Online CME: Hematology/Oncology
Last Updated June 15, 2008.
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The sites described on this page are primarily for hematologists and oncologists and other physicians concerned with hematology and cancer. You may find additional online CME sites and courses concerned with hematology and cancer at the main online CME site. |
Academy
for Healthcare Education |
Evolving Strategies for the Management of Invasive Fungal Infections; and An Overview of Invasive Fungal Infections in the Oncology Patient: Clinical Manifestations and Treatment. |
AML Tour
(Cyberounds
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Elderly)
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The program is in the form of a bicycle tour game. Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to discuss the incidence, prevalence and survivor rates for adult AML (acute myeloid leukemia); discuss the advantages and disadvantages of available therapies for adult AML; discuss the results of clinical trials in adult AML; describe the role of PCR and FISH in diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; and describe the mechanisms of action of potential new treatments. |
Baylor
Oncology |
Barriers to Sexual Health after Gynecologic Cancers: What Should be Done?; Impact of Oral Contraceptives on Cancer Risk; Recommendations for Estrogen and Progestogen Use in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women; Menopause Management and Treatment Options; Hormones and the Heart - What Now? A Cardiologist's Perspective; Osteoporosis Treatment and Prevention; BRCA-1 and Beyond - Ethical Issues in Predictive Genetic Testing. |
CA - A Cancer Journal for Clinicians |
Each issue contains several articles offering 0.5 or 1.0 hours of credit. Some recent articles are: Dying, Dignity, and New Horizons in Palliative End-of-Life Care; Breast Cancer Staging; ACS Guidelines for Early Cancer Detection; Information Technology and Cancer Prevention; Concepts in the Prevention of Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus and Proximal Stomach; Staging of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; and Multimodality Approaches for Pancreatic Cancer. In order to take the quizzes, you must first obtain a username, password and customer number and then register with your personal information. |
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center | This site contains full-text online versions of articles from a peer-reviewed cancer journal. Each issue focuses on one type of cancer and contains four or more major articles. A new issue comes out every two months. The four issues currently offering CME credit are: Progress in Sarcoma Management; Screening and Early Detection of Breast Cancer; Minimally Invasive Approaches in Genitourinary Cancers; and T/NK-Cell Lymphomas and Leukemias. Each module contains a set of 20 post-test questions; you need to score at least 75% to earn credit. |
CancerNetwork.com
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Click on CME Courses/Meetings, and register or log on to access
the instruction. There are now 6 kinds of CME activities:
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Clinical Care Options Oncology |
About 40 text-based or case-based-interactive activities concerned with aspects of cancer. 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"). |
CML Challenge (Cyberounds-Chronic
Myelegenous Leukemia) |
The Cyberounds® CML Links is an interactive golf program on new pharmacologic treatment and approaches to patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Go to the Cyberrounds main page and click on Free CME at our CML Links to enter the program. |
Colonial Classic (Colorectal
Cancer) | The Colonial is an interactive golf game from Cyberounds. It concerns the evaluation and management of colorectal cancer with special emphasis on adjuvant chemotherapy. Upon completion of this activity you should be able to discuss the role of adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage IIB colorectal cancer; compare and contrast the types of chemotherapy for IIB; select chemotherapy for adjuvant treatment; describe the role of EGFR testing prior to use of EGFR blocking therapy; and describe the role of VEGF monoclonal antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer. |
Continuing Cancer Education Curriculum for Health Professionals:
Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams |
This tutorial is intended for use by those involved in the design and conduct of research involving human participants. The tutorial presents "common concepts, principles, and issues related to protection of human participants. It is intended to act as a companion piece to your institutional policy, as well as local, state, and federal regulations applicable to human research. The tutorial will help you and your team identify research activities that involve human participants, and help you understand how to protect the rights and welfare of all human participants involved in research." |
Head and Neck Interventional (Cyberounds)
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The Cyberounds® Head and Neck Interventional is an interactive program on the treatment and management of head and neck cancer. Go to the Cyberrounds main page and click on Free CME at our Head and Neck Interventional to enter the program. |
Hematology
eDigest | After subscribing to this service, you will receive a monthly email newsletter with text-only instruction and a chance to earn 0.5 CME credits. You can also view the archived newsletters online. The most recent issue (May 2006) concerns renal disease in adults with sickle cell disease. |
HemostasisCME.org | You will find 5 CME activities relating to hemostasis and coagulation issues: Use of Traditional Blood Products and Novel Hemostatic Agents for the Treatment of Traumatic Bleeding; Rational Use of Transfusion in Critically Ill Patients; Optimizing the Monitoring of Coagulation; Monitoring of Patients Receiving Multiple Anticoagulants; and Challenges in Hemostatic Management of Patients with Hemophilia. |
