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American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
Last visited....6/2008.
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Credit hours....0.5 to 1.5 hours per course; most are 0.5 hour; about 35 courses offering about 25 hours.
Awarded by....ASNR.
Cost for Credit....Free to members of ASNR; $10 to 40 for nonmembers.
Instruction Type....Streaming -Video with Slide accompaniment.
Target Audience....NEURO, NS, RAD.
Educational material last updated....2007.
Financial Support...None stated.

Some newer titles are: Diagnostic Imaging of the Spine: Spinal Vascular Disease: Alzheimer's Disease: Sinonasal Cavity: New Imaging Modalities: and Biological Treatment with Gene Therapy and Stem Cells.

Aunt Minnie Online CME
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited....6/2008.
Credit hours...about 184 courses offering 0.2 hour each; total of about 37 hours).
Awarded by....ProMedica International CME.
Cost for Credit.....$10 per hour.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....RAD.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial Support...Producers of imaging equipment.

About 184 cases using various radiologic modalities (CT, PET, MR, Isotopes) to diagnose patients. Courses are organized into ten organ systems. Each course "integrates knowledge, imagery, and dynamic interaction to enhance learning..." Each course delivers "choreographed, interactive knowledge to simulate real-time interaction with a radiologic expert. There are built-in mechanisms for assessment, certification, and credentialing..."

DiagnosticImaging.com
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...6 courses offering either 1.0 or 1.5 hours; total of 7.5 hours.
Awarded by....American College of Radiology.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences.....RAD.
Educ. material last updated...2007.
Financial support...Pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Titles include: Gynecologic Applications for Volume Ultrasound; Sonographic Evaluation of the Breast; Sonographic Imaging of Acute and Subacute Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Complications; Neonatal Cranial Sonography: Modern Strategies and Applications; Imaging and Appendicitis: CT and Sonography; and Clinical 3D Ultrasound Imaging: Beyond Obstetrical Applications.

Institute for Advanced Medical Education
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...1.0 to 4.0 per course (36 courses offering 53 hours total). 
Awarded by....Institute for Advanced Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....$25 for one hour, but as low as $10 per hour in bulk.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Streaming Video, Slide Images.
Target Audiences...OB-GYN, RAD, SURG.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...GE Ultrasound.

36 courses in medical imaging. The majority of offerings are in obstetrical ultrasound. Some nice pictures of black-and-white and color Doppler images.

PILOT (Pulmonary fibrosis Identification: Lessons for Optimizing Treatment)
Last Visited...3/2007.
Credit Hours: 30.
Awarded by...The France Foundation.
Cost….Free.
Instruction Type…Slide-Only, Case-Based-Interactive, Point of Care
Target Audiences…PULM, RAD, PATH.
Educational material last updated….Monthly.
Financial Support…InterMune.
CME Credit Expires...December 2007.

PILOT focuses on the early diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and disease intervention and management. There are three sections:
PILOT Interactive Cases (6 credits);
PILOT Compendium (4 credits); and
CO-PILOT Point of Care CME (up to 20 credits).
To receive CME credit, print the CME application and evaluation form, and fax or mail it to The France Foundation.

PVICME (Pacific Vascular Institute for Continuing Medical Education)
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per course (19 hours).
Awarded by.....PVICME
Cost............$30. (one free trial course).
Instruction Type....Streaming Video.
Target Audience....RAD, SURG.
Educational material last updated....2007.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration Date...Not Stated.

Cases include Follow-up of Internal Carotid Stenosis; Cervical Bruit; One Day History of Left Sided Paresis; Hepato-Portal Evaluation; Lower Extremity Arterial Evaluation; One Month History of Calf Pain on Walking; Ten Month History of Calf Pain on Walking; Lower Extremity Venous Evaluation; Two Week History of Left Leg Pain and Swelling; Sudden Onset of Left Calf Pain and Swelling; R/O Renal Artery Stenosis Secondary to HTN; and Left Upper Extremity Cold & Absent Radial Pulse.

Radiology InfoNet
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...Nine courses (Number of credits not stated; probably 9).
Awarded by....International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education.
Cost...........Unable to find, but it is not free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences...RAD, Management.
Educational material last updated....Not Stated.
Financial Support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...Not Stated.

The focus of this site has changed from clinical radiology to radiology business and management. There are nine CME offerings: Performance Evaluation and Incentive Compensation; Positioning the Radiology Service System; The Language of Senior Management ; Marketing Strategy for Success in Diagnostic Imaging; Effective Marketing of Your Radiology Practice; Presenting and Launching the Business Plan; The Radiology Business Planning Process: Theory & Application; Attracting and Retaining, Qualified Employees; and Human Behavior and Effective Organizational Architectures. Post-test answers may be submitted online, but your check for credit must be sent by mail.

