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The 36th Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review aims to enhance your knowledge of essential topics in primary and specialty care of your aging patients. Led by Zaldy Tan, MD, MPH, this CME program will help you to keep pace with the latest developments and to prepare for certification or re-certification exams in geriatric medicine offered by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP).
This board review will help you to better:
- Apply principles of geriatric assessment, geriatric pharmacology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the patient care setting
- Recognize major geriatric syndromes such as incontinence, pain management, and osteoporosis, and describe appropriate approaches
- Create personalized medication regimens for medically complex older adults
- Identify psychosocial problems and ethical issues in decision-making, and formulate an approach to these problems
Each year, there are a staggering number of critical updates to learn and incorporate into your internal medicine practice. The 42nd Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine synthesizes these updates, presenting them with efficiency and effectiveness in order to help you stay current, ensure optimal outcomes, and prepare for ABIM board exams. This CME program includes 138 lectures by Harvard Medical School's most distinguished clinical faculty, who share insight on key topics like:
- PCSK9 inhibitors for patients with heart disease
- Immunotherapy for cancer
- Treatment of highly resistant infections
- Novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- And many more
Explore Non-invasive Vascular Testing
This online CME program — developed in partnership with the Society for Vascular Medicine — spans 30+ lectures that will expose you to all aspects of non-invasive testing. Abundant case study materials and over 100 registry-type exam questions will help those who work within the non-invasive vascular laboratory to prepare for the RPVI examination. It's a continuing medical education program that provides valuable insight on:
- Imaging techniques (B-mode, color and spectral Doppler, physiological testing)
- Various testing protocols and diagnostic criteria
- A broad range of vascular pathology, both common and rare
- Fundamentals of vascular physics
- Quality improvement and patient safety
Addiction Medicine for Non-Specialists is a case-based, comprehensive look at the most relevant information on the identification and management of substance use disorders. Led by Christopher W. Shanahan, MD, MPH, this CME course covers major substances used — alcohol, opioids, stimulants, benzodiazepines, tobacco/nicotine, and cannabis — and defines longitudinal, comprehensive and coordinated care strategies. It will help you to better:
- Define addiction in terms of it being a relapsing and chronic disease
- Distinguish between pharmacologic, medical, and behavioral strategies for opioid use treatment
- Outline approaches to identify and treat substance use in adolescents and adults
- Identify the commonly occurring infectious diseases seen in patients with addictions
- Compare prescribing patterns for patients with acute and chronic pain
- Classify psychiatric disorders that coexist with substance use disorders
Join host and SESAP Program Director John A. Wiegelt, MD, DVM, MMA, as he leads sharply focused discussions of urgent clinical issues in each of the 13 key SESAP categories. Interviewees are SESAP authors, so you are assured of the defnitive word from authoritative sources. Discussion areas — chosen for timeliness, clinical signi?cance and educational value, include: Abdomen, Alimentary Tract, Breast, Endocrine/Head & Neck, Legal/Ethics, Oncology, Perioperative Care, Problems in Related Specialties, Skin/Soft Tissue, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma, Vascular
This CME program, featuring experts in the practice of Breast Pathology, is a comprehensive review of the core concepts and emerging trends in the field. Masters of Pathology Series – Breast Pathology covers updates on ER/PR/HER2 testing, contemporary issues in core needle biopsy, deceptive patterns and mimics of invasive breast cancer, and more. It will help you to better:
- Evaluate diagnostic criteria and clinical significance of common and uncommon benign, in situ, and malignant lesions
- Address differential diagnostic problems commonly encountered in breast pathology
- Gain the latest information on the uses and limitations of IHC in diagnostic breast pathology
- Understand the latest guidelines for ER, PR and HER2 testing and reporting
Bringing Best Practices to Your ICU: An Interdisciplinary Approach lays the foundation for an inter-professional, bundled approach to the care of patients with complex medical conditions. Led by John P. Kress, MD and Cheryl L. Esbrook, OTR/L, BCPR, this CME course highlights common complications of ICU survivors and breaks down the efficacy and implementation of the ABCDEF bundle. It will help you to better:
- Define the history and evidence surrounding the ABCDEF bundle
- Discuss strategies to improve bundle utilization in the ICU setting
- Analyze the roles of different healthcare providers in a bundled approach
- Outline ways to integrate the bundle into care of critically ill patients
- Identify potential barriers to ABCDEF bundle implementation
Chronic Conditions in Young Adults: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care provides state-of-the-art strategies to help you effectively and efficiently transition these patients into your practice. This in-depth CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like congenital heart disease, diabetes, spina bifida, cancer survivorship, cardiovascular risk reduction, solid organ transplant, substance use disorder, and more. It will help you to better:
- Develop and implement practical strategies to transfer and accept patients with chronic conditions
- Navigate healthcare systems and their impact on transition to adult care
- Adhere to best practices for communication and goal setting with patients and families
- Get updates for sexuality and fertility with chronic disease
- Enhance your approach to patient and family engagement in chronic condition management and help them achieve health equity
Comprehensive Review and Update of What’s New in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery is an extensive review of vital topics in vascular surgery. This CME course focuses on four major pillars of vascular surgery—conventional open operations, catheter based intervention, the medical aspect of patient management, diagnostic imaging and noninvasive testing. It will help you to:
- Define indications, technique, and results of open vascular operations including carotid endarterectomy, repair of AAA, aorto-femoral bypass, and infra-inguinal bypass
- Illustrate adept management of varicose veins and deep venous occlusive disease
- Describe indications, technique, and results of catheter based intervention including endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm, aorto-iliac and femoral-popliteal-tibial occlusive disease, and carotid artery stenting
- Modify management of vascular diseases including hypertension, risk factor modification, the use of anti-platelet, anti-coagulant, and statin therapy
- Accurately interpret diagnostic studies including duplex ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography, CT angiography, and catheter based contrast angiography
The Comprehensive Review of Breast Imaging delves into a wide array of topics and summarizes the common, key issues radiologists face in daily practice. This online CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like mammography, breast masses, correlating ultrasound with mammography and clinical findings, controversies in breast MRI, ultrasound and nipple discharge, ultrasound of breast implants, etc. It will help you to better:
- Comprehend the multimodality approach to breast imaging
- Understand the indications for and utility of breast MRI
- Learn to minimize recall rate and upsurge cancer detection rate at mammography
- Attain knowledge to use 3D tomosynthesis mammography in the screening and diagnostic settings
