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STATE:
State Conference and Seminar:
The 2008 Alaska Medical Assistant Society State Conference and Seminar is scheduled for April 25 - 27, 2008 in Fairbanks. Click here for more information.
NATIONAL:
The AAMA will hold its 52nd Annual Conference in Rosemont (near Chicago), Illinois, October 17 - 21, 2008, at the Hyatt O'Hare: http://ohare.hyatt.com/property. Watch the national website (www.aama-ntl.org) and the CMA Today for information regarding the 2008 national annual conference.
LOCAL CHAPTERS:
Anchorage Chapter of Medical Assistants held a seminar for 3 CEUs on February 9, 2008. The next seminar is scheduled for May 10, 2008. For more info click here.
MISCELLANEOUS:
From CDC:
September 26, 2006
EARN CONTINUING
EDUCATION CREDIT ONLINE BY PARTICIPATING IN
INTERACTIVE, CASE-BASED ACTIVITIES
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and SCIOS
Continuing Education are jointly sponsoring a series of
interactive, online case-based learning opportunities designed
to improve childhood immunization rates. Titled "Medical
Detectives," the series has been designed for family practice
physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants, and other healthcare professionals interested in
learning about overcoming barriers to optimal pediatric vaccine
use.
The activities have been approved for credit for physicians; the
program is pending approval by the National Association of
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Faculty includes Jay M.
Lieberman, MD; Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, FAAP; and S. Michael
Marcy, MD.
For more information, or to register, go to:
http://www.pedsvaccinescme.com
January 23, 2006
MMWR LIST OF EXAMS AVAILABLE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
INCLUDES THREE RELATED TO IMMUNIZATION AND VIRAL HEPATITIS
CDC published "MMWR Continuing Education Exams Available for
Credit" in the January 20 MMWR. It lists 19 exams for which
health professionals can receive continuing education credit.
Three exams relate to immunization:
(1) A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate
transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United
States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part 1: Immunization of infants,
children, and adolescents (expires 12/23/08)
(2) Prevention and control of meningococcal disease:
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) (expires 5/27/08)
(3) Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of
antibody to hepatitis C virus (expires 2/7/06)
To access a listing of all available exams, go to:
http://www2a.cdc.gov/ce/availableactivities.asp
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR,
go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5502.pdf