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AAPM&R EMG Academe
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CME activities are presented in 4 formats. "Courses" combine audio, video, slides and interactive learning activities: Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound; (3.75 hours); and Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Physiatrist: An Introduction (10 hours). You may also purchase individual modules from these courses. There are 15 "slide-audio lectures" on various topics (each offers 0.75 or 1.0 hour). You will find "cases" in 6 areas: EMG (17), Musculoskeletal (3), Pain (10), Spinal Cord Injury (2), Stroke (2) and Sports Medicine (2). Two "journals" also offer CME. PM&R, currently has 41 articles from 2009 and 2010 each offering 1.0 hour of credit. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers 23 articles (each 1.0 hour). Podcasts offer no credit. |
(The) Academy for Continued Healthcare
Learning
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Current activities: New Developments in Pediatric Rehydration Therapy; Advancing the Role of Parenteral Nutrition; A Kid Friendly Approach to Pediatric Dehydration; Therapeutic Strategies for Improving Atherogenic Lipid Abnormalities Beyond LDL-C in High-Risk Patient Populations; Which Combination Therapies Can Be Employed to Improve Multiple Atherogenic Lipid Abnormalities and Reduce Residual CVD Risk?; Comprehensive Management of Atherogenic Dyslipidemia in Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease; and Use of Clinical Measures to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Clinical Setting. |
ACP
Medicine Online Version
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The Online Edition of ACP Medicine offers "the latest evidence and... recommendations on diagnosis and treatment from over 200 of the world's leading specialists." Its chapters cover: 11 major subspecialties of internal medicine; women's health; geriatrics; palliative medicine; psychology; dermatology; and neurology. |
ACP MKSAP 15 Digital Edition
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Over 1,000 multiple-choice questions and over 2,500 pages of supporting content are organized into 11 books covering the gamut of Internal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hematology, Oncology, Neurology, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care. Self-assessment format provides immediate feedback with full critiques explaining not only the correct answer but also the rationale and evidence and explanations for each incorrect item, as well. |
ACS
Acute Coronary Syndrome (4i-ACS Performance Improvement Program)
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The ACS
Acute Coronary Syndrome (4i-ACS Performance Improvement Program) is "an innovative study on the treatment of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)."
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ACS Surgery Online Edition
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The Online Edition of ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice is the only American College of Surgeons-sponsored textbook on general surgery. ACS Surgery "gives you the information you need to help you perform core surgical procedures more efficiently and to provide current, cost-effective patient care." It covers resuscitation; common presenting problems; trauma and thermal injury; preoperative preparation; operative management; special perioperative problems; care in the ICU; and postoperative management. |
Acuity
Medical Education
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Two programs are available: Clinical and Legal Controversies in ROP Evaluation; and Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance with New Fluoroquinolones. |
Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education
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Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education
provides information about pneumococcal disease in adults, and its prevention and
treatment.
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AMDA E-University
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This site is aimed at physicians who are medical
directors in long-term care facilities.
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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has about 13 sub-sites offering CME oriented to family physicians. These activities are described in detail on my Family Practice page. The sections 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; AAFP Video/Online CME Series; 2009 Assembly Lectures; Osteoporosis: An Online Plenary Session from the 2008 Scientific Assembly; AIM-HI Webcasts; Ask and Act Webcasts (Tobacco Cessation). |
American Academy of Neurology “Recognizing Abuse in Your Neurology Patients”
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Recognizing Abuse in Your Neurology Patients provides detailed definitions of the types of abuse and neglect, outlines the impact of abuse and neglect, and describes the association of abuse with neurologic diagnoses. It also provides information on how to ask about and document abuse and mandatory reporting requirements.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology O.N.E. Network
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Content is available only to members of The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). |
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Orthopedic Knowledge Online (OKO)
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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
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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
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AAP PediaLink offers 3 kinds of instruction: eQIPP: Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice, PREP Self-Assessment Online and Other AAP online courses. They are described in detail on the Pediatrics page of this web site. |
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP)
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Some large comprehensive courses (3 to 13 credit hours) are: Medical Error Prevention and Patient Safety, Parts 1 and 2; A Review of the Core Body of Knowledge; Patient Safety Certificate Course; and Health Care Quality and Patient Safety. |
American College of Allergy, Asthma
and Immunology (ACAAI)
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Many presentations from the ACAAI's 2009 Annual Meeting are available as Webcasts (about 45 webcasts, probably one hour each, $249). There is one free 2009 presentation,
Critical Challenges in Allergic Diseases: Optimizing Outcomes in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and Urticaria, 1.5 hours.
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American College of Chest
Physicians (ACCP) |
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) offers CME in three categories: Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Update (PCCSU); CHESTSoundings; and PACEP (The Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project). 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)
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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
Diabetes Association Self-Assessment Program (ADA-SAP™) - Module 2-
Pharmacological Treatment of Hyperglycemia
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This program is designed to assess and strengthen your knowledge of diabetes and provide you with a better understanding of the options available for managing patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. You can complete this program at your own pace. After you answer 75 multiple choice questions, the program directs you to a discussion of the correct responses. |
American
Headache
Society (AHS)
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Two activities, Patient Adherence (to headache treatment) and Non-Prescription Medications (for headache). |
American
Heart Association Professional Education Center
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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 and podcast material, choose Course Catalog, then Delivery Method, then either Online Courses, Webinars and Webcasts or Podcasts/Audiocasts. All activities are concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease. |
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
(AIUM)
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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: Comparison of Infection Rates Among Ultrasound-Guided Versus Traditionally Placed Peripheral Intravenous Lines; Three-Dimensional Fast Acquisition With Sonographically Based Volume Computer-Aided Analysis for Imaging of the Fetal Heart at 18 to 22 Weeks' Gestation; Utility of Bedside Sonography to Distinguish Soft Tissue Abnormalities From Joint Effusions in the Emergency Department; Sonographic Features of Gynecomastia; and Utility of the Ultrasound Elastographic Systolic Thyroid Stiffness Index in Reducing Fine-Needle Aspirations. |
American Kidney Fund
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A single activity, Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease and Slowing
Its Progression. After completing this course, you will be able to
"describe the demographics of the CKD population; list the medical
interventions needed to prevent or slow the progression of CKD; identify
complications associated with the progression of CKD; and recognize the
importance of early referral to a nephrologist."
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American
Medical Association Online Continuing Medical Education
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AMAprimarycare.org and AMA Therapeutic Insights are described in detail at the Family Practice page of CMEList.com. Improving the Health of Vulnerable Populations is described in detail at the Wellness/Prevention/Substance Abuse/Diet page of CMEList.com. Medication safety: The Physician's Role in Medication Reconciliation, Organized Medical Staff Section Educational Program Webcasts from 2008 Annual Meeting, and Sound Prescribing are described in detail at the Quality, Management, Ethics and Licensure Requirements page of CMEList.com. |
American
Psychiatric Association
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Access to the highlights of the 2008 & 2009 Annual Meetings is via the
APA09
Online Library; the 2009 Meeting offers "90+ hours" online; the
2008 Meeting offers "60+ hours." You will find Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients With: Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Eating Disorders; Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; and Schizophrenia.
You will also find Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders; and
Molecular Biology of Memory: A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses.
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American
Society for Clinical Pathology - eLearning
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The American Society for Clinical Pathology has an extensive array of online instruction in 5 formats: On-Demand Webcasts; e-courses; Online Case Studies; AJCP CME (Journal Articles); and Cytology eLearning Modules. I have described each of these sections on the Pathology/Laboratory Medicine page of CMEList.com. |
American
Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
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Some newer titles are: MOC Review: Adult Brain; MRS at Very High Magnetic Fields; MRS in Pediatric Brain Tumors; Imaging of Spinal Implants; Viruses and Prions; Bacterial and Fungal Infections; Pituitary and Suprasellar Lesions, Pediatric; Pituitary Tumors: Current Management; and The Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis. |
Anesthesiology Online
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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. |
Annenberg Center
for Health Sciences at Eisenhower
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Although the courses are spread out over a number of web sites, they are all sponsored by Annenberg. Plastic Surgery courses include: Perfecting the Use of Neurotoxins in Facial Aesthetics; Perioral Volume Correction: The Global Approach; and Differentiating Neurotoxins in Aesthetic Medicine. Hematology courses include: Evolving Strategies for Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Case Reviews in Porphyria and Case Reviews in Management of Myelodysplastic Syndrome. You will also find Glaucoma Medications – Impact of Preservatives on Safety and Stability. |
Answers in CME
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Three activities: Screening and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Update for Rheumatologists; Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Update for Rheumatologists; and Addressing Clinician and Patient Barriers to the Management of Chronic Pain: How Can We Achieve Optimal Treatment? |
Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of Southern Nevada
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Current course offerings include:
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ARHP
(Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
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Choose "Clinical
Proceedings" to see the 5 most recent issues of ARHP's
monograph
series. Each issue awards 2 credit-hours.
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ASCCP (American Society for
Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology)
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Each lecture features PowerPoint presentations containing cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic images, as well as scrolling text and audio accompaniments, thumbnails and search functions.
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AskAFIP
(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)
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All courses are now reached through the AskAFIP
Home Page. Register or log in, then choose "Education," then
"Course Catalog" to find the online CME activity of interest (Note
that "live" activities are presented at the top of the page; online
activities are at the bottom).