- Refresh your understanding of breast intervention procedures including biopsy and seed localizations
Comprehensive Review of Family Medicine features experts in the practice of family medicine who detail the latest developments, diagnostic guidelines, and therapeutic strategies. Led by Donald B. Middleton, MD, this CME course includes 79 case-based lectures on topics like hypertension, osteoporosis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, incontinence in women, pelvic masses, eating disorders, and more. It will help you to better:
- List pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for sports injuries
- Compare management strategies for acute and chronic pain
- Identify common and uncommon medical complications of pregnancy
- Summarize the current therapies for arthritis
- Recognize and explain life-style strategies for averting obesity
- Classify childhood and adult immunizations
Comprehensive Review of General Surgery features authoritative speakers who discuss preoperative evaluation, intraoperative techniques and patient care, as well as inpatient and outpatient management. This CME course includes case-based lectures covering a broad range of surgical areas (gastrointestinal, breast, cardiovascular, trauma, etc.), as well as subspecialty areas like urology, ENT, advanced care planning, infectious disease, and more. It will help you to better:
Describe surgical approaches for benign and malignant disorders of the pancreas
Predict complications and undesirable sequelae in transplantation surgery
Outline best surgical techniques for benign and malignant breast disease
Distinguish between esophageal and paraesophageal disorders requiring surgery
Evaluate coagulation disorders and the perioperative management of anticoagulation
Summarize initial evaluation and surgical approaches for trauma to the head and neck, chest and extremities
Comprehensive Review of Interventional Cardiology is an in-depth guide to the diagnostic, management, and technical skills required in this continually advancing field. Authoritative interventional cardiologists cover topics like anticoagulation, cardiogenic shock, bifurcation stenting, bypass grafts, renal artery stenting, pericardial interventions, and more. This CME course will help you to:
- List effective lipid-lowering pharmacologic therapies
- Illustrate carotid and cerebrovascular interventions
- Outline interventions used for stable angina and silent ischemia
- Discuss different peripheral interventions for upper and lower extremities
- Describe interventions for patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect closure
- Distinguish between the various stents used to treat coronary disease
This CME program covers the breadth and depth of clinical neurology and its subspecialty areas, detailing the most current practical information. Comprehensive Review of Neurology comprises 50+ case-based lectures on topics like Alzheimer's disease, headache, fatigue, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders, etc. You'll get expert take-home points from each lecture, including:
- Functional Movement Disorders. Functional neurological disorders can be diagnosed with positive signs and symptoms, and are not only diagnosed by exclusion.
- Back and Neck Pain. While pain radiating to the extremeties is often caused by nerve root compression, axial spine pain is generally from musculoskeletal causes rather than nerve compression.
- Concussion. Concussion has reached epidemic proportions and clinicians must be able to diagnose, proivde guidance following injury, and manage common symptoms.
- Social Networks in Neurology. The influence of social relationships on risk for mortality is comparable with well-established risk factors for mortality.
- And many more!
Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review covers a wide set of topics and provides you with the most relevant information on core concepts. Led by Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS, it sheds light on the latest trends and best practices to provide enhanced care to patients. It will help you to better:
- Evaluate and apply the latest neurosurgical treatments
- Outline the best practices in management of vascular disorders
- Define the latest techniques in functional neurosurgery
- Apply best surgical techniques for the spine, brain and spinal tumors, and nerve injury
With Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry, you’ll gain a practical approach to providing the best possible clinical care and outcomes for patients suffering mental, emotional, and behavioral problems. Course Director Paul Summergrad, MD, and his colleagues deliver 45 in-depth lectures covering common and uncommon psychiatric disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychopharmacologic treatments, psychotherapeutic treatments, medical psychiatry, and ethical and legal issues.
This online CME course will help you to better:
- Describe interventions and treatments for opioid use disorder
- Distinguish between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder
- Summarize the techniques used in motivational interviewing
- Explain the diagnosis and management of age-related cognitive decline
- Discuss the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and related disorders
- Encapsulate the methods used for treatment-resistant depression
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Featuring experts in the practice of Radiation Oncology, this CME program focuses on core concepts and emerging trends. Radiation Oncology – A Comprehensive Review includes case-based lectures on topics like proton radiation therapy in adults, radiation therapy for prostate cancer, spine stereotactic body radiation therapy, soft tissue sarcomas, skin cancer, and more. It will help you to better:
- Recognize the importance of clinical evaluation of cancer patients during various treatment phases
- Outline effective curative and palliative treatment goals
- Explain the potential outcomes of combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy
- Discuss the efficacy of stereotactic body radiation for spinal tumors
- Evaluate and overcome challenges encountered in radiation oncology
Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, an intensive review for gastrointestinal pathologists, focuses on interpretation of biopsies of the upper GI tract mucosa and the liver, pancreatic/biliary disorders, and application of novel techniques to various GI disorders. Led by renowned pathologist, Lysandra Voltaggio, MD, this online CME program will significantly enhance your diagnostic skills.
It will help you to better:
- Identify unusual variants of GIST
- Develop a diagnostic approach to unusual/variant colorectal polyps
- Define common and rare lymphoproliferative disorders involving the GI tract
- Recognize and discuss the GI manifestations of systemic disorders
- Evaluate common mimics of inflammatory bowel disease
- Discuss the updated classification of benign and malignant hepatic neoplasm
- Describe the basis of grading acute cellular rejection
Cytopathology provides a broad introduction to the core concepts of cytopathology. This well-laid-out course highlights recent advances in the field alongside general principles of cytology and fine needle aspiration biopsy, thyroid cytology, cervicovaginal cytology, lymph node cytology, liver cytology etc. It will help you to better:
- Identify normal and abnormal findings in a variety of cytological specimens
- Comprehend standardized reporting system and key morphologic features to aptly render diagnostic interpretations
- Assess your knowledge and skills on the existing practice of cytopathology including latest diagnostic criteria, terminology, and techniques
- Effectively communicate your diagnostic findings to optimize patient care
The Smart Way to Study
Dental Decks Part I Volume 13 provides you with a fast, convenient, and proven way to learn. This edition features over 1,300 individual flash cards formatted with a question on the front and a detailed, comprehensive answer and topic review on the back. You'll receive additional cards with bonus learning content, and a 100-question test booklet.
