Oakstone CME Courses

Earn Credits with the Latest in Radiology CME

This online CME course delivers a comprehensive state-of-the-art update on clinically relevant topics in neuroradiology and musculoskeletal imaging, including a discussion of optimized protocols with 1.5T and 3T MR. Faculty review indications commonly seen in general practice, along with updates designed to improve image acquisition and interpretation strategies.

Radiology continuing medical education topics covered in UCSF Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging include:

• Imaging overview of neuroradiological emergencies
• Head & neck tumor staging
• Advanced imaging techniques (MR neurography, fMRI, DTI)
• Major joints
• Introduction to musculoskeletal ultrasound
• Bone marrow and tumors
• And more…

Breast Imaging CME: Keep Pace with the Latest

Topics in Mammography is the eighth edition of our comprehensive evidence-based breast imaging program. This online CME course features engaging commentary of case-based topics and state-of-the-art literature updates. Under the direction of University of California, San Diego’s R. James Brenner, MD, JD, FACR, FCLM, speakers guide you in evaluating the potentials and pitfalls of both current and new imaging approaches.

Learn at your own pace with presentations focused on specialized topics — artificial intelligence (AI), supplementary screening (including a special lecture on contrast enhanced mammography), the physics of DBT, imaging of young cancer patients — as well as:

• New, more efficient approaches to traditional imaging work-ups
• A comprehensive anatomy-pathophysiology discussion clarifying the correlation between imaging and histology
• An extensive review of MRI and multifaceted applications
• Insightful commentary on medical legal aspects for your practice, avoiding false negatives, communication, implications and consequences related to use of AI and DBT
• Critical analyses of different imaging approaches and avoiding advocacy or bias
• And more…

Radiology Imaging CME from the Experts

In this comprehensive online CME program, high caliber faculty deliver 119 lectures spanning multiple radiology subspecialties, including Chest, Musculoskeletal, Breast, Gastrointestinal, Ultrasound, Emergency, Genitourinary, Neuroradiology, and Cardiovascular.

World Class CME’s National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium is designed to meet the continuing medical education needs of radiologists — whether in general or specialized care — and radiology residents/fellows who wish to learn to use imaging in a clinical practice setting for screening, diagnosis and staging of injury and disease, including:

• Using CT and MRI to assess injury and disease in the extremities, spine, and cranium
• Applying ultrasound to musculoskeletal, gynecological, obstetrical, cardiovascular, and other organ systems
• Effectively using MDCT and MR imaging to evaluate the abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen, and bowel
• Improving assessment of genitourinary malignancies, masses, and anomalies using MRI, CT, and US
• Correctly interpreting and staging CT findings in the context of a lung cancer-screening program
• And more…

For information on upcoming World Class CME courses, go to worldclasscme.com.

Unique Learning Objectives

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

• Increase diagnostic capabilities in multiple radiology sub-specialties
• Utilize CT and MRI to assess injury and disease in the extremities, spine, and cranium
• Apply ultrasound to musculoskeletal, gynecological, obstetrical, cardiovascular, and other organ systems
• Effectively use MDCT and MR imaging to evaluate the abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen, and bowel
• Plan the appropriate imaging of emergency department patients
• Improve assessment of genitourinary malignancies, masses and anomalies using MRI, CT, and US
• Improve diagnostic accuracy in breast imaging and distinguish advantages of the newest breast screening and diagnostic technologies
• Correctly interpret and stage CT findings in the context of a lung cancer-screening program
• Understand how to utilize non-invasive options such as CT, MR, and ultrasound for the evaluation of vascular problems
• Improve skills in MR and US-guided radiology procedures

Intended Audience

National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium was designed to meet the educational needs of radiologists whether in general or specialized care and radiology residents/fellows who desire to learn, in depth, how to use imaging in a clinical practice setting for screening, diagnosis and staging of injury and disease.

