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Key Issues Facing Psychiatry: What’s New, Important and Changing (Sponsored Link) This meeting will be presented live online on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST and Thursday, March 29, 2012, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST and then available on demand through March 29, 2013. Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...9.0. Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures. Target Audiences...The summit is planned to meet the continuing medical education needs of psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists, genetic counselors, psychiatric social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for mental health patients. Educational material will be updated...March 29, 2012. Financial Support...Otsuka.  Expiration of CME credit...March 29, 2013.

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

Psychiatry Board Review Course for Certification & Recertification   (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours... 33.75. Awarded by....Oakstone Institute. Cost...........Varies according to format from $995 to $1495. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA.  Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.  Target Audiences...PSYCHIATRY. Educational material last updated....March 15, 2011. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...March 15, 2014.

Psychiatry Board Review Course for Certification & Recertification is a case-based review designed to provide psychiatrists and psychiatric residents with current, relevant, and condensed information needed to pass certification (written and oral exams) and maintenance of certification (recertification) exams. At the conclusion of Psychiatry Board Review Course for Certification & Recertification, you will be able to: • Discuss relevant scientific and clinical information stressing the main areas of psychiatry and neurology: basic science, diagnosis and phenomenology, and evidence-based treatments; • Apply strategies for studying for the ABPN examinations and frequently encountered questions; and • Build competence in the oral examination by observing mock oral examinations.

CMEInfo Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Board Review Course (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...28.  Awarded by....Oakstone Institute. Cost...........Varies according to format and number of hours: $995 to $1495. Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA.  Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.  Target Audiences...CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. Educational material last updated...April 1, 2010. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...March 31, 2013.

The Oakstone Institute’s Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Board Review Course is a comprehensive review course in child and adolescent psychiatry that will prepare you for either an upcoming board examination or maintenance of certification examination. This course will also be useful for those who are just seeking a comprehensive review of child and adolescent psychiatry. Upon completion of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Board Review Course, you will be better able to: • Apply best practices for the evaluation and treatment of child and adolescent mental health issues; • Demonstrate competence for board certification or recertification examinations; and • Discuss current trends and controversies in child and adolescent psychiatric diagnoses and treatment options.

Osler Psychiatry Board Reviews (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===> Awarded by....Osler Institute. Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===> Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings. Target Audience...PSYCH. Educational material updated on an ongoing basis. Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Psychiatry Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats.  Live Psychiatry Written Board Review. Topics include all major areas of Psychiatry.  Credit Hours...50. Price... $920 for Residents; $1380 for practicing physicians. Osler Psychiatry Mock Oral Review Course will be held September 6-8, 2011 in Cleveland. Mock oral exams are one-on-one simulations of the board exam with faculty examining candidates and providing feedback. These can be either private ($290 each) or before a group ($230 each).  Credit Hours...30. Price...$990.  Find the dates and locations of the next Live Osler Psychiatry Board Reviews at Osler Psychiatry Board Reviews. The Osler Psychiatry Course on 7 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full day's lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player. Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$475. The Osler Psychiatry Course on Creative MP3 Player Preloaded with the Course Review Audio MP3s. The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting. Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$545.

Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Board Reviews (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===> Awarded by....Osler Institute. Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===> Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings. Target Audience...PSYCH (Child/Adolescent). Educational material updated on an ongoing basis. Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats.  Live Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Written Board Review. Topics include all major areas of Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent).  Credit Hours...40. Price... $620 for Residents; $930 for practicing physicians. Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Mock Oral Review Course. Mock oral exams are one-on-one simulations of the board exam with faculty examining candidates and providing feedback. These can be either private ($290 each) or before a group ($230 each).  Credit Hours...40. Price...$760, residents; $1140 for practicing physicians. Find the dates and locations of the next Live Courses at Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Board Reviews. The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Course on 4 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full day's lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player. Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$360. The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Course on Creative MP3 Player Preloaded with the Course Review Audio MP3s. The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting. Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$430.

