Oakstone CME Courses

Hospital Medicine CME: Optimize Inpatient Care
Using a case-based format to address everyday questions, The Brigham Update in Hospital Medicine distills recent evidence, guidelines, and expert opinions for the busy practitioner. Emphasizing practical management of common problems, this online CME course — presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and accredited by Harvard Medical School — highlights the latest advances and best practices for optimized inpatient care. It features 40 core continuing medical education topics, including:

• COVID-19 treatment updates
• Updated 2023 GOLD guidelines: when to use triple therapy in COPD
• DRESSed to kill: drug reactions and other can’t-miss dermatology diagnoses
• Pearls for managing personality disorders in the hospital
• The latest on bacteremia management
• HELLP me: managing medical complications in pregnant and postpartum patients
• and more…

Detailed, Practical Online CME for Hospitalists

Through a series of one-hour continuing medical education lectures, Hospital Medicine Review covers the clinical complexities, challenges, and complications hospitalists deal with every day. Lectures highlight the hospitalist’s role in co-management of surgical patients, consultation on non-internal-medicine hospitalized patients, and evaluation of inter-hospital transfers.

Authoritative faculty offer guidance for compassionate delivery of prognoses, learning from one’s mistakes, and social determinants of health, and more — all within the hospital setting. Here are just a few of the key-take home points you’ll glean from this online CME program:

• Approach to Preoperative Evaluation, Testing, and Medication Management. Optimize the patient’s medical condition but do not say, “Cleared for surgery.”
• In-Hospital Infections: Diagnosis and Management. Approach to in-hospital infections requires consideration of the host factors, the recent events and exposures, the possible pathogens involved, and the potential for toxicity or drug reactions with each therapeutic option.
• Seizure/Status Epilepticus: Diagnosis and Management. A high index of suspicion is required to appropriately diagnose seizures, epilepsy, and status epilepticus, as there are a variety of manifestations.
• Tele-Health for Hospitalists. Tele-hospitalist medicine has been shown to provide clinical excellence, increase access to care, and contribute to patient and provider satisfaction.

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

Explore the Latest in Primary Care CME

This online CME course presents a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient management, along with controversies, specialty problems, and best practices in the primary care setting. Dr. Robert Baron and a roster of expert UCSF faculty discuss 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 and new medications, and more.

UCSF Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practices uses 20+ continuing medical education lectures and case-based discussions to focus on health disparities and promote quality, safety, equity, and value in the care of vulnerable patients with COVID-19 and other common illnesses.

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.

Learn at Your Own Pace from Critical Care Experts

Earn CME credits and ABIM MOC points while exploring comprehensive updates on basic principles, changing guidelines, and therapeutic strategies with The Brigham Board Review and Comprehensive Update in Critical Care Medicine.

This online video CME program focuses on improving overall knowledge, preparing for board exams, and increasing clinical competency with continuing medical education topics such as:

• Goals and management strategies for patients with respiratory failure
• Interpretation of data from hemodynamic monitoring devices
• Definitions and management of sepsis and shock
• Review of mechanical support devices
• Identification and treatment of acute cardiovascular emergencies
• Neurologic crises and their treatments
• Diagnosis and management of critical illness in the pregnant patient
• Acute kidney failure and renal replacement therapies
• Infectious diseases common in the critically ill and how to prevent some of them
• How to best provide nutrition to critically ill patients
• Diagnostic and management issues specific to surgical patients
• Current guidelines for the management of agitation and delirium
• Palliative care in the ICU and post intensive care issues

The Smart Way to Study

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Print and Online Q&A Cards

Dental Hygiene Decks is available in two formats. Choose online only, or online with printed Q&A cards. Q&A cards are a simple, effective way to learn and retain knowledge. Use them to review all the areas covered in the NBDHE exams. (Print cards shipped to the US and Canada only.)

We Guarantee You’ll Pass.

Diligent use of the Dental Hygiene Decks Q&A product ensures the strongest likelihood of passing your National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). We are so confident of your success that we guarantee it.

If you do not pass the NBDHE on your first attempt, we will provide a full refund of the purchase price. Refunds are contingent on reviewing 75% of the questions and having taken the section tests available in the online product.

The pass guarantee is only applicable to purchasers of the Dental Hygiene Decks online product. Applicable purchasers are those with a registered Oakstone Dental Hygiene Decks account and respective User ID and password. User IDs and passwords may not be shared.

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What’s NRCME Certification?

As of May 2014, a federal ruling requires that healthcare professionals performing physical exams on commercial motor vehicle drivers must have National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) certification. In order to receive certification, you must complete training and pass a federal certification test to meet the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) guidelines.

Why is This a Great Opportunity for You?

With an estimated 7 million to 14 million commercial drivers coupled with legislation requiring every state to track and electronically tie the medical exam to the Commercial Drivers License (CDL), the number of exams performed is expected to increase exponentially. Use this requirement to retain your position as a DOT examiner in your community or to expand your practice base as a certified DOT examiner.

What is the NRCME Plus Online Training System®?

NRCME Plus Online Training System® gives healthcare providers — MDs, DOs, DCs, NPs/APNs, and PAs — the knowledge to become a certified medical examiner and apply the FMCSA driver physical qualifications standards and guidelines. This training program is 100% online in a self-guided module format that is mobile device ready, does not require audio or flash, and is equipped with auto-save features to set your place if your training is interrupted.

Why Choose Oakstone CME’s Training Program?

NRCME Plus Online Training System® is the only NRCME training on the market that:

• Includes unlimited access to training and no expiration date or time period to complete your training
• Offers a Q&A deck with 550+ practice questions to help you assess your knowledge
• Offers an online resource library with valuable information to support and supplement your training and to provide a continuing reference throughout your service as a certified medical examiner

Additionally, NRCME Plus Online Training System® was developed by 1 of the 10 original consultants who convened in Washington, DC to develop the FMCSA guidelines. It’s also worth noting that 95% of those who complete our training pass the certification test the first time.

Learning Objectives:

After successful completion of this CME activity, the participant will be able to:

• Apply the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) driver physical qualification regulations and advisory criteria to pass the FMCSA certification test for the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME)
• Apply the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) driver physical qualification regulations and advisory criteria when performing examinations for CMV drivers and determining medical certification
• Gain specific guidance and understand sources of information for questions on CMV examinations and requisite documentation necessary for such exams

Intended Audience:

Medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, doctors of chiropractic, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses who are specifically interested in performing CMV driver physical exams and obtaining NRCME certification.