Journal-Based CME

Provided by University of Connecticut School of Medicine Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education

Purpose: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Community and Continuing Medical Education, is pleased to offer Journal-Based CME. This program is intended to help licensed physician faculty, community preceptors affiliated faculty, and APRNs of the UConn, meet the Department of Public Health's relicensure requirements for Connecticut physicians. The specific requirements of: behavioral health, cultural competency; domestic violence; infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS); risk management (including prescribing controlled substances and pain management); and sexual assault are available.

Target Audience: UConn School of Medicine Licensed Physician Clinicians/Faculty (M.D./D.O./APRNs); UConn School of Medicine-Affiliated Licensed Physician Clinicians/Faculty (M.D./D.O./APRNs); and UConn School of Medicine Community Preceptor Affiliated Clinicians/Faculty and other community physicians who have an affiliation with UConn Health.

Program Duration: July 1, 2024 thru June 30, 2027

Activity Director: Melinda Sanders, M.D., Medical Director for Continuing Medical Education
Co-Activity Director: Sri Manickaratnam, M.D., Associate Director for CME
Activity Administrator: Kim Person, CME Program Administrator

Learning Objectives: Participants Will (Be Able to):

  • Review peer-reviewed articles in important areas of patient care relating to the Department of Public Health's relicensure requirements for Connecticut physicians.
  • Describe how such articles impact practice behavior and/or systems of care.

Method of Physician Participation in the Learning Process: University of Connecticut School of Medicine faculty are invited to read journal-based articles in any of the relicensure content areas described above. Participants will then take a post-test followed by completing an on-line evaluation for each article reviewed. If you are not a UConn School of Medicine faculty or UConn School of Medicine community preceptor affiliated faculty, or UConn APRN, or other community physician affiliated with UConn Health then a CME certificate cannot be issued to you so please do not access this site for your DPH requirements. Regarding relicensure requirements for Connecticut physicians, please visit the DPH website for complete details. To access the program and for further information, please go to Journal-Based CME Course Selection.

CME Credits: CME credits will only be awarded to physicians who meet a minimum performance level of 75% or higher on the post-test administered at the end of each article. Each post-test may be retaken an unlimited number of times until successfully completed. Additionally, participants are required to complete the evaluation associated with each article.

Estimated Time for Completion: The maximum time associated with each article and its associated evaluation is one hour. Participants may only claim CME credits through successfully completing the post-test and evaluation associated with each article.

Medium Used and System Requirements: Viewing the articles requires a computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Articles are in PDF format. If using a PC, opening the articles will require Adobe Acrobat. If using a MAC, opening the articles will require Preview. This program is restricted to licensed physician faculty of the UConn School of Medicine and requires that they have active library privileges. If you are using a UConn Health computer on-site, access will not be an issue. If you wish to use an off-site computer, please use the library barcode provided by the library after registering for a proxy account: Proxy Registration Form.

Accreditation: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine designates this Journal-Based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Conflict of Interest Policy: All faculty participating in CME activities provided by the University of Connecticut School of Medicine are required to disclose to the program audience any actual or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. Program planners have an obligation to resolve any actual conflicts of interest and share with the audience any safeguards put in place to prevent commercial bias from influencing the content..

Activity Disclosure Statements:

  • Melinda Sanders, M.D., as activity director and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Sri Manickaratnam, M.D., as co-activity director and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Kim Person, as activity administrator and planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
  • Christine McNally, as planning member, for this educational event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with any ineligible companies that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of the subject of this presentation that need to be disclosed. All the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

This CME activity will not involve or be discussing the off-labeled, or investigational use of any product or device.

Commercial Support Statement: This CME activity has no commercial support associated with it.

ABIM/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ABP/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

ABA/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Anesthesiology® (ABA) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABA MOC credit.

Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ program, MOCA® and MOCA 2.0® are registered trademarks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®.

This activity contributes to the patient safety CME requirement for the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

ABPath/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath MOC credit.

ABOHNS/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to meet the expectations of the American Board of Otolaryngology's Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of recognizing participation.

ABO/MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in ABO by satisfying the Lifelong Learning requirement for the American Board of Ophthalmology's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

Copyright: All journal articles are provided through the Maynard Stowe Library, which is making them available only to current faculty members of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and/or UConn Health employees. The materials posted on this site are specifically for your educational use. These materials are not intended for distribution beyond your individual use as materials are copyright protected and permitted only for the specific educational purposes intended. Following this policy will protect you from copyright infringement and liability.

Confidentiality: We are committed to protecting your privacy. The information that we collect is for the purpose of awarding CME credits and to evaluate each activity and the educational series as a whole. Other than through the evaluation form, no information is being gathered about people who choose to participate in this program.

Questions: For questions or further information, please contact the CME office at cme@uchc.edu.

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