Continuing Medical Education

UF CME works with UF College of Medicine departments to identify educational opportunities, and to design, implement, and evaluate professional development programs.

Apply for CME Planning an event and want to offer CME Credit? Fill out our CME Application to apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for your program.

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Conference Planning UF CME’s Conference Planning Services allow College of Medicine Departments to focus on the content of their program and leave the logistics to our professional staff.

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Need to Renew? Access courses in Medical Error Prevention, Prescribing Controlled Substances, Domestic Violence, HIV, and DEA Opioid Education to help meet your Florida Board of Medicine licensure renewal needs.

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Required Courses for License Renewal | Opioid Education Requirements

DEA License Renewal

8 Hours – Substance Use Disorders Training

The MATE Act requires new or renewing DEA licensees, as of June 27, 2023, to have completed a total of at least 8 hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment of pain in order to obtain a new DEA license or renew their current DEA license.

This is a one time education requirement for renewals after June 27, 2023.

Opioid

FLORIDA LICENSE RENEWAL

2 Hours – Controlled Substance Prescribing

Physicians have a critical role to play in prescribing controlled substances with care and to use evidence-based guidelines.

The following course is approved by the Florida Board of Medicine to fulfill the Controlled Substance Prescribing Course renewal requirements outlined in section 456.0301

controlled substances

REQUIRED COURSES FOR LICENSE RENEWAL | FLORIDA BOARD OF MEDICINE

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA LICENSE RENEWAL

Medical Error Prevention

Required number of hours: 2
Click the link below and scroll down to
“Medical Error Prevention for Physicians and Physician Assistants: Parts 1 & 2

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA LICENSE RENEWAL

Domestic Violence

Required number of hours: 2
Click the link below and scroll down to “Domestic Violence: A Primer for Florida Healthcare Providers

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA LICENSE RENEWAL

HIV Update

Required number of hours: 1
Click the link above and scroll down to “HIV Issues for Florida Health Care Providers”

FLORIDA BOARD OF MEDICINE

Online Educational Courses for Recertification

Access courses to keep you current in medical malpractice, intimate partner violence, and patient safety-related issues that will help meet your licensure renewal needs.

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Upcoming cme events

April 20, 2024

Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Join us for a morning Breakfast workshop on Obesity as a Chronic Disease: Practicing What We Preach to Overcome Stigma and Inspire Change at Hotel Eleo on Saturday, April 20th! Pre-registration is required. Join us in Gainesville, FL!

Peerview Obesity as a Chronic disease

April 22-24, 2024

AI4Health 2024

Save the Date! The University of Florida’s second annual AI4Health: Improving Health through Artificial Intelligence will explore how AI-enabled discoveries will change clinical practice and improve patients’ health. Join us in Orlando, FL!

AI4Health 2024

May 31 – June 1, 2024

Ultrasound in OBGYN

Save the Date! Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Innovative Practice for Advancing Health is a two-day course designed for all sonologists who use ultrasound for screening and diagnosis in a clinical practice setting, including physicians, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, nurses and sonographers. Join us in Gainesville, FL!

Ultrasound in OBGYN 2024

July 18-21, 2024

Heart Failure Management

Heart Failure Management 2024 is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the current strategies for the treatment of heart failure. Course faculty will review cutting-edge approaches to diagnosis and classification and provide techniques and tips for the pharmacological and device management of heart failure. Join us in Amelia Island, FL!

Heart Failure Management 2024

July 27, 2024

Update in Liver & GI

The 18th Annual Update in Liver & Gastrointestinal Diseases will present the latest data and treatment options in gastroenterology and hepatology. Join us in Clearwater, FL!

Liver and GI

sEPTEMBER 4-6, 2024

OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network and UF CTSI Conference

Join us for the OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network and UF CTSI Conference: Transforming Patient-Centered Health Care Delivery through an AI-enabled Learning Health System. Topics will focus on the intersection of AI with the learning health system, patient-centered outcomes research, and real-world evidence

One Florida conference 2024

December 5-7, 2024

UF International Aortic Symposium

Join us on December 5-7, 2024 in Orlando, FL! UF’s International Aortic Symposium will consist of case presentations, expert speakers, and extended panel discussions with active audience participation on aortic pathology, diagnosis and treatment paradigms, connective tissue disorders, and artificial intelligence.

Aortic Symposium

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FEATURED ONLINE LEARNING

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iHeart Educational Modules

Online modules that are part of a heart failure education and quality improvement project developed by UF Health, focused on improving heart failure across a continuum.

Med Ed Cast

UF Health MedEd Cast

The official podcast of UF Health, the UF Health MedEd Cast provides engaging insight on today’s trending health care topics. Earn CME credits while learning about clinical issues and research advances from experts at UF Health Shands Hospital, part of one of the nation’s top academic health centers.