CME Courses: State Required CME
Novel HIV-1 Resistance and Tropism Testing see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ACCME
Activity Expires: 6/18/13 —31 days
Overview
This Cases on the Web activity describes 2 cases and presents various clinical decision points, each focusing on a patient undergoing testing for HIV-1 drug-resistance mutations. At each decision point, learners should select the option that they think is most sound and then read the presenters’ explanation of that option. Selecting the correct option links the learner to an extended discussion of the related medical findings, research-based evidence, and case management considerations.
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Annals In the Clinic - Osteoporosis see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ACCME
Activity Expires: 7/5/13 —48 days
Overview
After evaluating a specific article published in Annals of Internal Medicine, participants in the CME activity should be able to demonstrate an increase in, or affirmation of, their knowledge of clinical medicine. Participants should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of the clinical information as it applies to the provision of patient care.
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Prevention of Domestic Violence for Florida Nurses see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ANCC
Activity Expires: 10/8/13 —143 days
Overview
Overview
Unfortunately domestic violence continues to be a problem in America today. So many people are impacted by domestic violence, that it is highly like as a health care professional you will encounter a victim of domestic violence. Because of this, this course will allow you to learn to identify the behaviors and signs of domestic violence and as a health care professional you will have a protocol in place in how to handle it.
Target Audience
This course is designed for Florida nurses required to obtain a two-hour Prevention of Domestic Violence course as a condition for licensure renewal. This course is also designed for Florida nurses looking to enhance their knowledge on identifying and preventing domestic violence.
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Survival Prediction for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: Revision of the Palliative Prognostic Score with Incorporation of Delirium see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ACCME
Activity Expires: 12/30/13 —226 days
Overview
For physicians who wish to advance their current knowledge of symptom management and supportive care. Learning Objectives Describe the effect on the palliative prognostic score classifications when delirium was included as a variable. Compare changes in overall survival times when delirium was added to the palliative prognostic score.
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Bioterrorism Preparedness for Clinicians (EM 201) see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ACCME
Activity Expires: 12/31/13 —227 days
Overview
Physicians and other clinicians, medical professionals and first responders participating in this program will be able to identify factors involved in bioterrorism events, bioterrorism agents, clinical recognition of syndromes, preventing person-to-person transmission, communication, disposition, mental health issues, and additional resources. Meets Columbia University School of Nursing and Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine Clinician Competencies (HRSA endorsed) – specific to biological events (CME credit available)
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Domestic Violence: The Florida Requirement see details » « hide
CME/CE Credits: ACCME, ACEP, ANCC, IACET, NBCC
Activity Expires: 7/31/15 —804 days
Overview
Audience
This course is designed for all Florida healthcare professionals required to complete domestic violence education.
Domestic violence continues to be a prevalent problem in the United States today. Because of the number of individuals affected, it is likely that most healthcare professionals will encounter patients in their practice who are victims. Accordingly, it is essential that healthcare professionals are taught to recognize and accurately interpret behaviors associated with domestic violence. It is incumbent upon the healthcare professional to establish and implement protocols for early identification of domestic violence victims and their abusers. In order to prevent domestic violence and promote the well-being of their patients, healthcare professionals in all settings must take the initiative to properly assess all women for abuse during each visit and, for those women who are or may be victims, to offer education, counseling, and referral information.
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MRI Predicts Failing MoM Hip Implants (CME/CE)
May. 17, 2013 -- Synovial volume as measured by MRI is highly predictive of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant failure in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, a study has found.
Vitamin D Status Predicts Hip Fracture Risk (CME/CE)
May. 17, 2013 -- Having low serum levels of vitamin D is tied to risk of hip fracture in older patients, Norwegian researchers found.
QI Program Leads to Better Stroke Outcomes (CME/CE)
May. 17, 2013 -- Hospitals participating in a national quality improvement program provided better outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers found.
Cardiac Readmit Still a Danger a Year Out (CME/CE)
May. 16, 2013 -- Heart failure or heart attack patients should be closely watched for at least a year post-discharge because the risk for rehospitalization or death remains elevated during that time, researchers suggested.
Risky Squamous Cell Skin Cancers Can Kill (CME/CE)
May. 16, 2013 -- Most cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas are easily treated surgically, but patients with specific disease risk factors develop metastases and ultimately die of the disease, a retrospective study determined.
Docs Often Make Wrong Call on Coronary Risk (CME/CE)
May. 16, 2013 -- A study of 1,600 acute coronary syndrome patients found that physicians generally overestimated the risk of death in low-risk patients, but underestimated it in high risk patients, researchers reported.
Vitamin C No Help in Gout (CME/CE)
May. 16, 2013 -- Vitamin C supplements didn't lower uric acid levels in patients with gout when given either alone or in combination with allopurinol, an open-label pilot study showed.
Does Skin Cancer Protect Against Alzheimer's? (CME/CE)
May. 15, 2013 -- Older patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer showed less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than those without, researchers reported.
Opioids Tied to Low T, Erectile Dysfunction? (CME/CE)
May. 15, 2013 -- Opioid use, particularly long-term use, may be associated with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, researchers found.
Tissue Injury Has Lead in New Stroke Definition (CME/CE)
May. 14, 2013 -- If neuroimaging shows brain tissue injury, the insult should be called a stroke, even if there are no symptoms, according to an expert consensus document.
Clot Busters May Not Be Best for Major Stroke (CME/CE)
May. 14, 2013 -- Endovascular interventions appear to be superior to intravenous clot-busting drugs for treating a specific type of ischemic stroke in the emergency setting, a study has found.
Abuse Victims Seek Out Docs More Often (CME/CE)
May. 14, 2013 -- NEW ORLEANS College students who were victims of abuse or even witnessed physical, psychological, or sexual abuse were more likely to seek medical attention, researchers reported here.
Tanezumab Makes Good in Chronic Back Pain (CME/CE)
May. 14, 2013 -- NEW ORLEANS The controversial agent tanezumab, which was once put on an FDA regulatory hold, offered durable reduction of chronic low back pain, a long-term safety and efficacy study showed.
Genes a Part of PPI-Clopidogrel Interaction (CME/CE)
May. 13, 2013 -- ORLANDO Among patients who have had an MI and who have a genotype associated with ultra-rapid metabolism of clopidogrel, use of proton pump inhibitors may worsen outcomes, a study found.
Kids May Be OK with Less Pain Medication (CME/CE)
May. 13, 2013 -- NEW ORLEANS The need for analgesics waned rapidly in pediatric patients after laparoscopic appendectomy, with almost all those in a small study off pain medications a week after discharge.
