 27). Format...Online MP3 or CD. Target Audiences...GERO. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Geriatrics Special Series is a compilation of 27 programs from various sections of Audio-Digest. It is geared toward the physician who treats older patients. Some recent topics include: DLBCL in the very elderly; Prognosis and treatment of CLL; Current issues in geriatrics; How to live to 100 and enjoy it; Dementia and depression: telling them apart; To drive or not to drive; Sleep problems in older people; and Hematologic diseases in the elderly. See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Hypertension: Video Highlights from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine: Second Annual Comprehensive Review of the Management of Hypertension (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.5. Awarded by...University of Chicago. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Target Audience...Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner. Educational material last updated...December 15, 2011. Financial support...Takeda. CME Credit Expires...December 14, 2012.

After completing this six-part course, you should be able to: • Implement treatment regimens for hypertension in accordance with current guidelines. • Incorporate office-based strategies into practice to improve patient adherence and persistence to antihypertensive medication regimens. • Describe the guidelines for employing antihypertensive therapy in the prevention of secondary stroke and the benefits of doing so. • Recognize specific populations that are at increased risk of complications due to hypertension. • Identify patients who may be at risk for resistant hypertension and modulate and intensify treatment regimens as needed. You must complete all six parts to earn CME credit. The individual segments are: • Part 1. Novel Approaches to Hypertension • Part 2. Importance of Sodium/Volume Control in Resistant Hypertension • Part 3. Dealing with Adverse Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs • Part 4. Recurrent Stroke Prevention: 2011 Guideline Update • Part 5. JNC 8: Retooled or Just Repainted • Part 6. Hypertension in Special Populations: Providing Cutting-Edge Care for Underserved Communities

Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit: Overcoming the Challenges (Sponsored Link) This meeting will be presented live online on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM EST and then available on demand through April 17, 2013. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.0. Awarded by....Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures. Target Audiences...Medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, genitourinary oncologists, urologists, and oncology nurses involved in caring for patients with prostate cancer are the primary audience for this event. Other professionals who will find it useful include primary care physicians, family physicians, nurses and advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists. Educational material will be updated...April 17, 2012. Financial Support...Teva.  Expiration of CME credit...April 17, 2013.

Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit: Overcoming the Challenges will be presented live online on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM EST and then available on demand through April 17, 2013.. Topics Include: • Prostate Cancer Screening: New Considerations • Individualizing Therapy for the Prostate Cancer Patient • Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Controversies and Conflicts • Novel Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer • The Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Patient • Managing Bone Health and Other Post-Intervention Issues At the conclusion of Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit, you will be able to: • Evaluate new options for prostate cancer risk testing and effectively manage practical issues associated with elevated PSA and follow-up testing. • Initiate patient-centered discussions on individualizing prostate cancer treatments based on the patient’s age, medical history, and current health status, among others. • Review currently available therapies for hormone-resistant or refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), identifying through a case-based method which approach is most appropriate for a specific patient. • Discuss novel therapies available for the treatment of advanced and hormone-resistant prostate cancer, including mechanism of action, efficacy, and adverse effects. • Properly apply the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) along the spectrum of prostate cancer. • Successfully manage bone health and other post-intervention complications, including incontinence, in patients with prostate cancer.

Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing (Sponsored Link) This meeting will be presented live online on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and Thursday, March 29, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST and then available on demand through March 29, 2013. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.0. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures. Target Audiences...The summit is planned to meet the continuing medical education needs of psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists, genetic counselors, psychiatric social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for mental health patients. Educational material will be updated...March 29, 2012. Financial Support...Otsuka.  Expiration of CME credit...March 29, 2013.

Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing will be presented live online on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and Thursday, March 29, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST and then available on demand through March 29, 2013.. Topics include:  • Understanding DSM-5  • Managing Personality Disorder in Medical Settings  • Deciphering Bipolar Disease and Its Mimics  • Incorporating the Implications of Genetics in Psychiatry  • Evolving Neurobiology of Schizophrenia • Appreciating the Complex Set of Conditions Involved in the Autism Spectrum  • Understanding Depression as a Neuro-Inflammatory Condition  • Comprehending Dementia Through Neuro-Imaging  • Evaluating New Molecules and Therapies in Psychopharmacology After participating in Key Issues Facing Psychiatry, you will be able to: • Describe significant changes to practice based on an understanding of the DSM-5. • Better identify a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. • Explain the role of genetics in mental health. • Discuss the implications of mental health conditions on an understanding of genetics. • Evaluate the impact of personality disorder in medical management. • Apply improved skills in managing adolescent addictions. • Implement a coherent approach to psychiatric diagnosis. • Recognize the neurobiology of schizophrenia in patient evaluation. • Incorporate the complex set of conditions involved in autism in practice. • Better manage chronic pain. • Demonstrate an appreciation for the linkages between pain and depression. • Display an understanding of depression as a neuro-inflammatory condition. • Recognize the role of neuro-imaging in dementia. • Choose among appropriate new psychopharmacologic therapies.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease:  A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing (Sponsored Link) Live Online on Wednesday, November 16, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST (4.0 Hours), and Thursday, November 17, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST (5.0 Hours)  2011, and then available on demand through May 17, 2012. Last visited...2/2012. 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...Infectious Disease specialists, Hepatologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of infectious disease.  Educational material last updated...Nov 17, 2011. Financial Support...Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Abbott Laboratories.  Expiration of CME credit...May 17, 2012.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing will be presented live on November 16 and 17, 2011 and then available on demand through May 17, 2012.  Session One Topics: • Keynote Address: The State of Infectious Disease • Current Trends in Infection Control • 10 Observations in Clostridium Difficile • Top 10 Developments in Hepatitis C Session Two Topics: • Top 10 Vaccine Messages • Top Ten Key Therapeutic & Diagnostic Game Changers in the U.S. • Ten Hot Topics in AIDS/HIV • What Have We Learned About Flu since 2009: Ten Important Lessons • New STD Guidelines From the CDC and Your Patient After participating in this activity, you will be able to: • Identify appropriate therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections; • Integrate infection control procedures in your daily practice; • Utilize newly approved antibiotic agents; • Recognize and better manage infections due to C. difficile; • Incorporate new therapies and recommendations for patients with HIV; • Implement new developments in the area of HCV management; • Incorporate recommendations into immunization and treatment for influenza; • Integrate current vaccination guidelines for adult and pediatric patients; • Assess and utilize new molecular diagnostic tests appropriately; and • Implement new guidelines on STD prevention and treatment.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice: Curriculum II (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...8.0. Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Webcasts, podcasts, article reviews, and case-based newsletters. Target Audiences...ENDO, IM, FP. Educational material last updated...December 2011. Financial Support...Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice: Curriculum II offers timely and convenient instruction from diabetes and endocrinology experts that will help you improve the care of your patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Courses in this curriculum include: • Webcasts and audio podcasts • Article reviews (summaries of timely and relevant published journal articles) • Tx Reporter case-based newsletters with audio See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Living Medical eTextbook: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice Updated Edition (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. 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...December 2011. 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. See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Living Medical eTextbook Neurology: Parkinson’s Disease Edition, Early Diagnosis and Management (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...3 units each offering 2.0 hours (Total of 6 hours). 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...2011. Financial Support...Teva Neuroscience. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

Living Medical eTextbook Neurology: Parkinson’s Disease Edition, Early Diagnosis and Management:  In this three-part web-based e-textbook, noted neurology experts present up-to-date information and offer practical guidance about the early diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease (PD), strategies for clinical trial design, and the use of MAO-B inhibitors in the treatment of patients with PD. Free iPhone/iPad app is also available.  See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

CardioCareLive: Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future (Sponsored Link) This meeting was presented live online on December 7 & 8, 2011, and is now available on demand through June 8, 2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...13.0. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Slide- Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat. Target Audiences...Cardiologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine practitioners, Endocrinologists, Electrophysiologists, Nurses and Advanced Practice nurses, Physician Assistants, Diabetes Educators, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease.  Educational material last updated...December 8, 2011. Financial Support...Astellas, St. Jude, Novo Nordisk, BI, Abbott Vascular.  Expiration of CME credit...June 8, 2012.

Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future was presented live online on December 7 & 8, 2011, and is now available on demand through June 8, 2012. Session One Topics: • Managing the Impending Cardiovascular Disease Crisis—Can We Prevent Heart Disease? • Highlights From European Society of Cardiology—Implications for Practice • Heart Failure—Disease Management to Avoid Re-hospitalization • Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes-A Look at the New ACC/AHA Guidelines • Optimal Management of LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides • Percutaneous versus Surgical Management of Aortic Valvular Stenosis • Cardiovascular CT: Evidence Based Use to Improve Outcomes Session Two Topics: • Diabetes—Which Drugs Should We Use When, and When to Refer to a Diabetologist? • Biomarkers to Improve Risk Prediction • Sleep Apnea—How to Treat With CPAP, Nasal Devices, or Dental Appliances? • When to Refer the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation for an Ablation or Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion • Current and Future Strategies to Raise HDL Cholesterol and Lower CVD Risk • Anticoagulation Alternatives in the Person with Atrial Fibrillation

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine Credit hours...1.0. Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....California, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and Texas.

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine will help you to: Utilize therapies intended to reduce or relieve distressing symptoms; Communicate better, including using active listening and shared decision-making; Coordinate care with health and spiritual professionals; Manage and support patients and family members experiencing death and bereavement; and Apply important ethical principles to patient care.

Culture & End of Life Care: Collaborating with Interdisciplinary Partners Credit hours...1.5. Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Meets Special CME Requirements in: California (End of Life and Geriatrics), Connecticut (Cultural Competence), Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas.

After completing this program, you should be better able to: • Analyze advantages for using a skilled interpreter with limited English proficiency (LEP) patients or patients who don't speak English at all; • Learn how and why to conduct a pre-session with an interpreter; • Identify strategies for successful communication when working with an interpreter; • Elicit the patient's perspective when a family member tries to speak for her; • Encourage the patient to learn what Western medicine offers, so she can make an informed decision; • Negotiate a treatment plan, offering your recommendations while respecting the patient's perspective; • Collaborate with a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) provider to meet the patient's treatment goals; • Build a lasting relationship with the patient; • Observe that members of the same family and culture may hold different spiritual values; • Identify several options for resolving conflicting values; • Analyze the results when spiritual needs are addressed in planning end-of-life care; • Analyze how different approaches to ethical decision making might lead to conflict between a physician and a nurse; • Identify possible pitfalls in handling interdisciplinary conflict; and • Assess strategies for addressing interdisciplinary conflicts effectively.

Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families Credit hours...1.0. Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Meets Special CME Requirements in: California (End of Life and Geriatrics), Connecticut (Cultural Competence), Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas.

After completing this program, you should be better able to: • Compare methods of giving bad news to a patient; • Consider ways to respond when a patient is overwhelmed and raises questions that are difficult to answer; • Identify a series of steps that physicians can take to examine and address their own emotions in order to preserve the quality of patient care and protect the physician's well-being; • Elicit information from family members to clarify the incapacitated patient's motivations when she completed a living will; • Sort the facts surrounding an ethical question in an end-of-life situation. • Develop and consider options for resolving ethical issues; • Give advice to patients about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) based on evidence; • Negotiate treatment plans with patients who elect to use CAM along with conventional care; and • Monitor patients' usage of CAM.

Culture & End of Life Care: Patients' Beliefs and Values Credit hours...1.5. Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians Cost...........$25 per hour. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Meets Special CME Requirements in: California (End of Life and Geriatrics), Connecticut (Cultural Competence), Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Texas.

After completing this program, you should be better able to: • Ask questions that will help you gather information on the patient's Explanatory • Model, or understanding, of her illness experience; • Organize your approach to culture using the LEARN mnemonic: Listen, Explain, • • Acknowledge, Recommend, and Negotiate; • Elicit and respond to patients' faith-based values and goals for care; • Enable patients to anticipate and consider aspects of the dying process they might not have considered; • Facilitate communication with others who will be involved in patients' end-of-life care; • Incorporate patients' values and preferences in advance care planning; • Identify options for responding to requests from a patient's family that raise ethical questions; • Analyze how to offer truth in order to elicit your patients' preferences; • Negotiate solutions that respect patients' preferences as well as your ethical duty; • Evaluate evidence for and against complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices; • Advise patients on the basis of evidence; • Negotiate treatment plans with patients who incorporate CAM; and • Build trust and promote open communication with patients.

