Available until February 1, 2026

Dementia is a devastating health condition for patients, their families, and a challenging disease for primary care providers. Whereas the diagnosis is usually straightforward to establish, the pharmacologic treatment options have been, at best, disappointing. With little to nothing to offer our patients which would improve their cognitive status; our responsibility for their management doesn’t end there. We still have a responsibility to provide ongoing care to these patients as well as their caregivers as they progress into the later stages of dementia. This brings up numerous management challenges including maintaining our patient’s independence, as well as numerous safety and nutrition issues. This podcast will review the management of the patient with later stage dementia with our guest is Mairead M. Bartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., a geriatrician and internist in the Division of Community Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.

Available until September 1, 2024 - Podcast Online CME Education

Tanner Melton, PharmD reviews literature on buprenorphine and methadone in treating opioid use disorder.

Available until November 12, 2024 - Online CME Course

Widespread availability and ease of use of hand-held echocardiography (ECG) devices is changing clinical practice. This online CME course teaches basic to intermediate ECG to physicians and allied health staff to assist with potential diagnosis and ordering appropriate tests. Learners can apply the information to clinical practice, and to expedite patient management and discharge.

Available until February 1, 2026

As clinicians, we’re used to obtaining health information from our patients through a medical history, performing a physical exam and ordering a variety of lab tests or imaging studies. We then formulate a differential diagnosis and eventually a diagnosis to explain the patient’s health problem. But what happens when a diagnosis isn’t obvious or we’re uncertain what may be causing the patient’s problems. What if a patient asks us a question and we don’t know the answer? How do we express our uncertainty to our patients and how do our patients react to our uncertainty? In this podcast, we’ll discuss diagnostic uncertainty and how to approach our patients when we can’t find a specific diagnosis to explain their symptoms. Our guests include Liz A. Gilman, M.D., and Chris R. Stephenson, M.D., M.H.P.E., both from the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.

Available until February 14, 2025 - Online CME Course

This course will explore how team members acquire, process and make information actionable, including strategies for effective communication, collaboration and cooperation. Experts in the field will focus on situations of high risk and high consequences, as well as, constructive communication in intense and highly emotional scenarios.

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.