Print and Online Flash Cards
Dental Decks Part I is available in a choice of formats. Choose print, online, or both. Flash cards are a simple, effective way to learn and retain knowledge. Use Dental Decks Part I to review all the areas covered in the NBDE Part I exam.
The Smart Way to Study
Dental Decks Part II Volume 13 provides you with a fast, convenient, proven way to learn. This edition features more than 1,400 individual flash cards formatted with a question on the front and a detailed, comprehensive answer and topic review on the back. You'll also receive a 43-question case studies booklet and oral pathology booklet.
Print and Online Flash Cards
Dental Decks Part II is available in a choice of formats. Choose print, online, or both. Flash cards are a simple, effective way to learn and retain knowledge. Use Dental Decks Part II to review all the areas covered in the NBDE Part II exam.
This CME program offers a broader approach to treating patients with dermatology needs on an ongoing basis, stressing practical problem-solving and disease management. Focused on total patient care — from diagnosis of common skin conditions and lesions, to developing a treatment plan and establishing skin care management — Dermatology for Primary Care faculty will:
- Define fundamentals of the dermatologic exam, using real-patient photography to illustrate skin conditions from common acne and eczema to melanoma and other skin cancers
- Pull from real-patient examples to demonstrate common patterns of presentation
- Discuss how to approach patients who don’t improve and what adjustments to make when conditions change
Use Echocardiography to Improve Clinical Outcomes
In this Oakstone comprehensive review, you’ll get expert information on the principles and current clinical practice of echocardiography to help you prepare for exams and earn CME credits from your home or office.
Used correctly, echocardiography is an important tool that can improve clinical outcomes in cardiac patients. Oakstone’s Echocardiography – A Comprehensive Review will help you:
- Select the right patients for echocardiography
- Understand clinical indications and quality assurance issues
- Recognize clinical uses, advantages, potential complications, and limitations of new available modalities
- Know the techniques needed to evaluate various diseases and disorders
- Summarize the characteristic findings of diseases of the myocardium
- Discuss the role of echocardiography in the intraoperative, critical care, and emergency department settings
This CME program focuses on basic and advanced electrodiagnostic techniques used in the evaluation of patients with actual or suspected neuromuscular disease. Electrodiagnostic Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders – A Comprehensive Review includes the latest research, updates and current standards of care to help you better:
- Recognize classic, possible, and unlikely neuromuscular disorders according to clinical symptoms
- Assess the need of laboratory tests, electrodiagnostic studies, imaging, and muscle and nerve biopsies to establish a diagnosis
- Illustrate effective management of painful neuropathies
- Outline strategies to deliver the best care possible to patients with neuromuscular disorders
Foundations in Pediatric Dentistry: Evidence-Based Decision Making in Everyday Practice focuses on common pediatric problems and their timely and skillful management. This well-laid-out CME course includes case-based lectures in foundational areas such as caries etiology and management, behavior guidance, pulp therapy, restorative dentistry, oral pathology, special health care needs, growth and development, and more. It will help you to better:
- Identify factors that promote dental caries and gingival diseases
- Use safe radiation practices when diagnosing oral conditions
- Recognize pathologic conditions in the child patient
- Spot signs of child abuse and neglect
- Diagnose and manage orthodontic and orthopedic problems in growing children
- Discuss and apply therapeutic options for extensive traumatic dental injuries
This convenient audio program delivers the latest developments in geriatric medicine, along with prevailing evaluation and management strategies. Ideal for MOC.
The GRS10 Audio Companion brings you engaging, informative discussions with GRS chapter authors and experts. These 30-minute sessions are based on GRS content, and cover the latest developments and prevailing evaluation and management strategies in geriatric medicine.
Tables and figures in the accompanying PDF syllabus add visual support, while how-to tips and techniques, treatment approaches and valuable GRS10 pearls enhance your clinical decision-making and help you prep for board exams.
This audio CME program — moderated by G. Michael Harper, MD and William L. Lyons, MD — includes a new discussion on Prognostication, and fresh perspectives from updated content and new contributors.
Recognizing Gynecologic Tumors
Gynecologic Pathology focuses on tumors of the gynecologic tract: how to distinguish between them, how to recognize tumors that secondarily involve the gynecologic tract and how to recognize benign mimics of malignancy. Lectures are organized by anatomical location (i.e., uterus, cervix, vulva, ovary, fallopian tube) and histotype. Wherever relevant, speakers include a description of precursor lesions, interventions for early detection and a summary of molecular genetics as it applies to diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic prediction, and screening for hereditary cancer syndromes.
Head and Neck Pathology provides in-depth coverage of a multitude of topics, summarizing key issues relevant to today's practice. This CME course — part of the Masters of Pathology Series — encompasses the most important aspects of pathology of oral cavity, nose paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, neck, and thyroid. It will help you:
- Attain the latest knowledge on core concepts and diagnostic work-ups
- List an accurate differential diagnosis for head and neck lesions
- Order appropriate immunostains to address diagnostic possibilities
- Identify the limitations and possible pitfalls of each diagnostic tool
- Discuss clinical implications of a given head and neck diagnosis
In addition to detailed coverage of hematopoietic neoplasms, the Masters of Pathology Series — Hematopathology program covers selected topics in hemostasis, thrombosis, and red blood cell pathology commonly encountered in pathology practices. Designed for both the practicing pathologist and the pathologist in training, this CME course will help you to better:
- Use results of immunophenotypic, genetic, and molecular studies when diagnosing hematopoietic neoplasms
- Interpret the diagnostic tests used to evaluate hemoglobinopathy, thalassemia, and selected hemostasis disorders
- Understand practical aspects of new developments and updates as you prepare for exams or certification
The Smart Way to Study
Dental Hygiene Decks provides you with a fast, convenient, proven way to learn. Dental Hygiene Decks features over 1,300 individual flash cards formatted with a question on the front and a detailed, comprehensive answer and topic review on the back.
Print and Online Flash Cards
Dental Hygiene Decks is available in a choice of formats. Choose print, online, or both. Flash cards are a simple, effective way to learn and retain knowledge. Use them to review all the areas covered in the NBDHE exams.
