Annual Summary Slide Show of Online CME

After an interim of 2 1/2 years, I have finally published my "annual" Summary Slide Show of Online CME.
Key points:
The number of active Online CME sites has leveled off to about 300 sites. With the folding of eMedicine's CME into Medscape, the number of activities and hours has actually dropped.
The number and percentage of sites offering free CME credit continues to grow.
Slide-audio and slide-video lectures are much more polished.
At least 30 sites are now using podcasting.
Please view the entire show and get back to me with any comments or questions.

Bernard Sklar, MD

ACCME reports further increase in Online CME

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) has just released its report of CME activity for 2008. This report shows that physician participation in Online CME has increased from about 31% in 2007 to about 40% in 2008. This continues a steep increase in the number of physicians participating in Online CME.

Please contact me with any questions or comments.

Bernard Sklar, MD

Looking for Reviewers to Help with CME List

I am looking for physicians or other medical professionals to help keep the
Annotated List of Online CME up-to-date. I hope to find at least one reviewer for each of the medical specialties and 2-3 reviewers for the larger specialties.

I ask that each reviewer commit to visit each site in his/her chosen area twice a year and update the descriptions of each site at that time. I can offer no pay except for my thanks and the appreciation of colleagues around the world for performing an important educational function.

I will coordinate the efforts of the reviewers and publish the results of your reviews in a timely manner. I will give credit to the reviewer of each site.

If you would like to volunteer or have other ideas about how I can keep the list current, please contact me.

Thank You
Bernard Sklar, MD

Online Continung Medical Education (CME)

To see links to, and descriptions of, more than 300 Online CME web sites offering more than 26,000 hours of online CME credit, visit the Annotated List of Online Continuing Medical Education.

There is no charge to visit and no registration is required.

For questions about Online CME, Contact me at bersklar@netcantina.com.

Bernard Sklar, MD