Dubai Health Authority (DHA) released an online platform wherein those working in the medical field can use Continuing Medical Education (CME) points online. The CME Online platform, which may be accessed through Rashid Medical Library’s online portal, offers CME Online points that are accepted and known by DHA. Dr. Wadeia Sharief, Director of the Department of Medical Education and Research, said that authority is the primary place in which to offer this service.
“Offering this carrier without spending a dime will greatly advantage users because every CME provider has its system for issuing CME credit points and certificates. Users of CME Online can create a personal account and observe the company’s unique commands and requirements to gain factors.” Dr. Sharief said that one of the vendors that may be accessed online is BMJ Learning, a CME/CPD-accepted online aid furnished by DHA in 2008.
“CME Online users can get the right of entry to a link, which is a good way to take them to the BMJ Learning web page to register for the web publications on offer, which can be Read, Reflect, and Respond Modules and Just in Time Modules. Each provides zero to five credit score factors, and at the same time, the Interactive Case History Module gives two points. The DHA Accreditation Committee granted these CME/CPD credit points.
Accredited platform
Also on the portal is UpToDate, which is permitted and acknowledged as a useful continuing education resource by DHA, colleges, institutions, and authorities worldwide. “UpToDate is an Internet Point-of-Care (POC) interest for zero—5 CPD Points in keeping with healthcare specialists’ getting-to-know cycle. There isn’t any limit to the wide variety of POC studying cycles that healthcare professionals can also complete using UpToDate,” she introduced.
Another CME provider is BMJ Best Practice, which permits customers to claim CPD/CME factors for time spent studying subjects from an extensive range of institutions. DHA recognizes BMJ Best Practice as an iPod hobby for 0.Five CPD points for healthcare experts.
CINAHL Information Systems is an authorized provider of continuing education through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which promotes the very best requirements of nursing practice and pleasant care. In addition to being regarded with the aid of DHA, CINAHL Information Systems has also been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Each direction includes route materials, an interactive evaluation, a final take a look at, and a module evaluation.
Meanwhile, ClinicalKey for Physicians offers free POC CME credit for self-directed, dependent, online learning. CME credit is provided by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education. Physicians might also earn zero.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for each seek performed via ClinicalKey.
Dr. Sharief said offering this platform will ensure that clinical experts have an approved source recognized by the authority to advantage CME points.
In addition to supplying a web portal for CME factors, Dr. Sharief revealed that Rashid Medical Electronic Library is home to more than 18 million articles, 16,277 scientific magazines, 220,761 books, and more than six million snapshots and movies.
