Oakstone CME Courses

Comprehensive Emergency Medicine CME

Need-to-Know Emergency Medicine: A Review for Physicians in a Hurry covers the multispecialty problems, conditions, and dilemmas emergency physicians face every day. Included in this online CME course are very brief, highly-focused and laser-sharp overviews of signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, diagnostic decision making, treatment, and disposition.

Get expert advice and clinical guidance you can use in making time-sensitive healthcare decisions for patients with myriad, complex conditions. This continuing medical education program delivers expert take-home points with each lecture, such as:

• Congestive Heart Failure. Be sure to assess perfusion in addition to volume status, since normotensive patients can still be in cardiogenic shock.
• Esophageal Disorders. Esophageal foreign body or food impaction is most often seen in pediatric patients. Depending on the foreign body, it may require urgent endoscopy and removal. Often glucagon can be administered for spontaneous passage.
• Nonaccidental Trauma. U.S. physicians are legally mandated to report any nonaccidental trauma to child protective services. The ultimate determination of whether abuse has occurred can take days to weeks. Focus on treating injuries and establishing a safe disposition.
• Electrical Injuries. The extent of surface burns does NOT predict the extent of internal injuries. Therefore, unlike in the management of other burns, Parkland’s formula for fluid resuscitation should not be used for these burns.
• And more…

Expert Gynecologic Pathology CME

Gynecologic Pathology focuses on lesions occurring in the female genital system, including classification guidelines, revised terminology and diagnostic pearls. Continuing medical education lectures and microscopy sessions are organized by anatomic location and type of diagnosis: inflammatory, neoplastic, low grade, high grade. Part of our Masters of Pathology Series, this online CME course will help you in:

• Classifying tumors using histologic criteria for prognosis
• Applying the correct algorithm to diagnoses
• Using recently discovered immunohistochemistry antibodies and molecular data

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this CME activity, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize the main inflammatory conditions of the vulva
• Be familiar with the concepts in squamous intraepithelial neoplasia
• Diagnose and apply histologic criteria for prognosis of endocervical carcinoma
• Recognize the histologic types of endometrial carcinoma
• Apply universal testing to detect Lynch syndrome patients
• Recognize the main mesenchymal tumors of the uterus and the most useful ancillary tests for diagnosis
• Diagnose precursor lesions of serous carcinogenesis in the fallopian tube
• Distinguish between clear cell, endometrioid and serous carcinomas of the ovary
• Be familiar with germ cell and sex cord stromal tumors of the ovary
• Navigate through the main diagnostic challenges in placental pathology

Intended Audience

This educational activity is intended for training and practicing pathologists and gynecologists.

Excel with Expert Hematopathology CME

In addition to detailed coverage of hematopoietic lesions, the Masters of Pathology Series — Hematopathology online CME program delivers case-based presentations focused on interpretation of ancillary test results. Lectures in this continuing medical education course include:

• A Quick Guide to Common Low-Grade B-cell Lymphomas. Diagnosis of the most common low-grade B-cell lymphomas is fairly straightforward and can be done using an algorithmic approach incorporating first morphologic findings followed by immunohistochemical findings.
• I Found Hodgkin Cells! A brief overview of Hodgkin lymphoma and the various subtypes including morphologic and phenotypic findings.
• MDS/MPN Overlap Syndromes – A Quick Review for the General Pathologist. While these syndromes are relatively uncommon in relation to other myeloid neoplasms, their recognition is important. Classification is facilitated by following the relatively specific diagnostic criteria outlined in the WHO classification.
• Non-GI Extranodal T-cell Lymphomas. A heterogeneous group of disorders with variable morphologic and immunophenotypic characteristics, in which the integration with the clinical presentation is important to achieve an accurate diagnosis.
• And more!

Master Hematology CME
Gain essential knowledge with The Brigham and Dana-Farber Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Hematology online CME program. This expert-led course covers key topics such as molecular genetics, leukemia, lymphomas, and bone marrow disorders, helping you refine patient care strategies and excel on your board exam. Continuing medical education areas for practice improvement include:

• Hematopoiesis and Cytokines
• Immune and Non-immune Hemolytic Anemia
• Molecular Genetics of Cancer
• Thalassemia and Other Hemoglobinopathies
• Acquired Thrombocytopenias
• Von Willebrand Disease and Congenital Platelet Disorders
• Transfusion Medicine
• and many more…

Important Topics in Hospital Medicine CME

This continuing medical education course covers the clinical issues most relevant to hospitalists and other clinicians who care for inpatients. UCSF’s top teachers and selected guest faculty highlight recent advances and current controversies, delivering lectures on infectious diseases (including updates in COVID), critical care, perioperative care, consult medicine, nephrology, and much more.