Imedex
Oncology E-Learning Center |
A variety of courses in oncology. Courses are webcasts of lectures delivered at live meetings. Many activities offer 10 or more CME credits. |
InforMEDical Oncology CME |
InforMEDical offers activities on approaches and tools to assess and treat a variety of cancers (lung, prostate, renal, bone, melanoma…). |
Medscape
Hematology-Oncology
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CME activities of special interest to hematologists and oncologists. Medscape
contains a variety of educational formats:
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Meniscus
Limited
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Most courses are oriented to oncologists. Some topics are: Advances in Lung Cancer Therapy: 2005; Advances in the Treatment of Pediatric Acute Refractory and Relapsed Leukemia: Round Table Discussion; Cases in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: A Virtual Tumor Board Discussion; Clinical Challenges in the ICU; and Controversies in Managing Serious SICU Infections. |
Network for Medical Communication & Research (NMCR) | At American School of Oncology, you will find slide-audio or text case presentations. Cases are organized into these groups: Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia/Lymphoma and Lung Cancer. These case presentations offer 0.25 to 4.0 hours per lecture (11 lectures totaling 9.5 hours). You will also find 15 brief (0.25) mostly text case presentations followed by a very brief post-test. Another feature is brief video clips of speakers from several recent national oncology meetings. |
The Oncologist | 215 courses in a wide variety of hematology and oncology areas. Some major areas are: Acute and Chronic Leukemias and Multiple Myeloma; Breast Cancer; Cancer Biology; Clinical Pharmacology; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Genitourinary Cancer; Lung Cancer; Lymphoma; Radiation Oncology; Schwartz Center Rounds; and Symptom Management and Supportive Care. |
Projects in
Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program: Breast Cancer Management |
This yearlong, 19-course curriculum (11.25 CME Credits) will offer practical discussions about diagnostic techniques, methodologies, and treatment options in your care of patients with breast cancer. One or two new activities is presented each month. |
Projects
in Knowledge Advanced Certificate Program: Lung Cancer Management |
This 12-month curriculum explores both non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with respect to Guidelines, Assessing at-risk individuals, Screening, Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment. Current and emerging innovative treatment options and strategies in lung cancer are emphasized, such as chemotherapy (including newer agents such as paclitaxel, pralatrexate and talotrexin), chemoradiation, neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy), consolidative chemotherapy, targeted therapies (including vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] inhibitors, epidermal growth factor [EGFR] inhibitors, matrix metalloprotease (MMP) inhibitors, farnesyl transferase [FT] inhibitors, multikinase inhibitors, inhibitors of Ras, HDAC, mTOR, Met, MEK, toll and p13K, that include gefitinib, erlotinib, bevacizumab, sunitinib, sorafenib, lonafarnib, vandetanib and cetuximab). |
Projects In Knowledge Caring for Oncology Patients: Tips and Tools for Managing Targeted Therapy
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These activities examine strategies for treating, monitoring, and managing side effects in cancer patients on targeted agents. After concluding this series, you will be able to assess the molecular basis of targeted therapy side effects, differentiate between side effects of traditional oncology therapies vis-á-vis targeted therapies, and evaluate treatment regimens for preventing and managing side effects of targeted therapies. This series began in April 2008. The first 3 activities are already posted (6/15/08); the other 9 will be posted as the year goes on. |
SCACO - Southern California Academy of Clinical
Oncology
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Each module has 2-3 lectures on the topic. Current titles are: GI Oncology: Advances in Treatment; Lung Cancer: Progress in Treatment; Lymphoma / Leukemia: Innovations In Treatment; Breast Cancer : Controversies in Treatment; and Lung Cancer : Innovations in Treatment. |
Texas Medical Association’s Physician Oncology Education Program (POEP) | Five slide shows dealing with the issue of prevention and early detection of cancer. You will find Cervix Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Head & Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer; and Skin Cancer. A 10-item questionnaire must be printed, completed, and mailed along with payment. |
TumorAblationClinic.com
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Four articles on the use of radiofrequency (RFA) and cryoablation in the treatment of various tumors: RFA and cryoablation offer safe, effective treatment of bone tumors; Ablation of kidney tumors can treat nonsurgical candidates; RFA in lung cancer: promising results in safety and efficacy; and Expanded treatment of hepatic tumors is possible with RFA and cryoablation. Read all 4 articles before taking the test for CME credit (4 hours). |
University of Colorado Cancer Center: Hematological Malignancies
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Fundamental modules are designed for primary care physicians, physicians’ assistants, nurses, and pharmacists. Recent Advances Including Novel Therapies modules are designed for Hematology/Oncology physicians. Topics include: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma; Follicular Lymphoma; Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Plasma Cell Disorders; Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Disorders; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; and Bone Marrow Transplant. |