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 Infection Control CME, Domestic Violence CME, and Substance Abuse  CME

Virtual Lecture Hall (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...19 programs offering a total of 90 credits.
Awarded by....Various medical schools and professional societies.
Cost for Credit.....$25 to access the site (includes 1 CME credit); additional credits for $25 per hour. 
Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....State-Mandated CME, Risk Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Cultural Competence, Substance Abuse.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial Support...Some programs developed with NIH grant support. Commercial support not accepted.

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. 
Examinations are not required for CME credit.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses described in detail in alphabetical order by course name.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in State alphabetical order:
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, MassachusettsNevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in order by groups of required topics:
Cultural Competence; • Domestic ViolenceEnd of Life-Palliative Care
Ethics; • HIV-AIDS; • Infection Control; • Infectious Diseases
Medical Errors; • Modes of Transmission
Patient Communications; • Patient Safety; • Prescribing Practices
Professional Responsibility; and • Risk Management.

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. 
Credit hours...1.0 to 10.0 per program (Over 50 courses offering a total of more than 214 hours).
Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc.
Cost for Credit....$15 per credit.
Instruct. Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...Risk Management (all providers who need CME in risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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 available in these areas: 
AnesthesiologyChild and Adolescent Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine; Hospital MedicineNeurology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Oral Surgery; Orthopedic Surgery; Pathology; PediatricsPsychiatry; Radiology; and Surgery
 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.

Audio-Digest Risk Management Special Series (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...18 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 26 hours.
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost...........Varies from $22 to $30 per program, depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all 18 issues).
Format...Online MP3 or CD.
Target Audiences...Risk Management.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Risk Management Special Series is a compilation of the best Audio-Digest risk management lectures. Some topics covered include: Lessons from the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Closed Claims project; Source inspection: preventing medical mistakes; Dealing with the difficult patient; Update in malpractice liability; How to avoid being sued; The medical chart: anticipating the lawyer's review; Pitfalls in appendicitis; Prophylaxis of malpractice: how to stay out of the attorney's office; and The ethical expert witness: an oxymoron?

See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Topics in Risk Management 3 (Practical Reviews) (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Format...Audio CD.
Credit hours...12.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........$169.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...May 2010.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...April 2013.

Some of the essential topics covered in Topics in Risk Management 3 include:
• Never Events: Inexcusable Outcomes in Health Care;
• Professional Liability: Courtroom Perspectives of a Surgeon Defense Expert;
• Avoiding Malpractice Claims: Common Causes, Common Myths, and Common Sense;
• Medical Malpractice Insurance.

Audio-Digest Special Series (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Varies. See ===>
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost..........$21.99 or $24.99 per program, depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all issues in a group).
Format...Online MP3 or CD.
Target Audiences...General Interest
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Special Series is a group of compilations of the best Audio-Digest lectures in various areas. These include:
Clinical Pharmacology (8 issues)
Domestic Violence (1 issue)
End of Life/Palliative Care (5 issues)
Ethics (10 issues)
Ethics/Cultural Sensitivity & Linguistics (4 issues)
Geriatrics (27 issues)
HIV/AIDS (6 issues)
Infectious Disease (33 issues)
Patient Safety/Medical Errors (6 issues)
Pain Management (24 issues)
Risk Management (18 issues)
Sports Medicine (10 issues)
Substance Abuse (9 issues)
Trauma Management (40 issues)

See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

Audio-Digest State Mandate CME Requirements (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Varies. See ===>
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost...........See ===>
Format...Online MP3 or CD.
Target Audiences...General Interest
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest State Mandate CME Requirements presents the required CME subjects for 4 states:
California CME Package ($296):
16-audio programs worth up to 32 CME Credits,
Pain Management and End-of-Life (12 Credits),
Geriatrics (20 Credits).
Massachusetts CME Package ($100):
5-audio programs worth up to 10 CME Credits,
Risk Management (10 Credits),
Oregon CME Package ($60):
3-audio programs worth up to 6 CME Credits,
Pain Management and End-of-Life (6 Credits).
Pennsylvania CME Package ($117):
6-audio programs worth up to 12 CME Credits
Risk Management or Patient Safety (12 Credits)

