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Online CME: Wellness, Prevention, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Nutrition , Vaccination and Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education
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Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education
provides information about pneumococcal disease in adults, and its prevention and
treatment.
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BupPractice.com - Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Training and Practice Tools
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"The Buprenorphine Training Program (first course) fulfills the physician-training requirements of the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000). According to DATA 2000 requirements, physicians must complete 8 hours of education, such as this program provides, if they wish to become eligible to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid dependence. Upon the successful completion of the training, and once they have met other requirements, physicians can submit a “notification of intent” to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to become eligible to prescribe buprenorphine." The second course, Post-Training Buprenorphine Cases, gives additional training. |
AIM-HI Webcasts
(AAFP)
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Putting Nutrition Science to Work in Family Medicine -- A series of three webinars where family physicians and nutrition researchers present evidence-based guidelines and practical approaches to integrating nutrition science into family medicine offices; Overcoming Barriers to Better Fitness -- An audio podcast that offers strategies for addressing patient and practice obstacles related to overweight and obesity issues; AIM to Change: Encouraging Fitness for All -- An audio webinar that helps family physicians talk to their patients about improved fitness choices; Healthy Steps to Treating Childhood Obesity -- A Discovery Health CME program in which an expert panel discusses recent data on childhood obesity, early intervention and optimal ways to overcome barriers; Foods That Foster Healthy Hearts -- A webinar that describes small dietary changes patients can make to significantly reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; Patient-Centered Approaches to Better Fitness -- A 20-minute audio podcast offers new strategies for effectively talking to patients about nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being; and Motivating Healthy Behaviors - This 10-minute audio podcast provides tips for motivating patients to make and sustain lifestyle changes. |
Ask and Act Webcasts
(Tobacco Cessation) (AAFP)
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A set of four activities helping you to develop new skills and practice strategies that will help you help your patients live tobacco-free lives. Each offers 2.0 credits: Conduct and Get Paid for Tobacco Cessation Group Visits; Beyond the Guidelines: Advances in Tobacco Cessation Treatment and Payment; Become a Tobacco Aware Practice: Using an Organizational and Team-based Approach ; and Treating Tobacco Dependence. |
CDC Training and Continuing Education OnLine
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After login, Choose "Search and Register." You may then search for courses by date, keyword, or display all. I recommend keyword "Web on Demand". This will bring you to a list of online courses on public health and preventive medicine topics with an emphasis on vaccination. |
Cleveland
Clinic Wellness
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A single webcast: Probiotics: Why, When, How? |
Forensic Drug Abuse Advisor (FDAA)
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After reading and studying these articles, you should be able to: Identify the latest developments in the forensic toxicology of abused drugs; Interpret recent developments in drug-related forensic pathology; Describe new techniques and new regulations in workplace drug testing including: hair, urine, sweat, and saliva; Evaluate which products are appropriate for use in pre-employment and on-site testing; Discuss and explain the medical consequences of drug abuse; Identify and explain newly discovered problems with existing testing modalities; Explain new techniques and approaches in forensic drug testing methodology; Analyze the pitfalls, difficulties, and unique problems associated with postmortem toxicology; Define the issues associated with Doping in Sports (Drugs in Sports) including: testosterone, anabolic steroids, erythropoietin, human growth hormones, etc., and the problems of detection; and Identify and rank the current trends in drug use in various parts of the country. |
Improving the Health of Vulnerable Populations
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This program provides physicians with specific public health and preventative medicine strategies to apply in medical practice in order to improve the health of vulnerable populations, including: HIV screening, chronic care management, complementary or alternative treatment use, family violence exposure, unhealthy lifestyles, and sexual health. |
Medscape Public Health & Prevention
CME
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CME activities of special interest to physicians interested in Public
Health & Prevention. Medscape contains a variety of educational
formats:
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Online Continuing
Education Series
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10 lectures on complementary and alternative medicine including Overview of CAM, Herbs/Dietary supplements, Acupuncture, Mind/Body Medicine, Chiropracty/Spinal Manipulation, Integrative Medicine, Health and Spirituality, Evaluating Natural Products. View lecture, read Q and A PDF, and answer multiple choice questions for credit. |
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
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Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database is an evidence-based collection of clinically relevant answers to natural medicines questions. Tens of thousands of products are listed by either the ingredient name or the brand name of the natural product. The Database shows ratings for effectiveness, safety, and significance of interactions, and gives United States Pharmacopeia (UPS) verified information showing products of the highest quality. The Database has a collection of over 1,000 patient handouts. Only subscribers can view the titles of CME activities. |
NutritionCME
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You will find brief articles in these areas: Bone Health; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes Mellitus; and Obesity. Some titles are: Calcium, Vitamin D, Dairy Product Intake, and Bone Health; Diet and Breast Cancer Survival; Folate and Cervical Cancer; A Low-Fat, Vegan Diet Improves Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes; and Vegetarian Diets and Weight Loss. |
PROTECT™
(SupPorting AppROpriate ImmunizaTions Across the AgE SpeCTrum)
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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.
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Stress and Cardiovascular Disease | The purpose of this CME program is to familiarize physicians with medical benefits of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique and the research on its health applications, with emphasis on cardiovascular disease, its risk factors, stress, hypertension, and overall health. |
TobaccoTreatmentTraining.com
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To earn your full day Tobacco Treatment Training Program Certificate, complete all 6 mandatory courses: Overview of Tobacco Cessation, Pharmacotherapy of Tobacco Cessation, Five Cases: Basic Tobacco Cessation Interventions, Motivational Interviewing for Primary Care, Tobacco Dependence and Health Effects of Tobacco; and one of the 3 optional courses: Julie: Pregnancy and Smoking, Teens and Tobacco: A Case, and Children and Tobacco: Three Cases. For the half day Certificate, complete 3 mandatory courses and one optional. |
Webility
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A single course: Disability Prevention for Treating Clinicians: Talking About Ability to Work. After completing this course, you will know the questions that employers and insurers need treating physicians to answer in disability cases; understand the role of the physician in preventing the development of iatrogenic disability; see the connection between giving timely and adequate return-to-work advice, better patient outcomes, and improved customer satisfaction; and see how you can assist employers in reducing medically unnecessary time off work. |