Intensive Review of Nephrology is a case-based, comprehensive look at new developments and updates in the field. Led by renowned nephrologists, lecturers shed light on state-of-the-art practices, clinical challenges, and a wide array of topics, including membranous nephropathy, acidosis, alkalosis, genetics and kidney disease, pediatric nephrology, acute kidney injury syndromes, geriatric nephrology, and more. This CME program will help you to better:
- Summarize currently recommended nephrology guidelines
- Explain the differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations of renal disorders
- Incorporate current therapeutic options for specific renal disorders
- Interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
- Describe pathophysiological mechanisms for renal disease management
- Prepare for ABIM Nephrology certification/recertification examinations
Discover the Latest Trends
This Geriatric and Palliative Medicine CME program brings you the latest trends and best practices for managing geriatric syndromes and improving patient outcomes. Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine covers topics like late-life depressions, sleep disorders, surgical emergencies, capacity assessment, falls, hospice, etc. It will help you to better:
- Recognize and effectively manage the major geriatric syndromes
- Understand the benefits and drawbacks of novel therapies for older adults
- Assess and manage pain and non-pain issues
- Prepare for the ABIM geriatric and palliative medicine board exams
- Evaluate and guide medical interventions to improve patient quality of life
Management of the Hospitalized Patient, chaired by Dr. Robert Wachter, covers recent advances and current controversies relevant to hospitalists and other clinicians caring for inpatients. This CME course aims to enhance your diagnostic and management skills through hands-on teaching and observation in critical care, perioperative care, patient safety, hospital neurology, cardiology, GI, hematology, oncology, nephrology, and infectious diseases. It will help you to better:
- Improve diagnosis of common inpatient clinical presentations
- Perform an evidence-based work-up for common inpatient clinical presentations
- Apply recent therapeutic approaches to common inpatient disorders
- Effectively respond to patients’ questions using the latest clinical literature
Through engaging lectures, case studies, and virtual microscopy sessions, Masters of Pathology Series - Lung Pathology helps build and translate knowledge into realistic diagnostic scenarios. Course Director Lynette M. Sholl, MD, and her colleagues deliver in-depth coverage of topics like granulomatous diseases, vasculitis, multiple lung tumors, lung transplant pathology, pulmonary vascular pathology, benign mimics of lung cancer, and more. This CME course will help you to better:
- Recognize common, uncommon mediastinal tumors including thymic neoplasms
- Interpret the clinical implications of specific carcinoma diagnoses
- Identify effective diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for NSCLC diagnosis
- Differentiate between reactive and neoplastic proliferations of the lung and pleura
- Understand the relevance of IHC, FISH, molecular tests for diagnosing malignant mesothelioma
- Define appropriate biomarkers to select lung cancer patients for immunotherapy
Connect with the Experts.
Packed with the latest diagnostic approaches and management strategies, the MKSAP® 18 Audio Companion provides comprehensive, go-anywhere audio coverage of recent clinical advances and treatment guidelines across 11 internal medicine subspecialties. Listen as your host Donald L. Deye, MD, FACP, leads lively discussions with esteemed colleagues in each area. Experienced clinicians, program directors, and department chairs from some of the world's finest medical institutions share patient stories, insightful views on new treatments, and more.
World Class CME's National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium™ is a comprehensive program featuring 115 presentations across 10 subspecialties, including Abdominal, Chest, Cardiovascular, Emergency, Genitourinary, Neurology, Musculoskeletal and Nuclear Medicine. This CME course will help you to better:
- Assess injuries and diseases of the extremities, spine and face using CT and MRI
- Apply ultrasound in musculoskeletal, gynecological, obstetrical, cardiovascular and other organ systems
- Use MDCT and MR imaging to evaluate the abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen and bowel
- Evaluate genitourinary malignancies, masses and anomalies using MRI, CT and US
- Understand the newest breast screening and diagnostic technologies
- And more...
Stay Abreast of Advances in Neurological Medicine
As new neurological therapeutics become available, it can be difficult for the non-neurologist to stay abreast. It is important that these clinicians — often the first a patient consults — are familiar with the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prognosis associated with neurological conditions.
Neurology for Non-Neurologists covers the full scope of clinical neurology: commonly encountered patient complaints such as dizziness, back pain, seizures, and movement disorders, as well as special, common topics that can be mis- or underdiagnosed. Speakers in this online CME course are highly skilled with vast experience educating non-neurologists.
A new federal ruling requires that healthcare professionals performing physical exams on commercial motor vehicle drivers must now have National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) certification. In order to receive certification, you must complete training and pass a federal certification test to meet the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) guidelines.
NYU Comprehensive Review of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is an extensive review of clinically relevant topics in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This expertly designed CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like pathological gait, orthotics, upper limb prosthetics, cardiac rehabilitation, osteoporosis, entrapment syndromes, and more. It will help you to better:
- Integrate evidence-based techniques for performing electrodiagnostic tests into practice
- Diagnose and manage sports-related concussion in athletes
- Demonstrate expertise in treating spasticity with botulinum toxin or intrathecal baclofen
- Incorporate evidence-based clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Assess capabilities and limitations of musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic, interventional procedures
NYU’s Head to Toe Imaging is extremely thorough and will help you keep up with recent developments and current trends in the field. Led by Georgeann McGuinness, MD, FACR, this online CME program focuses on safety and quality issues, the practical aspects of established CT, MR, US, PET, and interventional techniques, and new techniques and applications for these modalities. It will help you to better:
- Evaluate and fit current imaging techniques and protocols for sub specialty imaging into clinical practice
- Explain the Bosniak classification system for small renal masses
- Develop imaging protocols to optimize radiation safety and dose reduction in CT
- Utilize MR imaging in apt patient populations without compromising diagnostic accuracy
- Strategize to optimize and incorporate a gamut of studies, including CT, MR and PET to accurately stage neoplasms
This CME program is a comprehensive look at new developments and updates in the field of musculoskeletal imaging. NYU’s Advanced Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System: Up Your Game includes case-based lectures covering a wide array of topics, including common sports specific injuries, nerve imaging, bone tumors, imaging of arthritis and cartilage, pediatric imaging, spine imaging, musculoskeletal infection, and more. It will help you to better:
- Determine strategies to modify imaging techniques and protocols for all areas of musculoskeletal MRI including hip, knee, shoulder, and foot
- Develop a working differential for tumors of bone and soft tissues, and recognize if additional imaging or tissue sampling is justified
- Evaluate the role of imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritides like rheumatoid and spondyloarthropathies
- Describe techniques to improve MR imaging in the presence of hardware, as well as the major areas of pathology diagnosed in patients post hip arthroplasty
Orthopaedic Surgery Board Review covers a wide array of topics and keeps you abreast of the recent advances in the field. Led by Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH, it provides the latest knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of common orthopaedic conditions in adults and children through case-based lectures on topics such as adult orthopaedic infections, adult spine trauma, total knee arthroplasty, rotational and angular issues in children, musculoskeletal infections in children, and more.
