Home Study Programs
Location: Alexandria Virginia
Description: American Academy of Physician Assistants is employing Home Study Programs right now, this job will be placed in Virginia. For complete informations about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. Arthritis
Atrial Fibrillation
Clinical Dialogue and
eCase Challenge Initiative
Comparative Effectiveness
Cultural Health
Diabetes
Family Medicine
Health Disparities
Health Literacy
JAAPA
Oral Health
OTC Advisor
Otolaryngology
Risk Management
CME Home Study programs are approved by AAPA for Category I CME credit for the hours listed. Post-tests must be submitted by the listed expiration date in order for Category I credit to be awarded. See specific program instructions for submission of post-tests.
CME Home Study Programs
ANNUAL CONFERENCE WEBCASTS
2011 Annual Conference Webcasts
- Earn up to 3.25 Category I CME Credits free!
PA
CT 2011 for CME credit right from your computer! Two adjunct symposia were recorded and are now available as archived On-Demand webcasts. Follow the links to view the webcasts and fellow member! s may take the corresponding post-tests for free.
ART! HRITIS
CaseBook Consults: Improving Outcomes in Gout
Despite the fact that gout can be diagnosed with relative certainty and that effective therapies have been available for a long time, gout is underdiagnosed and undertreated, management is less than optimal, and poor clinical outcomes are not uncommon. It is the aim of this CE activity to provide information that will assist primary care providers to improve management and clinical outcomes for their patients with gout. Specifically, the program will convey the key factors needed to confidently make a presumptive diagnosis of gout, explore the rationale, timing and duration of pharmacologic treatment of gout and hyperuricemia, discuss the importance of achieving a target SUA level of ≤ 6.0 mg/dL with urate lowering therapy (ULT), and provide examples of how to educate and communicate with patients to improve adherence to urate-lowering therapy and overall outcomes. Approved for one hour of AAPA ! Category 1 CME credit.
Expiration Date: January 2013
CLINICAL DIALOGUE AND ECASE CHALLENGE INITIATIVE
Update on Interventional Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation
Due to the popularity of this program on interventional strategies for Atrial Fibrillation we have reaccredited the Clinical Dialogue and eCase Challenge activities for Category 1 CME credit. In this educational initiative, an expert panel will examine and discuss the challenges in diagnosing and treating Atrial Fibrillation. A case study will be presented to help illustrate diagnostic and therapeutic management strategies, and the critical role of PAs in managing atrial fibrillation. Approved for a total of 1 hour AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Expiration Date:
July 2013
.
COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS
Effective Healthcare Program: Helping You Make Better Treatment Choices
AAPA is pleased to announce a new partnership with the ! Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)! AHRQ's CME programs ! on Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) are now available to physician assistants nationwide through the AAPA website. The courses address a variety of therapeutic and disease areas encountered in every day practice. The programs are online and free 24 hours a day. For details, please go
here
. Earn up to 14.25 Category 1 CME credits by completing all 13 individual activities.
CULTURAL HEALTH
Think Cultural Health
With growing concerns about racial and ethnic disparities in health and the need for healthcare systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, cultural competence has become more a matter of national concern and attention. You can improve the quality and sensitivity of the care that you provide to patients from diverse backgrounds by exploring these programs which are provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. Be sure to follow the physician track. Appr! oved for up to nine hours of Category I CME credit.
Click here
to learn more.
Expiration date: Dec. 31, 2013
DIABETES
State of the Art Diabetes Management: Overcoming Barriers in the Use of Early Insulin Therapy
In this educational initiative, an expert panel will examine and discuss the standard of care with respect to state of the art diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. A series of case studies will be presented to help illustrate both diagnostic and therapeutic management strategies and the critical role of PAs in managing diabetes including early initiation of insulin in clinical practice. This activity is approved for up to 2.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits.
