Some CME courses for physician assistants are offered online.
According to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, physician assistants are required to complete 100 hours of CME, or continuing medical education, every two years in order to maintain certification. CME is vital for physician assistants to maintain skills and learn about any new technologies or techniques available. Many CME courses are available online.
My CME Courses
Haymarket Medical Education developed MyCME.com to provide a range of free CME courses for physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians and pharmacists. Course offerings can be browsed by subject matter and include topics such as "Critical Challenges in Allergic Diseases: Optimizing Outcomes in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and Urticaria." This is a 1.5 hour course offered online and is jointly offered by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The course's goal is to improve the treatment and diagnose of allergic rhinitis and urticaria in order to improve patients' quality of live and reduce medical costs. Successful completion provides 1.50 CME credits.
My CME
Haymarket Medical Education
25 Philips Parkway, Suite 105
Montvale, NJ 07645-1810
201-799-4800
mycme.com
Clinicians CME Courses
Clinicians CME offers a list of available online CME courses for physician assistants including "Noninvasive Modalities for Evaluating Angina," which is sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. The course is designed for physician assistants, nurse practitioners and physicians who provide primary care to patients with a risk of developing coronary artery disease. Its primary objective is to most the most recent information available concerning the use of noninvasive methods for evaluating patients with angina symptoms. The course costs $10, takes an estimated 1.25 hours to complete and can be completed online. There is a 15-question test which must be passed with a score of 70 percent or better in order to receive credit for the course. Successful completion provides 1 CME credit.
Clinicians CME
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine
367 Inverness Parkway, Suite 215
Englewood, CO 80112
800-423-3576
jobsoneducation.com/clinicianscme
PRIME Courses
PRIME offers a series of online CME courses, many of which are free of charge such as "Stemming the Tide of Opioid Abuse and Diversion with Abuse-Deterrent Choices." The course is intended for physician assistants, physicians, pharmacists, case managers, nurses or nurse practitioners. The course's objectives are to improve identification of patients likely to abuse opioid medication, compare the various available abuse-deterrent technologies, evaluate the success of "abuse-deterrent formulations" in controlling pain and to evaluate the legal implications of current opioid therapies. Prerequisites for taking this course include possessing a computer with speakers, Internet access, Adobe Flash Player and a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla. To receive credit, this online course must be viewed in its entirety. Additionally, after completing the test at the end, physician assistants will be able to print a certificate. Successful completion of this course provides 1 CME credit.
PRIME
8201 West McNab Road
Tamarac, FL 33321
954-718-6055
primeinc.org/cme
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