Online CME Sites 
Bernard Sklar, MD

This is the new permanent home of the Annotated List of Online CME. Please bookmark and return often. The site is updated regularly whenever new information about online CME becomes available.
Last Updated January 12, 2002.

We now have links to more than 195 Online CME sites offering more than 12000 courses and more than 17000 hours of CME credit. 
Online CME for Canadian Physicians

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AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians)

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has five online CME offerings oriented to family physicians:

  • 2000 Scientific Assembly
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 (total of 9 hours).
    Awarded by....AAFP.
    Cost...............Free to members; $15 to non-members.
    Instruct. Type...Slide-Audio-Lecture (also available as slide-and-text only).
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated...6/01.
    Financial support...AstraZeneca.
    CME Credit Expires...June 2002.

The topics from this meeting, held in September 2000, are: Tick-borne Diseases; Asthma Treatment; Physician-Assisted Suicide; Using Hormones Effectively; Antibiotics and Respiratory Infections; Hyperlipidemia; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Colorectal Cancer; and Heart Failure.

  • AAFP OnlineVideo CME  
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 (total of 6 hours).
    Awarded by....AAFP.
    Cost...............$8 for members; $10 for non-members.
    Instruct. Type...Slide-Video-Lecture.
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated...10/01.
    Financial support...Multiple Pharmaceutical Companies.

Six online video CMEs. The topics are: Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Early Detection of Mental Illness; Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes; Microvascular Complications of Diabetes; and Macrovascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes.

  • American Family Physician (AFP) Monographs
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...2.0 for each monograph (total of 4 hours).
    Awarded by....AAFP.
    Cost...............Free (members only).
    Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated...6/01.
    Financial support...multiple pharmaceutical companies.

There are 2 monographs available for credit to AAFP members only. They are: Management of Acute Sinusitis and Acute Otitis Media and Diagnosis and Management of Depression. The content of these monographs is identical to the paper version.

  • American Family Physician Online CME Cases
    Last visited....12/2001.
    Credit hours...0.5 per case (total of 2.5 hours available).
    Awarded by....AAFP.
    Cost...............$5 per case for AAFP members, $7 for non-members.
    Instruct. Type...Case-Based Interactive.
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated...12/01.
    Financial support...None Stated.

This site offers instruction based on 4 cases: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis; Managing the Adult Patient with Unstable Asthma; Understanding the “Cardiac Enigma”: How to Assess and Manage Risk Factors in Patients at Moderate Risk for Coronary Heart Disease; and Diagnosis and Management of Type 2 Diabetes.

  • American Family Physician (Journal)
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours..2.5 to 5.0 per issue (total of 83 hours now available).
    Awarded by...AAFP.
    Cost..............Free.
    Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated....24 issues per year.
    CME Credit Expires...1 year after publication.
    Financial support...None Stated.

Each month's issue of this online journal contains a series of articles concerning clinical issues in primary care and a quiz with questions relating to those articles. Members of the AAFP may submit the answers to quizzes online, while nonmembers must complete and mail in the tear-out card found in the paper version of the journal.

  • Family Practice Management  
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours..3.0 to 4.0 per issue (total of 29 hours now available).
    Awarded by...AAFP.
    Cost..............Free.
    Instruct. Type...Text-And-Graphics.
    Target Audience....FP.
    Educ. material last updated....10 issues per year.
    CME Credit Expires...1 year after publication.
    Financial support...None Stated.

Each month's issue of this online journal contains a series of articles concerning management issues in primary care and questions relating to those articles. Members of the AAFP may submit the answers to quizzes online, while nonmembers must complete and mail in the tear-out card found in the paper version of the journal.

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AAPM&R EMG Case-of-the-Month Series
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 per case (total of 28 hours presently available).
Awarded by....AAPM&R.
Cost................$10 per credit or $25 for three hours.
Instruction Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences...NEUR, PHYS.
Educational material last updated....6/01.
Financial support...None Stated.

The AAPM&R (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) EMG and Musculoskeletal Case-of-the-Month Series is a programmed learning series of case studies in electrodiagnosis and musculoskeletal disorders. Instruction is by interactive text. To receive CME credit, you must print the test and the CME form, and mail it to AAPM&R with your payment.

Academy of Anti-Aging Research CME Series  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours....50.
Awarded by....American Academy of Pain Management.
Cost................$150 for each group of 10 credits (includes membership in the Academy).
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2001.
Financial support...None Stated.

This is a set of 50 pdf articles, organized into 5 groups of 10 articles each. Some titles are What Is Anti-Aging?, Anti-Aging Hormones, Growth Hormone Factors, Anti-Aging Supplements, Anti-Aging Exercises, Cardiovascular Training and Stress Reduction.

Allergic Disorders: Continuing Education on Best Practices  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours....1.75 or 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics
Target Audiences...FP, IM, PED, ALLG, DERM.
Educational material last updated....11/01.
Financial Support...Schering/Key.

In March 2000, the Allergic Disorders Task Force created The Allergy Report, which addresses best-practice guidelines for allergy diagnosis and treatment. This site offers 2 courses based on that report: Overview of Rhinitis, Rhinosinusitis, Conjunctivitis and Recurrent Otitis Media; and Allergic Reactions to Foods, Drugs, Insect Stings and Latex. CME certificates will be mailed about 6 weeks after completion of each course. You may also download the entire report in pdf format (3 volumes, 472 pages).

American Academy of Neurology 5th Annual Meeting (May 2001)
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...2.0 per course (14 hours total).
Awarded by....American Academy of Neurology (AAN).
Cost................$15 for plenary sessions, $25 for therapy programs.
Instruction Type...Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audiences....NEUR.
Educational material last updated...6/01. 
Financial support...None Stated.