See the complete list of Audio-Digest Programs in other specialties

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: 
A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing

(Sponsored Link)
This meeting was presented live online on November 16 & 17, 2011, and is now available on demand through May 17, 2012
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide- Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...Infectious Disease specialists, Hepatologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of infectious disease. 
Educational material last updated...Nov 17, 2011.
Financial Support...Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Abbott Laboratories. 
Expiration of CME credit...May 17, 2012.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing was presented live online on November 16 & 17, 2011, and is now available on demand through May 17, 2012.
Session One Topics:
Keynote Address: The State of Infectious Disease
• Current Trends in Infection Control
• 10 Observations in Clostridium Difficile
• Top 10 Developments in Hepatitis C

Session Two Topics:
Top 10 Vaccine Messages
• Top Ten Key Therapeutic & Diagnostic Game Changers in the U.S.
• Ten Hot Topics in AIDS/HIV
• What Have We Learned About Flu since 2009: Ten Important Lessons
• New STD Guidelines From the CDC and Your Patient

After participating in this activity, you will be able to:
• Identify appropriate therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections;
• Integrate infection control procedures in your daily practice;
• Utilize newly approved antibiotic agents;
• Recognize and better manage infections due to C. difficile;
• Incorporate new therapies and recommendations for patients with HIV;
• Implement new developments in the area of HCV management;
• Incorporate recommendations into immunization and treatment for influenza;
• Integrate current vaccination guidelines for adult and pediatric patients;
• Assess and utilize new molecular diagnostic tests appropriately; and
• Implement new guidelines on STD prevention and treatment.

Survival Skills for the 21st Century Gynecologist (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD,
Credit hours...12.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........$695 to 995 depending on format.
Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card. 
Use coupon code BESTBUYA. 

Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.
Target Audience...OB/GYN.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...None Stated.

Survival Skills for the 21st Century Gynecologist stresses how to enhance your day-to-day office GYN practice with relevant, important procedures and therapies that are easy to master, comfortable to incorporate and solidly reimbursable. Upgrade your skills and clinical approach to meet the needs of your gynecologic patients for the 21st century. Feel good about offering comprehensive, up-to-date information and services that will expand your gynecologic practice while making it more enjoyable and rewarding for you. Whether in a solo or a group practice, this program will change the way you practice medicine.

The Business of Radiology (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...16.5
Awarded by....The Oakstone Institute
Cost...........$595 to 795.
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,  Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.
Target Audience...RAD, General Interest
Educational material updated...2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...March 24, 2013.

After completing The Business of Radiology, you should be able to:
• Apply business principles that lead to a more efficient and profitable radiology practice;
• Interpret guidelines for credentialing, certification, fraud avoidance, and malpractice prevention that ensure high physician quality performance; and 
• Employ leadership skills, expense management, collection-accounts receivable guidelines, quality assurance tenets, and efficiency guidelines that will lead to more effective provision of patient care.

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AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program's Free Online CME/CE Activities
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 30 activities offering a total of about 30 credit hours.
Awarded by...Various Sponsors.
Cost for Credit..... Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive, Slides
Target Audience....MDs and other Healthcare Professionals.
Educational material last updated...October 2011.
Financial Support...See individual activity.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sponsors CME/CE activities that are developed from systematic reviews of evidence on a wide range of topics.
CME/CE activities are available for these health conditions and methods areas:
Breathing Conditions;
Cancer;
Developmental Delays, ADHD, Autism;
Diabetes;
Heart and Blood Vessel Conditions;
Mental Health;
Muscle, Bone, and Joint Conditions;
AHRQ Training Modules for the Systematic Reviews Methods Guide; and
Other Topics.

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.

CDC Training and Continuing Education OnLine 
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Most courses offer 2.5 hours. There are 41 courses offering about 100 hours (courses counted; hours not counted).
Awarded by...CDC.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type.....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PREV MED, ID.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...CDC.

After login, Choose "Search." 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.

Cultural Competence Online for Medical Practice (CCOMP) - A Clinician's Guide to Reduce Cardiovascular Disparities
Last visited....2/2012.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Multiple non-profits and foundations.

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.