In addition to helping you prep for exams, this CME course will help you to better:
- Recognize key principles of musculoskeletal basic science as they apply to orthopaedic surgery
- Categorize orthopaedic disease severity for proper selection of operative versus non-operative treatment
- Summarize complications associated with orthopaedic surgical treatments and their management
- Describe important physical examination and imaging characteristics for correct diagnosis of common conditions
- Evaluate benefits of treatment options to make optimal choices based on specific patient characteristics
This CME program is a comprehensive look at all aspects of pancreatic pathology. Through informative lectures and virtual microscopy sessions, Elizabeth D. Thompson, MD, PhD, reinforces basic concepts, exploring particularly challenging situations, and introduces new techniques in molecular analysis. Masters of Pathology Series — Pancreatic Pathology will help you to better:
- Illustrate an algorithm for the approach to diagnoses of solid, cystic pancreatic lesions
- Explain the most common non-epithelial neoplasms arising in or involving the pancreas
- Distinguish between chronic pancreatic and invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
- Outline common causes of non-neoplastic mass-forming lesions in the pancreas
- Summarize a clinical scenario in which molecular analysis of cyst fluid impacts clinical decision-making
- Identify common mimics of adenocarcinoma on intraoperative frozen sections of the liver and/or peritoneum during pancreatic surgery
Pathology Board Review presents a comprehensive array of pathology topics, from head to toe in anatomic pathology, to the nuts and bolts of running a multidisciplinary clinical pathology laboratory with support for highly specialized testing. This online CME course will guide you in applying relevant concepts to the pathology boards examination, and help you to better:
- Define high-yield concepts within anatomic pathology, including neoplasm recognition and sub-classification
- Discuss mesenchymal and hematopoietic neoplasms
- Explain basic concepts in placental pathology
- Describe laboratory management concepts and their use with transfusion medicine, blood banking, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, cytogenetics, and more
This CME program is a comprehensive review of essential topics in child development. Pediatric Care Series: Diagnosis and Management of Behavior and Development includes case-based lectures on topics like cardiac murmurs, speech delay and autism, disruptive behavior problems in children, childhood obesity, communication issues in outpatient pediatrics, etc. It will help you to:
- Identify and effectively manage common developmental and behavioral disorders in children
- Recognize the red flags and symptoms for severe childhood disorders
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with patients’ families
- Attain the latest knowledge on common developmental and behavioral issues in children
- Apply new information to everyday pediatrics care, improving diagnostic accuracy and management decisions
This comprehensive review — part of our five-part Pediatric Care Series — provides updated information on diagnostic tips for early recognition, evaluation and effective management of various gastrointestinal diseases in pediatric patients. Pediatricians, primary care physicians, fellows, medical students and other healthcare personnel will learn to better:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases
- Understand the importance of differential diagnosis in establishing the final diagnosis
- Effectively diagnose, treat and manage specific pediatric gastrointestinal disorders
- Discuss the latest therapeutic options for various pediatric gastrointestinal diseases
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This CME course is a comprehensive review of essential topics in pediatric otolaryngology. Pediatric Care Series: Otolaryngology includes case-based lectures on topics like hearing loss, sinus disease and sleep disordered breathing, and will help you to better:
- Identify a wide variety of both common and unusual ENT pathologies
- Apply new information to everyday pediatric care, improving diagnostic accuracy and management decisions
- Differentiate between conditions that can be safely managed versus those that require subspecialty referral
Perioperative Assessment of the Maxillofacial Surgery Patient covers a wide set of topics and provides you with the most relevant information on medical management of surgical patients. Led by Jeffrey Bennett, DMD, and Elie M. Ferneini, MD, DMD, it highlights best practices for managing complications and improving outcomes. It will help you to better:
Describe the current patterns of care for medical problems and diseases
Confront challenging issues in the management of the surgical patients
Identify and effectively overcome barriers to optimal patient care
Integrate the knowledge attained into daily practice to deliver quality care to your patients
This CME program from Johns Hopkins — the leader in perioperative medicine — focuses on current and concise knowledge to improve patient outcomes through preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. Perioperative Management includes case-based lectures on topics like cardiac and pulmonary risk assessment, perioperative renal dysfunction, pain management, management of diabetes and hyperglycemia, and more. It will also help you to better:
- Illustrate effective management of bleeding and thrombotic risks in surgical patients
- Identify strategies for controlling postoperative pain and reducing opioid dependency
- Outline ways to prevent, diagnose and treat common infections that complicate surgical procedures
- Discuss multi-disciplinary approaches to minimize complications and improve patient outcomes
This CME course in molecular pathology is extremely thorough, covering a range of hot topics and core concepts in the field aiming to facilitate detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Practical Molecular Pathology for the Surgical Pathologist focuses on the latest molecular techniques, recently identified molecular genetic alterations in cancer, tissue triaging for molecular testing etc. helping you to better
Identify molecular genetic alteration in a broad range of cancer types
Understand the implications of molecular genetic testing results for cancer therapy
Apply immunohistochemistry based on molecular genetic changes to classify tumors
emistry based on molecular genetic changes to classify tumors
Interpret the results and implications of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry and mismatch repair protein assessments
This CME course is an evidence-based look at sleep disorders, their underlying causes, and the most appropriate therapies. Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists covers topics such as sleep-wake disorders, apnea, insufficient sleep linked to chronic conditions or diseases, pharmacologic and behavioral therapies, and more. It will help you to:
- Identify differences between obstructive and central sleep apnea
- Explain characteristics of REM sleep disorder and non-REM parasomnias
- Summarize sleep disturbances found in medical and psychiatric disorders
- Address sleep disruption found in women and older patients
Evaluate and Treat Sports-Related Injuries with Confidence
In Sports Medicine for Primary Care, you’ll learn to recognize, diagnose, and treat sports medicine injuries you encounter on the field or in the office. Get up to speed on current treatment protocols and return-to-play guidelines, and earn CME credits from your home or office with this specialty review course from Oakstone. Benefit from the expertise of American Sports Medicine Institute specialists who help you:
- Evaluate emergent and non-emergent injuries
- Gain knowledge on spinal and extremity injuries, concussions, cardiac issues, infections common in sports, nutrition, heat illness, tendon injuries, and issues specific to the female athlete
- Learn regenerative medicine options for chronic injuries where other treatments have failed
