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eMedEvents provides updated information on CME requirements by each state in the U.S. With just one click, you can browse through all details including the CME credits offered at medical conferences, webinars and board review courses. We also offer a detailed list of state specific CME requirement's amd the actual links to each state's CME page.

Diabetes Intensive Training is organized by Mayo clinic and would be held during Jul 10 - Sep 29, 2017. The target audience for this medical event basically for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, The CME conference has been approved with maximum of 32.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. he Diabetes Intensive Training online course is a comprehensive web based graduate credit level professional enhancement course geared toward practicing professionals. Diabetes Intensive Training is an online self-paced 12 week course through Blackboard Learn. The course is offered on a quarterly basis. The curriculum includes a pretest, 16 modules for study, a post-test requiring an 80% passing score for continuing education credit, and a required evaluation of the course at completion. Currently the curriculum is offered to physicians, physician assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, registered nurses and pharmacists with a current license without restrictions. Target audience: This course is designed for Primary care providers - Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine MDs, Pharmacists, Dietitians, NPs, RNs and APRNs. Learning objectives: Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: * Integrate the principles of theory and research of nursing and medicine into comprehensive health care plan for patients with diabetes including prevention, promotion and treatment * Demonstrate knowledge of evidence based and clinical guidelines in treatment of diabetes inpatient and outpatient management. * Develop and acquire skills for self- directed lifelong learning and staying current in diabetes management (prevention, promotion and treatment).

As an emergency medicine physician, you provide initial care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries. Your medical expertise is wide-ranging, so that you are able to quickly diagnose and begin interventions for a variety of conditions. Just as time cannot be wasted when you are with patients, and we do not feel your valuable time should be wasted while searching for required continuing medical education (CME). Our comprehensive database allows you to quickly and easily search, register and even book travel plans for emergency medicine conferences all in one place. Are you looking for CME regarding wilderness medicine? Emergency airway management? Infectious disease control? Palliative medicine ? Find the emergency medicine CME you need by searching our list of events, hosted by leaders in medicine such as Harvard Medical School . Are you ready to attend your next emergency medical conference? Review our list of upcoming conventions, annual updates, courses and more. And for additional events specific to common sub-specialties, check out our database of Critical Care Medicine ,Sports Medicine and Toxicology conferences .

As a cardiologist, your expertise includes the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart and blood vessel diseases. Patients of all ages may be sent to you, or perhaps you have chosen to specialize in an area like geriatric or pediatric cardiology. And even though you have completed an extensive amount of internal medicine and cardiology education to-date, on-going training requirements must still be fulfilled. We can help you find continuing medical education (CME) courses that are just as specialized as your skill set. Our database of cardiology medical conferences can help you find CME opportunities that meet your needs. In addition to general cardiovascular medicine events, we feature conferences dedicated to specific topics like heart rhythm, echocardiography, hypertension and more. Register for events hosted by leading hospitals in cardiology such as the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic. Are you ready to attend your next cardiology conference? To get started, review our list of upcoming Fellows courses, annual updates, case reviews, forums and more. And for additional events, we recommend checking out our database of Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Disease conferences.

More than 78 percent of health care personnel (HCP) and 53.6 percent of pregnant women received influenza vaccination during the 2016-2017 influenza season, according to two studies published in the Sept. 29 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Carla L. Black, Ph.D., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and colleagues surveyed 2,438 HCP to estimate influenza vaccination coverage. The researchers found that during the 2016-2017 season, 78.6 percent of survey respondents reported receiving vaccination, similar to reported coverage in the previous three seasons. Coverage was highest for those working in hospitals compared with those working in ambulatory or long-term-care settings (92.3 versus 76.1 and 68 percent) and for those who were required by their employer to be vaccinated (96.7 percent), as in previous seasons. Helen Ding, M.D., from the CDC, and colleagues surveyed 1,893 women pregnant at any time during October 2016 to January 2017. The researchers found that 53.6 percent of respondents reported having received influenza vaccination before or during pregnancy (16.2 and 37.4 percent, respectively); this was similar to coverage during the previous four influenza seasons. Overall, 67.3, 11.9, and 20.7 percent of women reported receiving a provider offer for influenza vaccination, receiving a recommendation but no offer, and receiving no recommendation, respectively, similar to the previous influenza season; influenza vaccination coverage was 70.5, 43.7, and 14.8 percent, respectively, among these women.

Mayo Clinic Hospital Medicine: Managing Complex Patients is organized by Mayo Clinic and would be held during Nov 08 - 11, 2017 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona, United States Of America. The target audience for this medical event for inpatient care providers including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Hospitalists are defined as those who spend most of their professional practice caring for hospitalized patients. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Hospital Medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty and requires a diverse skill set. Hospital-based health care providers must be able to diagnose and manage a wide variety of clinical conditions, coordinate transitions of care, provide perioperative management to surgical patients and contribute to quality improvement and hospital administration. This program is specifically designed to ensure that participants augment their skill set to meet these many challenges in an effort to enhance the delivery of health care and provide better patient outcomes. Using an interactive, case-based format, key highlights from most major areas of hospital medicine will be presented. Conference Objectives are : * Classify a patient presenting with MI according to the most recent guidelines. * Select the appropriate indications for troponin testing. * Manage a patient with subsegmental pulmonary embolism. * Define sepsis according to the most recent clinical guidelines. * Select the appropriate antibiotics for a hospitalized patient with health-care associated pneumonia. * List strategies to improve the mobility of elderly patients in the hospital. * Manage a patient admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. * Recognize common sources of cognitive bias and heuristics to minimize their impact on patient care. * Order the appropriate tests for a hospitalized patient with a newly-diagnosed pleural effusion. * List novel the

Mayo Clinic Hospital Medicine is organized by Mayo Clinic and would be held during Nov 07 - 10, 2018 at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Of America. Course Description : Hospital Medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty and requires a diverse skill set. Hospital-based health care providers must be able to diagnose and manage a wide variety of clinical conditions, coordinate transitions of care, provide perioperative management to surgical patients and contribute to quality improvement and hospital administration. This program is specifically designed to ensure that participants augment their skill set to meet these many challenges in an effort to enhance the delivery of health care and provide better patient outcomes. Using an interactive, case-based format, key highlights from most major areas of hospital medicine will be presented.

As a family physician, you are responsible for providing personal, integrated and on-going care to all members of the families in your practice. And because you are not limited to a particular type of patient or condition, we understand your need for a large scope of continuing medical education (CME) made easily available. Our database of family medicine conferences displays opportunities to earn CME hours required of family physicians in the United States, Canada and other countries. Easily search for conferences that will support your goal of providing preventive care, helping patients with health management or even treating a specific condition. We feature a variety of family medicine CME events hosted by reputable organizations dedicated to this specific division of primary care. Two of these organizations include the American Academy of Family Physicians and the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA). If you are ready to start your next round of medical education, scroll through or filter our full list of upcoming annual primary care updates, introductory courses, hands-on workshops and other types of family medicine conferences. And for related events, we recommend reviewing our list of Internal Medicine conferences.

We know that as a doctor of internal medicine, you are responsible for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of conditions in your adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. You may practice in an office, an outpatient center, a hospital or even in multiple settings. Your required healthcare expertise is wide-ranging, and as such, reflects the need for CME options that are just as comprehensive. Our medical conference database can help you find a variety of CME opportunities related to the practice of general medicine. Register for conferences hosted by leading internal medicine organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, UCSF School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. In addition to conferences that cover broad primary care topics, there are numerous events that integrate sub-specialties like clinical endocrinology, orthopedics, cardio/pulmonary medicine and more. To make your search more specific, filter events by location, amount of CME credits offered or even by keyword. If you are ready to expand your knowledge of the health issues affecting your patients, start reviewing our list of upcoming exam board reviews, workshops, annual updates and other types of internal medicine conferences today. And for additional events, we recommend searching our database of Family Medicine and Hospital Medicine conferences