hormiga Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 So far I have found that it is fairly easy to get cat 1 CME via Medscape (decent quality and free!) or Up To Date (paid by my institution).... but I am having trouble finding Performance Improvement or Self Assessment CMEs that aren't really expensive. I don't mind paying money but I really don't want to pay for something that sucks and/or is huge time sink. As far as I can tell the cheapest option is to pay non-member prices through AAPA For example: 20 PI-CME for $375 (better than paying the membership fee with the discoun: $545 total) Are there any other options? (I would like to avoid AAPA membership since I get the feeling they are cashing-in on the new MOC requirements... I really don't see any benefits from joining at this time) Thanks for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAReady Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 myCME.com - http://www.mycme.com/self-assessment/section/4404/ They have courses in family medicine, emergency medicine, and cardiology that can satisfy the SA requirement. Prices are fair too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted July 30, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2015 check out roshreview.com/pa as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBanner Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I've used Audio Digest in the past. 30 minute lectures with "cheat sheet", a 10 question quiz gets you 2 Cat 1's. It's about $450 for 24 lectures...48 Cat 1 credits. If you are motivated you could do them in a week using the cheat sheets only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted July 30, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2015 SEMPA offered PEER VIII, which was approved as SA, for a ridiculously low price at one point. I think it expires soon, but I would expect that they will have PEER IX out shortly.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=280770008121&story_fbid=10153145667463122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted July 30, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2015 I've used Audio Digest in the past. 30 minute lectures with "cheat sheet", a 10 question quiz gets you 2 Cat 1's. It's about $450 for 24 lectures...48 Cat 1 credits. If you are motivated you could do them in a week using the cheat sheets only. audio digest doesn't give you PI/SA credits unfortunately. I sed it for years as well. now I do emrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatChecko Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 SEMPA offered PEER VIII, which was approved as SA, for a ridiculously low price at one point. I think it expires soon, but I would expect that they will have PEER IX out shortly. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=280770008121&story_fbid=10153145667463122 Just got an email that it was being sold for $40 for SEMPA members... Is it really valid for 55 hrs of SA CME? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted July 31, 2015 Administrator Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just got an email that it was being sold for $40 for SEMPA members... Is it really valid for 55 hrs of SA CME? Yes and yes, although I only claimed 35 hours for it, since that's all it took me. Still, what a sweet deal! It's cat 1 and counts towards EM CAQ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just got an email that it was being sold for $40 for SEMPA members... Is it really valid for 55 hrs of SA CME? It is; I took advantage of this sale last year and finished my whole SA requirement for my 10 year cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatChecko Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 It is; I took advantage of this sale last year and finished my whole SA requirement for my 10 year cycle.I was wondering about that. Good to hear it will roll the 40 hours forward. How does it work with any remaining hours, in this case 15? Can you just make them Cat 1 CME? Also, does SA CME count towards the CAQ CME requirement? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I was wondering about that. Good to hear it will roll the 40 hours forward. How does it work with any remaining hours, in this case 15? Can you just make them Cat 1 CME? Also, does SA CME count towards the CAQ CME requirement? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk Yes, since it's all Category 1 you can apply it where you need it. It's all EM specific, so you can apply it all to the CAQ (that's what I did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 It's a shame that these types of questions even have to asked. What a mess. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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