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Asthma IQ (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
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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. |
Audio-Digest
Online CME
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This site presents the familiar Audio-Digest format: Objectives, Pre-Test, Written Summary (not a complete transcript) and the Audio Presentation. Each month, two new courses are posted. There are presently courses in 13 specialties: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Urology. There is also a category of podcasts called "Journal Watch Audio (General Medicine)." The newest offering is a 10-activity (20 hours) course on pain management. Audio-Digest also offers free download of selected audio files to your computer or MP3 player (podcasts). |
AuntMinnieCME.com
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This site consists of 480 brief (20 minute) case-based interactive exercise. For each exercise, the objectives are:
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Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses
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Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses consists of 42 activities in eight 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; Diabetes; Hypertension; Medical Ethics; Pediatrics; Surgery; and Women's Health. A newer course, Baylor Virtual Lipids Preceptorship, is described below. |
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This series of online activities focuses on improving health-care delivery to patients at risk for coronary heart disease. Within the preceptorship, you are introduced to the principles and practical applications of continuous quality improvement; conduct self-assessments of your performance in patient care; create and implement plans to improve that performance; and measure the impact of the improvements on practice performance and on patient-related health-care indicators. There are 3 modules: An Introduction to Lipid Management and Continuous Improvement; Applying Continuous Quality Improvement Principles to Lipid Management; and Addressing Common Barriers to Effective Lipid Management. |
BioCritique
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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. While there are a huge number of activities("3594 Articles Reviewed, 174 Expert Panelists; 1343 Interactive Assessments; and 1835 Slide Presentations"), only about 25 activities offer CME credit. Find these 25 by clicking on any of the "Featured Articles" on the left upper part of the page after you log in.
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BioDiscussion
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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. |
Boston
University School of Medicine Internet-Based CME
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Present courses (credit hours): Reach Out and Read (1); Alcohol, Other Drugs and Health: Current Evidence (1.5 credits per issue); STD Clinical Intensive Continuing Medical Education Module (1 - 2.5 credits per section - 8 sections total); Safe Driving and Your Older Patients (2 hours). You may submit your test answers and evaluation online or by email or fax. |
BupPractice.com - Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Training and Practice Tools
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"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." The second course, Post-Training Buprenorphine Cases, gives additional training. |
CA - A Cancer Journal for
Clinicians
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Some recent articles (2010 and 2009) are: Bladder Cancer in 2010; Exciting New Advances in Neuro-Oncology: Malignant Glioma; American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer; Developing a Quality Screening Colonoscopy Referral System in Primary Care Practice; Adult Cancer Survivorship: Evolution, Research, and Planning Care; Patient Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature; Treating Tobacco Dependence in a Medical Setting; New Molecular Classifications of Breast Cancer; Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Breast Cancer; and Screening for Prostate Cancer. In order to take the quizzes, you must first obtain a username, password and customer number and then register with your personal information. |
California Academy of Family Physicians Online CME (CAFP)
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About 18 activities in a wide variety of medical topic areas: Some "featured activities are: Optimal Conditioning Regimens for Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: The Role of Pharmacokinetic-Directed Therapy; Improving Outcomes with Depressed Patients: An Individualized Case-Based Approach; The Cash Only Practice: Reinventing an Old Practice Model; Optimal Prescribing; Clinical Urine Drug Testing During Opioid Therapy: A Case-Based Approach to Patient Monitoring;Transplantation Index & Reviews; and Preventing Adverse Consequences of Sleep Loss and Excessive Sleepiness. |
California Society of Anesthesiologists Online CME Programs
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These articles were created to meet the licensure requirement of the California Medical Board for 12 hours CME in pain and end-of-life studies. The twelve articles are: Summary of Pain Management and End-Of-Life Care Series, and Neuromodulation; Neurosurgical Options for Refractory Pain Management; Improving Patient Safety for Pain Blocks: Lessons Learned from Medical Malpractice Claims Review; Pain and the Brain: What We Have Learned from Functional Neuroimaging; Rehabilitation in Pain Management; Palliative and End-of-Life Care; Opioids for Pain: Risk Management; Complex Regional Pain Syndromes; Pain Physiology; Concepts in Opioid Tolerance; Is Untreated Pain a Disease? and Repeal of Triplicate Prescribing. You will also find the Obstetric Anesthesia program containing 4 modules (4 credits) and the Critical Care program offering 5 modules (5 credits). "A fourth CME program will start with the first of four modules in Pediatric Anesthesia. It will be available online on March 31, 2010." |
California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
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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.
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Cancer
Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
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This site contains full-text online versions of articles from a peer-reviewed cancer journal. Each issue focuses on one type of cancer and contains four or more major articles. A new issue comes out every two months. Currently, three of these issues offers CME credit: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Putting New Treatment Options Into Perspective; Iron Overload in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management; and Enhancing Survival Outcomes in the Management of Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Each module contains a set of 20 post-test questions; you need to score at least 75% to earn credit. |
CancerNetwork.com
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You will find:
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CardioCareLive 2010
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This meeting was presented online live on May 11-13, 2010, and is now available online for on-demand viewing and CME credit. CardioCareLive brings "the benefits of a physical medical conference, with live keynote presentations, lectures, peer networking and an exhibit floor, to the convenience of your computer." |
Cardiometabolic Health Congress
(2009)
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A set of dinner meetings dealing with various issues related to diabetes, heart disease and the metabolic syndrome. Each section has 3 separate but related talks. Some topics are: Advances in Peptide Hormone Therapy: Implications for Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiometabolic Risk Management; Hypertension and CV Risk Reduction: The Role of New Generation Beta Blockade; High Dose Insulin Therapy for Patients with T2DM and Severe Insulin Resistance: Comprehensive Clinical Update and Expert Recommendations; and Advances in the Clinical Management of Obesity: Implications of Therapies in Late-Stage Development. To receive credit for a section, view the lectures, complete the post-test and evaluation and submit. Your certificate will be sent by mail in 4-6 weeks. |
Cardiosource American
College of
Cardiology
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CME and estimated hours can be found on the following sections of the site:
Case Studies (56);
Conversations with Experts (10);
Expert Opinions (56); and
Co-Sponsored CME (12).
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CardioVillage
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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.
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CDC Self-Study
STD Modules for Clinicians
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Seven disease-based interactive modules: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Pelvic inflammatory Disease (PID), Syphilis and Vaginitis. |
CDC Training and Continuing Education OnLine
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After login, Choose "Search and Register." 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. |
CECentral
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About 60 activities in about 35 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
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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. |
Cerebrio
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Two activities: Comprehensive Management of Patients With Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections (1.5 hours); and Current Challenges in the Treatment of Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Infections (2.0 hours). |
CE-University.org
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Subject areas include: Immunology; Central Nervous System; Cardiology; Osteoporosis; Depression; Pediatrics; Women's Health; and Rheumatology. |
Challenger
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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. |
ChallengingCases by MedCases
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ChallengingCases offers Case-Based Interactive activities in Oncology (11), Cardiology (2), HIV (2) and Menopause Management (4). |
Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta CME Online
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This site is best visited with Internet Explorer. Grand Rounds Online offers 17 slide-audio lectures on various pediatric topics, each worth 1.0 credit-hours. Some recent topics are: Food Allergy: What's New?; The Clinical and Molecular Phenotype of Severe Asthma in Children; What's New with Flu; Pediatric Sino Nasal Disease; Improving Your Success: Addressing Obesity in the Pediatrician's Office; and Periodic Fever Syndrome. 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 (2 hours) or Cardio Update (3 hours). You will also find a link to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality morbidity and mortality cases, described elsewhere on this web site. |
Children's
Hospital of Pittsburgh - Webcasts
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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. |
Children's
Memorial Hospital - Northwestern University's Feinberg School of
Medicine
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Text-and-graphics articles from The Child's Doctor, Spring 2010 and Fall/Winter 2009
(each issue offers 2.0 credit-hours). Some recent articles are: Transitioning Youth with Special Needs to Adult Care; Food Allergies in Children; Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatrics: A Growing Epidemic; Impact of Traumatic Exposure and Community Violence;
and Dermatology Quiz and Case Discussion.
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Children's
Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Grand Rounds Online
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Each week or two, a live lecture is presented and archived on the web shortly thereafter. Some recent lectures are: Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for Bacterial Infections?; U.S. Teens Who Think They'll Die Young: Realistic Fatalism or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?; Oral Health in Childhood; and While They Were Away: Resident Contributions Abroad. There is no post-lecture exam; just fill out the evaluation to earn your credit. |
CIRCULATEcme.org (ChronIc ObstrRuCtive PULmonary DiseAse EducaTion for SpEcialists)
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CIRCULATEcme.org provides information and tools to optimize the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a progressive inflammatory lung disease which is frequently associated with a history of smoking.
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Cleveland
Clinic Center for Continuing Education
Online CME
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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; Neurosurgery; Orthopaedics; Palliative Medicine; Psychology/Psychiatry; Pulmonology; Radiology; Rheumatology/Immunology; Surgery; 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, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Podiatry, Rehabilitation, Social Work, and Urology. |
Cleveland Clinic
Disease Management Project Clinical Decisions Cases |
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: Osteoporosis and Bone Densitometry in Clinical Practice; Asthma; Hypertension; Vaccination in Adults; and Skin Signs of Systemic Disease. |
Cleveland Clinic Medicine Today: Internal Medicine Webcast Series |
This series presents topics from the Division of Medicine's Medical Grand Rounds. Some recent topics are: Prostate Cancer: Recent Developments Relevant for Internal Medicine Physicians; Bariatric Surgery: Treatment of Choice for the Metabolic Syndrome; Heart Failure in the Acute Hospital Setting; Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Journey from Epidemiology to Pathophysiology and Biomarkers; The Acute Cardio-Renal Syndrome: How the Heart and the Kidney Communicate with Each Other; and Hypertension Update: Best Practices in Achieving Blood Pressure Targets. |
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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You will find the full text and the CME questions from the last 12 months of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Articles in the March issue include: Treating silent reflux disease does not improve poorly controlled asthma; Stenting atherosclerotic renal arteries: Time to be less aggressive; When and how to evaluate mildly elevated liver enzymes in apparently healthy patients; and Measles: Not just a childhood rash. |
Clinical Care Options
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There are usually about 120 activities offering CME in 3 specialty areas.
