Provider CME Opportunties

None at this time.

National Program of Cancer Registries Education and Training Series

CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Education and Training Series (NETS) is a series of educational modules intended to be used by state trainers to educate central cancer registry staff and reporters. NETS consists of 11 modules; NPCR has published the first five online. The remaining six will be published online as they become available.

The five available modules are:

1. Building a Quality Presentation
   This three-part module is designed for education coordinators within the central registries and helps trainers identify what training is needed, improve training methods, build presentations using Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003, and develop exercises.
2. Abstracting for the Beginner
   This three-part module for beginning reporters explains why cancer data is collected, how information flows from the facility level to the national level, and how to maintain the confidentiality of health data, perform casefinding, and complete the electronic cancer reporting form.
3. Quality Control for Central Registries
   This module has nine parts: five that provide an overview of total quality management and continuous quality improvement, and four separate stand-alone parts for audits, reliability studies, and data quality management reports.
4. Validating Data with Text
   This module provides instructions for reporters on the importance of text to validate coded data, how to record text, and what text to include. The exercises help students determine necessary text.
5. Head and Neck Malignancies
   The head and neck cancer advanced abstracting module consists of three parts: Overview (incidence and multiple primary rules), Putting the Pieces Together, and Treatment and Survival.

Self-Study Modules for Primary Care Clinicians

Follow-up of Abnormal Findings of the Breast: Five Self-Study Modules for Primary Care Clinicians

CDC has teamed with Medscape™ from WebMD™ to develop an online continuing education 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 clinicians on the latest evidence, protocols and guidelines around detecting breast cancer. These modules are endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and acknowledged by the Food and Drug Administration. Each module features a topic review, self-assessment questions, slides, graphics, photographs, interactive features, and CME/CE test questions. The five modules cover these topics:

• Module I: Breast Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
• Module II: Health History and Clinical Breast Examination
• Module III: Work-up Abnormal Clinical Findings
• Module IV: Follow-up Abnormal Imaging Findings - Biopsy Methods
• Module V: Risk Management

The modules are posted on the Medscape™ website, http://www.medscape.com/editorial/public/breastcancer-cdc. CME credits are not available. For additional information, contact Tina Patterson, RN (Christina.Patterson@arkansas.gov/ 501-661-2018) or Dianne Crippen, RN (Dianne.Crippen@arkansas.gov; 501-661-2636)

Instructions from Medscape for CME/CE Participation

Provided below are instructions on how to participate in the Medscape CME/CE Programs:

1. Once logged into the site, click the CME/CE Tab from any home page.
2. This page highlights all the CME available or related to the particular specialty you are in.
3. Click on any link to read a CME article.
4. When you are finished with the article, click the post-test link located at the bottom of the page.
5. The post test will display; when finished with the test, click the "Submit Test" button. The system automatically evaluates the test to see how many the user answered correctly or incorrectly. Note: Each test has a maximum number of questions you can miss and still pass for CME credit. if you pass and your profile is filled in correctly, you will receive a confirmation message.
6. If you are missing required information, the system pulls the registration account information and identifies any missing information you may have.
7. Fill in the information and Submit. A confirmation page will appear and a link to your CME/CE tracker. Participants must receive a test score of at least 70%, and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. When finished, click "Submit."
8. After submitting the activity evaluation, you may access your online certificate by going to your CME Tracker selecting "View/Print Certificate" on the screen. You may print the certificate, but you cannot alter the certificate. Your credits are automatically entered and tallied in your CME tracker.

CME/CE Links

Click on the links below to take advantage of quick, informative CME opportunities related to breast and cervical cancer.

• http://www.rn.org/CourseCatalog.php#free
• http://cme.asccp.org/cme/CMECourseList.cfm
• http://arpublichealth.info/hd/hd1.aspx?h1=6
• http://cme.emedicine.com/
• http://www.freecme.com/gcourses1.php?topic_id=9&topic_name=Breast%20Cancer
• http://www.meniscus.com/tumorboard/adv%2Dgynecol/layout/fscontents.htm
• http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?action=search&queryText=cme
• http://www.IAME.com
• http://cme.amcancersoc.org/
• Different Perspectives: Case Studies in HPV Management (CME credit expired)