State of the Art Diabetes Management: Use of Early Insulin Therapy
An expert panel will examine and discuss the standard of care with respect to diagnosis and treatment of diabetes. In addition, a series of case studies will! be presented to help illustrate both diagnostic and therapeutic manage! ment strategies in managing diabetes.This activity is approved for up to 2.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits.
FAMILY MEDICINE
Core Content Review of Family Medicine
The Core Content Review of Family Medicine is a home-study, continuing medical education and Board preparation program (available in Print, CD and Online). Through peer reviewed evidence based material Core covers over 45 different topic categories to help you study and pass PANCE/PANRE. Guaranteed or your money back! 60 hours of AAFP Prescribed CME (NCCPA accepts AAFP Prescribed CME to fulfill Category 1 requirements).
HEALTH DISPARITIES
Heads Up! Implicit Bias, Unconscious Stereotyping and Racial Disparities in Care
In Nov. 2007, the AAPA Committee on Diversity launched "Heads Up!", an awareness campaign aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. After the conclusion of the campaign, the committee worked with AAPA to develop this CME module,! with an assessment available at no charge to AAPA members on the AAPA website. Approved for one hour of AAPA Category I CME credit. Follow the link above to complete the activity.
HEALTH LITERACY
Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency and Limited English Proficiency
Using information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this program includes five modules covering different aspects of health literacy. Each module is approved for up to one hour of Category I CME credit. The post-test is completed from within the program.
JAAPA
JAAPA Post-Tests Online
The
Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
contains a minimum of one Category I CME article in every issue. Fellow members may submit each post-test online free of charge. Past issues of JAAPA and currently active CME articles may be accessed free of charge by visiting
www.jaapa.com
ORAL HEALTH
Smiles for Life - A Nat! ional Oral Health Curriculum
Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum was originally developed in 2005 by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group on Oral Health. The initial goal of the project was to provide educational resources to enhance the role of physicians training in Family Medicine residency programs in the promotion of oral health. A revised and expanded 2nd edition of Smiles for Life was released in 2008. It included additional modules on fluoride varnish and oral health in pregnancy. Its focus was significantly expanded to include all primary care clinicians including physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. The current 3rd edition of Smiles for Life was released in June of 2010 with a course on Geriatric oral health added in September 2011. It continues its broad focus on all primary care clinicians, while adding opportunities for individual learners through interactive on-line learning. Approved for up to 8! .5 hours of AAPA Category 1 CME credit.
OTC ADVISOR
OTC Advisor: Advancing Patient Self-Care
The OTC Advisor online program is designed to enhance the healthcare professional's ability to assist self-treating patients in making the appropriate decisions and achieving optimal outcomes from nonprescription therapy. Provided by the American Pharmacists Association, this program is available for Category II CME credit. Follow the links below to access the various modules.
Modules
Self-Care for Pain
[PDF]
Self-Care for Fever, Cough, Cold and Allergy
[PDF]
Self-Care for Gastrointestinal Disorders
[PDF]
Self-Care for Skin and Mucous Membrane Disorders Part 1
[PDF]
Self-Care for Skin and Mucous Membrane Disorders Part 2
[PDF]
Popular Herbal and Dietary Supplements
[PDF]
Selection and Use of Home Diagnostic Products
! [PDF]
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
COOL â€" Clinical Otolaryngology! Online
New interactive case-based CME activities from AAO-HNS and AAPA. Earn up to 11 Category I CME credits with these activities developed by leaders in the field of otolaryngology â€" head and neck surgery specifically for the non-otolaryngologist. Currently there are 33 different case scenarios available covering a wide range of commonly seen ENT complaints. Click
here
to get started!
RISK MANAGEMENT
AAPA's Legal Medicine CME - Seven New Online CME Modules + Insurance Premium Reduction
Approved for up to nine hours of Category I CME, complete this online course and receive a 10 percent reduction on your AAPA-endorsed professional liability insurance premiums. Seven new modules on PA risk management are now available, in addition to the original AAPA-commissioned Patient Communication and Adverse Outcomes course. Registration fee required. Click
here
for more information.
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