CME
An up-to-date osteopath must have a masterful knowledge of anatomy and physiology - A.T. Still- The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy 1902
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The future of CME: Interactive, online and on-demand
You’re at the dining room table participating in a live continuing medical education (CME) webcast on a new surgical technique. After going over the basics, the presenting physician directs you to put on a virtual reality headset. Suddenly, you’re immersed in the sights and sounds of the operating room, looking through the surgeon’s eyes as she walks you through the procedure.
That scenario is only somewhat futuristic. Continuing education continues to evolve in both content and delivery, with new potential topics and technologies—including virtual reality—on the horizon. Here’s a closer look.
Finding a focus
In 2017, major CME topics will…
Resources
New CME guidelines for AOA board-certified docs are now available online
The revised requirements emphasize flexibility and give physicians latitude to choose CME that works best for their individual needs.
Repository
Osteopathy Underground, seeks to be a repository of osteopathic learning. The profession has been fractured by multiple factors and one casulaty has been the ability to "dig on" to develop and grow individually. Each osteopath, currently, must seek and strive to learn osteopathy individually and in a single life time. Subsequently each osteopath can only advance their skills and the profession as a whole by incrimental steps.
The future of CME: Interactive, online and on-demand
Continuing medical education is evolving to address physicians’ varying learning styles.
Osteopathy Underground
The core pillars of the osteopathy underground are a distillation of long standing principles evident in a genuinely osteopathic approach.
Osteopathy’s Promise to Children
Osteopathy’s Promise to Children (OPC) was established in 1992 for the purpose of osteopathic education, research and treatment and to provide clinical experience to health professionals in the field of osteopathy
The Osteopathic Cranial Academy
The Osteopathic Cranial Academy is a professional membership organization dedicated to the teaching and support of post-graduate training in osteopathy.
American Academy of Osteopathy
The American Academy of Osteopathy strives to be a pre-eminent, worldwide source of education on osteopathic medicine, specifically the basic osteopathic principles, palpatory diagnosis and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) that comprise traditional osteopathy.
American Osteopathic Association
You're committed to the health and well-being of your patients. Refine your skills and meet ongoing certification requirements through the AOA's CME offerings, administered by the Council on Continuing Medical Education.
College of Osteopathic Medicine
DO-Online is the online home of the osteopathic profession hosted by the American Osteopathic Information Association in cooperation with the American Osteopathic Association.
Boards & Beyond
“Boards & Beyond takes everything you’re learning in class and puts it in a 10-minute video,” says Jenna Campbell, OMS II, of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. “It’s good for visual learners because they have a lot of diagrams and pictures. It’s a really good tool for someone who doesn’t want all of their studying to be reading and book-based.”
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