These activities are described on the corresponding specialty pages of this
List.
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Clinical Cornerstone
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Two issues: Abdominal Adiposity: An Emerging Marker of Cardiometabolic Risk (6.75 hours); and The Current and Future State of Asthma Treatment (6.5 hours); Two supplements: Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Revised) (4 hours); and Therapeutic Options for Cardiometabolic Risk Factors (4 hours). CME tests and evaluation must be completed on paper and faxed or mailed. |
Clinical
Directors Network (CDN) - Clinical Leadership Webcasts
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Clinical Directors Network, Inc. (CDN) is dedicated to providing and improving primary and preventive health care services for poor, minority, and underserved populations. CDN online training sessions contain about 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; HIV/AIDS; and many more. These sessions are delivered on a weekly basis by content experts from the specific clinical fields. Once the live session is completed, webcasts are added to the archived webcast database. Viewers can fill out an online CME questionnaire to receive CME certificate via email. |
CliniciansCME
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Some activities offer credit only for NPs and PAs. Ten activities currently
offer credit for MDs: Noninvasive Modalities for Evaluating Angina; Common Eye Problems; TIA Update; Dietary Supplements: Do You Know What Your Patient Is Taking?; The Neurologic Exam Revisited; Endometriosis; Oral Pathology; Abdominal Pain in the Elderly Patient: Diagnostic Approaches; Common Tickborne Illnesses;
and Chronic Venous Insufficiency.
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CMEcorner.com
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The 8 "featured programs" are on these topics: Parkinson's, NSCLC, Pulmonary Artery Hypertension, Bipolar (2 programs), Overactive Bladder, ALS and Asthma. There are about 31 other activities in a wide variety of medical topics. Of special interest is a "virtual clinic" program on constipation. |
CME Credits Online
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A single presentation, New Developments with Targeted Therapies for Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Cancer.
After viewing this course, you should be able to:
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CMEDownload.com
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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)
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This site will take some
practice to navigate. There is a huge quantity of material in varying
formats. This includes:
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CMELectures.org
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Online lectures are presented in Grand Rounds format. Presentations are authored by more than 100 physician educators, most of whom have contributed to the basic text in their specialty. A record of lectures and credits are stored in a personal file for individual subscribers. |
CME LLC Online Symposia
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CME
LLC Online Symposia has activities in 4 areas; these activities are described on the
corresponding pages of this List:
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CMELogix
(National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
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You will find these activities: Diagnosing, Managing and Treating COPD; Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment; MEDSCI Update: The New Era of Personalized Medicine; MEDSCI Update: Food Allergies - Principles and Practices; The Asthma Connection Vol. 2, Spring 2009: The Stepwise Approach to Asthma Management; Obesity and Asthma - Cause or Effect; and Highlights from the 31st Annual NJH Update on Allergy and Respiratory Diseases. |
CME Pipeline
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A single activity, Health Professional Education On Prematurity II - The Late Preterm Birth, sponsored by the Kentucky Perinatal Association. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: describe how the increased rate of preterm birth can be attributed to increase in late preterm births; describe the important developmental changes in late preterm infants as compared to term infants; list the complications noted in babies born at late preterm gestational age; and enumerate ways by which health professionals can get involved to prevent preterm births. |
CME Planet
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Some recent activities are: Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Perspectives on Incretin-Based Therapy and Treatment Algorithms; Managing Atherothrombosis With Antiplatelet Therapy: Challenges And Opportunities; Postoperative Ileus Management: Examining the Role of Emerging Therapies; Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherothrombotic Disease: Taking the Next Steps; and Optimizing Outcomes in Ischemic Heart Disease Management: Issues and Answers. Not all activities offer credit. Look for the "cme-accredited" logo. |
CME-TODAY (MEBN.net) (Access via the various URLs shown in the right panel
==>)
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This site has six sections for various specialty groups with considerable overlap on the content. The sections (and numbers of "instant replay" courses) are: Cardiologists (6), Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care (10), Hospitalists (10), Nephrologists (10), Primary Care Physicians (10) and Special Reports (10). |
CMEWeb
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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. |
CME Zone
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CME Zone is now 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 4/2/10, I found "2418" activities (hours not counted). |
Command Spanish Online: Spanish for Physicians
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Upon completion of this course, you will be able to utilize Spanish in order to do the following:
Greet patients; Employ basic social and courtesy phrases; Use communication strategies to negotiate a mutual level of understanding;
Express and recognize numbers 0-999; Conduct a complete physical exam; Explain diagnosis and treatment;
Explain discharge instructions.
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Consultant.Live.com
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ConsultantLive now offers two kinds of CME activities. In What's Your Diagnosis?, you see a photograph and accompanying clinical information for a patient. The program asks you to select a diagnosis from a list of possibilities, then follows with a didactic presentation based on the correct diagnosis. (22 cases) In What's the Take Home?, a case is presented and you get to work on the solution. (6 cases) Each case offers 0.5 hour of CME credit. |
Contemporary Forums - Online CE Library
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This site features lectures recorded at live meetings. You will find "over 1800" sessions from 75 meetings. Many of the sessions are aimed at nurses, so make 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
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These activities appear to be a subset of the activities offered at CE Medicus. |
Creative Educational Concepts
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4 of 13 activities are concerning multiple myeloma; 4 activities concern multiple sclerosis; the other 5 are sprinkled throughout other medical subjects. The Medical Spanish class is described elsewhere. |
CRM Healthcare
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Current offerings include: Appropriate VTE Prevention and Treatment Delivering Quality Care From the Inpatient to the Outpatient Setting (1.0 hour); Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Primary Care Setting (9 Part Series; each part offers 0.5 hour; Parts 1-5 are available online now, Parts 6-9 will become available over the coming weeks); A Call to Action: Advancing Appropriate Antimicrobial Use and Infection Prevention through Partnership and Shared Knowledge (6 sessions each offering 1.0 hour); Gout: The Forgotten Inflammatory Arthritic Disease (1.0 hour); Myelosuppression: The Challenge of Managing Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (1.0 hour); Improving DVT Prevention, Detection and Treatment in High-Risk Specialties (3 sessions each offering 1.5 hours); and Implementing Recommendations for HIV Management in the Primary Care Setting (1.0 hour; available after 2/23/2010). |
CRPHealth.com
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While there are about 70 presentations at this site, only 3 offer CME credit. These are: Inflammation and Atherosclerosis – Role of CRP; Gout and the risk for coronary artery disease: The MRFIT study; and Aspirin and Statins in RA - The evidence. |
Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice
(CCOMP) - A Clinician's Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities
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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. |
Cyberounds
"Conferences" (Text-Only)
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Cyberounds was the first producer of online CME, beginning in 1996. There are programs in 16 specialties, developed by a panel of academic clinicians from 15 U.S. medical schools. Some current activities are: Suppression of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Systemic Hypertension: Choice of Agents and Clinical Impact; Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Current Concepts; Neuropathic Complications of Diabetes; The Indigenous Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Health and Disease; Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging; Containing Health Care Costs; Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumors; and Genetic Variation In Taste Receptors and Eating Behavior. |
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 are three games available:
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DDHealthInfo.org
(Developmental Disabilities)
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This website is designed to assist physicians in caring for persons with developmental disabilities. Topics include: Autistic Spectrum Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Down Syndrome; Spina Bifida; and more than 50 additional conditions and associated medical issues. Each activity is presented in outline style followed by five multiple choice questions. |
DIA
Learning
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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
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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. |
DiscoveryHealthCME
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About 15 streaming video/podcast courses in a variety of topic areas.
