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Acuity Medical Education
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....1.0.
Awarded by....Medical Education Resources, Inc.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio/Video lecture.
Target Audiences...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....11/07.
Financial support...Clarity Medical Systems, Inc
CME Credit Expires...December 2009. 

One program (Clinical and Legal Controversies in ROP Evaluation) is currently available for 1 credit (valid through 12/2009). 2 other programs are available for review, but not for CME credit. (NOTE: One additional program, Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance with New Fluoroquinolones, is actually a live event that will be available at a future conference for 1.5 CME credits.)

American Academy of Ophthalmology O.N.E. Network
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...35 activities offering about 47 credits (Access to the CME courses is available only to members of The American Academy of Ophthalmology.)
Awarded by....American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Cost for Credit....N/A.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial support...Various foundations and pharmaceutical companies (Allergan, Pfizer, Alcon, Abbott, Vistakon, Inspire).

Content is available only to members of The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).

(The) CMF(Craniomaxillofacial) Hyperguide
Last visited...12/2008.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... About 30 activities offering up to 20 hours per year. 
Awarded by.... Vindico Medical Education
Cost for Credit......Free.
Target Audiences…ENT, OPHTH, PLASTIC SURG.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Video lectures, Slide-Only. 
Educational material last updated....2005.
Financial Support... Stryker.

The goal CMF Hyperguide provides an interactive study tool and educational resource for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons, and Neurosurgeons, Specialists in Ophthalmology, Speech and Language Pathology, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics, and Genetics. Credit is awarded according to how many hours you spend at the site. There is no specific credit for any one activity and no post-test.

Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (University of Pittsburgh)
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...About 95 activities offering about 95 credit-hours.
Awarded by....University of Pittsburgh (UPMC).
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only; Slide-Video lectures. 
Target Audiences...IM, OPHTH, PEDS, PUB HEALTH.
Educational material last updated.....Modules are frequently updated.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The major offering at this site is now UPMC Presbyterian Medical Grand Rounds, a set of 50 slide-video lectures, mostly aimed at internists. Another section contains 30 modules on angiogenesis with special emphasis on angiogenesis in ophthalmology. There are 2 grand rounds presentations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; 4 activities concerning Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems of Older Adults; 3 in pediatrics; and 6 from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice.

Ophthalmic Hyperguide
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...up to 50 credits.
Awarded by....Vindico Medical Education.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Tutorials are Text-and-Slide format; Lectures are Slide-Audio Format.
Target Audience....OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Alcon.

Topics include Cataract and IOLs; Clinical Optics; Corneal and Anterior Segment Diseases; Glaucoma; Neuro-ophthalmology; Oculoplastics; Ophthalmic Pathology; Pain Management; Pediatric Ophthalmology; Refractive Surgery; and Retina.

VINDICO Medical Education Learning Center
Last visited...2/2009.
Credit hours...About 20 activities offering about 20 credit-hours.
Awarded by....Vindico Medical Education.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type...Monograph, Journal Article.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...None stated.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Most of Vindico's CME activities are directed towards ophthalmologists. You will find activities in these areas: Cataract Surgery, Cornea/External Disease, Glaucoma, Pediatrics/Strabismus, Practice Management, Refractive Surgery and Retina/Vitreous. There is also a sprinkling of activities in Cardiology, Endocrinology, Hematology/Oncology and Pediatrics.