- Effectively cover a sporting event, including sideline coverage, with the proper diagnostic, treatment and testing tools (including sideline concussion tests)
The Brigham and Dana-Farber Board Review in Hematology online CME program brings together a distinguished group of experts to present current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Enhance patient care and prepare for boards with topics like molecular genetics, leukemia, bone marrow failures, transfusion medicine and more. You will learn to:
- Apply current/recommended hematology guidelines in clinical practice
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex hematologic disorders
- Identify and apply current therapeutic options for hematologic disorders
- Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in hematology
- Illustrate knowledge of pathophysiology of hematology disorders
- Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification
Improve Patient Care in Hematology and Oncology
The Brigham and Dana-Farber Board Review in Hematology and Oncology will help improve clinical practice gaps in hematology and oncology derived from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification/recertification requirements. In this CME program, expert speakers address relevant topics in case-based board review presentations. Improve patient care by learning to:
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex hematologic and oncologic disorders
- Identify and apply current therapeutic options for hematologic and oncologic disorders
- Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to hematology and oncology
- Illustrate knowledge of pathophysiology of hematologic and oncologic disorders
- Apply new knowledge to the ABIM certification/recertification hematology and oncology examinations
The Brigham and Dana-Farber Board Review in Oncology is a CME course designed to update knowledge and improve management strategies. Case-based presentations from a distinguished faculty of experts will help enhance patient care while you prep for the board exam by learning to:
- Apply recommended oncology guidelines in clinical practice
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex oncologic disorders
- Identify and apply current therapeutic options for oncologic disorders
- Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to oncology
- Illustrate knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of oncology disorders
- Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/recertification oncology examinations
The Brigham Board Review in Allergy & Immunology provides an in-depth coverage of a wide range of vital topics, keeping you abreast of the latest advances in the field. This CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like drug allergy, skin testing, insect sting allergy, anaphylaxis, food allergy, vaccines, aerobiology, etc. It will help you to better:
- Integrate and demonstrate improved understanding of allergic/immunologic disorders
- Identify and improve clinical competence-based practice gaps in allergy/immunology
- Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
- Stay updated on an expanding array of therapeutic options, their risks and benefits
- Prepare for ABIM certification/recertification examinations
- Integrate the knowledge gained into daily practice and provide utmost level of care to your patients
Keep Abreast of the Current Trends in Your Field
This CME program, featuring experts in the practice of cardiology, is a comprehensive review of the core concepts and emerging trends in the field. The Brigham Board Review in Cardiology, with case-based lectures and in-depth discussions, covers a range of topics like stable ischemic disease, peripheral artery disease, diseases of the aorta, heart failure, pacemaker therapy, syncope, etc. It will help you to better:
- Effectively implement the latest cardiology guidelines in clinical practice
- Identify/integrate current treatment options for specific cardiology disorders
- Evaluate and construe up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to cardiology disorders
- Express knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of cardiology disorders
- Pass the ABIM certification/recertification Cardiology examinations
The Brigham Board Review in Critical Care Medicine is a wide-ranging review of the essential topics in the field. It highlights best practice guidelines for the management of various emergency situations encountered in critical care along with the latest developments and helps you stay informed. Led by Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD, it covers a wide range of topics like hemorrhagic shock, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, approach to the comatose patient, acid-base disorders, and more. It will help you to better:
- Apply current/recommended critical care guidelines in clinical practice
- Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to critical care disorders
- Apply the latest therapeutic options for specific critical care disorders
- Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
- Apply knowledge of pathophysiology in the management of critical care disorders
- Prepare for ABIM critical care medicine certification/recertification exams
- Incorporate new knowledge into daily practice to provide optimal care to patients
Keep Up with Current Trends in Your Field
This CME course in endocrinology is extremely thorough, covering a range of key topics and core concepts in the specialty aiming to facilitate correct diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders. The Brigham Board Review in Endocrinology includes case-based lectures on topics like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid cancers, pituitary masses, polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility and assisted reproduction, obesity management, etc. It will help you to better:
- Prepare for ABIM Endocrinology certification and recertification examinations
- Integrate and demonstrate increased overall knowledge of endocrine diseases
- Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiology with clinical presentations
- Evaluate the current therapeutic strategies with risks and potential benefits
- Attain the latest knowledge for managing diabetes, endocrine hypertension, hypothyroidism, etc.
- Apply knowledge attained to your daily practice, optimizing patient care and outcomes
Stay Current with Recent Key Developments
The Brigham Board Review in Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides in-depth coverage of wide-ranging topics, keeping you abreast of the latest advances in the field. This CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like GERD, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric and small bowel motility disorders, acute liver failure, liver transplantation, celiac disease and other small bowel disorders, benign and malignant biliary diseases etc., helping you to better:
- Apply latest/recommended gastroenterology guidelines in clinical practice
- Attain the latest knowledge on clinical presentation, pathologic features, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis of various gastroenterology disorders
- Stay updated on an expanding array of therapeutic options for diverse gastrohepatic disorders
- Evaluate and interpret up-to-date literature for evidence-based clinical practice in gastroenterology
- Prepare for ABIM certification/recertification gastroenterology examinations
Stay Current in a Rapidly Evolving Specialty
The Brigham Board Review in Infectious Diseases is a comprehensive review of a wide range of topics in a rapidly evolving field. Through case-based lectures and in-depth discussions, this expertly designed course sheds light on the entire gamut of issues related to infectious diseases. It will help you to better:
- Assimilate and demonstrate improved overall knowledge of infectious diseases
- Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
- Evaluate the latest therapeutic strategies, their risks and benefits
- Appraise the management of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, zoonoses, viral hepatitis, etc.
- Incorporate new knowledge into daily practice to provide paramount care to the patients
- Prepare for ABIM Infectious Diseases certification/recertification examinations
The Newest Therapeutic Strategies
Get state-of-the-art information on major areas in pulmonary medicine while you prep for exams. Learn how to put optimal therapeutic strategies into practice while reviewing the latest techniques for treating respiratory infections, lung diseases, interstitial disorders, pulmonary vascular diseases, and more. This online CME board review course you will help you to:
- Understand clinical problems reflected in the ABIM pulmonary disease subspecialty board examination
- Summarize major areas in pulmonary medicine, including respiratory physiology, genetics, and cell and molecular biology
- Evaluate pulmonary function testing, fundamental pulmonary imaging, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Learn from the Experts
Key rheumatologic medicine topics are addressed in The Brigham Board Review in Rheumatology. Learn new strategies with this case-based online CME program as world-renowned faculty, led by Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD, Simon M. Helfgott, MD, and Paul F. Dellaripa, MD, help you to better:
- Apply current and recommended rheumatology guidelines in clinical practice
- Perform differential diagnoses of complex clinical presentations related to rheumatologic disorders
- Identify and apply current therapeutic options for specific rheumatologic disorders
- Evaluate and interpret current literature relevant to clinical practice in rheumatology
This extensive, well-laid-out CME board review includes case-based lectures on topics like central nervous system infections, nosocomial infections and infection control, antibiotics and mechanisms of resistance, and viral hepatitis, with special focus on the latest developments, medical guidelines, and therapeutic strategies. The Chicago Infectious Disease Board Review will help you to better:
Apply appropriate diagnostic procedures for common and uncommon infectious diseases
Recognize the presenting signs and symptoms of STDs and effectively treat them
Integrate current guidelines for the treatment of febrile transplant recipients
Prescribe appropriate antimicrobial therapy for patients with suspected sepsis
Reduce nosocomial infections by implementing effective infection control measures
Maintain up-to-date immunization of patients as per currently recommended adult immunization schedules
The University of Chicago Radiology Review covers the latest developments in the field of radiology. Experts in different radiological specialties identified areas in which educational intervention will lead to a positive impact on patient care. The goal of this activity is to provide critical updates that will improve competence while you:
- Explore significant topics in the appropriate use of conventional imaging modalities
- Refresh your knowledge on latest progressions in diagnostic radiology
- Explore current and future trends in radiology healthcare economics with this CME program
Explore the Latest in Diagnosis, Management and More
Thoracic Imaging – 2018 covers a range of topics, including lung cancer screening, diffuse lung diseases, quantitative imaging, big data and deep learning, pulmonary infections, oncologic imaging and interventional management, evidence-based imaging and educational topics, cardiothoracic emergencies, and cardiovascular imaging. It will help you to better:
Recognize basic concepts in imaging interpretation including pitfalls, anatomic variants and frequently missed diagnoses
Discuss the role of imaging in the screening, diagnosis, evaluation and management of cardiac diseases, including those affecting coronary arteries and great vessels of the thorax
Describe current and emerging applications in radiography, CT, MR and PET
Apply a practical approach to the assessment and management of infectious diseases, mediastinal abnormalities and diffuse lung diseases
Keep Pace with the Latest in Breast Imaging
Topics in Mammography is the 6th edition of our comprehensive breast imaging program. This CME course features engaging audio commentary with an information-packed virtual slideshow — rich with charts, graphics and radiology images — to enhance your learning and help you stay current.
In addition to delving into areas like imaging and intervention, breast density controversies, and medical legal issues, new Topics in Mammography presentations include:
- In-depth look at tomosynthesis, including approaches to asymmetries not resolved by tomosynthesis (This program meets FDA requirements for 8 hours of tomosynthesis training as a new modality for radiologists)
- Inclusive discussion of strategies and outcomes for dense breasts, high-risk lesions and percutaneous biopsies
- State-of-the-art review of conventional imaging and galactography
- Informative overview of surveillance strategies
This CME program features pediatrics experts who shed light on the entire gamut of issues related to both common and uncommon pediatric diseases. UCLA Pediatric Board Review Course includes case-based lectures on a wide array of topics, including adolescent medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine, pulmonology, coagulation, poisoning, immunizations, and more. It will help you to better:
- Pass the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) certification and recertification examinations
- Use pattern recognition to diagnose both common and rare diseases in children
- Refresh your knowledge about the signs and symptoms of common pediatric problems
- Describe diagnostic strategies for common and uncommon pediatric problems
- Outline therapeutic approaches after the diagnosis is established
- Identify and efficiently overcome barriers to optimal patient care
UCLA Review of Clinical Neurology focuses on common neurological disorders and their adept management. Led by Alon Avidan, MD, MPH, and Barbara Giesser, MD, this CME course includes case-based lectures on topics such as movement disorders, innovations in neurostimulation, critical care neurology, CNS infections, headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis, concussion and traumatic brain injury, pediatric neurology, and more. It will help you to better:
- Utilize current evidenced-based practices to improve diagnosis and management of major disease states in neurology
- Discuss neurologic disease utilizing a case-based approach across the age groups
- Recognize the newest therapeutic strategies for common neurologic disorders and complaints
- Identify, articulate and apply ethical principles to the care of patients with complex and challenging neurological disorders
This online CME program, featuring experts in the practice of radiology, is an updated review of state-of-the-art abdomino-pelvic imaging and interpretation. It covers a plethora of topics and aims to keep you abreast of the latest advances in the field. UCSF Abdominal & Pelvic Imaging will help you to better:
- Identify indications for the use of CT/MRI/US for various abdomino-pelvic organs and conditions
- Recognize postop appearances in the upper abdomen
- Apply practical approaches to diagnose benign and malignant diseases of the abdomen & pelvis
- Interpret and assess ultrasound elastography studies
- Recommend management strategies of incidental findings
- Predict possible pitfalls in abdomino-pelvic imaging and interpretation
UCSF Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging is an extensive review of clinically relevant topics in chest, abdominal and ob-gyn imaging. This expertly designed course includes case-based lectures on topics like imaging of neuroendocrine tumors, female pelvis and early pregnancy, acute aortic syndrome, imaging of pleural disease, imaging mimics of pelvic pathology, etc. It will help you to:
Identify common causes of acute pelvic pain in non-pregnant females
Recognize the appearance of ectopic pregnancy
Diagnose common and uncommon pancreatic masses
Illustrate the proper management of a renal incidentaloma
Apply updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lung nodules, lung cancer
Differentiate pathologic conditions from benign incidentalomas and mimics in the lungs, heart and mediastinum
UCSF Advances in Internal Medicine is extremely thorough and helps you keep up with recent developments and current trends in the field. Led by H. Quinny Cheng, MD, it covers a wide range of topics in 11 subspecialty areas, including cardiology, geriatrics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, women's health, pulmonology, neurology, and more. This CME program will help you to better:
- Illustrate adept management of chronic medical problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, osteoporosis, gout, and chronic pain
- Manage acute conditions such as skin and soft tissue infections, STDs, and sports-related injuries
- Effectively diagnose and treat medical problems usually treated by specialists, such as heart failure, hepatitis B & C, end-of-life care, and rheumatoid arthritis
- Integrate recent guidelines and current evidence into daily practice relevant to atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, anticoagulation management, chronic kidney disease, and preoperative medical evaluation
Explore Fundamental Topics
UCSF Breast Imaging provides an overview of the clinically relevant topics and apprises you of the latest trends in breast imaging. Led by Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD, this course highlights recent developments, with a strong focus on the use of multimodality imaging and intervention (mammography, ultrasound, MRI and tomosynthesis). It will help you to better:
- Apply and utilize BI-RADS categories as appropriate
- Expertly perform and interpret mammography and breast US
- Understand and implement the use of MRI and tomosynthesis in the clinical setting
- Facilitate compliance with reporting guidelines and management of patient follow-up, including cancer
UCSF Hot Topics in Primary Care Medicine presents a comprehensive review of new developments in outpatient medicine, with emphasis on the day-to-day controversies of office practice. Led by Robert B. Baron, MD, MS, this CME program highlights best practice guidelines for a range of topics, from cancer screening and allergy and immunology, to current approaches to gout, depression, dermatology, sports medicine, osteoporosis, and more.
