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Smiles for Life

Smiles for Life is now the nation's most comprehensive and widely used oral health curriculum for primary care clinicians. It has been officially endorsed by 18 national organizations, and is in wide use in professional schools and post-graduate training programs. Join fellow PAs in completing the Smiles for Life course and earn 8.0 free Category 1 CME credits.

PAEA's Oral Health PI-CME

Educators can earn performance improvement CME credit by integrating oral health into their curriculum; learn more about this oral health PI-CME module.

Self-Assessment and Performance Improvement CME

Find self-assessment and performance improvement CME focused around mental health and psychiatry on NCCPA's website.

AAPA's Learning Central

Learn about mental health with CME developed for and by PAs in AAPAs Learning Central.

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Waiver Training

To apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction, PAs must, in accordance with the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), complete 24 hours of specialized training (8 hours of MAT waiver training and an additional 16 hours of training). Learn about free waiver training education, which also qualifies for CME credit, at the Providers Clinical Support System.

Need more information about CME requirements and maintaining certification? Visit http://www.nccpa.net.

It’s Health Literacy Month! Populations with low health literacy are correlated with poor health outcomes. Improve health literacy in your community through grant funding. October 11th is National Depression Screening Day. This anonymous self-assessment can be shared with your patients as a means to privately connect with support and resources. Breast cancer causes 458,000 deaths each year. Early detection is critical. Encourage patients to find a screening center near them.