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The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2013
(LIVE MEETING)
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Dates...Saturday, October 26 - Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
Location...Marriott Teaneck at Glenpointe, Teaneck, NJ.
Credit hours...Up to 51.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........Varies from $1095 to $1495 according to how many days you attend and your level of training.
Instruction Type...Live Meeting.
Format...Didactic lectures, case-based presentations, question-and-answer sessions, and meet-the-professor discussions. 
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.

The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2013  is a comprehensive case-based review of all aspects of general surgery and is intended to prepare you for examinations for Qualification, Certification, and Recertification in General Surgery.
After completing The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2013, you should be able to:
• Describe the appropriate evaluation and management of both common and uncommon problems encountered in clinical practice
• Demonstrate an increased comprehension of the current standards and concepts in the practice of surgery
• Recognize and apply new and evolving diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and their role in changing the classical approaches to problems in general, vascular, pediatric, and general thoracic surgery
• Discuss the basics of surgical physiology and critical care
• Explain evidence-based general procedures in pediatric, thoracic, gynecologic, urologic, and orthopaedic surgery
• Summarize the latest advances in anesthesia for pain management
Integrate non-conventional principles and practices with conventional surgical procedures
• Interpret reviews and data of the latest basic science findings and predict the impact of these on clinical problems

The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2012
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...47.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........Varies from $1495 to $2495 according to which format you choose.
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Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video - DVD & MP4; Digital-Video Stream, MP3 Download. Includes Free Bonus Materials: "Pearls for Surgical Examinations" Review Guide. 
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...December 15, 2012.
CME Credit Expires...December 15, 2015.

The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2012 is a comprehensive case-based review of all aspects of general surgery and is intended to prepare you for examinations for Qualification, Certification, and Recertification in General Surgery.
After completing The New York General Surgery Board Review Course 2012, you should be able to:
• Describe the appropriate evaluation and management of both common and uncommon problems encountered in clinical practice
• Demonstrate an increased comprehension of the current standards and concepts in the practice of surgery
• Recognize and apply new and evolving diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and their role in changing the classical approaches to problems in general, vascular, pediatric, and general thoracic surgery
• Discuss the basics of surgical physiology and critical care
• Explain evidence-based general procedures in pediatric, thoracic, gynecologic, urologic, and orthopaedic surgery
• Summarize the latest advances in anesthesia for pain management
Integrate non-conventional principles and practices with conventional surgical procedures
• Interpret reviews and data of the latest basic science findings and predict the impact of these on clinical problems

SESAP® 14 Audio Companion
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD,
Credit hours...26.
Awarded by....American College of Surgeons.
Cost...........Prices vary according to the format, from $599 to $799. 
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Format...Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD. 
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...2011.
CME Credit Expires...November 2014.

The SESAP® 14 Audio Companion is your first step toward mastering the knowledge contained in the SESAP™ 14. The content has been designed to be especially useful to surgeons enrolled in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program of the American Board of Surgery. 
SESAP® 14 Audio Companion will be helpful in fulfilling the Part II requirements for MOC that focus on self-assessment and lifelong learning, and will be very useful in preparing for the qualifying or MOC examinations. 
Topics include: Head and Neck, Breast, Alimentary, Abdomen, Vascular, Endocrine, Trauma, Perioperative Care, Surgical Critical Care, The Immunocompromised Patient, Problems in Related Specialties, Oncology, Skin and Soft Tissue, Anesthesia, Pain Management, Legal and Ethics.

Osler General Surgery Board Review
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===>
Awarded by....Osler Institute.
Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===>
Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings.
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material updated on an ongoing basis.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler General Surgery Board Review offers learning in a variety of venues and formats.
Live Surgery Written Review Course:
Credit Hours...55. Price... Resident... $920; Practicing Surgeon...$1380.
See the date and location of the next Live Surgery Written Review Course. 
Live Surgery Mock Oral Review Course. These courses are given in the exam city, immediately before the oral exams. The course covers board-relevant cases with half-hour public mock oral exams with faculty feedback. Participants and faculty meet one-on-one in a 25-minute simulation of the oral board exam. You may request intermittent critiques or a straight exam followed by a critique. Part II course fees include doing one public mock oral exam and observing others being examined. You may purchase additional mock oral exams for $125 (public) or $165 (private).
Credit Hours...30.     Price... Resident... $700; Practicing Surgeon...$1050.
See the date and location of the next  Live Surgery Mock Oral Review Course.
The Osler General Surgery Course on 7 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full days' lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$475.
The Osler General Surgery Course Creative MP3 Player Preloaded with the Course Review Audio MP3s. The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$545.

