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The Science and Business of Weight Management for the New or Experienced Practitioner
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Dates...July 19-21, 2012.
Location...The Westin, Philadelphia, PA.
Credit hours....11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 13.8 RN, 11.0 AANP, 11.0 AAFP, and applied for CDR credit.
Awarded by....Dannemiller.
Cost..........Pre-Conference: Early Bird $75 before May 1st / $125 after May 1st
CME/CEU Conference: Early Bird $385 before May 1st / $450 after May 1st.
Format...Live Meeting with Lectures and Workshops.
Target Audience....Medical and non-medical professionals including, but not limited to physicians, physician assistants, surgeons, nurses, nurse practitioners, dietitians, behaviorists, exercise physiologists, educators, office managers, staff trainers, marketing professionals.
Financial support...Robard Corporation.

• This course focuses on starting or growing a weight management program through new operational and clinical strategies.
• Learn from experts at leading obesity research, education & treatment centers.
• Participants will establish goals for their program and develop a plan for how to reach those goals, including retaining dieters longer, enhancing long term outcomes, maximizing staff productivity, getting reimbursed for services rendered and growing profitability.
• See brochure for Agenda/Registration.
• Mention code: SAVE6 for $10 discount.

Audio-Digest Substance Abuse (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 16 hours.
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost...........$21.99 or $24.99 per issue depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all 9).
Format...Online Audio MP3 or Audio CD.
Target Audiences...Addiction Medicine (or any physician who treats patients with addiction problems).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Substance Abuse is a compilation of the best Audio-Digest lectures concerning addiction and substance abuse. Some recent titles include:
Addiction 101: neurobiology, evaluation, and management; Another intoxicated patient? A critical care approach to reducing the risks of alcohol withdrawal; Substance use and psychiatric comorbidity; Depression and alcohol; Motivational interviewing in addiction; The case for treating addiction as a chronic disease; Medically supervised withdrawal; Use, abuse, and untoward effects of benzodiazepines; and Office–based treatments for opioid and alcohol dependence.

Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Cost...........$25 per hour.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...PAIN MANAGEMENT (or any physician who treats patients with pain).
Financial Support...None.
Meets Special CME Requirements in....California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain will help you to:
Diagnose and manage chronic low back pain; utilize appropriate long-term opioid treatment; and safeguard your practice from drug abuse and diversion.

Recognizing and Managing Opioid Misuse (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Cost...........$25 per hour.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...PAIN MANAGEMENT (or any physician who treats patients with pain).
Financial Support...None.
Meets Special CME Requirements in....California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

Recognizing and Managing Opioid Misuse will help you to:
Utilize appropriate long-term opioid treatment; diagnose and manage substance abuse disorders; and safeguard your practice from drug abuse and diversion.

Promoting Healthy Families: A 2-Part Video Plus Monograph CME Series (Sponsored Link)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.25 for each video; 1.0 for the monograph (Total of 1.5 hours)
Awarded by...American Medical Association.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Video Lectures and Monograph.
Target Audiences...ALL PHYSICIANS who advise and counsel patients and family about healthy eating and physical activity)
Education material last updated...October 28, 2011.
Financial Support...American Medical Association.
CME Credit Expires...October 28, 2014.

Promoting Healthy Families (How physicians can help adult patients promote healthy eating and physical activity for themselves and their children) consists of 3 parts:
• Part 1. Initiating A Conversation About Healthy Eating And Physical Activity Choices For Adults And Their Children (VIDEO);
• Part 2. Understanding Backsliding (“Aversive Reactions”) As A Natural Part Of The Process of Change (VIDEO); and
• Part 3. How Physicians Can Help Adult Patients Promote Healthy Eating And Physical Activity for Themselves And Their Children (MONOGRAPH)

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.

Communicating Through Healthcare Interpreters
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....Rush University Medical Center.
Cost...........$25 per hour.
Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

Communicating Through Healthcare Interpreters will help you to:
Understand the legal requirements and clinical importance of working with interpreters;
Better manage your communications with patients who do not speak English;
Appropriately use interpreters and interpretive services in your practice setting; and
Improve your level of cultural competency.

