Online CME: HIV/Infectious Disease

CMEInfo - Programs in Infectious Disease (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...30 or 15,5 hours. Awarded by....Rush University Medical Center or University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Cost...........Prices vary according to the format and number of credits, from $795 to $1995.  Instruction Type...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others. Target Audience...HIV/ID. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...None Stated.

The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review (Rush University Medical Center, 30 credit-hours) is designed to prepare physicians for certification or recertification in Infectious Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Topics covered include: typical and atypical presentations of common and uncommon infectious diseases; recent therapeutic developments in infectious disease; clinical presentations of agents of bioterrorism; and clinical syndromes of emerging infectious diseases.  The Medical Management of HIV/AIDS (The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 15.5 hours) provides the active intermediate to advanced HIV clinician with a comprehensive review of the science and application of HIV therapy. Topics include current dilemmas in antiretroviral therapy, post exposure prophylaxis, common metabolic and drug toxicities, as well as HIV/HCV/HBV co-infection.

Current Management of Acute HIV Infection (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...2.0. Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Cost...........$25 per hour. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience...HIV/ID (and other physicians who may diagnose or treat HIV patients). Financial Support...None. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (Universal Precautions), and Rhode Island (Infection Control / Modes of Transmission).

Current Management of Acute HIV Infection will help you to: Recognize the clinical picture of the acute retroviral syndrome; Utilize appropriate tests to diagnose human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection; and Manage clinical situations that may represent recent HIV-1 exposure.

Evolving Issues in HIV Disease (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Up to 2.0 hours. Awarded by....American College of Emergency Physicians. Cost...........$25 per hour. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience...HIV/ID (and other physicians who may diagnose or treat HIV patients). Financial Support...None. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut and Florida.

Evolving Issues in HIV Disease will help you to: Better understand when to begin HAART in patients with AIDS; and Better recognize and manage immunologic and hematologic syndromes that can complicate AIDS treatment.

Infection Control for Physicians (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...2.0 hours. Awarded by....University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Cost...........$25 per hour. Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience...HIV/ID (and other physicians who may be responsible for infection control procedures). Financial Support...None. Meets Special CME Requirements in....Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (Universal Precautions), Rhode Island (Infection Control / Modes of Transmission) and Texas.

Infection Control for Physicians will help you to:  Use evidence-based risk management practices and current guidelines to control infection in health care personnel; Improve your knowledge and skills in blood borne infection, drug resistant organisms, and outpatient respiratory illness; and Meet state infection control training requirements.

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Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education Last visited…8/2010 Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours…3 activities offering a total of 4.5 hours. Awarded by… University of Nebraska Medical Center. Cost for Credit…Free. Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only. Target Audience.... FP, IM, ID, GERO, WELLNESS, HOSPITAL MEDICINE (and other physicians who treat adults at risk for pneumococcal disease). Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...Wyeth.

Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education provides information about pneumococcal disease in adults, and its prevention and treatment. There are 3 sections: The Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hours) features commentary from a group of experts in adult pneumococcal disease. The Applications in Practice Clinical Tool Kit (2.0 hours) is a collection of resources that "delivers a review of the current pneumococcal disease burden, the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal disease, pneumococcal vaccines for adults, and strategies for improving vaccination rates." It consists of an Expert Faculty Summary and Clinical Pearls. Webinar: Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education: A Regional Learning Series (1.0 hour).

AskAFIP Armed Forces Institute of Pathology -- Pathology of Antiretroviral Therapy  Last visited....10/2009. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD Credit hours...5.0. Awarded by....AFIP. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, PowerPoint. Target Audiences....PATH, HIV/ID. Educational material last updated...Not Stated; probably 2007. Financial Support...None Stated.

Register or log in at the AskAFIP Home Page. Then choose "Education," then "Course Catalog" to scroll your way down to Pathology of Antiretroviral Therapy. The objectives of the course are: to review classes of antiretroviral drugs and gain knowledge of the types of adverse drug reactions associated with their use; and be able to recognize possible cases of the immune restoration inflammatory syndrome. This course includes four case examples that illustrate antiretroviral lesions, brief summary text of antiretroviral topics, a PowerPoint presentation on "AIDS in the Time of Antiretroviral Therapy", and a final exam.

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Last visited...6/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...One course offering 2.0 hours. Awarded by....California Department of Health Services. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audience....FP, IM, PED, GYN, ID. Educational material last updated....Not Stated. Financial support...Centers for Disease Control.

The Chlamydia Course for California Providers is for clinicians who care for women of reproductive age. You must register before you can view any content. You will also find links to other STD/ID/HIV sites: CDC Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians HIV Web Study Hepatitis Web Study NNPTC Online Case Series National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers)

CDC Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...7 modules each offering 1.25 hours for total of 8.75 hours. Awarded by...CDC. Cost..........Free. Instruction Type.....Disease Based Interactive. Target Audience....FP, IM, GYN, ID. Educational material last updated...2007. Financial support...CDC. Expiration of CME Credit...May 31, 2010.