Osler General Surgery Recertification Review
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...40.
Awarded by....Osler Institute.
Cost..........$1200.
Instruction Type... Live lectures and discussions.
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material updated on an ongoing basis.

The Osler General Surgery Recertification Review is a 4-day seminar consisting of lectures and question & answer sessions designed to provide a review of clinical surgery for practicing surgeons (both general and specialized) preparing to recertify in General Surgery. Each registrant will receive upon arrival at the course, a USB drive with searchable PDF copies of the presentations offered during the review. 
See the site for the next Live Osler General Surgery Recertification Review.
You will also find shorter home study materials at the Osler General Surgery Recertification Review site.

Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Board Reviews  
Last visited...June 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Vary according to format. See ===>
Awarded by....Osler Institute.
Cost..........Vary according to format. See ===>
Instruction Type... Live or audio recordings.
Target Audience...SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE.
Educational material updated on an ongoing basis.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats. 
See the web site for the next Live Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Board Review. 
Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Board Reviews. Topics include Pulmonary Embolus & ARDS, Chronic Pulmonary disease, Anesthesia and Pain management, Immunology and Transplantation, Ethics and Law in the ICU, Immunology and Transplantation, Peripartum Problems, Hematology of Acute Illness, and more.
Credit Hours...20. Price...$700, Residents; Practicing surgeon, $1050.
The Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Course on 5 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full days' lectures from the most recent live meeting in MP3 format which you can play on your MP3 player, computer or CD player.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$300.
The Osler Surgical Critical Care Review Course Course on Creative MP3 Player Preloaded with the Course Review Audio MP3s. The player contains selected lectures from the most recent live meeting.
Credit Hours...None for this format. Price...$360.

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Comprehensive Review of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Last visited...June 2013. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...23.
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost...........$995 to 1495 depending on the format you choose.
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Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video - DVD & MP4; Digital-Video Stream, MP3 Download.
Target Audience...COLORECTAL SURGERY, GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...March 15, 2013.
CME Credit Expires...March 15, 2016.

Comprehensive Review of Colon and Rectal Surgery provides a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of colorectal surgical practice. It includes presentations of surgical and clinical data in 30 different areas of colorectal surgical practice. The speakers, from key academic centers, have been chosen for their expertise as experienced surgeons and as teachers. 
At the conclusion of Comprehensive Review of Colon and Rectal Surgery, you should be able to:
• Outline an increased scientific and technical knowledge base in colorectal surgical practice
• Describe current patterns of care for colorectal surgical disorders
• Apply the information learned into his or her colorectal surgical practice
• Use improved competence in performing current colorectal surgical techniques

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Practical Reviews in General Surgery
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...56 hours per year (4 hours per issue-14 issues per year).
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins.
Cost..........Online 1 year $349; Online 2 years $599; Audio CD 1 year $399; Audio CD 2 years $699.
Format...Text Plus Audio (Online or Audio CD).
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material updated monthly (14 issues per year).
Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in General Surgery keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in General Surgery each month.  Each issue contains: up to 22 general surgery articles summarized and reviewed , including 10-12 in downloadable audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned.

Special Offers on Subscriptions to Practical Reviews On Demand. Unlimited Access to 29 specialties and Unlimited CME Credits.

Audio-Digest General Surgery
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...24 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 48 hours.
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost...........Varies from $399 to $449 depending on which audio format you choose.
Format...Online MP3 or Audio CD.
Target Audiences...General Surgery.
Educational material last updated...2012.
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest General Surgery updates are based on the ABS American Board of Surgery Clinical Competencies. Audio-Digest General Surgery is designed to provide you with state-of-the-art information in general surgery, including:
• Hazards in the operating room; 
• Professional liability, risk management, and quality improvement; 
• Blood products and transfusion issues; 
• Comorbid illness in the surgical patient; 
• Surgical management of oncologic conditions;
• Intraoperative and postoperative infection; 
• Preoperative patient evaluation, including surgical risk assessment; 
• Critical care, postoperative recovery and complications; 
• Management of acute and chronic pain; and 
• Trauma and burns.