Audio-Digest Psychiatry (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 48 hours. Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation. Cost...........Varies from $359 to $399 depending on which audio format you choose. Format...Online MP3 or CD. Target Audiences...PSYCH. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Psychiatry is specifically designed to provide you with useful and up-to-date information on accurate diagnosis and appropriate management in all types of psychiatric disorders, including: • Anxiety disorders; • Dementia, delirium, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders; • Geriatric psychiatry; • Mental disorders in childhood and adolescence; • Mood disorders; • Multiaxial illnesses; • Personality disorders; • Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; • Sexual disorders and paraphilias; • Sleep disorders; and • Substance-related disorders. See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Audio-Digest Comprehensive Review of Psychiatric Medicine (Sponsored Link)  Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...2 hours per issue (Total 20 hours) Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation. Cost...........$199 (Audio CD) or $169 (MP3). Format...Online Audio MP3 or Audio CD. Target Audiences...PSYCH. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

The Audio-Digest Comprehensive Review of Psychiatric Medicine contains 10 2-hour audio programs. Each program focuses on a different aspect of psychiatric medicine. Highlights include: Topics In Mental Health; Declining And Altered Minds: Delirium And Dementia; Dementia; Minding The Mind: Diagnosing Common Psychiatric Disorders; Psychiatric Emergencies; Update On Alcoholism; Eating Disorders; Depression In Menopause/sleep Disorders; Schizophrenia; and Psychiatric Issues. See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Risk Management Rounds: Psychiatry  - MedRisk (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.  Credit hours...5.0. Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc. Cost for Credit....$75. Instruction Type....Text-Only. Target Audiences...PSYCH. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None. Learn More About Risk Management Rounds: Psychiatry

Risk Management Rounds: Psychiatry is appropriate for psychiatrists who are interested in ways to reduce the potential for malpractice liability. After completing this course, you should be able to: 1. Name the four elements of malpractice. 2. Know how referrals affect liability in psychiatry. 3. Take steps to reduce medication errors. 4. Discuss a psychiatrist's duty to warn others about dangers presented by psychiatric patients. 5. Recognize risks associated with restraints, commitment and other medical-legal issues. Learn More About Risk Management Rounds: Psychiatry

Risk Management Rounds: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - MedRisk (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.  Credit hours...5.0. Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc. Cost for Credit....$75. Instruction Type....Text-Only. Target Audience...CHILD PSYCH. Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...None. CME Credit Expires...April 30, 2012. Learn More About Risk Management Rounds: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Upon completion of Risk Management Rounds: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, you should be able to: 1. Identify the most common reasons why child and adolescent psychiatrists get sued for malpractice. 2. Explain your obligations to maintain patient confidentiality under federal and state laws. 3. List circumstances that would justify breaching patient confidentiality. 4. Explain your duty to a patient’s parents and other third parties. 5. Outline documentation practices that will reduce your liability while improving patient care. 6. Identify steps that will reduce the chances of making a medication error. Learn More About Risk Management Rounds: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Practical Reviews in Psychiatry (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 or 48 per year (2 or 4 per month). Awarded by....Johns Hopkins. Cost..........Varies from $349 to $898 according to the number of issues per year (14 or 28) and the audio format you choose. Format...Text Plus Audio (Online Audio Only or Online Audio plus Audio CD). Target Audience...PSYCH. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

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

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

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

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

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

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) Web-Based Training- Buprenorphine Last visited....2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....9.0. Awarded by....American Academy of Family Physicians. Cost for Credit....AAAP Members: $99; Non-members: $171. Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture. Target Audience....ADDICTION (and other physicians who treat patients with substance abuse problems). Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support...None Stated

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

American Psychiatric Association Last visited....2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....The annual meeting offers about 150 hours (===>). The guideline courses offer a total of 55 hours. Total of about 205 hours. Awarded by.....American Psychiatric Association. Cost............About $20 per hour; many activities are free to AMA members. Instruction Type....Text-Only (Guidelines, Monographs and HIV) or Slide-Audio Lecture. Target Audience....PSYCH. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies.

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

BupPractice.com - Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Training and Practice Tools Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours and Cost....Two courses: ASAM DATA 2000-Qualifying Buprenorphine Training, 8 hours, $175. Post-Training Buprenorphine Cases, 4 hours, $80. Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH, ADDICTION, PAIN MANAGEMENT. Educational material last updated....2010. Financial support...National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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

Cleveland Clinic Psychology/Psychiatry Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD Credit hours....3 activities offering a total of 1.5 hours. Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic. Cost..........Free. Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only. Target Audiences...PSYCH. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support. CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

The 3 current activities are: • Serotonin and Bone: Brain-Fat-Bone Connection; • Premenopausal osteoporosis, an overlooked consequence of anorexia nervosa; • Diagnosing and Managing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

(The) CME Institute (Formerly Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Online CME) Last visited...2/2012.  Credit hours...Unable to count accurately. Probably about 200 activities offering about 200 hours. Awarded by....CME Institute of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. Cost...........Most are free; some require "platinum membership" ($66 per year). Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures; Text-Only; Case-based-Interactive. Target Audiences....PSYCH Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.