Seven disease-based interactive modules: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Pelvic inflammatory Disease (PID), Syphilis and Vaginitis.

CDC Training and Continuing Education OnLine  Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Most courses offer 2.5 hours. There are 41 courses offering about 100 hours (courses counted; hours not counted). Awarded by...CDC. Cost..........Free. Instruct. Type.....Slide-Audio Lecture. Target Audience....PREV MED, ID. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...CDC.

After login, Choose "Search and Register." You may then search for courses by date, keyword, or display all. I recommend keyword "Web on Demand". This will bring you to a list of online courses on public health and preventive medicine topics with an emphasis on vaccination.

Cerebrio Last visited...3/2010. Credit hours...3.5. Awarded by...University of Michigan, University of Rochester. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type....Text-Only. Target Audiences....CRIT CARE, ID. Educational material last updated...2008. Financial Support...Pharmaceutical companies.

Two activities: Comprehensive Management of Patients With Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections (1.5 hours); and Current Challenges in the Treatment of Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Infections (2.0 hours).

Cleveland Clinic Infectious Disease Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD Credit hours....14 activities offering a total of about 10 hours. Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic. Cost..........Free. Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only. Target Audiences...HIV/ID. Educational material last updated....2010. Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support. CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Some recent activities include: Updated HIV Guidelines: What Do They Mean for the Initiation of ART?; Vaccinations in Adults; HIV Care for the Primary Care Physician; Prevalence and Natural History of Hepatitis B in the 21st Century; Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis B and Prevention through Treatment; and Hepatitis B Treatment: Current Best Practices - How to Avoid Resistance.

Clinical Care Options Hepatitis   Last visited...6/2010. Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 40 activities offering about 20 hours. Awarded by....Various Sponsors. Cost..........Free. Instruction Type...Text-with-Slides or Case-Based-Interactive). Target Audience....GI, HIV/ID. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies. Credit Expires...One year after posting.

About 40 text-based or case-based-interactive activities concerned with aspects of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection. All of these categories offer CME credit: Conference Coverage, Journal Options, Management Series, Treatment Updates, Annual Updates and Interactive Cases.  The current Featured Content is Staying the Course: Patient Adherence Strategies in HBV (Strategies for optimizing treatment adherence in patients receiving HBV therapy).  Not all activities offer CME; look for the term, "CME-certified".

Clinical Care Options HIV Last visited...6/2010. Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 40 activities offering about 20 hours. Awarded by....Various Sponsors. Cost..........Free. Instruction Type...Text-with-Slides or Case-Based-Interactive). Target Audience....HIV/ID. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies. Credit Expires...One year after posting.

About 40 text-based or case-based-interactive activities concerned with aspects of HIV infection and AIDS. All of these categories offer CME credit: Conference Coverage, Journal Options, Management Series, Treatment Updates, Annual Updates and Interactive Cases.  The current Featured Content is Missed Opportunities for Early HIV Diagnosis (Effective strategies to enhance early HIV diagnosis and linkage to care).  Not all activities offer CME; look for the term, "CME-certified".

Hepatitis Web Study Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...0.5 per module (total of 11 hours) Awarded by....University of Alabama Continuing Medical Education. Cost for Credit......Free.  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audiences...FP, IM, ID, GI. Educational material last updated...2/2010. Financial Support...CDC.

A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about Hepatitis A (3), Hepatitis B (13) and Hepatitis C (6).

HIV and Hepatitis.com Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...24 activities offering 1 to 2 hours each (probably about 30 hours). Awarded by....Various sponsors Cost for Credit......Free.  Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures, Slide-Video lectures, Monographs (pdf), Podcasts,  Target Audiences...HIV/ID, GI. Educational material last updated...2010 Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies. CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Click on Library of CME/CE Programs. You will find 24 programs on various aspects of HIV and Hepatitis. Some programs have multiple sections and offer up to 2.25 hours of credit. Some recent activities include: Comparing the AASLD and EASL Guidelines in the Clinical Setting; Stories of Success in HIV; HBV Counseling Toolkit; HIV Across the Board: Improving HIV Knowledge and Patient Care; and The 17th CROI eSymposium.

HIV Web Study Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...69 case-based modules, 0.5 credits per module (total of 34.5 credits) plus (probably) one hour for each tutorial. Awarded by....University of Alabama Continuing Medical Education. Cost for Credit......Free.  Instruction Type...Case-Based Interactive. Target Audiences...FP, IM, ID. Educational material last updated...11/09. Financial Support...Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US Department of Health and Human Services.