DIA Learning
Last visited...2/2012.
Credit hours...Up to 14.4 hours per course (5 courses offering a total of 72 hours).
Awarded by....St. Louis University Center for Health Care Ethics.
Cost for Credit....Cost is reduced for each additional hour of credit; you pay $231 if you purchase all 12 credits per course.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lecture, Text-and-Graphics, Interactive testing.
Target Audiences.....General Interest (Ethics).
Educ. material last updated...2005.
Financial support...None Stated.

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.”

eACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..6.0.
Awarded by...American College of Emergency Physicians.
Cost.........$130.
Instruction Type...Not Stated.
Target Audience....ER (And all medical professionals who are required to be credentialed in advanced cardiac life support).
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial support...None Stated.

eACLS™ covers the ten advanced cardiac life support topics required for certification:
* Acute coronary syndromes
* AED use
* Asystole
* Bradycardia
* Narrow complex tachycardia
* Pulseless electrical activity
* Respiratory arrest
* Stroke
* Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
* Wide complex tachycardia
The online course takes an average of four hours to complete (approximately 20 minutes per topic). After completing all 10 sections of the course, a 50-question final exam follows. A score of 80% or higher on the final exam is required. 

Family Practice Management Quiz
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.25 or 3.5 per issue (20 hours in 6 issues now available).
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost........Free to AAFP members or paid subscribers.
Instruction Type...Text-And-Graphics.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....6 issues per year.
CME Credit Expires...1 year after publication.
Financial support...None Stated.

Each bi-monthly issue of this online journal contains a series of articles concerning management issues in primary care and questions relating to those articles. Members of the AAFP may submit the answers to quizzes online, while nonmembers must complete and mail in the tear-out card found in the paper version of the journal.

Florida Medical Association Online CME
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each; total of 9 hours.
Awarded by...Florida Medical Association.
Cost.........$50 per hour (Free for members of Florida Medical Association).
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience....General Interest.
Educational material last updated.....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

These five 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); and Physicians' Online Tutorial for Completing Cause of Death on the Florida Death Record (Free).

Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...13.0.
Awarded by...American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and the Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor.
Cost.........$197.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....PATH, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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.

Healthcare Improvement Skills Center (HISC)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...6 modules each offering 1.0 hour of credit.
Awarded by....School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Cost for Credit......Not stated (You need to be registered and logged in to see this information)
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...9/2010.
Financial Support...Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco.

This site provides training in quality improvement (QI) and includes:
• Completion of the two part QI Skills Self-Assessment and Summary: 3 credits
• Completion of the QI Skill Development Plan: 1 credit
• Completion of each of the 6 HISC QI Skills Learning Modules (see "modules" below): Successful completion of all six modules could add up to a maximum of 6 category 1 credits. 1 credit each, for up to 6 credits
• Completion of the QI Project Plan, a QI project off line, and the QI Project Assessment 15 credits.
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.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: 
A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing

This meeting was presented live online on November 16 & 17, 2011, and is now available on demand through May 17, 2012
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide- Video Lectures, Q & A, Live Chat.
Target Audiences...Infectious Disease specialists, Hepatologists, Primary Care Physicians, Family and Internal Medicine Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of infectious disease. 
Educational material last updated...Nov 17, 2011.
Financial Support...Cubist Pharmaceuticals and Abbott Laboratories. 
Expiration of CME credit...May 17, 2012.

IDCareLive-Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing was presented live online on November 16 & 17, 2011, and is now available on demand through May 17, 2012.
Session One Topics:
Keynote Address: The State of Infectious Disease
• Current Trends in Infection Control
• 10 Observations in Clostridium Difficile
• Top 10 Developments in Hepatitis C

Session Two Topics:
Top 10 Vaccine Messages
• Top Ten Key Therapeutic & Diagnostic Game Changers in the U.S.
• Ten Hot Topics in AIDS/HIV
• What Have We Learned About Flu since 2009: Ten Important Lessons
• New STD Guidelines From the CDC and Your Patient

After participating in this activity, you will be able to:
• Identify appropriate therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections;
• Integrate infection control procedures in your daily practice;
• Utilize newly approved antibiotic agents;
• Recognize and better manage infections due to C. difficile;
• Incorporate new therapies and recommendations for patients with HIV;
• Implement new developments in the area of HCV management;
• Incorporate recommendations into immunization and treatment for influenza;
• Integrate current vaccination guidelines for adult and pediatric patients;
• Assess and utilize new molecular diagnostic tests appropriately; and
• Implement new guidelines on STD prevention and treatment.

