CME
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fundamentals Course – September 8-12, 2025
The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command/Defense Centers for Public Health- Portsmouth (formerly Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center) is offering their Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fundamentals course September 8-12, 2025 (virtually via MS Teams).
The OEM/OHN Fundamentals Course will provide instruction on basic (routine) Occupational Medicine (OM) and how it is practiced in the US Navy/DoD. The course is intended for health care providers (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners) and nurses that do not have formal OM training (i.e., OEM residency or experience) or are new to the Navy/DoD OM program who will be practicing in an Occupational Health clinic or have significant OM-related workload. The course will cover the history of OM, workplace hazards, risk communication, Navy/DoD Occupational Health programs, worksite visits, and available resources. This is NOT a board review course and NOT a refresher course for those who are experienced or have taken the course previously.
This course would be a great opportunity for GMOs/Flight Surgeons/UMOs, and physicians who may be interested in pursuing Occupational Medicine as a residency.
CME application is pending and anticipate the course will be approved as it has been in the past. Previous courses have been approved for 25-30 CME credits.
Please visit the Occupational Medicine Fundamentals Course webpage for more detailed information and student registration request.
Feb 2025 Occupational Medicine Course
The Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command/Defense Centers for Public Health- Portsmouth (formerly Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center) is offering their Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fundamentals course February 24-28, 2025 (virtually via MS Teams).
The OEM/OHN Fundamentals Course will provide instruction on basic (routine) Occupational Medicine (OM) and how it is practiced in the US Navy/DoD. The course is intended for health care providers (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners) and nurses that do not have formal OM training (i.e., OEM residency or experience) or are new to the Navy/DoD OM program who will be practicing in an Occupational Health clinic or have significant OM-related workload. The course will cover the history of OM, workplace hazards, risk communication, Navy/DoD Occupational Health programs, worksite visits, and available resources. This is NOT a board review course, or intended to be a refresher course for those who are experienced or have taken the course previously.
This course would be a great opportunity for GMOs/Flight Surgeons/UMOs, and physicians who may be interested in pursuing Occupational Medicine as a residency.
CME application is pending and anticipate the course will be approved as it has been in the past. Last course was approved for 24 CME credits.
Please visit the Occupational Medicine Fundamentals Course webpage for more detailed information and student registration request.
FY24 Board Certification, MOC, and Non-BSO 18 CME Funding Execution
The end of the Fiscal Year 2024 is approaching. All Non-BSO 18 CME Conference Travel requests, Maintenance of Certification (MOC), and Board Certification Examination funding requests must be submitted to the Navy CME Office by 27 September 2024. Any travel related funding request for September must be sent to the Navy CME office by 23 August 2024.
In accordance with BUMEDINST 1500.20A, NMLPDC will not authorize funding for MOCs or exams taken in prior fiscal years.
MOC, Board Exams, and Non-BSO 18 CME Conference Travel Funding requirements are found here: https://www.med.navy.mil/Naval-Medical-Leader-and-Professional-Development-Command/Professional-Development/GME-CME-Funding-Opportunities/
DHA Clinical Community Series
Clinical Communities Speaker Series (CCSS): Clinical Considerations and Current Trends in Women’s Health
February 22, 2024 7:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. (ET)
Earn up to 6.0 CE/CME credits!
CME Reporting for American Board of Surgery Diplomats
As of 01 JUL 2023, Diplomats of the American Board of Surgery can no longer self-report participation in continuing education activities. If you attended, or plan to attend, any of the below courses, and you want your data submitted to ABS, please see below.
Requests for reporting participation in FY23 courses must be completed NLT 01 MAR 2024. Moving forward, requests for participation reporting must be submitted within 75 days of the last day of the course.
List of Approved Courses
Combat Casualty Care (C4)
Emergency War Surgery Course-Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
Expeditionary Medical Facility Phase II Bravo
Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guidelines Series (RSS)
Navy Trauma Training Course USC-LAC NTTC
Neon Defender Subject Matter Expert Exchange
Quarterly Joint Trauma Systems Combat Casualty Care Curriculum Conference (RSS)
Role 2 Light Maneuver (R2LM)
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Questions concerning participant reporting should be directed to NMLPDC via email at: usn.bethesda.navmedleadprodevcmd.list.nmpdc-ce@health.mil
Opioid Training for DEA Renewal
As a reminder, the ‘Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023’ Medication Access and Training Expansion Act (MATE), requires new or renewing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrant to have completed a total of at least 8 hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorder PRIOR to DEA registration or renewal. There a many options to obtain this training, but I wanted to provide a few convenient options for those who will be renewing within the next few months:
**There are training options in Relias. The attached go by assists with searching for Relias courses that meet the requirement.
**If providers have an account with StatPearls https://www.statpearls.com/ for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points, this site has an abundance of Opioid training that qualifies for both MOC AND the DEA Opioid training ( a two for one). Please note that StatPearls is a paid subscription, it is not free. Other MOC Opioid CME options also qualify and it is convenient to get both MOC and DEA credit.
**Lastly, there is a virtual training option and the instructions for registering are listed below. Contact Dr. Chris Spevak christopher.j.spevak.civ@health.mi l at WRNMMC with any questions regarding this option.
VIRTUAL TRAINING OPTION INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete the 8 hour Opioid requirements with a four hour virtual training and four hour home study Every second Wednesday Monthly at noon.
The course is taught via zoom https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/3776783296 and cameras must remain on for the entire course. In order to fulfill the 8 hour training requirement, you must successfully complete the online portion, pass the 20 question exam as well as attend live training in its entirety.
- You will need to create an account on the new PCSS platform prior to registering for the online half of this course. Here is the link: https://education.sudtraining.org/Public/Registration.aspx .
- Once you have created an account in their system, please use this link to enroll in the online half of this course: https://education.sudtraining.org/Users/InvitationCode.aspx. You will need to submit the code below for the date of your training (THE CODES ARE DATE SPECIFIC). Enter the invitation code and click “Get Started” You will then have access to the online half of the training. You may complete the online half before or after our live training. Once both halves of the training are complete you may return to the PCSS platform, complete their evaluation and claim your waiver training certificate.
NOV 08 Course Code- WAIVER-160841-13268
DEC 13 Course Code- WAIVER-160841-13265
JAN 10 Course Code- WAIVER-160841-13271
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