The four plenary sessions may be viewed before payment of your $15 fee. You must pay $25 in advance to view the three Therapy Sessions. These topics are: Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease. 

American Academy of Ophthalmology Online Education Center
Last visited...9/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 each (total of 7 hours currently available).
Awarded by....American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...OPHTH.
Educ. material last updated....2001.
Financial support...Allergan.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) now offers Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist (LEO), a total approach to the educational needs of the ophthalmologist. The Online Education Center offers Clinical Education Courses on Athletic Eye Injuries, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diseases of the Ocular Surface, Optic Nerve Disorders and Ethics (3 courses, 1 hour CME each). While anyone may view the instruction, credit is reserved for members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...8.0
Awarded by....AAOS.
Cost................$30 (for ACL course).
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics or Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience...ORTHO.
Educational material last updated....12/01.
Financial support...None Stated.

Three courses are offered for members of the AAOS only: They are ACL Post-Operative Rehabilitation, Rotator Cuff Diagnosis and Treatment and  Osteoporosis Education (2 hours).

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours..1.0.
Awarded by....ABQAURP.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....11/01.
Financial support...None Stated.

A single course designed as an overview of bioterrorism and biological weapons of mass destruction. You will learn to define various types of biological agents, recognize the signs and symptoms of exposure and describe how to properly manage and treat victims. You will receive your CME certificate by surface mail.

American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) CME Online  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours....2.0.
Awarded by....ACMQ.
Cost................$25.
Instruct. Type....Text-Only
Target Audience...General Interest.
Educational material last updated....2001.
Financial support...None Stated.

You should view this site using Internet Explorer. Two presentations: Credentialing Part I: A Return to Basics and Beyond, discusses "the core process for determining a candidate's qualifications for the initial and subsequent granting of membership and privileges." Credentialing Issues Part II: The use of core privileging including collection and verification of necessary data, reviews "the key approaches for granting core privileges, economic credentialing, and the introduction of new technology." Following submission of post-instruction test questions, you will be billed by ACMQ in order to receive a CME certificate.

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American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine: Clinical Problem-Solving Cases
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours..1.0 per case.
Awarded by....ACP/ASIM.
Cost................$75 for single subscribers for 48 cases (hours); lower rates for group access.
Instruct. Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience...IM.
Educational material last updated...12/01.
Financial support...None Stated.

Two new interactive cases each month, aimed at internists. There are presently 48 cases. You begin by assessing the patient's condition, form differential diagnoses, make treatment decisions, order tests and follow patients through the resolution of their problems. As you complete each step in the process of solving patient problems, the program's interactive features allow you to compare your clinical decisions to those of expert authors. Before registering, you may try one of two demonstration cases, "A 54 year old white man presents for prostate cancer screening," or "83 year old woman with vague periumbilical and epigastric pain."

American Medical Association Archives
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours..1.0 for each 3 articles.
Awarded by....AMA.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type...Text-And-Graphics.
Target Audience...Various (see ==>).
Educational material last updated...3/01.
Financial support...None Stated.

AMA Archives are available online to AMA members or to JAMA subscribers. To earn credit, you read any 3 articles from the most recent issue and answer some general questions about your reading. You must print the CME form and fax your answers within 3 months of the issue date. These specialties are covered: dermatology, facial plastic surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, neurology, otolaryngology, and surgery.

American Medical Association Online Courses are newly revised and updated.

American Medical Association Online Courses offers courses in diabetes and osteoporosis.

  • Managing Diabetes
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 per course.
    Awarded by....AMA
    Cost................Free.
    Instruct. Type....Case-Based Interactive.
    Target Audiences....FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....2000.
    Financial support...None Stated.

The newest addition to the AMA's Online Courses features two case-based interactive instructions on diabetes. The first is Managing Type 2 Diabetes--Young Hispanic Woman and the second is Managing Type 2 Diabetes--Middle-Aged African-American Male. Nice use of Macromedia Flash Player.

  • Managing Osteoporosis
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...2.0 or 3.0 per course or section.
    Awarded by....AMA.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruct. Type....Text-and-Graphics.
    Target Audiences....FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....10/01.
    Financial support...Procter & Gamble and Hoechst Marion Roussel.
    CME Credit Expires...October 2003.

Part I - Detection and Clinical Issues in Testing; Part II - Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis; Part III - Prevention and treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis; and Part IV - Update in Patient Management. These courses contain sections on  Pathophysiology, Conceptualizing, Measuring, Selecting, Bone Turnover and Risk factors. Some of the instruction uses sample cases, while other pieces are largely didactic. In addition to text and pictures, there are some very nice narrated animations of bone growth and resorption. There are also online "forums," through which you can ask questions and receive answers from experts in the field. 

American Medical Women's Assn (AMWA) Course on Domestic Violence  
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....AMWA.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....10/99.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This course is based on the manuals of the Family Violence Prevention Fund. It is mostly text with a few graphics, but there are also optional audio or video clips of victims of domestic violence. One nice feature is that there is a brief quiz after each section, and you may answer the quiz questions repeatedly until you get them right. To receive CME, you must mail a letter on your office letterhead to AMWA headquarters.

American Psychiatric Association
Last visited....11/2001.
Credit hours....1.5 to 3.0 per course (8 courses offering 24 total hours).
Awarded by.....American Psychiatric Association.
Cost.................About $10 per credit for non-members; about $5 per credit for members.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (guidelines and HIV) or Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....PSY.
Educational material last updated....8/01.
Financial support...Bristol-Myers Squibb.

You will find text-based treatment guidelines for five psychiatric conditions: Major Depressive DisordersAlzheimer's Disease, Panic Disorder, Schizophrenia and Eating Disorders. There is a slide-audio presentation, Molecular Biology of Memory: A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses. Another text-based offering is HIV and AIDS: An Overview for Psychiatric Physicians. There are slide-audio lectures from the 2000 APA annual meeting: New Advances in Understanding the Biology and Treatment of Major Depression.

