CME Links
This information is intended for U.S. Healthcare Professionals only.
The following is an introduction to the vast resources available on the Internet where physicians can research continuing medical education (CME) programs offered internationally, nationally and locally. This list also includes sites that offer online education (some for free, some at a cost). Listed organizations providing CME are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
Annotated List of Online CME
www.cmelist.com
This site offers links to online CME sites. Web sites are conveniently listed by medical specialty.
Audio-Digest Foundation
www.audio-digest.org
Organization provides high-quality, low-cost and convenient CME to physicians and other healthcare professionals. Specialty services include Gastroenterology. Site offers audiocassettes, audio CDs, and
Webcasts. Audio Digest covers over 350 major medical meetings, seminars and postgraduate courses a year.
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education
www.clevelandclinicmeded.com
Offers free online CME in the medical specialty of Gastroenterology.
Continuing Education, Inc.
www.continuingeducation.net
Earn CME credits while enjoying a vacation! This organization offers CME cruises. Log on to view the cruise conference schedule. Organization offers programs for the specialty of Gastroenterology.
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News
www.gastroendonews.com
Offers free, online, industry-supported CME programs.
IBD Watch
www.ibdwatch.com
IBD Watch provides practicing physicians with the latest updates on therapeutic trends related to the management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. IBD Watch is published monthly in an easy-to-read
one page abstract format with archives of previous issues available online at its Web site.
Medical Crossfire
www.medicalcrossfire.com
Medical Crossfire is a national healthcare education program dedicated to improving medical practices and patient care through discussion, debate, and authoritative peer exchange on important clinical issues.
Medscape
www.medscape.com
Offers free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other healthcare professionals. Covers 25 medical specialties, including Gastroenterology. Covers major conferences, online
review of new therapies and industry-supported events.
Pri-Med
www.pri-med.com
Offers a continuously growing list of over 300 Online CME activities addressing the latest research in multiple topic areas including Gastroenterology, GI Motility Disorders and Infectious Diseases.
We Care
www.wecareinibd.com
WE CARE works to "provide leadership and mentorship to women interested in pursuing a career in IBD." The WE CARE Web site provides information about its mission and programs.
Please check national medical associations and societies for more CME opportunities. CME activities are often offered to members for reduced fees. You may also want to visit the Web sites of your local hospital,
university and state medical society for a list of their upcoming CME meetings and online activities.
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COLAZAL® (balsalazide disodium) Capsules 750 mg are indicated for the treatment of mildly to moderately active Ulcerative Colitis in patients 5 years of age and older.
COLAZAL does not relieve symptoms in all patients; your patients' results may vary. In four well-controlled clinical trials, patients receiving a COLAZAL dose of 6.75g/day most frequently reported the following events
(reporting frequency > 3%): headache (8%), abdominal pain (6%), diarrhea (5%), nausea (5%), vomiting (4%), respiratory infection (4%), and arthralgia (4%). Withdrawal from therapy due to adverse events was comparable to
placebo. In the pediatric trial, patients most frequently reported the following adverse events: headache (15%), abdominal pain upper (13%), abdominal pain (12%), vomiting (10%), diarrhea (9%), colitis ulcerative (6%),
nasopharyngitis (6%) and, pyrexia (6%). COLAZAL is contraindicated in patients with a hypersensitivity to salicylates or the components of COLAZAL capsules or balsalazide metabolites. The safety and effectiveness of
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