Enhance Patient Care with Hospital Medicine CME

The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine — an online CME course presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and accredited by Harvard Medical School — addresses everyday questions with recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinion focused on practical management of common problems. Learn the latest advances and best practices for optimized inpatient care with 30+ core topics, including:

• Monkeypox: how worried should we be?
• The HF patient with refractory edema
• Post-op atrial fibrillation: who needs anticoagulation?
• Rapid-fire review of liver, hematology, and electrolytes
• DOACs in obesity, kidney disease, and cancer-associated thrombosis
• Can’t-miss diagnoses on CXR and ECG
• Opioid use disorder: medication-assisted treatment made simple
• Intensive case-based review of inpatient antibiotics
• and more…

Get the Latest Guidelines with Online CME

With 25+ one-hour lectures, Hospital Medicine Review will help you develop expertise in complex, hospital-level care, which can translate into decreased length of stay, overall quality improvement, better resource utilization, and improved clinical outcomes.

Experienced hospitalists discuss acute and chronic medical conditions found in hospitalized patients, in-hospital procedures, unique patient populations, healthcare systems, interprofessional collaboration, and more. Here are just a few of the key-take home points you’ll glean from this online CME program:

• Care Transitions in Hospital Medicine. Communication during shift and service changes —involving both the sender and receiver — have major implications for patient safety, workflow, and delivery of quality care.
• What Hospitalists Should Know About COVID-19 Infection. For patients with severe acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19, high flow nasal cannula may reduce the rate of intubation and mortality, and should be preferentially used over non-invasive ventilation strategies.
• Coma: Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis. Coma is typically a self-limited condition that — after 1 to 2 weeks and in the absence of full recovery of consciousness — usually evolves into a vegetative or minimally conscious state.
• Headache/Status Migrainosus: Diagnosis and Management. Status migrainosus is a prolonged refractory migraine attack (> 72 hours) that should be differentiated from secondary causes of headache and may require the use of multi-day IV medication regimens if outpatient treatments are not tolerated or effective.
• And more…

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Outline what hospitalists should know about COVID-19 infection
• Decide on when and how to treat arteriovenous malformations
• Describe the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations in skull base surgery
• List the complications possible in frontal sinus surgery
• Describe the in-hospital management of COPD and acute pneumonias
• Discuss the steps in evaluating pre-operative patients with co-morbid conditions
• List the principles of in-hospital pain control
• Summarize the management and prognosis of patients in coma
• Distinguish the management and follow-up of ischemic stroke from the management and follow-up of hemorrhagic stroke
• Explain the evaluation and management of acute monoarthritis
• List the most serious nosocomial infections

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for hospitalists, internists, and other clinicians caring for hospitalized patients.

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…

Internal Medicine CME: Board and Clinical Practice Pearls

Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine covers current concepts and board-related issues using an organ system approach with an emphasis on relevant clinical information. This online video CME program includes lectures recorded during the 34th annual symposium and supplemented by board review sessions that integrate relevant cases, pathology, and imaging studies.

Throughout the 70+ sessions, Cleveland Clinic faculty — renowned in their fields of interest — present clinical case-based discussions and board simulations based on the ABIM exam blueprint. You get CME that’s ideal for earning valuable credits or MOC points while prepping for certification/recertification.

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

Online CME: Discover New Primary Care Guidelines

Led by Dr. Robert B. Baron and taught by UCSF’s best teachers, this continuing medical education program addresses a range of primary care topics: preventive medicine, reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, day-to-day clinical problems, chronic disease management, women’s health, geriatrics, behavioral medicine, optimal use of diagnostic tests, new medications, and more.

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices includes 22 online CME lectures that will help you meet the challenges of health disparities and the care of vulnerable and complex patients. Learn to maximize quality, safety, equity, and value, along with essential strategies for collaboration with other specialists, inpatient colleagues, and diverse teams of health professionals.

