CME Learning Objectives and Disclosure Information

The continuing education program is jointly provided by the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development and The WikiDoc Foundation.

WikiDoc (Internet Point-of-Care CME)

Internet point-of-care learning is a certified CME activity in which a physician engages in self-directed, online learning on topics relevant to their clinical practice. Learning for this activity includes a reflective process in which a physician must document their clinical question, the sources consulted and the application to practice.

Learning Objectives:

Posted Date: 05/15/2015; Expiration Date: 05/14/2016

Estimated Time to Complete:

The maximum time associated for each search conducted is approximately 30 minutes. Participants may can claim 0.5 CME credit (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM) for every cumulative 30 minutes of activity on the website (browsing or editing)

Statement of Need

Only around 25% of practitioners have applied evidence-based guidelines within 7 years of their endorsement by international societies. Additionally, it can take up to 7 years for nationally endorsed evidence based guidelines to be applied in practice by 50% of the physicians in specialties related to the guidelines. By providing regularly updated medical information, WikiDoc provides healthcare professionals with access to an ongoing curriculum that provide the medical latest updates and nationally endorsed evidence-based medicine and guidelines.

Information technology is leveling the playing field among knowledge workers. Silos of knowledge are coming down, and professionals are now sharing information more freely. WikiDoc was created to freely share medical knowledge and to foster collaboration among healthcare providers. With the rise of sub-specialties in medicine, medical care often becomes segmented, and physicians work individually with little sharing of knowledge and expertise across specialties and professions. Use of the WikiDoc platform will allow healthcare professionals to collaborate and cooperate with other peers, to share valuable medical knowledge and expertise and improve practice and education.

Target Audience

The content provided in the WikiDoc CME activities is geared towards all the following; however, only AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM are currently provided:

Attending physicians, independent and group practitioners - to share and improve upon their fund of general medical knowledge, to prepare for their sub-specialty boards, to help in teaching rotating residents and medical students,
Housestaff - in preparation for morning report and as a quick reference while on the hospital wards.
Medical students - in preparation for morning rounds and for presentations, to research the conditions seen in their patients, and to prepare for their USMLE examinations using board review.
Fellows - in preparation for conferences, for teaching on the hospital wards and as preparation for specialty board exams.
Nursing and ancillary staff - to look up medical information, as well as to research management, medications, and dosing pertaining to their patients.
Patients - to learn more about their particular condition or the conditions of their family members through the WikiPatient pages.

Accreditation and Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented by the Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development and The WikiDoc Foundation for the advancement of patient care. The Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this internet point-of-care activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. There is no limit to the number of Internet point-of-care cycles that physicians may complete using WikiDoc.

How to Receive CME Credit

By registering to claim CME credit, your activities on WikiDoc (browsing and editing) will be tracked. Once you begin accruing time, you can visit the CME Tracker page to monitor your activity. The page will provide you with a log of activities based on the topics browsed. You will be able to click on one or more activities for which you wish to claim CME credit and as many activities as you would like at one time. After you've verified your log, you will be asked to fill out a small survey about the activity. Once you have completed our survey, you will be able to print out your personalized CME certificate.

Summary of Faculty Disclosure/Planning Committee

The following contributors and/or editors have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CE activity: Ochuko Ajari, Turky Alkathery, Robert Badgett, Shanshan Cen, Jyostna Chouturi, Madeleine Cochet, Rebecca Cohen, Yazan Daaboul, Jacquelyne DiTroia, Monalisa Dmello, Laura Goodell, Rim Halaby, Serge Korjian, Tamar Sifri, Kiran Singh, Maria Stepanchak, Ammu Susheela, Omar Toubat, Minu Velan, Aparna Vuppala.

The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated that they have relationship(s) with industry to disclose:

C. Michael Gibson, MD has indicated that he is a Principal Investigator for Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Angel Medical Corporation, Astra Zeneca, Atrium Medical Systems, Baxter, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Fibrogen Inc, FoldRx, Genentech, Ikaria Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Lantheus Medical Imaging, Portola Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis and Schering-Plough; a consultant for Bayer Pharmaceuticals, HeartScape Technologies Inc., ICON Medical Imaging, Johnson & Johnson, Medicure Inc., Novartis Inc., Portola Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering-Plough and The Medicines Company; a member of the speakers’ bureau for Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, St. Jude Medical and The Medicines Company; an independent contractor for PoketMedicine and UpToDate in Cardiovascular Medicine
Matthew T. Roe, MD has indicated he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Astra Zeneca; a principal investigator for Eli Lilly and Sanofi-Aventis; a consultant for Merck and Amgen

Hardware/Software Requirements

WikiDoc is broadly compatible with Windows^TM (XP, Vitsa, 7, 8, 8.1), Macintosh^TM(OSX Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard), and Chrome OS, and with all major web browsers including Internet Explorer v7.x or higher, Safari v6.0 or higher, Firefox v10, and all versions of Google Chrome. Certain content may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation or printable versions of content. Required software may include: Macromedia Flash, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office.