It will help you to better:
- Manage common problems including high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, asthma, COPD, stroke, TIAs, vertigo, STDs, diabetes, hearing loss, sinusitis, substance abuse, and more
- Diagnose and treat special problems in womens health
- Select the best diagnostic tests
- Understand health disparities and your role in providing equitable, patient-centered care
Improve Competence in Interventional Radiology
This CME program, featuring experts in the practice of Interventional Radiology, is a comprehensive review of the core concepts and cutting-edge trends in the field. UCSF Interventional Radiology Review, with case-based lectures and in-depth discussions, covers a plethora of topics including updates on MR angiography, vein mapping and interpretation, renal ablation, portal vein embolization, biliary interventions, stroke interventions, etc. It will help you to:
- Improve technique in arterial and venous interventions
- Grasp the implications of interventional oncology procedures
- Know the benefits and limitations in selecting IR devices (shunts, stents, catheters, etc)
- Correctly interpret CT, MR and US non-invasive vascular images
- Understand the scope of Neurointerventional and Musculoskeletal interventions
- Recognize the limitations and possible pitfalls and safety issues associated with IR procedures
UCSF Musculoskeletal Imaging is a comprehensive state-of-the-art update on various aspects of musculoskeletal imaging. This well-planned course, directed by Ramya Srinivasan, MD, reviews pertinent anatomy and joint conditions for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, ankle and foot, in addition to high-yield pathology topics such as musculoskeletal trauma, metabolic bone disease, arthritis and infection, and more. It will help you to better:
- Apply the latest knowledge to diagnoses and differentials for common musculoskeletal tumors
- Identify and differentiate various arthritides
- Diagnose osseous infections and mimics
- Recognize normal joint anatomy from pathology, and avoid common pitfalls
- Spot commonly-missed fractures
- Implement ultrasound as a useful tool in musculoskeletal imaging
Stay Current on Rapidly Changing Specialty
UCSF Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging is a comprehensive state-of-the-art update on clinically relevant topics in neuroradiology and musculoskeletal imaging. This in-depth CME course includes case-based lectures on topics like skeletal trauma, shoulder instability, brain tumor pitfalls, hydrocephalus, staging cervical nodes, and more. It will help you to better:
- Revamp imaging protocols for brain, head & neck, spine, nerve and musculoskeletal imaging
- Understand the parameters of MR arthrographic technique and interpretation of findings
- Develop strategies to create short brain, spine and neck differentials
- Implement newer MR sequences like 3D volumetric imaging and metal suppression techniques
- Understand advances in stroke management and its effect on imaging
- Outline strategies to evaluate common and uncommon abnormalities in the neck and spine
The UCSF Radiology Review – Comprehensive Imaging is appropriate for residents, clinical fellows and practicing radiologists interested in updating their working knowledge, by covering all the major radiology subspecialties. The course represents the breadth and depth of experience from each subspecialty while providing a step-by-step process for reaching a differential diagnosis.
This CME program will help you to:
- Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties and major organ systems
- Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities (CT, MR, US, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine) for different medical conditions
- Implement the appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations
- Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes
- Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis
- Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality/findings and improve diagnostic interpretation
Discover the Latest Trends in Thoracic Imaging
UCSF Thoracic Imaging is extremely thorough and provides you with the most relevant information on the latest imaging methodologies and diagnostic techniques. Led by Travis S. Henry, MD, it covers a wide range of topics like acute aortic syndromes, pulmonary nodules, lung cancer screening, thoracic incidentalomas, mosaic attenuation, imaging of bronchiectasis, etc. It will help you to better:
- Interpret high-resolution CT scans of the lungs and provide focused differential diagnoses
- Illustrate a practical approach to the imaging of lung infections
- Recognize typical manifestations of acute and chronic aortic diseases
- Define the role of cross-sectional imaging in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism
- Differentiate between benign and malignant lung nodules/masses on CT and PET
- Utilize CT and PET in the evaluation and staging of lung cancer
UW Emergency Radiology Review provides extensive coverage of key topics in emergency radiology. Led by experts from the University of Washington School of Medicine, it focuses on epidemiology and mechanisms of trauma, clinicians’ expectations of imaging, and an integrated imaging approach to injuries of the head, neck, spine, torso, pelvis, and appendicular skeleton. This CME program will help you to:
- Promptly decide the appropriate imaging studies to perform in emergency situations
- Identify less common clinical conditions presenting in the emergency setting
- Revise imaging protocols to optimize diagnostic accuracy while minimizing radiation
- Correctly interpret emergency imaging studies and recognize when additional imaging is indicated