CMEList.com - Online CME: Pediatrics

CMEInfo - Programs in Pediatrics (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...38, 41.25 or 33 hours. Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic, UCLA or Children's National Medical Center. Cost...........Varies according to format and number of credit-hours: $895 to $1695. Format...Video DVD, Video MP4, Audio CD, Audio MP3 DVD and others.  Target Audiences...PED. Educational material last updated...2008 or 2009. Financial Support...None Stated.  Expiration of CME credit...2011 or 2012.

Pediatric Board Review (15th Annual Pediatric Board Review Symposium, Cleveland Clinic, 38.25 hours). This activity provides a comprehensive pediatric board review, which will prepare you for board certification or re-certification. Your order also includes the the new 3rd edition of the 594-page textbook, The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Pediatrics. UCLA Children's Hospital Pediatric Board Review Course (UCLA, 41.25 hours) provides the most comprehensive review of subspecialty and general pediatrics available, with more than 41 hours of video. The course emphasizes pattern recognition, links, and associations as being key elements in diagnosis. Pediatric Board Review (Children's National Medical Center 19th Annual Pediatric Board Review, 33 hours, scroll to bottom of page) is recommended for physicians preparing for either the certification or the recertification examination of the American Board of Pediatrics in General Practice. This course offers practice in visual diagnosis and practice examinations under simulated conditions, in addition to the extensive review of the theory and practice of pediatrics.

Osler Pediatrics Board Reviews (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. 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...PED. Educational material updated on an ongoing basis. Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Pediatrics Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats.  The next Live Osler Pediatrics Board Reviews will be October 1-6, 2010 in Tampa. Topics include all major areas of Pediatrics.  Credit Hours...60. Price... $780 for Residents; $1170 for practicing pediatricians. The Osler Pediatrics 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 Pediatrics 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...$545.

Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Board Reviews (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. 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...PSYCH (Child/Adolescent). Educational material updated on an ongoing basis. Financial Support...None Stated.

The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Board Reviews offer learning in a variety of venues and formats.  The next Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Mock Oral Review Course will be held on November 15-18, 2010 (Austin Texas). Mock oral exams are one-on-one simulations of the board exam with faculty examining candidates and providing feedback. These can be either private ($290 each) or before a group ($230 each).  Credit Hours...40. Price...$760, residents; $1140 for practicing physicians. The next Live Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Written Board Review will be held May 2-5, 2011 in Chicago. Topics include all major areas of Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent).  Credit Hours...40. Price... $620 for Residents; $930 for practicing physicians. The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) Course on 4 MP3 CDs w/Electronic Syllabus. Each CD includes a full day's 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...$360. The Osler Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) 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...$430.

Practical Reviews in Pediatrics (Sponsored Link) Last visited...8/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...36 per year (3.0 per month). Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins. Cost..........$225 per year. Instruction Type... Text-Only; Audio. Target Audience...PED. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Pediatrics keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Pediatrics each month. Each issue contains: downloadable audio of 10-12 articles summarized and reviewed in each issue; 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.

American Academy of Pediatrics PediaLink Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 31 activities offering about 388 hours. Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics. Cost for Credit.....See individual courses. Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with group discussions, Question-and-Answer, Text-Only, Streaming Video. Target Audience....PED, FP. Educational material last updated...2009. Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.	AAP PediaLink offers 3 kinds of instruction: eQIPP: Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice, PREP Self-Assessment Online and Other AAP online courses. They are described in detail below.
eQIPP: Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...4 modules with total of 125 credits. Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics. Cost for Credit.....Various plans from $79 to 229 depending on level of training and AAP membership status. Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive with group discussions. Target Audience....PED, FP. Educational material last updated...2009. Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies.	eQIPP is a quality improvement CME program that allows you to evaluate your practice online. Each module has 4 units: Assessing Your Practice; Treating Your Patients; Developing Your Action Plan; and Next Steps For Your Practice. The current offerings are: Nutritional Assessment (30 hours); Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Pediatrics (37 hours); Give Your Immunization Rates A Shot In the Arm (28 hours); and Differentiate and Manage - GER and GERD (30 hours).
PREP Self-Assessment Online Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...76 per year. (3 modules totaling 228 hours) Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics. Cost...........$240 to $345 depending on level of training and AAP membership status. Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer. Target Audience...PED, FP. Educational material last updated....2010. Financial support...None Stated.	Each PREP Self-Assessment Exercise offers over 250 multiple choice questions including critiques; links to many of the references; and search capabilities. You can now purchase the PREP Self-Assessment Exercise for 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Other AAP online courses Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...37 activities totaling about 100 hours (not counted) Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics. Cost...........(Probably) $15 per credit for AAP members; $20 per credit for nonmembers. Instruction Type....Cased–based interactive, Text-Only, Streaming Video, Question-and-Answer. Target Audience...PED, FP. Educational material last updated....2009. Financial support...Various.	Some newer topics are: Childhood Tuberculosis; Issues in the Emergency Evaluation of Adolescents Following Suicidal Behavior; The Avulsed Tooth in Prepubertal Children; Pertussis Disease and Prevention; Family-Centered Communication in Challenging Pediatric Encounters; A Roadmap for Professional Development; and Public versus Private Cord Blood Banking: What’s the Difference?