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Education Online
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...19.5.
Awarded by....ASRM.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....OB/GYN.
Educational material last updated....10/00.
Financial Support...Many Pharmaceutical Companies.

This site offers 11 symposia and 3 lectures from the ASRM Meeting at San Diego in October 2000. Some symposia topics are: Monthly Combination Injectable; The Impact of a 20 µg EE OC on Acne and Weight; and Menopause and Disease Prevention. Some lecture topics are: Autoimmunity; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; and Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning.

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Anesthesiology Online
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours....1.0 per module, 2 per article, 2 for the slide show. (Total of 48 units available)
Awarded by....Dannemiller Memorial
Educational Foundation.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (and one slide-show).
Target Audience....ANES.
Educational material last updated...6/01.
Financial support...Purdue.

Click on the "Explore Anesthesiology Online" link to find two kinds of  CME, "modules" and "articles." Each module consists of abstracts of 10 articles. There are 3 new modules each month. (36 modules at present). "Articles" provide an extensive review, developed by the Dannemiller Foundation, of one anesthesiology topic. Presently there are 5 articles available for credit. You will also find a slide-show, "Fluid Choices in Surgery, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care."

ArcMesa Educators
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...2.0 to 10.0 per course.
Awarded by....ArcMesa Educators.
Cost................$6 to $12.50 per credit.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....Multiple Specialties.
Educational material last updated....10/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

From the main page, choose MEDICAL EDUCATION, Physician, then "Courses Available." This site features courses that you can read on line (html format), or download and read off line (pdf format). There are 80 courses in a wide variety of topics offering a total of 293 CME credits. Some of the newer courses are: Anthrax Care; Adult Attention Deficit Disorder ; Allografts: Safety and Processing;  Cancer Screening in Real World Practice; Clinician’s Guide to Working Successfully in a Nursing Facility; Colorectal Cancer; Communicating for Excellence: Improving Patient Compliance; and Complication In The Postoperative Care Unit.

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Online Urologic Pathology: Bladder
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours....5.0.
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, URO.
Educational material last updated....2/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This is the first section (bladder pathology) of a planned course primarily for urologists preparing for board examinations and for practicing urologists and pathologists. "On each content page, the participant sees a text description of the light microscopic recognition of specific disease processes, and where appropriate, additional comments about necessary special stains and immunohistochemistry. Following the text, the participant sees several images with captions that illustrate the important features discussed. With a single click on an image, the participant can see a full-size version of an image with its caption."

Armed Forces Virtual Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsy Course (bottom of page)
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...2.0 per module (total of 10 hours).
Awarded by....AFIP.
Cost................$25.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....PATH, GI.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This course is presented by the Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology, AFIP. The course has 5 modules; each module consists of eight cases with a brief case history and a set of microscopic slides of an endoscopic biopsy.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals has two kinds of instruction:

  • ARHP Clinical Proceedings
    Last visited....12/2001.
    Credit hours....6.0.
    Awarded by....Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
    Cost................$15 per credit (Free to Association Members).
    Instruction Type....Text-Only.
    Target Audiences..FP, GYN, IM, PED.
    Educ. material last updated....3/01.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

Six text-only presentations in the area of reproductive medicine: Reproductive Health: A Clinical Update on Women, Men, and Families; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) And Cervical Cancer; New Developments in Contraception, Featuring the Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System; Reproductive Health: An Update; Appropriate Contraceptive Choice and Usage; and Women’s Health in the Perimenopause: An Integrated Approach.

  • ARHP 2000  
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...Up to 23.0.
    Awarded by....Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
    Cost................$25 (for all 23 hours).
    Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
    Target Audiences..FP, GYN, IM, PED.
    Educ. material last updated....9/00.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

The archived versions of many of the lectures given at the ARHP meetings in Chicago in September 2000. Some topics covered are: Women's Health during the Perimenopause and Beyond; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Surgical and Medical Abortion; and Contraceptive Counseling.

Asthma Diagnosis and Management (Cine-Med, Inc.)
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...8.0.
Awarded by....Ciné-Med, Inc., and the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, National Institutes of Health.
Cost.................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, PULM.
Educational material last updated...8/99.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This presentation is devoted to the "Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma," developed by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP). There are now 2 of 4 planned segments: Guidelines for Asthma Assessment and Monitoring and Guidelines for Pharmacologic Therapy.

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Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses
A nice feature of this site is that you can choose the format of the presentations according to your connection speed. Low bandwidth users should choose text and slides; medium bandwidth users will see audio, text and slides; and high bandwidth users can have video, audio, text and slides. Courses offer from 1.0 to 2.75 credit hours.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Baylor College of Medicine's Online CME Courses has been reorganized and now consists of 26 courses in seven subject areas. Most courses consist of multiple lectures. You can earn up to 43 hours for all courses.

  • Cardiovascular Disease
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 to 2.75.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....See Above.**
    Target Audiences....FP, IM, CARD.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

Eleven courses: Lipid Control in Insulin Resistant Patients; Cardiorenal Protection; Lipid Management Summit; Cholesterol Treatment; Cardiorenal Dysfunction in Hypertensive Disease; Lipids and Atherosclerosis; Managing Dyslipidemia in At-Risk Populations; Spectrum of Care in Atrial FibrillationArterial Wall Compliance in Cardiovascular Disease; The Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) and the Vascular Endothelium as Portals of Mortality; and Current Considerations in Atrial Fibrillation.