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

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

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

Fibromyalgia CME

Here is a set of 4 programs on fibromyalgia.

Use of Measurement-Based Tools to Guide the Assessment and Long-Term Treatment of Fibromyalgia Or listen by phone at 800.895.1713 Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0. Awarded by....USF Health. Cost..........Free. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience....Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health care professionals with an interest in fibromyalgia. Educational material last updated...August 4, 2011. Financial support...Forest Research Institute, Inc, and Lilly USA. CME Credit Expires...August 4, 2012.

This live and interactive neuroscienceCME Chart Review will demonstrate ways that clinicians can improve their understanding and management of patients with fibromyalgia through the use of measurement-based tools in routine clinical practice.  After completing Use of Measurement-Based Tools to Guide the Assessment and Long-Term Treatment of Fibromyalgia, you should be able to: • Describe the available measurement-based tools that can be used in the initial and ongoing assessment of fibromyalgia and illustrate ways that these tools can be used in a busy practice; • Demonstrate the ease of use that measurement-based tools can bring to a routine clinical assessment; and • Implement assessment tools in practice to help monitor the clinical management of patients with fibromyalgia.

Using Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Individualize Treatment Needs in Fibromyalgia Or listen by phone at 800.895.1713 Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0. Awarded by....USF Health. Cost..........Free. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience....Physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health care professionals with an interest in fibromyalgia. Educational material last updated...August 18, 2011. Financial support...Forrest, Pfizer and Lilly USA. CME Credit Expires...August 18, 2012.

After completing Using Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Individualize Treatment Needs in Fibromyalgia, you should be able to: • Define and assess for the complex symptomatology that can accompany a diagnosis of fibromyalgia and challenge its treatment;  • Initiate treatment plans and appropriate lifestyle changes, using both nonpharmacological and pharmacological therapies, to individualize treatment for the physical symptoms present in patients with fibromyalgia; and • Implement appropriate treatments or referrals to address any psychological symptoms found during assessment of patients with fibromyalgia.

Massachusetts General Hospital Academy Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...25 activities offering a total of about 20 hours. Awarded by....McLean Hospital. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture. Target Audiences...PSYCH (and others; see ===>) Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

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

NEJM Weekly CME Program Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours ...One per exam, three per week. (Total of about 140 hours now available). Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society. Cost..........Free to subscribers to NEJM; $15 (or $100 for bundles of ten) for non-subscribers). Instruction  Type....Text-and-Graphics. Target Audiences....FP, IM, IM subspecialists. Educational material last updated....Weekly. Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week, three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have a companion CME exam available online. You can earn up to one CME credit for each exam successfully completed. NEJM subscribers receive 20 online exams per year as part of their subscription. Non-subscribers may pay on an hourly basis ($15 per single credit or $100 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

Neuroscience Education Institute Featured Web Activities Last visited....2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours…About 56 presentations; about 65 hours. Awarded by…Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI). Cost…Some free to all, some $10 per hour, most are free to NEI members ($49-$199 per year). Instruction Type… Slide-Audio Lectures, Slide-Video Lectures, Podcasts, Webcasts, Mechanism of Action Animations, Text Articles, eBooks. Target Audience...PSYCH. Educational Material last updated...Weekly. Financial Support... Many activities have commercial support

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

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

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

Psych Congress On Demand Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD Credit hours..."50+ sessions." Awarded by....CME, LLC. Cost for Credit....$249. Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures. Target Audience...PSYCH. Educational material last updated....2011 Financial Support...None Stated.  CME Credit Expires...!2/31/2011.

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

Psychiatric Times Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD Credit hours...12 activities each offering 1.5 hours (total of 18 hours). Awarded by....CME, Inc. Cost for Credit....$15. Instruction Type...Text-Only. Target Audience...PSYCH. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...None Stated.

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