Free Online CME Courses
The Physician Learning Center has free online CME courses accredited by ACCME available to Medical City physicians.
The Physician Learning Center (PLC) is a dedicated environment for physicians in the HealthStream Learning Center (HLC). The PLC gives affiliated physicians access to a variety of online training resources from HCA. Just as HCA employees use the HLC for taking and tracking their training, the PLC now provides the features of a standard learning management system to our affiliated physician population.
To register, please email Stephanie Craddock.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options
Author: Anthony Lee, MD
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Describe the clinical presentation and methods of diagnosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a clinical setting.
- Describe the risk and benefits between open surgical and endovascular repairs of AAA as they relate to patient safety and outcomes.
- Identify the benefits of preventative screening for AAA in at risk patients.
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians , Emergency Physicians , Family and General Practitioners , Gastroenterologists , Obstetricians and Gynecologists , Pediatricians , Physicians , Physicians - Public Health Certificate , Physicians - Public Psychiatry Certificate , Physicians - Area Clinical Need , Physicians - Limited License , Physicians - Osteopathic , Surgeons , General Internists , Non-Practicing Physician
Coronary Artery Disease: Assessment and Diagnosis
Author: Guy N. Piegari, MD—Cardiac Catheter Lab Director St. Joseph Medical Center
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Recognize the importance of following current ACC/AHA guidelines in the assessment of patients with acute coronary syndrome and chronic stable angina
- Identify the tests used to asses and diagnose patients at risk for coronary artery disease.
- Differentiate between the indications and outcomes for non-invasive and invasive testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
- Apply current evidence-based research and guidelines to the care of patients with coronary artery disease.
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Emergency Physicians , Family and General Practitioners , Gastroenterologists , Obstetricians and Gynecologists , Pediatricians , Physicians , Physicians - Public Health Certificate , Physicians - Public Psychiatry Certificate , Physicians - Area Clinical Need , Physicians - Limited License , Physicians - Osteopathic , Surgeons , General Internists , Non-Practicing Physician
Hemispheres Stroke Competency Series: NIH Stroke scale Training and Certification
Author: National Institute of Health
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Explain the significance of the NIH Stroke Scale and the importance of proper assessment of the stroke patient.
- Describe the measurement scale for quantifying neurological deficits in stroke patients.
- Consistently recognize and appropriately assess neurological deficits in stroke patients.
- Successfully complete a post-test utilizing the NIHSS in a selected of patients.
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Emergency Physicians, Family and General Practitioners, Gastroenterologists, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pediatricians, Physicians, Physicians-Public Health Certificate, Physicians– Osteopathic, Surgeons, General Internists, Non-Practicing Physicians
Online Avoiding Intraoperative Awareness: A Clinical Update
Grant Funds Provided By: Covidien
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Identify factors related to the type of surgery, the anesthetic technique, and the patient, which increase the risk for intraoperative awareness.
- Identify indications, advantages, and disadvantages of monitoring techniques, including brain function monitoring, for detection of intraoperative awareness.
- Determine a strategy to minimize the risk for intraoperative awareness.
- Define intraoperative awareness and recognize the impact of this phenomenon on the patient and anesthesia professional.
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Anesthesiologist, Emergency Physicians , Family and General Practitioners , Gastroenterologists , Obstetricians and Gynecologists , Pediatricians , Physicians , Physicians - Public Health Certificate , Physicians - Public Psychiatry Certificate , Physicians - Area Clinical Need , Physicians - Limited License , Physicians - Osteopathic , Surgeons , General Internists , Non-Practicing Physician
Pediatric Airway Management
This is a jointly sponsored activity by HealthStream and HCA Clinical Services Group
Author: Robert Luten, MD—Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Cite the anatomical differences in the pediatric airway form that of an adult airway that would impact airway management in an emergency situation.
- Define the steps for Rapid Intubation (RSI) in children that will assist in the effective management of airway obstruction or emergency.
- Identify a plan for the management of the difficult airway in a pediatric patient that will help ensure positive patient outcomes.
- Describe methods, other than intubation, for upper airway support in children that will help ensure positive patient outcomes.
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Emergency Physicians, Family and General Practitioners, Gastroenterologists, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pediatricians, Physicians, Physicians - Public Health Certificate, Physicians - Public Psychiatry Certificate, Physicians - Area Clinical Need, Physicians - Limited License, Physicians - Osteopathic, Surgeons, General Internists, Non-Practicing Physician
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Grant Funds Provided By: Abbott Vascular
Author: Bruce H. Gray, DO—Director of Endovascular Services, Department of Surgery Greenville Hospital
Upon completion of this online activity, the participants should be able to:
- Identify the peripheral arena of non-peripheral interventionalist (NPI)
- Apply the basic techniques of treating the patient with claudication
- Identify the treatment of complex lesions in patients with severe disease
- Apply the basic treatment principles of supraaortic arterial intervention
- Apply the basic treatment principles for renal/mesenteric arterial intervention
Accrediting/Approval Body: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Credit Units: 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Disciplines: Emergency Physicians, Family and General Practitioners, Gastroenterologists, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pediatricians, Physicians, Physicians-Public Health Certificate, Physicians– Osteopathic, Surgeons, General Internists, Non-Practicing Physicians