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  • Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine CME

    Sports Medicine Classes 

    Help your pediatric and adult athletes maintain their best bone and joint health possible with exceptional sports medicine classes and self-paced online CME designed for family physicians. 

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What does continuing medical education for sports medicine cover?

    Sports medicine education covers a broad range of sports-related visits, from preparticipation physical examinations to assessing bone stress and joint pain to treating sprains and cuts.

    Whether you choose dedicated time at a conference or the convenience of self-paced on demand learning, you’ll learn the latest on such topics as: 

    • Injury avoidance
    • Concussion management
    • Participation physical exams
    • Common pediatric injuries
    • Joint pain
    • Manual manipulation
    • MRI for diagnostics
    • Range of motion assessment
    • Splinting, wrapping, casting, taping
    • Suturing

    How many CME credits do AAFP sports medicine courses offer?

    Earn from 1+ credits for various procedural CME to 24.5 credits through our Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine course. 

    Note:
    To maintain AAFP membership requirements, member physicians must report at least 150 credits of approved CME every three calendar years. Your state licensing board may require additional CME or other specific requirements.   

    When is the next sports medicine conference?

    Explore upcoming  CME conferences on our events page. You can also find musculoskeletal and sport medicine sessions offered through AAFP’s Family Medicine Update CME and Family Medicine Experience (FMX) conference.


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