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(AskAFIP) Armed Forces Virtual Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy Course (bottom of page)
Last visited....5/2008.
Credit hours...2.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost for Credit....$25.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, GI.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This course is presented by the Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, AFIP. The course has 5 modules; each module consists of eight cases with a brief case history and a set of microscopic slides of an endoscopic biopsy.

Cleveland Clinic Hepatitis C Management
Last visited...7/2006. 
Credit hours....9.75.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only; Case-Based Interactive.
Target Audiences...GI, ID.
Educ. material last updated....2006
Financial Support...Roche

A monograph (2.5 hours) covering risk factors, natural history, and treatment of hepatitis C; patient selection for treatment; diagnostic testing, including the role of liver biopsy; and patient compliance with therapy. Nine case-based activities each offering 0.75 hours. Some titles are: The Management of the HCV/HIV Coinfected Patient and Hepatitis C & Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Clinical Care Options Hepatitis  
Last visited...6/2008.
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.
Educ. material last updated...2008.
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. Not all activities offer CME (look for the term, "CME-certified").

Hepatitis Web Study
Last visited...7/2007.
Credit hours...0.5 per module (total of 7.5 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...2005.
Financial Support...CDC.

A set of brief (30 minutes) case simulations about Hepatitis A (2), Hepatitis B (8) and Hepatitis C (5).

Imedex
Last visited...5/2006.
Credit hours...About 10 courses offering about 60 hours.
Awarded by....Imedex, Inc
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lectures.
Target Audiences... ONCO, GI, PSYCH, ID.
Educational material last updated....2005.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.

A variety of courses in oncology, fungal infection, inflammatory bowel disease and psychopharmacology. 

(The) Liver Meeting Online 2006
Last visited...11/2007.
Credit hours...About 46 activities offering a total of about 31.5 credit-hours.
Awarded by....American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience...GI.
Educational material last updated...2006.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Invited Lectures (State-of-the-Art) include sessions on: Transplant Surgery; Basic Science; Hepatoxicity; Hemostasis Abnormalities; and General Hepatology Update. The Postgraduate Course 2006 includes sessions on: Acute Liver Injury and Failure; Viral Hepatitis; and The Role of Genetics in Liver Disease. The 2006 AASLD Scientific Program contains about 35 plenary and parallel sessions on various subjects in hepatology.

Projects in Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program III: Bridging Cultural Differences to Improve HBV Treatment in Asian and Other Diverse Communities
Last visited...9/2007.
Credit hours...19 activities for a total of 11.25 credits.
Awarded by...Projects in Knowledge.
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type...Text-Only..
Target Audiences....GI.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial Support..Bristol-Myers Squibb.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

This course is presented in 19 sections over one year, and offers 11.25 CME Credits. Topics include screening, genotyping, testing for antiviral-resistance mutations, treatment guidelines (updates from AASLD, EASL, and DDW), current and emerging HBV treatment options, consolidation therapy, HIV/HCV coinfection, cirrhosis, and cultural and communications barriers to diagnosis and treatment. 

Temple University Advances in Gastroenterology 2007
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...6 activities awarding a total of 5.75 hours.
Awarded by.....Temple University.
Cost for Credit.....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture. 
Target Audiences....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial Support...AstraZeneca and Schering Plough.
CME Credit Expires...January 15, 2009.

Six lectures on these GI subjects: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS); Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH); Management of Hepatitis C; and Peptic Ulcer Disease.

TheGut.org
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...11 activities offering a total of 30 hours of credit.
Awarded by....Various Sponsors.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Only lecture, Slide-Video lecture or Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...GI.
Educ. material last updated....2007.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Activities are divided into GERD (4 activities, 10 hours); Hepatobiliary Disease (1 activity,  5.25 hours); IBD and Other Intestinal Disorders (3 activities, 5 hours); IBS and Motility Disorders (2 activities, 4 hours); and Multiple Topic Programs
(5.5 hours).