  • Diabetes
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 to 2.5.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....See Above.**
    Target Audiences....FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

Six courses: Case Studies in Control: Optimizing Glycemic Management Over Time in Type 2 Diabetes; Implications of Lipid Control in Type 2 Diabetes and Emerging Therapies; Second Generation Thiazolidinedione Insulin Sensitizers: Fulfilling the Promise for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Gaining Control of Insulin Secretion and Utilization in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; Pharmacologic Therapy in the New Millennium: Implications in the Treatment of Type II Diabetes; and Progression of Type 2 Diabetes: Approach to the Management of Hyperglycemia.

  • Surgery
    Last visited...7/2001.
    Credit hours...4.0 for each course.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....See Above.**
    Target Audiences....SURG.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

Surgery in the Third Millennium is a set of seven presentations focusing on areas of rapid change and emerging technologies in the field of surgical practice, especially in the field of cardiovascular surgery, including aortic surgery and congenital heart surgery.  The Molecular Surgeon Symposium is a series of 18 brief lectures which consider the effects of the new genomic discoveries on the present and future practice of surgery.

  • Women's Health
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 to 1.75.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....See Above.**
    Target Audiences....FP, IM, GYN.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

Four lectures: Avoiding Osteoporotic Fractures; HPV: Diagnosis and Management; Clinical and Biological Aspects of HPV Infection; and Bacterial Vaginosis: More Than Just an Office Nuisance.

  • Analgesic Therapy
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....See Above.**
    Target Audiences....FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

One lecture: Botulinum Toxin Therapy in Pain Management.

  • New Advances in Cholesterol Treatment
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...2.0.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....Text-Only.
    Target Audiences....FP, IM, CARD, ENDO.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

New Advances in Cholesterol Treatment covers current guidelines for achieving cholesterol management; the role of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to treating hypercholesterolemia, along with their relative advantages and disadvantages; current and newly available lipid-lowering agents; and unmet needs in cholesterol therapy.

  • Neurology
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0.
    Awarded by....Baylor.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruction Type....Text-Only.
    Target Audiences....NEUR.
    Educ. material last updated....2001.

A single monograph, in pdf format, Essential Tremor: A Practical Guide to Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

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Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Health Care Implications
Last visited...11/2001.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....Professional Education Services Group and University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Cost................$25.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....General Interest.
Educ. material last updated..11/2001.
Financial Support...None Stated.
Expiration of CME Credit...November, 2004.

This course will help you to define the concepts of biological and chemical terrorism and identify potential agents of use; identify the signs and symptoms relative to both biological and chemical exposure; explain the individual characteristics relative to the pathophysiology of disease; and implement appropriate referral and/or treatment and decontamination strategies. Before you can view the course, you must pay the $25 fee. You will then have access to the course for 48 hours.

Boston University School of Medicine Internet-Based CME (formerly HealthGate) Last visited...11/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 to 2.0 per course.
Awarded by....Boston University.
Cost................1 credit for $15, 2 credits for $25.
Instruction Type....Most are Text-and-Graphics; a few are slide-audio.
Target Audience....FP, IM, GYN.
Educ. material last updated..1999 to 2001.
Financial Support...None Stated.

11 courses on a variety of medical areas offer up to 14 hours of CME.  Four of the courses are in Dermatology; other offerings are in General Medicine and Radiology. Most instruction is with text and a few illustrations; two newer courses are in slide-audio format. You may now view the content of a course without paying in advance. Submission of test answers and payment requires submission by fax or mail.

BreastCancerEd.net  
Last visited...6/2001.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education.
Cost................Free
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience....ONC.
Educational material last updated....2001.
Financial support...Novartis.

A single slide-audio lecture, Setting a New Standard in the Management of Advanced Breast Cancer. The lecture describes the current hormonal treatment approaches for the management of breast cancer; compares the results of specific aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen for efficacy and safety in the management of breast cancer; and describes the clinical trial data investigating the use of letrozole as first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer.

Breastfeeding Basics  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Case Western Reserve School of Medicine.
Cost................$25.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....FP, PED, GYN.
Educational material last updated....9/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Intended for physicians who advise women about breastfeeding. Following a pre-module test, the program presents information about the history of breastfeeding, the advantages to the baby and mother, breastfeeding statistics in the United States, and barriers to breastfeeding.

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CA - A Cancer Journal for Clinicians  
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 per article (8 hours presently available).
Awarded by....American Cancer Society.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audience....ONC.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Each issue beginning with May/June 2000 contains an article offering credit. Recent CME articles are: Comorbidity Considerations in Geriatric Oncology and Radon; Multiple Myeloma: An Old Disease with New Hope for the Future; Cervical Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapeutics; External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer; and Lymphedema: Current Issues in Research and Management. You must download, print, complete the quiz and fax or mail it to receive credit.

Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...Up to 4.0 per journal issue (32 hours presently available).
Awarded by....University of South Florida College of Medicine.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....ONC.
Educational material last updated....10/01.
Financial support...Bristol-Myers Oncology Division.

This site contains a full-text online version of a peer-reviewed cancer journal. Each issue focuses on one type of cancer and contains four or more major articles. A new issue comes out every two months. CME credit is available for one year after publication. Recent issues focus on: Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer; Sarcomas; Prostate Cancer; Oncologic Support and Care; Cancer in the Elderly; Pancreatic Cancer; Bladder CancerThyroid Cancer; Cancer Pain Management; and Lung Cancer. Each module contains a pre-test of three questions and a set of 40 post-test questions. 

Cardio Country Club
Last visited...1/2002.
Credit hours...2.0.
Awarded by....Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, ER, CARD.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial support...Pfizer.

Click on "Cardio Country Club" to start this "game," a set of brief case presentations on hypertension and arrhythmias. Each case is followed by multiple choice questions. Your score climbs with each incorrect answer. You may "play" by yourself or in a group. You may also join a discussion group with one of the authors and other students. Primary care practitioners play an easier game, while cardiologists are urged to play at the "master's" level.

