Program Description:
From the March 2010 edition of The Clinical Advisor
Case 1 - A 62-year-old man presented with a painful rash over both legs. He first experienced a problem three years prior when he developed painful erythema over his shins.
Case 2 - A 44-year-old Caucasian man with a history of alcohol abuse and hepatitis C presented with a pruritic, occasionally painful rash of several months' duration.
Activity Objectives:
To increase awareness of dermatologic conditions, their diagnosis, and up-to-date treatment.
| 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 March 2010. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period. |
Faculty:
Michael Sonabend, MD has a private dermatology practice in Houston.
Laura McGevna, MD, is completing her internship at the University of Vermont in Burlington, where she will go on to complete a dermatology residency.
Robert Scott Nelson, MD, is a hospitalist at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin, Vermont, and medical director at a Berlin area nursing home.
Disclosures:
The authors have 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 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of March 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 hours 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.