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CME Courses

IHC May 10 Psychotic Disorders Webinar Posttest

Post test and evaluation to receive credit for the May 10th webinar on Psychotic Disorders hosted by the Illinois Health Connect.

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Managing Diabetes: Designing & Conducting an Effective Intervention in the Group Setting

This CME activity was developed by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians for the Practice Transformation Network or PIN initiative.

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Treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Primary Care Practice: A Case Study

COPD is a common, treatable, and preventable condition that can often be managed in primary care. The family physician is uniquely positioned as the initial point of contact for COPD patients and is critical in the early diagnosis of the disease.

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Office Redesign to Optimize Planned Patient Care

This CME activity was developed by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians for the Practice Transformation Network or PIN initiative.

Presented by Carrie Nelson, MD Medical Director for Special Projects, Advocate Physician Partners

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Clinical Use of Incretin-Based Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Post test

“Clinical Use of Incretin-Based Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" post test and evaluation from the Supplement to Clinician Reviews, December 2011.

Available at clinicianreviews.com

Developed by: IAFP in collaboration with the Primary Care Metabolic Group and PCEC

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The Care of Returning Service Members and Their Families: What Family Physicians should Know

The Care of Returning Service Members and Their Families: What Family Physicians Should Know has been developed for primary care providers that treat returning service members and their families. Military personnel and their families have a unique set of needs; service members face serious conditions, such as post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, which affect their well-being and that of their families. Family physicians have the opportunity and ability to help military families manage many of the difficulties with which they struggle; identifying those at risk in a timely fashion is crucial.

Prescribed Credit Now Available!

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The Care of Military Children and Adolescents During Deployment and Beyond

The Care of Military Children and Adolescents during Deployment and Beyond CME activity is geared towards Pediatricians and other primary care providers that treat children. This activity focuses on the unique set of needs of military children and adolescents and their families. Pediatricians have the opportunity and ability to help military families manage many of the difficulties with which they struggle; identifying those at risk in a timely fashion is crucial.

Prescribed Credit Now Available!

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Managing Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care

Bipolar Disorder is commonly under diagnosed &often mistaken for unipolar depression. The "Managing Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care " program will cover the diagnosis of bipolar disorder provide background information on the epidemiology of this chronic behavioral health condition, and provide information on treatment and referral for specialty care of BD.

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Pain Management with Opioid Drugs in Primary Care Practice

The "Pain Management with Opioid Drugs in Primary Care Practice" program will cover the Epidemiology of chronic, non-cancer pain (CNCP), help define treatment goals, discuss pain management methods and risk Management. A sample quality improvement program for pain management with opioid drugs will also be examined.

Part of the Safe Prescriber for Controlled Substances program.

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Medical Management of Patients with Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders in Primary Care

The "Medical Management of Patients with Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders in Primary Care will cover the definitions and epidemiology of schizophrenia and other psychotic Disorders, go through the diagnosis process for the primary care setting, discuss patient Care, which includes the require coordination of care between their family physician and psychiatrist and finally will discuss the medication strategies.

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Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program

The "Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" is broken down into four area: screening and diagnosis, management including lifestyle interventions, pharmacotherapy management, and quality iimprovement. You will be able to view the slide show and hear the presenter narrate the slides and discuss the topic.

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Managing Substance Abuse Disorders in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement

The "Managing Substance Abuse Disorders in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement" program will cover the prevalence of substance dependence and abuse, the mental health problems associated with substance-use disorders, and the primary care physicians role in alcohol-use disorders and drug addiction.

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Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Family Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Program

The "Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Family Care Setting: A Quality Improvement" program will help participants facilitate planning for individualized patient support, coordinate COPD care in your office, encourage patients to become more involved in COPD prevention, incorporate guideline-based treatment, promote the use of community programs that support COPD patients and increase COPD awareness and education.

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Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement

The "Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement" program will help participants define heart failure and will provide background information on the epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology of chronic heart failure, strategies and tools to diagnose HF in primary care settings and will address management of heart failure in adults.

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Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program

The "Managing Adult Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" is broken down into four area: defining depression, screening, treatment, and quality iimprovement. You will be able to view the slide show and hear the presenter narrate the slides and discuss the topic. The presentation will discuss the epidemiology and etiology of depression, educate providers on how to screen for depression, and how to treat depression and evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment. The presentation will also go through the various pharmacological treatments, options and concerns surrounding treatment.

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Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program

The "Managing Childhood Asthma in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" presentation will discuss the prevalence of diagnosed asthma and asthma symptoms in children and young adults, will list the guidelines for diagnosis of childhood asthma and help providers evaluate appropriate use of pharmacologic agents and non-pharmacologic therapies for acute and long-term therapy in pediatric asthma.