CEMedicus
Last visited...11/2001.
Credit hours...Courses award from .25 to 5.0 hours. There are about 400 courses at this time.
Awarded by...Various Sponsors.
Cost...............Free.
Instruct. Type.....Many Types
Target Audience....Many Specialties.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial support...Merck.

CEMedicus offers access and free credit for about 400 online CME courses. These courses are offered by CECity (45), HealthAnswers (2), HealthStream (243), mypatient.com (100) and Pragmaton (6). The site has a powerful search engine which allows you to search by topic, disease, instruction type or content host.

Challenger Online Lecture Hall
Last visited...10/2001.
Credit hours...897.
Awarded by...Temple University, University of Arizona, ACEP and Tennessee College of Emergency Physicians.
Cost...............about $15 per credit. (Your cost per unit will vary according to which of the 4 subscription plans you choose. See site for cost details.)
Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PD, ER.
Educational material last updated...10/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The Challenger courses, long available on CD-ROM, are now available online. There are four major review courses: Family Physicians, 192 hours; Emergency Physicians, 200 hours; Internal Medicine, 135 hours; and Pediatrics, 159 hours. There is also a broad selection of atlas review courses: ECG-Case Studies, Quiz & Atlas, 31.25 hours; ECG-Principles of Electrocardiography Series, 94.5 hours; Dermatology, 30.5 hours; Primary Care Radiology Series, 31 hours; Pediatric Chest Radiograph Cases, 10.25 hours; and PDR Drug Therapy, 13.5 hours. 

ChronoCME
Last visited...11/2001.
Credit hours...1.5
Awarded by...Excerpta Medica, Inc.
Cost...............Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio.
Target Audiences....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated...8/2001. Financial Support...Schwarz Pharma.
Expiration of CME Credit...July 31, 2002.

This new site offers one course, Chronotherapy in the Treatment of Hypertension, originally presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s 13th Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, April 18–21, 2001. The course discusses the effects of the time of dosing on a drug’s pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and the subsequent effect on adverse cardiovascular events. To receive CME credit, you must print your completed exam and mail it in.

Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education

Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education has seven Online CME sections:

  • Case Studies in GERD
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...0.5 each.
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Cost...............Free.
    Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
    Target Audiences....FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....11/01.
    Financial Support...AstraZeneca.

The first in a projected series of brief cases about GERD: Exploring the Relationship between Asthma and GERD.

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Review
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...60.
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Cost...............$649 for one year's use.
    Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
    Target Audiences....IM.
    Educ. material last updated....2000.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Internal Medicine Review consists of 60 slide-audio presentations, originally presented as live lectures. It is a "comprehensive review of Internal Medicine designed for physicians preparing for the board examination in internal medicine or desiring a review of state-of-the-art developments in Internal Medicine." You may view an example of one module before registering.

  • Cleveland Clinic Online Journal of Medicine
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 for each topic (23 hours currently available).
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Instruction Type...Text-Only.
    Target Audiences...FP, IM.
    Cost...............Free.
    Educ. material last updated...7/01.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (CCJM): Each of the activities in this series is based on an article from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Some recent courses include: Diabetic Gastropathy: A practical approach to a vexing problem ; Intracoronary stenting: An overview for the clinician ; A common-sense approach to chronic fatigue in primary care; The HOPE Study; Pneumonia; Colorectal Cancer Screening;  Venous Thromboembolism; and Human Papillomavirus Typing in Cervical Cancer Screening.

  • Clinical Decisions 2001 Case-Based Lessons
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...0.5 each (total of 1 hour).
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Cost...............Free.
    Instruct. Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
    Target Audiences...FP, IM.
    Educ. material last updated....10/01.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

This interactive CME series applies national practice guidelines and key research findings to clinical practice. Key points from current medical literature are summarized. Each case includes didactic information as well as interactive case-based lessons to aid in patient management. Accompanying each activity is an article which is helpful in answering the related questions. The two cases are Severe Itching in a Middle-Aged Woman and Thrombophlebitis in a 55-Year-Old Woman.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
    Last visited...6/2001.
    Credit hours...1.5.
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Cost...............Free.
    Instruct. Type...Text-and-Graphics.
    Target Audiences...NEUR, GER.
    Educ. material last updated....11/00.
    Financial support...Medtronic.

Deep Brain Stimulation For Parkinson's  Disease: Skills for Pre-Operative Patient Selection and Post-Operative Management. This site provides physicians with the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate Parkinson's patients for stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus internal segment.

 

  • Overview of Electronic Prescribing
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0.
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
    Target Audiences...General Interest.
    Cost...............Free.
    Educ. material last updated...11/01.
    Financial Support...Merck-Medco.
    CME Credit Expires...11/02.

This course is directed to healthcare professionals administering and managing prescription drug programs. It provides you with a basic knowledge of electronic prescribing: what e-prescribing is, why there is a need for it, explanations of its technologies, its advantages and disadvantages, and recent developments.

  • Selected Topics in Gastrotherapy
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...0.5 to 1.0 hour (total of 2.75 hours).
    Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
    Instruct. Type...Case-Based-Interactive.
    Target Audiences...GI, ONC, SURG
    Cost...............Free.
    Educ. material last updated...11/01.
    Financial Support...Novartis.
    CME Credit Expires...2 years after posting.

The courses begin with a didactic review of the subject, then move on to a brief case. You progress through the case by answering questions and proceeding only when you get the correct answer. The four cases are: Prevention of Variceal Bleeding; Short Bowel Syndrome; Acute Variceal Hemorrhage and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors.

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Clinical Geriatrics
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 hour per issue (4 hours presently available).
Awarded by.....Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Cost................$20.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....GERO.
Educational material last updated...7/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Some issues of this online journal have one article which you can read for CME credit. Articles include: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Elderly (July 2000)Management of Psychosis and Agitation in Demented Elderly with Parkinson's Disease (May 2000) and STDs in Older Adults: The Need for Increased Awareness. There is also a supplementary article entitled Advances in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. You must print and mail in the test along with your payment.

