Internal Medicine CME

Expert Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine CME

Designed to help you establish a strong foundation in both performance and interpretation of vascular ultrasound, this online CME program was developed in conjunction with the medical and technical directors of the vascular labs at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as esteemed faculty from Stanford University Hospital, University of Colorado, and Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The Clinical Approach to Vascular Ultrasound and RPVI Prep Course delivers practical examples and case presentations that will enhance your ability to apply knowledge in patient situations. Online continuing medical education lecture topics include:

• Fundamental lower extremity physiologic and imaging studies used to diagnose and treat peripheral artery disease
• Normal and abnormal anatomy and imaging of the subclavian and vertebral arteries
• Techniques and indications used to predict impending bypass graft failure
• General overview for diagnosing and characterizing deep vein thrombosis, pelvic congestions syndrome, May-Thurner syndrome and venous thoracic outlet syndrome
• Dynamic TCD studies and their resulting surgical interventions and follow-ups
• and more…

The BoardVitals Internal Medicine Board MOC Question Bank has over 700 Internal Medicine MOC targeted review questions. The program offers questions that are directly relevant to the exam: multiple choice questions (mostly focused around patient scenarios) with a single best answer.

BoardVitals Internal Medicine Board MOC Question Bank Features:
• Every question, answer, and explanation is categorized
• Percent correct by other internists on every question
• Content updated in 2015 targeted to the most recent ABIM Internal Medicine Blueprint

Target Audience:
Internists preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine MOC Exam.

The management of critically ill patients with liver disease requires the expertise of a variety of healthcare providers from multiple disciplines. Cleveland Clinic addresses their multifaceted educational needs with the Interprofessional Approach to Liver Disease. Physicians, nurses and physician assistants will benefit from the latest strategies and evidence based management guidance from an expert faculty. Worth 14 AMA PRA Category I Credits™, with ANCC and AAPA accreditation provided as well. This enduring material also qualifies for 14 ABIM MOC points, with NO POST TEST.

ScientiaCME provides medical professionals with continuing medical education resources aimed at keeping physicians updated on the latest advances in medicine and filling the gaps in professional knowledge. 

ScientiaCME online CME resources are free and be quickly completed to earn CME credits. The programs cover many topics but have a focus on medical devices, lab monitoring, diagnostics, and pharmacotherapy.

Activity Description / Statement of Need:

In this online, self-learning activity:

Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), characterized by misfolded and lower function of the serine protease inhibitor alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), is a genetic disorder resulting in the degradation of lung structures. Reduced levels of AAT result in overactivity of neutrophil elastase, which destroys connectivetissue within the lung and causes degradation of alveoli, reduced pulmonary elastic recoil, and airflow. Breakdown of the alveoli eventually manifest as chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), and otherassociated complications include liver disease, which occurs in about ten percent of patients with AATD.The most common cause of death in patients with severe AATD is respiratory failure, which accounts for45 to 72% of deaths.

Target Audience:

The following HCPs: pulmonologists and primary care physicians; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists who practice in pulmonology and internal medicine; and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with AATD.

Developed by TMCI Global and the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC), the Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine Curriculum is the first comprehensive, online CME-certified curriculum designed to educate the practicing clinician on both the research and clinical practice aspects of the therapeutic use of cannabis.

While reviewing Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine Curriculum, you will learn:
• The fundamentals of the Endocannabinoid System
• The use of cannabis in a clinical setting
• The delivery and dosage of medical cannabis
• Mental health and the psychiatric application of medical cannabis

Clinical Cannabinoid Medicine Curriculum includes a bonus module on Cannabinoid Chemistry authored by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, a professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and leading authority on Medical Cannabis science.

Target Audience:
All healthcare practitioners; the curriculum was designed to educate the practicing clinician on both the research and clinical practice aspects of the therapeutic use of cannabis.

You will find the full text and the CME questions from the last 12 months of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Recent articles include:
• Nocturia in the elderly: A wake-up call;
• Cervical cancer screening: Less testing, smarter testing;
• Managing glucocorticoid-induced diabetes and adrenal suppression;
• An erythematous plaque on the nose; and
• Osborn waves.

Target Audience: Family Physicians and Physicians focusing on Internal medicine

The “Conferences” section includes programs in 16 specialties, developed by a panel of academic clinicians from 15 U.S. medical schools. eCME games are interactive quizzes.

Target Audiences: Physicians focusing on Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about:
• Hepatitis A (3)
• Hepatitis B (14)
• Hepatitis C (6)
• Common Management Issues (2) and
• Health Educator (2).

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Infectious Disease

Read the article and score above 80% on the quiz for credit.

Some topics covered frequently are: Cardiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Neurology, Nephrology, and Surgery.

Target Audience: Physicians specializing in Internal Medicine.