Oakstone CME Courses

Gastrointestinal Pathology CME: A Practical Overview

From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A practical, case-based overview for those who encounter GI and liver specimens in their daily practice, this online CME program addresses interpretation of upper GI tract mucosa and liver biopsies, along with recent advances in pancreatic and biliary pathology.

Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology — led by renowned pathologist Lysandra Voltaggio, MD — includes case-based continuing medical education lectures designed to help you better interpret mucosal and liver biopsies, enhance your understanding of pancreatic and biliary disorders, and apply modern techniques to gastrointestinal disorders.

Radiology CME: Explore Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging

Designed for both the general and specialized radiologist, UCSF Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging is an online CME course providing an extensive review of clinically relevant topics in chest, abdominal, pelvic, and ob-gyn imaging. Speakers discuss interpretation tips for both routine and emerging applications, artificial intelligence and its implications in clinical practice, and more.

You get case-based continuing medical education lectures targeting relevant areas of focus, including:

• Abdominal — female pelvis, acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age female, early and ectopic pregnancy, male pelvis and prostate, gastrointestinal conditions including the liver, and organ transplants
• Thoracic — lung cancer screening, pulmonary embolism, mediastinal masses, chest radiographs, and other findings and indications relevant for the general radiologist

Enhance Your Dermatology Knowledge with Online CME

Dermatology for Primary Care is an online CME program designed exclusively for primary care providers and focused on total patient care — from diagnosis of common skin conditions and lesions, to developing a treatment plan and establishing skin care management. You’ll learn the fundamentals of the dermatologic exam, with an emphasis on what to look for — so you’ll know what you are looking at.

Led by Adam Friedman, MD and Karl Saardi, MD, faculty use real-patient photography to illustrate skin conditions including acne, eczema, melanoma, and other skin cancers. These real-life clinical scenarios and step-by-step procedural videos demonstrate common patterns of patient presentation, as well as how to approach patients who don’t improve and what adjustments to make when conditions change.

It’s continuing medical education that will help you answer the following questions:

• What are the most common dermatologic conditions encountered by nondermatologists?
• 
What are the most common and important dermatologic manifestations associated with systemic diseases?

• What is new and relevant in the medical/dermatologic arena and in relation to internal medicine?

Key Topics in Risk Management CME

Risk Management for Medical Practitioners focuses on the major risk management areas and legal pitfalls encountered in everyday practice and on enduring principles and strategies for managing these risks. This online CME course teaches risk management principles and current developments in liability prevention.

Through lectures and panel discussions, faculty address the impact of COVID-19 and its implications for clinical practice. Current concepts in malpractice prevention and risk management “hot spots” are emphasized, including best ways to diminish risks associated with documentation and informed consent. It’s available online, so you can conveniently earn CME credits while learning more about topics such as:

• Email communication risks
• Prescription monitoring programs
• Curbside consultation: Pros and cons
• Supervisor liability for nurse practitioners, PAs, residents, and medical students
• Strategies if sued
• Witness stand perils and opportunities
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• and many more!

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to apply the following:

• Describe the essential of risk management in medical, surgical and psychiatric practices
• Successfully navigate the realities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Document with diminished liability risk
• Outline risks of telemedicine, email communications, and electronic medical record
• Describe the risks related to your licensing board
• Discuss liability issues pertaining to the prescription monitoring program and the consequences of the Notebook
• Review strategies for improved communication when things go wrong
• Assess risks in supervising trainees, nurse practitioners & physician assistants
• Utilize strategic tips about liability protection from both plaintiff’s attorney and defense attorney and practicing clinicians
• Discuss informed consent and the heightened expectations of the Boards process rather than a signed form
• Better navigate the insurer’s perspective about liability
• Distinguish between curbside vs. formal consultation and understand their benefits and risks

Target Audience

This activity is targeted towards physicians of all specialties, with a special focus on medical, surgical, and psychiatric practices.

Learn Now: Thrombosis CME from the Experts

This online CME course from the North American Thrombosis Forum provides a comprehensive review of the most significant changes and advances impacting the care of patients who have — or are at risk for — thrombotic disorders. World-renowned experts and leading clinical faculty share key updates on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thrombosis and related conditions.

