ScientiaCME Free CME Courses

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    ScientiaCME Melanoma – updates from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023

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

    Melanoma is a tumor of the melanocytes primarily occurring in the skin. The fifth most common cancer in the U.S., it occurs in over 970,000 people annually and is attributable to over 7,900 deaths each year. The five-year survival rate from diagnosis overall is 80% to 99% for patients with early stages of the disease, depending on tumor thickness. However, in patients in whom the disease that has spread to adjacent lymph nodes or tissues, the five-year survival drops to 71%, and for those with distant metastases (five percent of cases are diagnosed at this stage), the five-year survival is 32%, representing an area of ongoing clinical need.

    Target Audience:
    HCPs including: medical oncologists and dermatologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in oncology; and any other HCPs with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with malignant melanoma.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: .75
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: December 06, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: December 06, 2024
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    ScientiaCME Pharmacy/Medication Safety

    ScientiaCME Pharmacy/Medication Safety has seven lectures on various aspects of medication safety and 17 Pharmacotherapy Literature Updates. Many of these Literature Updates are concerning critical care pharmacotherapy.

    Target Audience: All Prescribing Practitioners

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 24
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Expiration of CME credit: Two years after release
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    ScientiaCME Present and novel approaches in the medical management of generalized pustular psoriasis: balancing out the therapeutic landscape

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

    Psoriasis is a T-lymphocyte-mediated condition that is one of the most common immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in the North America and Europe. Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis, but several, rarer subtypes of psoriasis have been described, including pustular psoriasis, wherein neutrophils infiltrate the epidermis and present as raised, sterile pustules. One form of pustular psoriasis is generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), which is characterized by primary, macroscopically visible pustules on the non-acral skin that may occur with or without systemic inflammation and may be relapsing or persistent. Another form is palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), a persistent condition that is persistent and localized to the palms, soles, or both. These subtypes may be severe and life-threatening and pose a significant healthcare burden, contributing to hospital admissions, higher healthcare resource utilization, and reducing patient quality of life. One survey shows that a majority of patients live under psychological duress and experience at least two flares annually. The same sample reports that condition has a significant impact on their activities of daily living.

    Target Audience:
    HCPs including: Dermatologists, primary care physicians, and emergency medicine physicians; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists who practice in the aforementioned areas of specialty; and those with an interest in or commonly encounter patients with pustular psoriasis.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: September 01, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: September 01, 2025
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    ScientiaCME Straightening out our approach to the management of cervical dystonia: optimizing treatment strategies

    Activity Description / Statement of Need:

    In this online, self-learning activity:

    Cervical dystonia is the most common focal dystonia, characterized by involuntary muscular contractions resulting in abnormal head, neck, and shoulder movements in addition to posture that can cause tremor and pain. Early-onset dystonia can begin in infancy, childhood, or adolescence, and it generally progresses from focal to generalized. Adult-onset dystonia usually affects the upper part of the body; the origin of the dystonia determines the risk of spread. Cervical dystonia may appear as torticollis, laterocollis, anterocollis, or retrocollis. It may be distinguished from nondystonic hand tremor and essential tremor by the absence of limb tremor and the manner of neck movement. However, it is more difficult to distinguish from pseudodystonias, resulting in misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

    Target Audience:

    The following HCPs: medical neurologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in neurology; and other clinicians who commonly encounter patients with cervical dystonia. 

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1.25
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: May 19, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: May 19, 2025
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    ScientiaCME Taking cover(age): optimizing antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of hospital- and ventilator-acquired bacterial pneumonia

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

    Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) occurs at an estimated rate of five to ten per 1,000 hospital admissions and is the most common cause of hospital-acquired infection in the United States. It is defined as pneumonia that develops at least 48 hours after hospital admission and did not appear to be incubating at the time of admission. A significant subset of HAP that occurs most frequently in intensive care units (ICUs) is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), which is defined as pneumonia that occurs more than 48 to 72 hours after tracheal intubation and is thought to affect approximately 10 to 20% of patients who receive mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. Altered mechanical defenses, such as impaired ciliary motion and mucus secretion, increase the susceptibility for acquiring pneumonia in intubated patients, with over 90% of pneumonia episodes that develop in ICUs occurring in patients who are intubated or mechanically ventilated.

    Target Audience:
    HCPs including: pulmonologists, infectious disease specialists, and intensivists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists specializing in infectious disease or critical care; and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or clinically encounter patients with HAP or VAP.