Practical Reviews in Geriatric Medicine (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 or 48 per year (2 or 4 per month). Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost..........Varies from $299 to $699 according to the number of issues per year (14 or 28) and the audio format you choose. Instruction Type...Text Plus Audio (Online Audio Only or Online Audio plus Audio CD). Target Audience...GERO. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Geriatric Medicine keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Geriatric Medicine each month.  You receive up to 22 geriatric medicine articles summarized and reviewed per issue, including 10-12 in convenient audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

Practical Reviews On-Demand  (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Unlimited. See ==> Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost..........$599 for Unlimited CME in 30+ Specialties for One year. Format...Text Plus Audio (Online and downloadable). Target Audience...30+ specialties. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated.

Practical Reviews On-Demand offers: • Unlimited online access to more than 30 specialties;  • Unlimited CME/CE credits with your one-year subscription; • Stay current on sub-specialty topics; • Search the Practical Reviews database; download that information to your computer and update with important articles for quick reference; • Review key points and strengthen what you’ve learned with online self-assessment quizzes.

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Free CME Geriatrics. Several CME activities listed below offer Free Geriatrics CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

Free CME Geriatrics. Several CME activities listed below offer Free Geriatrics CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education Last visited…2/2012. Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours…3 activities offering a total of 4.5 hours. Awarded by… University of Nebraska Medical Center. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only. Target Audience.... FP, IM, ID, GERO, WELLNESS, HOSPITAL MEDICINE (and other physicians who treat adults at risk for pneumococcal disease). Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...Wyeth. CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.

Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education provides information about pneumococcal disease in adults, and its prevention and treatment. There are 3 sections: The Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hours) features commentary from a group of experts in adult pneumococcal disease. The Applications in Practice Clinical Tool Kit (2.0 hours) is a collection of resources that "delivers a review of the current pneumococcal disease burden, the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal disease, pneumococcal vaccines for adults, and strategies for improving vaccination rates." It consists of an Expert Faculty Summary and Clinical Pearls.

CardioCareLive: Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future This meeting was presented live online on December 7 & 8, 2011, and is now available on demand through June 8, 2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...13.0. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Slide- Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat. Target Audiences...Cardiologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine practitioners, Endocrinologists, Electrophysiologists, Nurses and Advanced Practice nurses, Physician Assistants, Diabetes Educators, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease.  Educational material last updated...December 8, 2011. Financial Support...Astellas, St. Jude, Novo Nordisk, BI, Abbott Vascular.  Expiration of CME credit...June 8, 2012.

Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future was presented live online on December 7 & 8, 2011, and is now available on demand through June 8, 2012. Session One Topics: • Managing the Impending Cardiovascular Disease Crisis—Can We Prevent Heart Disease? • Highlights From European Society of Cardiology—Implications for Practice • Heart Failure—Disease Management to Avoid Re-hospitalization • Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes-A Look at the New ACC/AHA Guidelines • Optimal Management of LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides • Percutaneous versus Surgical Management of Aortic Valvular Stenosis • Cardiovascular CT: Evidence Based Use to Improve Outcomes Session Two Topics: • Diabetes—Which Drugs Should We Use When, and When to Refer to a Diabetologist? • Biomarkers to Improve Risk Prediction • Sleep Apnea—How to Treat With CPAP, Nasal Devices, or Dental Appliances? • When to Refer the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation for an Ablation or Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion • Current and Future Strategies to Raise HDL Cholesterol and Lower CVD Risk • Anticoagulation Alternatives in the Person with Atrial Fibrillation

Harvard Medical School Online CME Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 90 courses totaling about 200 hours. (Most courses are 1 to 5 hours; there is one extensive ER course of 20 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...ER, IM, FP, GEN, GERO. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

The largest single activity is the Emergency Medicine Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) Review for 2005 offering 20 hours. There are 24 activities concerned with genetics and 10 in geriatrics. Most of the remaining courses are in general medicine.