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MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management
This meeting was presented live online on December 12, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 12, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Surgeons, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Dermatologists, Family Physicians, Internists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Pharmacists involved in diagnosing and treating melanoma patients.
Educational material updated...December 12, 2012.
Financial Support...Genentech, Merck and Prometheus.
Expiration of CME credit...June 12, 2013.

MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management presents the latest melanoma treatment options and therapies.
Subjects covered include Targeted Therapies, Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma and Surgical Management of Melanoma.
There are three lectures:
• Surgical Management of Melanoma: Evolving Practices
• Targeted Therapy in Melanoma Management
• Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
After viewing these lectures, you should be able to:
• Identify newly approved drugs and combination systemic therapies for melanoma and explain their application
• Explain current approaches to the surgical management of melanoma and use of SLNB
• Discuss the evaluation and development of biomarkers for diagnosis, staging and treatment of melanoma
• Describe current recommended clinical practice for excision of localized melanomas and patient selection for sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Discuss the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma

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Breast Imaging and Intervention: A Comprehensive Review
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...26.0 hours, including:
• 15 hours in mammography (all 4 Modules);
• 6 hours in digital mammography (Module 2);
• 3 hours in ultrasound-guided breast biopsy (Modules 1 and 3);
• 3 hours in stereotactic breast biopsy (Module 3);
• 3 hours in magnetic resonance imaging (Module 3);
• 6 hours in risk management (Module 4).
Awarded by....Oakstone Medical Publishing.
Cost.......... $299 for all 4 modules (or you can buy each module separately for $99).
Format...Digital audio with an accompanying image bank.
Target Audience...RAD.
Educational material last updated...May 2010.
Expiration of CME credit...June 2013.

After completing Breast Imaging and Intervention: A Comprehensive Review, you will be able to:
• Identify and remedy deficiencies in image quality;
• Discuss special requirements for digital imaging quality;
• Discuss anatomical and positioning factors that affect optimal tissue visualization;
• Assess the opportunity, responsibility and techniques for the radiologist to significantly reduce patient anxiety;
• Demonstrate the radiologist’s role in helping patients acquire a clearer understanding; of the imaging findings, their significance and the appropriate management of imaging detected and biopsy-diagnosed lesions;
• Apply techniques for optimally communicating benign or malignant findings to the patient;
• Differentiate the importance and techniques to provide some good news with any reporting of bad news;
• Distinguish the different types of non-invasive breast cancer;
• Recognize differences in the radiographic presentation of different forms of non-invasive breast cancer; and
• Describe the requirements for reporting workflow.

Breast Imaging and Digital Mammography
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...23.5.
Awarded by....UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging.
Cost...........$1095.
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Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD or Video MP4.
Target Audience...RAD.
Educational material last updated...March 16, 2012.
Expiration of CME credit...March 15, 2015.

Breast Imaging and Digital Mammography provides an overview and update on clinically relevant topics in diagnostic imaging of the breast. This activity provides a concentrated overview of the current status of, and recent clinical developments in full-field digital mammography for both breast imaging specialists and general radiologists. The application of digital mammographic techniques to breast cancer detection and diagnosis is emphasized.

Breast Imaging and Digital Mammography is designed for the clinical radiologist who specializes in breast imaging or who practices general diagnostic radiology including breast imaging. It is designed to help radiologists build their digital mammography practices on a firm foundation of knowledge.

Penn Radiology Breast Imaging 
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...16.25, including 9.25 in Breast MRI, 11 in Digital Mammography (with 1 in Tomosynthesis) and 3.5 in Breast Ultrasound; Fulfills MQSA Requirements for CME.
Awarded by....Veritas Institute for Continuing Medical Education 
Cost...........$595. Combo and Quantity Discounts Available. 
Format...DVD-ROM and mobile devices 
Target Audiences...RADIOLOGY, BREAST IMAGING.
Educational material last updated...June 15, 2012.
Expiration of CME credit...June 14, 2015. 

Meetings By Mail presents Penn Radiology Breast Imaging, an expert faculty review of the latest in this evolving specialty. This program will update all practitioners to the most recent developments and techniques utilized in Breast Imaging. Presentations cover topics on screening and diagnostic evaluation of the breast including MRI and other advanced imaging techniques such as tomosynthesis, computer-aided diagnosis, breast specific gamma imaging and PEM. 
This program fulfills MQSA Requirements for CME, and the 9.25 hours of Breast MR are applicable to the ACR’s CME Requirements for Breast MR Accreditation. Presentations are also playable on mobile devices and Kindles.
After completing Penn Radiology Breast Imaging, you should be able to:
• Describe the imaging principles of digital tomosynthesis.
• Discuss the techniques to optimize breast MRI image acquisition.
• Optimize the technique for MR-guided vacuum biopsy.
• Develop an approach to MRI image interpretation.
• Improve breast imaging interpretation skills.
• Discuss the current screening controversy.
• Discuss the application of computer aided detection (CAD) into clinical practice.
• Discuss personalized breast cancer screening methods.
• Appraise emerging imaging techniques in breast imaging and their role.

Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar (Chicago International Breast Course)
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...26.5.
Awarded by....Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Cost...........$895.
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Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD or Video MP4.
Target Audience...RAD.
Educational material last updated...December 15, 2010.
Expiration of CME credit...December 14, 2013.

The Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar (Chicago International Breast Course) is designed to provide radiologists and other breast and women’s imaging health care professionals with advances in the detection, diagnosis, management and treatment of breast cancer and benign breast abnormalities. The program focuses on the impact of new technological advances and interventional procedures.
After completing the Breast & Women's Imaging Seminar (Chicago International Breast Course), you should be able to:
• Correlate MRI, mammography, and ultrasound findings;
• Assess benign and malignant breast lesions using the ACR BI-RADS® for mammography, US, and MRI;
• Integrate breast MRI into you practice;
• Recognize indications for and selection of appropriate percutaneous image-guided breast interventional procedures;
• Utilize devices for MRI-guided and other image-guided procedures;
• Explain the role of automated breast ultrasound;
• Establish concordance of histopathology with imaging findings;
• Describe the management of high-risk breast lesions and how imaging influences selection of surgical procedures;
• Apply basic physics to the various breast imaging modalities;
• Recognize radiation doses of common X-ray examinations including mammography, PET, nuclear medicine, and high-resolution CT scans;
• Optimize new applications of digital mammography, CAD, US, MRI, sestamibi, and PET;
• Describe efficient workflow for digital mammography;
• Review connectivity issues involving PACS and other archiving systems;
• Identify the role of CAD in breast imaging modalities - mammography, US and MRI;
• Describe the role of imaging in the diagnosis and screening of ovarian cancer;
• Recognize US and MR findings in benign and malignant pelvic abnormalities in women; and
• Identify osteoporosis, its causes and treatments.

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The Brigham Gastroenterology Board Review Course
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....23.75
Awarded by....Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Education &
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine.
Cost...........Varies from $795 to $1295 according to the format. 
Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.
Target Audience....GI, IM, HOSPITALISTS, GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...October 1, 2010.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...September 30, 2013.

The major objective of The Brigham Gastroenterology Board Review Course  is to prepare you for the ABIM Subspecialty Board Examination in Gastroenterology (Certification or Re-Certification). 
The Brigham Gastroenterology Board Review Course presens state-of-the-art information on a wide spectrum of clinical problems in gastroenterology for the ABIM examination. It is comprised of an in-depth examination of essential knowledge in gastroenterology, hepatology, and the integral related areas of pathology, endoscopy, nutrition, and radiology. The pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of disorders of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum, small/large bowel, pancreas, and liver are also addressed. 
The Brigham Gastroenterology Board Review Course should be most valuable for those preparing for certification or re-certification in gastroenterology. The target audience also includes physicians who want a refresher course that covers all major aspects of the field of gastroenterology, internists and hospitalists interested in gastroenterology, who want an exposure to the entire field, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who are specializing in gastroenterology, and surgeons who practice in the area.
At the conclusion of The Brigham Gastroenterology Board Review Course, you will be able to:
• Understand current pathophysiological mechanisms key to disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology;
• Develop knowledge related to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with gastrointestinal ailments; and 
• Become facile in answering simulated board questions.

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow
This meeting was presented live online on February 7, 2013, and is now available on demand.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Surgical Oncologists, Gastroenterologists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, and other healthcare professionals, who care for colorectal cancer patients.
Educational material updated...February 7, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...August 7, 2013.
Financial Support...Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow features three lectures:
• Introduction/Opening Remarks 
• Improving Recommended Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
• Staging, Prognosis, and Management of Stage II and Stage III Colorectal Cancer 
• Optimizing Therapy Choices in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
• Pharmacogenetics and Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer: Today and Tomorrow
After attending the COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, you will be able to:
• Select the most appropriate detection, screening, and chemoprevention methods for colorectal cancer
• Describe the use of biomarkers for screening and prognosis of colorectal cancer
• Identify the most appropriate adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer patients
• Comment on new agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer and the latest clinical trials results
• Consider treatment strategies for metastatic colorectal cancer

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Perioperative Management
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...16.25.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Varies according to format: $695 to $1095.
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Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lectures.
Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others. 
Target Audiences...ANESTHESIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, SURGERY, HOSPITAL MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NURSE PRACTITIONER, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT.
Educational material last updated...August 1, 2011.
Expiration of CME credit...July 31, 2014.