APLS (Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource) Case Presentations Last visited...5/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 hour per case (total of 9 hours). Awarded by....American College of Emergency Physicians. Cost..........Not Stated. Instruction Type...Case-Based (but not interactive). Target Audience....ER, PED. Educational material last updated...Not Stated. Financial support...None Stated.

There are presently 9 cases: A Pretty Worm; Fever and Not Acting Right; Fussy Baby; Nighty-Night Nightmare; Pain, Paresthesia, Paresis, and PulseFULness; Pesky Palpitations; Pipe-Eye; Sleepy Toddler; and The Perilous Pencil.

APLS (Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource) "Check Your Knowledge" Online CME Last visited...5/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...22 modules, each offering 1.0 hour (22 hours). Awarded by....American College of Emergency Physicians. Cost..........$15. Instruction Type...(Probably) Case-Based Interactive. Target Audience....ER, PED. Educational material last updated...August 1, 2005 Financial support...None Stated. CME Credit Expires...November 30, 2010.

The current modules are: Preparedness for Pediatric Emergencies; Pediatric Assessment; The Pediatric Airway in Health and Disease; Cardiovascular System; Central Nervous System; Metabolic Disease; Environmental Emergencies; Toxicology: Ingestions and Smoke Inhalation; Trauma; Child Maltreatment; Nontraumatic Surgical Emergencies; Nontraumatic Orthopedic Emergencies; Neonatal Emergencies; Procedural Sedation and Analgesia; Interface With EMS; Disaster Management; Preparedness for Acts of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism; Children With Special Health Care Needs: The Technologically Dependent Child; Medical-Legal Considerations; Office-Based Emergencies; and Critical Procedures.

Baylor Pediatrics Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...11 topics offering 11 hours. Awarded by....Baylor. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture. Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED. Educational material last updated....2009.

This section has 11 pediatric topics.  Some newer topics include: An Adolescent Girl’s First Gynecologic Visit and What She Should Know About Contraception; The Sexually Active Adolescent Who Is Uncertain About Using Contraception; Pediatric Renal Disease: Selected Topics; and Evaluation of the Child with the First Seizure.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CME Online Last visited...4/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....About 23 activities, most offering 1.0 credit-hour. Awarded by...Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lectures, Text-Only. Target Audiences.... PED. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

This site is best visited with Internet Explorer. Grand Rounds Online offers 17 slide-audio lectures on various pediatric topics, each worth 1.0 credit-hours. Some recent topics are: Food Allergy: What's New?; The Clinical and Molecular Phenotype of Severe Asthma in Children; What's New with Flu; Pediatric Sino Nasal Disease; Improving Your Success: Addressing Obesity in the Pediatrician's Office; and Periodic Fever Syndrome. The Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) module offers 0.5 credits. You can earn CME credit for answering questions based on the articles in Neuro Update (2 hours) or Cardio Update (3 hours). You will also find a link to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality morbidity and mortality cases, described elsewhere on this web site.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Webcasts Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....6 credits. Awarded by...Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Video lecture. Target Audiences.... PED. Educational material last updated...2008. Financial Support...None Stated.

Six slide-video lectures offered currently: Curing Epilepsy: Improved Procedures, Improved Outcomes; The Fifth International Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium; ADHD: Managing the Social, Medical and Emotional Impact; 2008 Physician Alumni Day Presentations; Pediatric Trauma: Evaluation, Treatment and Prevention; and Mechanical Support for a Child's Failing Heart: Past, Present and Future.

Children's Memorial Hospital - Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours....8 activities offering a total of 7.50 hours. Awarded by...Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics  or Slide-Audio Lectures. Target Audiences.... PED, FP. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

Text-and-graphics articles from The Child's Doctor, Spring 2010 and Fall/Winter 2009 (each issue offers 2.0 credit-hours). Some recent articles are: Transitioning Youth with Special Needs to Adult Care; Food Allergies in Children; Type 2 Diabetes in Pediatrics: A Growing Epidemic; Impact of Traumatic Exposure and Community Violence; and Dermatology Quiz and Case Discussion. Seven slide-audio lectures offering 0.25 to 0.75 hours each: Newborn Screening for Metabolic Disorders; The Growing Problem of Community-Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Disease; The New Endocarditis Prophylaxis Guidelines; The Pediatrician's Role in Violence Prevention; Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL); and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Neonate.

