Urgent Caring – Sept 2022
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) Target Audience This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in the on-demand space including Urgent Care, retail
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) Target Audience This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in the on-demand space including Urgent Care, retail
June 2022 FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE OF URGENT CARE MEDICINE (CUCM®) Welcome to my first message as your newly-elected CUCM President. It is
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) Target Audience This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in the on-demand space including urgent care, retail
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME)
Target Audience
This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in the on-demand space including urgent care, retail medicine and other similar venues. These providers may include physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
CME Objectives
1. Provide updates on the diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions commonly managed by on-demand providers
2. Alert on-demand providers to potential unusual cases that may present to them
3. Utilize tips and tricks to improve patient care in the on-demand space
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirement and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) though the joint providership of the Urgent Care Association and the College of Urgent Care Medicine. UCA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Credit Instructions
Once you have read the article, please log into your UCA profile. Once you are logged in go to Learn-> CME->Request CME. Complete the survey with the requested information for Urgent Caring. Your certificate will then be emailed to you within 3-5 business days. Please email education@ucaoa.org with questions.
Dr. Nichele Nivens, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM
"I have the pleasure of working with an amazing healer who listens, collaborates and goes above and beyond for the staff and patients. It gives me great pleasure to acknowledge the outstanding contributions to medicine of New York native Dr. Nichele Nivens, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM who is a supervising physician at Northwell GoHealth Urgent Care and an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She has been practicing medicine for 17 years with compassion, commitment and courage."
- Ebony Martin, Northwell Gohealth Urgent Care Radiologic Technologist
Dr. Martin B. Jones, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jones leads the clinical and quality agenda for more than 230 urgent care clinics operating as CareNow Urgent Care and MD Now as a part of HCA Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services.
Dr. Lamont A. Tyler, DO, MSHQS-M, MSHLM, CPE, FAAFP
Dr. Lamont Tyler is currently the Market Medical Director for the HCA | CareNow Urgent Care - Far West Division (California and Las Vegas) and serves as the Antibiotic Stewardship Champion for 166 CareNow clinics.
Dr. Roger Hicks, MD
Roger Hicks, MD has not only been a significant asset to UCA and the College as a Board member and representative on multiple committees, Dr. Hicks has also been a valued member of his rural community. His urgent care center, Yubadocs, is often the sole option for quality healthcare. He has also been an activist for the environment, a river navigator, friend, brilliant physician and family man. We are all privileged to have worked alongside Dr. Hicks.
Dr. Elizabeth McCarty
Dr. Elizabeth McCarty is the Medical Director for Mercy Urgent Care—a local, dedicated, not-for-profit urgent care network with eight locations in Western North Carolina.
Dr. Susan Fowler, MD
Dr. Susan Fowler, MD is an Emergency Medicine Specialist in Asheville, NC.
"Dr. Fowler was professional, kind, and exuded a wonderful positive energy during our telemedicine visit. Would highly recommend!" -patient quote
Dr. Bart Steen, MD
Dr. Bart Steen, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Hendersonville, NC.
Dr. Amber Strother, MD
Dr. Amber Strother, MD is a Family Medicine Specialist in Asheville, NC. She is affiliated with Mercy Urgent Care and Haywood Regional Medical Center.