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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