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Grand Rounds Online  Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 100 (one hour per lecture). Awarded by...Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. Cost for Credit...Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture. Target Audiences.... PED. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week or two, a live lecture is presented and archived on the web shortly thereafter. Some recent lectures are: Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for Bacterial Infections?; U.S. Teens Who Think They'll Die Young: Realistic Fatalism or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?; Oral Health in Childhood; and While They Were Away: Resident Contributions Abroad. There is no post-lecture exam; just fill out the evaluation to earn your credit.

CME Pipeline Last visited...6/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0. Awarded by....Central Baptist Hospital Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Audio. Target Audience....OB-GYN, PED. Educational material last updated...2008. Financial support...None Stated. CME Credit Expires...December 31, 2012.

A single activity, Health Professional Education On Prematurity II  - The Late Preterm Birth, sponsored by the Kentucky Perinatal Association. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: describe how the increased rate of preterm birth can be attributed to increase in late preterm births; describe the important developmental changes in late preterm infants as compared to term infants; list the complications noted in babies born at late preterm gestational age; and enumerate ways by which health professionals can get involved to prevent preterm births.

DDHealthInfo.org (Developmental Disabilities)  Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...About 50 activities, each offering 0.5 credit-hours (total of about 25 hours). Awarded by....University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Cost for Credit.....Free.  Instruction Type....Text-Only. Target Audiences....FP, PED, PSYCH. Educational material last updated...2008. Financial Support...California Department of Developmental Services. CME Credit Expires...June 30, 2011.

This website is designed to assist physicians in caring for persons with developmental disabilities. Topics include: Autistic Spectrum Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Down Syndrome; Spina Bifida; and more than 50 additional conditions and associated medical issues. Each activity is presented in outline style followed by five multiple choice questions.

Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...4 credits per month per journal (48 credits/per annual subscription). These are two separate journals. Awarded by....Mount Sinal School of Medicine. Cost...........$299 per 1-year subscription. Individual issues may be purchased for $30. Instruction Type...Text and Graphics. Target Audiences....ER, PED. Educational material last updated...Monthly. Financial Support...None. CME credit expires: AMA Cat 1: 3 years from published date, AAFP Prescribed: 2 years from published date.

Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice are online journals focusing on one topic per issue, most often based on a single complaint; within that topic, ED evaluation (including history and findings), differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, treatment (including pharmacological therapies), special circumstances, controversies, common pitfalls and patient disposition are covered.

eNeonatal Review Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours......1.0 credits each month (About 24 issues offering total of about 24 credits). Podcasts award 0.5 credits. Awarded by...Johns Hopkins University. Cost.........Free. Instruction Type....Newsletter (pdf); also available via podcast. Target Audiences....PED (Neonatal). Educational material last updated....Monthly. Financial Support...INO Therapeutics. CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in neonatal critical care. Recent subjects include: Neonatal Nosocomial Infection; Neonatal Anticoagulation; Problems of Late Pre-term Neonates; and Decision-Making Regarding Critically Ill Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.  You can also view or listen to any of the archived subjects at the web site.

NICUniversity.org (Neonatology) Last visited...3/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 12 hours). Awarded by....Total CME, Inc Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures. Target Audiences....PED (NEONATAL). Educational material last updated....2008. Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

The lectures are intended for neonatologists. Some current lectures are: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV); Patient Triggered Ventilation; Neonatal Respiratory Critical Care: Pioneering Change; Ventilatory Strategies for the Newborn with Respiratory Distress; The Public Health Impact & Disease Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection; Strategies for the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Respiratory Outcomes in Premature Infants; and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension. After the lecture, submit answers to a 10-question exam to earn your CME credit.

NNPTC Online Case Series (National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers) Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0, 1.25 or 1.5 each (total of 10.0 hours). Awarded by....CDC and NNPTC. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive. Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, GYN, UROL, ID. Educational material last updated....2009. Financial Support...CDC.