InforMed
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 courses; 6 hours.
Awarded by....InforMed.
Cost...........About $20.
Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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.

Massachusetts Medical Society Online CME
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 each. About 37 courses offering a total of about 40 hours.
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society.
Cost for Credit....$10 for MMS members; $20 for non-members.
Instruction Type..."Case Study, Podcast, Slides, Slide-Audio Lecture, Text & Graphics."
Target Audiences...Risk Management, General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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).

Medical Risk Management, Inc. (MedRisk) (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. 
Credit hours...1.0 to 10.0 per program (Over 50 courses offering a total of more than 214 hours).
Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc.
Cost for Credit....$15 per credit.
Instruct. Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...Risk Management (all providers who need CME in risk management, patient safety and medical error prevention).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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 available in these areas: 
AnesthesiologyChild and Adolescent Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine; Hospital MedicineNeurology; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedic Surgery; Pathology; PediatricsPsychiatry; Radiology; and Surgery.
  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.

NetCE Continuing Education on the Internet
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 to 15.0 hours (73 courses totaling about 500 hours).
Awarded by....CME Resource.
Cost..........Most cost about $5 per hour; some free.
Instruction  Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Many courses at NetCE meet state licensure requirements. You can easily search from the main page according to your state's requirements.
You can order courses individually or in groups. Some groups of courses are:
Physicians Special Offer - 30 Hours for $79;
Medical Ethics (5 hours for $19);
Risk Management (5 hours for $19);
Florida Medical Error Prevention (2 hours for $10); and
Florida Domestic Violence (2 hours for $10).
You can also find a list of All NetCE Courses for Physicians.

Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) Webcasts
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...23 activities for a total of 34.5 hours.
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost...........$50 each for members; $100 each for nonmembers.
Instruct. Type....Webcast.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2011.
CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.
Financial support...None Stated.

This section has 23- 90-minute webcasts. Recent titles include:
Reducing the Readmissions Rate in a Hospital
• From Statewide to Bedside Transformation
• Evaluating and Choosing Your Mode of Practice
• Physician Employment Agreements (AMA Models)
• Physician Led Organizational Structures for the Future
• Implementing the New Joint Commission Medical Staff Bylaws Standard – MS.01.01.01

Penn CME  
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...42 activities offering 1.0 to 3.5 hours (total of 49 hours).
Awarded by...University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Cost for Credit.....Free (But see comment about Achieving Cultural Competency ===>)
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lectures, Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audience...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies. 

After registering or logging in, click on the "Courses" tab, then "List courses." The major offerings are:
Achieving Cultural Competency - 27 activities, 27 hours (in order to access these activities, you need to purchase a book for $69.95); and
Insights into Pain Management - 7 activities, 7 hours.
You will also find about 8 additional articles, mostly about cancer.

Pennsylvania Medical Society Continuing Medical Education
Last Visited...9/2011.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit Hours: 1.0 or 2.0 hours per activity. About 50 activities.
Awarded by... Pennsylvania Medical Society.  
Cost….Mostly free. “Studies in Patient Safety” (total of 7 hours) costs $25 per credit for non-members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Some activities restricted to members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society.
Instruction Type…Mostly text.
Target Audiences…Pennsylvania Medical Society members and all physicians. Pennsylvania physicians can use credits to meet state requirements for patient safety and risk management.
Educational material last updated….2010.
Financial Support…None stated.
CME Credit Expires...Three years after posting.

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.

Prescriber's Letter
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per month.
Awarded by....Therapeutic Research.
Cost for Credit.....$24 per year for credit only, but must have an subscription to access material, $88 for single subscription, multiuser subscriptions available; you can also view and receive credit for any individual activity for $19.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties, General Interest. 
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None.

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. 