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    • Cost: Free
    • CME credits awarded by: 1
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: August 01, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: August 01, 2025
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    ScientiaCME Taking the ‘pep’ out of H. pylori infection: updates in practice and treatment optimization

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

    Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is one of the most common infections in the world, affecting approximately 50% of the world’s population and 36% of the U.S. population, with a higher prevalence in Blacks, Hispanics, and those of lower socioeconomic status. Most patients are asymptomatic, but H. pylori is the major cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and it is a risk factor for duodenal ulcers and gastric cancer. H. pylori may be diagnosed by endoscopy or noninvasive testing, including urea breath testing, stool antigen assay, or H. pylori serology.

    Target Audience:
    HCPs including: gastroenterologists and primary care providers; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists specializing in gastroenterology; and any other HCPs involved or interested in the treatment of H. pylori infection.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: August 20, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: August 20, 2025
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    ScientiaCME Targeting chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): Approaches to care at different stages of the disease – Updates from ASCO 2023

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

    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a diverse group of hematologic cancers in which B-cells accumulate in the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic tissue, constituting as absolute lymphocytosis of mature-appearing lymphocytes with an appropriate immunophenotype. Elderly patients comprise the vast majority of those diagnosed with CLL with a median patient age of 71 years. Men have close to twice the risk of women of developing CLL, and there are over 20,000 cases per year, with an annual mortality rate in excess of 4,400.

    Target Audience:
    HCPs including: Medical oncologists and hematologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists who practice in oncology; and other healthcare professionals who commonly encounter patients with CLL.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: July 24, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: July 24, 2024
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    ScientiaCME The Changing Landscape of Acute COVID‑19 Treatment

    Activity Description / Statement of Need:

    In this online, self-learning activity:

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has upended life as humankind knows it, leading to over 668 million cases and more than 6.7 million deaths worldwide at the time of this writing. SARS-CoV-2 invades the nasal epithelium and lungs, leading to a variety of clinical presentations and outcomes during the acute infectious process, including asymptomatic disease; milder symptoms such as fever, cough, abdominal pain, anosmia, and ageusia; and, in severe cases, hypoxemia, acute respiratory stress disease, and death. Complications are not limited to the respiratory tract and may present as multi-organ involvement varying from acute cardiac injury, coagulopathies, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Some survivors of the disease must also grapple with post-COVID conditions (or “long COVID”), which can include a constellation of manifestations, such as fatigue and impaired cognitive function, and impair patient quality of life.

    Target Audience:

    HCPs including: hospitalists and other primary care physicians, infectious disease physicians, pulmonologists, and critical care physicians; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists in those areas of specialty; and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with acute COVID-19 infection.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1.25
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: June 07, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: June 07, 2024
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    ScientiaCME The roadmap to optimizing geographic atrophy care: updates in risk assessment, treatment, and care pathways in late-stage age-related macular degeneration

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

    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in individuals over the age of 50 years. In the early stages of disease, vision may be gray, hazy, or distorted. As the disease progresses, retinal deterioration can lead to irreversible, bilateral loss of central vision. In the US alone, an estimated 18.3 million people are living with early-stage ARMD, and 1.5 million people are living with late-stage AMD, representing 11.6% and 0.9% of all adults older than 40 years, respectively. In addition to the burden of disability caused by blindness, AMD is also associated with substantial societal and economic costs. In the US, vision loss and blindness incur an economic burden of $134 billion annually, of which $36 billion is attributable to indirect costs such as loss of productivity, injury, and unemployment.

    Target Audience:
    The following HCPs: comprehensive ophthalmologists and retinal specialists; physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who practice in ophthalmology; and any other HCPs with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients with AMD.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: September 16, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: September 16, 2025
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    ScientiaCME Transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR): successful identification and its role in optimizing outcomes

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

    Transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive, multisystem, life-threatening disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of misfolded, insoluble amyloid fibrils. The role of the TTR protein is to transport thyroxine and retinol-binding proteins, and it is vital for cognition, nerve regeneration, and axonal growth. TTR itself is innately amyloidogenic even without the presence of genetic mutations, which may account for wild-type ATTR (wtATTR), while a hereditary form of ATTR (hATTR) may be passed to offspring through autosomal dominant inheritance. Left untreated, the average life expectancy of ATTR is 3 to 15 years from symptom onset.

    Target Audience:
    The following HCPs: neurologists, cardiologists, and hematologists; physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists in the aforementioned areas of specialty; and any other HCPs with an interest in or who may clinically encounter patients with ATTR.

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    • Cost: Free
    • Credit hours: 1
    • CME credits awarded by: ScientiaCME
    • Format: On-Demand Online
    • Material last updated: December 15, 2023
    • Expiration of CME credit: December 15, 2025