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      How Many Credits Do I Need?

      Physicians are required to complete 48 credits of continuing medical education every 24 months to maintain the Texas medical license.

      The credits may be earned in formal and informal CME activities of which two credits in formal CME must be designated for ethics and/or professional responsibility content.

  • Live Events

    • Healthy Physicians Healthy Patients (Register Now)
      Find out how improving personal wellness makes an impact on patient outcomes. Learn methods to stimulate personal growth and wellness; incorporate mindfulness behaviors and ethics into daily life; integrate resilience and coping strategies; and assimilate learned changes to improve patient outcomes. 3 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 3 ETHICS 
    • Interventions for Health: PHR Training Session and 20th Annual Retreat (Register Now)
      Find out strategies to address problems physicians and health care delivery systems face as a result of fatigue. Learn how to help your colleagues by intervening appropriately: You could save a physician's career, and possibly a life, not end it. Get tips for creating and maintining healthy lifestyles that link patient-centered care to patient-physician relationships and health outcomes. 11.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 7 ETHICS

  • Publications

    • A Comprehensive Guide for Physician Employment
      Whether you are just starting your practice or making a career-changing move, this guide will break down all considerations for an employment decision. 9 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 9 ETHICS • Expires: July 5, 2015 
    • Closing or Selling Your Medical Practice
      Are you thinking about closing or selling your medical practice? This guide explains the important decisions that go into making this career-changing transition. 3.25 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 3.25 ETHICS • Expires: Apr. 2, 2015
    • EMR Implementation Guide: The Link to a Better Future (Buy Now)
      This guide offers a nontechnical view of steps necessary for the successful introduction of HIT with an emphasis on the needs of smaller practices. View free content - cost for CME credits. 3 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 3 ETHICS • 3 TMLT  
    • EMTALA: Emergency Room Legal and Ethical Duties of Physicians (Buy Now)
      This online course addresses the basic ethical and legal tenets regarding patient transfer issues and EMTALA. Additionally, physician participants will gain insight regarding the most common on-call questions and myths. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS 
    • Fraud and Abuse Publication
      Is your practice protected from fraud? This guide will go into detail on the laws and penalties associated with health care fraud and abuse. 4 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 4 ETHICS • TMLT discount • Expires: Aug. 6, 2015
    • Fraud and Abuse (Buy Now)
      Through legal sources and ethics opinions, this course overviews state and federal enforcement of laws regarding health care "fraud and abuse." Also included are helpful strategies in responding to complaints at the Texas Medical Board. 2 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 2 ETHICS
    • Managing Your Medical Records
      This all-inclusive guide will help you organize your medical records in a way that is legible, practical, and efficient. 4 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 4 ETHICS • TMLT discount • Expires: Nov. 15, 2015
    • Nonphysician Practitioners (Buy Now)
      Many of the laws governing health care were enacted before the prevalence of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs). Although NPPs are now common in every setting, changes in legislation have taken years to draft, disseminate, and review. 4.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 4.5 ETHICS • 3 TMLT  
    • Policies and Procedures: A Guide for Medical Practices (Buy Now)
      TMA’s Policy and Procedure guide contains more than 200 up-to-date policies and procedures, tools, sample letters, and forms you can customize for your office. This practical, easy-to-use guide is specific to Texas medical practices and Texas law and is based on "best practices" that are vital to running an efficient practice — from solo physicians to large groups. 8 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 8 ETHICS • 3 TMLT  
    • Texas Medical Jurisprudence Manual (Buy Now)
      The Texas Medical Jurisprudence Manual is a useful study guide and teaching tool for the medical jurisprudence courses taught in Texas medical schools and health care administration programs. It also is instructive for recent graduates and out-of-state physicians seeking licensure in Texas who are required to write the medical jurisprudence exam, or for physicians and practice administrators who want to know more about laws pertaining to medical practice in Texas.

  • On Demand

    • 10 Ways to Turn Satisfied Patients into Loyal Patients (Register Now)
      Are loyal patients worth more to your practice than "satisfied" patients? From the front desk staff to the physician, providing patients a WOW experience leads to engaged patients, better compliance, and lowers your risk exposure. These patients also increase your referral volume. Find out how to shift attitudes in your practice to create outstanding patient experiences. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • 1 TMLT  
    • Avoiding the Courthouse: 10 Practice Pitfalls (Register Now)
      This course highlights a collection of TMLT’s closed claim studies and offers discussion on how risk management techniques may have prevented the outcome that led to professional liability allegations. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • 1 TMLT  
    • Health Disparities (Register Now)
      This podcast, with downloadable handouts, has been created for primary care physicians for the purpose of increasing physicians' knowledge of culturally and linguistically appropriate services that can help to reduce health disparities in the clinical practice setting.
      0.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.5 ETHICS • Expires: August 19, 2014 
    • Identifying Genetic Predisposition to Cancer – BRCA and Lynch (Register Now)
      Intended for primary care audiences, this course discusses two common genetic predictors of cancer – BRCA and Lynch syndrome. It explains how to measure a patient’s genetic risk of cancer and how to identify carriers of these genes.
      0.75 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.75 ETHICS • Expires August 1, 2015 
    • Issues and Answers in Colorectal Cancer Screening
      The five-year survival rate for patients with Stage 1 colorectal cancer is almost 90%. Unfortunately, the majority of cases are not caught until much later, leading to poorer patient outcomes. This course provides the most current information on screening options for average risk patients.
      1.0 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1.0 ETHICS • Expires: August 1, 2015 
    • Ovarian Cancer for the Health Care Provider (Register Now)
      Created for primary care physicians, this video is designed to enhance knowledge of ovarian cancer with emphasis on prevention strategies, early diagnosis, treatment options, management, and personal stories as told by survivors.
      0.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.5 ETHICS • Expires: Mar. 30, 2013
    • Prescribing Exercise for Cancer Survivors (Register Now)
      Physical activity/exercise prescription should be an integral part of the physician’s normal practice. Meanwhile, cancer survivors provide an important subgroup that can greatly benefit from exercise. This podcast outlines the information to consider when writing an exercise prescription for your patients who have survived cancer.
      0.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.5 ETHICS • Expires: Mar. 25, 2015
    • Primary Care Update: Cervical Cancer (Register Now)
      Created for primary care physicians, this case-based PDF focuses on the association between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus; patient risk analysis; and integrating strategies for surveillance challenges.
      1.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1.5 ETHICS • Expires: July 1, 2013
    • Primary Care Update: Childhood Cancer Survivorship (Register Now)
      Created for primary care physicians, this PDF focuses on possible late effects of childhood cancer survivors. It is estimated that 10,700 children aged 0-14 years are diagnosed with cancer each year. While more than 80% of these children are expected to be long-term survivors of their malignancy, 62.3% of these patients will experience some late effect of the illness and/or treatment.
      1.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1.5 ETHICS • Expires: July 15, 2015
    • Sexual Intimacy During and After Cancer Care (Register Now)
      This podcast, with downloadable handouts, has been created for primary care physicians for the purpose of increasing physicians’ knowledge of intimacy issues during and after cancer treatment.
      0.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.5 ETHICS • Expires: August 19, 2014
    • Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Right for the Patient, Good for Reimbursement (Register Now)
      This podcast, with downloadable handouts, is designed for primary care physicians. It is intended to provide professional education about the importance of talking about tobacco cessation to patients, as well as information on reimbursement.
      0.5 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 0.5 ETHICS • Expires: June 30, 2014