Lifelong Learning & CME
The APA provides educational programs to assist APA member and non-member psychiatrists at all levels of their profession. These services are designed to advance clinical and practice management skills and promote quality patient care.
APAeducation: Lifelong Learning and CME Center
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Practice Guideline CME
Practice Guidelines are patient care strategies developed to assist physicians in clinical decision making.
New Guideline Course on MDD
January 2011
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
8 AMA PRA Category 1 credit ™
FOCUS
FOCUS: The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry is the best system for recertification, performance in practice, self-assessment, and lifelong learning in psychiatry.
ABPN approved Self-Assessment and Performance in Practice (PIP) modules are included with your subscription to FOCUS: Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry.
- Quarterly issue quizzes for 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year.
- Annual Self-Assessment supplement for 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
- Earn additional Category 1 Credits™ for completing PIP modules.
Subscribe by phone: 800-368-5777 (M-F 9 AM - 5:30 PM EST)
More information? Email: appi@psych.org
New FOCUS Psychiatry Review, Volume 2
February 2011.
50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
| List Price |
$59.00 |
| APA Member Price |
$47.20 |
| APA MIT Price |
$44.25 |
New FOCUS Patient Management Exercise in Psychiatry
May 2011
32 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
| List Price |
$59.00 |
| APA Member Price |
$47.20 |
| APA MIT Price |
$44.25 |
Annual Meeting On Demand
Whether you missed the APA meeting or couldn’t make it to all the sessions on your list, you can still participate in the most popular sessions online or on DVD. The 2011 APA Annual Meeting On Demand is a comprehensive digital library with over 100 hours of the best symposia and lectures from the 2011 meeting (including distinguished speakers Thomas Insel, MD, Director of NIMH; Nora Volkow, MD, Director of NIDA; Larry Siever, MD and Alan Schatzberg, MD.), in synchronized audio and slide format. The APA Annual Meeting On Demand offers CME credit-eligible sessions and the opportunity for ongoing learning opportunities.
- Earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- MP3 downloads
Psych Services On Demand
Whether you missed IPS this year, couldn’t attend all the sessions that caught your eye, or simply want to revisit valuable presentations, you can still access the highlights of the 2011 Institute on Psychiatric Services with Psych Services On Demand. Users receive DVD and online access to over 150 hours of cutting edge educational content, designed to help physicians address the needs of individuals suffering from mental illness, substance abuse or other assaults to their mental health, including Dr. Alan Schatzberg's course on Essential Psychopharmacology. Watch video presentations of presenters' slides with synchronized audio and slide format, and earn up to 37 hours of CME credit. PsychServices On Demand can be viewed on an iPhone or iPad using mobile streaming, and features mp3 downloads. Featured sessions from the 2011 Institute include:
-A Progress Report on Mental Health and Reform
-Clinical Approaches to Working With People Who Are Homeless And Have Mental Illnesses
-Impact of Psychiatric Disorders on HIV Management
-Psychopharmacology for Primary Care Providers and Other Non-Psychiatrists
-Suicide Behind Bars: The Forgotten Epidemic
For more information or to purchase access to Psych Services On Demand, click here.
Performance in Practice (PIP)
To facilitate continued clinical competence, the
ABMS and all its specialty boards, including
ABPN, are implementing Maintenance of Certification. In 2013 the
ABPN will require a review of one’s own practice, a PIP clinical module.
ABPN approved PIP modules are included with your subscription to FOCUS: Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry.
A Sample PIP tool on MDD, based on recommendations of the APA's Practice Guideline, is presented here. To provide the APA with valuable feedback on the module and earn 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for FREE, please click here.
Support for Maintenance of Certification
APA provides resources for initial and maintenance of certification in psychiatry.
UPDATE:
The Board of Trustees approved a revision of the CME requirement for members of the APA. Beginning January 1, 2010, completing an APA Certificate of CME Compliance is an option for members and not a member requirement.
To receive a three-year certificate, members in compliance with APA will complete a total of 150 hours of CME activities within a 3-year period. At least 90 hours must be in Category 1 Credit™. The remaining 60 hours may be in either Category 1 Credit™ or Category 2 Credit™, encompassing all other activities such as medical teaching, research, reading of professional literature, self-study projects, and consultation. For further questions or information, please see the AMA's website or contact educme@psych.org.