New! 2009 Annual Conference Webcasts
Earn up to 10.75 Category I CME Credits Free!
Did you miss AAPA's 37th Annual Conference in San Diego? Or just need to earn more CME? Now you can watch some of the best symposia from IMPACT 2009 for CME credit right from the comfort of your computer! Six dinner and breakfast symposia were recorded and are now available as archived, On-Demand Webcasts. The topics include Gout, Smoking Cessation, Incretin Therapeutics, Type 2 Diabetes, Femal Sexual Dysfunction, and Probiotics. Follow the links to view the webcasts and Fellow members may take the cooresponding post-tests for free!
AAOS/AAPA Presents The 2nd Annual PA's Guide to the Musculoskeletal Galaxy. February 4-7, 2010.
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Phoenix, AZ.
18 Hours of Category 1 CME not including workshops
The only jointly sponsored AAPA/AAOS CME course available, this two-day interactive and dynamic course is designed for PAs in primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, as well as PAs new to orthopaedics. Faculty from the Mayo Clinic and Scott and White Hospital will provide you with cutting edge clinical management updates and pearls of incomparable value to your clinical practice.
Learn the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies for patients who present with common orthopaedic complaints through:
• Didactic lectures
• Small group discussions
• Live instruction in examination techniques
• Plus - optional basic shoulder and knee exam pre-course and popular splinting post-course workshops will provide participants with a well-rounded foundation in some of the most common and challenging aspects of orthopaedic care! Click here for the agenda and here for registration.
Clinical Dialogues and eCase Challenges bring the latest critical thinking and clinical application to patient care. Clinical Dialogues are engaging video-based webcasts that are combined with text-based eCase Challenges, designed to apply education into day-to-day clinical practice. Below is a list of programs in this CME initiative.
NEW! Update on Hypertension Management for Primary Care Providers - Part One of a Two-Part Series. This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME Credits.
NEW! Identifying and Treating Resistant Hypertension - Part Two of a Two-Part Series. This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME Credits.
NEW! Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Neuropathic Pain in the Primary Care Setting. This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.5 AAPA Category I CME Credits.
Understanding the Role of New Therapies in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes - Part 1 of a Two-Part Program This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME Credit.
Understanding the Role of New Therapies in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes - Part 2 of a Two-Part Program This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME Credit.
State of the Art Diabetes Management: Use of Early Insulin Therapy This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.5 AAPA Category I CME Credits.
Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis: A CME Initiative Based on the Updated National Osteoporosis Foundation Guidelines.
This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME credit.
Understanding Allergic Rhinitis: A CME Curriculum Based on Expert Recommendations from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters. Part 1 of a Two-Part Series. This CME activity provides a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME credit.
Diagnosis and Management of Allergic Rhinitis: A CME Curriculum Based on Expert Recommendations from the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters. Part 2 of a Two-Part Series. This CME activity is approved for a total of 1.0 AAPA Category I CME credit.
Fundamentals of Hospital Medicine
Hosted by AAPA and Scott and White Hospital - January 11-15, 2010 - Registration is Limited!
This 5-day course is based on the core competency standards set by the Society of Hospital Medicine. Each day of the course will highlight a different area of medicine including cardiology, pulmonary and renal, endocrine and GI, and neurology and infectious disease. Approved for 37 hours of AAPA Category I CME, check out the agenda, and click here to register.
COOL – Clinical Otolaryngology OnLine
New interactive case based CME activities from AAO-HNS and AAPA. Earn up to 9.75 Category I CME credits with these activities developed by leaders in the field of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery specifically for the non-otolaryngologist. Currently there are 29 different case scenarios available covering a wide range of commonly seen ENT complaints. Click here to get started, and check out the newest case: Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
RA Record, an e-newsletter brought to you by RAoutlook.org, features topics that relate to recent clinical studies and practice-related issues, and includes practice points gleaned from recently published articles and meeting highlights. This activity is approved for a maximum of 0.25 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit.
Get Smart about Antibiotics Week
AAPA is an official partner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Get Smart about Antibiotics Week, October 5-11, 2009, an annual effort to coordinate the work of CDC's Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign. Several interactive, online CME opportunities are available to PAs highlighting the overuse of antibiotics and the development of antimicrobial resistance. Click here to check out these CME programs and participate in this important intiative.
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care: Overcoming Diagnostic, Referral, and Treatment Barriers
Approved for 1.5 hours of AAPA Category I CME, the focus of this activity is on the early and accurate recognition of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); selection of appropriate lab and imaging diagnostic tests; interpretation of results of the physical exam, history, and diagnostic tests; and prompt referral to a rheumatologist or other arthritis specialist.
ReachMD – Radio XM157
AAPA members may now receive a free 12-month e-subscription to ReachMD- Radio XM157, on-line and on-demand, allowing live streaming and on-demand access. ReachMD is a 24/7 satellite radio channel developed by a physician to provide education for other busy medical professionals. Listen and learn at XM157 online by clicking here. Register and listen free with promo code “AAPA”!
Welcome to Grand Rounds Online - A New and Unique CME Series
Grand Rounds Online is a new series of AAPA-accredited seminars authored by leading medical educators. The more than 125 lectures cover a broad spectrum of medical and surgical topics. The cost per CME credit is low. Check it out by sampling one lecture for free.
Case Based On-line CME
AAPA Fellow Members Only: 30 case-based learning opportunities are available at no charge through this joint project between AAPA and MedCases. Each case completed earns up to two hours of Category I CME credit. Please note that you must complete each interactive section in order to earn CME credit. NEW: Challenging symposia are now available at a reduced price for members, with two or more cases in each symposium that are also presented as engaging clinical case simulations.
Superior Evidence Based Results - CME at the Point-of-Care
DynaMed™ is a point-of-care reference tool containing nearly 2,000 clinically-organized summaries, updated daily giving healthcare providers access to the best available medical evidence, and is available to AAPA members at a reduced price.
Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters - CME at the Point-of-Care
AAPA Fellow members are now able to earn Category I CME while accessing InfoRetriever with InfoPOEMs, the most extensive collection of evidence-based medicine resources and tools at a discount price!
