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2,500 Free Tools for National Service and Volunteer Programs

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:10:17 PST

More than 2,500 free downloadable tools and e-courses are available through the new site, located at the nationalservices web site.

Earn 1 CEC: The Electronic IRS...more than just e-file:

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:14:09 PST

The Internal Revenue Service's next Web cast aimed at educating tax and payroll professionals will provide the latest news and information on e-file, e-services and other electronic tools important to the practitioner community.

Free CME/CE Credits- Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:13:51 PST

Four engaging, 10-minute video cases in a variety of settings. Meet the patients: Four heavy drinkers at different levels of severity and readiness to change.

Free CME: Online CME and CEUs Offered by Medscape

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:36:09 PST

Get free access to continung medical education classes online. Medscape is free to all, but registration is required. It can be accessed from anywhere with Internet access. You just need to create a personal username and password.

2008 Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:58:36 PST

The intent of annual fireline safety refresher training is to focus line going personnel on operations and decision making issues related to fireline and all-hazard incident safety. Refresher training will ensure firefighters have information regarding current initiatives, the upcoming fire season, and any policy/guidance changes. Refresher training is provided in order to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe and effective practices, and to reduce accidents and near misses.

Continuing Education Credits (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES) will now be offered for COCA Conference Calls!!!

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:34:00 PST

A Free ceu course who's purpose is to enhance clinicians knowledge of emerging or re-emerging threats, their effects on human populations and medical evaluation and management of these threats.

Breast Cancer Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:54:37 PST

CDC has teamed with Medscape from WebMD to develop an online continuing medical education (CME) program called Follow Up of Abnormal Clinical and Imaging Findings of the Breast: Five Self-Study Modules for Primary Care Clinicians. The five self-directed, interactive training modules are designed to educate clinicians on providing appropriate and timely care to women with early signs of breast cancer, and to train physicians on the latest evidence, protocols, and guidelines around detecting breast cancer.

AAMC Minority Student Medical Career Awareness Workshops and Recruitment Fair

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:01:08 PST

All attendees will meet minority affairs officers, admissions officers, financial aid professionals, and medical students from U.S. medical schools and other health-professions schools. Listen to panel discussions on preparing for medical school, admissions, financial assistance, and summer enrichment programs.

Free CEU: Prevention of Varicella: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:57:59 PST

The goal of this report is to improve the health status of the U.S. population by providing recommendations on the use of varicella vaccines for prevention of varicella disease. Upon completion of this educational activity, the reader should be able to 1) describe the epidemiology of varicella in the United States, 2) identify recommendations for varicella vaccination in the United States, and 3) describe the characteristics of the currently licensed varicella vaccines.

Watch Restless Legs Syndrome: Calming the Storm: August 12 - Free CME

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:12:15 PST

Discovery Health has assembled an expert panel on Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), to discuss the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, and therapies that have proven successful in its treatment.

CPE Credit for IRS Workshop: IRS Reminds Tax Professionals to Register Early for Tax Forum

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:27:54 PST

The Nationwide Tax Forums are three-day events that provide tax professionals with the most up-to-date tax information through training seminars presented by IRS experts and partnering organizations. Forums offer an opportunity to receive up to 18 continuing professional education (CPE) credits through a variety of training seminars.

Update: Continuing Education Requirement Change Effective July 1, 2007

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:12:24 PST

Real estate salespersons renewing an original license for the first time must complete four separate three-hour DRE-approved continuing education courses in Ethics, Agency, Trust Fund Handling, and Fair Housing. Real estate brokers renewing an original license for the first time must complete 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education consisting of....

Free CEUs: Premenstrual Continuum: Improving Diagnosis - April 29, 2007

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:42:29 PST

Discovery Health CME: The Premenstrual Continuum: Improving Diagnosis and Treatment is a nationally accredited continuing medical education television program on the subject of PMS and PMDD.

Free CEU for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Web Study Course

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:12:28 PST

The CFIDS Association of America and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invite health care professionals to earn free continuing education credits (CME, CNE, or CEU) through a newly developed, Web-based, self-study course on the diagnostics and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.

Free CEUs: Disease Clusters: An Overview

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:19:00 PST

Free online CEU's for Healthcare Providers

Free CEU: What's New in Tuberculosis?

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:33:45 PST

Free CEU: Laboratory services are essential in diagnosing and treating patients with tuberculosis. Explore the challenges facing mycobacteriology laboratories today.

Free CEU, CNE, CME: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings- 1.8 credits

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:58:00 PST

This report provides the rationale for expanded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and revised recommendations for HIV screening of adults and adolescents in health-care settings, including pregnant women, and for diagnostic HIV testing. These recommendations were developed by CDC in collaboration with scientists, public health officials, clinicians, ethicists, members of affected communities, and representatives from professional associations.

Free Online CEU, CNE and CME: HIV Risk Reduction Strategies for Health Care

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:00:00 PST

Viewers can expect to be able to discuss evidence-based behavioral interventions and ongoing research for HIV prevention with persons living with HIV (PLWH), describe examples of interventions, and identify opportunities and methods for providers to link PLWH to local HIV prevention resources.

Free CEU, CNE: Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of Persons Living with HIV (CD-ROM

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:50:00 PST

This self-study course originally aired as a satellite broadcast and webcast on November 13, 2003. This program discusses the rationale for providing HIV prevention in medical care settings and describes the key components of Recommendations for Incorporating HIV Prevention into the Medical Care of persons living with HIV.

Free on-line training on Recognition, Management, and Reporting of Pesticide Illness.

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:44:00 PST

This 60 minute course gives an overview of the regulatory definition of pests, pesticides and their uses. After completion, providers will be able to claim 1 hour CMA credit through COEH.