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NEW! Planning a CME event? Use a pharma-free provider! Download a list of Accredited Providers of CME that do not Accept Commercial Support. (.doc .pdf)
- Pharmalyzer: Are you prescribing under the influence?
Credits available: CME 3.00 Expires 3/30/12
View CME (listed at end of FSMB webpage) or download .pdf (without CME)
Federation of State Medical Boards , offers a number of online CME modules
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), Provided by Meyers Primary Care Institute
Credits available: CME 0.75
Expires 12/31/2011
Provider-Pharmaceutical Representative (PR) Communication, Provided by Meyers Primary Care Institute
Credits available: CME 0.75
Expires 12/31/2011
Communicating with Patients, Provided by Meyers Primary Care Institute
Credits available: CME 0.75
Expires 12/31/2011
Organizational Influences on Prescribing, Provided by Meyers Primary Care Institute
Credits available: CME 0.75
Expires 12/31/2011
Using Evidence to guide Drug Therapy Decisions, Provided by Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research
Credits available: CME 1.50
Expires 1/31/2012
Critical Appraisal: Randomized-Controlled Trials for Drug Therapy, Provided by Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research
Credits available: CME 1.00
Expires 1/31/2012
Critical Appraisal: Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Drug Therapy, Provided by Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research
Credits available: CME 1.25
Expires 1/31/2012
Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing and Influence, Provided by Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research
Credits available: CME 1.50
Expires 1/31/2012
Pharmalyzer: Are you Prescribing Under the Influence?, Provided by PharmedOut (Georgetown University Medical Center)
Credits available: CME 3.00
Expires 3/30/2012
Marketing of Medicines, Provided by University of California, San Francisco
Credits available: CME 2.50
Expires 1/1/2012
Pharmacologic Management of Pediatric Acute Pain, Provided by University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (PEDS)
Credits available: CME 1.00
Expires 9/29/2011
The Past. Present. And Future of FDA Human Drug Regulation
Credits available: 1.5 CME 1.5 CPE 1.5 CNE
Expires6/28/2013
The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) has two new CME sessions available through the NCFH Resource Center. These sessions are free of charge and available as CD-ROMs.
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), NIH offers a course on Sex and Gender. All six sections must be completed to receive CME credit.
Credits available: CME 6.00
Expires 2/28/13
The Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ) site on Mortality and Morbidity has “Spotlight modules” which are actual case studies with “expert commentary addressing issues of patient safety and medical errors.”Register or log-in.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers epidemiology case studies. Register or log-in.
Expires 3/31/13
This STD Clinical Intensive CME module, hosted by the Boston University School of Medicine and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of primary care providers and obstetricians/gynecologists in the recognition and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web-based courses:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Primer for Allied Health Professionals
Credits available: CME 2.50 CNE 2.80 CEU 0.20
Expires 06/30/12
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management
Credits available: CME 2.00 CNE 2.00 CEU 0.20
Expires 06/30/12
Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice, Third Edition provides an introduction to applied epidemiology and biostatistics; it consists of six lessons: Introduction to Epidemiology, Summarizing Data, Measures of Risk, Displaying Public Health Data, Public Health Surveillance, and Investigating an Outbreak.
Credits available: CME 17.0 CNE 17.0 CPE 1.70 CEU 1.70
Expires 10/9/11
Prevention of Perinatal Group B Steptococcal DiseaseRevised Guidelines from CDC, 2010.
Credits available: 2.7 CNE 2.75 CME 0.3 CEU
Expires 11/19/2013
U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010 Adapted from the World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 4th edition
Credits available: 2.4 CNE 2.5 CME 0.2 CEU
Expires 11/19/2013
Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga ToxinProducing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories
Credits available: 2.1 CNE 2.25 CME 0.2 CEU
Expires 10/16/2011
Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics
Credits available: 3.25 CNE 3.25 CME 0.3 CEU
Expires 9/4/2012
Good Laboratory Practices for Molecular Genetic Testing for Heritable Diseases and Conditions
Credits available: 2.5 CNE 2.5 CME 0.2 CEU
Expires 4/8/2012
Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Credits available: 3.25 CNE 3.25 CME 0.3 CEU 3.25 CME-NP 0.3 CPE
Expires 4/10/2012
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
Credits available: 2.5 CNE 2.5 CME 0.2 CEU 2.5 CME-NP
Expires 1/23/2012
Guidelines for Identifying and Referring Persons with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Credits available: 1.3 CNE 1.25 CME 0.1 CEU 1.25 CME-NP
Expires 10/28/2011
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Asbestos Toxicity
Credits available: 2.00
Expires 6/18/2012
MedPix COW (Case of the Week) Provided by USUHS.
Credits available: 1.00 (per 4 cases)
Expires 3/13/2012
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), NIH offers a series of online video lectures that can be taken for CME and CEU credit. Register or login.
Credits available: CME 8.00 (1 credit per lecture) CNE 9.60
- Ten Years of Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Promising Ideas from Outside the Mainstream
- Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
- Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation
- CAM and Aging
- Integrative Medicine
- Health and Spirituality
- Studying the Effects of Natural Products
- Neurobiological Correlates of Acupuncture
Clinical Directors Network, a not-for-profit network that supports community health centers, offers CME.
Our Videos
Pharma Insider II
Opposition research
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Pharma Insider I
Off-label promotion under the radar
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The Art of Medical Writing
Pharma's anonymous writers
Drug Reps Talk Shop II
Drug reps continue their chat
Drug Reps Talk Shop I Selling drugs to docs
Director of PharmedOut Explains the Project
Zyprexa Drug Rep Tells All Shahram Ahari describes how he sold the drug
News
Drug Firms Turn to Private Docs to Promote Products
University ethics policies tightened Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
J&J Pushed Risperdal After Warning, Files Show
FDA ignored; CME supported off-label uses Bloomberg
NIH Should Disclose Financial Conflicts
Public database requested Pharmalot
Diabetes Heart Treatments May Cause Harm
Normalizing BP and postprandial hyperglycemia don't help NYT
Grassley Tells PBMs To Disclose Ties To Pharma
Drugmakers may provide financial benefits Pharmalot
Analysis Finds Vioxx's Heart Attack Risk in 2001
35% increase in CV events WSJ
States, Consumer Advocates Challenge Rx Data Mining
FDA has been silent Chicago Tribune
Researcher Seeks New Treatments in Old Drugs
Bioinformatics promising Houston Chronicle
Some Doctors Say No More Free Lunches
“Goodies” are a conflict of interest Rapid City Journal
Study Raises Questions About Cholesterol Drug’s Benefit
Niacin bests Zetia NYT
Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform
Wholesale prices up 9% NYT
Commentary
Mammography and the Corporate Breast
Conflicts of USPSTF critics not mentioned Bioethics Forum
Click HERE to read the entire news archives
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