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Physician's Office Laboratory
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...Up to 20.0.
Awarded by.....University of Iowa.
Cost................$50 registration, $15 per module for up to 20 hours of credit.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....PATH, FP,IM.
Educational material last updated...12/00.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This is a course for physicians who wish to qualify as directors of moderately complex laboratories. The course is organized into 16 modules. Some modules are: Quality Control; Quality Assurance; Proficiency Testing; and The Inspection Process.

CMEacademy.com  
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...1- 2.0 per course (total of 9.5 hours available).
Awarded by.....Academy for Healthcare Education.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience....FP, IM, CARD.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...Pfizer.

This site contains seven slide-audio lecture courses. Four are on cardiology topics while the other three focus on diabetes. Some of these courses are also found at CMEcenter.com.

CMEcenter.com
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...8 courses offering 16.5 hours.
Awarded by.....Various Medical Schools.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audience....FP, IM, CARD.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...Pfizer.

After login, click on "Class Topics" in the right column to bring up 3 courses in diabetes, 3 courses in mental health, and 2 courses in women's health. Clicking on "cardiovascular" bring you to a highly interactive course, "Case Study in Congestive Heart Failure."

cmecorner.com
Last visited....11/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 or 2.0 per course (total of 13 hours available).
Awarded by.....Various academic providers.
Cost................Most are $25 per course; some are free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio-Lecture.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PA.
Educational material last updated...2001.
Financial support...various pharmaceutical companies.

Seven courses: Remission as a Goal in the Primary Care Management of Depression and Anxiety; Hypertension: Focus on ARBs; Effective Control of GERD During Waking and Sleep; The Role of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women's Health; Understanding the Need for Aggressive Management of the Dyslipidemic Patient; Advances in Postmenopausal Health: Strategies in the Prevention of Osteoporosis; and Advances in the Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids for the Management of Respiratory Diseases (credit for PA's only). To receive credit, you must print the post-instruction quiz and mail along with your check.

cmecourses.com (formerly called Health Stream University)
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...0.5 to 10 per course; most  fall in the 1-2 hours range. Total of about 300 courses offering about 500 hours.
Awarded by.....Various sponsors.
Cost................From Free to $25.
Instruction Type....Varies.
Target Audiences....Many. See ===>
Educational material last updated...2001.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This megasite offers about 500 CME hours in a variety of formats, topics, fee schedules and payment modes. Specialties include Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Dermatologic Oncology, Legal and Managerial Issues, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. The site also offers links to courses offered by the Cleveland Clinic and Vanderbilt University. The ultrasound obstetrics courses are described in a separate section of this list (radcourses.com).

CME.Cybersessions.org
Click on "CME Series" in the left frame.
Last visited....12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 per course (total of 2 hours available).
Awarded by.....Duke University.
Cost................Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....CARD.
Educational material last updated...2/01.
Financial support...various pharmaceutical companies.

Two lectures, intended for cardiologists. Some newer lectures include: New Developments in the Use of Neurohormonal Antagonists for the Treatment of Heart Failure; and Case Studies in Congestive Heart Failure. 

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CME Reviews
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...3.0 per quiz, up to 60 credits available.
Awarded by....Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Case-Western Reserve.
Cost................$15 per quiz.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....PSY.
Educational material last updated...2000.
Financial support... Roche, Palisades, and SmithKline Beecham.

This site provides CME on psychiatric and neurological disorders. Each topic has up to five related lectures. Some recent topics are Suicide: Risk Assessment and Pharmacologic Intervention; Mechanisms and Presentations of Catatonia; Alcoholism; Depression into the Next Millennium; and Neurologic Electrophysiology. Instruction is by text with a few graphics. CME certificates are returned by surface mail.

CMEweb
Last visited...6/2001.
Credit hours...1.5 per course. There are now 976 courses offering about 1400 credit hours.
Awarded by....American Health Consultants, AAP, AAFP, ACEP or ACOG. 
Cost...............$15 per session (or 15 hours for $100, 30 hours for $175 or 60 hours for $300).
Instruction Type....Text-Only.
Target Audiences....Most Specialties.
Educational material updated...Monthly.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site is organized as a series of brief courses which are called "tests." Each test consists of a group of articles on one theme or topic, followed by one or several questions on each article. Tests may vary from one to five articles and from one to five questions. At the end of the session you submit all answers. For each incorrect answer, the abstract and question are shown again, and you get to read and answer again until all questions are answered correctly. A sample test is available through the "tour" page.

CME-WebCredits
This site offers two kinds of courses:

  • Managing Diabetes for Optimal Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...15.0.
    Awarded by....California Medical Association.
    Cost...............Free.
    Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lecture.
    Target Audiences....FP, IM, ENDO.
    Educ. material last updated...1999.
    Financial Support...None Stated.

The major offering is Managing Diabetes for Optimal Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness. You will need to register before viewing the cases and instruction. The course is based on the new American Diabetes Association Guidelines. Instruction is largely case-based and very interactive and leans heavily on the use of audio and video presentations by diabetes experts. Some of the areas covered are Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Diabetes, Management of Diabetes,  Case Studies, Foot Care, Vascular Disease and Diabetes and Depression.

  • Shorter courses
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.5 per course.
    Awarded by....California Medical Association.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruct. Type...Slide-Video Lecture.
    Target Audiences....General Interest.
    Educ. material last updated...1999.
    Financial support...Astra Merck.

Two shorter offerings, both utilizing audio and video, are Enhancing Patient Compliance and Enhancing Patient Satisfaction and Member Retention.

Concepts in Clinical Research
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...Up to 20, depending on the option(s) chosen.
Awarded by....Medical College of Georgia.
Cost................About $20 per unit (less with group enrollment).
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated....3/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This course explores the ethical, legal, and policy standards that govern clinical research involving human subjects. The course is available in three options, of increasing length and price. Discounts are available for groups.