Thrombosis and Thromboembolism is continuing medical education that will help you to:

• Identify the etiology and pathophysiology of atherothrombosis
• Recognize the link between inflammation and thrombotic illnesses
• Explain new tools for stroke prevention and prediction in atrial fibrillation
• Identify the optimal duration of anticoagulation for PE and DVT
• Provide advanced therapies such as thrombolysis, catheter-directed therapy, and surgical embolectomy
• Explain the connection between diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and major adverse cardiac events
• Provide patients with useful insights into how a heart-healthy diet can help prevent thrombosis
• Manage a high-risk pregnancy
• And more…

Diabetes and Obesity Management Online CME

This unique online video CME course — a response to the burden of diseases driven by obesity and diabetes — is designed to help you manage these two conditions holistically, with an eye toward the health of both your patients and their communities.

Expert faculty from Harvard Medical School and other leading institutions guide you through evidence-based patient assessment, methods to support behavioral modification in different care settings, and tailoring of both medical and procedural therapeutics for those struggling with metabolic disease.

Diabetes and Obesity: Patient-Centered Management is available online so you can earn continuing medical education credits whenever, wherever. It will help you to better:

• Identify and integrate current therapeutic options for obesity and diabetes
• Apply current and recommended guidelines
• Deliver equitable care with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, sexual preference, and gender orientation

Learn from the Experts: Advances in Anesthesiology

Comprehensive Review of Anesthesiology, an online video CME program, highlights the core concepts of conducting anesthesia and stresses the implementation of perioperative best practices to facilitate enhanced recovery after surgery.

Directed by Jeffrey S. Berger, MD and Eric R. Heinz, MD, this review includes case-based lectures covering a broad range of topics, including preoperative assessment and evaluation, cardiac anesthesia, the opioid crisis, robotic anesthesia, ERAS, physician impairment, and more. It’s contininuing medical education that will help you to better:

• Recognize scientific principles that guide basic anesthetic management
• Formulate a thoughtful anesthetic plan for a variety of subspecialties
• Compare the techniques and technology available at your facility with best practices
• Plan for incorporation of new knowledge into routine practice

Examiner Training for DOT Physicals
With Oakstone’s NRCME Plus Examiner Training System,™ you’ll gain access to all the resources you need to confidently prep for and pass the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) medical examiner certification exam.

Leading the Pack. Ranked easiest-to-use among NRCME study courses, NRCME Plus is the only program of its kind backed by 45+ years of experience developing multimedia continuing education products for clinicians and healthcare providers at any level.

An impressive 95% of past NRCME Plus users passed their certification test on the first attempt. That’s because it’s designed by experts to identify the critical skills, abilities, and knowledge needed to successfully pass the exam and — more importantly — to effectively perform CMV driver physical exams.

The new edition of NRCME Plus meets FMSCA core education requirements for DOT examiners and offers:

• Unlimited access to self-guided training — set your own pace
• Mobile-friendly convenience — study anytime, anywhere
• 28 modules covering key topic areas
• Pre-Test, module quizzes, Post-Test, and Certificate of Completion
• BONUS! Q&A Decks with 500+ practice questions
• BONUS! Online Resource Library
• Our pass guarantee — pass the exam on your first attempt, or get your money back

Evidence-Based Cardiology CME: Strategies for ACHD

Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are a rapidly growing, frequently underserved population who present new challenges in cardiology patient management. In this online video CME course, presenters address the latest clinical and research advances in congenital anomaly morphologies.

Evidence-based lectures focus on the best diagnostic modalities and interventions, as well as the most appropriate management strategies. You get continuing medical education that will improve your ability to:

• Assess right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, including clinical evaluation and interventional, surgical, and hybrid options
• Assess and manage adults who underwent Fontan surgery, including imaging, treatment options, and timing of valve interventions, Fontan conversion, and heart failure therapies
• Assess and treat patients with Fontan-associated liver disease
• Recognize social and patient-perceived barriers that complicate the diagnosis and life-long management of ACHD
• Detail the highly complex ecosystem of adult congenital heart care and describe how new guidelines may shape care in the future

Expert Radiology CME: Augment Your IR Practice

With a focus on practical, real-life solutions for the modern interventional radiology practice, this online CME program is a refresher on familiar procedures, an introduction to new procedures and new areas of IR interest, and an update on various areas of practice management.

NYU Langone Vascular and Interventional Radiology Review explores the technical and clinical nuances of safe, effective patient care through an expert-led look at evidence-based standards and clinical updates, a wide range of vascular and non-vascular procedures in adult and pediatric patients, peri-procedural care, recommended equipment, and more.

It’s continuing medical education designed to augment knowledge for practicing interventional radiologists, while also serving as a steppingstone for radiologists who are new to this vast, multi-system field.