After viewing Perioperative Management, you will be able to:
• Describe current guidelines for preoperative cardiac and pulmonary risk assessment;
• Describe several ways to predict and prevent cardiac and pulmonary complications using preoperative testing, and intraoperative and postoperative interventions, including the use of transesophageal echocardiography;
• Describe the perioperative risks associated with diabetes, renal insufficiency, obesity, hepatic disease, and advanced age;
• Describe management strategies to minimize complications in patients with these medical conditions;
• Describe bleeding and thrombotic risks in surgical patients;
• Describe several strategies to reduce complications through evidence-based use of blood conservation methods, transfusion, and management of anti-thrombotic drug therapies;
• Recognize how to prevent, diagnose, and treat common health-care associated infections that complicate surgical procedures; and
• Recognize the impact of health care provider stress and the larger health care system (cultural, regulatory, and legislative environment) on the safety and quality of health care delivery in the perioperative period.

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Risk Management Consult: Avoiding Surgical Systems Failures - MedRisk 
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. 
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....Medical Risk Management, Inc.
Cost for Credit....$75.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience...SURG.
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...None.
CME Credit Expires...December 31, 2012.
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Upon completion of Risk Management Consult: Avoiding Surgical Systems Failures, you should be able to:
1. Explain what a systems failure is, and how it differs from a simple error.
2. Explain why human errors can be managed but never eliminated entirely.
3. Describe documentation and communication practices that can help prevent human errors as well as aid in identifying and correcting such errors before they result in patient injury.
4. Explain how root cause analysis and the SBAR communication models work, and how they can be used to resolve sources of recurrent errors.
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Audio-Digest Trauma Management Series Special
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...43 issues (2 hours per issue) for total of 84 hours.
Awarded by....Audio-Digest Foundation.
Cost...........$24.99 or $27.99 per program, depending on which audio format you choose (15% discount if you order all 43 issues).
Format...Online Audio MP3 or Audio CD.
Target Audiences...ER, SURG, ORTHO.
Educational material last updated...2012.
Expiration of CME credit...Three years after release.

Audio-Digest Trauma Management Series Special is a compilation of the best Audio-Digest trauma management lectures. Some topics covered include: Trauma in pregnancy; Adjuncts for nonoperative management of liver and spleen injuries; Head trauma; Tasers; Management of blunt spleen injury; Current management of hepatic injury; Splenectomy is the safe and easy way; Make every effort to save the spleen; Pediatric trauma essentials; Regionalization of trauma care; Compartment syndrome; Surviving emergency room call; Geriatric acetabulum fractures; and Humeral shaft fractures: plating or nailing.

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Free CME General Surgery. Many CME activities listed below offer Free General Surgery CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

Free CME General Surgery. Many CME activities listed below offer Free General Surgery CME. Look for "Cost...Free" on the left side of each entry.

Archives of Surgery
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD,
Credit hours...1.0 hour per issue (12 hours total).
Awarded by....American Medical Association.
Cost...........Free to subscribers to Archives of Surgery and AMA members.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics
Target Audience...General Surgery
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support...None.
CME Credit Expires...Two years after posting.

Individual subscribers to Archives of Surgery and AMA members may participate in Archives of Surgery CME. You will find a wide selection of surgical topics. Some topics covered frequently are: Critical Care/Intensive Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Practice and Surgery.

Cleveland Clinic Surgery
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours....19 activities offering a total of about 19 hours (not counted).
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video and Slide-Audio Lectures, Podcasts, Text-Only.
Target Audiences...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Some activities have commercial support.
CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Some recent activities include: Interdisciplinary Approach for Medical and Surgical Therapy of Complex Crohn's Disease; Medical and Surgical Therapy of Crohn's Disease: Molding and Marring the Guidelines from Medical and Surgical Societies into your Clinical Practice; Laparoscopic Surgery for Mucosal Ulcerative Colitis; Parastomal Hernia: Inevitable or Avoidable?; Laparoscopic Gastric Plication for the Treatment of Severe Obesity; Clinical Strategies for Obesity Management; and Laparoscopic Single-Site Surgery: The Future of MIS?