Cyberounds
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...Up to 50.0 hours per year. (150 hours available. Also accredited by the American Osteopathic Association.)
Awarded by....Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cost................$125, including an annual registration charge.
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences....FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....12/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site offers conferences in multiple medical areas of interest. Have a look at some of the newer courses: Arteriosclerosis and Inflammation; The Man With the Sore Throat; Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes; Traveler's Diarrhea; Dehydration; George W. Bush & Al Gore on Health Care Issues; and Hypercoagulability. Some courses have pharmaceutical company support.

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Discovery International
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.5 per course (total of 29.75 hours in 13 courses.
Awarded by....Discovery International.
Cost................Free.
Instruct. Type...Most are Text-Only (pdf);
one video course; some slide-audio.
Target Audiences....
Myofascial - NEUR, ANES, PHYS.  
Breast Cancer - ONC, GYN, FP, IM.
Asthma - FP, IM, PULM, ALLG.
Arthritis...FP, IM, RHEUM.
Educ. material last updated...1999 & 2000.
Financial support...various pharmaceutical companies.

Two slide-audio courses on the use of Cox-2 inhibitors in arthritis; one pdf course on hormone replacement therapy; seven pdf courses on breast cancer therapy; four pdf courses on the use of leukotrienes in asthma; and one video presentation on Myofascial Pain Syndromes, showing techniques for trigger point injections using Botulinum toxin. 

Doctors Guide Webcasts
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 per course.
Awarded by....Many different medical schools.
Cost................Some are free; others cost $10-15.
Instruction Type...Varies.
Target Audiences....Most Specialties.
Educational material last updated....12/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site offers links to about 600 "webcasts" which were created within the past two years. The courses listed at Doctor's Guide Webcasts are actually located at the sponsoring sites, but Doctor's Guide offers a convenient jumping off place for these courses. You may search the database by subject or by date added. You may also "personalize" the site so that the courses in your specialty are automatically presented when you access the site.

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eCore - The Core Content Review of Primary Care
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...One hour for each 10 questions answered correctly (Total of 20.8 hours).
Awarded by.....Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians and Ohio Academy of Family Physicians.
Cost.................$10 per credit.
Instruction Type...Question-and-Answer.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED.
Educational material last updated...2001.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site offers a set of 208 questions and discussions in 22 different specialties, but aimed at primary care physicians. The questions are by the authors of the Core Content Review of Family Medicine. You receive immediate feedback on how your first answer compares to the first answers of fellow participants. One hour of credit is available for each 10 questions correctly answered. eCore is a joint venture of the CT and OH Chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

Ed Credits
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 to 5.0 hours per course (total of 24 hours available).
Awarded by.....Infusion, Inc.
Cost.................All courses for $55/ year.
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences....General Interest.
Educational material last updated...1999.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site contains 11 courses, organized around licensing requirements for the state of Florida, although all physicians may obtain credit through these offerings. Some courses are A.I.D.S Review, Domestic Violence, O.S.H.A. Bloodborne Pathogen, Tuberculosis, Alzheimer's Disease, and Overview and Advances In Oncology.

eMedHome.com CME Center
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 per course (12.0 presently available).
Awarded by.....American Academy of Emergency Medicine.
Cost.................Free.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....EM.
Educational material last updated...11/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

This site, aimed at emergency physicians, offers 2 articles per month for a total of 26 possible CME units per year. At present, there are ten: Guidelines For The Emergency Department Treatment Of Hemophilia; Myths and Pitfalls in Advanced Cardiac Life Support; An Update on Heroin Overdose; The Emergency Department Approach to Acute Headache; Emergency Medicine on the Stage of Health Care Policy; Breaking the Pediatric Antibiotic Habit; First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding: Pearls and Pitfalls; 11 Myths about Pneumonia in the ED; Intra-Abdominal Pathology: Atypical Presentations in Seniors; and Pediatric Updates That Have Changed My Practice. Read the article and take a short quiz. Incorrect answers will return you to the appropriate section of the article and give you another try to answer correctly.

eMedicine CME
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...Typically 1.5 per article (10,000 total hours of CME).
Awarded by.....University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Cost.................$7.50 for 1.5 hour.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audiences....All Specialties.
Educational material last updated...12/01.
Financial Support...None Stated.

According to the statement on the home page, eMedicine offers 10,000 CME hours for physicians. Each article is like a textbook chapter on a single disease, written in outline style. There are two ways to receive continuing education credits. You can read an article, answer six questions correctly and receive 1.5 hours of medical education credits. Or you can read and correctly answer several questions in a subspecialty area correctly and receive 1.5 - 100 hours of medical education credits depending on the number of questions answered. One nice feature is the "eMedicine zoom view" which allows you to enlarge or change your view of the graphics. 

The Endocrine Society
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 to 3.0 per course (6 courses with a total of 15.5 hours).
Awarded by....The Endocrine Society.
Cost.................Free.
Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture (one course is Text-and-Graphics).
Target Audience....ENDO.
Educational material last updated...5/01.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

The Endocrine Society offers six groups of lectures for endocrinologists: Introduction to Molecular Cellular Research Course; Implications of Lipid Control in Type 2 Diabetes & Emerging Therapies; Hypopituitarism and Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency; Androgens in Women; Oral Contraceptives Beyond Contraception; and A Bone and Calcium Update.  

Expert Preceptor Interactive Curriculum (EPIC)
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours..20.
Awarded by...University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Cost..............$30 per 2-hour module or $270 for all 10 modules. Free to North Carolina MDs and to the early test group.
Instruction Type....Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, GYN.
Educational material last updated....11/99.
Financial Support...None Stated.

EPIC is a faculty development curriculum in clinical teaching for community practitioners who serve as preceptors to health professions students. The course is divided into 10 modules which may be studied independently but are really part of a whole. The program makes good use of brief audio clips illustrating typical patient student preceptor scenarios. The course is highly interactive and requests the user to answer questions and give opinions before proceeding.

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Family Medicine Review II
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...10.
Awarded by...University of Arizona.
Cost..............$75.
Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated.....1/01.
Financial Support...Glaxo Wellcome.
Expiration of CME credit...3/02.

This is a "study tool for family physicians preparing for certification and recertification examinations." A question/answer type of instruction featuring 224 questions. Each question presents a clinical situation and a set of multiple choice questions. 

FamilyPractice.com
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...28.5
Awarded by...American Academy of Family Physicians and University of Wisconsin (pain lectures).
Cost..............Free.
Instruction Type....Question-and-Answer, Slide-Video-Lecture.
Target Audience....FP.
Educational material last updated.....7/01.
Financial Support (lectures only)...Janssen and Purdue Pharma.

This easy-to-navigate site is sponsored by the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) primarily for its diplomates, but other physicians may participate. The CME consists of 25 hours of question and answer instruction called "in-training exams." You earn 0.25 credit hours for every 10 questions answered (total of 1000 questions). There is also a 2.5 hour set of slide-audio lectures, Legal and Ethical Issues Affecting Pain Management, and one slide-video lecture, The Treatment of Geriatric Agitation.

Florida Medical Association (FMA) Online Education
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0 each (except Clinical Manual on HIV and AIDS, which awards 3.0 hours).
Awarded by...Florida Medical Association.
Cost..............$50 per hour ($30 for members of FMA).
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio.
Target Audience....General Interest.
Educational material last updated.....2001.
Financial Support...None Stated.

Three courses are part of the licensure requirements for Florida physicians. They may also be taken for credit by non-Florida physicians. Those courses are: Clinical Manual on HIV and AIDS; Domestic Violence in Florida; and HIV and AIDS. Four other courses are: Biological and Chemical Terrorism; Risk Management;  Improving Your Medical Records; and Professional Boundaries.

The Future of Colonoscopy: Virtual or Wireless
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...2.
Awarded by...Excerpta Medica, Inc.
Cost..............$15.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio.
Target Audience....GI.
Educational material last updated.....5/2001.
Financial Support...Schwarz Pharma.
Expiration of CME Credit...Sept. 30, 2002.

This course discusses instruments, techniques, bowel preparation and indications for colonic stenting, including tradition and wireless colonoscopy. The course was initially presented during Digestive Disease Week, Atlanta, Georgia, May 21, 2001. Since the time this symposium was presented, the FDA has approved the capsule endoscopy discussed by Dr. Lewis. To receive CME credit, you must print your completed exam and mail it along with your check.

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GAMA Longevity
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...4.0
Awarded by....Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Cost................$40.
Instruct. Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, GER.
Educational material last updated....2001.
Financial Support...Novartis.

Longevity is an educational game produced by Cyberounds for GAMA (Global Academy for Medicine in Aging). It is designed to help geriatric caregivers assess and sharpen their diagnostic and clinical management skills. Players face more than 200 clinical challenges and earn "Longevity Points" as they successfully guide their patients through the health care system, from the ICU to Assisted Living. You may play by yourself or in a group.

Genetics in the Management of Rare Diseases
Last visited...12/2001.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation.
Cost................$15.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audience....GENETICS.
Educational material last updated...9/00.
Financial Support...Transkaryotic Therapies.

The complete name of this slide-audio course is "The Changing Role of the Genetics Professional in the Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Rare Diseases." Special emphasis is placed on Gaucher Disease. You must print and mail the quiz in order to receive CME credit.

George Washington University (GWUMC) has 4 online CME sites all linked from the same home page. (Click on "Web-Based Programs")

  • GWUMC Grand Rounds Archives
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 per lecture (total of 7 presently available).
    Awarded by....GWUMC.
    Cost................Free.
    Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
    Target Audiences...PED, PSY, IM, GI.
    Educ. material last updated....4/01.

Leukotrienes and Bronchial Asthma; The Role of Spirituality in Health and Illness; Type 2 Diabetes in the Pediatric Population; Primary Maternal Preoccupation - Revisited; Can Depression be Prevented? Evidence from Recent Randomized Trials; Understanding the Nature of Nurture: How Genetic Research Can Inform Prevention; and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - New Insights into an Old Problem. You must print and submit your test results by mail.

  • Antiplatelet.net
    Last visited....12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.0 or 1.5 per course.
    Awarded by....GWUMC.
    Cost...............Free.
    Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
    Target Audience....FP, IM, CARD
    Educ. material last updated...2001.
    Financial Support...Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi

Two lectures: Atherosclerosis: Strategies for Preventing MI and Stroke (focusing on the use of antiplatelet and lipid-lowering medications); and Treating the Post-MI Patient: Preventing Future Atherosclerotic Events (focusing on the use of antiplatelet drugs).

  • Frontiers in Clinical Genetics
    Last visited...12/2001.
    Credit hours...1.5 for each lecture.
    Awarded by....George Washington University Medical Center.
    Cost................$25 per lecture.
    Instruct. Type....Slide-Audio Lecture.
    Target Audience....BASIC SCIENCE.
    Educ. material last updated...3/00.
    Financial support...Glaxo Wellcome.

A set of 24 lectures in clinical genetics by University speakers. The last lecture was given in March 2000. There are presently 24 lectures available for CME credit. These include Advances in Antisense-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease and Cancer; Multidrug Resistance & Cancer; Ion Channels and the Genetics of Epilepsy; Vignettes of X Inactivation: Manifesting Carriers, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, and Rett Syndrome; and Gene Therapy for Malignant Gliomas.