CE/CME for HIV/AIDS

One of the IHS HIV/AIDS program objectives is to assist our health professionals maintain HIV/AIDS competency and high quality care. Disease specific competence (as well as culturally appropriate care) is a critical component of overall strategic planning to support this quality of care. Locating and completing HIV/AIDS specific CE/CME is very beneficial, not only to maintain licensure, but also as one tool to maintain this particular level of care. It can also be used by multiple health professionals that desire an increased level of awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS clinical topics and issues. This will help raise the bar of overall care delivered within our system to those with HIV/AIDS and to those at risk. Each of the links listed below usually offers free CE/CME on HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS related topics. To receive CME/CE credit, select one of the links and follow instructions to complete the accredited CE/CME.

The Body Pro
Go to left hand menu and click on CE/CME Central tab. This site contains free CE/CME. Register using your email and create a password. Once you have done this, you may access the CE/CME available. The Body Pro an HIV/AIDS specific resource for health professionals. Massive website contains a vast amount of clinical information, conference coverage, slide sets, clinical updates, message boards, CE/CME as well as many other useful resources.

CDC/ATSDR Online Training
Go to participant services and click on ‘New Participant’. This will allow you to register. Once registered you can search the database using keyword ‘HIV’ or ‘AIDS’. This will bring you to a number of satellite broadcasts, Web on Demand services and CD-Roms available. If you have Windows media player, the broadcasts can be downloaded and CE/CME obtained. This site has free CE/CME on multiple health topics (not just HIV/AIDS). However, most of the time, there are HIV/AIDS topics within the database.

FreeCE.com
Click on your particular health profession and register for a free account. The Number One web site for free continuing education programs for health professionals. All programs are approved by an accredited provider. This site has free CE/CME on multiple health topics (not just HIV/AIDS). However, most of the time, there are HIV/AIDS topics within the database.

HIV Screening Guidelines: Policy and Case Study from Tucson

HIV Web Study
A case-based clinical curriculum with free CE/CME. These are case-based modules created by HIV specialists Dr. David Spach, MD and Dr. Joel Gallant, MD and include cases involving opportunistic infections, antiretrovirals, perinatal transmission, post-exposure prophylaxis and special populations . The site is funded through HRSA and HHS and is available to all.

HIVandHepatitis.Com
Case simulator. Very unique CE/CME program utilizing case scenarios. Click on the CME program you wish to complete and register for a free account. As the website name implies, it contains useful activities surrounding HIV and Hepatitis.

International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA)
The International AIDS Society-USA Website offers free continuing medical education to physicians who provide care for people with HIV/AIDS. Online services include Cases on the Web, a monthly CME case study, podcasts and Webcasts of IAS-USA live courses, and access to Topics in HIV Medicine, the IAS-USA peer-reviewed journal as well as access to treatment guidelines for starting antiretroviral therapy, resistance testing, and HIV mutations.

Medscape
Register for a free account. Registration on Medscape includes a free subscription to MedPulse and Medscape's email newsletter. This site has free CE/CME on multiple health topics (not just HIV/AIDS). However, often there are HIV/AIDS topics within the database.

MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Go to right hand column and click ‘register and take exam’, which will bring you to a menu where you can find ‘New Users Please Register Here’.This site has free CE/CME on multiple health topics (not just HIV/AIDS). However, often there are HIV/AIDS topics within the database.

Power-Pak CE
Go to left hand column and click on “First Time User”. Following this will be an explanation of Power-Pak and at the bottom a link to register. Once registered, you will have access to free CE/CME based on individual health disciplines. Power-Pak C.E.® is the source of continuing education for multiple healthcare professionals. Power-Pak has free CE/CME on multiple health topics (not just HIV/AIDS). However, most of the time, there are HIV/AIDS topics within the searchable database.

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