OverviewAmerican Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. AMS currently provides 21 live CME activities from November through June each year. These Live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are made available in various formats of DVDs, MP4s, Audio CDs and MP3s. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other "down-time" has never been more productive or convenient. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you will be provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. |
Cardiology for Primary Care and Hospital Medicine
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Upon completion of this course, the participant should
be able to formulate a practical and evidence-based,
guideline-driven approach to common cardiac
disorders. The participant should be able to determine
and employ various physical exam techniques as well
as appropriate diagnostic tests that should be
considered to assess the severity of the patient's
problem and...
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Dermatology: Principles and Practice Strategies for the Primary Care Office
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to appraise the various etiologies and pathogens for
the more common lesions; distinguish the
characteristics of commonly seen skin disorders and
develop an appropriate differential that leads to the
most probable diagnosis; apply a treatment plan and
follow-up procedure that will enable the practicing
physician ...
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ECG in Primary Care: Beyond the Basics – Improving Your 12-Lead ECG Interpretation Skills
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Many, if not most, medical schools and residency programs are deficient in the amount of ECG interpretation instruction they provide. Most med school graduates are unprepared for handling cardiac cases or emergencies that require interpreting a 12-lead ECG. Too many rely on the ECG machine interpretation. Residency programs typically do not offer basic instruction in elect...
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Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Adult Care
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to recognize the epidemiology, demographics and
common clinical presentations for the diseases and
disorders discussed; construct an appropriate history,
physical exam and laboratory evaluation to develop
cost-effective and accurate diagnosis; manage as well
as employ appropriate follow-up and/or specialty
referr...
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Emergency Medicine: Common Pediatric and Adult Challenges in the Emergency Department
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able to recognize the epidemiology, demographics and common clinical presentations for the diseases and disorders discussed; construct an appropriate history, physical exam and laboratory evaluation to develop cost-effective and accurate diagnosis; manage as well as employ appropriate follow-up and/or specialty referral for ...
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Family Medicine, Pediatrics and Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach to Clinical Problems
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to appraise the etiologies and recognize the clinical
presentations of the commonly seen disorders
presented; indicate diagnostic tests available and the
suggested use for making a diagnosis; implement
available treatment options and appropriate long-term
care when indicated. This activity is expected to
result i...
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Hospital Medicine: Management of the Hospitalized Adult Patient
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to formulate a practical approach to common
disorders found in the hospitalized adult patient;
determine the diagnostic tests that can be used to
determine the severity of the patient's problem and
make an accurate diagnosis; apply the various
treatment options available and recognize when to
treat and when to ca...
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Hospitalist and Internal Medicine Review and Update: Inpatient and Outpatient Care
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to develop an approach to the patient with metabolic
disorders to arrive at a cost-effective diagnosis; apply
a treatment plan that considers lifestyles, medications
and specialty referral or monitoring needs; identify
patients likely to develop complications and determine
the long-term needs as well as resource
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Infectious Diseases: Adult Issues in the Outpatient and Inpatient Settings
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to recognize the epidemiology and classify commonly
presenting infectious diseases; determine the clinical
manifestations, pathogenesis and methods of
diagnosing the presenting diseases; and apply the
current recommendations of pharmacologic
management, referral or follow-up and prevention.
This activity is expec...
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Neurology: Top Topic Updates for Primary Care
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to implement practical and cost effective methods
available in making a preliminary diagnosis; employ
effective history and physical exam techniques;
differentiate when they should treat certain disorders
versus when to refer for specialist care. This activity
is expected to result in improved competence in
makin...
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis of
the various presenting disorders; apply proper lifestabilizing
measures as well as identify the lifethreatening
emergencies as requiring urgent
treatment and/or hospital admission; organize an
approach to diagnosis and test ordering and develop
a treatment pla...
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Primary Care and Womens Health: An Update and Review
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to appraise the typical etiology of the Gynecologic
disorders presented; apply improved diagnostic
methods and ordering of tests in the Primary Care
office and Emergency Medicine setting; choose the
appropriate treatment and drugs for commonly seen
GYN disorders as well as identify treatment failures
vs. recurren...
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Primary Care Challenges for Todays Practitioner: Practice Strategies for Internal and Family Medicine Specialists
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to appraise the etiologies and recognize the clinical
presentations of the commonly seen disorders
presented; indicate diagnostic tests available and the
suggested use for making a diagnosis; implement
available treatment options and appropriate long-term
care when indicated. This activity is expected to
result i...
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Primary Care Issues in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able to formulate a practical approach to common disorders found in the hospitalized adult patient; determine the diagnostic tests that can be used to determine the severity of the patient's problem and make an accurate diagnosis; apply the various treatment options available and recognize when to treat and when to call for ...
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Radiology for the Non-Radiologist
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able
to choose the appropriate ordering of x-rays, CT
scans or MRI studies; employ interpretation skills that
will improve patient outcomes resulting from
recognition of normal vs. abnormal vs. poor
technique; identify x-ray pathology that is commonly
seen, commonly missed and how to prevent the latter
in the clinical...
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Radiology for the Non-Radiologist (San Diego)
NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Following this course, the participant should be able to choose the appropriate ordering of x-rays, CT scans or MRI studies; employ interpretation skills that will improve patient outcomes resulting from recognition of normal vs. abnormal vs. poor technique; identify x-ray pathology that is commonly seen, commonly missed and how to prevent the latter in the clinical settin...
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