American Medical Association (AMA) Continuing Medical Education The AMA's online CME programs provide clinical perspective on immunization, managing osteoporosis and pain management.

A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care 9 free CME and CEU credits available for Physicians, Physician's Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Pharmacists. Online program!

CE Medicus The CE Medicus catalog contains activities from today's thought leaders and from leading Providers throughout the World of Medical Education.

Cyberounds® Interactive grand rounds moderated by distinguished academics, exclusively for physicians, medical students and other selected health professionals. Free CME available!

eMedicine  The eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base contains 30,000 multimedia files and features the largest online repository of medical education credits for physicians, nurses and optometrists.

FreeCME.com Thomson Scientific & Healthcare provides integrated information solutions to researchers and librarians, physicians and pharmacists, and other professionals worldwide. By combining authoritative content with innovative technologies, they offer a broad spectrum of knowledge resources for the academic, corporate, government, and healthcare markets.

Journal Watch® From the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each exam in the Journal Watch Online CME program contains 4 questions on 4 separate summaries from the Journal Watch archives. Each exam is topic-based, and successful completion of all 4 questions is required to earn CME credit. New exams will be added regularly.

Medicity Patient face sheet, laboratory results, transcription and more. Daughters of Charity Health System physicians can acquire access by calling 877-212-0333 or Marcia Shaikin in the medical staff office at 650-991-6408.

medsite.CME   MedsiteCME provides free online CME that is engaging, trusted, convenient, and fun. Presented as case studies in a variety of clinical topics, content is developed to utilize the interactivity of the Internet while catering to the needs of busy clinicians. The effect is a powerful learning experience that is realistic and rewarding.

OR-Live programming is available to view free of charge. Subscribe to OR-Live to receive event announcements of upcoming live video webcasts in selected health specialties. Make your selection on any topic or choose "All Events"and you will receive your invitation to view innovative surgical procedures, live from the operating rooms of leading hospitals. Subscribe in confidence. OR-Live does not share or sell your information. CME credit is available.

PharmedOUT An independent project that empowers physicians to identify and counter inappropriate pharmaceutical promotion practices. PharmedOut promotes evidence-based medicine by providing news, resources, and links to pharma-free CME courses.

Physicians' Travel & Meeting Guide: The CME Planner Online 

Skyscape: Point of Care CME program   is a unique, convenient and effective program to accomplish self-directed learning in the point-of-care environment and earn credit in real world situations. By using POC-approved resources from Skyscape's growing portfolio of over 300 medical references in more than 30 unique specialties, physicians can now earn credits seamlessly, while performing their daily clinical duties.

Virtual Lecture Hall  began providing online CME programs in May 1998 and online CE programs in April 2005. So far, physicians and other health professionals have earned 80,636 hours of CME/CE credit via The VLH.

CME Schedule 2008

Seton Medical Center, Department of Medicine
May

 Note: These programs are appropriate for physicians only and are closed to the public.

UCSF Medicine Videotapes: Standing Objectives

1. Review the underlying basic science and principles applicable to clinical medicine.
2. Describe the pathophysiology of common and unusual problems in clinical practice.
3. Demonstrate increased comprehension of current standards of practice in medicine.

Target Audience: All physicians interested in learning more about state-of-the-art information and techniques in clinical medicine.

Seton Medical Center is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Seton Medical Center takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.  The Seton Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 (one) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. For more information, contact Marcia Shaikin in the Medical Staff office at 650-991-6408.

Cultural, Linguistic Competence for all CME activities: AB 1195

The Medical Library offers the following resources to support physicians in complying with this law.

Lending library includes:

AMA Health Literacy Kits: help your patients understand. Earn 2.5 hours of Category 1 credit.

Cross-cultural Medicine Book.

Cultural Competence in Cancer Care: A Healthcare Professional's Passport.

National Institute on Aging: Working with Your Older Patient, a clinician's handbook.

Note: Books, journals, articles, Internet, physician-patient education information and/or multimedia resources are available upon request.