68 half-credit modules concerning diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS: Initial Evaluation; Dermatologic Manifestations; Oral Manifestations; Opportunistic Infections: Prophylaxis; Opportunistic Infections: Treatment; Antiretroviral Rx; Antiretroviral Rx: Resistance; Antiretroviral Rx: Adverse Effects; Drug-Drug Interactions; Postexposure Prophylaxis; Perinatal Transmission; Special Populations, Prevention for Positives, and Challenging Unknowns. Recently added are 3 interactive tutorials: Routine HIV Screening; Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV Test; and HIV Integration (probably one hour each).

International AIDS Society - USA: Cases on the Web Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...25 presentations offering 28.75 total credits. Awarded by....International AIDS Society-USA. Cost for Credit......Free. Instruction Type...Case-Based-Interactive, Slide-Audio Lecture. Target Audiences...HIV/ID. Educational material last updated...12/09. Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

After a brief text-based introduction, you are presented with cases and must make decisions as you move through each case. Some newer courses are: Human Papillomavirus-Related Anal Squamous Cell Dysplasia and Carcinoma in HIV Infection; Common Drug Interactions in Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy; Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers in Patients with HIV Infection; Management of an HIV-Infected Patient After Initial Antiretroviral Regimen Failure; and End-Stage Renal Disease in the HIV-Infected Patient.

Medical Society of the State of New York Online CME Courses Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...7 presentations offering 1.0 credit each (7 credits total). Awarded by....Medical Society of the State of New York Cost...Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures. Target Audience...ID (immunizations). Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support... New York State Department of Health.

Six lectures on immunization: Vaccines in the Immunocompromised Host; Immunization Fast Track 2009; Respiratory Viruses I; A 2010 Clinician's Guide to Influenza & Vaccination Protocols; Talking to Parents About Vaccines Fact vs. Fiction; and Novel H1N1 Influenza; and a single lecture on Pain Management.

MMWR Continuing Education Programs (Centers for Disease Control) Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.5 to 3.0 for each topic (13 courses offering about 35 total hours). Awarded by....Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Cost...........Free. Instruct. Type...Text-Only. Target Audiences....General Interest, ID, PREV MED. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

This site contains the pdf versions of 13 current MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports) articles. You download and read the articles, then submit your quiz answers online. Recent articles include: Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories; Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children; Good Laboratory Practices for Molecular Genetic Testing for Heritable Diseases and Conditions; Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings; and Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents.

NNPTC Online Case Series (National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers) Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0, 1.25 or 1.5 each (total of 10.0 hours). Awarded by....CDC and NNPTC. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, GYN, UROL, ID. Educational material last updated....2009. Financial Support...CDC.

The series includes case presentations of common STD-related syndromes. The guided interactive process helps you to evaluate each case, arrive at a diagnosis and provide recommended treatment. There are eight cases: Johanne, a 21-year-old college senior complaining of lower quadrant pain and spotting; Mark, a 27-year-old man complaining of a genital ulcer; Lydia, a 15-year-old recently incarcerated young woman complaining of vaginal discharge; Melissa, a 20-year-old college student presenting for evaluation of some painless "growths" on her genitals; Brian, a 30-year-old man presenting with a 2-3 day history of urethral discharge and moderate-severe dysuria; Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis; New onset of a rash in an HIV positive man; and 17 year old female presents for a sports physical.

Practice Point HIV, formerly called CCHIV (Changing Concepts in HIV Disease) Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 22 activities offering about 18 credit-hours. Awarded by....Various Sponsors. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Only lecture, Slide-Audio lecture, Audio Only (mp3), Text-Only. Target Audience...HIV-ID. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...various pharmaceutical Companies.

All activities are concerned with HIV/AIDS. The major activity, measured in number of units, is the Optimal Management of HIV Disease: Clinical Conference XVIII (OPMAN), April 2010; 12 units), slide-video lectures.  HIV Radio is a set of 8 audio podcasts (0.5 hours each) on HIV/AIDS treatment (requires iTunes). Positive Pulse is a single pdf article outlining the latest findings on the prevention and management of HIV.

Projects In Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program IV: Bridging Cultural Differences to Improve HBV Treatment in Asian and Other Diverse Communities Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...18 activities for a total of 16.75 credits.  Awarded by…Projects In Knowledge.  Cost for Credit...Free.  Instruction Type...Text and Audio.  Target Audiences...GI, ID, and other physicians treating Hepatitis B.  Educational materials last updated...July 20, 2010. Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, Inc.  CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

The fifth year of this free advanced curriculum offers 17 new and engaging, multiple-format courses, developed by prominent hepatology experts including co-chairs Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD, FACP, and Robert G. Gish, MD. Gain clarity and guidance on key issues and practice challenges, including methodology for screening and diagnosing HBV, prevention strategies (eg, early vaccination, screening during pregnancy), optimal management strategies (including who and when to treat, and issues with long-term therapy), and cultural differences in patient communications.