Med-IQ Project ECHO

This site consists of over 595 brief (20 minute) case-based interactive exercises. For each exercise, the objectives are:
• Explain why the featured patient presented with the stated history.
• Describe the radiographic findings for the diagnosis.
• Give a differential diagnosis for the radiographic findings.
• Discuss key points of the diagnosis.
• Enumerate other clinical manifestations of the diagnosis.
• Describe the clinical significance of the diagnosis in the context of the patient’s presentation.
• Describe the natural course of the diagnosis.
• Correlate the multimodality findings that are associated with the diagnosis for this exercise.

Areas discussed include Breast Imaging, Skull & Brain, Face & Neck, Spine, Musculoskeletal, Heart & Great Vessels, Pulmonary, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Vascular & Lymphatics and more.

Target Audience: Radiologists

There are many topics covered on the site including:
• Basics of Sleep Center Management
• Clinical and Business Trends
• Intermediate Sleep Center Management
• Interpreting Sleep Studies
• Sleep Disorders in Pediatrics

Target Audience:
sleep medicine specialists, trainees in sleep medicine and all physicians with an interest in improving recognition and treatment of sleep disorders.

Psychiatric Times covers many topics related to Psychiatry. Some examples of titles include:
• A Guide to Applying Rating Scales in Clinical Psychiatry;
• The Implications of Chronobiology for Psychiatry;
• The Use of Antidepressants in the Substance-Abusing Population;
• Assessing Protective Factors Against Suicide: Questioning Assumptions;
• Understanding and Treating Bipolar Depression; and

Target Audience: Psychiatrists

Some popular offerings include:
• Don’t You (Forget About Me): Lithium in Contemporary Psychiatry
• Defusing the Danger of Drug Interactions With Psychoactive Medications
• 43-Year-Old Woman With Refractory Depression and a Fear of Medication Side Effects
• 69-Year-Old Woman With Dysthymia and Severe Seasonal Depression
• 53-Year-Old Man With Treatment-Resistant Depression and Pain

Target Audience: Psychiatrists

Each week, three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have a companion CME exam available online. You can earn up to one CME credit for each exam successfully completed. NEJM subscribers receive 20 online exams per year as part of their subscription. Non-subscribers may pay on an hourly basis ($19 per single credit or $109 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

Target Audience:
Physicians focusing on Family Medicine and Internal Medicine.

The BoardVitals Echocardiography CME Review offers clinicians 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM and over 450 Echocardiography board review questions. The questions cover relevant topics that will improve your daily practice. This question bank will assist clinicians with Echocardiography certification and recertification.

The BoardVitals Echocardiography CME Review also features:

• Quick and Convenient CME
• Computer, phone, and tablet access
• Constantly updated up-to-date questions
• Questions that are targeted specifically to the exam
• Online CME tracker
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Statistical comparison to other Echocardiography test-takers (Nationally)

After completing this activity, you should be able to:

• Understand basic ultrasound physics
• Identify common associations with congenital heart defects
• Quantify regurgitant lesions using echocardiography data

Target Audience: Clinicians focusing on Echocardiography

Cytopathology CME to Refine Diagnostic Skills

Take your diagnostic skills to the next level with this engaging, practice-focused online CME course. Cytopathology — part of our Masters of Pathology Series — reviews the latest updates to WHO reporting systems and explores how molecular testing and other ancillary studies are transforming the way small biopsy and cytopathology specimens are assessed.

Geared towards those who may not have formal training in cytopathology, the succinct, high-yield lectures in this continuing medical education program are divided by specimen type and will help you to:

• Gain a deeper understanding of how The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology has reduced unnecessary surgical interventions
• Consistently generate standardized reports that are more useful and better understood by clinicians
• Avoid common pitfalls like overinterpreting benign findings or relying too heavily on surgical pathology when results are discordant
• Confidently identify benign and reactive findings in cytopathology specimens
• And more…

The BoardVitals Child Psychiatry Board Review Question Bank and Study Program covers over 18 topics from Adjustment Disorders to Substance Use orders.

The BoardVitals Child Psychiatry Board Review Question Bank and Study Program offers over 450 Questions targeted to the ABPN CAP Board Exam and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam.

Target Audience:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow preparing for the ABPN CAP Board Exam and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Exam.

