CMEList.com - Online CME: Rheumatology

The Brigham Rheumatology Board Review Course (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...27.5. Awarded by....Harvard Medical School. Cost...........Prices vary according to the format, from $795 to $1195.  Purchase this course during February 2012, and receive a $100 Best Buy gift card.  Use coupon code BESTBUYA.  Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD. Target Audience...Rheumatologists and other health care providers interested in Rheumatology. Educational material last updated...October 1, 2011. Financial Support... Expiration of CME credit...September 30, 2014.

The major objective of The Brigham Rheumatology Board Review Course is to prepare you for the ABIM Subspecialty Board Examination in Rheumatology (Certification/Re-Certification). After completing The Brigham Rheumatology Board Review Course, you will be able to: • Understand and accurately assess differential diagnosis in rheumatology; • Develop knowledge related to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with rheumatic diseases; and • Answer simulated board questions.

Living Medical eTextbook Rheumatology: Rheumatoid Arthritis Edition   (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page. Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources. Target Audience...RHEUM, FM, IM, Nurses, Pharmacists (and other clinicians who diagnose and treat rheumatoid arthritis). Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech/Biogen Idec. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

Living Medical eTextbook Rheumatology: Rheumatoid Arthritis Edition: This five-chapter online textbook helps you navigate the complexities of RA diagnosis, treatment, and management, and reinforces the importance of early diagnosis, immediate aggressive intervention, and tight disease control. Get up-to-date information on TNF inhibitors, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-1 inhibitors, T-cell costimulatory blockers, and B-cell-targeting therapies. Hyperlinks to external resources enhance your understanding of relevant issues.  See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Living Medical eTextbook: Osteoporosis (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...6 units each offering 2.0 hours (Total of up to 12.0 credits). Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge. Cost............Free. Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources. Target Audience....OB/GYN, FP, IM, RHEUM (and other clinicians who treat osteoporosis) Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support... Amgen. CME credit expires...December 31, 2011.

Living Medical eTextbook: Osteoporosis: This six-part e-textbook provides a comprehensive examination of osteoporosis screening/diagnostic methods, practice guidelines, current/emerging therapies, risk assessment, fracture prevention, patient education, and ensuring treatment adherence. Each chapter contains hyperlinks to supplemental multimedia resources to enhance understanding of relevant issues related to osteoporosis and bone health.  See the complete list of Projects In Knowledge Free CME.

Video CME Series on Pain Management: Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, and  Low Back Pain (Sponsored Link) Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.5. Awarded by... The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine Cost...Free. Instruction Type...Video Lecture. Target Audiences...PAIN MANAGEMENT and other physicians who treat pain. Education material last updated...9/28/2011. Financial Support... Pfizer, Inc and AstraZeneca. CME Credit Expires...9/22/12.

This program consists of two videos on Fibromyalgia, two videos on Osteoarthritis and two videos on Low Back Pain.  After viewing the Pain Management CME Series, you will be able to: • Identify key questions and examination techniques to diagnose Fibromyalgia;  • Demonstrate an understanding of suitable therapies for treating fibromyalgia; • Describe both causes of factors that affect Low Back Pain and also the key elements of an examination to diagnose low back pain;  • Balance treatment and risk management considerations for patients with chronic low back pain on opioid therapy;  • Identify the important questions and studies in identifying Osteoarthritis as well as risk factors for the disease; and  • Recognize suitable treatment modalities for patients with osteoarthritis.

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

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

Cleveland Clinic Rheumatology/Immunology Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....About 100 activities offering a total of about 100 hours. Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic. Cost..........Free. Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only. Target Audiences...RHEUM. Educational material last updated....2011. Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support. CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

A very extensive selection of CME opportunities in Rheumatology and Immunology. Recent activities include:   • Achieving Treatment Goals in Rheumatoid Arthritis; • RA and Granulomatous Infection; • Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, and Treatment Considerations: A Case-Based Approach; • Treating and Preventing Acute Gout Attacks: Acute Polyarthritis; • Treating and Preventing Acute Gout Attacks: Avoiding and Managing Perioperative Gout Attack; • Treating and Preventing Acute Gout Attacks: Managing Acute Gout Attacks in an Organ Transplant Patient.

Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education (FORE) Last visited…2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit Hours…1.0 per course (5 series total). Awarded by… AMA. Cost… Free. Instruction Type… Slide-Video-Lecture. Target Audiences… FP, IM, RHEUM. Educational Material last updated…Not Stated. Financial support… Amgen.

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.

Living Medical eTextbook: Osteoporosis Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...6 units each offering 2.0 hours (Total of up to 12.0 credits). Awarded by.....Projects In Knowledge. Cost............Free. Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources. Target Audience....OB/GYN, FP, IM, RHEUM ( and other clinicians who treat osteoporosis) Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support... Amgen. CME credit expires...December 31, 2011.

Living Medical eTextbook: Osteoporosis: This six-part e-textbook provides a comprehensive examination of osteoporosis screening/diagnostic methods, practice guidelines, current/emerging therapies, risk assessment, fracture prevention, patient education, and ensuring treatment adherence. Each chapter contains hyperlinks to supplemental multimedia resources to enhance understanding of relevant issues related to osteoporosis and bone health.

Living Medical eTextbook Rheumatology: Rheumatoid Arthritis Edition Last visited...2/2012. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Specific credit information can be found on each chapter's web page. Awarded by....Projects In Knowledge. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Online chapters with interactive links and resources. Target Audience...RHEUM, FM, IM, Nurses, Pharmacists ( and other clinicians who diagnose and treat rheumatoid arthritis). Educational material last updated...2011. Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb and Genentech/Biogen Idec. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting each unit.

This five-chapter online textbook helps you navigate the complexities of RA diagnosis, treatment, and management, and reinforces the importance of early diagnosis, immediate aggressive intervention, and tight disease control. Get up-to-date information on TNF inhibitors, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-1 inhibitors, T-cell costimulatory blockers, and B-cell-targeting therapies. Hyperlinks to external resources enhance your understanding of relevant issues.

Medscape Rheumatology CME Last visited...2/2012. Credit hours...Varies from time to time. Awarded by....Medscape and many other sponsoring organizations. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....RHEUM. Educational material last updated...New activities posted daily. Financial Support...Many academic, specialty, and commercial sources as well as self-supported by Medscape. Expiration of CME Credit...Credit for most activities expires one year after posting.

CME activities of special interest to rheumatologists. Medscape contains a variety of educational formats: CONFERENCE COVERAGE - Reports of  advances presented at major medical conferences; typically includes several tracks with news stories, expert interviews, and in-depth topic overviews. CLINICAL UPDATE - Comprehensive original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic. FAST TRACK CLINICAL UPDATE – Narrowly focused original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic. CME-LIVE - Real-time online events with streaming video, synchronized visuals, and interactive questions and answers; archived for 1 year. CLINICAL BRIEFS - Daily reports of major current medical research articles; 0.25 credits each JOURNAL CME - Articles selected from a wide selection of peer-reviewed journals. SPECIAL REPORT CME – Topic-based monthly email newsletter distributed to Medscape’s professional member database by specialty. INTERACTIVE PATIENT CASES – Original CME activity presented to the physician in an interactive, clinical case-based format. (See especially eMedicine CME Case Presentations.) CME CIRCLE – Multimedia content certified by other accredited professional education providers, typically from live symposia or monographs, and then posted on Medscape and archived for one year.