NEW: NNEPC Bath Salts Webinar Available
The Northern New England Poison Center (NNEPC) is offering recorded webinar presentations regarding the new synthetic drugs known as “bath salts.”
The webinar is a slide and audio presentation recroded by Dr. Karen Simone, NNEPC Director, and Dr. Tamas Peredy, NNEPC Medical Director. The presentation is available for viewing at any time.
It can be accessed through the NNEPC website, www.nnepc.org, or directly at BATH SALTS Webinar.
The presentation is given in two parts. The first is a general overview of bath salts appropriate for all audiences. The second is aimed at health care professionals and gives information related to treating bath salts patients.
NNEPC is currently able to offer continuing education credits for Maine and New Hampshire EMS personnel for the bath salts recorded webinar. They expect to be able to offer other types of continuing education credits in the near future.
"Fibromyalgia in Family Medicine: Challenges in Pain Management"
Online activity that offers in-depth analysis of the latest strategies for effective diagnosis and management of this painful condition. (AAFP Learning Link)
"Chest Pain: What to Do with ACS?"
The first of four activities on acute coronary syndrome. This video lecture reviews the pathophysiology and prevalence of ACS, the differential diagnosis and risk stratification, and evidence-based strategies for acute and post-ACS management. (AAFP Learning Link)
Chronic Pain Project Home Study - "Treating Chronic Pain In Maine" - Improving Outcomes, Recognizing Adverse Effects of Medications, Preventing Drug-Related Deaths
Maine physicians and other clinicians struggle to treat chronic pain conditions effectively and compassionately. The task is particularly difficult for primary care providers working in rural areas, who do not have ready access to specialty consultation in chronic pain or addiction medicine.
This CME ofering undertakes to give physicians useful guidance in both the tratment of chronic pain, including use of opiod medication, along with safeguards to ensure that diversion is kept to a minimum, issuessues of addiction, and when they co-occur with chronic pain, are recognized and addressed effectively.
NOW available FREE!! at http://www.mainemed.com/painMgt/cme.php
This monograph is estimated to require 2 hours to read. The accompanying post-test must e submitted and successfully completed in order to obtain 2 Category 1 CME credits. This course is available until December 31, 2011, after wich it will be either updated or terminated.
"Recognizing Early Motor Delays"
Pathways Awareness, in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), are proud to announce the availability of a new online continuing medical education (CME) course: Recognizing Early Motor Delays at the 2-month Pediatric Well Visit. The program, available at http://www.pedialink.org/cme/htemd is being offered FREE for all by entering the code PATHWAYS at check out.
Upon completion of the 20 minute course, eligible participants may earn a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM, AAP, or NAPNAP credits. The curriculum uses side-by-side video comparisons of infant observation to help health care professionals, students, parents, and caregivers recognize the signs of an early motor delay in children as early as 2 months of age and determine the most appropriate intervention if an early motor delay is observed.
Early detection and early intervention are key to ensuring the best for all children’s physical development. For more information on early motor delays and the help available, visit www.pathwaysawareness.org or call our toll free parent answered hotline at 1-800-955-CHILD (2445).