The Board Vitals Online Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME Self-Assessment and MOC Preparation features:
• Access to more than 900 Child Psychiatry review questions
• Detailed rationales and explanations for every question
• Questions are categorized and follow the ABPN Child and Adolescent Psychiatry MOC Exam blueprint
• 24/7 Access from your computer, tablet, or smartphone
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CME Learning Objectives:
• Formulate a diagnosis through evaluating present symptoms, course of illness, impact on patient to family function, and past medical and psychiatric history.
• Appropriately order and administer psychotropic medication by selecting relevant agents and assessing risk to benefit ratio
• Monitor efficacy and side effects of administered psychotropic medications
• Implement inpatient psychotherapy techniques and strategies

Target Audience:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists meeting CME requirements or preparing for the ABPN MOC Exam.

The BoardVitals Urology CME Review offers clinicians 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM and over 700 Urology board review questions. The questions cover key topics including bladder cancer, bladder dysfunction, and infertility. This question bank will assist clinicians with Urology certification and recertification.

The BoardVitals Urology CME Review also features:

• Quick and Convenient CME
• Computer, phone, and tablet access
• Constantly updated up-to-date questions
• Questions that are targeted specifically to the exam
• Online CME tracker
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Statistical comparison to other Urology test-takers (Nationally)

After completing this activity, you should be able to:

• Diagnose common and rare disorders which may be encountered in Urology.
• Order and interpret results of common laboratory tests in Urology.
• Describe the range of available treatments and essential concepts in the field of Urology

Target Audience: Urologists

Preventing and Responding to Medical Errors will help you to:
• Recognize how root causes and other factors contribute to errors and medical adverse events;
• Understand the difference between active and latent causes of medical adverse events;
• Manage your ethical obligation to promptly and openly disclose a medical error to a patient and their family;
• Develop ongoing patient safety improvement efforts based on national standards and guidelines

Meets Special CME Requirements in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Medical Errors

Vascular Surgery CME from the Experts

A joint effort from the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCLA and Society for Vascular Surgery, this online CME course focuses on the major pillars of vascular surgery: conventional open operations, catheter-based intervention (endovascular surgery), the medical aspect of patient management, and diagnostic imaging and noninvasive testing.

Internationally recognized faculty present lectures covering important recent developments, along with roundtable Q&A sessions. In recognition of the increasingly important role of endovascular intervention, the Comprehensive Review and Update of What’s New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery continuing medical education program also provides an informative update on endovascular surgery and relevant case studies.

Urology CME: Diagnostic Approaches, Therapeutic Advances

Comprehensive Review of Urology provides current, relevant information on adult and pediatric disorders of the male and female urinary tract, the male reproductive system, and the kidney. Led by renowned urologist Aria F. Olumi, MD, lecturers use guideline-driven information that will improve your approach to screening, staging, diagnosis, and treatment. You’ll get expert take-home points from each continuing medical education lecture, including:

• MRI of Prostate Cancer. MRI is effective in detecting focal areas of highgrade prostate cancer, providing accurate locoregional staging, and guiding targeted biopsies.
• Kidney Cancer – Laparoscopic Management. Laparoscopic and robotic nephrectomy is now the standard care for most renal cell carcinoma patients. It offers significant advantages in morbidity while maintaining oncologic outcomes of open surgery.
• The Etiology and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Vaginal wall descent is a normal part of aging; however, once the bulge protrudes past the hymen, most women are symptomatic.
• Advances in Systemic Therapy for Management of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains the standard of care for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
• And many more!

The BoardVitals General Surgery CME Review offers clinicians 60 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM, 60 MOC points, and over 1,000 General Surgery board review questions. The questions cover key topics including vascular, trauma, and surgery critical care. This question bank will assist clinicians with General Surgery certification and recertification.

The BoardVitals General Surgery CME Review also features:

• Quick and Convenient CME
• Computer, phone, and tablet access
• Constantly updated up-to-date questions
• Questions that are targeted specifically to the exam
• Online CME tracker
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Statistical comparison to other General Surgery test-takers (Nationally)

After completing this activity, you should be able to:

• 
Describe the risks and benefits of surgical options.
• Recognize and address common surgical complications.
• Describe the range of surgical techniques that are currently available and assess the context in which the techniques should be used.

Target Audience: Surgeons

Highly Effective Learn-by-Listening Resource

Listen in as host John A. Wiegelt, MD, DVM, FACS, MAMSE, and SESAP content experts discuss clinically significant surgical issues, common patient problems, and practice-changing management alternatives.