Learning Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in primary care. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

• Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on primary care practice and use best evidence to treat patients with COVID-related conditions and concerns, including vaccinations and post-COVID sequelae
• Implement new guidelines in office-based preventive medicine, including new strategies for cancer screening, immunizations, prevention of coronary heart disease, stroke, and STDs
• Manage common office problems including diabetes, coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, asthma, COPD, stroke, TIAs, osteoporosis, common cancers, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, chronic pain and substance use disorder
• Manage common specialty problems in neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine and critical care, oncology, dermatology, allergy and immunology, gynecology, and perioperative care
• Diagnose and treat common problems in women’s health including cervical, breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer, contraception, osteoporosis, and gynecological concerns of older women
• Understand the health implications of climate change and what health professional can do about it
• Improve skills in medical documentation to maximize clinical efficiency and quality, best practices, and alignment with recent changes in federal requirements
• Select the best diagnostic tests and enhance value in medical practice
• Use best evidence and optimize patient communication and shared-decision making
• Become a better clinician and advocate with a deeper understanding of structural racism, health disparities, and the central role of primary care clinicians in providing equitable, patient-centered care

Intended Audience

This course is designed for practicing internists, family practitioners, advance practice providers, and all other health professionals interested in providing high quality primary care.

An Acclaimed CME Review of Radiology Fundamentals

The UCSF Radiology Review – Comprehensive Imaging is continuing medical education appropriate for residents, clinical fellows and practicing radiologists interested in updating their working knowledge, by covering all the major radiology subspecialties. It represents the breadth and depth of experience from each subspecialty while providing a step-by-step process for reaching a differential diagnosis.

This online CME program will help you to better:

• Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties and major organ systems
• Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities (CT, MR, US, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine) for different medical conditions
• Implement the appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations
• Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes
• Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis
• Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality/findings and improve diagnostic interpretation

Learning Objectives

After viewing this activity, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties (organ systems)
• Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities (CT, MR, US, Mammography, Nuc Med) for different medical conditions
• Implement the appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations
• Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes
• Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis
• Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality/findings and improve diagnostic interpretation

Intended Audience

This comprehensive radiology overview is appropriate for residents, clinical fellows and practicing radiologists interested in updating their working knowledge, of all the major radiology subspecialties.

Faculty Disclosure

The following speakers have disclosed a financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with the following commercial companies (which may provide products or services relating to his/her presentations). All potential conflicts of interest have been resolved in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support.

• Travis Henry, MD, Genentech, employee (spouse)
• Thomas Hope, MD, GE Healthcare, grant support/consultant
• Thomas Link, MD, PhD, GE, Insightec, grant/research support
• Maureen P. Kohi, MD, Medtronic, honorarium recipient
• K. Pallav Kolli, MD, Penumbra, Inc., advisor
• John Mongan, MD, PhD, Pharmacyclics, employee
• Antonio Westphalen, MD, PhD, 3D Biopsy, advisor/reviewer
• Benjamin Yeh, MD, Philips, Guerbert, grant/research support; GE Healthcare, consultant, grant/research support; Nextrast, stockholder
• Ronald Zagoria, MD, Recor Medical, consultant

The following faculty have indicated they have no financial relationships to disclose: Spencer C, Behr, MD; Robert D. Boutin, MD; Soonmee Cha, MD; Jesse Courtier, MD; Brett M. Elicker, MD; Vickie A. Feldstein, MD; Nicholas Fidelman, MD; Ruth B. Goldstein, MD; Heather I. Greenwood, MD; Jessica H. Hayward, MD; Michael D. Hope, MD; Priyanka Jha, MBBS; Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD; Kimberly G. Kallianos, MD; Amie Y. Lee, MD; Terry C.P. Lynch, MD; John D. MacKenzie, MD; Tara A. Morgan, MD; Daria Motamedi, MD; David M. Naeger, MD; Michael A. Ohliger, MD, PhD; Rina Patel, MD; Andrew S. Phelps, MD ; Liina Poder, MD; Vinil N. Shah MD; Dorothy J. Shum, MD; Ramya Srinivasan, MD; Lori M. Strachowski, MD; Derek Sun, MD; Jason F. Talbott, MD, PhD; Alina Uzelac, DO; Javier Villanueva-Meyer, MD; Emily M. Webb, MD; Stefanie Weinstein, MD; Esther L. Yuh, MD, PhD; Matthew Zapala, MD, PhD.