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

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

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

Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education provides information about pneumococcal disease in adults, and its prevention and treatment.
There are 3 sections:
The Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hours) features commentary from a group of experts in adult pneumococcal disease.
The Applications in Practice Clinical Tool Kit (2.0 hours) is a collection of resources that "delivers a review of the current pneumococcal disease burden, the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal disease, pneumococcal vaccines for adults, and strategies for improving vaccination rates." It consists of an Expert Faculty Summary and Clinical Pearls.
Webinar: Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education: A Regional Learning Series (1.0 hour).

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.
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.

AIM-HI Webcasts (AAFP)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 activities offering a total of about 10 hours.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures, podcast.
Target Audience....FP, General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...National Dairy Council.

Putting Nutrition Science to Work in Family Medicine -- A series of three webinars where family physicians and nutrition researchers present evidence-based guidelines and practical approaches to integrating nutrition science into family medicine offices; Overcoming Barriers to Better Fitness -- An audio podcast that offers strategies for addressing patient and practice obstacles related to overweight and obesity issues; AIM to Change: Encouraging Fitness for All -- An audio webinar that helps family physicians talk to their patients about improved fitness choices; Healthy Steps to Treating Childhood Obesity -- A Discovery Health CME program in which an expert panel discusses recent data on childhood obesity, early intervention and optimal ways to overcome barriers; Foods That Foster Healthy Hearts -- A webinar that describes small dietary changes patients can make to significantly reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; Patient-Centered Approaches to Better Fitness -- A 20-minute audio podcast offers new strategies for effectively talking to patients about nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being; and Motivating Healthy Behaviors - This 10-minute audio podcast provides tips for motivating patients to make and sustain lifestyle changes.

Ask and Act Webcasts (Tobacco Cessation) (AAFP)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8.0.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience....FP, General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial support...Various commercial supporters.

A set of four activities helping you to develop new skills and practice strategies that will help you help your patients live tobacco-free lives. Each offers 2.0 credits: Conduct and Get Paid for Tobacco Cessation Group Visits; Beyond the Guidelines: Advances in Tobacco Cessation Treatment and Payment; Become a Tobacco Aware Practice: Using an Organizational and Team-based Approach ; and Treating Tobacco Dependence.

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.

Cleveland Clinic Wellness
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours....1.5 hours.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

A single webcast: Defining Quality in Musculoskeletal Care: The View from the Inside - Health Care Centers and Institutions.

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.

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.

Increasing Awareness of Hansen's Disease in the United States
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5 (2 lectures, 28 minutes and 34 minutes).
Awarded by....American Academy of Family Practice.
Cost...........Free
Instruct. Type...Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences...DERM, NEURO, ER, FAMILY MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration.

Increasing Awareness of Hansen's Disease in the United States is designed to increase health care providers’ awareness of this unique and misunderstood disease.
The course consists of two separate lectures: The first lecture covers introductory topics and concepts that are necessary to understand how Hansen's Disease is diagnosed and treated. The second lecture covers more advanced treatment topics and concepts.
Completing this course will enable you to:
• Access the services provided by the National Hansen’s Disease Programs to healthcare providers;
• Recognize the cardinal signs and symptoms of Hansen’s disease;
• Understand the microbiology and pathology of Hansen’s Disease before and after treatment;
• Identify the varied clinical presentations of Hansen’s disease;
• List two basic treatment regimens used in the U.S. for Hansen’s disease and how patients are classified into these two groups; and
• Learn the complications of Hansen’s disease and how to manage them.
To enroll, call 1-800-642-2477 or send an E-mail to mtemplet@hrsa.gov. Once enrolled, all modules and post-tests must be completed within 2 weeks.

Medical Society of the State of New York Online CME Courses
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8 presentations offering 1.0 credit each (8 credits total).
Awarded by....Medical Society of the State of New York
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audience...ID (immunizations).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support... New York State Department of Health.