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow  
This meeting was presented live online on February 7, 2013, and is now available on demand.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5.0.
Awarded by....Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Surgical Oncologists, Gastroenterologists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, and other healthcare professionals, who care for colorectal cancer patients.
Educational material updated...February 7, 2013.
Expiration of CME credit...August 7, 2013.
Financial Support...Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.

COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: Optimizing Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer - Today and Tomorrow features three lectures:
• Introduction/Opening Remarks 
• Improving Recommended Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates
• Staging, Prognosis, and Management of Stage II and Stage III Colorectal Cancer 
• Optimizing Therapy Choices in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC)
• Pharmacogenetics and Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer: Today and Tomorrow
After attending the COLORECTAL CANCER VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT, you will be able to:
• Select the most appropriate detection, screening, and chemoprevention methods for colorectal cancer
• Describe the use of biomarkers for screening and prognosis of colorectal cancer
• Identify the most appropriate adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatments for colorectal cancer patients
• Comment on new agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer and the latest clinical trials results
• Consider treatment strategies for metastatic colorectal cancer

Medscape Transplantation
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by... Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... Varies from time to time. 
Awarded by....Medscape and 50 other sponsoring organizations.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Text-Only, Slide-Audio Lecture, Slide-Video Lecture and Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....TRANSPLANT SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...New activities posted daily.
Financial Support...Many academic, specialty, and commercial sources as well as self-supported by Medscape.
Expiration of CME Credit...Credit for most activities expires one year after posting.

CME activities of special interest to transplant surgeons. Medscape contains a variety of educational formats:
CONFERENCE COVERAGE - Reports of  advances presented at major medical conferences; typically includes several tracks with news stories, expert interviews, and in-depth topic overviews.
CLINICAL UPDATE - Comprehensive original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic.
FAST TRACK CLINICAL UPDATE – Narrowly focused original review article on scientific advances in a clinical topic.
CME-LIVE - Real-time online events with streaming video, synchronized visuals, and interactive questions and answers; archived for 1 year.
CLINICAL BRIEFS - Daily reports of major current medical research articles; 0.25 credits each
JOURNAL CME - Articles selected from a wide selection of peer-reviewed journals.
SPECIAL REPORT CME – Topic-based monthly email newsletter distributed to Medscape’s professional member database by specialty.
INTERACTIVE PATIENT CASES – Original CME activity presented to the physician in an interactive, clinical case-based format. (See especially eMedicine CME Case Presentations.)
CME CIRCLE – Multimedia content certified by other accredited professional education providers, typically from live symposia or monographs, and then posted on Medscape and archived for one year.

MelanomaCare.org
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours: 9 webcasts and 1 text publication, 1.5 hours each activity (15 hours).
Awarded by: The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and PharmAdura, LLC.
Cost...Free
Instruction Type... Slide-Video Lecture, audio podcast, Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences... DERM, ONCO, GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated...2011.
Financial support... Schering Corporation.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

You will find 9 webcasts/podcasts; the newest are: The Management of In-Transit Melanoma; Current Status of Adjuvant Interferon-α (IFN-α) Therapy in Melanoma; The Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB) in Prior Resected and Recurrent Melanoma; Immunotherapy of Melanoma Using Checkpoint Blockade; and Melanoma Brain Metastases. You will also find a single text publication, Update on Advances in Melanoma: Current Progress and Future Promise.

MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management 
This meeting was presented live online on December 12, 2012, and is now available on demand through June 12, 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...3.0.
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Streaming Video Lectures.
Target Audiences...Surgeons, Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Dermatologists, Family Physicians, Internists, Oncology Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Pharmacists involved in diagnosing and treating melanoma patients.
Educational material updated...December 12, 2012.
Financial Support...Genentech, Merck and Prometheus.
Expiration of CME credit...June 12, 2013.

