American
Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 75 activities offering about 420 hours.
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........Varies from free (many activities) to about $10 per credit
Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Audio, Slide-Video, Point-of-Care,
podcast
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....2010.
CME Credit Expires...2 year after publication.
Financial support...Some courses have pharmaceutical company support.
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American
Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has about 13 sub-sites offering
CME oriented to family physicians. These activities are described in detail
below. The sections are: American Family Physician Online Quiz; Family Practice Management Quiz; Board Review Questions; METRIC: Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research Into Care; CME Bulletins; AAFP Monographs; FP Essentials & FP Audio; AAFP Learning Link; AAFP Video/Online CME Series; 2009 Assembly Lectures; Osteoporosis: An Online Plenary Session from the 2008 Scientific Assembly; AIM-HI Webcasts; Ask and Act Webcasts (Tobacco Cessation).
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American
Family Physician Online Quiz
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..2.5 to 5.25 per issue (about 100 hours now available).
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....24 or 25 issues per year.
CME Credit Expires...2 year after publication.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Each bi-weekly issue of this online journal contains a
series of articles
concerning clinical issues in primary care and a quiz with questions
relating to
those articles. Members of the AAFP may submit the answers to quizzes
online,
while nonmembers must complete and mail in the tear-out card found in
the paper
version of the journal.
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Family
Practice Management Quiz
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.5 to 4.0 per issue (17.25 hours in 6 issues now
available).
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-And-Graphics.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....6 issues per year.
CME Credit Expires...1 year after publication.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Each bi-monthly issue of this online journal contains a
series of articles concerning management issues in primary care and
questions relating to those articles. Members of the AAFP may submit
the answers to quizzes online, while nonmembers must complete and mail
in the tear-out card found in the paper version of the journal.
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Board
Review Questions
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...21.25.
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........These questions are available at no charge to AAFP
members. They
are also available to non-members who have registered for a live AAFP
Board
Review Course.
Instruct. Type...Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....10/31/2008.
Financial support...None Stated.
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This collection of practice questions is intended to
help you prepare for the certification/recertification exam. The
questions are organized into 10-question quizzes by topic,
corresponding to the categories in the exam. There are also mixed
reviews. The questions are multiple choice with one correct answer.
Explanations and supporting references are provided for each question.
Each 10-question quiz is eligible for 0.25 CME credits. To report your
credit, simply click the "Submit your quiz results"
button when you finish the quiz.
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METRIC:
Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research Into Care
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...20 per module (total of 140 units in 7 modules).
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Members $25; non-members $75.
Instruct. Type...Self-Directed Study (Point-of_Care).
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated...Varies according to module.
Financial support...None Stated.
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METRIC is an online practice improvement program that
allows you to earn CME credit in your office. The program is designed
to assist you in fulfilling the requirement for Part IV of Maintenance
of Certification. You begin by filling out a short practice assessment
questionnaire. Next, you pull 10 patient records for chart review. Once
you’ve entered data for 10 charts, you will see how your data compares
with other users’ data. Next, you build an action plan that’s based on
your feedback report. The program provides descriptions of possible
interventions and tools to help build a plan that’s right for your
needs. Your action plan becomes a guide to making change in your
practice systems over the three-month action period. You then complete
a second practice questionnaire and review of a second set of 10
patient charts. Current modules include: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Geriatrics
and Hypertension.
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CME
Bulletins
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 activities offering a total of 8.5 credits.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free (Members Only).
Instruct. Type...Text-Only.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated...3/2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...After 2 years.
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The current Bulletins are: Overactive Bladder; Gout and Hyperuricemia; Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment; Seasonal Influenza Prevention and Treatment; Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity; Stroke-TIA;
and Use of Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms.
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AAFP
Monographs
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..2.0.
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only.
Target Audience....FP, PAIN.
Educational material last updated....10/08.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...10/10.
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FP Essentials
& FP Audio 
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...FP Audio 24.0 per year; FP Essentials 60.0 per year.
Awarded by...AAFP.
Cost.........FP Essentials $275 for members, $375 for non-members; FP Audio$155
for members, $255 for non-members; Both programs, $355 for members, $455 for
non-members.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only, podcast.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated....3/2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...
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These are new programs:
FP Audio™ - "Each monthly one-hour audio program contains a clinical discussion from a planned family medicine curriculum; SAM Pearls - a different topic each month; Board Review Minutes - quick ABFM review; and Journal Notes - highlights of recent important articles from literature and updates on recent new medical care guidelines."
FP Essentials™ - "Each monthly FP Essentials™ monograph covers one topic and is part of a defined family medicine curriculum. Topics are designed to give you clinical knowledge and skills to provide quality patient care, update existing clinical knowledge, earn CME credit, and review for ABFM exams . . . all at the same time."
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AAFP
Learning Link
Last visited...11/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 lectures each offering 2.0 hours each (total of 14 hours).
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....FP, PAIN.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...Two years.
