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Medical school lays the foundation, but it’s CME continuing medical education that builds the bridge to clinical excellence throughout your career. Whether you’re a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered nurse, or physician, staying informed is not optional—it’s essential. And at Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we’re […]

Are you passionate about OB/GYN and women’s health care? If so, you’re not alone—but you are in high demand. Fewer than 2% of all physician assistants (PAs) currently practice in OB/GYN and its subspecialties, even as the need for experts in this field grows. With physician shortages,

According to Cochrane Library, “Educational meetings are used widely by health personnel to provide continuing medical education and to promote implementation of innovations or translate new knowledge to change practice within healthcare systems”. Here at Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we are a leading provider of

“Be confident in what you can do, and do it well. But don’t be a maverick – don’t be afraid to ask for help. And remember, it’s not as if physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) need help and physicians do not. Everyone in health care

In October, we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month to increase education and awareness about a cancer that affects about 300,000 people each year in the United States, 40,000 of whom die from it. That’s why it’s so important to incorporate Women’s Health CME into your nurse practitioners’

Physician Assistant (PA) Week runs every year from October 6-12, giving everyone in the medical community the opportunity to celebrate all that PAs have accomplished, highlight the care they provide to their patients, and elevate the profession. It’s a worthy cause: According to the American Academy of Physician Associates

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, with nearly 20,000 women likely to receive a diagnosis in 2024. With nonspecific symptoms and no proven early-screening tests, ovarian cancer unfortunately often goes undetected until it has reached an advanced

Maximize your time with Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts’ newly released “Best of the Best 2024” On-demand continuing medical education (CME) course! This brand-new bundle of “Best of” CME offers 33.75 CME credit hours (Rx=8.75) that you can complete at your own pace. Explore topics such

August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, an annual effort to increase awareness and understanding of a condition that affects around 100 million people worldwide. A chronic autoimmune condition, the most common form of psoriasis causes skin cells to develop more quickly than usual and build up, forming patches called plaques

On the first Friday of every month, at 12:00 p.m. ET, Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts offers FREE, 30-minute live Zoom webinars on timely topics and common healthcare challenges, presented by some of the best speakers on our faculty! We do it for a lot of

C. Richard Conti, M.D., M.A.C.C., editor-in-chief of NIH’s National Center for Biotechnology Information once wrote, “Fortunately, the older we get the more we learn. Unfortunately, the older we get the more we forget. Therefore, CME is not a luxury, but a necessity.” At Skin, Bones, Hearts &

As reported in the National Library of Medicine, maintaining lifelong knowledge and skills is essential for safe clinical practice, and continuing medical education (CME) has become an established method for facilitating the critically important practice of lifelong learning. “[CME] focuses on maintaining or developing knowledge, skills and

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there is already a shortage of physicians in the Ob-Gyn field, and it’s expected going forward that the workforce will meet only 90 percent of the demand by 2030. Broken down by region, the Northeast is expected

The medical field and the research dedicated to patient care is constantly changing, and continuing medical education (CME) is an important way to keep physicians, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and registered nurses (RNs) abreast of innovations and critical new findings. Earning CME has many additional

Did you know that on the first Friday of every month, at 12:00 p.m. ET, we offer FREE, 30-minute live Zoom webinars on timely topics and common healthcare challenges, presented by the Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts faculty? While the Master Clinician Series doesn’t offer CME

Choosing a CME provider is an important decision – you need CME credits, sure, but you want quality content, engaging presentations, and topics that fit your field of study, whether you plan to earn CME online or at an in-person CME conference. At Skin, Bones, Hearts &

Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, the fastest growing provider of Online CME and in-person CME Conferences, has made earning CME fun since its founding in 2011. Hosting in destination locations is a key ingredient of our success, and we always remember that everyone has a different

Why CME Conferences Matter for your practice Since Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts’ founding in 2011 and our first pilot CME Conference in Orlando, Fla., we’ve welcomed 16,400 physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and registered nurses (RNs) to 78 conferences, where they have learned

We’re halfway through the year: Have you made plans to earn CME? Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts still has six in-person conferences – also available virtually – in the latter half of 2024, so be sure to register today! You can earn up to 39 CME

We know that earning CME is a fact of professional life for physicians, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and registered nurses (RNs), but that doesn’t mean it needs to feel like work! At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we make earning CME fun – whether

With more than five million cases diagnosed in the U.S. every year, skin cancer is America’s most common cancer. Fortunately, it’s also one of the most preventable cancers, and Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May seeks to share facts about the dangers of unprotected sun exposure –

At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we’re looking forward to another year of learning, networking, and enjoying destination locations with nine conferences in seven great cities! To kick it all off, we’ll meet in Pensacola from May 21-24, where attendees can earn up to 26 CME

April is Stress Awareness Month, and stress in the workplace is without question a reality we cannot ignore. In fact, according to surveys shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 percent of workers report their job is “very or extremely stressful”; 26 percent report

We consider our speakers are our “secret sauce,” with their engaging presentation styles, thought leadership, and content designed to keep physicians, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs) and registered nurses (RNs) at the top of their game. This year, we have an especially great lineup for our

Becoming a physician assistant (PA) is attracting a growing number of health practitioners, and its appeal is gaining a lot of attention: According to a study by U.S. News & World Report, the physician assistant (PA) profession is now ranked as the second-best health care job* and

Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts is known for offering continuing medical education (CME) Conferences in destination locations, and we’re well aware that everyone has a different idea about what makes the ideal getaway. Some want to stretch out on a beach, some want to explore a

Continuing medical education (CME) is of course a requirement for physicians, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and registered nurses (RNs), but it’s also a critically important way to grow professionally and provide the best patient care possible. At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we engage

The fourth Tuesday of March, known as “American Diabetes Alert Day,” serves as an annual, one-day “wake-up call” to remind the public about the seriousness of diabetes and encourage everyone to take the diabetes (Type 2) risk test and learn about their family’s history of diabetes. It’s

Finding work-life balance is often challenging enough, but then add in finding a sustainable way to give back to your community, earn CME, and check off countless to-do lists, and we know it can sometimes feel impossible! So at Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we wanted

If you’re a nurse practitioner (NP) or registered nurse (RN), you already know that earning CME is about more than meeting requirements – it’s an essential way to build knowledge, obtain new perspectives, and develop skills that are essential to delivering quality patient care. So why not

It’s never been easier to earn CME the way you want! At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we’ve created in-person CME and online CME to ensure that every nurse practitioner, physician assistant, RN and physician can earn the CME credits they need in a way that

Winter still has many of us in its grips, with February’s and March’s chilly temps and grey skies making many of us dream of sun and surf. Make your dreams come true – and earn continuing medical education (CME) credits while you’re at it – with Skin,

Cervical Health Awareness Month was in January, and while action and focus on this preventable cancer is, of course, a year-round effort, the World Health Organization has a plan for the elimination of cervical cancer through vaccination and screening. The first strategy centers on the HPV vaccine,

The new year is here – don’t let the months slip away before scheduling your needed CME for 2024! At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts – a leading provider of fully accredited online CME and in-person CME conferences – our full slate of nine CME conferences

Maybe you’ve put off earning CME all year … maybe you just realized you need to bank a few CME credits before the end of the year. Either way, there’s no need to panic – because Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts has an easy solution for

With just two more months left in the year, are you finding yourself short on CME credit hours? Not to worry! Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts has two easy online CME options to fit any situation, with the possibility of earning up to 39 CME credits

Are you a physician, physician assistant (PA), or nurse practitioner (NP) specializing in orthopedics? Do you need CME? You’ve come to the right place! Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts’ in-person CME conferences and Online CME always offer an orthopedics focus, with evidence-based information on common orthopedic

Earning continuing medical education (CME) hours is an integral part of being a Nurse Practitioner (NP), with most state licensing boards requiring around 30 hours of CME and member organizations such as the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) requiring additional hours on top of what the NP’s respective

If you’re a nurse practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), or Physician working in a family practice, chances are you’re providing comprehensive health care across all ages, genders, diseases, and body parts – and the expression, “You never know what’s going to walk through the door!” is your

Seeking Second Opinions – Beneficial for Patients and Medical Teams Maybe you’re the patient or on the medical team. Either way, referrals to a specialist are common, particularly when it becomes clear that the compliant patient isn’t improving despite following current clinical practice guidelines. At Skin, Bones,

Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts is a leading provider of CME for nurse practitioners (NP), and our In-person CME conferences – all scheduled at destination locations – provide the perfect environment for nurse practitioners from across the country to earn CME and well-deserved R&R. At every

Do you need pharmacology CME credits and are pressed for time? Or your learning style is better suited for online CME that allows for a self-paced program? Either way, Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts’ On-demand CME offers flexible options for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians.

At some point in everyone’s career, just about all of us might wonder, is this it? Is there more? Or, maybe you’ve felt pigeonholed into a particular skillset or healthcare interest, and you want to try something new. For those just starting out – particularly after focusing

Bedside manner can mean a lot of things to different people, but one commonality is that it’s grounded in trust. To help new healthcare practitioners learn some tips for developing a trusting relationship with patients – or, in the case of pediatrics, developing a partnership with families

Where We Began – The Biomedical Model  For more than a century, the biomedical model — derived from Louis Pasteur’s germ theory of disease — has been the dominant force in Western medicine. Postulating that all disease is a product of a biologic defect (Conti, 2018).  The

At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we’ve made a name for ourselves as the top provider of CME with a twist: Our In-person CME Conferences are always in destination locations, allowing our attendees to earn CME while refreshing and relaxing! Cynthia Griffith, MPAS, PA-C, a frequent speaker covering

Who’s ready for some football? Well, the season has almost come to an end. But, there is one big game that nearly all of America will be watching. Those who provide care to patients are concerned about the three most common injuries in American football. The three

In 2016 the Centers for Disease Control heeded a call to action by publishing CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016 (Dowell, et al., 2016).  This document was created to provide a better framework for primary care providers to manage chronic pain

Did you know that a type of anti-depressant medication might help your patients with chronic pain as well?  Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or SNRIs for short, are a class of prescription strength medications that were originally created to treat depression and related ailments.  They are effective for major depression, social

Your first patient of the day ran late, and now your whole schedule got turned upside down. Another patient arrived with additional – and unexpected – cardiology issues to discuss. Or you got an emergency call from home that’s thrown you off track. No matter the reason,

Writing the insulin prescription so the patient gets the formulary preference and doesn’t run out of insulin too soon is as important as helping them with the first injection.   Of patients prescribed insulin, 25% never use or refill the prescription.  About 62% of patients have interrupted and