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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry eAACAP Online CME
Last visited...12/2008.
Credit hours....3 courses offering total of 21 hours. See ===>
Awarded by....AACAP
Cost for Credit...See ===>
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio Lectures.
Target Audiences...PSYCH, PED
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Lilly, Shire, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
CME Credit Expires...2009.

You will now find three activities: Early Onset Bipolar Disorder, What Those in the Know, Know (2 hours, free); 
Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders Curriculum for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practitioners, Residents, and Other Health Professionals (5.5 hours, free); and 
2008 Psychopharmacology Update - Online CME Program: Successful Transition from Acute to Maintenance Psychopharmacological Treatment in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (13.5 hours, fee-based; fee not stated; you need to register in order to see prices).

American Academy of Pediatrics PediaLink

AAP PediaLink offers 3 kinds of instruction:

• eQIPP: Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice
  Last visited...2/2009.
  Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
  Credit hours...1 module with 30 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...2007.
  Financial Support...Pfizer Pediatric Health, GlaxoSmithKline.

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 offering is: Nutritional Assessment.

• PREP Self-Assessment Online
  Last visited...12/2008.
  Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
  Credit hours...76 for 2008; 40 for 2007; 40 for 2006. (3 modules totaling 156 hours)
  Awarded by....American Academy of Pediatrics.
  Cost...........$130 to $190 depending on level of training and AAP membership status.
  Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer.
  Target Audience...PED, FP.
  Educational material last updated....2008.
  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 2008, 2007 and 2006.

• Other AAP online courses
  Last visited...2/2009.
  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? 

Baylor Pediatrics
Last visited...2/2008.
Credit hours...12 topics offering 13.25 hours.
Awarded by....Baylor.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED.
Educ. material last updated....2007.

This section has 12 pediatric topics: Some topics have multiple sections, and you must complete all sections to earn credit.  Some newer topics include: Counseling Adolescents About Sexual Health; Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors and Unintended Pregnancy; Meningococcal Disease; The Obesity Crisis;  Antimicrobial Usage Update and Diagnosing a Fever of Unknown Origin.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta CME Online
Last visited...4/2009.
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, Text-Only.
Target Audiences.... PED.
Educational material last updated...2009.
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: Periodic Fever Syndrome; Living Beyond Childhood Cancer: Survivor Healthcare; Children with Electrolyte Disorders; Diagnostic Techniques for Identifying an Infection; and Micronutrients in Preschool Children. 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).

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Webcasts
Last visited...5/2009.
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...9/2008.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....7.5.
Awarded by...Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
Cost for Credit...Free.
Instruction Type....Text or Slide-Audio.
Target Audiences.... PED, FP.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Text or text-and-graphics articles from The Child's Doctor, November 2007 and May 2008 (each issue offers 2.0 credit- hours) and six slide-audio lectures offering 0.5 or 0.75 hours each: Brain Cooling for the Treatment of Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy; Cleft Lip and Palate; Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis; Gastroesophageal Reflux In Infants: More than Just Spitting Up?; Approach to the Bleeding Child in the Pediatrician's Office; and Strabismus.

Children's of Minnesota Grand Rounds Online  
Last visited...12/2008.
Credit hours...143 (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...2008.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each week, a live lecture is presented and archived on the web shortly thereafter. Some recent lectures are: Case Presentation: 9-Year-Old with Possible Seizure; Top Articles in Endocrinology; A Case from Cambodia; and The Adolescent Female Athlete. There is no post-lecture exam; just fill out the evaluation to earn your credit.

CMELogix (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
Last visited...2/2009. 
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...8 courses offering 0.75 to 5.0 hours (total of 12.5 hours).
Awarded by....National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
Cost...........Most are Free, except ==>
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics (pdf).
Target Audiences....PED, PULM, ALLG.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Multiple pharmaceutical companies.

You will find these activities: An Evaluation of Dyspnea; Atopic Dermatitis - The Itch That Rashes: Soak and Seal Skin Care; Insomnia: Recognition and Interventions; MedSci Update - Food Allergy: Principles and Practice; and five courses on asthma. All activities are free except Atopic Dermatitis - The Itch That Rashes (0.75 hour, $40) and The National Asthma Educator Certification Review Course (5 hours, $200).

CME Pipeline
Last visited...2/2009.
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, 2009.

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...2/2009.
Reviewed by Clara Auty, 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, PEDS, PSYCH.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...California Department of Developmental Services.
CME Credit Expires...June 30, 2010.

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...5/2009.
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.