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The first set of activities in the new AAFP Learning Link
is the Pain Management Series, which consists of these 4 lectures: Assessment
and Management of Chronic Pain; Managing the Chronic Pain Patient at
Risk or with a History of Addiction; Challenging Issues in Chronic Pain
Management; Disparities in Care: and Special
Populations in Pain Management.
The
second
set consists of 3 activities in Type II Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2 Diabetes 2009; Quality Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Approach to Medical Treatment; and The Role of Diabetes Education in Optimizing Glycemic Control
and Improving Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes.
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AAFP Multimedia Webcasts:
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There are 5 sub-sections listed under this heading:
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AAFP
Video/Online CME Series
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...2.25.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial support...Various commercial supporters.
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2009 Assembly Lectures
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..8 lectures each offering 1.0 hour
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free to members.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Audio or Slide-Only Lecture.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated...2009.
Financial support...None Stated.
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"Listen to lectures and follow along with slides from the 2009 AAFP Scientific Assembly."
Titles are: Beyond LDL: Novel Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Childhood and Adolescent Immunization: 2009 Update; Chronic Kidney Disease Part II: Managing Complications; Headache Update 2009; Managing Your Type 2 Diabetic Patient in the Office and the Hospital; Primary Management of Chronic Kidney Disease; Skin Cancer Update;
and Treatment Strategies to Address Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse.
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AIM-HI Webcasts
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 activities offering a total of about 10 hours.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures, podcast.
Target Audience....FP, General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial support...National Dairy Council.
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Putting Nutrition Science to Work in Family Medicine -- A series of three webinars where family physicians and nutrition researchers present evidence-based guidelines and practical approaches to integrating nutrition science into family medicine offices;
Overcoming Barriers to Better Fitness -- An audio podcast that offers strategies for addressing patient and practice obstacles related to overweight and obesity issues;
AIM to Change: Encouraging Fitness for All -- An audio webinar that helps family physicians talk to their patients about improved fitness choices;
Healthy Steps to Treating Childhood Obesity -- A Discovery Health CME program
in which an expert panel discusses recent data on childhood obesity, early intervention and optimal ways to overcome barriers;
Foods That Foster Healthy Hearts -- A webinar that describes small dietary changes patients can make to significantly reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; Patient-Centered Approaches to Better Fitness -- A 20-minute audio podcast offers new strategies for effectively talking to patients about nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being; and
Motivating Healthy Behaviors - This 10-minute audio podcast provides tips for motivating patients to make and sustain lifestyle changes.
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Ask
and Act Webcasts
(Tobacco Cessation)
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8.0.
Awarded by....AAFP.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Target Audience....FP, General Interest.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial support...Various commercial supporters.
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A set of four activities helping
you to develop new skills and practice strategies that will help you
help your patients live tobacco-free lives. Each offers 2.0 credits: Conduct
and Get Paid for Tobacco
Cessation Group Visits; Beyond the Guidelines: Advances in Tobacco
Cessation Treatment and Payment; Become a Tobacco Aware Practice: Using
an Organizational and Team-based Approach ; and
Treating Tobacco Dependence.
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American Academy of Pediatrics PediaLink
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AAP PediaLink
offers 3 kinds of instruction:
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eQIPP:
Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice
Last visited...3/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...4 modules with total of 125 credits.
Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics.
Cost for Credit.....Various plans from $79 to 229 depending on
level of training and AAP membership status.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with group discussions.
Target Audience....PED, FP.
Educational material last updated...2009.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.
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eQIPP is a quality improvement CME program that allows
you to evaluate your practice online. Each module has 4 units:
Assessing Your Practice; Treating Your Patients; Developing Your Action
Plan; and Next Steps For Your Practice. The current offerings are: Nutritional
Assessment (30 hours); Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Pediatrics (37
hours); Give Your Immunization Rates A Shot In the Arm (28 hours); and Differentiate and Manage - GER and GERD
(30 hours).
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PREP
Self-Assessment Online
Last visited...2/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...76 per year. (3 modules
totaling 228 hours)
Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics.
Cost...........$240 to $345 depending on level of training and
AAP membership status.
Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience...PED, FP.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
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Each PREP Self-Assessment Exercise offers over 250
multiple choice questions including critiques; links to many of the
references; and search capabilities. You can now purchase the PREP
Self-Assessment Exercise for 2010, 2009 and 2008.
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Other
AAP online courses
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...37 activities totaling about 100 hours (not counted)
Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics.
Cost...........(Probably) $15 per credit for AAP members; $20 per
credit for nonmembers.
Instruction Type....Cased–based interactive, Text-Only, Streaming
Video, Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience...PED, FP.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial support...Various.
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Some newer topics are: Childhood
Tuberculosis; Issues in the Emergency Evaluation of Adolescents
Following Suicidal Behavior; The Avulsed Tooth in Prepubertal Children;
Pertussis Disease and Prevention; Family-Centered Communication in
Challenging Pediatric Encounters; A Roadmap for Professional
Development; and Public versus Private Cord Blood
Banking: What’s the Difference?
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