CME Online Courses
All online Continuing Medical Education (CME) classes are available thanks to the Department of Continuing Education and are available through Google Classroom.
Please accept the course invite using your HMH email address, and then return to this CME page to select the individual course you would like to take. Email maestro@hmhn.org with any questions.
Available Courses
Palliative Care Update 2025
Conversations regarding goals of care with patients who have serious illnesses often occur too late and healthcare practitioners say they lack training to have effective conversations. This educational activity is designed to improve communication skills and provide tools to assist clinicians treating patients at the end of life.
Faculty: Conversations regarding goals of care with patients who have serious illnesses often occur too late and healthcare practitioners say they lack training to have effective conversations. This educational activity is designed to improve communication skills and provide tools to assist clinicians treating patients at the end of life.
Credits: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Opioid Use Disorder and Its Management
Substance use disorders are seen in patients throughout our health care system with prescription drug abuse reaching the level of an epidemic in our area. This educational activity is designed to address pertinent substance use disorder. It will assist the participants in becoming more familiar with the current evidenced based approaches to minimize the use of prescription opiates.
Faculty: Hussain Abdullah, MD ,Program Director Addiction Medicine Fellowship, JSUMC and Ivan Nikiforov, MD, Fellow Addiction Medicine
Credits: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
The 2023 William I. Riker Oncology Symposium: Women’s Health and Resiliency Post Cancer
Much attention is placed on the diagnosis and the treatment of Cancer but very little is spoken or shared regarding the reality of life after treatment. For women, the physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery is paramount in a patient's ability to find balance in their wellness and happiness. Through the personal testimonies of two women who are in the recovery phase, women will learn different ways in which to obtain maximum wellness and determine what resources are available to aid them in their journey
Faculty: Sarrah Strimel Bentley, Tracey Scrimenti, Negron Griffith, MD, Debra Camal, MD Ashley Haggerty, MD, Raghu Kunamneni, MD
Credits: 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Opioids 2023 Updates
This educational activity (training video) and the goal of this Grand Rounds, is to describe the current state of addiction and opiate use disorder in the United States. Specifically, the biology, psychology, social/spiritual elements will be discussed. Also, the current changes in the DEA regulations surrounding the X-waiver will be discussed. Lastly, buprenorphine induction will be discussed from a clinical perspective. In order to receive full credit, participants must view the entire training video. At the end of the training video, please return to this page to complete a multiple choice test. Participants must also complete the online post-activity course evaluation form to receive credit.
Faculty: Tony Juneja, M.D., M.S.
Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Opioid Management
This educational activity is designed to address pertinent substance use disorder. Substance use disorders are seen in patients throughout our health care system with prescription drug abuse reaching the level of an epidemic in our area. This course will assist the participants in becoming more familiar with the current evidenced based approaches to minimize the use of prescription opiates.
Faculty: Eric J. Costanzo, D.O.
Credits: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Communication, Conversation, and Serious Illness. Preparing for End of Life.
This educational activity is designed to provide in-depth communication techniques and conversation skills in working with patients with serious illness. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the need for earlier and more quality conversations. These conversations are a necessary part of healthcare. It is important to gain an understanding of a patient’s goals and values to provide them with patient-centered care. This video will provide several different tools and techniques for quality conversations with patients and families.
Faculty: Ryan Tourtellot, DO; Stephanie DePiano, LCSW, APHSW-C; Katie DeMarco, DNP, MSHS, FNP-BC, APN, ACHPN; Mary DeGenova; Palliative Care Administrative Assistant
Credits: 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Jersey Shore University Medical Center 2022 Virtual Stroke Symposium
The program will focus on enhancing compliance with AHA Comprehensive Stroke Guidelines. A need to educate health care providers (HCP) in best practice in stroke management has been identified. Topics addressing Stroke prevention for a-fib- a cardiology perspective; stroke systems of care; stroke and cardiac rehab and migraine and stroke are included.
Faculty: Alan R. Colicchio, MD; Stephen J. Martino, MD; Richard Sultan, DO; Thomas J. Clark, DO; Monte Pellmar, MD, FAAN; Lawrence Daniels, MD; Brett Sealove, MD, FACC, RPVI, CPE; Sara J. Cuccurullo, MD; Talya K. Fleming, MD; Luke Tomycz, MD, FAANS; Jane Kaiser, RN, MSN, CNRN, AGACNP-BC, ANVP-BC
Credits: 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free
Reflections On Caring For Young People Dying From Cancer
This continuing educational activity is intended to train Healthcare Professionals in caring for cancer patients under the age of 50. It will address coping strategies for young patients experiencing advanced or progressive disease. Tools and resources will be listed along with methods of treating young cancer patients with kindness and compassionate care.
Faculty: Glen I. Komatsu, M.D.
Credits: 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Cost: Free