With the Hospital Medicine: Evidence to Practice online CME course, you’ll gain new or improved strategies to:

• More easily and effectively diagnose common inpatient clinical presentations
• Perform an evidence-based evaluation for common inpatient clinical presentations
• Apply modern therapeutic approaches to common inpatient disorders
• Appreciate the emerging scientific understanding of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

ESSENTIAL TOPICS IN HEMATOPATHOLOGY CME

Board Prep with Online Pediatrics CME

This nationally recognized program from Cleveland Clinic is a comprehensive pediatric board review sharply focused on helping you prepare for board certification or recertification. The quality and breadth of content in this online CME course is also beneficial for those seeking a thorough review of basic pediatric clinical information while earning MOC.

With 60+ general pediatric and specialty-specific lectures and board simulation sessions, Pediatric Board Review is continuing medical education that will help you to:

• Gain the knowledge you need to pass the pediatric board examination or recertification exam
• Devise a differential diagnosis and construct a therapeutic plan for specific presentations
• Interpret laboratory findings for a host of clinical presentations
• And more…

Stay Current with Essential Internal Medicine CME

The UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine online CME course provides an expert review of the most recent clinical advances and current controversies. Clinically active faculty emphasize topics of clinical relevance — cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, general internal medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, neurology, rheumatology, and pulmonary disease.

Designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, and other primary care health professionals, this internal medicine continuing medical education program will help you to:

• Better manage common medical conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, obstructive lung disease, and obesity
• Bring your practice in line with current evidence and updated guidelines for ischemic heart disease, vaccinations, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and stroke prevention
• Manage problems traditionally treated by specialists and recognize indications for referral for conditions such as heart failure, cirrhosis, advanced lung disease, allergies, common neurologic diagnoses, and side effects of modern cancer therapy

CME Guidance for Diabetes and Obesity Management

This innovative online video CME course tackles the rising challenge of obesity and diabetes — two closely connected conditions that need to be treated together. Through comprehensive and practical lectures, you can explore holistic approaches to patient care, combining evidence-based assessments with strategies for behavioral change in diverse clinical settings.

Diabetes and Obesity: Caring for the Whole Patient includes expert-led discussions on current and emerging medications and procedures that will help you tailor therapeutic plans for patients struggling with metabolic disease. It’s continuing medical education designed to foster an interdisciplinary approach to inclusive, equitable care that improves the health of your patients and their communities.

Evidence-Based Cardiology CME: Strategies for ACHD

Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are a rapidly growing, frequently underserved population who present new challenges in cardiology patient management. In this online video CME course, presenters address the latest clinical and research advances in congenital anomaly morphologies.

Evidence-based lectures focus on the best diagnostic modalities and interventions, as well as the most appropriate management strategies. You get continuing medical education that will improve your ability to:

• Assess right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, including clinical evaluation and interventional, surgical, and hybrid options
• Assess and manage adults who underwent Fontan surgery, including imaging, treatment options, and timing of valve interventions, Fontan conversion, and heart failure therapies
• Assess and treat patients with Fontan-associated liver disease
• Recognize social and patient-perceived barriers that complicate the diagnosis and life-long management of ACHD
• Detail the highly complex ecosystem of adult congenital heart care and describe how new guidelines may shape care in the future

Radiology CME: Explore Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging

Designed for both the general and specialized radiologist, UCSF Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging is an online CME course providing an extensive review of clinically relevant topics in chest, abdominal, pelvic, and ob-gyn imaging. Speakers discuss interpretation tips for both routine and emerging applications, artificial intelligence and its implications in clinical practice, and more.

You get case-based continuing medical education lectures targeting relevant areas of focus, including:

• Abdominal — female pelvis, acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age female, early and ectopic pregnancy, male pelvis and prostate, gastrointestinal conditions including the liver, and organ transplants
•  Thoracic — lung cancer screening, pulmonary embolism, mediastinal masses, chest radiographs, and other findings and indications relevant for the general radiologist

Online Internal Medicine CME: Comprehensive Exam Prep

This acclaimed CME program provides a proven and extensive review, coupled with comprehensive preparation, test-taking skills, and strategies for the ABIM board examination. It’s continuing medical education that spans all major fields of internal medicine to ensure you’re current with state-of-the-art patient care. The 45th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine features Harvard Medical School faculty who share:

• Newer options for diagnosis: what to choose, when, and why
• Treatment and care management strategies to optimize patient outcomes
• How to avoid medical mistakes
• Improved approaches to common and complex clinical challenges
• Navigating screening controversies
• And more…