Hypertension: Video Highlights from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine: Second Annual Comprehensive Review of the Management of Hypertension Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.5. Awarded by...University of Chicago. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Target Audience...Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner. Educational material last updated...December 15, 2011. Financial support...Takeda. CME Credit Expires...December 14, 2012.

After completing this six-part course, you should be able to: • Implement treatment regimens for hypertension in accordance with current guidelines. • Incorporate office-based strategies into practice to improve patient adherence and persistence to antihypertensive medication regimens. • Describe the guidelines for employing antihypertensive therapy in the prevention of secondary stroke and the benefits of doing so. • Recognize specific populations that are at increased risk of complications due to hypertension. • Identify patients who may be at risk for resistant hypertension and modulate and intensify treatment regimens as needed. You must complete all six parts to earn CME credit. The individual segments are: • Part 1. Novel Approaches to Hypertension • Part 2. Importance of Sodium/Volume Control in Resistant Hypertension • Part 3. Dealing with Adverse Effects of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs • Part 4. Recurrent Stroke Prevention: 2011 Guideline Update • Part 5. JNC 8: Retooled or Just Repainted • Part 6. Hypertension in Special Populations: Providing Cutting-Edge Care for Underserved Communities

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease:  A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing Live Online on Wednesday, November 16, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST (4.0 Hours), and Thursday, November 17, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST (5.0 Hours)  2011, and then available on demand through May 17, 2012. Last visited...2/2012. 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...Infectious Disease specialists, Hepatologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of infectious disease.  Educational material last updated...Nov 17, 2011. Financial Support...Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Abbott Laboratories.  Expiration of CME credit...May 17, 2012.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing will be presented live on November 16 and 17, 2011 and then available on demand through May 17, 2012.  Session One Topics: • Keynote Address: The State of Infectious Disease • Current Trends in Infection Control • 10 Observations in Clostridium Difficile • Top 10 Developments in Hepatitis C Session Two Topics: • Top 10 Vaccine Messages • Top Ten Key Therapeutic & Diagnostic Game Changers in the U.S. • Ten Hot Topics in AIDS/HIV • What Have We Learned About Flu since 2009: Ten Important Lessons • New STD Guidelines From the CDC and Your Patient After participating in this activity, you will be able to: • Identify appropriate therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections; • Integrate infection control procedures in your daily practice; • Utilize newly approved antibiotic agents; • Recognize and better manage infections due to C. difficile; • Incorporate new therapies and recommendations for patients with HIV; • Implement new developments in the area of HCV management; • Incorporate recommendations into immunization and treatment for influenza; • Integrate current vaccination guidelines for adult and pediatric patients; • Assess and utilize new molecular diagnostic tests appropriately; and • Implement new guidelines on STD prevention and treatment.

Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing This meeting will be presented live online on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and Thursday, March 29, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST and then available on demand through March 29, 2013. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.0. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures. Target Audiences...The summit is planned to meet the continuing medical education needs of psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists, genetic counselors, psychiatric social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for mental health patients. Educational material will be updated...March 29, 2012. Financial Support...Otsuka.  Expiration of CME credit...March 29, 2013.

Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing will be presented live online on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and Thursday, March 29, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST and then available on demand through March 29, 2013.. Topics include:  • Understanding DSM-5  • Managing Personality Disorder in Medical Settings  • Deciphering Bipolar Disease and Its Mimics  • Incorporating the Implications of Genetics in Psychiatry  • Evolving Neurobiology of Schizophrenia • Appreciating the Complex Set of Conditions Involved in the Autism Spectrum  • Understanding Depression as a Neuro-Inflammatory Condition  • Comprehending Dementia Through Neuro-Imaging  • Evaluating New Molecules and Therapies in Psychopharmacology After participating in Key Issues Facing Psychiatry, you will be able to: • Describe significant changes to practice based on an understanding of the DSM-5. • Better identify a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. • Explain the role of genetics in mental health. • Discuss the implications of mental health conditions on an understanding of genetics. • Evaluate the impact of personality disorder in medical management. • Apply improved skills in managing adolescent addictions. • Implement a coherent approach to psychiatric diagnosis. • Recognize the neurobiology of schizophrenia in patient evaluation. • Incorporate the complex set of conditions involved in autism in practice. • Better manage chronic pain. • Demonstrate an appreciation for the linkages between pain and depression. • Display an understanding of depression as a neuro-inflammatory condition. • Recognize the role of neuro-imaging in dementia. • Choose among appropriate new psychopharmacologic therapies.