Focus on Immunization and Preventable Disease Management
Last visited...1/2008.
Credit hours...1 activity offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost...........Free.
Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio.
Target Audiences....FP, PED.
Educ. material last updated....2005.
CME Credit Expires...12/31/2008.
Financial support...Wyeth.

After completing this course, you should understand the vaccines that are recommended for routine use with children and adolescents; recognize the indications for childhood and adolescent vaccination; integrate the current immunization schedules and guidelines into clinical practice; and understand and implement strategies for optimizing immunization rates.

eNeonatal Review
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours......1.0 credits each month (About 40 issues offering total of about 40 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...3 years after posting.

Each month, participants receive an email linking to a current topic in neonatal critical care. Recent subjects include: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; Neonatal Osteopenia and Bone Mineralization; Family-Centered Care in the NICU; The Amplitude-Integrated EEG (aEEG) and Neonatal Intensive Care; and Synthetic Surfactants. You can also view any of the archived subjects at the web site.

Masters of Pediatrics
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...21 lectures offering 0.5 hours of credit each. Total of 10.5 credits.
Awarded by.....University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences.....PED.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...MeadJohnson, Fujisawa.

Lectures from the 2007 and 2008 conference and meetings. Recent lectures include: Antibiotic Update; Treatment Approaches to Sleep Disorders; Acne Update; Psychopharmacology of ADHD; Asthma Treatment 2007; and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. 

NICUniversity.org (Neonatology)
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 15 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. 
Expiration Of CME Credit: One year after posting.

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...7/2006.
Credit hours...1.0. 1.25 or 1.5 each (total of 4.5 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....2006.
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 four cases: 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; and Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis.

Emergency Medicine Practice and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice
Last visited...3/2008.
Credit hours...4 hours per month (48 hours per year for each subscription). These are two separate journals.
Awarded by....Mount Sinal School of Medicine.
Cost........... $297.96 per one-year subscription. Individual issues may be purchased for $30.00.
Instruction Type...Text and Graphics.
Target Audiences....ER, PED.
Educational material last updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None.
CME credit expires: 3 years from published date, AAFP: two 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.

Pediatric Grand Rounds (University of Nebraska)
Last visited...2/2009.
Credit hours...1 hour per lecture (about 44 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...2/09.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Almost every week, a lecture is videotaped and uploaded to the site within a few days. Some recent subjects include: Hypertension In Children; The Pediatric Cardiology National Quality Improvement Collaborative; Cystic Fibrosis; Hemoglobinopathy; and Neonatal Outcomes In Extremely Premature Infants.

PediatricGrandRounds (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Last visited...2/2009.
Credit hours...9 (1.0 hour per lecture)
Awarded by....Virginia Commonwealth University.
Cost for Credit....Probably $10.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PED.
Educational material last updated...2008
Financial Support...None Stated.

Recent lectures include: The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents; Developmental "Screening"; Chronic Cough in Children; and Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia - Not Gone and Not Forgotten.

Pediatrix University (formerly Natal U) 
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per course (currently approximately 32 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...11/2007.
Credit hours...0.5 to 1.0 per course; most are 0.5 hours (about 130 courses offering about 75  hours).
Awarded by....Nemours Foundation.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture (also available in Slide-Text mode (pdf)). Several new courses available by podcast.
Target Audience....FP, PED.
Educational material last updated...11/07.
Financial Support...Nemours Foundation.

A large set of activities in most area of pediatrics. Some recent postings include:  Child Abuse: It’s everywhere; Update on Newborn Screening; The Ill Newborn: Suspect the Unusual; Molecular Mechanisms of Organ Failure/Apoptosis; Teenagers Who Weigh Too Much; Child with a Limp; and Pediatric End-of-Life, Palliative and Hospice Care.

TheAnswerPage
Last visited...6/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Up to 60 hours per year (240 questions) in each specialty; about 300 hours available.
Awarded by...TheAnswerPage.com and Thomas Beam, Jr. Memorial Institute for Continuing Medical Education.
Cost....$150 per year for unlimited credit.
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...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...0.5 to 1.5 per lecture (most activities offer 1.0); 54 activities offering a total of about 48 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....1/09.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Lectures on general medical subjects. Each lecture was originally presented as a video teleconference. Some recent lectures are: Update on Polyposis Syndromes; Analysis of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the Pediatric Population; Enhancing Treatment for Patients with Comorbid Depression, Diabetes and Heart Disease; Pica: A tale of three hypotheses; and Mind-Body Medicine Meditation, Biofeedback and Imagery: Are They Good for Your Health? To receive CME credit, print and mail or fax the evaluation form.