Sources for on-line CME courses
August 1, 1999 2 minutes read
Sources for on-line CME courses
• cmeWEB, from American Health Consultants, publisher of Physician’s Managed Care Report, offers a Web-based CME program that covers 15 areas of medical specialty, including internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, travel medicine, neurology, OB/GYN, and alternative medicine. The site offers more than 850 hours of Category I CME. Physicians can answer CME questions, receive immediate feedback, and, if necessary, retake the quiz. For more information, contact customer service at (800) 688-2421 or visit the Web site: www.cmeweb.com.
• CEU Online provides Category I continuing medical education for physicians and other health care professionals using customized CD-ROMs and the Internet. Most of the courses are sponsored by businesses, such as pharmaceutical companies, and are offered at no charge. For other courses, CEO Online charges a nominal fee that is levied only on users who take the exam. For more information, contact Sharyn Lee, chief executive officer, at (603) 432-7099. E-mail: [email protected].
• HealthStream, a Web-based training company in Nashville, TN, offers more than 500 hours of CME in family practice, internal medicine, and emergency medicine. Visit the Web site at www.ahn.com.
• Physicians’ Online, the leading medical information and communication network, currently offers 17 CME programs, mostly in primary care. After taking the courses, physicians answer the CME questions on-line and receive immediate feedback. For more information, contact David Danar, MD, vice president for content, Physicians’ Online, 560 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Telephone: (914) 332-6100. Web site: www.pol.net.
• The University of Washington School of Medicine offers seven on-line CME programs, mostly for primary care physicians. The programs were developed by physicians and put on the Web by a staff physician who does the Web work on his own time. For more information, contact Edward A. Oshira, executive director. Telephone: (206) 543-1050. Fax: (206) 221-4525. E-mail: [email protected]; or visit the CME department’s Web site at www.dom.washington.edu/cme/index.html.
• Virtual Lecture Hall offers more than 50 CME hours sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Participants can earn from one hour to as much as 23.9 hours of credit, depending on the course. Participants can earn credit for some courses for free. Others are $9 or less per credit hour. Contact: John M. Harris Jr., MD, president, Medical Directions, Inc., 6101 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. Web site: vlh.com.
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