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Managing Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program

The "Managing Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care: A Quality Improvement Program" program will help improve outcomes for patients with Coronary Artery Disease. The activity will help facilitate planning for individualized patient support, coordinate coronary artery disease care in your office, and encourage patients to become more involved in coronary artery disease prevention.

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Managing How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care Practice

The Managing How to Conduct a Quality Improvement Program in Primary Care Practice program has been developed by the Illinois Academy of Familyphysicians for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Your Healthcare Plus program. This CME activity is divided into four sections on: Why Quality Improvement?, What to Improve, How to Improve and Strategies for Quality Improvement.

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April 26 PIN Webinar - Breast Cancer Screening

Post test & Evaluation for April 26th Lunch & Learn in the network webinar on
SScreening for Breast Cancer in Primary Care: A Case Study

This educational material is presented by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP).

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Adult Smoking Cessation: Intervention Strategies for Primary Care Providers

This CME activity will take providers through the tolls of smoking, understanding and combating addiction, behavioral & pharmacologic interventions, and therapy options & strategies.

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About CME

Welcome to the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians online CME center. This website and its content have been developed with the busy family physician in mind. The CME activities found on this site have been developed by IAFP members and other primary care providers and are based on evidence based medicine and best practices.

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Calendar of Events

NEXT PIN Lunch and Learn Webinar - May 31, 2012 - Adult Smoking Cessation: Intervention Strategies for Primary Care Providers – Register online here

June 28, 2012 - Pneumococcal Immunization in Primary Care Practice: Why and How to Do it Better – Register online here

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Link to IAFPs New Practice Improvement Network

CME News

2012 Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts
The IAFP CME Committee invites you to submit an educational abstract for the 2012 IAFP Annual Meeting. Abstracts can be submitted for the clinical track or the practice management track on topics that are related to Family Medicine and primary care, with special emphasis on quality improvement or practice transformation

To view the full 2012 Annual Meeting CALL FOR ABSTRACTS with details and to access the
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FORM visit the IAFP Annual Meeting webpage.

The deadline to submit is June 1, 2012

Join the IAFP's Speakers Bureau

Do you have an area of expertise? Do you have a presentation developed that you would like to share? Are you interested in developing education or speaking at conferences? Then join the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians Speakers Bureau! Join the IAFP Speaker's Bureau Click here

Useful Resources

THE ABFM MC-FP EXAMINATION IS MOVING TO APRIL IN 2012
Beginning in 2012, the ABFM MC-FP examination will be held in April instead of July. Diplomates who are in good standing and hold a currently valid, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US or Canada are eligible to apply for and take the examination.
Residents who are in good standing and expected to complete training on or about July 1, 2012 are eligible to take the April 2012 examination. A currently valid, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US or Canada is not required for residents to apply for and take the April examination.

Certification will be awarded when all of the criteria are met:
1. Successful performance on the ABFM MC-FP Examination
2. The Program Director verifies that the resident has successfully met all of the ACGME
program requirements
3. The candidate obtains a currently valid, full, and unrestricted license to practice
medicine in the US or Canada
These conditions must be met by December 31, 2012.
The dates for the April 2012 MC-FP Examination are: April 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21

The MC-FP Examination will also be offered in November for candidates who fail the spring administration of the examination, or for those residents in good standing who are off-cycle and are expected to complete training on or about December 31, 2012.
The dates for the November 2012 MC-FP Examination are: November 7, 8, 9, 10

As with the April exam, Diplomates who are in good standing and hold a currently valid, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US or Canada are eligible to apply for and take the examination.
A currently valid, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US or Canada is not necessary for residents to apply for and take the exam, but in order to be awarded certification, the same three criteria listed above must be met by July 1 of the following year. For more information regarding the American Board of Family Medicine, please visit us at https://www.theabfm.org/

AAFP online CME - http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/onlinecme.html

Your Healthcare Plus online CME – www.yhplus.com

American Academy of Family Physicians – www.aafp.org

American Board of Family Physicians – www.theabfm.org

Search for CME Meetings around the state - https://nf.aafp.org/Cme/CmeCenter/Default.aspx

Illinois Department of Professional Regulations (access licensure information) - http://www.idfpr.com

Core Content - http://www.corecontent.com/ Review of Family Medicine, home study program. 48 Prescribed hours. This is an eight month, 575 question review program that features seventy-five questions each month and covers 21 major classifications of family medicine/primary care. Also available online at www.vlh.com

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