Some recent titles are: Critical Issues In Managing Pain With Opioid Therapy; Intensified Insulin To Improve Glucose Control; Improving Treatment of Chronic Pain; Bariatric Surgery: Patient Referral And Follow-Up; Appropriate Use Of Opioid Therapy For Patients With Pain;
and Vaccine Update: Recent Data And Recommendations. Also you will find
nine interactive games in these areas:
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(The) Doctor's Channel CME
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(The) Doctor's Channel CME is a portal site leading to CME activities in about 40 specialty areas. Use the convenient navigation box on the left to choose your area of interest. Two CME activities shown at the site are: Sleep-Wake Disorders and Early Detection and Treatment of Dementia within the Primary Care Setting. There are also over 3,500 medical videos across specialties (not awarding CME) |
Doctors Guide Webcasts
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This site offers links to about 2000 webcasts which were created within the past four years. The courses listed at Doctor's Guide Webcasts are located at the sponsoring sites, but Doctor's Guide offers a convenient jumping off place for these courses. You may search the database by subject or by date added. You may also personalize the site so that the courses in your specialty are automatically presented when you visit. |
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Educational Alliance for Consensus on Treatment-Resistant Depression
(TRD)
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This program seeks to improve the management of TRD (treatment-resistant depression) based on guidelines and evidence from clinical trials. Upon the conclusion of this activity, you should be able to: understand appropriate strategies to enhance accurate diagnosis of patients with TRD; implement appropriate TRD staging methods in the context of their impact on patient outcomes; and select appropriate and effective continuum of care strategies for optimal utilization of a multidisciplinary approach to TRD. The sections of the program include: Virtual Clinic, Clinical Practice Toolkit and Performance Improvement (PI) Training Workshop. |
EMedHome LLSA CME Program
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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
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Each week a brief case is presented. Some recent cases are: A Patient With Pneumonia and Arthralgias; A Puzzling Facial Rash on a 17-Year-Old Boy; A Cryptic Reason for Shortness of Breath in a Young Man; A Child With Recurrent Fever and Cough; An Enlarging Shoulder Mass CME A 62-year-old man presents to the ED with worsening right shoulder pain and associated swelling; and A 49-Year-Old Man With a Femur Fracture and Hyperdense Bones. |
Emergency
Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice
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Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice are online journals focusing on one topic per issue, most often based on a single complaint; within that topic, ED evaluation (including history and findings), differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, treatment (including pharmacological therapies), special circumstances, controversies, common pitfalls and patient disposition are covered. |
EM Practice Guidelines Update
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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. |
Emerging Management Strategies for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in High-Risk Patients
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Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:
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Emerging Solutions in Pain
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After registering and logging in, click on CE Education to find these activities:
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Endocrine Today CME Center
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Eight activities: A 3-part series: Emerging Therapeutics in Type 2 Diabetes: Interpreting the Science (0.5 hours each); 2 articles on Clinical Advances in Pediatric Hyperinsulinism; 2 articles on pediatric short stature; and one on The Obesity Epidemic. |
eNeonatal
Review
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Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in neonatal critical care. Recent subjects include: Neonatal Nosocomial Infection; Neonatal Anticoagulation; Problems of Late Pre-term Neonates; and Decision-Making Regarding Critically Ill Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site. |
Epocrates Mobile CME
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The Mobile CME learning system enables you to read articles, answer questions, and request a CME certificate, all from your mobile device. 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 17 areas including: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, OB/GYN, Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Oncology, and Primary Care. |
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Fibromyalgia CME
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Patients with fibromyalgia can be treated by many specialists. I have placed the expanded site descriptions on the pain management, psychiatry and rheumatology pages. |
Florida Medical Association Online CME
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These four 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). |
Forensic
Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
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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)
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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
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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
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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. |
GliomaEd.com
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A series of about 20 activities on the diagnosis and treatment of glioma and glioblastoma. |
Gulfcoast
Ultrasound Institute
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Credit for the archived courses has expired; however, a number of live
courses are being offered for specific dates and times. These include:
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Harvard Medical School Online CME
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The largest activities, in terms of hours, are the Emergency Medicine Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) Reviews for 2005 and 2006, offering 20 or 35 hours. There are 16 activities concerned with genetics and 7 in geriatrics. Most of the remaining courses are in general medicine. |
Healthcare
Improvement Skills Center
(HISC)
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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. |
Heart
Rhythm Society (formerly North American Society of Pacing and
Electrophysiology) Grand Rounds and Webcasts
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You will now find:
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Hepatitis Web Study
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A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about Hepatitis A (3), Hepatitis B (13) and Hepatitis C (6). |
HITeducation.com
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HITeducation.com focuses on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) risk factors, presentation, diagnosis and management, and
therapeutic options.
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HIV and Hepatitis.com
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Click on Library
of CME/CE Programs. You will find 24 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: Comparing the AASLD and EASL Guidelines in the Clinical Setting; Stories of Success in HIV; HBV Counseling Toolkit; HIV Across the Board: Improving HIV Knowledge and Patient Care;
and The 17th CROI eSymposium.
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HIV Web Study
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68 half-credit modules concerning diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS: 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. Recently added are 3 interactive tutorials: Routine HIV Screening; Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV Test; and HIV Integration (probably one hour each). |
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ICPME (International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education-Radiology)
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All courses are about new imaging modalities. The three currently featured courses are: Focal Nodular Hyperplasia (FNH) and Hemangioma; Stroke - Imaging the Ischemic Penumbra; and Breast MRI - A Paradigm Shift in Breast Cancer Management. |
Imedex eLearning Center
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A variety of courses in oncology. Most activities (43) in Oncology; other areas are Hematology (22), Gastroenterology (3), Infectious Disease (1) and Dermatology (2). |
InforMed
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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
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Five programs currently offered: Novel Agents in the Treatment of Lung Cancer: New Approaches to First-Line Therapy; Lung Cancer: Case Studies Assessing Novel Agents in First-Line Therapy; Lung Cancer: Assessing Maintenance and Early Second-Line Therapies; Colon and Rectal Cancers: Pathologic Staging and Assessment; and Innovations and Challenges in Renal Cancer. |
Insights into Pain Management
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Following participation in this program, you will be better able to: translate an understanding of the basic pathophysiology of pain into optimal pharmacologic clinical practice; list common clinical pain syndromes addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic decisions that need to be made; give reasons for treating acute pain syndromes early; enumerate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic choices for acute and chronic pain management; develop a scheme of rational drug selection, titration, and administration, based upon tolerability, safety, and prevention of toxicity; identify the common misconceptions and barriers to achieving pain control using opioids and nonopioids appropriately; and explain the importance of elements of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to pain, including techniques to improve patient and physician communications. |
Institute
for Advanced Medical Education
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32 courses in medical imaging. The majority of offerings are in obstetrical ultrasound. Some nice pictures of black-and-white and color Doppler images. Recent courses include: Sonographic Detection Of Severe Skeletal Dysplasias; Sonographic Evaluation Of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome; The History, Development and Utilization of Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Procedure; and Transvaginal Evaluation Of The 1st Trimester: Normal And Abnormal. |
Insulin Simulation Instructional
System (ISIS)
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After completing the Insulin Simulation Instructional System (ISIS), you will be better able to start and adjust insulin programs for a variety of patient types. You will be evaluating a group of simulated patients and ordering and scheduling the appropriate insulin to stabilize their condition. Each time you order insulin ISIS will calculate the new blood glucose levels and will update the patient’s logbook accordingly. The patients will also communicate with you describing their progress. You will continue to treat the patients until you have effectively stabilized them. Along the way ISIS will give you expert help and opinions which will guide you in your task. As you work through each patient you’ll be developing a useful diabetes reference library which will help you in your day to day practice. 3 of 5 modules are presently available: Starting Insulin (3 cases); Making Adjustments (4 cases); and Advanced (3 cases). Pregnancy and Insulin Pumps are not yet posted. When you register, be sure to enter Affiliate Code "APOLLO" (without the quotes). |
International AIDS Society - USA: Cases on the Web
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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: Human Papillomavirus-Related Anal Squamous Cell Dysplasia and Carcinoma in HIV Infection; Common Drug Interactions in Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy; Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in Patients with HIV Infection; Management of an HIV-Infected Patient After Initial Antiretroviral Regimen Failure; and End-Stage Renal Disease in the HIV-Infected Patient. |
Internet-based Studies in Education and Research
(University of Pittsburgh)
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The major offering at this site is now UPMC Presbyterian Medical Grand Rounds, a set of 13 slide-video lectures, mostly aimed at internists. Another major section contains 27 modules on angiogenesis with special emphasis on angiogenesis in ophthalmology. There are 5 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. |
ITPeducation.org
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ITPeducation.org focuses on managing patients with ITP and related thrombocytopenic complications.
There are 4 sections:
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JAMA & Archives
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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:
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Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Medicine CME
Programs
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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: Hepatitis B in Immigrant Populations: Breaking Barriers and Improving Outcomes; Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Science or Somatic?; Case-Based Discussion of Emerging Evidence: Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Highlights from the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting and the American Diabetes Association 69th Scientific Sessions; and Optimizing Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. |
Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Oncology
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This site promises CME activities concerning a wide variety of cancers, but only 4 activities are in fact present. They are: Case-Based Discussion of Emerging Evidence: Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas (Journal Club); Case-Based Discussion of Emerging Evidence: Comprehensive Treatment Planning for Patients with High-Grade Gliomas; Monograph - Perspectives In Central Nervous System Malignancies; and Podcasts - Perspectives In Central Nervous System Malignancies. |
Johns Hopkins Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology
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Some new activities are: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Blockade for Retinal Diseases: The 2009 Update (AAO/PAAO Joint Meeting held in San Francisco, CA on October 23, 2009); Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Blockade for Retinal Diseases: The 2009 Update (Retina Congress 2009 in New York on October 3, 20090; and New Insights on Enhancing Adherence to Topical Glaucoma Medications. (Note that the first two have the same title, but are actually different presentations). |
Johns
Hopkins Arthritis Center
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A single activity, Combining Patient and Physician Perspectives for Better Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Johns Hopkins Consultative Medicine Essentials for Hospitalists
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Some recent modules are: Perioperative Care of the Patient with Cancer; Vaccines and Health Maintenance; Management of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation; Perioperative Evaluation and Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency; Managing Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital; and Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation. |
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) Online CME Program
(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology)
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Some recent articles and quizzes include: The role of pharmacogenomics in improving the management of asthma; Lessons learned from variation in response to therapy in clinical trials; An update on the genetics of atopic dermatitis: Scratching the surface in 2009; Recent insights into atopic dermatitis and implications for management of infectious complications; Autoinflammation: The prominent role of IL-1 in monogenic autoinflammatory diseases and implications for common illnesses; and Therapy of autoinflammatory syndromes. |
Journalbytes.com has changed its name to "Practical Reviews Online." See listings below under "P." |
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Journal
of Clinical Psychiatry CME Online
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Journal of
Family Practice CME Supplements
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Some recent titles include: Clinical practice in type 2 diabetes: After metformin and lifestyle, then what?; Issues in postmenopausal hormone therapy: Depression, endometrial health, and discontinuation; Frequently asked questions in the evaluation and management of overactive bladder and HPV: Past, present, and in practice. |
Journal
Watch CME
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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. |
JPEC - Joslin Diabetes
Center Professional Education Continuum
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"JPEC provides knowledge, analysis tools, and collaboration with your colleagues to help you and your clinical and office team improve your office systems, patient care and patient outcomes. Take advantage of ongoing, interactive educational resources, timely articles on current research and care, virtual patient cases, and step-by-step tools to implement "Performance Improvement CME." You’ll also find an active, moderated discussion board allowing for the exchange of ideas with your colleagues on best practices and providing support for your practice improvement efforts." Listen to the podcast which explains how the program works, then register. |
LabUniversity (COLA)
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The COLA Lab Director Program is approved by CMS to qualify a physician to direct a moderate complexity laboratory, and includes these modules:
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Liver Meeting 2008
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About 32 slide-audio lectures. Some titles include: Primer on Modern Genetics; "Omics" of the 21st Century; Genetics of Heritable Biliary Diseases; Pediatric Cholestasis; Assessment of Genetic Risk of Liver Disease; Hemochromatosis, Hepatology's Biggest Genetic Disease; Cryptogenic Cirrhosis and NASH: Criteria of Diagnosis; and Liver, Muscle, and Fat in Insulin Resistance - Targets for Therapy. |
Liver Meeting 2009
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About 36 slide-audio lectures. Some titles include: The Biology and Therapeutic Potential of Small RNAs; Ascites Management in Older Patients: To TIPS or not to TIPS?; Ethical Challenges in Data Management and Publication of Hepatology Research; Global HCC Update; Update in the Treatment for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD); and What is Critical for Liver Surgery and Partial Liver Transplantation-Size or Quality? |
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ManagePainCME.org
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ManagePainCME.org offers educational opportunities
in pain management in the acute and chronic settings.
