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Addiction CME is a group of four sites concerned with education and treatment for alcohol abuse, narcotic drug abuse and tobacco cessation.
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....About 32 courses offering about 40 hours.
Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc.
Cost...........Varies by course.
Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial support...National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Addiction CME consists of four closely related sections, described below.

• BuprenorphineCME.com
  Last visited...3/2009.
  Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
  Credit hours....A single course offering 8 hours and DATA 2000 certification.
  Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc.
  Cost...........$175.
  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
  Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH.
  Educational material last updated....4/08.
  Financial support...National Institute on Drug Abuse.

"The Buprenorphine Training Program 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."

• TobaccoCME.com
  Last visited...3/2009.
  Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
  Credit hours....Courses offer 0.5 to 1.5 hours each (11 courses offering a total of 10.75 hours)
  Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc.
  Cost...........$15.
  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
  Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH.
  Educational material last updated....2009.
  Financial support...National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

The courses are presented in these groups: Tobacco Cessation Core Curriculum, General Topics on Tobacco Cessation, Topics on Youth and Tobacco Control, and Topics on Women and Smoking Cessation.

• TobaccoFreePatients.com
  Last visited...3/2009.
  Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
  Credit hours....Courses offer 0.5 to 1.5 hours each (13 courses offering a total of 11.75 hours)
  Awarded by....Clinical Tools, Inc.
  Cost...........$15.
  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
  Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH.
  Educational material last updated....2009.
  Financial support...National cancer Institute.

Tobacco Free Patients is an online training program in how to provide clinical tobacco interventions, based on a National Cancer Institute educational program, Help Your Patients Be Tobacco Free (Mecklenburg, 1997). Courses were reviewed by tobacco experts and primary care physicians and feature evidence-based, clinically relevant information, key points, interactive questions, patient handouts, clinical forms, and helpful links.

• TobaccoTreatmentTraining.com
  Last visited...3/2009.
  Credit hours....9.5.
  Awarded by....American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
  Cost...........You can choose either the full-day program (7 courses, $150) or the half-day program  (4 courses, $80).
  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive.
  Target Audiences...General Interest, PSYCH.
  Educational material last updated....6/08.
  Financial support...National cancer Institute and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

To earn your full day Tobacco Treatment Training Program Certificate, complete all 6 mandatory courses: Overview of Tobacco Cessation, Pharmacotherapy of Tobacco Cessation, Five Cases: Basic Tobacco Cessation Interventions, Motivational Interviewing for Primary Care, Tobacco Dependence and Health Effects of Tobacco; and one of the 3 optional courses: Julie: Pregnancy and Smoking, Teens and Tobacco: A Case, and Children and Tobacco: Three Cases. For the half day Certificate, complete 3 mandatory courses and one optional.

AIM-HI Webcasts (AAFP)
Last visited...3/2010.
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...3/2010.
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.

NutritionCME
Last visited...2/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...9 activities, each offering 0.5 or 1.0 credit-hours. Total of 5.5 hours.
Awarded by....George Washington University.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest, Wellness.
Educational material last updated....2008.
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.

Webility
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.5.
Awarded by....American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Cost for Credit.....$75 (some insurance companies may pay for the course).
Instruction Type....Text-and-Audio.
Target Audiences....General Interest
Educational material last updated...Unclear.
Financial Support...None Stated.

A single course: Disability Prevention for Treating Clinicians: Talking About Ability to Work. After completing this course, you will know the questions that employers and insurers need treating physicians to answer in disability cases; understand the role of the physician in preventing the development of iatrogenic disability; see the connection between giving timely and adequate return-to-work advice, better patient outcomes, and improved customer satisfaction; and see how you can assist employers in reducing medically unnecessary time off work.