ScientiaCME Free CME Courses

Includes eleven online, self-learning activities:

• The state of prostate cancer treatment: advances in approach for advanced disease –  (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Ongoing challenges and optimal approaches in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Advanced systemic mastocytosis: from recognition to treatment (Tsewang Tashi MD) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Pancreatic Cancer: Updates from the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting – (0.75 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC): Updates from the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting (Waddah Arafat MD) – (0.75 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Taking the next step in the management of relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma (Eric Tam MD) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Initial- and later-line treatment considerations in advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Treatment considerations in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (R/R CLL): evolving approaches to an evolving disease landscape – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Contemporary treatment approaches in the management of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Hitting management strategies of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma on the nose – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) including updates from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023 – (0.75 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC

Target Audience: HCPs including: medical oncologists, oncology surgeons, and pathologists; physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists specializing in oncology, hematology, gastroenterology, urology, with some overlap in otolaryngology, transplant medicine, allergy/immunology, nephrology, and hepatology

Target Audience: Psychiatrists

Target Audience: Neurologists

Includes six online, self-learning activities: 

• Getting to what’s behind the itch: exploring the root causes and treatment strategies for atopic dermatitis – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC 
• Tackling a sore subject: best practices in the identification and management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• A critical appraisal of present and emerging management approaches to moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults: going beyond skin-deep –  (1.25 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Spotlight on actinic keratosis: updates in practice and treatment optimization – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Recognition and management of epidermolysis bullosa: what the clinician needs to know – (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC
• Present and novel approaches in the medical management of generalized pustular psoriasis: balancing out the therapeutic landscape  (1 hr CE) ACCME ACPE MOC

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Allergy, Dermatology, Rheumatology

Target Audience: Healthcare professionals specializing in colon and rectal surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, gastroenterology, oncology, pain management, palliative care, primary care, proctology, and other clinicians who treat patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders.

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Infectious Diseases. 

Target Audience: Neurologists

In this online, self-learning activity:

Since the discovery and development of vaccines, historical leaps have been made on public health, contributing to longevity and reduced burden of infectious diseases. Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Expanded Program on Immunization in 1974, 154 million deaths from smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, and other infectious diseases have been avoided, especially in children under the age of 5. Between 2000 to 2019, immunization has expanded its reach in infectious targets and helped prevent about 37 million deaths from 10 vaccine-preventable deaths. Despite vaccines being a cost-effective method for reducing severe consequences of infection and high-cost treatments, vaccination rates have been decreasing amongst the general public, failing to meet national and global goals. The cause is multi-factorial and complex, requiring understanding in human behavior, internal biases, and external circumstances to explore how an individual navigates the process of deciding whether or not to be vaccinated.

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Allergy or Dermatology

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In this online, self-learning activity:

Hemophilia is a genetic disease caused by mutation of one of the genes for coagulation proteins leading to dangerous, uncontrolled bleeding. In hemophilia B, a mutation in the gene for factor IX (FIX) leads to an endogenous deficiency in the clotting factor. The incidence of hemophilia B is the same across race and ethnic groups, affecting approximately 1 out of every 30,000 male births.

Target Audience:

HCPs including but not limited to: hematologists, internists, and pediatricians; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in hematology, and other HCPs who practice in hemophilia treatment center; and any other clinicians with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with hemophilia B.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common monogenic blood disorder, affecting millions of people worldwide and approximately 100,000 Americans. Although it may be found in various areas of the world, SCD predominantly affects individuals of African or Hispanic heritage. It is caused by the inheritance of b-globin alleles that code for hemoglobin S, resulting in an amino acid substitution in hemoglobin’s b chain and clinical disease. Patients with SCD have impaired circulation, and lysis of the erythrocytes contributes to a chronic inflammatory response, causing severe pain and less efficient oxygen delivery. The hallmark clinical features of SCD are hemolytic anemia and painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs), which may lead to emergency department visits, hospitalization, and potentially fatal complications such as acute chest syndrome, stroke, or pneumonia. In one US study, 45% of deaths among people with SCD were related to cardiopulmonary causes, and VOCs alone have been shown to increase the risk of death by 50%. SCD may disrupt employment or school and is associated with a significant reduction in quality of life. This learning activity has been designed to bring HCPs’ knowledge of rationale behind treatment of SCD up to date and to enhance their competence and performance in the condition’s management.

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In this online, self-learning activity:

Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is an umbrella term for four types of acute porphyria, the most severe of which is acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). An estimated 80% of AHP cases are AIP, which is an inherited autosomal dominant condition that results from mutations of the third enzyme of heme synthesis, porphobilinogen deaminase. In the Western countries, it is estimated that approximately 1 in 2000 individuals are carriers of the relevant mutated genotype, although the majority have latent AIP and are clinically asymptomatic. Acute attacks occur in less than 10% of the at-risk population, reflecting the role of environmental factors, such as alcohol use, infections, and hormonal changes, among others. AHP symptoms are believed to be caused by ALAS1-mediated accumulation of ALA and PBG in the liver and bloodstream, leading to neurotoxicity.

Target Audience:
The following HCPs: hematologists and gastroenterologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in any of the aforementioned areas of specialties; and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with AHP.

Activity Description / Statement of Need:
In this online, self-learning activity:

Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a heterogeneous group of disorders caused by proliferation of abnormal clonal mastocytes, which accumulate in the skin and/or other organ systems. Mastocytosis, including SM, was reclassified as a distinct disease subtype in 2016, when the World Health Organization (WHO) removed mastocytosis from the myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) group. The WHO defines 5 SM subtypes, ranging from indolent SM, which is associated with mild symptoms and near-normal life expectancy, to mast cell leukemia, which is an aggressive hematologic malignancy associated with median survival of less than 1 year.

Target Audience:
HCPs including: hematology/oncology specialists, allergists, and clinical immunologists, dermatologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in those areas of specialty; and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or who may clinically encounter patients with systemic mastocytosis.

Activity Description / Statement of Need:
In this online, self-learning activity:

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious pathogen belonging to the Pneumoviridae family that circulates seasonally with other respiratory viruses. The majority of the population is exposed to RSV, but children under the age of two years and older adults are at the greatest risk of significant morbidity and mortality. RSV infections are responsible for approximately 60-80% of pediatric bronchiolitis and 40% of pediatric pneumonia cases and are a major cause of global hospitalization and mortality. Almost 70% of children are exposed to RSV during their first year of life, and 90% are exposed within their first two years, resulting in an estimated 427,000 emergency department visits and 1.6 million pediatrician visits annually.

Target Audience:
HCPs including: Obstetricians, pediatricians, and family medicine physicians; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists specializing in pediatrics; and any other HCPs involved or interested in the management of RSV in infants and high-risk children.