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Managing Gout in the Primary Care Setting
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Upon completion of this activity, you should be better able to:
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Managing Myeloma
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After registering and logging in, click on Education to find these activities:
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Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy
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Click on "Archived Programs" to find 15 one-hour activities. Some recent activities are: Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology: Encompassing Cultural Considerations; Optimizing Pharmacotherapy in Major Depressive Disorder; Side Effect Management, Cognitive Dysfunction & Residual Symptoms; and Affective Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges. |
Massachusetts
Medical Society Online CME
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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). |
McGill
Continuing Medical Education
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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.
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MedEdToday
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MedEdToday has about 640 activities covering a wide range of medical areas, |
Medical Crossfire
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Medical Crossfire has programs for many specialties. You can search for courses of
interest by choosing your area from the table on the left side of the main page.
If you use this method, check the expiration date before starting the course, as
credit for many activities has expired.
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Medical Letter/Yale University Online CME Program
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The Medical Letter now has two CME programs: The Medical Letter CME Program; and The Treatment Guidelines Program. Every 6 months, the Medical Letter/Yale University Online CME Program posts a test based on the content of The Medical Letter of the previous 6 months. Each question provides a link to the relevant content, where you will be able to find the answer to that question. |
Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk)
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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. Specialty-specific courses are also available. 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. |
MedicalRounds
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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.
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Medical Society of the State of New York
Online CME Courses
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Six lectures on immunization: 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; and Novel H1N1 Influenza; and a single lecture on Pain Management. |
MedicineCAst.net
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"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: DVT Risk Assessment and Intervention Upon Hospital Admission; The Landmark HORIZONS AMI Trial; Optimizing Management of VTE in Cancer Patients; FibromyalgiaWRAP: Landmark Trials, Clinical Challenges, and Practice Advances; and Oral Antiplatelet Therapy in the Setting of ACS. |
MedPage Today
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MedPage Today is a portal site offering medical and other news, blogs, and other resources. Each day, important medical events and studies are summarized and presented in the form of news stories as brief (0.25 hours) CME activities. In addition there are links to about 132 longer CME activities in a variety of specialty areas. Each of these longer activities offers 1.0-2.5 credits. |
MedPix Radiology Teaching Files, Cases and Medical Image Database
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After login, click on Case of the Week. You will find (presently) 525 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. |
Last visited...8/2010.
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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. Specialty-specific courses are also available. Courses meet most states’ requirements for licensure as well as many malpractice insurers’ requirements for premium discounts. Hardcopy versions are available for those who don’t want to take CME online. |
Medscape
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Medscape contains a variety of educational formats:
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MelanomaCare.org
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You will find 13 webcasts/podcasts; the newest are: The Management of In-Transit Melanoma; Current Status of Adjuvant Interferon-α (IFN-α) Therapy in Melanoma; The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) in Prior Resected and Recurrent Melanoma; Immunotherapy of Melanoma Using Checkpoint Blockade; and Melanoma Brain Metastases. You will also find a single text publication, Update on Advances in Melanoma: Current Progress and Future Promise. |
Meniscus
Limited
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There are 2 activities at this time: CINV (chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting): Using Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Outcomes; and Systemic Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Issues in Preoperative and Adjuvant Treatment. |
MHS-CQM (Military Health System Clinical Quality Management)
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Current offerings are: Improving Hypertension Management in Diabetics; Improving Tobacco Cessation Among MHS Beneficiaries; Increasing Influenza Immunization Rates; Clinical Microsystems Concept; Evaluation of Chlamydia Trachomatis Screening for Active Duty Women Apr 29, 2009; Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the MHS; Evaluation of the U.S. Army's RESPECT-Mil Program; Chronic Heart Failure Care Performance Measures in the MHS; and Prenatal Access to Care in the Military Health System. |
MMWR Continuing Education Programs (Centers for Disease Control)
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This site contains the pdf versions of 13 current MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports) articles. You download and read the articles, then submit your quiz answers online. Recent articles include: Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories; Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children; Good Laboratory Practices for Molecular Genetic Testing for Heritable Diseases and Conditions; Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings; and Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. |
Modern Medicine CME Center
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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. |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Anesthesiology CME
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Each activity focuses on the pre-anesthetic assessment for one condition. Recent activities include: PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient Using Herbal Therapies - Parts 1 & 2; PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Pregnancy and Perimortem Cesarean Delivery; PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient for Colonoscopy; PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient with Goodpasture's Syndrome; and PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient with a History of Intraoperative Awareness. |
MyCME.com has three 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. |
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Some recent offerings are: Enhancing Care for Your IBS Patients; Practical Strategies for Improved Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes; The Primary Care Clinician's Pivotal Role in the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism; Prevention Strategies for International Travelers; Managing Mixed Dyslipidemia and Residual Cardiovascular Risk; and Highlights from the American College of Gastroenterology Meeting. Courses are searchable by disease or medical specialties. |
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One new course per month. Recent activities include: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Management based on EGFR Mutation Status; Colorectal Cancer and Evidence for Cure by Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Oncofertility in Clinical Practice; Evidence for the Use of Circulating Tumor Cells in the Prognostic Stratification of Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer; and Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Changing Paradigm in the Era of Molecular Profiling. |
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"The value of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Journal Club resides in its ability to summarize and synthesize key scientific advances and clinical lessons from the literature, and offer commentary and insight from recognized experts in the field of treating ACS, who can explain the implications of the latest research findings and clinical trials for day-to-day patient care." Each activity consists of a summary and discussion of recently published articles in the area of Acute Coronary Syndrome. |
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National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing
Education Series
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10 lectures on complementary and alternative medicine including Overview of CAM, Herbs/Dietary supplements, Acupuncture, Mind/Body Medicine, Chiropracty/Spinal Manipulation, Integrative Medicine, Health and Spirituality, Evaluating Natural Products. View lecture, read Q and A PDF, and answer multiple choice questions for credit. |
National Guidelines Update (COPD)
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The COPD GOLD Guidelines 2009 is a 60-minute news style program which reviews the 2009 update to the guidelines for the management of COPD produced by the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
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National
Osteoporosis Foundation Continuing Medical Education Opportunities
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The "Osteoporosis: Clinical Updates" area contains a number of PDF newsletters; only 2 offer credit: Compliance and Persistence with Osteoporosis Therapies, 2009; and Update on Bisphosphonates FDA-Approved for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis, 2008. |
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
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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
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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. |
NEOUCOM
(Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy)
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Four courses on using medical informatics tool and understanding the literature: Online Point-of-Care Learning; Writing Educational Objectives for Authentic Curricular Alignment; Information Mastery Practicum: How to Select and Use the Best Hunting and Foraging Tools; and What's Hype? What's Right? Assessing New Information from Pharm Reps to the Latest Journals. Seven courses in dermatology: Difficult Aspects of Actinic Keratosis Treatment; Office-based Therapies for Warts; Mastering the Treatment of Eczema and Contact Dermatitis; Diagnostic Dilemmas; Dermatologic Therapy: How to Add to Your Treatment Palette; Infectious Disease and Skin: Clinical Pathologic Correlation; and Eyes and Skin Disease. |
NetCE
Continuing Education on the Internet
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Many courses at NetCE meet state
licensure
requirements. You can easily search from the main
page according to your state's requirements.
