The dramatic explosion of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 saw physicians and medical professionals who treated patients in their practice every day face uncertainty and risks. As a result, many health care professionals have begun to utilize telemedicine as a result of the demands of the pandemic, and to interact with their patients more easily. Fortunately, telemedicine has evolved and grown over the past years, and it is crucial to stay on top of the latest telehealth trends such as data collection, patient participation and remote diagnoses. Learn how you, your practice and your community can benefit from providing services to patients over long distances, as well as share health information safely.
This course is relevant for U.S. and worldwide physicians, medical students, residents, nurses, physician assistants and other allied health and medical professionals who participate in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Start today and expand your knowledge on how telemedicine and telehealth can reduce risks and facilitate access to care and treatment. Topics you will learn about in this online CME course include:
- Applications to Primary Care – Understand the special considerations and benefits of addressing primary care through remote methods
- Improving Specialty Care with Telehealth – Describe specialty consultations in the digital age
- Telehealth, Clinical Screening and the Health Care Provider– Discover aspects of data sharing, privacy and screening in telemedicine
- Telehealth Lessons and Benefits – Acquire insights from telemedicine networks and telehealth programs in specific communities
- Health Care Equity and Telehealth – Center your approach to equitable public health through working remotely with patients who are at-risk or lack accessibility
Who is This CME For?
Telemedicine: Providing Safe Remote Health Care is a self-paced, online course designed for medical professionals who would benefit from further education on telemedicine, including those who specialize in critical care medicine, infectious diseases, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pain medicine, pediatrics, preventative medicine and surgery.
For over 170 years, the AMA has worked to advance the betterment of medicine through public health education. To provide physicians and other medical professionals with comprehensive, current and informative education; our CME course about Telemedicine & Distance Care features education from a variety of trusted sources, including the JAMA Network™ and AMA STEPS Forward™.
Interested in accreditation details for this Telemedicine CME? You can find accreditation information for each activity at the bottom of their corresponding quiz pages.