CAFP OFFERS "BACK TO SCHOOL" CME Check out the California AFP's summer/fall reading and online list of CME activities.  Each of the activities is supported for AAFP Prescribed credit, and most have been approved for EB-CME 2:1 credit.  They are available either on the CAFP web site as downloadable monographs.   

1. Recognition and Management of Depression 
http://www.familydocs.org/files/Depressionmonograph.pdf  This downloadable monograph includes up-to-date information on screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of depression. It highlights both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical options, and helps physicians work with patients toward remission. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM.January 2007-January 2009.  Supported by an educational grant from Wyeth         

2. Understanding the Vital Link: Depression and Chronic Disease  
http://www.familydocs.org/files/VitalLink.pdf     
In this downloadable monograph, authors discuss the lessons learned about the impact and treatment of depression in some common disease states (heart disease, stroke, diabetes, respiratory disease, chronic pain, cancer) to demonstrate why patients with co-morbid disease will benefit from the identification and treatment of depression. Practical information is presented to assist primary care physicians in identifying co-morbid depression and to develop a rationale for treatment. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM. 
February 2007-February 2009.  Supported by an educational grant from Wyeth                  

3. Practical Approaches to Influenza for Primary Care Physicians 
http://www.familydocs.org/files/flumonograph.pdf  This downloadable monograph discusses the various approaches primary care physicians and their care teams can take to tackle influenza head on. It highlights epidemiology and transmission, vaccination and treatment, and throws practical practice management tips into the mix. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM. November 2006-November 2009.  Supported by an educational grant from Roche               

4. Urine Drug Testing in Clinical Practice 
http://www.familydocs.org/files/UDTmonograph.pdf  This is the third edition of a very well-received monograph designed to help primary care physicians deal with the controversies regarding the clinical value of UDTs. These questions arise partly because most current methods are designed for, or adapted from, forensic or workplace deterrent-based testing for illicit drug use. As a result, they are not necessarily optimized for clinical applications where a number of licit prescription drugs must also be included. However, when used with an appropriate level of understanding, UDTs can improve a health care professional's ability to manage therapy with prescription drugs (including controlled substances), to diagnose substance misuse (abuse) or addiction, to guide treatment and to advocate for patients. Approved for 1.5 AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM.November 2006-November 2008.    Supported by an educational grant from Purdue Pharma                              

 5. Clinical Conversation for Primary Care Physicians: Practical Approaches to Managing Influenza http://www.medsitecme.com/(doegorjwfwf4gw55vswtcqml)/IDetail/Default_Campaign/Default_Program//250//sponsor.aspx  An expert panel of family physicians, internal medicine and infectious disease specialists, and public health epidemiologists discuss in roundtable fashion the many aspects of influenza — from epidemiology and transmission to vaccination and treatment, along with practical practice management tips. This expert panel can be watched online 24/7, in total or in segments. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM. November 2006-November 2009.  Supported by an educational grant from Roche  

6. Understanding the Vital Link: Depression and Chronic Disease http://www.medsitecme.com/(z31rbm55yln1gxvtljeycueq)/IDetail/Default_Campaign/Default_Program//311//sponsor.aspx This multimedia presentation includes video cases studies of two patients — one recently diagnosed with diabetes and another dealing with chronic pain — and follows the patients and their physicians as they address co-morbid depression. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM. February 2007-February 2009. Supported by an educational grant from Wyeth  

7. A Clinical Conversation for Primary Care Physicians: Practical Approaches to Managing Influenza http://www.medsitecme.com/(l3vu2255rsww0i55z1as5i45)/IDetail/Default_Campaign/Default_Program//250//sponsor.aspx An expert panel of family physicians, internal medicine and infectious disease specialists, and public health epidemiologists discuss in roundtable fashion the many aspects of influenza — from epidemiology and transmission to vaccination and treatment, along with practical practice management tips. This expert panel can be watched online 24/7, in total or in segments. Approved for 3 (EB-CME) AAFP Prescribed credits and/or 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 TM. November 2006-November 2009. Supported by an educational grant from Roche