MELANOMA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SUMMIT: New Frontiers in Melanoma Management presents the latest melanoma treatment options and therapies.
Subjects covered include Targeted Therapies, Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma and Surgical Management of Melanoma.
There are three lectures:
• Surgical Management of Melanoma: Evolving Practices
• Targeted Therapy in Melanoma Management
• Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
After viewing these lectures, you should be able to:
• Identify newly approved drugs and combination systemic therapies for melanoma and explain their application
• Explain current approaches to the surgical management of melanoma and use of SLNB
• Discuss the evaluation and development of biomarkers for diagnosis, staging and treatment of melanoma
• Describe current recommended clinical practice for excision of localized melanomas and patient selection for sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Discuss the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma

NEJM Weekly CME Program
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours ...One per exam, three per week. (Total of about 140 hours now available).
Awarded by....Massachusetts Medical Society.
Cost..........Free to subscribers to NEJM; $15 (or $100 for bundles of ten) for non-subscribers).
Instruction  Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, IM subspecialists.
Educational material last updated....Weekly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week, three articles in the New England Journal of Medicine have a companion CME exam available online. You can earn up to one CME credit for each exam successfully completed. NEJM subscribers receive 20 online exams per year as part of their subscription. Non-subscribers may pay on an hourly basis ($15 per single credit or $100 for 10 exams) and read the articles and take the exams completely online.

POIeducation.org
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours…3 activities offering a total of 4.0 hours.
Awarded by…The France Foundation.
Cost for Credit…Free.
Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only.
Target Audience....GENERAL SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY and other health care professionals who manage postoperative ileus (POI).
Educational material last updated...2010.
Financial Support...Adolor and GlaxoSmithKline.

POIeducation.org focuses on "prevention and treatment of post-operative ileus (POI) utilizing a multimodal management approach due to the diverse underlying physiological factors that contribute to this disorder."
The current offerings include:
Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hour of credit) "features timely, clinically relevant topics surrounding POI."
The four Webinars are: GI Recovery Following Colorectal Surgery: Surgical Approach, Enhanced Recovery Pathway, and Economic Considerations; A Multimodal Approach to the Prevention and Management of Postoperative Ileus: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective; A Multimodal Approach to the Management of Postoperative Ileus: A Surgeon's Perspective; and The Evolving Multimodal Management Plan for Postoperative Ileus: Improving Time to Bowel Recovery A Hospital Pharmacist's Perspective.

Practical Reviews in General Surgery
Last visited...June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...56 hours per year (4 hours per issue-14 issues per year).
Awarded by....Johns Hopkins.
Cost..........Online 1 year $349; Online 2 years $599; Audio CD 1 year $399; Audio CD 2 years $699.
Format...Text Plus Audio (Online or Audio CD).
Target Audience...GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material updated monthly (14 issues per year).
Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in General Surgery keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in General Surgery each month.  Each issue contains: up to 22 general surgery articles summarized and reviewed , including 10-12 in downloadable audio format; downloadable PDF of written reviews with Take-Home Pearls that reinforce the audio material and give you a valuable reference for instant recall by subject; and self-assessment online quizzes to highlight key points and reinforce what you've learned. 

Selected Readings in General Surgery
Last visited......June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......10 per issue; total of 80 credits per year.
Awarded by......American College of Surgeons.
Cost......Multiple Plans and Formats; see Subscription Page. 
Instruction Type......Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....GENERAL SURGERY.
Educational material last updated......Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS) is an accredited CME resource for surgeons enrolled in the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Successful completion of the SRGS CME program fulfills the MOC's Part II requirements that focus on lifelong learning and self-assessment.
Regular reading of SRGS should enable you to:
•  Maintain an excellent knowledge base in all areas of general surgery;
•  Develop comparative and critical literature reading skills;
•  Assemble and update a reference file of useful surgical papers; and
•  Prepare for board certification and maintenance of certification exams. There are eight issues per year. Topics for 2011 are:
Biliary tract and pancreas, Parts I, 2 & 3; Small bowel obstruction and small bowel disease, Appendix, colon, rectum and anus, Parts I, 2 & 3; and Endocrine surgery.

University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Last visited....June 2013.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 Hour for each session. About 36 sessions currently available.
Awarded by....University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Surgery and Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health.
Cost for Credit......Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lecture.
Target Audiences...SURGERY.
Educational material updated...2011.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Online Surgery Grand Rounds are offered weekly from September through May each year.
Some recent lectures are:
Tetralogy of Fallot: Current Surgical Treatment; The Expanding Role of Adrenal Surgery; Academic Surgery: The Scalpel and Pen; Recent 10 Year Progress in Pancreas Transplantation; Transplant Tolerance and Federal Immigration Reform; and Short Bowel Syndrome in Children.