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Overview: This presentation is designed to be a more advanced lesson in evaluation and management issues that may arise in Internal Medicine. You Will Learn * How to decipher documentation of skin procedures * When to code for a joint aspiration, injection or both * Cerumen removal tips * Carve-out visits The presentation will assist coders in deciphering some of the challenges in Internal Medicine. This webinar will give you confidence when selecting appropriate c...

DESCRIPTION This intensive review course is designed to provide the internist an updated broad review of basic topics in internal medicine and its subspecialties. The activity will also aid in preparation for the 2009 American Board of Internal Medicine certification and re-certification examinations. TARGET AUDIENCE This activity is intended for internists, family and general practitioners, sub-specialists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners desiring a broad review of Inter...

**Objectives:** * describe new findings in differential diagnosis and treatment of various diseases * describe controversies, advantages, and disadvantages of those advances * describe cost-effective treatment regimens * describe the pros and cons of new screening procedures.

Top 10 Family Practice/Internal Medicine Coding Errors to Avoid for 2010

A 9-day course for physicians seeking to expand and reinforce their knowledge and clinical competencies in Internal Medicine, focusing on subjects that are directly relevant to clinical scenarios that will be encountered on the ABIM Certification Board exam, as well as in the clinical setting. Featuring 12 nationally renowned IM subspecialty experts presenting in a manageable pace of two lecture sessions daily. Also offering two Board-simulation exams, optional organized study groups, a sup...

The symposium will be conducted by distinguished members of the Cleveland Clinic staff and eminent visiting lecturers who are renowned in their fields of interest. The symposium has been updated to reflect new developments in the field and incorporate suggestions from prior symposium participants. It will again feature an interactive, computerized audience-response system, which will be employed to facilitate audience participation in most lectures. Topics will cover current concepts and Bo...

The emphasis will be on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. Since Internal Medicine takes a lead role in medicine in general, this course was designed for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician to provide a review and up-date in their medical knowledge and abilities to diagnose, treat and improve patient care.

By design, questions on the ABIM Board exam give you patients with classic illness presentations. To answer a Board exam question correctly, you have to do two things: 1) thoroughly evaluate the patient's signs and symptoms—not fixate on just one or two—so you can formulate a complete patient problem list; and 2) compare that complete problem list against a known body of classic illness scripts to find the match that points to the correct diagnosis. More correct diagnoses = more correct ex...

NEW! Free Shipping + Free CME Whether preparing for your initial IM Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABIM exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-to-date, evidence-ba...

This activity will provide participants with an understanding of the metabolic risks associated with antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and how to monitor and protect patients from them.

A 4-day course for physicians seeking to expand and reinforce their knowledge and clinical competencies in Internal Medicine, focusing on subjects that are directly relevant to clinical scenarios that will be encountered on the ABIM Recertification (MoC) Board exam, as well as in the clinical setting. Presented by J. Thomas Cross, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP and Candace L. Walkley, MD, both ABIM-recertified physicians with a combined 25 years in physician education. They focus on 12 key subspecialty...

Internal Medicine Update 2012 offers practical and timely clinical recommendations and guidelines for general internists and subspecialists, family practice physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and allied healthcare professionals. Several interactive, collaborative Breakout sessions of your choice, on topics relevant to your clinical practice, are available. Courses required for Florida medical license renewals (Medical Errors and Domestic Violence) are included. Sessions a...

To assist physicians with their ABIM recertification needs, the Cleveland Clinic is offering two ABIM Medical Knowledge Modules in Hospital and Internal Medicine. These modules provide an opportunity to learn, in an interactive environment, from clinical experts who will lead participants through the 50 case-based questions that comprise the two modules. These study sessions offer participants an opportunity to weigh the evidence on a case-by-case basis, discuss the options with expert facu...

This activity is designed for physicians and pharmacists in primary care, general medicine, endocrinologists, cardiologists, and internal medicine. Physician assistants, registered dieticians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health-care team members working with physicians to provide interprofessional care will also benefit from attending this conference.

Scott & White’s Annual Internal Medicine Review for the Primary Care Provider is designed to provide the internal medicine and primary care physician, pysician assistant and nurse with information directly applicable to daily patient care. The topics represent some of the most common problems encountered in clinical practice and emphasis will be placed on the pertinent practical aspects of patient care and problems encountered in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. OBJECTIVES Upon...

Mayo Clinic’s 15th Annual Internal Medicine Update: Sedona 2011 is a four-day course offering primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants a practical update on a variety of subspecialty topics including allergy, cardiovascular diseases, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, integrative medicine, neurology, psychiatry, pulmonary, renal disease, rheumatology, travel medicine, and others applicable to today’s practice and pat...

Presented by Continuing Education Company for the past 20 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. This year, the Primary Care Fall Conference is being held in Maui, Hawaii at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, a AAA four diamond oceanfront resort situated along a spectacular stretch of the famed Ka'anapali Beach and on the legendar...

Continuing Education Company has been organizing its' Primary Care CME Conference Series for the past 20 years. The Essentials in Primary Care Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this November when we hold the Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference at the amazing Hawks Cay Resort on Ducks Key in the beautiful Florida Keys. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES �...

* Recognize EMTALA laws and their effect on the practice of emergency medicine so physician decisions are in compliance with EMTALA laws. Meets Special CME Requirements in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas

•Demonstrate the role of the autopsy.

Genitourinary Cancers MOC Module The ASCO Genitourinary Cancers MOC Module consists of 25 multiple-choice questions which include patient case information, educational links and answer rationales. This activity is a tool for self-assessment of medical knowledge as it relates to genitourinary cancers. After successful completion of this activity, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) diplomates are eligible to receive 10 points toward the required 20 in self-evaluation of medical knowle...

The Sinus Lift Techniques course is a comprehensive, didactic, hands-on and clinical observation course. Attendees will learn about and observe both lateral and internal sinus augmentations utilizing SynthoGraft™, a pure phase Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate synthetic bone regeneration material. Participants will also understand the management of potential complications. Prior implant and surgical experience is required. CURRICULUM: ~ Internal sinus lift augmentation techniques ~ Lateral si...

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to: * Identify knowledge and practice gaps relating to gastrointestinal cancers; * Apply knowledge learned toward an enhanced ability to identify gastrointestinal cancer risks and recommend effective interventions for individual patients; * Demonstrate participation in life-long learning and enhancement of competence as required in the ABIM Maintenance of Certification process.

This live course is planned in accordance with the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) guidelines and is designed for medical professionals involved in central or peripheral line placement. The course combines a comprehensive review of ultrasound fundamentals, guidance techniques, ultrasound vessel differentiation and extensive 3:1 hands-on training featuring live models plus inanimate phantoms for a realistic training experience. The course is designed for emergency, trauma, crit...

Emergency departments are the “front line” of health care in this country, providing an extraordinary public safety function. Health care delivery is changing rapidly and emergency care is no exception. This educational activity provides an opportunity for physicians involved in the delivery of emergency medicine to review important topics and discuss recent advances. The course also serves as a setting where physicians peripherally involved in emergency care may receive education that w...

CONCEPT The Management of the Complex Hospitalized Patient conference is designed to provide physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners with information and skills to improve their care of hospitalized patients. Topics presented will focus on multidisciplinary areas that represent some of the most difficult problems to manage in the hospital. In addition, as Hospitalists are at the forefront of quality at their institutions, documentation and regulatory requirements will be re...