Author: University of Iowa College of Medicine

Hours: 20 1 hour Modules

Brief Description: 20 sets of lectures all dealing with how to run an office laboratory. Topics include lab safety, how to perform various tests, testing standards and risk management among others. If you do not need CME credit, make sure you select the “PRACTICE TEST” so you don’t have to pay.

Comments: For anyone who might ever want or need to serve as the lab director of a moderate complexity lab like ours, presently CLIA requires you to show evidence of 20 hours of appropriate training. The UI course is specifically designed to meet that requirement (Patt Ginn, Faculty)

Author: Baylor College of Medicine

Hours: 0.5-1 per module

Brief Description: 21 sets of lectures or pdfs on contraception, cardiovascular disease, hormone replacement, breast cancer, HPV, bacterial vaginosis, osteoporosis and ethics.

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Author: Various from Journal Contemporary OB-Gyn

Hours: 1 hour each (12 modules)

Brief Description:

Activities are called "tests," and contain both content and questions. Titles include: Coping with the complications of tattooing and body piercing; Sexual dysfunction: a couples issue; Update on managing HIV in pregnancy; Office assessment of urinary incontinence; Using and abusing oxytocin; Update on preventing surgical site infections; Obstetric anesthesia: Update 2004; Recognizing depression in gynecologic patients; What's the best approach to hyperprolactinemia? Identifying perinatal depression; Managing pregnant patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; and Contraception choices for 2004.

Comments :"I tried out the Contemporary OB/GYN site and I liked it.  It was simple, to the point, and efficient.  I read the article which was well written, had a little snip-it about the authors, and had a disclosure statement.  The site was easy to use and contained a wide variety of topics to choose from.  Thumbs up. (Christina Fergus PG-1)"

Author: Kevin Kavanaugh, MD

Hours: 2 hours

Brief Description: Covers multiple ENT topics including hearing loss, Dizziness and Tinnitus. Lots of good photos.

Comments :"I found this website helpful for ENT photos" (Doug Lindberg PGY-3)

Author: Various Sponsored by American Board of Family Medicine

Hours: 0.25 hours per 10 questions answered; other topics variable

Brief Description: A number of excellent CME opportunities including board questions with explanations, case-based diagnostic skills, a module on pain and a module on heart sounds

Comments: "It wasn’t as easy to use, and I didn’t really have a lot of options re: topic choice.  Additionally, it wasn’t as convenient to use.  While the video idea was nice, I lost interest.  I didn’t like that I had to go at someone else’s pace.  I didn’t have two hours to site and watch a video, nor did I want to site and watch a “micro” video (I couldn’t get the video to enlarge, so it was 2” X 2”) for 2 hours.  Initial impression: Thumbs down." (Christina Fergus PGY-1)

"Pretty good. Lots of interesting things to do on site other than CME stuff. CME was ok, just lots of questions to answer along with some explanations. It seemed like a lot of the CME stuff was out of date, but topics looked interesting. Easy to navigate site." (Dawn Owens PGY-1)

Author: Designed by the Department of Health and Human Services

Hours: 9 hours

Brief Description: A website that equips family physicians with awareness, knowledge, and skills to better treat the increasingly diverse U.S. population they serve

Author: Various

Hours: 0.75 per module

Brief Description: modules on common problems in primary care followed by questions

Author: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Hours: 7- 1 hour sessions

Brief Description:

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) has developed the CAM Online Continuing Education Series for health care providers and the public to learn more about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The Continuing Education Series is presented in seven chapters:

1. Overview of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2. Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements
3. Mind-Body Medicine
4. Acupuncture: An Evidence-Based Assessment
5. Manipulative and Body-Based Therapies: Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation
6. Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Aging
7. Integrative Medicine

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