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Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Patches of Hair Loss



Dermatologic Look-Alikes: Patches of Hair Loss

Release Date:

July 09, 2010

Expiration Date:

July 31, 2011

Specialty:

Dermatology

Profession:

Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant

Audience:

Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants

Format:

Clinical Review

Credits:

0.25 / CE for Nurses
0.25 / AAPA Category I CME Credit


Estimated Time to Complete:

15 Minutes

Program Description:

From the July 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor

Two boys with similar patches of hair loss—one developed six months ago, and the other had been present since birth.

Activity Objectives:

To improve the clinician’s ability to distinguish and properly treat dermatologic conditions with similar presentations.


Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
0.25 CE for Nurses NPACE is an approved provider of continuing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc. (MARN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of .25 contact hour of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
0.25 AAPA Category I CME Credit This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs. This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.25 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of July 2010. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.

Faculty:

Sean D. Doherty, MD is a resident in the Department of Dermatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Click to Expand/Collapse Disclosures:

Dr. Doherty has no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.

Instructions:

The Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 contact hours of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Posttests must be completed and submitted online. You must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken to obtain credit.

This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.25 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of July 2010. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.

Posttests must be completed and submitted online. PAs may register at no charge at www.mycme.com. To obtain 0.25 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, you must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.

Click to Expand/Collapse SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

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