CME: Continuing Medical Education

The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians

IAFP Call for Speakers and Subject Matter Experts

Is there a topic area that you would be interested in presenting/developing for the IAFP?  Do you have a presentation already developed that you would like to present?  We want to hear from you! The IAFP is looking for subject matter experts and speakers to assist with curriculum development and to present at our Annual Meeting, webinars, or other conferences.

Our “Call for Speakers” is now open!  Please fill out our online form to indicate your preferred topics and content format. At this time, we are working on planning CME for the 2013 IAFP Annual Meeting.  We are looking for clinical presentations or hands on workshops.  In addition, we are also looking for experts to present quick (15-minute) updates on the latest news regarding hot topics in family medicine.  If you are interested in presenting, don't hesitate, fill out the form today!  The deadline for Annual Meeting submissions is June 1, 2013.

IAFP Lunch and Learn Webinars Grab your staff, grab some lunch and join us once a month for FREE CME!

Join us the last Thursday of every month for a CME webinar to help you optimize your practice operations.

Thursday, March 28, 2013, 12:00-1:00pm CST

Preparing for Transition to ICD-10-CM   
Barbara J. Hohenstein, RN, CCS, CCS-P, FCS, PCS, CPT, President, Owner, Medical Management Resources    

Learning Objectives

• Understand how to assess and prepare practices for the transition to ICD-10-CM.
• Discover how to use strategic planning to prepare a less than 2 year implementation plan.

Register Online 

News Alert 

ABFM MC-FP exam moves to April in 2012.  Click here for details and a schedule of test dates 

CME Connections Newsletter

Click here to view the latest issue of  IAFP CME Connections Newsletter.  

Upcoming CME Opportunities

IAFP Meetings - A listing of all IAFP meetings including many CME opportunities.

On-line CME

IAFP on-line CME website can be found at www.iafp.com/education.   Check it out for up-to-date events, news and education developed for family physicians by the IAFP.  

All CME activities on the IAFP Education website are timely and relevant to your profession, have AAFP Prescribed and/or AMA Category 1 credit, come with valuable resources to download and are always free!  Registration is required in order to track your CME and to print and store your credits. 

AAFP Activities:

AAFP meetings - link to the AAFP's website to search for AAFP courses and conferences 
CME meetings around the state offering Prescribed credits - link to AAFP's website for all CME courses approved for credit.

CME Calendar three month listing by state that appears in American Family Physician.
CME Home study Self-Assessment Information - This program offered by AAFP allows you to earn up to 86 CME credits per year.  Keep your medical knowledge up-to-date and prepare for ABFP exams.
AFP Clinical Quiz - as published in American Family Physician.
FPM Clinical Quiz - as published in Family Practice Management.
Video CME - AAFP maintains a complete video-based library of topics relevant to physicians and other health professionals.

Other Home Study CME 

Core Content 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 

New and FREE Online Early Motor Delays CME 
Pathways Awareness, in conjunction with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), are proud to announce the availability of a new online continuing medical education (CME) course: Recognizing Early Motor Delays at the 2-month Pediatric Well Visit. The program, available at http://www.pedialink.org/cme/htemd is being offered FREE for all by entering the code PATHWAYS at check out.  Upon completion of the 20-minute course, eligible participants may earn a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM, AAP, or NAPNAP credits. 

Report your CME Credits

Link to AAFP CME page - Report your CME credits online and more.  Note:  You will need a member id to access this page.  You will enter your member id number in USER NAME and your last name in all CAPITAL LETTERS in password.  Click here to view the CME requirements.  

Links

Illinois Department of Professional Regulations - Access licensure information.

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