These audio Q&A sessions— covering topics hand-selected from the SESAP 18 program — will undoubtedly be helpful to every general surgeon, providing an up-to-date review of current medical knowledge, as well as insightful comments on surgical procedures. You’ll hear engaging commentary focused on vital continuing medical education content areas, including:

• Abdomen
• Alimentary Tract
• Breast
• Emergency General Surgery
• Endocrine
• Perioperative Care
• Surgical Critical Care and Trauma

Convenient Surgery Review and CME

Login from your desktop or tablet and enjoy efficient, to-the-point dialogue, take quizzes, and earn up to 29 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Listen at home, at work, while you commute — even during your daily workout.

The BoardVitals Sleep Medicine CME Review offers clinicians 45 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM, 45 ABIM MOC points, and over 700 Sleep Medicine board review questions. The questions cover key topics including movement disorders, breathing disorders, and insomnias. This question bank will assist clinicians with Sleep Medicine certification and recertification.

The BoardVitals Sleep Medicine CME Review also features:

• Quick and Convenient CME
• Computer, phone, and tablet access
• Constantly updated up-to-date questions
• Questions that are targeted specifically to the exam
• Online CME tracker
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Statistical comparison to other Sleep Medicine test-takers (Nationally)

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After completing this activity, you should be able to:

• Make a diagnosis
• Order and interpret results
• Assess risk, determine prognosis, and apply principles from epidemiologic studies
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of disease and basic science knowledge

Target Audience: Clinicians focusing on Sleep Medicine

Individual lectures on our site can be accessed using Site Credits. Our Site Credit Packages range from $150 to $1050. Site Credits never expire. The price per CME credit decreases with the purchase of larger Site Credit Packages. Please note that Site Credits can only be used to view individual lectures on our site and cannot be used to purchase Packages or Collections.

PRESENT Complete Podiatric CME Online consists of a 1 year subscription, with unlimited access to 500+ PRESENT CME lectures totaling 150+ hours of CME accredited by PRESENT e-Learning Systems. It’s full access to the best lectures in the PRESENT Podiatry collection. PRESENT Complete Podiatric CME Online is one of the most comprehensive offerings of CME available online for the practicing Podiatric professional.

We now offer CME credit, granted by PRESENT e-learning Systems, an accredited provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education(CPME), for every lecture that is viewed. We have developed a fully automated self-service system to create beautiful custom CME certificates that can be printed immediately after getting a 70% passing grade on a 10 question Post-Test. We believe this is the most immediate way that currently exists to earn the CME credit that podiatrists need to renew their state licensure. Let’s say an individual is missing 3 credit hours at the end of his/her state’s credit year. Easy…they login to PRESENT Complete Podiatric CME Online, view the lectures, and by the end of the evening, they will have three (3) certificates in hand, ready to submit to their state podiatry board.

FEATURES

• A practical solution for obtaining CME credit in the comfort of your home or office
• Maximize the efficiency of your CME efforts utilizing state of the art rich e-learning technology
• Most comprehensive online Podiatric CME offering available
• High-quality modules by the finest teachers in podiatry
• CME Credit for every lecture viewed with immediate on-demand printing of your CME certificate

The BoardVitals Pediatrics CME Review offers clinicians 45 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM, 45 ABP MOC points, and over 1,400 Pediatrics board review questions. The questions cover key topics including adolescent care, child abuse, and psychosocial issues. This question bank will assist clinicians with Pediatrics certification and recertification.

The BoardVitals Pediatrics CME Review also features:

• Quick and Convenient CME
• Computer, phone, and tablet access
• Constantly updated up-to-date questions
• Questions that are targeted specifically to the exam
• Online CME tracker
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Statistical comparison to other Pediatrics test-takers (Nationally)

After completing this activity, you should be able to:

• Provide current guideline-based approaches to the topics presented
• Improve your ability to diagnose and manage patients in these areas
• Incorporate evidence-based changes into your practice

Target Audience: Pediatricians

Learn about the treatment of chronic pain and substance abuse with the BoardVitals Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse CME Activity. Features include:
• 100 Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse questions
• Detailed rationales and explanations for each answer
• Up to 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
• 12 months access
After completing the BoardVitals Chronic Pain Management & Substance Abuse CME Activity, you should be able to
• Identify the most commonly abused substances
• Recognize the most common indicators and symptoms of substance abuse and pain medicine dependency
• Describe the underlying pathophysiology of disease and basic science knowledge
• Formulate treatment for chronic pain management and substance abuse