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Neurology
(Journal of the American Academy of Neurology)
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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
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Some recent activities address: Management of Multiple Sclerosis, Schizophrenia, ADHD, Midlife Transitions and the Impact on Women’s Health, Bipolar Mania and Sleep-Wake Research. |
Neuroscience Education Institute Featured Web Activities
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CME for those interested in Psychopharmacology. Some recent activities include:
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NICUniversity.org
(Neonatology)
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The lectures are intended for neonatologists. Some current lectures are: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV); Patient Triggered Ventilation; Neonatal Respiratory Critical Care: Pioneering Change; Ventilatory Strategies for the Newborn with Respiratory Distress; The Public Health Impact & Disease Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection; Strategies for the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Respiratory Outcomes in Premature Infants; and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension. After the lecture, submit answers to a 10-question exam to earn your CME credit. |
New Paradigms for Systemic Therapy in Advanced/Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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After completing this activity, you should be able to:
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NNPTC
Online Case Series
(National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers)
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The series includes case presentations of common STD-related syndromes. The guided interactive process helps you to evaluate each case, arrive at a diagnosis and provide recommended treatment. There are eight cases: Johanne, a 21-year-old college senior complaining of lower quadrant pain and spotting; Mark, a 27-year-old man complaining of a genital ulcer; Lydia, a 15-year-old recently incarcerated young woman complaining of vaginal discharge; Melissa, a 20-year-old college student presenting for evaluation of some painless "growths" on her genitals; Brian, a 30-year-old man presenting with a 2-3 day history of urethral discharge and moderate-severe dysuria; Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis; New onset of a rash in an HIV positive man; and 17 year old female presents for a sports physical. |
North
American Center for Continuing Medical Education
(NACCME)
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You will find about 72 archived activities in about 30 specialty areas. Many activities are in Cardiology (36), Emergency Medicine (13), Family Medicine (13) and Internal Medicine (26). Some newer titles include: A Young Female with a History of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis; Rheumatology: Virtual Case-Based Patient Visits'; Enhancing Healing of Venous Leg Ulcers with Compression Therapy; Combating the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Managing Barriers to Optimal Care; Ablating Complex Fractionated Electrograms; Clinical Practice in Complex Arrhythmias; and Evolving Fields of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. |
Northwest
AHEC (Northwest Area Health Education Center)
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63 slide-video lectures in various medical areas. Many courses are in psychiatry and internal medicine. |
NSCLCeducation.org
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NSCLCeducation.org is a set of activities designed to help you to diagnose and treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Nuclear Physics and Instrumentation
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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
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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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OBG
Management CME Center Supplements | Some recent activities are: Issues in postmenopausal hormone therapy: Depression, endometrial health, and discontinuation; Postmenopausal osteoporosis: Fracture risk and prevention; Long-term use of hormone therapy, quality of life, and statins; Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Assessing Impact, Evaluating Management Options; and Clinicians on the front line: Focus on preconception folate counseling. |
Ohio State University Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education
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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)
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The 4 current titles are: The Next Level of HPV: An All-Encompassing Look (Video Lecture); Trends in Cervical Cancer Screening (Video Lecture); The Omnia CME Journal - HPV: Past, Present and in Practice; and Cervical Cytology Screening: New Clinical Management Guidelines. |
(The)
Oncologist
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"Over 200" courses in a wide variety of hematology and oncology areas. Some major areas are: Acute and Chronic Leukemias and Multiple Myeloma; Breast Cancer; Cancer Biology; Clinical Pharmacology; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Genitourinary Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lymphoma; Radiation Oncology; Schwartz Center Rounds; and Symptom Management and Supportive Care. Some newer activities are: Contemporary Imaging in Sarcoma; The Assessment and Management of Delirium in Cancer Patients; Plasma Fibrinogen Levels and Prognosis in Patients with Ovarian Cancer; and Should Patients With High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy? |
OpenCME
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About 75% of the activities are geared towards cardiologists or other
physicians intyerested ib cardiology. Some topics are: Hypertension in Blacks;
Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome; Medical Management of Patients With
UA/NSTEMI; Reducing Cardiovascular Risks and Preserving Beta Cell Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes;
Managing Dyslipidemia in the Primary Care Setting; and Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes.
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Ophthalmic
Hyperguide
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Topics include Allergy, Dry Eye, Infection/Inflammation, Cataract: Refractive IOLs, Cataract: Monofocal IOLs, Phacoemulsification and Other Technologies, Refractive Surgery, Glaucoma, Retinal and Macular Disease, Pain Management, Oculoplastics, Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology and Clinical Optics. Some featured activities are: Improving Treatments with Aspheric Optics in IOL and Laser-Based Vision Correction; Laser Vision Correction: The State of the Art; Innovations in Vitreoretinal Surgery; Key Considerations in Glaucoma Therapeutics: The Ocular Surface; and Anti-Inflammatory Strategies: Managing Patient Expectations in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. |
OptumHealth
Education
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The slide-video lectures currently available are in the following areas: Cardiology (12), Diabetes(2), Infectious Disease (2), Gastroenterology (5), Neuroscience (32), and Oncology (9). |
OR-Live
Surgical Video Archives
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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: Interactive Medical Intelligence Zone for Thrombosis Management;
Alzheimer’s WRAP: The Foundation Role of Cholinergic Dysregulation in AD;
Genetic Screening WRAP: Prenatal Screening for Genetic Disorders; Ovarian Cancer
WRAP: Improving Diagnosis and Referral of Women with Ovarian Cancer;
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Orthopedics
Hyperguide
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This site contains tutorials, online lectures, and test questions in: Basic Science, Elbow, Foot and Ankle, Hand, Hip, Knee, Orthobiologics and Pharmacologics, Osteoarthritis, 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
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The CME articles are the same as those found in the print journal, Orthopedics. Recent articles include: The Maisonneuve Injury: A Comprehensive Review; Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Review of the Science and Possible Clinical Applications; Preventing and Treating DVTs in Orthopedic Practice; Quadriceps Tendon Injuries; Midshaft Clavicle Fractures: Are Surgical Indications Changing?; and Contemporary Management of Symptomatic Bipartite Patella. |
OSN SuperSite CME Center
(formerly VINDICO
Medical Education Learning
Center)
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You will find activities in these areas: Cataract surgery; Cornea/External disease; Pediatrics/Strabismus; and Refractive Surgery. Some recent titles are: Complications and Visual Prognosis in Children With Aniridia; Interventions in Ocular Surgery: Reducing Postoperative Infection and Inflammation; Conformance With Preferred Practice Patterns in Caring for Children With Esotropia; and Confluent Laser Photocoagulation for the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity. |
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Pain.com
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Pain.com has CME activities in 4 sections, Monthly Modules,
Breakthrough Pain, CME/CE Slide Presentations, and CME/CE Articles.
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PainEDU.org
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The Case-based Course features 30 brief case studies of patients with various pain problems. You earn one hour of CME credit for each six cases you complete. You need to be registered and logged-in in order to view the names of each activity. |
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice |
See Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice |
Pediatric
Grand Rounds
(University of Nebraska)
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Almost every week, a lecture is videotaped and uploaded to the site within a few days. Some recent subjects include: Medical Student and Resident Education In An Era Of Clinical Productivity; Unscrambling The Alphabet Soup of Children's Healthcare Programs; Congenital Hypothyroidism; Xylitol: It; Pneumococcal Disease and the Impact of Vaccinations; Critical Poisonings in Children; Management of Eating Disorders in the Pediatric Population; and Mental Health Utilization Among Children in Foster Care. |
Pediatric
Supersite CME Center
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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: Screening and Testing: Genetics; Dermatologic Therapies; Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: New understanding, diagnostic criteria, and treatment approaches; The Great Outdoors; Innovative Pediatric Programs: Ideas that Help Youths; and Dispelling Myths and Misdiagnoses in Pediatric Dermatology. |
Pediatrix
University (formerly Natal U)
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You will find three areas presenting new CME on a monthly basis: 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
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A large set of activities in most areas of pediatrics. Some recent postings include: Update on Allergic Rhinitis; Lyme Disease; ADHD Psychopharmacology Update; Delaying, Spacing Out, Separating, and Withholding Vaccines; and Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Teens. |
PeerView Press Online CME
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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
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Penn
CME has expanded considerably since my last visit. After registering or
logging in, click on the "Courses" tab, then "List
courses." You will find these sets of activities:
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Pennsylvania
Medical Society Continuing Medical Education
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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. |
PILOT
(Pulmonary fibrosis Identification: Lessons for Optimizing Treatment)
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PILOT focuses on the early diagnosis of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and disease intervention and management. The five
current offerings include:
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Plastic Surgery Hyperguide
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The Plastic Surgery Hyperguide provides an interactive study tool and educational
resource for plastic surgeons, plastic surgery nurses, EMTs, and
plastic surgery residents.
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POIeducation.org
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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."
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PowerPak
Communications
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This site offers 6 programs, each supported by a different pharmaceutical company. Choose "Physician" under "Please Select a Profession." Current activities are: Infant Formulas: Safe Alternatives to Breast Milk in Many Situations; The Continued Importance of Controlled Substance Management by Health Care Professionals; Newer Approaches to the Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Strategies for Appropriate Selection of Therapy and Enhancement of Patient Adherence; Approved and Unapproved Hydrocodone-Containing Cough Products: What Do You Need To Know?; The Use of Combination Therapy in Osteoporosis: Bisphosphonates, Calcium, and Vitamin D; and Strategies for Enhancing Adherence in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease. |
Practical Reviews Online (See ===>)
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There are now Practical Reviews in 27 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; Internal Medicine; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nuclear Medicine; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health; Ophthalmology; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Otolaryngology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Plastic Surgery; Psychiatry; Radiology; and Urology. |
Practice Point HIV, formerly
called CCHIV
(Changing Concepts in HIV Disease)
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All activities are concerned with HIV/AIDS.
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PRESAGEcme.org™ (Prevention of ThRomboembolic Events, Including Stroke, Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Focus on the CoaGulation
CascadE)
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PRESAGE
intends to "provide cardiologists and other health care providers managing
patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with a comprehensive continuing medical
education activity that addresses best practices for the prevention of stroke
among patients with AF."
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Prescriber's Letter
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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 | 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. |
Primary
Care Education
Network Online CME
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You will find 3 types of CME activities: Online CME contains 7 slide-audio lectures, many dealing with diabetes and gout; Primary Issues eNewsletter features 6 downloadable pdf newsletters on a variety of topics; and 10 Podcasts, also on a variety of topics. There is considerable overlap between the topics in the 3 types of activities. |
prIME Oncology Web Activities
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Not all activities offer CME credit. Some recent activities offering CME
credit are:
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PRIME® Physician CME Courses
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Current areas of study are: Allergy/Immunology, Cardiology, Cultural Competence, Dermatology, Domestic Violence, Gastroenterology, Genetic Disorders, Geriatric Medicine, Hematology, Oncology, Infectious Disease, Medical Errors, Nephrology, Neuroscience, Pain Management, Professional Growth, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Rheumatology and Women's Health. |
Pri-Med Online
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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, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Genitourinary, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pain, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, Renal Disorders, Respiratory
and Rheumatology. Instruction is aimed at these specialty
groups: Cardiologists, Neurologists, Obstetricians/Gynecologists, Oncologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatricians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists and Radiologists.
