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SOWEGA-AHEC, in partnership with Tift Regional Medical Center and the UGA College of Pharmacy, has developed CE/CME/ACPE opportunities for healthcare professionals. CURE Activities are presented by experienced practitioners who share cutting edge educational content.

Those interested in watching without receiving CE/CME/ACPE, the programs are FREE. Attendees requesting CE/CME/ACPE, must complete an evaluation and pay a nominal fee.

Sponsor: Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA AHEC)

Presenter:
  Linda Boyd, DO
  Professor of Family Medicine
  Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination
  Georgia Health Sciences University

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Session Description:
Dr. Linda Boyd shares the significance of using evidence-based medicine to find the best current evidence to answer questions that arise with patient care. She discusses how drilling down to the most productive and available resources will provide healthcare practitioners with best information that will allow them to provide the most appropriate patient care. Dr. Boyd offers the family physician perspective in comparing the following evidence-based research resources: the Cochran Library, Clinical Evidence, Essential Evidence Plus, DynaMed, eMedicine, and Up-To-Date.


Session Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Explain how healthcare providers typically make clinical decisions.
2. Describe basic principles of evidence-based medicine.
3. Describe resources available for quality evidence.

Registration Link: sowega-ahec-cure17a.eventbrite.com
Evaluation Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CURE17Archived
Handouts: http://www.sowega-ahec.org/uploads/143_Handout.pdf

Credits Available Until: 06.20.12

About Linda Boyd, DO
Dr. Linda Boyd is a Professor of Family Medicine and the Associate Dean for Regional Campus Coordination for Georgia Health Sciences University Medical College of Georgia. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians.

Dr. Linda Boyd completed her Family Practice Residency with St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey. She holds board certification from the American Board of Family Medicine.

Dr. Linda Boyd has spent the last 10 years teaching medical students, nurses, physicians and the public about evidence-based medicine. She is also a member of the Evidence-based working group of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and reviews Evidence-based teaching materials for the Family Medicine Digital Resource Library.

For additional speaker info:
http://www.sowega-ahec.org/uploads/143_About_the_Speaker.pdf


Continuing Education:
This internet activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) through joint sponsorship of Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) and SOWEGA-AHEC. TRMC is accredited by MAG to provide continuing medical education to physicians. TRMC designates this internet activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

SOWEGA-AHEC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing COA.

This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours. Activity # 2011-06B.


Technology Requirements:
Participants registering for programs should have access to the following technology for best viewing and participation:

• Personal computer with Macintosh or Windows with 512 MB of RAM
• Broadband internet connection such as an office LAN, DSL, or cable modem
• Phone next to personal computer (or speaker phone if multiple people are viewing)
• Computer speakers (built-in or attached)
• Latest version of Adobe Flash which can be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/

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