The series includes case presentations of common STD-related syndromes. The guided interactive process helps you to evaluate each case, arrive at a diagnosis and provide recommended treatment. There are eight cases: Johanne, a 21-year-old college senior complaining of lower quadrant pain and spotting; Mark, a 27-year-old man complaining of a genital ulcer; Lydia, a 15-year-old recently incarcerated young woman complaining of vaginal discharge; Melissa, a 20-year-old college student presenting for evaluation of some painless "growths" on her genitals; Brian, a 30-year-old man presenting with a 2-3 day history of urethral discharge and moderate-severe dysuria; Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis; New onset of a rash in an HIV positive man; and 17 year old female presents for a sports physical.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice and Emergency Medicine Practice Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...4 credits per month per journal (48 credits/per annual subscription). These are two separate journals. Awarded by....EB Medicine. Cost...........$299 per 1-year subscription. Individual issues may be purchased for $30. Instruction Type...Text and Graphics. Target Audiences....ER, PED. Educational material last updated...Monthly. Financial Support...None. CME credit expires: AMA Cat 1: 3 years from published date, AAFP Prescribed: 1 year from published date, ACEP Category 1: 3 years from published date, AOA Category 2B: 3 years from published date.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice and Emergency Medicine Practice are online journals focusing on one topic per issue, most often based on a single complaint; within that topic, ED evaluation (including history and findings), differential diagnosis, diagnostic studies, treatment (including pharmacological therapies), special circumstances, controversies, common pitfalls and patient disposition are covered.

Pediatric Grand Rounds (University of Nebraska) Last visited...4/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1 hour per lecture (about 50 hours at present). Awarded by....University of Nebraska Children's Hospital. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture. Target Audience....PED. Educational material last updated...4/10. Financial Support...None Stated.

Almost every week, a lecture is videotaped and uploaded to the site within a few days. Some recent subjects include: Medical Student and Resident Education In An Era Of Clinical Productivity; Unscrambling The Alphabet Soup of Children's Healthcare Programs; Congenital Hypothyroidism; Xylitol: It; Pneumococcal Disease and the Impact of Vaccinations; Critical Poisonings in Children; Management of Eating Disorders in the Pediatric Population; and Mental Health Utilization Among Children in Foster Care.

Pediatric Supersite CME Center Last visited...4/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...26 activities, ranging from 0.25 to 3.0 hours; total of about  65 hours. Awarded by....Vindico. Cost for Credit...The shorter courses (0.25 to 1.25 hours) are free. The longer courses (3.0 hours) cost about $25 per hour. For the fee courses, you must pay before viewing. Instruction Type....Most instruction (20 activities, 60 hours) is in Text-and-Graphics Journal format. There are 3 text-only monographs and 3 brief podcasts. Target Audiences....PED. Educational material last updated....2009. Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

Areas of instruction are: Adolescent Medicine; Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; Dermatology; Developmental and Behavioral Medicine; Emerging Diseases; Gastrointestinal Conditions; Practice Management; Respiratory Infections; Special Circumstances; and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Most offerings are in sets of related journal articles in a specific field. Recent articles include: Screening and Testing: Genetics; Dermatologic Therapies; Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: New understanding, diagnostic criteria, and treatment approaches; The Great Outdoors; Innovative Pediatric Programs: Ideas that Help Youths; and Dispelling Myths and Misdiagnoses in Pediatric Dermatology.

Pediatrix University (formerly Natal U)  Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...1.0 per course (currently approximately 57 courses available). Awarded by....Pediatrix Medical Group. Cost for Credit...$10. Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Audio Lecture. Target Audiences....PED (Neonatology), Maternal and Fetal Medicine (Perinatology). Educational material last updated....Monthly (in different weeks for each area). Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical and Other Companies.

You will find three areas presenting new CME on a monthly basis: Grand Rounds contains evidence-based topic presentations and discussions. The Radiology Wing and Pathology Gallery presents a new picture or X-ray. The Ultrasound Wing features case presentations with ultrasound images. Instruction is via a brief text or graphics case followed by online discussion among the users and then a brief multiple choice test.

PedsEducation.org Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...0.25 to 1.25 per course; most are 0.5 hours (159 courses offering 96.75 hours). Awarded by....Nemours Foundation. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture (also available in Slide-Text mode (pdf)). Several courses available by podcast. Target Audience....FP, PED. Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...Nemours Foundation.

A large set of activities in most areas of pediatrics. Some recent postings include: Update on Allergic Rhinitis; Lyme Disease; ADHD Psychopharmacology Update; Delaying, Spacing Out, Separating, and Withholding Vaccines; and Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Teens.

Practical Reviews in Pediatrics Last visited...7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...36 per year (3.0 per month). Awarded by.... Johns Hopkins. Cost..........$225 per year. Instruction Type... Text-Only; Audio. Target Audience...PED. Educational material updated monthly. Financial Support...None Stated. Expiration of CME credit...Two years after date of publication.