You can easily search for the desired format, medical condition and medical
specialty area using the search box.
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PROACTIVEcme.org (Prostate
Cancer Prevention)
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PROACTIVEcme.org provides
physicians with practice improvements in the prevention of prostate cancer.
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Projects
In Knowledge (large courses)
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The larger Projects In Knowledge activities are described in detail on the
appropriate specialty pages of this website:
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Projects
In Knowledge (smaller activities)
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Some subjects are: Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention - Experts Responding to Your Questions: Video Q&A (FP, IM, ENDO, OB-GYN, ORTHO, RHEUM); Game Changers in Hepatology – Future Challenges in the Treatment of HCV; Experts Responding to Your Questions-Osteoporosis; Update on Osteoporosis for the Rheumatologist; Profiles in CML: Case-Based Approaches to Managing Resistance and Improving Outcomes; A Sea Change in MS Treatment — The Potential of Small Molecules; and Zeroing in on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Integrating Targeted Therapies into Practice. |
PROTECT™ (SupPorting AppROpriate ImmunizaTions Across the AgE SpeCTrum)
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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.
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Psychiatric
Congress (2009) Online
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Most of the sessions of the 2009 Psychiatric Congress are available to view for credit. Sessions can be searched by topic area or by professional interest track. |
Psychiatric
Times
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Some recent activities include: Auditory Hallucinations in Psychiatric Illness; Dementia: A Focused Review; What to Make of CATIE: Are We Better Off With Atypical Antipsychotics?; The State of the Evidence on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder; Current Clinical Practice in Asperger Disorder; Natural Products Used to Treat Depressed Mood as Monotherapies and Adjuvants to Antidepressants: A Review of the Evidence; and Diagnosis and Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome in Psychiatric Practice. |
PVICME
(Pacific Vascular Institute for Continuing Medical Education)
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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
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Subjects seem to be about equally distributed between psychiatric topics: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders; Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity; and Update on Generalized Anxiety Disorder; and critical care topics: Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Producers; Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC) Producers; Mediastinitis following Cardiac Surgery; Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Air Embolism; and Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers. |
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ReachMD
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ReachMD consists entirely of podcasts offering 0.25 to 0.5 credit-hours. These can be listened to on your computer, mp3 player, XM Satellite radio or iPhone. Most activities are in general adult medicine. |
RealCME
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Some featured activities are: A 67-year-old African-American male admitted to a rehabilitation facility following an ischemic stroke; A 34-Year-Old Woman with Newly Diagnosed Psoriatic Arthritis Starting Therapy; and A 59-year-old male recently discharged from the hospital following an open nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. 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. |
Role of the OB/GYN in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibromyalgia
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"At the conclusion of this activity, you should be able to: recognize the characteristic signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia; diagnose fibromyalgia using the American College of Rheumatology criteria; implement a step-wise multimodal treatment approach utilizing pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic modalities for alleviation of the fibromyalgia symptoms; and recognize and treat comorbid conditions that often accompany fibromyalgia." |
RSNA.org
(Radiological Society of North America) Education Center
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RSNA.org contains several types of CME instruction, primarily oriented to radiologists, organized into 3 sections: Refresher Courses, RadioGraphics CME tests, and Cases of the Day. You will find detailed descriptions of these sections at the Radiology/Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Page of this website. |
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SANS
(Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery)
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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:
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Sarasota
Memorial Health Care System
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Use Internet Explorer to view the lectures. Some newer lectures include: Managing the Transition to Palliative Care; The Many Dimensions of Loss: Grief as a Core Concept; Patient Safety: Ten Years Later; National Medical Association 2010: Economic Impact of Health Care Reform; Ethics and Pandemics Conference 2009; and H1N1 and Pregnancy. |
Scientific Congress Update
(Biologics in Psoriasis)
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Three lectures on the subject of biologics in psoriasis. After completing this activity, you should be able to: "Describe the pharmacologic action of new biologic agents; Discuss the proposed place in therapy of these agents; Implement new psoriasis treatment strategies in their clinical practice to optimize patient care using existing psoriasis treatment modalities; Describe the long term safety profile of existing biologic agents and the advantages and disadvantages associated with their use; and Describe future psoriasis treatment strategies designed to improve patient quality of life and acceptability of biologic agents." |
SEDATIONcme.org™ (Sedation Education Demonstrating Advances in The Intensive Care and PeriOperative SettiNgs)
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SEDATIONcme.org™ is a program covering the sedation of critically ill patients.
It includes current standards and guidelines, validated assessment scales, and recent clinical findings.
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Self
Learning (College of Family Physicians of Canada)
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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. |
Sexuality,
Reproduction and Menopause (SRM) Free CME
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Some recent activities include: Assessment and treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (webcast, 1.5 hours); Issues in postmenopausal hormone therapy: A 3-part CME newsletter series (0.25 hour each); and Luteal support in reproduction (1.0 hour). |
Society of Gynecologic
Oncologists 41st Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer
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This website features selected lectures from the 41st annual meeting, held in San Francisco in March 2010. Not all sessions offer CME credit and I could not find the total number of hours or the number of hours per session. Some topics are: Fertility-preserving treatment in young patients with endometrial carcinoma and atypical hyperplasia; Progression-free survival and overall survival in patients diagnosed with stage III/IV ovarian cancer and treated with primary surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without delayed debulking surgery; Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy; and Lymph Node Dissection in Ovarian Cancer. |
SNM
(Society of Nuclear Medicine)
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SNM (Society of Nuclear Medicine) CME courses are described on the nuclear medicine page of CMEList.com. |
Society
of Hospital Medicine
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3 activities, each offering 1 hour of credit:
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Society
of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 46th Annual Meeting Online
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This course includes most of the instruction from the STS 46th Annual Meeting held on January 24-27, 2010 meeting in Fort Lauderdale. You will find surgical symposia, general sessions, parallel surgical forums, surgical motion pictures, and the ethics debate.
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SonoWorld
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SonoWorld is devoted entirely to diagnostic ultrasound. It seems that the only course offering physician credit is Emergency and Urgent Care Ultrasound (1.75 hours). |
Southern
Medical Association's MedEd On-Demand
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Lectures are organized into groups. Some of the newer groups are: Focus on the Female Patient; Geriatric Practice for the 21st Century; On Becoming a Physician Leader; and Osteoporosis. You can also search for lectures by keyword. |
Southern
Medical Journal
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Each monthly online journal offers two hours of CME credit. Some recent articles are: Vitamin Deficiency After Gastric Bypass Surgery; Carcinoid Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract; Current Concepts and Management Strategies in Atrial Flutter; Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Not All That Glitters Is Gold; Using the Healthcare Matrix with Interns and Medical Students as a Tool to Effect Change; and Evaluation of Blunt Cervical Spine Injury. |
SpineCME.org Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs
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Some recent activities are: The SMISS '09 Highlights Series: Robotics and Image Guidance in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery; Contemporary Spine Surgery Series: Motion-sparing Devices - Has the Concept Come of Age?; The SMISS '09 Highlights Series: Lateral Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery VIDEO; and Contemporary Spine Surgery Series: Making Sense of Bone Graft Alternatives (Excluding BMPs). |
StopPain.org
- Pain Medicine & Palliative Care: Elearning for Professionals
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You will find 2 sets of cases: Pressure Ulcers in the Medically Ill - Physician Module (3 hours); and Distance Learning in Symptom Control: Assessment & Management of Diabetic Painful Polyneuropathy (7 hours). |
Stress
and Cardiovascular Disease
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The purpose of this CME program is to familiarize physicians with medical benefits of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique and the research on its health applications, with emphasis on cardiovascular disease, its risk factors, stress, hypertension, and overall health. |
Studies
in Nuclear Cardiology
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There are 14 activities in nuclear cardiology each offering 0.5 credit-hours. You cannot view the titles or content of the courses until you register and pay the $50 fee. |
Sullivan Group
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The Sullivan Group is dedicated to improving patient
safety and risk
management.
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Temple University
32nd Annual Family Practice
Review Online
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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. |
Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Continuing Medical Education
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Four presentations at present: Hematology Challenges for the Community Practitioner; Suspect Child Abuse and Neglect; Fighting the Flu: What Everybody Needs to Know about Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza; and The Obesity Crisis: The Epidemic, The Consequences and The Solution. |
Texas
Heart Institute Office of Continuing Medical Education
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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); 66 Cardiology Grand Rounds (typically 1.0 hour); 3 presentations on Ethics; 11 on Echocardiography; and 2 "Other." |
Texas
Medical Association Ethics CME
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16 courses on physicians' health and well being. Topics include: Chemical Dependence in Physicians: Identification and Intervention; 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; and The Family In Addiction and Recovery. 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)
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The seven activities are: Ovarian Cancer, pdf version (1.5 hours); Ovarian Cancer: Designed for the Primary Care Physician (online module) (1.0 hour); Pain Primer for Primary Physicians: Essential Concepts (1.5 hours); Performance Improvement (PI) Continuing Medical Education Project for Primary Care Physicians (20 hours, fee not stated); Potential Endocrine Effects of Anticancer Therapy (1.5 hours); Tobacco Intervention and the Health Care Provider (1.0 hour); and Survivorship (Lance Armstrong Foundation: Professional Training Opportunities) (probably no CME credit) |
TheAnswerPage
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TheAnswerPage.com offers 0.25 hours of CME credit for study of the Question of the Day. You may study that question "today," or view an archive of questions. There are no quizzes; credit is applied to your account automatically as you go through the questions and answers, which are authored by faculty from Harvard and other medical schools. There are separate sections for Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Hospital & Critical Care, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Newborn Medicine. TheAnswerPage also has a handheld-based CME program, included in the same annual fee, which allows you to receive CME credit for study directly on handheld computers. |
TheGut.org
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Currently offers 2 activities: Complex GERD: Identifying the challenges and finding solutions (1.25 hours); and Successful Management of IBS-C in Primary Care: Barriers to Care. Patient Scenarios. Knowledge Mastery (2 credits).
