Continuing Medical Education

The MUSC Office of Continuing Medical Education is committed to supporting the lifelong learning process of physicians and other health care providers by providing high quality educational opportunities designed to advance the quality and safety of patient care in South Carolina by enhancing learner competence and practice performance. The MUSC Office of CME is a strategic and organizational resource in the creation and development of continuing education activities for physicians, health care professionals and interprofessional teams. Through collaborative relationships with university departments and organizations within our state and region, the MUSC Office of CME is able to provide leadership in achieving improved health care outcomes.

 

Prescribing and Monitoring Controlled Substances Resources:

The following links offer FREE CME/CE training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders:

1. tipSC
2. AMA - Opioid Therapy and Pain Management CME: Guidelines, Research and Treatments
3. NEJM - Pain Management and Opioids
4. Providers Clinical Support System -  Online Pediatric Buprenorphine Training (8 Hours) 

 

Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released materials related to the new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. The Act requires new or renewing DEA licensees, as of June 27, 2023, to have completed a total of at least eight hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment of pain.

ACCME compiled a number of frequently asked questions to address potential inquiries related to the MATE Act and accredited continuing education (CE), available here.

FREE CME VIDEOS

The MUSC Office of CME has partnered with the MUSC Enterprise Brand Strategy Office to offer the following free CME videos:

1. Management of Pediatric Asthma: Review of Current Guidelines
2. Exercise in the COVID Era
3. Pediatric Headaches: Assessment and Treatment Options
4. Things That Go Bump in the Day

CME Conferences for 2023 

Updates in Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapies
October 7, 2023
Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, SC

37th Annual F. Johnson Putney Lectureship in Head & Neck Cancer
October 20, 2023
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston, SC 

The Charleston Vestibular Conference: 2023 Update
November 3-4, 2023
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston, SC 

Neonatal Pharmacology Conference
November 13-15, 2023
Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, SC

26th Annual Frontiers in Pediatrics Conference
December 1-3, 2022
Francis Marion Hotel
Charleston, SC 

2024 Conferences

Therapy Update in Primary Care
February 5-8, 2024
Hyatt Place Hotel
Charleston, SC

Frontiers in Preventive Cardiology and Cardiometabolic Health
February 16-17, 2024
Hyatt Place Hotel
Charleston, SC 

53rd Annual OBGYN Spring Symposium
March 14-15, 2024
Hyatt Place Hotel
Charleston, SC 

2024 South Carolina Rheumatism Society
April 26-28, 2024
Hyatt Place Hotel
Charleston, SC 

46th Annual Cardiology Update
May 30 - June 1, 2024
Hyatt Place Hotel
Charleston, SC