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AAPM&R EMG Case-of-the-Month Series
Last visited...12/2007.
Credit hours...1.0 per case (total of 26 hours presently available).
Awarded by....AAPM&R.
Cost for Credit....Free for AAPM&R members; non-members pay $15 per hour or $40 for 3 hours.
Instruction Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences...NEURO, PHYSIATRY.
Educational material last updated....11/07.
Financial support...None Stated.

The AAPM&R (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) EMG and Musculoskeletal Case-of-the-Month Series is a programmed learning series of case studies in electrodiagnosis (19), musculoskeletal disorders (2), pain cases (2) and spinal cord injury  (3). Instruction is by interactive text. To receive CME credit, print the CME application and evaluation form, and mail it to AAPM&R with your payment.

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting Webcasts
Last visited...6/2006.
Credit hours...170 courses offering more than 200 hours of credit.
Awarded by....American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
Cost...........$20
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audiences....NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2006. 
Financial support...None Stated.

The webcasts from the 2006 meeting include 170 educational programs covering more than 20 neurology topics and offering more than 200 hours of CME credit (average cost about $20 per credit). The subjects areas include: Movement Disorders; Neuromuscular Disease and Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG); Headache and Pain; Cerebrovascular Disease and Critical Care; Child Neurology and Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG). 

American Headache Society (AHS)
Last visited...5/2008.
Reviewed by Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours..2.5.
Awarded by....American Headache Society.
Cost...........Free to members, $20 or $25 to non-members. Membership costs $60 or $99 per year.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio lectures, Slide-Video lecture.
Target Audience...NEURO.
Educational material last updated...4/08.
Financial support...Endo Pharmaceuticals.

Two courses are now available: Hot Off the Press: Recent Research and Breaking News in the Headache Field (1.5 hours; $25) covers Migraine Genetics; Chronic Daily Headache; Serotonin Syndrome; and Hormonal Treatment of Migraine. Identify the Menstrual Migraineurs in Your Practice (1.0 hour; $20) covers Epidemiology and Burden of Menstrual Migraine; Recognition and Diagnosis of the Menstrual Migraine; and Management of the Menstrual Migraine Patient. You must register and pay before you can view the material.

American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
Last visited....3/2007.
Credit hours....0.5 to 2.5 hours per course; most are 0.5 hour; about 78 courses offering about 52 hours.
Awarded by....ASNR.
Cost for Credit....Free to members of ASNR; $15 to 20 for nonmembers.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture or Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....NEUR, NS, RAD.
Educational material last updated....2006.
Financial Support...None stated.

Some newer titles are: New Imaging Modalities; Biological Treatment with Gene Therapy and Stem Cells; Presurgical Mapping: MEG; Presurgical Mapping: fMRI and DTI; Emerging Applications in Restorative Neurosurgery and Functional Neuroimaging; Traumatic Brain Injury: Imaging Update 2006; DTI: Use of Fiber Tracking; and DTI: Use of Fractional Anisotropy.

Head-Defender Cyberounds-Migraine
Last visited...5/2008.
Credit hours...9.
Awarded by....Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type...Interactive Game.
Target Audience....NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.
CME Credit Expires...February 15, 2011.

In this cyber-game, you play the superhero, Head Defender, a Pac-Manesque hero designed vanquish the dreaded and awful Migrones. Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to: discuss the pathophysiology of migraine; discuss the findings from recent neuroimaging studies; describe the multiple mechanisms that occur during migraine, including nociceptive, peripheral and inflammatory components; and discuss the new treatment options available that address the mechanisms of migraine.

Projects In Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program: Multiple Sclerosis Management
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...20 activities, each 0.5 to 1.0 hour, for total of 17.5 hours.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio and Text.
Target Audience....NEURO.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Biogen Idec, Genentech, Novartis and Teva Neuroscience.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

These activities examine strategies for treating and managing patients with multiple sclerosis.
After concluding this series, you will be able to assess the etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of MS; apply knowledge of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and markers to formulate treatment strategies for patients with MS; determine the appropriate use of current and emerging MS agents; and customize therapies for MS patients. This series began in May 2008. The first activity is already posted (6/15/08); the other 19 will be posted as the year goes on.

WE MOVE (Movement Disorder Virtual University)
Last visited...11/2007.
Credit hours...30 courses offering 1.0 credits each (total of 30 hours). 
Awarded by....We Move.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive (Text-and-Slides or Slides-and-Audio)
Target Audiences....NEURO.
Educational material last updated...2007.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.
Expiration of CME credit...2009.

Courses deal with Restless Legs Syndrome (7 hours), Chemodenervation in the Management of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders (9 hours) and Parkinson's Disease (9 hours). There is also a section entitled Core Curriculum in Movement Disorders (5 hours).