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theheart.org
CME Programs
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About 150 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: Pioneering the Future: Innovations and Strategies in Electrophysiology and Clinical Cardiology; Acute Coronary Syndromes; Antiplatelet Therapy: Point-of-Care Testing 101; How Evolving Sensor Technology and Rate-Responsive Pacing Can Improve Clinical Outcomes in Chronotropic Incompetence; and Trial Designs in AF-Related Stroke: How Do They Relate to Real-World Practice? |
Theory into Practice CME for PCPs
(TiPS)
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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: Advising Patients on Advance Directives (2.5 hours); Stepping up to Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes (10 hours); and Physician Counseling to Enhance Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines (10 hours). Additional hours are available from the 2nd and 3rd activity if you participate in the Card Study and Performance Activity Study. You should listen to the "Learn More Audio Presentation" and also view the individual course demo before registering. |
ThrombosisClinic.com
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This site is for physicians (especially cardiologists, ER specialists and surgeons) who have an interest in the prevention and management of thrombosis. The newest activities include: New Anticoagulants for Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism; ThrombosisClinic Vol. 3, No. 2 (new information on how to treat patients with acute coronary syndrome); and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke (efficacy and safety of antiplatelet agents, anticoagulant agents, and mechanical methods for thromboprophylaxis). |
TobaccoTreatmentTraining.com
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To earn your full day Tobacco Treatment Training Program Certificate, complete all 6 mandatory courses: Overview of Tobacco Cessation, Pharmacotherapy of Tobacco Cessation, Five Cases: Basic Tobacco Cessation Interventions, Motivational Interviewing for Primary Care, Tobacco Dependence and Health Effects of Tobacco; and one of the 3 optional courses: Julie: Pregnancy and Smoking, Teens and Tobacco: A Case, and Children and Tobacco: Three Cases. For the half day Certificate, complete 3 mandatory courses and one optional. |
Tufts
Health Care Institute
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A set of ten online courses in the area of Quality Care, Cost-Effectiveness and Care Management. Follow the "Online Learning Campus" link. 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. |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Featured Courses include: A Clinician’s Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities (1 hour); Communicating Awareness of (NSAIDs) Risk Effectively (CARE) - Parts I - 4 (1 hour each); Modern Mycology Slide Library; and UAB Insight Courses (multiple short articles - about 12 hours total); you will also find links to HIV Web Study (described elsewhere on this List) and Hepatitis Web Study (described elsewhere on this List). This site offers courses in 22 different medical areas. |
University
of California at Davis (UCDHS) Continuing Medical Education Self-Study
Modules
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Lectures on general medical subjects. Each lecture was originally presented as a video teleconference. Some recent lectures are: Enhancing Surge Capacity and Preparedness Effort: Crisis Care Guidelines; Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures; Overview of Adult Occupational Lead Poisoning in California; “When is Chemotherapy Enough”? Integrating Palliative Care Into Usual Oncology; Healthy Brain Aging; and Varicose Veins, The Orphan and The Clinician Radiologist. To receive CME credit, print and mail or fax the evaluation form. |
University
of Louisville Online Courses
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Some topics include: HIV/AIDS Update; Domestic Violence; Conscious Sedation; Public Health Preparedness Courses (11 activities); Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases; Recognition and Initial Management of Chemical Casualties; Lessons from the Neurosurgical Theater: Operation Iraqi Freedom; and Preventing Transmission Of Infections. |
UMDNJ (University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey) Center for Continuing and Outreach Education
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Eight of the activities are AIDS-related. Some of the other subjects addressed are: sexual health, antibiotic resistance, abuse of prescription medications, and advanced NSCLC. |
University
of Michigan
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27 text-only courses present University of Michigan Treatment guidelines on common medical conditions. A relatively new section offers 9 activities in pulmonary hypertension (2.0 or 3.0 hours each). |
University
of Minnesota
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Current activities include: The Reality of Fibromyalgia; Reducing Recurrent Preterm Birth; ECG of the Week; Fetal Cardiology; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD); Heart Failure in Children; and Supraventricular Tachycardia in Children and Adolescents. |
University of
Nebraska Medical Center Course Listing for Online CME
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An unusual feature of this site is a set of 40 "mini-fellowships" offered by the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center and intended to prepare doctors for working with the geriatric population. Each course offers 1 - 3 one-hour modules and is followed by a brief test and evaluation. Additional activities include 10 sessions on Adult Pneumococcal Disease, 8 sessions on FACT cellular therapy, 6 sessions on atrial fibrillation and stroke, PROTECT (6 newsletters on immunization across the age span) and several others. |
University
of Oklahoma College of Medicine
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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 Toledo (Ohio)
Online CME
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Registration and advance payment are required in order to view the course content. You will have 12 months to complete the offering before your username and password expires. There appear to be only 3 activities offering ACCME credit: Epilepsy in Women: Recent Advances in Diagnosis & Management (1 hour, $20); Exercise and The Heart: The Best Medicine (1 hour, $20); and Studies in Nuclear Cardiology Course 1 (7 hours, $35) (Described above). |
University
of
Washington CME: Online Courses
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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
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Four courses: Peripheral Opioid Antagonists: A Therapeutic Advance for Optimizing Opioid Gastrointestinal Tolerability; Cease Smoking Today Learning from Self-Assessment; Emergency Medicine Symposium 2008; and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. |
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VCU-CME.ORG
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
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You may view the courses onscreen in html format or download and print in pdf format. You need Macromedia Flash 5 installed in order to view the post-instruction test. These programs are probably still offering credit: 2008 Southeast Regional Rheumatology Symposium (SERRS) - newsletter format (4.0 hours); Project RADAR: Violence Prevention Steps for Health Care Professionals (1.5 hours); Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Management (for Virginia Providers only, 3 hours); and Child and Adolescent Health (7.0 hours). |
VCU Pain Management: An Online Curriculum
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VCU Pain Management is an online self-study program composed of seven modules. Each module contains a pretest, didactic content tied by objectives to ACGME competencies, case examples with review questions, and module summaries. This evidence-based course is augmented with pharmacy and reference tables and practice tools. At the end of the course, learners complete a post-test and evaluation. Continuing Education for NonVirginia Providers: Free for 500 users. ENTER ACCESS CODE: "painfree". Remember to REPORT TIME at the bottom of each POST-TEST to obtain credit. |
Virtual Lecture Hall
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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.
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VTEeducation.com
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VTEeducation.com focuses on
"promoting better thromboprophylaxis... through adherence to evidence-based guidelines and appropriate use of all available therapies."
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Washington
University (St. Louis)
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About 127 text-and-graphics (and recently slide-video) presentations, covering most medical specialty areas. |
Webility
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A single course: Disability Prevention for Treating Clinicians: Talking About Ability to Work. After completing this course, you will know the questions that employers and insurers need treating physicians to answer in disability cases; understand the role of the physician in preventing the development of iatrogenic disability; see the connection between giving timely and adequate return-to-work advice, better patient outcomes, and improved customer satisfaction; and see how you can assist employers in reducing medically unnecessary time off work. |
WebM&M
(Morbidity and Mortality
Rounds on the Web
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Most presentations illustrate physician, nursing or pharmacist errors and focus on the prevention of such errors. Some recent cases include: Adolescent Diabetes: A Routine Visit?; Standard Deviations; Delirium or Dementia?; and Breakage of a PICC Line. |
WE
MOVE (Movement Disorder Virtual
University)
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CME activities are organized into the following sections:
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Wills Eye Knowledge Portal
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A good way to start is by taking the very helpful virtual video tour. There is a selection of 6 free videos illustrating various ophthalmological procedures. You may view these without registering. Following registration (without fee) you may view 25 free presentations. After signing up for CME credits, you may then view about 80 CME presentations. Some recent titles are: Corneal Transplant Surgery; Glaucoma Risk Factors: Disc Hemorrhages and CCT; Diabetic Retinopathy and Cataract Surgery; Considerations for Cataract Extractions in Uveitis; and Cataract Extraction in Patients with Retinal Pathology. |
World
Class CME
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Nine lectures on various aspects of Breast imaging: Digital Mammography: Technical Overview and Review of Evidence-Based Data; Digital Mammography QC and Telemammography; Advanced Techniques in Digital Mammography; Breast MRI Interpretation Including BI-RADS®; Breast MRI--DCIS and Interventions; Stereotactic Core Biopsy: Patient Selection and Procedure Fundamentals; Stereotactic Core Biopsy: Positioning and Targeting; and Stereotactic Core Biopsy: Radiologic- Pathologic Correlation and Auditing Success. |
WoundClosures.com
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Four articles, each followed by a 10-question post-test: Scientific Basis for the Selection of Wound Closure Sutures; Scientific Basis for the Selection of Skin Closure Sutures; Scientific Basis for the Selection of Abdominal Fascial Closure Sutures; and Scientific Basis for the Selection of Vascular Closure Sutures. |
Yale
Online CME
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The bulk of the instruction is in Internal Medicine Grand Rounds (43). The second largest group is "Connecticut Mandated Courses" (11). Other lectures are in Cancer (4), Surgery (5), Pediatrics (5), OB/Gyn/Reproductive Sciences (4), Neuroscience (1), Diabetes (2) and Dermatology (1). |
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