Online Course Catalog
| Enduring Materials: Minimizing Risks from Fluoroscopic X-Rays | |
| Date of Original Release: January 2001 Description: This monograph was developed to comply with an FDA Advisory recommending that Hospitals assure that fluoroscopists are aware of potential for fluoroscopically induced injuries to patients. This monograph has a CME processing fee of $50. For a copy of this monograph, please call R.M Partnership at 281.362.0861 or 281.298.9731 |
Expiration Date: October 31, 2010 Estimated time to complete this educational activity: 5 Hours |
| 2004 ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes | |
| Author: Owen B. Holland, M.D. Description: A concise synopsis of the 2004 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes issued by the American Diabetes Association. Provides a detailed summary of ADA guidelines with reference to screening, diagnosis and classification, formulation of a disease management plan, and prevention and management of diabetic complications. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Bioterrorism | |
| Author: C.J. Peters, M.D. Description: Summary review of biological agents believed to have a high potential for use by domestic terrorists. Includes a discussion of the most plausible scenarios for the dissemination of such agents and an overview of the clinical and laboratory features of anthrax, smallpox and hemorrhagic fever. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Cancer Chemoprevention | |
| Author: Dennie V. Jones, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P. Description: General overview of the current status of efforts to inhibit or reverse carcinogenesis in the precancerous cell by means of chemopreventive agents. Summarizes clinical trial results with some of the more promising agents for chemoprevention of several types of cancer. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Chemical Terrorism | |
| Author: Wayne R. Snodgrass, M.D., Ph. D. Description: A comprehensive overview of nerve agents and other chemical toxins that could be used by domestic terrorists. Includes a review of the pathophysiology of selected chemical toxins as well as a discussion of clinical manifestations and medical management of chemical poisoning. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Epidemiology of HIV Infection | |
| Author: David Paar, M.D. Description: A succinct review of the epidemiology of HIV infection in the United States. Outlines the growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in this country and identifies changes in demographic characteristics of the infection over the past two decades. Includes a discussion of the impact of multidrug treatment regimens on AIDS mortality, and a special section on the epidemiology of the disease in the nation’s prison population. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Evaluation and Management of Chronic Pain | |
| Author: Courtney G.A. Williams, M.D. Description: Medicine has begun to consider chronic pain as a chronic medical condition. Patients with chronic pain require proper evaluation and management. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Geriatric Medicine: Falls Prevention | |
| Author: Jose Loera, M.D. Description: Summary review of the leading cause of injury-related deaths among older persons. Summarizes the epidemiology, etiology and resultant morbidity of falls in the elderly. Provides a detailed synopsis of methods to identify patients at risk for falls, and discusses various interventions to prevent falls and fall-related injuries. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Improving Blood Pressure Treatment | |
| Author: Barry Davis, M.D., Ph.D. Description: To briefly review recommendations for improving blood pressure control. These recommendations are from JNC7, which considered the results of ALLHAT, a trial in which I participated as an investigator, and other trials of hypertension, including those involving lifestyle modification. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 8/21/2008 |
| Interactions: Drug to Herb | |
| Author: Mark L. Winter, Ph. D. Description: This lesson will cover a very broad topic, drug interactions, in particular drug to herb interaction because herbs have become extremely popular in the United States. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Intimate Partner Violence | |
| Author: Gary L. Kesling, Ph. D. Description: General overview of intimate partner violence in the United States, including the incidence and prevalence of the problem, demographic characteristics of both victims and perpetrators, and types of abuse. Includes a special section detailing the legal responsibilities of healthcare providers in Texas when cases of known or suspected family violence are encountered. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Medical Mistakes | |
| Author: Cheryl J. Vaiani, Ph. D. Description: Human error is something that is unavoidable. However, it is something we must confront in medicine and we must admit to if we have any hopes of being able to address how error occurs and what we can do to adequately prevent it from occurring or if it occurs from causing harm. This course is about mistakes and medical error. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Pain Management Adjuvants | |
| Author: Brad Brazeal, M.D. Description: A detailed review of current guidelines and standards for evaluation and management of chronic pain. Includes a discussion of barriers to effective pain management and strategies to ensure a thorough assessment of pain. Summarizes key components of pain management, including the use of various analgesics and nonpharmacologic interventions. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | |
| Author: Ruth E. Levine, M.D. Description: Written for primary care providers, this activity is a concise guide to recognition and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Includes sections on epidemiology, risk factors, comorbidity, diagnostic criteria and clinical features. Provides a detailed summary of psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $15.00 Expires: 12/15/2008 |
| Prevention of Radiation Induced Proctosigmoiditis | |
| Author: Christopher D. Jahraus, M.D. Description: To inform participants about the prevalence of acute radiation induced proctosigmoiditis, and to describe current and prior approaches to its management. |
Credits: 1 Type: CME Cost: $0.00 Expires: 12/15/2006 |