Available until July 15, 2024 - Online CME Course

This online CME course aims to highlight the shift in guidelines and public concern regarding the use of opioids in medical practice. This course provides the most up-to-date information regarding the appropriate indication for opioids in clinical practice. Topics cover the basics of opioids, evidence-based guidelines for opioids, medication monitoring, tapering and legal considerations. In addition, the course covers a broad range of issues, including opioid addiction, difficult patient conversations, and guidelines to standardize the practice of opioid prescribing. Alternatives to opioid management are also discussed in detail, including implantable devices and procedures to manage pain. Medical providers, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, addiction experts, pharmacists and others may benefit from this multidisciplinary review and update of opioid management.

Available until November 17, 2024 - Online CME Course

This online CME course is recommended for primary care providers. The course is comprised of Mayo Clinic Talks podcast interviews about the regulation, safety, and efficacy of nutritional supplements including those claiming to support weight loss, endurance, strength, and overall performance and recovery.

Available until June 20, 2025 - Online CME Course

This course is for Mayo Clinic learners only

Splinting is a critical intervention to optimize upper extremity function for people after a variety of neurological events. In patients with hypertonicity, splinting provides prolonged stretch to reduce risk of tendon/muscle shortening and to inhibit tonal influences. For patients with cervical level spinal cord injury, splint positioning may impact tenodesis grasp patterns. This four-part series addresses upper extremity anatomy, assessment of neurological deficits, and splinting techniques of the upper extremity for patients with acquired brain injury, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury.

Available until August 10, 2026 - Online CME Coure

* THIS COURSE IS FOR MAYO CLINIC STAFF ONLY*

This course is designed to prepare new and experienced preceptors with the skills needed to serve in the clinical faculty role. The course contains nine modules of topics identified by Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences faculty that preceptors desire when working with students. Each module includes a pre and post-test, short article to read through, and a video to help you utilize the concepts when working with nurse practitioner and physician assistant students. You may work through the modules at your own pace, completing them at your convenience and refer to them as you need to in the future.

Available until March 5, 2026 - Online CME Course

Mayo Clinic's Ophthalmology Grand Rounds has been repurposed as an online offering for ophthalmologists, optometrists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses who are interested in learning more about a variety of medical and surgical conditions in ophthalmology.

Available until February 1, 2026

It’s estimated that between 2% and 3% of the population has some form of valvular heart disease and this increases with age. Most of these patients are initially cared for by primary care providers. Most valvular disease deaths are due to disease of the aortic valve and it’s important to recognize these patients early in order to assess for progression and the need for surgical intervention. What are the presenting symptoms of aortic valve disease? What’s the best way to manage and follow these patients and when should a cardiologist and cardiac surgeon become involved in the care of the patient? In this podcast, we’ll discuss these questions and more with cardiologist Rekha Mankad, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic.