Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities on the Internet
for
Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists
Note: this
list is meant to be representative, not comprehensive. Inclusion in this list
does not imply endorsement by the Biomedical Libraries.
Aggregate Sites
Academic
Professional/Specialty Societies
Government
Commercial
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any comments concerning this page to Sheila Gorman.
Aggregate Sites
Websites with links to multiple online CE programs from various
sources.
General
- Medical Matrix
http://www.medmatrix.org/
"Ranked,
Peer-Reviewed, Annotated, Updated Clinical Medicine Resources" from the
American Medical Informatics Association. First visit requires registration.
Can search for CE options within each medical specialty area, as well as
general CE sites.
- MedWeb from Emory University
http://WWW.MedWeb.Emory.Edu/MedWeb/
MedWeb is a "catalog of health related web sites, maintained by the Emory
Health Sciences Center Library to provide access to biomedical information to
improve education, research and patient care." Select "browse by subject". Then
select "focus further" next to your subject area of interest for "continuing
education" links.
Medical
- Online CME from Medical Computing
Today
http://www.medicalcomputingtoday.com/0listcme.html
Medical Computing Today is "a not-for-profit Web site publishing peer-reviewed
articles on computers and related technology for physicians and other health
professionals. Electronic CME is an extensive, updated, and annotated list of
links to online (Web) and software resources."
- Online CME Sites
http://www.netcantina.com/bernardsklar/cmelist.html
An alphabetical listing of sites offering ACCME-accredited CME. Developed and
maintained by Bernard Sklar, MD, Graduate Fellow, Medical Information Science,
University of California, San Francisco. Extensive, annotated, and updated.
Pharmacy
Nursing
Academic Websites
Professional/Specialty Societies
Government Websites
Commercial Websites
- Cyberounds
http://www.cyberounds.com/
"..interactive grand rounds moderated by distinguished academics, exclusively
for physicians, medical students and other selected health
professionals...Cyberounds® is free and is produced by interMDnet
Corporation, an information company owned by the moderators, software
developers and the editors." CME credit is through Albert Einstein Medical
College.
- CMEweb
http://www.cmeweb.com
Developed by
Thomson Healthcare, publishers of the PDR.
- HealthStream
http://www.HealthStreamUniversity.com
From HealthStream, Inc., an interactive software development company.
Question-Answer format. Currently for CME only; reportedly adding CE content
for nurses and pharmacists.
- HELIX from Glaxo Wellcome
http://www.helix.com
Developed by Glaxo
Wellcome, Healthcare Education Learning and Information Exchange (HELIX)
provides CE programs in Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.
- MDConsult
http://www.mdconsult.com
MD Consult is available only to Dartmouth and DHMC/Lebanon users connected to
the Dartmouth or DHMC networks. To access the CME Center, you must sign up for
the "Personal Edition" of MDConsult. This option is available at no charge for
Dartmouth/DMS/DHMC users; follow the instructions on the opening page of
MDConsult. However, there is a charge for obtaining CME credits.
- MedLecture.com
http://www.medlecture.com
MedLecture.com provides continuing medical education (CME) for physicians
through video streaming on the Internet. It is a consolidator and distributor
of lectures from across the country to physicians via the Internet. By using
speakers who already lecture at medical school Grand Rounds, MedLecture.com
provides CME qualified lectures to physicians unable to make it to the lecture
in person. Requires downloading free plug-in software to access.
- SpringNet
http://www.springnet.com/ce.htm
A CE resource for nurses from Springhouse Corporation, a member of the Reed
Elsevier Publishing group.
- Virtual Lecture Hall
http://www.vlh.com
Developed by Medical
Directions, Inc. "...working with "first-tier academic centers and professional
societies to develop and sponsor innovative online education programs, actively
supporting peer-reviewed education research, and creating an open community for
suggestions, ideas, and constructive criticism of CME programs."
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