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Continuing Medical Education CalendarFor more information on these and other educational activities, or to add your educational activity to our calendar, contact the AAAAI Executive Office at (414) 272-6071 or cme@aaaai.org.
New CME Opportunities2010 Virtual Meeting The Lung in COPD: What’s Left How confident are you in differentiating COPD from other chronic respiratory conditions? In this segment entitled The Lung in COPD: What's Left, hear Dr Stokes Peebles speak on improving diagnosis and symptom management in patients with COPD. Learning Objective: Utilize lung function testing to direct pharmacologic and adjunctive treatment approaches in moderate to severe COPD. pmiCME along with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) are part of the ACES (Asthma and COPD Education Solutions) Consortium. This national CME initiative is a coordinated effort to improve the standards of care for patients with non-contagious chronic respiratory conditions. Funding for this initiative is obtained from multiple sources including commercial support. Receipt of these funds is project based and acknowledged by the partner organizations that are responsible for those identified projects. pmiCME and AAAAI, through the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, receive funding from GlaxoSmithKline in support of this educational activity, which is part of the ACES Consortium initiative. pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Expiration Date: 07/06/2011. For more information and to register for this CME online activity, visit PMI Website at www.pri-med.com/PMO/Activity.aspx or ReachMD Website www.reachmd.com/cmedetails.aspx. Electronic Virtual Meeting for Allied Health Professionals Credits can be claimed through March of 2011 for the 2009 sessions, and through March of 2012 for the 2010 sessions. The total credit for this package is over 60 CE, and over 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits of CME. If you already claimed credit at the Annual Meeting for any sessions listed in this collection, you may not claim credits again. To access the AAAAI Online Learning Library and order the Allied Health Virtual Meeting visit
AAAAI-Sponsored Live Meetings14th Annual Symposium on Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Fall 2010 Symposium of the Los Angeles Society of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
AAAAI-Sponsored Enduring MaterialsThe listings below are programmed either directly by the AAAAI or jointly with other organizations. Earn CME credit from the AAAAI for your participation. ASTHMA IQ: EPR-3 ASTHMA IQ: Performance Improvement Module The Mechanisms of Allergic Diseases series is funded through an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc World Allergy Organization (WAO) Online Food Allergy Learning Program 2009 Virtual Meeting 2009 Online Practice Management Workshop Other ProgramsThese programs may be of interest to AAAAI members, but have no direct affiliation with the AAAAI and do not offer CME credit from the AAAAI. ACAAI Online Courses in Allergy/Immunology Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) COPD for Primary Care: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Learning Objectives: pmiCME along with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) are part of the ACES (Asthma and COPD Education Solutions) Consortium. This national CME initiative is a coordinated effort to improve the standards of care for patients with non-contagious chronic respiratory conditions. Funding for this initiative is obtained from multiple sources including commercial support. Receipt of these funds is project based and acknowledged by the partner organizations that are responsible for those identified projects. pmiCME and AAAAI, through the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, receive funding from GlaxoSmithKline in support of this educational activity, which is part of the ACES Consortium initiative. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Expiration Date: 07/14/2011. For more information and to register for this CME online activity, visit http://www.pri-med.com/PMO/Activity.aspx?activity=200271. Treatment of COPD: Stepwise Approach to Treatment and Attempts to Alter the Natural History of the Disease Learning Objective: pmiCME along with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) are part of the ACES (Asthma and COPD Education Solutions) Consortium. This national CME initiative is a coordinated effort to improve the standards of care for patients with non-contagious chronic respiratory conditions. Funding for this initiative is obtained from multiple sources including commercial support. Receipt of these funds is project based and acknowledged by the partner organizations that are responsible for those identified projects. pmiCME and AAAAI, through the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, receive funding from GlaxoSmithKline in support of this educational activity, which is part of the ACES Consortium initiative. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Expiration Date: 7/09/2011. For more information and to register for this CME online activity, visit http://www.pri-med.com/PMO/Activity.aspx?activity=110835. Asthma Educators: Called to Encourage, Empower and Educate Patients and Families Conference Registration Fee: The primary purpose of the Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) is to promote asthma education as an integral comprehensive asthma program, to raise the competence of health care professionals who educate individuals and families affected by asthma, and to raise the standard of care and quality of asthma education delivered to those with asthma. The 2010 Association of Asthma Educators will feature more that 20 speakers covering a variety of asthma topics. For more information and to register visit www.asthmaeducators.org Northwestern Memorial Hospital Jointly sponsored with the National Eczema Association. This full day conference will feature world renowned faculty, who speak on atopic dermatitis, food allergies, asthma, skin infections and the latest in research and evolving treatment strategies. Twelve speakers, renowned for their expertise in atopic dermatitis and allergic conditions, will give state-of-the-art presentations in the morning with small group workshops combining patients and doctors and a panel discussion in the afternoon. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Registration Fees: Before 7/2/2010 After 7/2/2010 Register online at www.northwesternevents.com/profile/form/index.cfm. Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted for payment. Requests received prior to July 2, 2010 will be refunded minus $25 per person, for processing and administration fee. Cancellations are not refundable after July 2, 2010. For more information or additional questions please contact Trish Gougis at tgougis@nmff.org or (312) 695-6837. Clinical Allergy for the Practicing Physician Washington University designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity is designed to provide information useful and suitable particularly for primary care physicians, internists, pediatricians, allergists, and pulmonologists who participate in the care of patients with allergic and immunologic illnesses. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants as well as other members of the health care team will find the activity useful in the care of their patients. The audience will be updated on important new developments in the field of allergy and clinical immunology to improve their ability to care for patients with these illnesses. The participants will be provided with information that will improve their knowledge based on newer medications and management approaches for illnesses such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, hereditary angioedema and food allergies which are an important issue with many ramifications and adverse reactions. Learning and Performance Objectives: The intended result of this activity is improvements in competence, performance and patient care and at the conclusion of this seminar attendees will be able to: For more information and to register online visit cme.wustl.edu/allergy or contact Susan K. O’Connor, Activity Coordinator, at (314) 362-6892 or (800) 325-9862. Harvard Lung Conference and CIMIT Inhalation Technology Conference The Harvard Lung Conference will present the latest findings in a wide variety of topics related to pulmonary disease. Major topics to be covered will include the following: Stem Cell/Regenerative Medicine, Omics/High Throughput Discovery, Cellular and Immunological Basis of Airways Lung Disease, Lung Injury and Vascular Injury. The conference will provide a forum for physicians and scientists alike to form new collaborations leading to previously unexplored directions for research in the field that will advance clinical care, and which will ultimately result in improved patient outcomes. The CIMIT Inhalation Technology Conference, held in conjunction with the Harvard Lung Conference will emphasize the utility of CIMIT model in the field of inhalation technology. Most importantly, the conference will provide a window into how any researcher, in the Boston area and beyond can become involved in this pioneering work through collaboration with other researchers. Harvard Lung Conference and CIMIT Inhalation Technology Conference will be held at the Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School, located in the heart of Boston. No CME credit. For more information about the meeting please visit the website www.harvardlungconference.org. XX World Congress of Asthma Health professionals with an interest in asthma and all the specialties that deal with asthma will find this congress awarding for new thoughts and energy to improve the care of asthma in all ages. This also applies to all communities including low, middle or high income countries. In all countries the basic challenges exist regarding prevention, diagnoses, treatments and organization of care. Preliminary Topics The official language is English. For more information and to register visit the WCA official website at www.wca2010.gr.
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