Living Medical eTextbook: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice Updated Edition   Last visited...2/2012. 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...December 2011. 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. See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Living Medical eTextbook Neurology: Parkinson’s Disease Edition, Early Diagnosis and Management Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...3 units each offering 2.0 hours (Total of 6 hours). 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...2011. Financial Support...Teva Neuroscience. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

Living Medical eTextbook Neurology: Parkinson’s Disease Edition, Early Diagnosis and Management:  In this three-part web-based e-textbook, noted neurology experts present up-to-date information and offer practical guidance about the early diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease (PD), strategies for clinical trial design, and the use of MAO-B inhibitors in the treatment of patients with PD. Free iPhone/iPad app is also available.

NEJM Weekly CME Program Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours ...One per exam, three per week. (Total of about 140 hours now available). Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society. Cost..........Free to subscribers to NEJM; $15 (or $100 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 ($15 per single credit or $100 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

Practical Reviews in Geriatric Medicine Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 or 48 per year (2 or 4 per month). Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost..........Varies from $299 to $699 according to the number of issues per year (14 or 28) and the audio format you choose. Instruction Type...Text Plus Audio (Online Audio Only or Online Audio plus Audio CD). Target Audience...GERO. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Geriatric Medicine keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Geriatric Medicine each month.  You receive up to 22 geriatric medicine articles summarized and reviewed per issue, including 10-12 in convenient audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit: Overcoming the Challenges This meeting will be presented live online on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM EST and then available on demand through April 17, 2013. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.0. Awarded by....Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures. Target Audiences...Medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, genitourinary oncologists, urologists, and oncology nurses involved in caring for patients with prostate cancer are the primary audience for this event. Other professionals who will find it useful include primary care physicians, family physicians, nurses and advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists. Educational material will be updated...April 17, 2012. Financial Support...Teva.  Expiration of CME credit...April 17, 2013.

Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit: Overcoming the Challenges will be presented live online on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 9:00 AM– 5:00 PM EST and then available on demand through April 17, 2013.. Topics Include: • Prostate Cancer Screening: New Considerations • Individualizing Therapy for the Prostate Cancer Patient • Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Controversies and Conflicts • Novel Therapies for Advanced Prostate Cancer • The Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Patient • Managing Bone Health and Other Post-Intervention Issues At the conclusion of Prostate Cancer Virtual Education Summit, you will be able to: • Evaluate new options for prostate cancer risk testing and effectively manage practical issues associated with elevated PSA and follow-up testing. • Initiate patient-centered discussions on individualizing prostate cancer treatments based on the patient’s age, medical history, and current health status, among others. • Review currently available therapies for hormone-resistant or refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), identifying through a case-based method which approach is most appropriate for a specific patient. • Discuss novel therapies available for the treatment of advanced and hormone-resistant prostate cancer, including mechanism of action, efficacy, and adverse effects. • Properly apply the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) along the spectrum of prostate cancer. • Successfully manage bone health and other post-intervention complications, including incontinence, in patients with prostate cancer.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice: Curriculum II   Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...8.0. Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Webcasts, podcasts, article reviews, and case-based newsletters. Target Audiences...ENDO, IM, FP. Educational material last updated...December 2011. Financial Support...Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Practice: Curriculum II offers timely and convenient instruction from diabetes and endocrinology experts that will help you improve the care of your patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Courses in this curriculum include: • Webcasts and audio podcasts • Article reviews (summaries of timely and relevant published journal articles) • Tx Reporter case-based newsletters with audio See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.