Is it time for you to meet the one-time Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) training requirement on treating patients with substance-use disorders? Or perhaps you need a refresher on accurate BP measurement? Or learning about the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease?
The AMA makes it easy to pursue and earn your state-required CME credits. Its online learning platform, AMA Ed Hub™, offers more than 3,500 CME activities spanning a wide range of learning opportunities and ways to earn credits through educational materials, videos and podcasts.
AMA Ed Hub brings together high-quality CME, maintenance of certification and educational content from trusted sources, all in one place—with relevant and engaging activities, convenient credit tracking and automated reporting for some states and specialty boards. Learn more about AMA CME accreditation.
Finding it hard to choose? To guide your decision, here are 10 of the top CME activities on AMA Ed Hub, including audio and video activities.
“Substance Use Disorders and Addiction Education to Meet New DEA Requirements”
- This course features a curated selection of activities to help physicians satisfy the eight-hour training requirement under the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. With more than 60 CME credits available to earn through this self-paced course, physicians can explore multiple pathways to meet their Drug Enforcement Administration training requirements and earn CME credits on their own schedule.
“Prescribing Opioids for Pain”
- Another highly popular CME activity is this module from JAMA® and JN Learning™. Chronic pain affects about 20% of U.S. adults. Many people experiencing pain do not get optimal relief despite a wide variety of nonopioid, opioid and nonpharmacologic treatments due to limited evidence, inadequate access and health disparities. Opioid prescription is a major topic of discussion given the state of opioid use, and physicians can better educate themselves about opioid therapy by earning a CME credit through this activity.
“Intranasal Naloxone for Opioid Overdose”
- Naloxone, a competitive opioid receptor antagonist that reverses symptoms of opioid intoxication and overdose by displacing opioids from μ-opioid receptors, is a safe and effective medication for preventing opioid overdose death. This activity offers essential training to help physicians better understand how to safely and effectively prescribe naloxone to patients who may benefit.
“BP Measurement Essentials: Student Edition”
- Hypertension affects 16 million adults in the U.S., and accurate BP measurement is essential to effectively diagnose and treat this condition. This activity, which is part of the AMA’s award-winning Student BP Measurement Learning Series, offers critical BP-measurement training to medical students and health care teams. This comprehensive learning session takes a hands-on approach that effectively addresses a critical gap in medical training.
“Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance—A State of the Union on Threats and Opportunities”
- This National Health Equity Grand Rounds video explores why some initiatives are more effective than others and provides recommendations regarding how physicians can advance health equity at individual, institutional and structural levels. This CME activity focuses on the role resistance can play in advancing health equity and supporting better health outcomes for more people across the U.S.
“Treatment of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias”
- In this module, which is part of the popular “Navigating Brain Health and Dementia” video series, physicians can explore the landscape of available therapeutics for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. In particular, experts provide an in-depth review of the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model being piloted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This treatment model focuses on improving quality of life for people living with dementia while reducing the strain placed on caregivers.
“A Clinical Practice Statement on Hypertension and Obesity—Bridging the Gap Between Hypertension & Obesity Treatment Strategies”
- More than 70% of people with hypertension also identified have obesity or are overweight. Understanding the relationship between hypertension and obesity is key to improving treatment of cardiovascular disease and preventing fatal complications. This CME video delves into the standards of care for patients with hypertension and obesity, offering recommendations for treatment strategies such as nutritional intervention, behavioral modification and medical therapy.
“Starting Your Own Private Practice”
- Venturing into the world of private practice can be stressful for even the most seasoned physicians, but this episode of the “AMA STEPS Forward® Podcast” addresses many common concerns. Learners will hear about frequent challenges that physicians face when opening their own practice and steps to take to build a successful and sustainable private practice. They will also learn about key elements to implement when it comes to building a successful and sustainable private practice.
“Give Them a Hand: Improving Hand Hygiene to Reduce HAIs”
- This module details the challenges with and strategies for improving hand hygiene to prevent health care-associated infections (HAIs), the impact of automated-monitoring systems, the role of different health professionals and the patient perspective on hand hygiene. Physician experts also outline the importance of hand hygiene in preventing infections and encourage health professionals to be open to considering opportunities for improvement.
“Remission of Type 2 Diabetes After Treatment With a High-Fiber, Low-Fat, Plant-Predominant Diet Intervention: A Case Series”
- Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising, and its burden on the health care system remains a challenge. Consumption of a plant-predominant diet is a promising approach for achieving remission, which has emerged as a therapeutic target. In this activity, learners will review a case series on the impact of a plant-predominant diet as part of a lifestyle-based treatment for diabetes.
AMA members also have access to curated, mini-CME tracks designed to help physicians meet the educational criteria for the one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all DEA-registered physicians and other prescribers. Learn more about how to fast-track DEA training. Get your exclusive, AMA members-only certificate for opioid and substance-use disorder CME.
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