CME Podcast

Ask and Act - Ask the Expert: Dr. Saccocio -- Expert: Saria Carter-Saccocio, MD. Dr. Carter-Saccocio is associate director at the Floyd Family Medicine Residency Program in Rome, Georgia and is a member of the AAFP Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee. Learn what family physicians can do to reduce harm from secondhand smoke.
(7:30-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain- Module 1 -- This podcast is part 1 of 3 podcasts that provide an overview of the issues in managing chronic, non-malignant pain in a family practice. Part of the Managing Chronic Pain series, which addresses the challenges of managing patients with chronic pain.
(23-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain- Module 2 -- This podcast is part 2 of 3 podcasts that provide an overview of the issues in managing chronic, non-malignant pain in a family practice. Part of the Managing Chronic Pain series, which addresses the challenges of managing patients with chronic pain.
(32-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain- Module 3 -- This podcast is part 3 of 3 podcasts that provide an overview of the issues in managing chronic, non-malignant pain in a family practice. Part of the Managing Chronic Pain series, which addresses the challenges of managing patients with chronic pain.
(10-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Managing the Chronic Pain Patient At Risk or With a History of Addiction- Module 1 -- This podcast is part 1 of 3 podcasts of the second activity in the Managing Chronic Pain series. It provides family physicians with vital information on how to improve processes and outcomes in pain management including management of pain in patients at risk or with a history of addiction.
(24-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Managing the Chronic Pain Patient At Risk or With a History of Addiction- Module 2 -- This podcast is part 2 of 3 podcasts of the second activity in the Managing Chronic Pain series. It provides family physicians with vital information on how to improve processes and outcomes in pain management including management of pain in patients at risk or with a history of addiction.
(29-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Managing the Chronic Pain Patient At Risk or With a History of Addiction- Module 3 -- This podcast is part 3 of 3 podcasts of the second activity in the Managing Chronic Pain series. It provides family physicians with vital information on how to improve processes and outcomes in pain management including management of pain in patients at risk or with a history of addiction.
(15-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Payment for Tobacco Cessation Treatment -- Expert: Thomas J. Weida, MD, FAAFP. Dr. Weida is a professor and clinician at PennState Hershey Medical Center and Medical Director for the University Physicians Group. He serves as Speaker for the AAFP Congress of Delegates and is a member of the AAFP Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee. Learn how and when to bill for tobacco cessation treatment.
(12:17-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

How to Provide Tobacco Cessation Treatment to Patients with Mental Illness -- Expert: Julie K. Wood, MD, FAAFP. Dr. Wood, Associate Director at Research Family Medicine Residency Program in Kansas City, is Chair of the AAFP Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee, Senior Advisor to the AAFP Tar Wars Advisory Committee and a member of the AAFP Commission on Health of the Public. Find out what types of treatment are most effective or this population and the effects of tobacco cessation pharmacotherapies on other medications.
(7:43-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Patient Centered Approaches to Better Fitness -- Expert: Mark B. Stephens, MD, FAAFP. Dr. Stephens is an associate professor of family medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD and a member of the AAFP Americans In Motion Advisory Panel. Learn how to effectively talk to patients about nutition, physical activity and emotional well being.
(20:53-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Tobacco Cessation Quitlines -- Expert: Tim McAfee, MD, MPH. Dr. McAfee is Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Clinical and Behavioral Sciences at Free & Clear in Seattle and Associate Professor for the School of Public Health at the University of Washington. Find out what happens when patients call free tobacco cessation quitlines.
(13:36-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Pharmacotherapy for Tobacco Dependence -- Expert: Thomas P. Houston, MD, FAAFP. Dr. Houston is Director of Nicotine Dependence Programs at OhioHealth and Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State University. He is a member of the AAFP Commission on Health of the Public and the Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee. Learn about first line pharmacotherapies and how to determine which to prescribe.
(11:58-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

New Public Health Service Clinical Practice Guidelines -- Expert: Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD, FAAFP Dr. Jaén, Professor and Chairman of Family and Community Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center, is Vice Chair of the guideline panel and a member of the AAFP Tobacco Cessation Advisory Committee. Find out what family physicians and their practice teams need to do to implement the new guidelines.
(11:16-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Electronic Health Record -- Cumbersome paper medical records are giving way to efficient electronic medical records (EMRs). This presentation details reasons for implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system. It also discusses the implementation process, including needs assessment, and hardware and software considerations.
(46:11-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the EHR Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Group Medical Appointments -- Group medical appointments can help family physicians attend to quality-of-life issues, provide patient education and serve an aging population with complex medical needs. This presentation includes information about the two basic models for group visits and provides tips on implementing group visits in a family medicine practice.
(50:52-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the Group Medical Appointment Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Guidelines in Quality & Pay for Performance -- This presentation discusses three key elements of quality care—evidence, clinical practice guidelines and performance measures—and the limitations of using each in "real practice." It also describes how pay-for-performance can improve the quality of medical care despite its limitations.
(41:11-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the Guidelines Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

How Does Your Practice Measure Up? -- This presentation explains the basics of clinical performance measurement. It describes office routines and systems that family physicians may need in the future to ensure enhanced payment. It also discusses the use of objective tools for evaluating processes and performance in a family medicine office.
(59:50-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the Performance Measurement Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Caring for the Patient with Multiple Chronic Diseases -- This presentation discusses clinical practice guidelines. It analyzes their strengths and weaknesses, and shows how their use can either aid or impede family physicians.
(44:11-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the Patient with Multiple Chronic Diseases Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Systematic Care for Better Chronic Illness Management -- Optimal management of chronic illness improves patient care and efficiency in the family medicine office. This presentation explains how to identify areas for improvement in your practice and describes how to implement a systematic approach to chronic illness care.
(45:39-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)

Claim CME Credit for the Systematic Care Presentation
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Overcoming Barriers to Better Fitness -- An audio program that offers strategies for addressing patient and practice obstacles related to overweight and obesity issues.
(50-minute MP3 File; About Downloading)