RSNA.org (Radiological Society of North America) Education Center) Education Portal (InteractED)
RSNA members have access free of charge as a benefit of membership. Non-members can purchase select RSNA programs for $15.
Financial Support...None Stated.

RSNA.org InteractEd contains several types of CME instruction, primarily oriented to radiologists, organized into 3 sections:  refresher courses, RadioGraphics CME tests and education exhibits, and cases of the day. There are “over 300 peer-reviewed programs” available for study. 

• RSNA Refresher Courses
  Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
  Last visited...6/2008.
  Credit hours...Available to members only. About 100 courses offering 0.5 to 1.5 hours per course (most are 1.0 hour).
  Awarded by....RSNA.
  Cost for Credit....See Above.
  Instruct. Type...Slide-Audio-Lecture.
  Target Audience ...RAD.
  Educ. material last updated.......2006.

About 100 Refresher Courses in 27 areas of study. You have your choice of Continuous Play Mode, which "provides a full-length playback of the presentation utilizing streaming RealAudio and images," or Manual Mode, which offers "user-controlled, interactive self-paced learning features."

• Radiographics CME Tests (formerly labeled as Education Exhibits)
  Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
  Last visited...6/2008.
  Credit hours...About 200 courses, 1.0 hour per article.
  Awarded by....RSNA.
  Cost...........See Above.
  Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
  Target Audience...RAD.
  Educ. material last updated.....2008. 

Some articles include: CT Findings after Laryngectomy; MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors; Tuberculosis: A Radiologic Review; Pleuropulmonary Synovial Sarcoma; Fournier Gangrene: Role of Imaging; Bowel Hot Spots at PET-CT; Acute Appendicitis and Its Mimics; Fatty Liver: Imaging Patterns and Pitfalls; MR Imaging of the Gallbladder: A Pictorial Essay; and MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors.

• Cases of the Day from RSNA Meetings
  Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
  Last visited...6/2008.
  Credit hours....25 courses, 1.0 hour per course
  Awarded by....RSNA.
  Cost for Credit....See Above.
  Instruct. Type...Question-and-Answer.
  Target Audience...RAD.

Each set of 5 cases represents one credit. There are cases in the following areas: Breast, Cardiac, Chest, Emergency Radiology, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, Nuclear Medicine, Neuroradiology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatric Radiology, Physics and Basic Science, and Ultrasound.

Society of Nuclear Medicine
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...12 courses offering 12 hours.
Awarded by.....Society of Nuclear  Medicine.
Cost ................Free to members, $10-15 for nonmembers. 
Instruction Type....Streaming Video, Slide-Video Lecture.
Target Audience....NUCLEAR MED.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...None Stated.

SNM contains mostly streaming video presentations in various nuclear medicine areas. 12 courses are available online. A large number of courses-23 credit-hours- require the purchase of a DVD of the Annual Meeting-$100 for members, $199 for nonmembers; those courses are not counted in this review.

SonoWorld
Last visited...6/2008.
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Credit hours...28 courses offering about 36 hours (1.0 to 4.5 hours each)
Awarded by.....MedImage World.
Cost ................Generally $15 per hour.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....RAD, OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Ultrasound Equipment Manufacturers.

SonoWorld is devoted entirely to diagnostic ultrasound. The primary CME material consists of chapters from three different textbooks, with online interactive testing. Current areas of study include: Abdomen/Retroperitoneum; Gynecology; Obstetrics; Vascular; Musculoskeletal; Superficial Structures; The Infant Brain; and Invasive Ultrasound. SonoWorld also offers a collection of ultrasound-specific learning materials (cases, articles, textbook chapters and steaming video lectures); all can be accessed free of charge.

Studies in Nuclear Cardiology
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...1.0 per issue (0.5 hours per case). 14 activities offering a total of 7.0 hours.
Awarded by.....University of Toledo and St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center.
Cost ................$35 for the entire 7 credit course.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...NUCLEAR MED, CARD.
Educational material last updated...2007
Financial Support...Not stated.

There are 14 activities in nuclear cardiology each offering 0.5 credit-hours. You cannot view the titles or content of the courses until you register and pay the $35 fee.

TumorAblationClinic.com
Last visited...3/2006.
Credit hours...4.
Awarded by....CME LLC.
Cost...........Free.
Instruct ion Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...ONCO, RAD.
Educational material last updated....2006
Financial Support...Valleylab.

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).