Eight lectures on immunization:
• NYS Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTG) - Understanding Variances; New York State Workers’ Compensation Board;
• 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;
• Novel H1N1 Influenza; and
• Pain Management.

Medscape Public Health & Prevention CME
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... Varies from time to time.
Awarded by....Medscape and 50 other sponsoring organizations.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
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 physicians interested in Public Health & Prevention. 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.

MMWR Continuing Education Programs (Centers for Disease Control)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.5 to 3.0 for each topic (6 courses offering about 16 total hours).
Awarded by....Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Cost...........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest, ID, PREV MED.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site contains the pdf versions of 6 current MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports) articles. You download and read the articles, then submit your quiz answers online. Current articles include:
• Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease;
• U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010;
• 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;
• Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients; and
• Guidelines for Identifying and Referring Persons with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing Education Series
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 10).
Awarded by....Cine-Med, NCCAM.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Video lectures (slides and transcripts also available).
Target Audiences....Multiple specialties.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial Support...NCCAM (NIH).

10 lectures on complementary and alternative medicine including:
• Ten Years of Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Promising Ideas from Outside the Mainstream
• Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
• Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation
• CAM and Aging
• Integrative Medicine
• Health and Spirituality
• Studying the Effects of Natural Products
• Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture
View lecture, read Q and A PDF, and answer multiple choice questions for credit.

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...12 per year.
Awarded by....Therapeutic Research.
Cost..........$92 per year.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....Monthly
Financial Support...None.

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.

NutritionCME
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...10 activities, each offering 0.5 or 1.0 credit-hours. Total of 6.0 hours.
Awarded by....George Washington University.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audiences....General Interest, Wellness.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

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.

Online Global Health Course (University of Minnesota)
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 modules, each offering 24 to 40 credit-hours.
Awarded by....University of Minnesota.
Cost...........Varies from $345 to $745 according to level of practice.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, ID, Public Health.
Educational material last updated....2011.
Financial Support...None.

The Online Global Health Course is intended for physicians and other health care providers interested in tropical medicine, travelers’ health, immigrant and refugee health, health care in resource-poor areas, or in responding to humanitarian emergencies. The entire course includes more than 250 hours of lectures from more than 170 faculty experts. Areas of study Include:
1: Introduction to Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Populations
2: Disaster Response and Clinical Medicine in Resource-Limited Settings
3: Public Health and Noninfectious Disease in Developing Countries
4: Parasitic Infections
5: Bacterial, Mycobacterial (TB) and Fungal Infections
6: Viral Infections
7: Travel Medicine

Promoting Healthy Families: A 2-Part Video Plus Monograph CME Series
Last visited...2/2012.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.25 for each video; 1.0 for the monograph (Total of 1.5 hours)
Awarded by...American Medical Association.
Cost...Free.
Instruction Type...Video Lectures and Monograph.
Target Audiences...ALL PHYSICIANS who advise and counsel patients and family about healthy eating and physical activity)
Education material last updated...October 28, 2011.
Financial Support...American Medical Association.
CME Credit Expires...October 28, 2014.

Promoting Healthy Families (How physicians can help adult patients promote healthy eating and physical activity for themselves and their children) consists of 3 parts:
• Part 1. Initiating A Conversation About Healthy Eating And Physical Activity Choices For Adults And Their Children (VIDEO);
• Part 2. Understanding Backsliding (“Aversive Reactions”) As A Natural Part Of The Process of Change (VIDEO); and
• Part 3. How Physicians Can Help Adult Patients Promote Healthy Eating And Physical Activity for Themselves And Their Children (MONOGRAPH)

PROTECT™ (SupPorting AppROpriate ImmunizaTions Across the AgE SpeCTrum)
Last visited…11/2011
Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar.
Credit hours…4 sections; activities and hours not yet counted.
Awarded by… University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Cost for Credit…Free.
Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audience.... FP, IM, OB/GYN, PED, WELLNESS (and other physicians who advise patients or parents about immunization).
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.

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.
There are 4 sections:
Performance Improvement CME ("coming soon");
Childhood Immunizations;
Adolescent Immunizations; and
Adult Immunizations.

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