Course Description

Current Views in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is a correspondence course offering six in-depth presentations covering current topics most frequently requested by enrollees. Program options include:

CD-ROM (storage case included)

• Password protected on-line access
• All inclusive files (text, slides, audio, exam, multimedia presentation)
• PowerPoint slides
• Audio for all disc players (car, stereo, computer)
• Compatible with Windows or Macintosh
• Capacity to view/print text, exam, exam answer sheet and evaluation
• Key word search
• Available by podcast
  

Three-ring binder - Choose from:

• CD-Rom
• Cassette tape
• 35mm slides
• Printed text
  (script, outline, references, exam, exam answer sheet, evaluation)

Presented By
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and Division of Continuing Education

Credit

This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For Nurses: The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses’ Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 18 contact hours

Other Health Care Professionals: This course offers 18 Continuing Education Contact Hours by the Medical College of Georgia.

Written examination questions will be included with each program. The exam answer sheet should be completed after each presentation and returned to the Medical College of Georgia at the end of the enrollment period. Each  Examination will be graded and returned to the participant. Enrollees must submit the completed examination answer sheet and the course evaluation form by December 1, 2009 to receive credit.

Guest Faculty

Ira Finegold, MD, Director, R. A. Cooke Institute of Allergy and Chief, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City; Clinical Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.

John M. Kelso , MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego.

Donald Y. M. Leung, MD, PhD, Professor of pediatrics, University of Colorado Medical School, Edelstein Family Chair of Pediatric Allergy-Immunology, National Jewish Health.

Andrew H. Liu, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.

James L. Sublett, MD, FACAAI, Clinical Professor and Chief, Allergy & Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Miles Weinberger, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Pediatric Allergy & Pulmonary Division, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, University of Iowa College of Medicine.

Enrollment

Participants enroll annually with the first lecture arriving by January 2009. Programs are scheduled for distribution bimonthly. You may enroll at any time during the course year. The Medical College of Georgia reserves the right to rearrange or change the schedule of programs if necessary.

Registration Information

Annual enrollment fees in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico are in the table below. Add $50 for locations other than the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Checks from outside the United States must be written for the specified fee in U.S. currency and drawn on a U.S. bank.

Registration Options
$275	CD-ROM
$295	Notebook, cassette with printed material (no slides)
$355	Notebook, cassette with printed material & 35mm slides
$375	CD-ROM with notebook & printed material (no slides)
$405	CD-ROM with notebook, printed material & cassette tape (no slides)
$430	CD-ROM with notebook, printed material & 35mm slides
$480	CD-ROM with notebook, printed material, 35mm slides & cassette tape
$125	Sharing physicians
$75	Sharing RNs, NP-PAs and Allied Health
$75	Individual programs on CD-ROM only (no credit awarded)

Register securely online.

Send registration form to:
Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia, 919 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Fax: 706-721-4642

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967

Sharing Course Materials

You may share course materials with another enrollee. Physicians may enroll at the sharing rate of $125 per year and nurses and other health care professionals may enroll for $75 per year. To register at the sharing rate, please indicate on the registration form the name of the enrollee whose materials you share. Individuals who register at the sharing rate will receive full credit for the course.

Also For Your Library

Program materials for Current Views issues published prior to January 2008 may be purchased for $200 per unit of six programs or $50 per individual program. A Past Program Catalog is available upon request.

Participants' Comments

“Excellent programs. Keep up the good work. The CME materials presented make outstanding references and are more up-to-date than textbooks on specific topics.“

“Amazing! Clinically speaking, I give it an A+. Clear, good questions.”

“A clinician’s bible.“

“I have been enrolled in this program for the last 25 years. Your CME program is excellent!”

“Year to year, good quality CME.”

Educational Program Committee

The topics for Current Views in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology programs are suggested by enrollees. The suggestions are referred to our Advisory Board composed of the following nationally recognized experts.

John J. Condemi, M.D.	Philip H. Smith, M.D.
Andrew H. Liu, M.D.	Robert E. Reisman, M.D.
William K. Dolen, M.D. ▼	Betty B. Wray, M.D.
Dennis R. Ownby, M.D. ❖ ▼	Martha Tingen, Ph.D.
❖ Director of the Allergy-Immunology Training program at the Medical College of Georgia ▼ Course Co-Directors

TIME
The estimated time for completion of all six modules, the post-test and the evaluation is 18 hours.

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
Broadband internet connectivity recommended.

PC:

• CPU Pentium 4, 1.3 GHz
• Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista
• RAM 512 MB (Windows XP Pro)
• RAM 1GB (Windows Vista)
• Hard Drive – free space about 4GB
• Browser: IE 6.1, 7.x, Firefox

Mac:

• CPU Power PC 1.4Ghz / Intel 1.4 GHz
• Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, Leopard 10.5
• RAM 512MB
• Hard Drive – free space about 4GB
• Browser: Safari, Firefox

Date of original release:

January 1, 2009

Termination date:

December 31, 2009

 

Acknowledgement

Supported by educational grants from Genentech-Novartis and Merck.

Special Needs

The Medical College of Georgia Division of Continuing Education complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require special services to support your participation in this continuing education activity, contact the conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.

Questions
Questions and registration form should be directed to:

Division of Continuing Education, Medical College of Georgia, 919 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Fax: 706-721-4642

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967