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Abortion
National Abortion Foundation, Early Options Program. "The FDA approval of mifepristone offers women and health care providers a new and safe early abortion option. The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in North America, and the only organization accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) that provides an ongoing program of accredited continuing medical education exclusively in abortion care. This Web-based CME activity is one of the many resources in NAF's Early Options Medical Education Series. It consists of the following five modules: Pharmacological Approaches to Early Abortion. Expected Side Effects and Management of Complications in Medical Abortion, Counseling for Medical Abortion, The Role of Ultrasound, hCG Assays, and Clinical Assessment in Medical Abortion, and Medical Abortion Service Delivery." 2/03, jk
American Academy of Physician Assistant's Web Page on CME: 2001 Certification Review Courses, Category I (Preapproved) CME Programs, CME Calendar of live program, On-line Home Study (Enduring Material) Programs, Home Study Programs (with ordering information), Examination Review Resources for PANCE, PANRE, and the Surgery Exam
Advance Practice Foundation "The Advanced Practice Foundation (APF) is a non-profit organization actively supporting the roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Our mission is to improve the quality of healthcare delivery and patient outcomes through greater and more synergistic use of NPs and PAs." Monongraphs on Hypertension and Diabetes, both online and printed materials. The Hypertension Module was interesting and informative. 2-03, jk.
Allergy
Allergy and Immunology, at Family Practice Update. "New (free) 20-part CME/CE Series for primary care health professionals. This CME accredited series makes available new information on a variety of subjects including allergy and immunology, osteoporosis, infectious disease and diabetes." 4-03, jk
Antibiotics
Infectious Disease Update at www.antibiotic-consult.com. Free online CME, plus "Comprehensive sites with the latest abstracts, analysis, reviews, consensus statements, clinical tools, and more". Has Clinical Focus Modules on Infectious Disease, UTI, Respiratory Infection, Bioterrorism, Skin/Soft Tissue, Infection Control, Hospital Medicine, CAP, and Resistance Data. Has downloadable programs for PDAs. 6-03, jk
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Bioterrism: Clinical Aspects of Critical Biologic Agents, Presented by: Michigan Department of Community Health : Bureau of Epidemiology. 2 Hours Cat I. 2/02/jk
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CE
Medicus Review by John: "There are interactive modules and
tons of available CME. I hope you can add it because free is good. BTW,
NCCPA accepted all my CME from the Cleveland Clinic and CE Medicus."
Requires registration, free.
Taken from the site: "The CE Medicus Online Learning Management System™
provides you with a secured, personal account, through which you can access
and complete activities towards the continuation of your professional
development. This system allows you to search for relevant content, maintain
your personal curriculum, bank your continuing education credits from
both online as well as offline activities, track and print your professional
transcript and more…" Sponsored by an unrestricted educational
grant form Merck & Co, Inc. 2-03, Submitted by John
Moffett, PA-C
CME Consultants, Inc. Free, multiple course link and offerings. Most require registration. 12/02, jk
CMEweb Fee Based.
Cleveland Clinic An extensive collection of medical articles, algorithms, newsletters, modules, selected topics, and free CME. On the date of this review, new CME on Marfan Syndrome and Connective Tissue Disorders was featured. Review by John above under CE Medicus. 2/03, Submitted by John Moffett, PA-C.
Clinicians CME, "The definitive site for continuing education credits", "CliniciansCME.com is an online source of continuing medical education for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. The site features a searchable database of accredited courses on the latest techniques, procedures, and considerations for today's medical professional. To participate in our online CME courses, simply read the course you are interested in and submit your answers to the questions. You will receive instantaneous grading of your exam. Upon successful completion of an exam (a score of 80% or higher), a certificate is generated automatically.", jk, 2/04.
Congestive Heart Failure Case Study sponsored by the School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook and Winthrop University Hospital. No exam. 2.5 hours Category I. 2/02, jk (mdnetguide.com)
Contraception CD from Contemporary Forums, a CE provider for nurses. Although the material does not qualify for Catagory I AMA/AOA/AAPA credit, the information is extensive, presented by notable authors, and is taken directly from past CE conferences. At the time of this review, the Contraceptive Technology CD included:
- Mental Health Issues in Women-Premenstrual Syndrome
- Understanding and Treating Depression and Anxiety
- Taking a Sexual History: Tips for Asking the Tough Questions
- The Challenge of Persistent Vaginal Discharge
- Emergency Contraception in the New Millennium
- Spermicides and Microbicides: Good News and Bad News
- New Horizons in Treating Female Sexual Disfunctions
- What’s New on the Horizon in Contraception: Rings and Things
- Prolactin Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
- Managing Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
- The New Intrauterine
Contraception: What Makes it Different
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Diabetes
See Advance Practice Foundation above.
Diabetes at Family Practice Update. "New (free) 20-part CME/CE Series for primary care health professionals. This CME accredited series makes available new information on a variety of subjects including allergy and immunology, osteoporosis, infectious disease and diabetes." 4-03,jk