Sullivan Group
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Most courses offer two hours of credit (except EMTALA which has a few larger sections). 80 courses offering a total of 174 hours).
Awarded by.....The Sullivan Group
Cost ................$25 per credit hour.
Instruction Type...Not Stated (Probably text-only).
Target Audience...ER, FP, IM, RISK MANAGEMENT.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Sullivan Group is dedicated to improving patient safety and risk management. 
Present online courses are: 
Medical Error & Risk Reduction Series: Emergency Medicine
(54 Courses - 108 hours); Obstetrics (4 courses - 8 hours)
Medical Malpractice Case Review Series: Emergency Medicine
(18 Courses - 36 hours); 
Medical Legal: EMTALA Education
(4 Courses - 26 hours); and 
Emergency Medicine
(2 Courses - 4 hours).

Texas Medical Association Ethics CME
Last visited...11/2011
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...17 courses offering a total of 22 hours. 
Awarded by....Texas Medical Association.
Cost for Credit....$20 per credit (less for Texas physicians).
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audience ...General Interest.
Educational material last updated.... 2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

17 courses on physicians' health and well being. Topics include: 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; The Family In Addiction and Recovery and Women in Medicine: Contributions and Dilemmas. To apply for CME credit, print, complete, and mail a 10-item questionnaire along with payment.

Topics in Risk Management 3 (Practical Reviews)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Format...Audio CD.
Credit hours...12.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........$169
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated...May 2010.
Financial Support...None Stated. 
Expiration of CME credit...April 2013.

Some of the essential topics covered in Topics in Risk Management 3 include:
• Never Events: Inexcusable Outcomes in Health Care;
• Professional Liability: Courtroom Perspectives of a Surgeon Defense Expert;
• Avoiding Malpractice Claims: Common Causes, Common Myths, and Common Sense;
• Medical Malpractice Insurance.

Tufts Health Care Institute
Last visited...2/2012.
Credit hours...1.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....Thomas R. Beam Institute and Tufts University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruct ion Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience ...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Probably 2010.
Financial Support...Merck, Sanofi-Synthelabo.

A set of ten online courses in the area of Quality Care, Cost-Effectiveness and Care Management. 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. 
Ten courses are currently accredited; these include Definitions and Measurement of Quality; Quality Improvement Techniques; Quality Oversight in the Marketplace; Evidence-based Medicine; Referral Management; Professionalism in Medicine: The Fundamentals; Professionalism in Medicine: Implications for Practice, Parts 1 and 2;  Spine Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Lower Back Pain; and Outpatient Abdominal Imaging: Timing and Techniques for Diagnosis. An additional seven are in the process of reaccreditation.

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...A single course:  Medical Ethics (2 credits).
Awarded by....University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Cost...........$99.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...11/2009.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME Credit.....November 2012.

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).

Virtual Lecture Hall
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...19 programs offering a total of 90 credits.
Awarded by....Various medical schools and professional societies.
Cost for Credit.....$25 to access the site (includes 1 CME credit); additional credits for $25 per hour. 
Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....State-Mandated CME, Risk Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Cultural Competence.
Educational material last updated...Ongoing.
Financial Support...Some programs developed with NIH grant support. Commercial support not accepted.

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. 
Examinations are not required for CME credit.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses described in detail in alphabetical order by course name.
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in State alphabetical order:
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, MassachusettsNevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Texas
Find the Virtual Lecture Hall courses in order by groups of required topics:
End of Life-Palliative Care; • Ethics; • HIV-AIDS; • Infection Control; • Infectious Diseases; • Medical Errors; • Modes of Transmission; • Patient Communications
Patient Safety; • Prescribing Practices; • Professional Responsibility; and • Risk Management.

WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web) Cases and Commentaries
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...25.
Awarded by....AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research).
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...US Government.

Most presentations illustrate physician, nursing or pharmacist errors and focus on the prevention of such errors. Some recent cases include: 
• Near Miss with Bedside Medications; 
• Mobility Lost in ICU; 
• The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care; 
• Watch the Warfarin;
• The ECG is not Normal;
• Duty to Disclose Someone Else’s Error;
• Volume Too Low: In and Out;
• One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another;
• The Forgotten Turn;
and
• Treatment Challenges after Discharge.

 

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