Practical Reviews in Pediatrics keeps you informed of the most important research and clinical findings published in Pediatrics each month. Each issue contains: downloadable audio of 10-12 articles summarized and reviewed in each issue; 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.

PROTECT™ (SupPorting AppROpriate ImmunizaTions Across the AgE SpeCTrum) Last visited…8/2010 Reviewed by…Bernard Sklar. Credit hours…3 activities offering a total of 4 hours. Awarded by… University of Nebraska Medical Center. Cost for Credit…Free. Instruction Type… Podcast, Slide-Video Lecture, Text-Only. Target Audience.... FP, IM, OB/GYN, PED, WELLNESS (and other physicians who advise patients or parents about immunization). Educational material last updated...2010. Financial Support...GlaxoSmithKline.

The PROTECT™ initiative provides information on vaccinations; helps you remain current on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations; discusses evolving vaccine schedules; clarifies misinformation on immunization risks; and helps you to improve immunization discussions with parents and patients. There are 3 sections: The Peer-to-Peer Audio Podcast Series (6-10 minute clips; 1.5 hours of credit) features  commentary from experts in immunizations. The Applications in Practice Clinical Tool Kit (1.0 hour) is a collection of resources you can utilize to improve immunization rates in your practice. It consists of an Expert Faculty Newsletter, Myth Busters & FAQs, and Video Vignettes. There are 3  e-Newsletter Updates (1.5 hours total): October 2009 ACIP Meeting;  2010 Updates To The Child, Adolescent, and Adult Immunization Schedules; and H1N1 Influenza.

Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Continuing Medical Education Last Visited: 7/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours: 4 activities, each offering 1.0 hour. Awarded by: Texas Children's Hospital Cost: Free. Instruction Type: Slide-Video Lecture. Target Audiences: PED. Educational material last updated: 2010. Financial Support: None Stated.

Four presentations at present: Hematology Challenges for the Community Practitioner; Suspect Child Abuse and Neglect; Fighting the Flu: What Everybody Needs to Know about Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza; and The Obesity Crisis: The Epidemic, The Consequences and The Solution.

TheAnswerPage Last visited...4/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...Up to 60 hours per year (240 questions) in each specialty; about 300 hours available. Awarded by...CME LLC and TheAnswerPage.com. Cost....Free. Instruction Type...Question-and-Answer. Target Audience...ANES, PAIN MGMT, OB-GYN, NEONATAL, CRIT CARE. Educational material last updated...Daily Updates. Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

TheAnswerPage.com offers 0.25 hours of CME credit for study of the Question of the Day. You may study that question "today," or view an archive of questions. There are no quizzes; credit is applied to your account automatically as you go through the questions and answers, which are authored by faculty from Harvard and other medical schools. There are separate sections for Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Hospital & Critical Care, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Newborn Medicine. TheAnswerPage also has a handheld-based CME program, included in the same annual fee, which allows you to receive CME credit for study directly on handheld computers.

University of California at Davis (UCDHS) Continuing Medical Education Self-Study Modules Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...0.5 to 1.5 per lecture (most activities offer 1.0); 67 activities offering a total of about 80 hours). Awarded by....University of California, Davis Health System. Cost for Credit....Free. Instruction Type...Slide-Video Lecture (most courses also have pdfs of the slides). Target Audiences...FP, IM, PED. Educational material last updated....12/09 (most are from 2009). Financial Support...None Stated. CME Credit Expires...3 years after posting.

Lectures on general medical subjects. Each lecture was originally presented as a video teleconference. Some recent lectures are: Enhancing Surge Capacity and Preparedness Effort: Crisis Care Guidelines; Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures; Overview of Adult Occupational Lead Poisoning in California; “When is Chemotherapy Enough”? Integrating Palliative Care Into Usual Oncology; Healthy Brain Aging; and Varicose Veins, The Orphan and The Clinician Radiologist.  To receive CME credit, print and mail or fax the evaluation form.

University of Minnesota Last visited...2/2010. Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD. Credit hours...7 courses offering 0.5 to 1.25 units each (total of 5.75 hours). Awarded by....University of Minnesota. Cost...........Free. Instruction Type....Slide-Audio lectures. Target Audiences....OB-GYN, PED, FP.  Educational material last updated....2009. Financial Support...Various supporters.

Current activities include: Reducing Recurrent Preterm Birth; ECG of the Week; Fetal Cardiology; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) I & II; Heart Failure in Children; and Supraventricular Tachycardia in Children and Adolescents.