Program Description:
From Dermatology Clinic in the January 2010 The Clinical Advisor.
Case 1: Fearing a bacterial infection, a teenager seeks treatment for white facial patches.
Case 2: After moving to Colorado, a woman notices painful blue discoloration of her fingers on exposure to the cold.
Activity Objectives:
To increase awareness of dermatologic conditions, their diagnosis, and up-to-date treatment.
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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0.25
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AAPA Category I CME Credit
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This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs.
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This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of .25 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel.
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0.25
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CE for Nurses
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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).
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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.
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Faculty:
Craig G. Burkhart, MD, MPH,
Clinical Professor of Dermatology,
University of Toledo College of Medicine and
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Athens, Ohio
Travis W. Vandergriff, MD, dermatology resident,
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Tx
Kinberly M. Neyman, MD, dermatology resident,
Emory University in Atlanta.
Brian Dwinnell, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Colorado Health Science Center,
Denver, CO.
He directs resident training at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, where the woman presented as a patient during Dr. Vandergriff's and Dr. Neyman's internship.
Disclosures:
The authors have indicated no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.
Accredited Provider:
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education and American Academy of Physician Assistants
CME credit earned by Physician Assistants on myCME.com or through The Clinical Advisor is provided by Haymarket Medical. That is the name you should search for when entering your information on the NCCPA site.
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 January 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 .025 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, you must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.
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.