Continuing Medical Education, or CME credits, serve as a fundamental currency for healthcare professionals, ensuring they stay updated with the latest advancements, treatments, and best practices in their respective fields. These credits are earned through educational activities, seminars, workshops, conferences, or online courses designed to enhance medical knowledge, skills, and patient care. They are a means for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners to maintain and improve their competence in a rapidly evolving medical landscape.
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Why are CME credits Important?
The importance of CME credits lies in their role in promoting ongoing professional development. With medicine continually advancing, CME credits serve as a structured pathway for healthcare professionals to stay ahead of cutting-edge research, emerging therapies, and evolving standards of care. By earning these credits, practitioners enhance their knowledge and demonstrate a commitment to delivering the highest quality care to their patients, ensuring their practice remains up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based guidelines and innovations.
If you are looking to gain CME credits check out these events:
12th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Winter Conference
Date: Feb. 5-9, 2024
Location: Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida (Eastern Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
12th Annual Primary Care Winter Conference
Date: Feb. 26- Mar.1, 2024
Location: Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii (Hawaiian Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
18th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference: Session 1
Date: Mar.25-29, 2024
Location: Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, Florida (Eastern Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
18th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference: Session 2
Date: Apr. 1-5, 2024
Location: Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, Florida (Eastern Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
9th Annual Diabetes, Obesity, & Metabolic Disease Conference
Date: Apr.11-13, 2024
Location: Grand Hyatt Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee (Central Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 15.25
Program Objectives:
- Diagnose and identify cardiometabolic risk factors, including diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity.
- Integrate evidence-based strategies and recent guidelines for the screening, prevention, and treatment of cardiometabolic risk factors and their comorbidities in clinical practice.
- Incorporate appropriate interventions, including lifestyle modifications, nutrition counseling, and drug and surgical therapies, based on a specific patient’s risk profile.
4th Annual Gastroenterology & Liver Conference| Primary Care Update
Date: Apr. 13-15, 2024
Location: Grand Hyatt Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee (Central Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast Available
CME Credits: 15.25
Program Objective:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of gastrointestinal disorders seen in primary care.
- Integrate evidence-based strategies and recent guidelines for screening, prevention, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders and their comorbidities in clinical practice.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies for gastrointestinal disorders that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference
Date: May 20-24, 2024
Location: Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Resort, Big Island of Hawaii (Hawaiian Time Zone)
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
28th Annual Hypertension, Diabetes & Dyslipidemia Conference
Date: Jun. 19-21, 2024
Location: Charleston Gaillard Center, Charleston, South Carolina (Eastern Time Zone)
CME Credits: 15.25
Program Objectives:
- Formulate an efficient and effective assessment and monitoring plan of a patient’s condition as it relates to hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
- Develop individualized interventions and treatment strategies for patients presenting with hypertension, diabetes, and/or dyslipidemia that will translate into improved long-term outcomes.
32nd Annual Primary Care Conference: Session 1
Date: Jun. 24-26, 2024
Location: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina (Eastern Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
32nd Annual Primary Care Conference: Session 2
Date: Jul. 1-5, 2024
Location: Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina (Eastern Time Zone) – Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
15th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Summer Conference
Date: Jul. 8-12, 2024
Location: Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast, Florida (Eastern Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
6th Annual Women’s Health Conference
Date: Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2024
Location: The Meritage Resort & Spa, Napa, California (Pacific Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 15
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide female patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues throughout a woman’s life cycle.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
9th Annual Primary Care Update on Urgent Care & Emergency Medicine
Date: Oct. 7-9, 2024
Location: Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, California (Pacific Time Zone)
CME Credits: 15
Program Objectives:
- Discuss the clinical presentation of the acute disorders seen in the primary and urgent care settings.
- Identify the role of the primary and urgent care clinician in the management of these clinical conditions.
- Utilize evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of these clinical scenarios and conditions.
- Delineate which patients require immediate hospitalization and additional care and those that can be successfully managed as outpatients.
- Interact and question nationally acclaimed speakers on a variety of clinical scenarios from medical practice.
14th Annual Primary Care Fall Conference
Date: Oct. 21-25, 2024
Location: Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii (Hawaiian Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
15th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference: Session 1
Date: Nov. 4-8, 2024
Location: Hawks Cay Island Resort, Duck Key (Florida Keys), Florida (Eastern Time Zone)
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
15th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference: Session 2
Date: Nov. 11-15, 2024
Location: Hawks Cay Island Resort, Duck Key (Florida Keys), Florida (Eastern Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
8th Annual National Hospitalist Conference
Date: Nov. 18-21, 2024
Location: Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs, Florida (Eastern Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 16
Program Objectives:
- Provide an accurate diagnostic assessment for a broad range of disorders commonly seen in the inpatient setting.
- Utilize current guidelines in the management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues presented by the hospitalized patient.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve outcomes.
5th Annual Medical Updates in Primary Care Conference
Date: Dec. 2-6, 2024
Location: Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Resort, Big Island of Hawaii (Hawaiian Time Zone) Live Streaming Webcast available
CME Credits: 20
Program Objectives:
- Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care.
- Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues.
- Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will reduce modifiable risk factors and improve long-term outcomes.
Note: You must watch the Webcast LIVE to receive CME Credits.
The cost of each webcast is $599.00, which includes live conference streaming and access to online course materials. The cost of each virtual workshop is $275 – $425.00, or combo options may be available for a discount.
What if I can’t Travel to obtain my CME Credits?
If you are not able to travel to any conferences that we listed, have no fear there are still options for you to obtain your CME Credits. You can go to the Continuing Education Company website to see a list of online courses you can take that will still get you the credits you are looking for.
Getting your CME Credits on the Go.
If you are a healthcare professional who would like to attend some of these conferences and also continue to work; be sure to check out what travel jobs Cascade Health Services has available. You might be able to pick up assignments that line up with your travel plans so that even while you are on the go, you can keep income flowing in while you double down and get your credits. This can be a lucrative way for healthcare professionals to travel to places they want to see. All while continuing their education and keeping their pockets full.
