BCMA Enduring CME’s
Fen-Phen to Wegovy: A Review of Weight Loss Medicines and the Impact of Anti-Fat Bias
Presentation by: Elise Worley, D.O., Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at Georgetown University & Andrea Gauld, PharmD, BCACP, Medical Science Liaison for AstraZeneca
November 15th, 2023 (original presentation date)
Course objectives include:
- Become comfortable with being uncomfortable
- Discuss the historical relationship between anti-fat bias and the weight loss industry
- Critically evaluate trials associated with GLP-1 agonist weight loss medications
- Review a practical approach to CC: “I want to lose weight”
- Encourage self reflection on personal anti-fat bias
To receive a Certificate of Completion for this CME event, please complete the following survey: https://medchi.wufoo.com/forms/z1515i2j1ypguex/
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through Baltimore County Medical Association. Baltimore County Medical Association is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. The BCMA designates this recorded activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PLEASE NOTE: This CME is only applicable for MedChi & Baltimore County Medical Association members.
Public Health Update: Monkeypox (MPX)
Presentation by: Gregory Wm. Branch, M.D., MBA, CPE, FACP
Health Officer | Director of Health and Human Services
Baltimore County Department Of Health
October 5, 2022 (original presentation date)
Course objectives include:
- Learn about the history of human Monkeypox outbreaks, epidemiology, transmission pattern and diagnosis;
- Understand the current state of the virus nationally, across Maryland, and in Baltimore County;
- Become more familiar with signs, symptoms and stages of the virus;
- Cite appropriate infection prevention and control measures;
- Discuss the Monkeypox vaccine strategy in the United States and in Baltimore County.
To receive a Certificate of Completion for this CME event, please complete the following survey: https://medchi.wufoo.com/forms/zc5uz2x1cwy0u9/
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through Baltimore County Medical Association. Baltimore County Medical Association is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. The BCMA designates this recorded activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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PLEASE NOTE: This CME is only applicable for Maryland physicians.
What does implicit bias mean for you and our health care system?
Implicit Bias Training Required for 2023 License Renewal
A new law went into effect on April 1, 2022, requiring physicians to complete implicit bias training for 2022 license renewals. This is a one-time requirement for physicians.
This training program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This course is approved by the Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The Maryland Board of Physicians does not endorse any specific course.
Licensees who have completed any implicit bias training course since 10/1/2020 will be considered to have fulfilled the training requirement for physician license renewal.
This online streaming CME program is called What does implicit bias mean for you and our health care system?
The panel is moderated by Stephen Thomas, Ph.D., Professor of Health and Policy Management at the University of Maryland, Director, Maryland Center for Health Equity and Mayor Omar Neal, radio show host who served as former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama.
Course objectives include:
- Explain how some of our clinical knowledge was acquired through unethical and racist practices;
- Discuss ways to reduce the impact of implicit bias;
- Describe the historical context and present-day role of structural racism and its impact on the health care system;
- Use information to combat structural racism at the institutional level and reduce the impact of implicit bias on patient care, research, and inter-professional relationships.
To receive a Certificate of Completion for this CME event, please complete the following survey: https://medchi.wufoo.com/forms/x11n950v1qu09yu/
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through Baltimore County Medical Association. Baltimore County Medical Association is accredited by MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. The BCMA designates this recorded activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
